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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jami Roguay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - We will rock you. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Roguay!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roguay slips under a jab.
Smith Jr throws the left hand but Roguay avoids the punch easily.
Roguay moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roguay is able to avoid easily.
Nice jab there from Roguay.
Roguay swinging wildly here.
Roguay works over Smith Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith Jr is breathing heavily.
Roguay tests Smith Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith Jr loses concentration momentarily and Roguay pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Smith Jr crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Roguay finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jami Roguay!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dark knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, dark knight!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! knight swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). dark knight!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sven Kreigmacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreigmacher comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy by Metallica. Roberto has chosen Slipknot- Psychosocial as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Kreigmacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roberto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kreigmacher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kreigmacher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberto misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy body kick from Roberto
and Kreigmacher holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kreigmacher manages to break the clinch.
Roberto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kreigmacher can pounce on him.
Kreigmacher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roberto manages to break the clinch.
Roberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kreigmacher.
Roberto tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kreigmacher lands a head kick. Roberto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roberto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kreigmacher throws a solid leg kick but Roberto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kreigmacher.
Roberto swinging wildly here.
Roberto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kreigmacher.
Roberto misses with a double jab
and Kreigmacher moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kreigmacher stalling against the cage.
Kreigmacher misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kreigmacher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberto misses with a wild combination.
Roberto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick.
Roberto closes the distance but Kreigmacher moves to the side
and Kreigmacher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kreigmacher moves out of range as Roberto strikes.
Roberto throws a combination that misses
and Kreigmacher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roberto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roberto misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Roberto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Roberto misses.
Roberto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Roberto avoids the head kick by Kreigmacher.
Roberto misses with a straight left.
Sven Kreigmacher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Kreigmacher.
Roberto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick.
Roberto misses with a leg kick
and Kreigmacher counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreigmacher slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberto looks gassed!
Kreigmacher lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Kreigmacher lands but Roberto takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Kreigmacher slams his shin into Roberto's torso.
Kreigmacher scores with a leg kick.
Kreigmacher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kreigmacher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Antonio Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreigmacher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kreigmacher lands a head kick. Roberto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kreigmacher throws a leg kick which misses Roberto's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberto tries to avoid it.
Kreigmacher lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kreigmacher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kreigmacher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kreigmacher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberto, pushing him back against the cage.
Kreigmacher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kreigmacher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kreigmacher lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roberto will feel that in the morning.
Kreigmacher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberto's calf.
Kreigmacher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberto's calf.
Kreigmacher throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kreigmacher.
Roberto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick that knocks Roberto off balance momentarily.
Roberto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kreigmacher counters with an outside leg kick.
Roberto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher lands a head kick!
Kreigmacher throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kreigmacher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roberto.
Kreigmacher is looking to slow Roberto down with leg kicks.
Roberto throws a combination that misses
and Kreigmacher counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Kreigmacher 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.
Kreigmacher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Roberto. Those never looked like landing.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kreigmacher thumps Roberto with a low kick.
Kreigmacher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberto.
Kreigmacher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberto can do to turn this around?
Roberto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sven Kreigmacher is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that half lands.
Kreigmacher scores with a spinning back kick!
Roberto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roberto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kreigmacher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberto.
Roberto closes the distance and clinches up with Kreigmacher, looking for a takedown. Roberto pushes Kreigmacher against the cage but Kreigmacher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roberto is breathing heavily.
Kreigmacher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roberto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kreigmacher can pounce on him.
Kreigmacher scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roberto gets tackled into the cage by Kreigmacher. Kreigmacher maintains the clinch.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Kreigmacher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kreigmacher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kreigmacher working Roberto over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kreigmacher.
Roberto is trying to break the clinch but Kreigmacher has him pressed against the cage.
Roberto tries to break free but Kreigmacher pushes him back against the cage.
Kreigmacher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kreigmacher.
Roberto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kreigmacher missing with knees to the body.
Kreigmacher manages to break the clinch.
Kreigmacher lands a head kick!
Roberto misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Roberto misses
and Kreigmacher counters with a good low kick that Roberto was not able to check.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roberto throws out a loose jab but Kreigmacher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto throws a combination that misses
and Kreigmacher counters with a leg kick.
