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Fire FC: 2011 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syman Omapoika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bocek comes to the cage accompanied by Song 2. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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159 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Bocek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syman Omapoika!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bocek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Omapoika taking punishment in the form of punches.
Omapoika taking a bit of punishment here - Bocek scoring with strikes.
Omapoika is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bocek working the head and body with strikes.
Bocek is looking to take a break and control but Omapoika is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Omapoika is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Omapoika's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Omapoika is looking for a sweep.
Bocek lands an elbow.
Omapoika stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Bocek working the ground and pound from side control.
Bocek is trying to get an arm triangle but Omapoika is defending well.
Bocek scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omapoika tries to bench press Bocek off him but Bocek keeps the position.
Omapoika on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Omapoika is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bocek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Omapoika is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bocek 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.
Omapoika looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Omapoika tries to get to full guard but Bocek has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bocek lands a nice short elbow.
Omapoika looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bocek winds up and cracks Omapoika with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Omapoika is looking for a sweep. Bocek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bocek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Omapoika is looking to improve his position.
Omapoika moves into full guard.
Bocek 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.
Omapoika not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Omapoika is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bocek is aware though and is defending well.
Omapoika looks gassed!
Bocek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bocek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Omapoika has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bocek has managed to get both his arms back between Omapoika's legs - danger averted.
Bocek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bocek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bocek landing some decent shots from guard.
Bocek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bocek landing some decent shots from guard.
Bocek is in close to Omapoika's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Omapoika working a defensive guard here.
Omapoika looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bocek is one step ahead there.
Bocek cracks Omapoika with a solid left hand.
Bocek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Omapoika throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Omapoika looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bocek passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bocek lands a nice forearm strike.
Omapoika tries to bench press Bocek off him but Bocek keeps the position.
Omapoika is trying to control Bocek's posture but Bocek avoids it.
Bocek landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bocek is putting a hurting on Omapoika here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bocek working the body and head with strikes.
Bocek is trying to get an arm triangle but Omapoika is defending well.
Omapoika tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bocek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Omapoika's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Omapoika is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bocek dominated that 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.
Bocek throws a series of punches but Omapoika avoids them all with ease.
Mark Bocek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Omapoika with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bocek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Omapoika tries for a takedown but Bocek circles away easily
and Bocek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bocek tries to free his leg and advance position but Omapoika is retaining full guard.
Bocek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bocek is working Omapoika over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bocek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bocek working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omapoika is breathing heavily.
Bocek trying to stand up but can't free himself from Omapoika's guard.
Omapoika is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omapoika has his foot on Bocek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bocek works his way back into a safe position though.
Bocek works over Omapoika with some ground and pound from guard.
Omapoika has momentary wrist control but Bocek slips an elbow through the middle.
Bocek passes Omapoika's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bocek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bocek is keen to just control but Omapoika is a slippery customer.
Mark Bocek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bocek prevents Omapoika from improving his position.
Bocek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Omapoika is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bocek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Omapoika tries to roll over but Bocek keeps him under control.
Bocek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Omapoika wants to get back to full guard.
Omapoika looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bocek misses with a double jab.
Bocek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bocek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Omapoika dodges the punch combination from Bocek.
Bocek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Omapoika counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Omapoika postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omapoika cracks Bocek with a solid left hand.
Bocek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bocek wants to stand and escape but Omapoika is having none of it.
Omapoika working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omapoika scoring with some ground and pound.
Omapoika working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Omapoika working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Omapoika working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omapoika stopping the sweep attempt from Bocek.
Omapoika is pushing down on Bocek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bocek is fighting to maintain full guard but Omapoika has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bocek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bocek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bocek looking for submissions off his back.
Omapoika drops an elbow to the side of Bocek's head.
Bocek has hold of Omapoika's hands but Omapoika slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bocek wants to improve his position but Omapoika is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Omapoika working Bocek over with strikes.
Bocek actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Omapoika.
Omapoika is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Omapoika is nestled in close to Bocek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bocek taking some punishment here, with Omapoika in his half guard.
Bocek trying to control from the bottom.
Omapoika is nestled in close to Bocek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bocek wants to improve his position but Omapoika is controlling well.
Omapoika seems to be working for a kimura but Bocek defends the submission attempt.
