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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Frank (ranked 4872 p4p, 4868 weight class) and Gerry Brooks (ranked 406 p4p, 405 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frank throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brooks gets a clinch.
Frank jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Frank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Frank shoots and misses
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch.
Frank trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Frank working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brooks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Frank regains guard immediately.
Brooks tries to free his leg and advance position but Frank is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks passes Frank's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Frank moves into full guard.
Frank throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brooks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brooks advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks tries to stand but Frank is controlling his head.
Brooks tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brooks tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks taking a breather here.
Brooks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brooks happy to just control the position for now.
Frank is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Frank works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brooks tries to pass to full mount but Frank defends it.
Brooks slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Brooks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brooks prevents Frank from improving his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Frank tries to clinch
and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frank working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank controls Brooks momentarily but Brooks frees himself.
Brooks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses. Frank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brooks's guard. Nice move by Frank!
Frank tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks pulls Frank in to control the position.
Brooks wants to stand but Frank is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frank is looking to slow Brooks down with leg kicks.
Brooks forces Frank back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Frank tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
Frank won't allow Brooks to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet.
Brooks misses with a head shot. Frank uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brooks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Frank wants to control the position but Brooks says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brooks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frank defending well though.
Brooks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Frank trying to control but Brooks postures up.
Brooks stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frank tries to clinch there but Brooks circles away.
Brooks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frank did well to prevent Brooks getting side control.
Frank has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brooks is working away from the top position though.
Brooks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brooks wants to work for an arm triangle but Frank is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Frank works to full guard.
Frank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brooks is one step ahead there.
Frank has Brooks pulled in close to control his posture.
Gerry Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frank being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brooks instigates a clinch.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.
Frank managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks fails to pull guard.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.
Brooks turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brooks manages to end up in side control.
Frank wants to get back to his feet but Brooks is dominant here and he's now got Frank's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks has the hooks in. Frank is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Frank wants to get back to his feet.
Brooks is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank trying to control but not successfully.
Frank is trying to get back to his feet but Brooks has full control of the position and if anything, Frank has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Frank covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Brooks throwing sloppy strikes.
Brooks avoiding Frank 's attempts to control his hands.
Brooks really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Frank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets his hands free as Frank looks to control.
Brooks just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Even with his hooks in, Brooks manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Brooks punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Frank trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Frank is trying to get back to his feet but Brooks has full control of the position and if anything, Frank has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Brooks has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Brooks keeps control of the position easily here as Frank tries to buck him off.
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.
Frank defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Brooks biding his time, controlling Frank.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank covering up well and avoiding damage.
Brooks keeps control of the position easily here as Frank tries to buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brooks 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Brooks!
Gerry Brooks bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Chambers (ranked 4854 p4p, 4867 weight class) and Son Min Ho (ranked 403 p4p, 408 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Son Min Ho!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Min Ho lands with a nice combination. Chambers backs away looking to recover.
Chambers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Min Ho, pushing him back against the cage.
Chambers looking for a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chambers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Min Ho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Min Ho is defended easily by Chambers.
Chambers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chambers showed some decent athleticism there.
Min Ho is trying to escape back to his feet but Chambers uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Min Ho is looking for a sweep.
Chambers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chambers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Min Ho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chambers wants to control but Min Ho is keeping him busy.
Min Ho tries to bench press Chambers off him but Chambers keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers wants to stand but Min Ho has his arm trapped.
Chambers wants to control but Min Ho is keeping him busy.
Min Ho is trying to control Chambers's posture but Chambers avoids it.
Min Ho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chambers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chambers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Min Ho keeps working.
Chambers is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Min Ho looks calm but he's in trouble here. Chambers gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Min Ho is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Chambers lets go of the hold and Min Ho can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Chambers!
After the fight, Alex Chambers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Estes (ranked 4837 p4p, 4876 weight class) and Jean Pascal Rodin (ranked 466 p4p, 467 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 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 St Petersburg, David Estes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Pascal Rodin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Estes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Estes avoids the head kick by Pascal Rodin.