Kreigmacher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kreigmacher lands a head kick!
Roberto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kreigmacher counters with a big head kick but Roberto shrugs it off.
Roberto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kreigmacher.
Roberto misses with a double jab
and Kreigmacher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roberto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roberto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roberto misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto throws a head kick that misses
and Kreigmacher finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kreigmacher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roberto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kreigmacher counters with an outside leg kick.
Kreigmacher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kreigmacher.
A lazy body kick from Roberto
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roberto's knee momentarily.
Roberto looks to land a right hand but Kreigmacher moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kreigmacher, right into the meat.
Roberto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roberto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kreigmacher lands with a kick to the temple. Roberto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto misses with a hook.
Roberto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kreigmacher. That one must have hurt.
Roberto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kreigmacher is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kreigmacher misses with a looping left.
Kreigmacher ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
Kreigmacher lands a high kick!
Roberto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antonio Roberto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kreigmacher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roberto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roberto throws a combination that misses
and Kreigmacher counters with a leg kick.
Roberto throws a series of punches but Kreigmacher avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kreigmacher cracks the inside of Roberto's front leg.
Roberto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreigmacher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Kreigmacher dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Roberto missing with a left hand there. Kreigmacher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberto throws a leg kick
and Kreigmacher counters with a low kick, right behind Roberto 's knee.
Kreigmacher clinches.
Kreigmacher connects with a knee to the head.
Roberto takes an elbow to the temple.
Kreigmacher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberto's efforts to push away.
Kreigmacher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roberto's face.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Roberto is trying to push Kreigmacher away but Kreigmacher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roberto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kreigmacher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kreigmacher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roberto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kreigmacher counters with a thumping low kick.
Kreigmacher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kreigmacher fakes the leg kick and cracks Roberto in the body.
Roberto wants to clinch
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kreigmacher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kreigmacher.
Roberto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kreigmacher has him pressed against the cage.
Kreigmacher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kreigmacher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberto's efforts to push away.
Kreigmacher swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Roberto is predictable there
and Kreigmacher moves into the clinch.
Roberto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberto managing to block the knees to the body from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher has Roberto pressed against the cage, preventing Roberto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kreigmacher lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberto won't want to take too many of those.
Kreigmacher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kreigmacher misses with the head strike.
Kreigmacher throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kreigmacher circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberto throws a sloppy head kick
and Kreigmacher counters with a good low kick that Roberto was not able to check.
Kreigmacher slips a jab and a cross from Roberto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kreigmacher.
Roberto throws a right and a left that Kreigmacher avoids nicely.
Roberto misses with a body punch
and Kreigmacher counters with a good low kick that Roberto was not able to check.
Roberto throws a big shot that misses.
Roberto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kreigmacher counters with a big head kick but Roberto shrugs it off.
Kreigmacher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kreigmacher moves into the clinch.
Roberto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher feints and then cracks Roberto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberto down.
Roberto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kreigmacher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher dodges the punch combination from Roberto.
Roberto misses with a combination
and Kreigmacher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roberto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kreigmacher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roberto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roberto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kreigmacher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roberto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roberto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick. That will keep Roberto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Roberto avoids the head kick by Kreigmacher.
Roberto misses with a combination
and Kreigmacher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roberto fails to land with a series of punches.
Sven Kreigmacher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher slips a jab and a cross from Roberto.
Roberto looks to land a left hand but Kreigmacher moved out of range nicely.
Roberto misses with a kick to the body
and Kreigmacher counters with a body kick that stops Roberto in his tracks momentarily.
Roberto throws a nice looking combination but Kreigmacher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Roberto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kreigmacher circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberto wants to clinch
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick.
Roberto misses with a double jab
and Kreigmacher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roberto misses with the combination.
Roberto looks to throw the jab but Kreigmacher is out of range.
Roberto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Antonio Roberto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Roberto misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Kreigmacher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kreigmacher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Sven Kreigmacher!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Sven Kreigmacher!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Sven Kreigmacher!
Sven Kreigmacher wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Panu Saikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Panu Saikkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saikkonen misses with a straight right.
Saikkonen connects with the punch.