Bocek gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Bocek will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bocek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omapoika circles away quickly and effectively.
Bocek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Omapoika looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Omapoika has momentary wrist control but Bocek slips an elbow through the middle.
Bocek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Omapoika has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bocek has managed to get both his arms back between Omapoika's legs - danger averted.
Bocek advances position into side control!
Bocek has hold of Omapoika's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Omapoika seems comfortable defending it but Bocek has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Omapoika is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Omapoika is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bocek couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Bocek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jestan Tsemppu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jestan Tsemppu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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199 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jestan Tsemppu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley stuffs the takedown.
Bradley lands a left and a right that send Tsemppu crashing to the mat, dazed. Bradley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bradley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsemppu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradley cracks Tsemppu with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tsemppu tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bradley pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tsemppu is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Bradley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Mane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
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177 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Mane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez lands the left hand.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mane.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Mane scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Luiz Fernando Gonzalez has been cut.
Mane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a single leg into guard. Mane didn't expect that.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Mane is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mane's guard.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Mane avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mane tries to get out of the position.
Mane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
Mane can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzalez controls the pace.
Mane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground.
Mane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gonzalez distracts Mane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mane wants to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzalez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez stays in close to Mane's body and controls the position.
Mane keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luiz Fernando Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Mane moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mane.
Magnus Mane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mane throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mane swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Fernando Gonzalez'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.
Gonzalez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mane is looking to get back to his feet here but Gonzalez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mane's back.
Gonzalez has Mane flattened out and is raining down punches.
Well, with Gonzalez on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mane is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gonzalez throwing sloppy strikes.
Will Gonzalez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gonzalez punches the canvas rather than the man.
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.
Gonzalez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mane is trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez has full control of the position and if anything, Mane has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the head.
Mane avoids the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mane's body.
Mane grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez missing with strikes.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mane covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gonzalez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gonzalez is looking to control Mane but Mane is wriggling around and keeping busy.
I would not like to be Mane right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with punches from the back.
Gonzalez throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Gonzalez missing with strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Gonzalez manages to miss with strikes from the back.
I would not like to be Mane right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gonzalez throws a series of strikes and Mane wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
You get the feeling that Mane really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gonzalez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez unloads with some shots from mount but Mane bucks and avoids them well.
Gonzalez lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luiz Fernando Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mane keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mane's guard.
Gonzalez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Mane is defending well.
Mane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mane is trying to stand up here but Gonzalez is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mane keeps working.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mane defending well though.
Gonzalez controlling the action here.
Mane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mane misses with a kick to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez works over Mane's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gonzalez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mane is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gonzalez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mane's face.
Gonzalez misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gonzalez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mane is rocked!
Gonzalez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mane covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Another Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by New york . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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272 lbs
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280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Another Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy wants to land a leg kick but Riseman is out of range.
Guy misses the jab.
Another Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Riseman coming out on top.
Guy tries for a takedown but Riseman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Guy misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guy.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riseman as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Another Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riseman dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Riseman lands a left and a right that send Guy crashing to the mat, dazed. Riseman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Guy is rocked!
It looks like Another Guy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy leaves his chin hanging out and Riseman seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Guy crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arne Riseman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Cervic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Cervic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi digs a good hook to Cervic's body.
Susi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cervic did well to prevent Susi getting side control.
Cervic is in trouble now - Susi has advanced to mount!
Susi looking to control but Cervic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Susi controlling from the full mount.
Susi has hold of Cervic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cervic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cervic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Susi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Susi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Susi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cervic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cervic is surviving well by controlling Susi's body position as best he can.
Susi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cervic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cervic shrugs it off.
Cervic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Susi working for a guillotine from mount but Cervic is in no mood to give up.
Susi with shots to the head and body - Cervic looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervic is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Susi locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Cervic is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iso Susi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peto has chosen Sabaton - Talvisota as his entrance music. Slim Star has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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181 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peto pushes Star up against the cage in a clinch.
Peto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Star backwards.
Star wants to get back to striking at distance but Peto won't allow it.
Star swings wildly with an uppercut but Peto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Star wants to break free but Peto has control.
Star wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Star smiles and moves away.
Pertti Peto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peto scores a takedown into full mount!
Star is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Peto wants to control the pace but Star is squirming around nicely.