Nice takedown defense from Pascal Rodin. No joy for Estes on that attempt.
Estes blocks a head kick by Pascal Rodin.
Pascal Rodin tries to move into range but Estes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pascal Rodin rushes Estes and presses him up against the cage.
Estes goes for a takedown attempt but Pascal Rodin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Estes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pascal Rodin tries to counter with a clinch but Estes shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Estes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascal Rodin works over Estes's head and body with a nice combination.
Pascal Rodin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pascal Rodin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Estes has his hands clasped together around Pascal Rodin's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascal Rodin is stalling here. Estes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pascal Rodin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Estes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pascal Rodin is looking to regain half guard here but Estes keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Pascal Rodin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pascal Rodin being controlled for a moment.
Pascal Rodin tries to bench press Estes off him but Estes keeps the position.
Pascal Rodin wants to control but Estes postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pascal Rodin tries to buck Estes off but Estes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascal Rodin can't do much from the bottom here.
Pascal Rodin is looking to reverse the position.
Estes in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Estes blocks the strikes from Pascal Rodin.
Pascal Rodin sneaks back into half guard.
Pascal Rodin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Estes is working away from the top position though.
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.
Pascal Rodin kicks off Estes and gets to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Estes. That snapped Pascal Rodin's head back.
Estes goes for a double leg but Pascal Rodin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pascal Rodin continues to drive forward.
Pascal Rodin successfully pulls guard.
Estes trying to control the position from guard on top but Pascal Rodin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pascal Rodin looking for subs off his back but Estes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Estes stops Pascal Rodin from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean Pascal Rodin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pascal Rodin cracks Estes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pascal Rodin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pascal Rodin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pascal Rodin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Estes to the mat! Estes manages to get full guard.
Pascal Rodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Estes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jean Pascal Rodin has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pascal Rodin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pascal Rodin is fighting to break Estes's control of his arms but Estes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascal Rodin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pascal Rodin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pascal Rodin keeps trying to improve his position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pascal Rodin throws a strike but Estes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pascal Rodin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Estes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Estes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Estes trying to control but Pascal Rodin is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pascal Rodin holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Pascal Rodin is looking for a triangle but Estes pushes his legs off easily.
Pascal Rodin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pascal Rodin is trying to hold Estes in close to prevent damage but Estes has managed to pass into half guard.
Pascal Rodin tries to roll over but Estes keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pascal Rodin missing with punches from the bottom.
Estes prevents Pascal Rodin from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Estes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pascal Rodin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pascal Rodin scoring well with a low kick there.
Estes cracks Pascal Rodin with a good jab.
Estes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pascal Rodin!
Pascal Rodin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pascal Rodin is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pascal Rodin tries to escape but Estes is in control.
Pascal Rodin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Estes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Estes looking to score a takedown here. Pascal Rodin is defending well but Estes drives through and ends up in Pascal Rodin's guard.
Pascal Rodin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Estes postures up.
Pascal Rodin looking to control but Estes passes into half guard.
Pascal Rodin is trying to get back to full guard.
Pascal Rodin wants to control but Estes is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estes moves into full mount! Pascal Rodin won't be happy about that!
Estes tries to control but Pascal Rodin wriggling away.
Estes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Pascal Rodin tries to lock up and control but Estes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pascal Rodin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pascal Rodin tries to lock up and control but Estes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pascal Rodin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pascal Rodin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pascal Rodin tries to reverse the position but Estes maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estes content just to control the position here.
Pascal Rodin tries to lock up and control but Estes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Pascal Rodin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pascal Rodin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pascal Rodin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pascal Rodin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pascal Rodin has gone for a leg lock! Estes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pascal Rodin's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Estes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Estes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... David Estes!
In his post fight interview, David Estes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Daniels (ranked 4834 p4p, 4873 weight class) and Miles North (ranked 400 p4p, 407 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miles North!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from North.
North has a takedown stuffed.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
North lands a nice looking body shot.