Mustang fails with a takedown attempt.
Saikkonen throws a leg kick but Mustang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mustang slips under a jab.
Mustang blocks a jab.
Saikkonen works the jab nicely.
Mustang wants to slow Saikkonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Saikkonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustang ducks under a wild hook from Saikkonen.
Mustang dodges the punch combination from Saikkonen.
Mustang slips under a jab from Saikkonen.
Mustang ducks under a wild hook from Saikkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang dodges the punch combination from Saikkonen.
Mustang drives through and clinches with Saikkonen against the cage.
Saikkonen manages to break the clinch.
Mustang misses with a takedown attempt - Saikkonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saikkonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mustang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saikkonen - the referee stops the clock and Mustang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saikkonen. Mustang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mustang closes the distance and clinches up with Saikkonen, looking for a takedown. Mustang pushes Saikkonen against the cage but Saikkonen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Panu Saikkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Mustang.
Saikkonen throws an overhand right that lands on Mustang's shoulder, as Mustang tries to avoid the shot.
Saikkonen throws a jab when Mustang was well out of range.
Mustang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Panu Saikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Saikkonen.
Saikkonen throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saikkonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustang.
Some bone on bone action there as Mustang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mustang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saikkonen pinned against the cage. Saikkonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mustang moves out of range as Saikkonen strikes.
Mustang throws a sloppy head kick and Saikkonen moves out of range easily.
Mustang avoids the body shot from Saikkonen.
Saikkonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saikkonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Saikkonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustang shoots in for a takedown but Saikkonen shows good takedown defense.
Panu Saikkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Saikkonen.
Mustang blocks a leg kick.
Mustang shoots in looking for a takedown but Saikkonen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mustang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Saikkonen as Mustang shoots in.
Mustang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saikkonen tries to land a leg kick but Mustang saw it coming and moves away.
Saikkonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustang.
Saikkonen misses with an uppercut. Mustang saw that one coming.
Saikkonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saikkonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saikkonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustang.
Saikkonen throws a right hand that Mustang ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustang also avoids with ease.
Saikkonen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saikkonen wants it to stay on the feet.
Mustang ducks under a wild hook from Saikkonen.
Mustang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saikkonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saikkonen loads up on a big right hand but Mustang slips the punch.
Mustang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mustang slips a jab from Saikkonen.
Saikkonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mustang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mustang moves into the clinch.
Mustang has Saikkonen pressed against the cage, preventing Saikkonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mustang has Saikkonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saikkonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saikkonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Saikkonen is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panu Saikkonen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saikkonen scores with a nice right hand.
Mustang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saikkonen as he avoids it easily.
Mustang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saikkonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mustang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Saikkonen!
Saikkonen really wants to buck Mustang off and get back to his feet.
Mustang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saikkonen is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustang with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mustang is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Saikkonen is in real trouble.
Mustang is looking for the choke from the back position but Saikkonen is controlling his hands well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang looking to break Saikkonen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Saikkonen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mustang will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Saikkonen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mustang.
Mustang working for a choke but Saikkonen is defending well.
Saikkonen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mustang looking for the choke from the back.
Mustang has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Saikkonen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Saikkonen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saikkonen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mustang.
Saikkonen is trying to get back to his feet but Mustang has full control of the position and if anything, Saikkonen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saikkonen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mustang.
Mustang looking for the choke but no joy.
Will Mustang go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Saikkonen controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustang misses with an elbow to the head.
Will Mustang go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Saikkonen controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Mustang looking for the choke but no joy.
Mustang tries to get the hooks in deep but Saikkonen pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saikkonen looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mustang missing with strikes.
Saikkonen wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustang is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Saikkonen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustang looking for the choke but no joy.
Good control from Mustang.
Mustang is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Saikkonen is defending well though. Mustang let's go of the attempt for now.
Mustang struggling to keep hold of the position.
Mustang throwing sloppy strikes.
Mustang throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Mustang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mustang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saikkonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mustang. Mustang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saikkonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustang moves away.
Saikkonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustang.
Mustang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saikkonen pinned against the cage. Saikkonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saikkonen throws a jab when Mustang was well out of range.
Saikkonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mustang.
Panu Saikkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Mustang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saikkonen circles away.
Saikkonen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mustang.
Saikkonen keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saikkonen as he jumps to the side.
Mustang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mustang moves away from the strike by Saikkonen.
Saikkonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Saikkonen looks for the body kick but Mustang saw that one coming.
Saikkonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Mustang's head.
Saikkonen misses with a head kick.
Saikkonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mustang.
Saikkonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mustang.
Saikkonen misses with a looping left.
Saikkonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mustang's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saikkonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mustang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mustang blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Saikkonen.
Saikkonen misses with a hook. Mustang ducked under it nicely.
Saikkonen throws a combination. Mustang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saikkonen is looking to chop away at Mustang's legs.
Panu Saikkonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saikkonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saikkonen throws a looping overhand right but Mustang ducks down to avoid it.
Saikkonen lands a jab to Mustang's midsection.
A big left from Saikkonen misses.
Mustang checks the leg kick.
Mustang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saikkonen misses with a looping left.
Mustang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saikkonen swivels and escapes.
Saikkonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saikkonen connects with a right hand. Mustang shakes it off.
Saikkonen jabs Mustang right on the nose. Mustang blinks but takes it well.
Mustang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mustang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saikkonen scores with a one two! Mustang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saikkonen misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saikkonen.
Saikkonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Saikkonen.
Horrible takedown by Mustang or perhaps it was just good defense by Saikkonen which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mustang.
Saikkonen dodges the punch combination from Mustang.
Saikkonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mustang moves away from the strike by Saikkonen.
Mustang looks for a takedown but Saikkonen sprawls well.
Saikkonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saikkonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saikkonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Saikkonen misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Panu Saikkonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saikkonen 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Panu Saikkonen!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Panu Saikkonen!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Panu Saikkonen!
Panu Saikkonen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sundiata Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 300 music video - the devils own. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sundiata Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lamar Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaines tries to avoid it but Fernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaines to the ground. Gaines escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fernandez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sundiata Gaines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaines.
Gaines misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Gaines as Fernandez shoots in.
Fernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaines paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaines ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
No joy there for Gaines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fernandez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sundiata Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lamar Fernandez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fernandez.
Fernandez slips a jab and a cross from Gaines.
Fernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Gaines moves out of range easily.
Gaines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaines.
Fernandez shoots in and drives through. Gaines sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fernandez is defended easily by Gaines.
Fernandez tries to clinch up but Gaines circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaines works the jab nicely.
Gaines dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaines is breathing heavily.
Gaines misses with a jab to the body
and Fernandez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gaines's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaines wants to stand up but Fernandez is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lamar Fernandez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandez.
Fernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaines circles away.
Fernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernandez looks for a takedown but Gaines sprawls well.
An inside leg kick lands from Fernandez.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaines.
Fernandez slips under a jab from Gaines.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaines. Fernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernandez has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Gaines moves out of range easily.
Gaines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez manages to avoid it.
Fernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gaines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandez scores with a takedown into Gaines's guard.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaines is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fernandez is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lamar Fernandez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaines as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Gaines misses.
Gaines avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice sprawl there from Gaines as Fernandez shoots in.
Fernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fernandez moves in looking to clinch but Gaines pushes him off.
Gaines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaines defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fernandez.
Sundiata Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lamar Fernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines cracks Fernandez with an open hand slap.
Fernandez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gaines to the mat! Gaines manages to get full guard.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet but Fernandez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is looking to stand up but Gaines won't let him.
Gaines knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandez on the ground.
Fernandez stops Gaines from standing up.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet but Fernandez passes into half guard.
Gaines tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fernandez manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gaines is looking to escape.
Fernandez has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Gaines is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lamar Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lilburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lilburn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson Wolf's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilburn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lilburn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lilburn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wolf misses with a head kick.
Lilburn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lilburn rushes Wolf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lilburn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilburn connects with a leg kick. Wolf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wolf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lilburn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lilburn lands a body shot.
Lilburn fakes the leg kick and cracks Wolf in the body.
Wolf looks gassed!
Lilburn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lilburn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wolf will feel that in the morning.