Peto unloads with some shots from mount but Star bucks and avoids them well.
Peto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Star holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Peto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Star is trying to escape the mount but Peto keeps good control and instead manages to take Star's back.
Peto throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Star holding both Peto 's hands and preventing any damage.
Peto tries to get the hooks in deep but Star pushed the leg off.
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.
Star fending off the submission attempt from Peto.
Well, with Peto on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Star is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Star defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Star rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Star regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto throws and elbow that misses. Star uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peto's guard. Nice move by Star!
Star wanted to stand there but Peto had control of the position.
Star won't allow Peto to sweep him here.
Peto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Star doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Star manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peto is looking to sweep but instead, Star has passed into half guard.
Peto trying to control from the bottom.
Peto is pressing down on Star's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peto is on top in guard.
Peto looking to sit in guard and control but Star gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Star trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peto's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Peto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Star ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Star lands a nice shot that snaps Peto's head back.
No luck for Peto with that takedown attempt.
Peto throws a lazy right hand but Star sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Star takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Star tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peto was well out of range. Poor timing from Star.
Peto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Star wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Star can't break the clinch.
Peto throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Star.
Peto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Star dodges an elbow strike from Peto.
Peto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Slim Star has been cut.
Star blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Star's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peto just leaning against Star, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Peto.
Star is trying to break free.
Star's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peto sizes up Star with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Star keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Star misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peto.
Star misses with a two punch combination.
Star displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peto.
Slim Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Peto.
Star takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice takedown defense from Star. No joy for Peto on that attempt.
Peto drives through and clinches with Star against the cage.
Star manages to break the clinch.
Peto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Peto is breathing heavily.
Peto doesn't manage to clinch there - Star circles away.
Star's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Star duly obliges.
Star throws a jab when Peto was well out of range.
Peto lands with a right hand.
Peto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Star avoids it really well and circles away.
Peto looks for a takedown but Star sprawls well.
Peto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peto tries to clinch but Star is having none of it.
Slim Star is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Star misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Star.
Peto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Star.
Peto lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peto.
Star misses with a jab, cross combination.
Star lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Pertti Peto has been cut.
Star misses with a straight left.
Peto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Star connects with a nice looking jab.
Star jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Peto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Star swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Star throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peto tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Star scores with a hook to the body. Peto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Star misses its intended target.
Peto tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Peto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Star paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Star swings for the body but Peto moves out of range.
Peto shoots in but Star avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Star throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Star misses with a double jab.
Peto moves into the clinch.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Star's efforts to push away.
Peto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peto keeps control of Star as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peto stalling in the clinch but Star improves position.
Star working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Star dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Peto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Star paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Star.
Peto tries to clinch up.
Peto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Star moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Star punishes Peto's body with a nice straight punch.
Peto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peto tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Peto lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peto.
Peto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peto blocks a jab.
Star looks to land a left hand but Peto moved out of range nicely.
Peto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Star prevents Peto from improving position.
Peto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peto tries to advance to mount but Star instead regains half guard.
Star won't allow Peto to pass to mount.
Star is staying active underneath Peto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Star!
Peto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Star because Peto loaded up on that one.
Star manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Star won't allow Peto to pass to mount.
Star wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto trying to advance position but Star counters by regaining guard.
Peto trying to control the position from guard on top but Star is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Star looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Star looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Star!
Peto is trying to work for a sweep but Star has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peto is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Star content just to control the position here.
Peto tries to hold on but Star pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peto is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Star showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Star 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Star!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagara Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
192 lbs
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200 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Lacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sagara Sanosuke!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Lacey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacey looks to land a left hand but Sanosuke moved out of range nicely.
Lacey blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Lacey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lacey trying to control but Sanosuke is having none of it.
Sanosuke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lacey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacey lands a heavy elbow.
Sanosuke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sanosuke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lacey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke tries to reverse the position but Lacey maintains control.
Lacey punching from mount but Sanosuke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lacey with shots to the head and body - Sanosuke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lacey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lacey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lacey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lacey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lacey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanosuke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lacey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lacey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey misses with some ground and pound and Sanosuke recovers position to half guard.
Sanosuke wants to control but Lacey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanosuke wants to improve his position but Lacey is controlling well.