North stuffs the takedown.
North tries for a takedown but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ricardo Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles North.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but North moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
North steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Daniels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniels as he avoids it easily.
North is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Daniels's half guard.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. North is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
North is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daniels looks for a takedown but North sprawls well.
Daniels sets himself, and North steps forward looking for the clinch! Daniels avoids it this time.
North looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Daniels!
North is trying to get an arm triangle but Daniels is defending well.
North throws a strike aimed at the side of Daniels's head but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels looking for a sweep but North has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
North thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
North thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
North looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
North looking to control but Daniels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Daniels slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
North not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daniels wants to improve his position but North is controlling well.
North is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daniels tries to roll over but North keeps him under control.
North throwing shots but Daniels is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
North tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Daniels.
Daniels is trying to stand back up but North is controlling him
Daniels won't allow North to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with North in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
North shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
North missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles North dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
North shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
North is looking for a sweep.
North stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
North is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Daniels asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels is trying to move to mount but North reverses beautifully and ends up in Daniels's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
North seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
North working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miles North has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniels is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
North trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
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.
Daniels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daniels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed North's head.
North avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daniels.
Daniels wants to free his trapped foot but North is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daniels wants to stand up but North is controlling the position.
Daniels is sneakily working for an arm triangle but North sees it coming and defends easily.
North has his hands clasped together around Daniels's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daniels seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Daniels wants to take a breather but North is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Daniels is working for a kimura but North is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
North closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - North lands in his opponent's guard.
Daniels keeping full guard, as North tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing North from controlling successfully.
Daniels is trying to keep North in close.
Daniels trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
North tries to stand but Daniels is controlling from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miles North will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
North scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Daniels is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. North can't fight it off and eventually Daniels manages to take the fight to the floor. North looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
North wants to stand but Daniels is controlling the position.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but North blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
North is trying to keep Daniels in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to stand up but North won't let him.
North working a defensive guard here.
North wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Daniels scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Daniels stuns North with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
North gets a double leg takedown into Daniels's guard.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
North throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to sweep but instead, North has passed into half guard.
Daniels trying to control from the bottom.
Daniels actively working from the bottom here.
Daniels is trying to control but can't.
North seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daniels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniels is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
North fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by North.
Daniels darts in looking for a takedown but North gets double underhooks and turns Daniels into the cage.
Daniels wants a takedown.
Daniels is working for takedown but North is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
North tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniels is trying to drag North to the mat but North just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniels goes for a takedown attempt but North pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - North looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels darts in and clinches North up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
North tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
North scores with a head kick. Daniels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Daniels misses with the body kick
and North counters with a two punch combo.
North tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Ricardo Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miles North is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
North shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daniels is trying to defend but North finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Daniels tries to push off, looking to stand up, but North manages to move to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think North has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Mills (ranked 4833 p4p, 4831 weight class) and Rickity McStickity (ranked 401 p4p, 402 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickity McStickity!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McStickity defends well and Mills ends up having to push McStickity into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McStickity has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mills avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mills wants a takedown but no success here.
McStickity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McStickity closes the distance and clinches up with Mills, looking for a takedown. McStickity pushes Mills against the cage but Mills circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McStickity cracks a nice hook into Mills's ribs.
Mills misses with a combination
and McStickity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McStickity has a takedown stuffed.
Jesse Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickity McStickity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McStickity is looking to clinch.
Mills misses with a takedown attempt
and McStickity counters with a straight right hand.
McStickity tries to clinch up
and Mills counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a head kick that misses
and McStickity counters with a two punch combo.
McStickity shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mills but Mills pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mills tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McStickity manages to circle out of the way.
McStickity looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McStickity leaves Mills with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McStickity lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mills rushes McStickity and presses him up against the cage.
Mills ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mills no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mills on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mills tries to get out of the position.
Mills is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! McStickity has his hands clasped together but Mills extends and breaks McStickity's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mills.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Mills!
In his post fight interview, Jesse Mills started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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