Wolf takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lilburn cracks Wolf with an open hand slap.
Lilburn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice combination there by Lilburn.
Lilburn scores with a shot to the body.
Lilburn connects with a jab.
Lilburn lands a nice looking body kick.
Wolf takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lilburn lands with an uppercut that bounces Wolf off the cage and back into rage.
Lilburn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wolf at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburn scores with a body shot.
Lilburn stuns Wolf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lilburn is looking to wear down Wolf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wolf gets tackled into the cage by Lilburn. Lilburn maintains the clinch.
Lilburn manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lilburn!
Lilburn lands a jab to Wolf's midsection.
Lilburn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lilburn lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lilburn. That's going to slow Wolf down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Lilburn. Beautiful body shot.
John Lilburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lilburn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wolf takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Lilburn.
Lilburn closes the distance and clinches.
Lilburn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lilburn pushes Wolf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lilburn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wolf looking for a takedown.
Wolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lilburn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lilburn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolf's sensitive parts.
Wolf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lilburn.
Lilburn lands with a nice combination. Wolf backs away looking to recover.
Wolf throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lilburn was covering up waiting for the punch and Wolf finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Lilburn wants to sweep here but Wolf controlling him for the moment.
Wolf drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lilburn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lilburn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lilburn!
Wolf wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lilburn trying to control from half guard but Wolf is working away.
Lilburn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wolf's head.
Wolf moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lilburn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lilburn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lilburn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolf on the ground.
Wolf lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lilburn!
Wolf scoring with strikes but Lilburn is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf working for a guillotine from mount but Lilburn is in no mood to give up.
Lilburn tries to hold on but Wolf pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lilburn can't escape the position.
Wolf working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lilburn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick misses from Wolf.
Lilburn scores with a sloppy right hand. Wolf should have avoided that one.
Wolf misses with the combination.
Wolf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wolf closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lilburn to the mat! Lilburn manages to get full guard.
Lilburn wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Lilburn is retaining full guard.
Lilburn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolf thows a big elbow that misses.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Lilburn keeps moving.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf pushes down on Lilburn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wolf throwing shots but Lilburn is blocking nicely.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolf is thwarting Lilburn's attempts to control the position.
Wolf passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wolf cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wolf tries to control but Lilburn wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wolf tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wolf in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wolf throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lilburn is trying to escape the mount.
Lilburn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wolf.
Wolf looking to finish Lilburn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lilburn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is landing with some decent strikes but Lilburn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wolf has control of Lilburn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lilburn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wolf postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lilburn looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Lilburn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lilburn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lilburn moves out of range as Wolf strikes.
Lilburn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wolf misses with a takedown attempt
and Lilburn counters with a nice body shot.
Lilburn walks into a stiff left hand from Wolf.
Lilburn connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Lilburn.
Lilburn lands with a slapping head kick.
Lilburn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lilburn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lilburn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolf can do to turn this around?
Lilburn scores with a spinning back kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wolf sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tyson Wolf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lilburn scores with a spinning back kick!
Wolf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wolf throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lilburn's waist but Lilburn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolf off to one side.
Lilburn connects with a right hand. Wolf shakes it off.
Lilburn thumps Wolf with a low kick.
Wolf gets tackled into the cage by Lilburn. Lilburn maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lilburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lilburn lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lilburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lilburn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolfs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wolf or not.
Lilburn lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lilburn.
Lilburn lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lilburn.
Lilburn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wolf steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lilburn. That one must have hurt.
Lilburn jabs Wolf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lilburn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolf. Wolf obviously looking to wear him down.
Lilburn looks for the body kick but Wolf saw that one coming.
Lilburn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lilburn works Wolf's body with a nice hook.
Lilburn swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolf.
Lilburn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolf.
Wolf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lilburn missing with a left hand there. Wolf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lilburn swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolf.
Wolf misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wolf wants to clinch up but Lilburn keeps it at a distance.
Wolf has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lilburn.
Wolf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lilburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Lilburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Wolf.
Wolf blocks a head kick by Lilburn.
Tyson Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilburn cracks a nice hook into Wolf's ribs.
Lilburn looks to land a body kick but Wolf moved away.