Lacey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanosuke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanosuke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lacey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lacey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lacey trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanosuke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lacey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lacey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanosuke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lacey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanosuke moves away.
Lacey throws a hook but Sanosuke avoids it easily.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that misses.
Lacey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacey.
Lacey missing with a left hand there. Sanosuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Lacey finds it's way through Sanosuke's defenses.
Sanosuke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lacey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanosuke doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey loads up on a big right hand but Sanosuke slips the punch.
Sanosuke scores with a kick to the body.
Lacey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanosuke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lacey throws out the jab.
Lacey just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacey misses with a hook. Sanosuke ducked under it nicely.
Sagara Sanosuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lacey tries for a takedown but Sanosuke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lacey connects with a nice looking jab.
Lacey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacey.
Lacey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanosuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanosuke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanosuke misses with a low kick.
Lacey looks to land a left hand but Sanosuke moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Lacey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lacey blocks a low kick nicely.
Lacey misses with a straight right.
Sanosuke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lacey looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanosuke is just out of range.
Sanosuke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick but Lacey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanosuke defending well as Lacey loads up on a big left hand.
Lacey avoids the head kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lacey's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Sanosuke misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacey looks to land a combination. Sanosuke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lacey swinging wildly here.
Lacey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacey blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lacey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanosuke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lacey tries to clinch up but Sanosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanosuke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanosuke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lacey.
Lacey throws a hook but Sanosuke avoids it easily.
Lacey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanosuke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanosuke staying out of range there.
Lacey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanosuke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lacey throws a jab when Sanosuke was well out of range.
Lacey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Lacey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lacey throws a series of punches but Sanosuke avoids them all with ease.
Sanosuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lacey misses the shot to the body.
Lacey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanosuke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that misses.
Sanosuke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacey.
Lacey misses with a straight left.
Lacey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanosuke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lacey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanosuke ducks under a wild hook from Lacey.
Sanosuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacey misses with a two punch combination.
Lacey misses the jab.
Mathew Lacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanosuke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanosuke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lacey blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacey. Sanosuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Sanosuke.
Lacey checks a leg kick.
Sanosuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanosuke manages to avoid 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.
Lacey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacey swinging wildly here.
Lacey cracks Sanosuke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lacey misses with an uppercut.
Sanosuke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanosuke misses with a low kick.
Lacey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lacey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lacey wants to stall.
Sanosuke tries a knee to the head but Lacey blocks it.
Lacey tries to stall but Sanosuke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanosuke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lacey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lacey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanosuke's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mathew Lacey will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lacey fails to land the takedown.
Lacey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanosuke misses with a low kick.
Sanosuke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lacey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lacey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanosuke misses with a leg kick.
Lacey punishes Sanosuke's body with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Lacey or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanosuke which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacey. Sanosuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacey scores with a shot to the body.
Lacey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Lacey blocks the low kick.
Sanosuke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacey.
Lacey wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Lacey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacey misses with a straight right.
Sanosuke misses with a head kick.
Lacey fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lacey with a nice cross.
Lacey looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanosuke is just out of range.
Lacey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lacey.
Lacey misses with the ground and pound.
Lacey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sanosuke sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lacey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanosuke's head.
Sanosuke wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanosuke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacey.
Lacey 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.
Sanosuke is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lacey.
Mathew Lacey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanosuke is trying to get back to full guard.
Lacey slips a nice elbow through Sanosuke's hands, connecting with Sanosuke's forehead.
Sanosuke taking some punishment here, with Lacey in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanosuke defending well though.
Lacey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanosuke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lacey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanosuke tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lacey has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sanosuke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sanosuke tries to hold on but Lacey postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Lacey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lacey 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 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Lacey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scrape might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jark Prongo - Movin through your system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrape misses with a hook.
Scrape goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scrape throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torturo on the side of the head.
Scrape tries to clinch there but Torturo circles away.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torturo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scrape.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scrape.
Scrape shoots in but no luck this time.
A left lands for Scrape.
Scrape throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
Scrape getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scrape moves away from the strike by Torturo.
A telegraphed right hand from Scrape misses the target.
Scrape misses with a low kick as Torturo jumps back.
Torturo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scrape.
Torturo looks for the body kick but Scrape saw that one coming.
Scrape misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Scrape tries a low kick but Torturo avoids it.