Wolf takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lilburn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolf's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wolf throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lilburn's waist but Lilburn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolf off to one side.
Lilburn lands a nice looking body kick.
Lilburn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lilburn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wolf in his tracks.
Lilburn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lilburn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lilburn looks to land a body kick but Wolf moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lilburn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Wolf misses
enabling Lilburn to counter with a crisp jab.
Wolf takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lilburn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wolf takes a step back to recover.
Good shot there by Lilburn.
The crowd cheers as Lilburn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolf doesn't seem phased though.
Lilburn keeps the fight on the outside.
Lilburn jabs Wolf right on the nose. Wolf blinks but takes it well.
Lilburn scores with a nice body kick.
Wolf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
John Lilburn is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lilburn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lilburn lands a two punch combo.
Lilburn cracks a nice hook into Wolf's ribs.
Lilburn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lilburn scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lilburn.
Wolf is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lilburn.
Tyson Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a combination
and Lilburn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wolf walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lilburn.
Wolf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lilburn thuds a left hand into Wolf's body.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up with Lilburn, looking for a takedown. Wolf pushes Lilburn against the cage but Lilburn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lilburn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lilburn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lilburn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crunch! Lilburn slams his shin into Wolf's torso.
A jab from Lilburn finds it's way through Wolf's defenses.
Wolf throws a leg kick but Lilburn checks it.
John Lilburn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lilburn lands a head kick. Wolf smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lilburn has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lilburn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lilburn missing with knees to the body.
Wolf looking for a takedown.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lilburn lands an uppercut.
Wolf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lilburn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Lilburn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lilburn 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 for John Lilburn!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for John Lilburn!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for John Lilburn!
John Lilburn wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John AppleSkillett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooney is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prodigy - Spitfire. Jamie Rooney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John AppleSkillett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney moves in looking to clinch but AppleSkillett pushes him off.
AppleSkillett is looking to clinch.
Rooney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
AppleSkillett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rooney.
John AppleSkillett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from AppleSkillett misses its intended target.
AppleSkillett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rooney slips a jab and a cross from AppleSkillett.
AppleSkillett throws a looping overhand right but Rooney ducks down to avoid it.
Rooney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
AppleSkillett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rooney, pushing him back against the cage.
AppleSkillett breaks from the clinch.
AppleSkillett scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AppleSkillett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rooney.
AppleSkillett lands a slapping body shot.
AppleSkillett throws a big shot that misses.
AppleSkillett misses with the combination.
AppleSkillett wants to clinch up but Rooney keeps it at a distance.
Rooney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from AppleSkillett finds it's way round the side to connect with Rooney's head.
AppleSkillett jabs Rooney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rooney looks gassed!
AppleSkillett scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AppleSkillett scores with a jab to the jaw.
AppleSkillett clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AppleSkillett breaks the clinch.
Rooney shoots in for a double leg but AppleSkillett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John AppleSkillett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Rooney.
AppleSkillett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
AppleSkillett drops Rooney with a beautiful combination! Rooney stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - AppleSkillett is looking for the KO!
Rooney is rocked!
AppleSkillett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rooney is still on wobbly legs! Can AppleSkillett finish him?
Rooney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rooney seems to have recovered his senses.
AppleSkillett tries to clinch
and Rooney counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rooney.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rooney stopping the sweep attempt from AppleSkillett.
Rooney sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed AppleSkillett's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AppleSkillett is not content to let Rooney control the position.
Rooney is pressing down on AppleSkillett's thigh, looking to free his foot. AppleSkillett is holding on for now.
AppleSkillett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if AppleSkillett tries to get out of the position.
Rooney prevents AppleSkillett from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rooney is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rooney trying to mount his opponent but AppleSkillett defends it.
AppleSkillett is looking for a sweep. Rooney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rooney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but AppleSkillett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rooney tries to pass to full mount but AppleSkillett defends it.
AppleSkillett is trying to stand.
AppleSkillett wants to get back to full guard.
Rooney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and AppleSkillett defends it well.
AppleSkillett controlling the position well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
AppleSkillett tries to roll over but Rooney keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John AppleSkillett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
AppleSkillett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rooney.
A jab from AppleSkillett finds it's way through Rooney's defenses.
AppleSkillett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rooney moves away.
AppleSkillett fails to land with a series of punches.
AppleSkillett throws a series of punches but Rooney moves out of range.
AppleSkillett lands a nice shot that snaps Rooney's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rooney. AppleSkillett does a little dance to reset his feet.
AppleSkillett scores with a jab to the jaw.
AppleSkillett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and AppleSkillett wants it to stay on the feet.
Rooney is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AppleSkillett tries to close the distance and clinch but Rooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rooney wants to clinch.
AppleSkillett throws a combination. Rooney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rooney.
Rooney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
AppleSkillett scores with a nice head shot.
AppleSkillett misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from AppleSkillett lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rooney circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rooney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
AppleSkillett wants to sweep here but Rooney controlling him for the moment.
Rooney trying to control the position from guard on top but AppleSkillett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
AppleSkillett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
AppleSkillett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rooney on the ground.
Rooney trying to control the position from guard on top but AppleSkillett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AppleSkillett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
AppleSkillett throws a hook but Rooney avoids it easily.
AppleSkillett connects with a nice looking jab.
Rooney throws a hook but AppleSkillett blocks it.
AppleSkillett misses with a double jab.
Rooney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
AppleSkillett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rooney can do to turn this around?
Rooney shoots in for a takedown but AppleSkillett shows good takedown defense.
John AppleSkillett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Rooney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AppleSkillett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rooney.
John AppleSkillett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
AppleSkillett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rooney ducks right into an uppercut from AppleSkillett.
AppleSkillett fails to land with a series of punches.
John AppleSkillett is winning the standup battle so far.
AppleSkillett cracks Rooney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
AppleSkillett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AppleSkillett misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rooney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rooney seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. AppleSkillett shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Rooney is backing up but AppleSkillett catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Rooney covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! AppleSkillett Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John AppleSkillett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Separi Seppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weltto Wirtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wirtanen has chosen Mt Eden Dubstep - Sierra Leone as his entrance music. Weltto Wirtanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Separi Seppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weltto Wirtanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wirtanen has managed to clinch.
Wirtanen tries to pull guard but Seppo holds him up against the cage and eventually Wirtanen drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Seppo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seppo breaks from the clinch.
Seppo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seppo with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Seppo as Wirtanen shoots in.
Wirtanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seppo circles away.
Separi Seppo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weltto Wirtanen.
Seppo tries to bum rush Wirtanen with a series of wild strikes but Wirtanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seppo scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Wirtanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seppo finds it's way round the side to connect with Wirtanen's head.
Wirtanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Seppo circles away.
Seppo looks to land a combination but Wirtanen avoids it well.
Seppo fails to land with a series of punches.
Wirtanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seppo as he avoids it easily.
Wirtanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seppo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppo misses with a series of wild punches.
Wirtanen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Seppo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wirtanen.
Seppo looks to land a combination but Wirtanen avoids it well.
Seppo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wirtanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Seppo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wirtanen dodges the punch combination from Seppo.
A combination from Seppo does no damage.
Seppo is breathing heavily.
Seppo looks to land a combination but Wirtanen avoids it well.
Seppo tries to keep at a distance but Wirtanen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wirtanen tries to pull guard but Seppo won't allow it.
Wirtanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seppo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wirtanen has Seppo pressed against the cage, preventing Seppo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wirtanen has Seppo pressed against the cage, preventing Seppo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seppo.
Seppo wants to get back to striking at distance but Wirtanen won't allow it.
Wirtanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wirtanen pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wirtanen is trying to keep Seppo in close.
Wirtanen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wirtanen working for a triangle but Seppo defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seppo is looking to advance position but Wirtanen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wirtanen trying to control but Seppo is having none of it.
Wirtanen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wirtanen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen fails to advance to Seppo's back.
Seppo is squirming around, avoiding Wirtanen's attempts to control the action.
Wirtanen moves to take his opponent's back.
Seppo showing good submission defense here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wirtanen misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Separi Seppo 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.
Wirtanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Wirtanen goes for a takedown attempt but Seppo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wirtanen takes one on the button.