Scrape closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Scrape is working for a kimura but Torturo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Torturo trying to control from the bottom.
Scrape is looking to stall here but Torturo recovers full guard.
Scrape throwing strikes from guard but Torturo blocks nicely.
Scrape throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scrape throws and elbow that misses. Torturo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scrape's guard. Nice move by Torturo!
Scrape trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Torturo blocks a jab.
Torturo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scrape works the jab nicely.
Scrape tries to clinch up but Torturo circles away and keeps his distance.
Torturo tries to keep at a distance but Scrape has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torturo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Torturo lands a body shot.
Torturo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torturo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
Scrape lands a body punch.
Torturo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo is stalling here.
Torturo lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Torturo.
Torturo is looking to control Scrape's arms but Scrape gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torturo has his back to the cage.
Scrape misses with the head strike.
Scrape fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scrape has Torturo pushed against the cage.
Scrape is looking to control Torturo's arms but Torturo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scrape has his back to the cage.
Torturo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scrape misses with some punches.
Scrape's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torturo has Scrape pushed against the cage.
Torturo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torturo avoiding damage as Scrape throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torturo scores with a shoulder strike.
Torturo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scrapes head.
Scrape tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sky Scrape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torturo tries to stall but Scrape uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Torturo.
Scrape lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Torturo.
Scrape lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo struggles to land a body shot inside as Scrape controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Scrape.
Torturo looks gassed!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scrape.
Scrape lands a left hand.
Scrape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torturo is defending well for now.
Scrape lands a left hand.
Torturo digs a right hand underneath Scrape's ribcage. Scrape let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Torturo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scrape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torturo looking to stall.
Scrape throws a head punch that misses.
Torturo has a couple of punches blocked by Scrape.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torturo misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Scrape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torturo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scrape lands with a right to the head.
Torturo has a couple of punches blocked by Scrape.
A short right from Scrape on the inside.
Scrape has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Torturo uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Scrape dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scrape digs a good body shot into Torturo's ribs.
Scrape throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torturo misses the jab.
Torturo misses with a shot to the body
and Scrape counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scrape thuds a left hand into Torturo's body.
Scrape stuns Torturo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scrape closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Scrape working the head and body with strikes.
Torturo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scrape.
Scrape throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scrape wants to control but Torturo is keeping him busy.
Scrape thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scrape missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Scrape scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Torturo is refusing to be controlled, as Scrape sits in half guard.
Scrape passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Torturo!
Scrape wants to control the pace but Torturo is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee warns Torturo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Scrape lands a heavy elbow.
Scrape throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Torturo is looking to get to half guard.
Scrape lands a nice shot to the head.
Scrape goes for an armbar but Torturo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Torturo.
Scrape looking for a guillotine here but Torturo defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Torturo preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scrape is trying to keep Torturo in close.
Torturo wants to control from the top but Scrape keeps moving.
Scrape controls Torturo momentarily but Torturo frees himself.
Scrape wants to sweep but no luck.
Scrape controls Torturo momentarily but Torturo frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Scrape ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Scrape dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Scrape looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scrape tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torturo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scrape dodges the punch combination from Torturo.
Jab by Scrape.
Torturo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scrape works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torturo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scrape is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Scrape missing with a left hand there. Torturo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scrape rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torturo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scrape throws a jab but it's blocked by Torturo.
Scrape tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torturo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scrape somewhat.
Torturo lands with a nice combination. Scrape backs away looking to recover.
Torturo throws a head kick but Scrape moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape tries to clinch up but Torturo circles away and keeps his distance.
Scrape tries to clinch there but Torturo circles away.
Torturo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Scrape.
Scrape throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Torturo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Torturo is trying to maintain the position but Scrape is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrape throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scrape throwing shots but Torturo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo is trying is best to control the position here.
Scrape is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Torturo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scrape won't allow Torturo to sweep him here.
Scrape thows a big elbow that misses.
Scrape trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torturo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Torturo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sky Scrape is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torturo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scrape is looking to escape.
Scrape tries to hold on but Torturo pushes him away.
Torturo trying to control but Scrape is having none of it.
Scrape is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marko Torturo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Scrape wants to control but Torturo is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Torturo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scrape 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... Sky Scrape!
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FIGHT
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