Separi Seppo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seppo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seppo throws a series of punches but Wirtanen moves out of range.
Seppo tries to bum rush Wirtanen with a series of wild strikes but Wirtanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seppo looks to land a right hand but Wirtanen moved out of range.
Seppo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wirtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seppo stuffs the takedown attempt from Wirtanen. Wirtanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Seppo misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Seppo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wirtanen slips a jab and a cross from Seppo.
Seppo misses with a double jab.
Seppo misses with the combination.
Wirtanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Seppo tries to sprawl out of it but Wirtanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Seppo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Separi Seppo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weltto Wirtanen.
Seppo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Separi Seppo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wirtanen is defended easily by Seppo.
Seppo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Horrible takedown by Wirtanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Seppo which made him look bad.
Wirtanen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wirtanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wirtanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wirtanen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sloppy strikes from Seppo. Those never looked like landing.
Wirtanen clinches.
Seppo is trying to break the clinch but Wirtanen is controlling him.
Wirtanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seppo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Seppo is trying to break the clinch but Wirtanen has him pressed against the cage.
Seppo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wirtanen backwards.
Seppo wants to get back to striking at distance but Wirtanen won't allow it.
Seppo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wirtanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Seppo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wirtanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seppo smiles and moves away.
Wirtanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seppo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seppo misses the shot to the body.
Seppo misses with a series of wild punches.
Wirtanen misses with a takedown attempt - Seppo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Seppo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seppo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wirtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
Seppo throws a series of punches but Wirtanen avoids them all with ease.
Seppo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wirtanen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wirtanen passes Seppo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wirtanen throwing shots but Seppo is blocking nicely.
Wirtanen tries to pass to full mount but Seppo defends it.
Seppo is looking to escape.
Seppo is defending against the submission attempts here by Wirtanen.
Seppo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Seppo tries to get out of the position.
Wirtanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Seppo defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Weltto Wirtanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wirtanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seppo throws a right hand that Wirtanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Wirtanen also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Seppo. Those never looked like landing.
Seppo misses with a double jab.
Seppo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wirtanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seppo circles away.
Wirtanen moves into range and clinches up with Seppo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppo avoiding damage as Wirtanen throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seppo throws a head punch that misses.
Wirtanen tries to pull guard but Seppo won't allow it.
Seppo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wirtanen pulls guard effortlessly.
Wirtanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Seppo is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wirtanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seppo wanted to stand there but Wirtanen had control of the position.
Wirtanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wirtanen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Seppo has his hands clasped together but Wirtanen extends an breaks Seppo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wirtanen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Weltto Wirtanen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Peippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peippo has chosen Public Enemy - Terminator X to the Edge of Panic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kari Peippo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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172 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Peippo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux lands a jab.
No luck for Peippo with that takedown attempt.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peippo.
Lemieux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lemieux scores with a nice strike.
Peippo looks for a takedown but Lemieux sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peippo.
David Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Peippo.
A slow jab from Lemieux misses its intended target.
Lemieux misses with a two punch combination.
Peippo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lemieux moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemieux looks to throw the jab but Peippo is out of range.
Lemieux lands with a hook. Peippo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Lemieux.
Lemieux's corner calls for a 1-2. Lemieux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemieux jabs at Peippo's body.
Peippo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lemieux.
Lemieux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peippo on the side of the head.
David Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peippo. Lemieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peippo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peippo walks into a stiff left hand from Lemieux.
Peippo staying out of range there.
Lemieux rushes Peippo with punches - Peippo moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Peippo goes down! Lemieux follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lemieux!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Valtamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Boxer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Valtamo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a series of wild punches.
Valtamo cracks Boxer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valtamo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boxer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Bruce Boxer has been cut.
Valtamo slips a jab from Boxer.
Boxer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boxer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Valtamo's head but Valtamo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Valtamo. Those never looked like landing.
Valtamo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxer.
Valtamo throws a nice looking combination but Boxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Valtamo.
A cross from Boxer lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer misses with a combination
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valtamo!
Valtamo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boxer throws a hook but Valtamo avoids it easily.
Valtamo throws a combination. Boxer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boxer throws a right hand that Valtamo ducks under and follows up with a left that Valtamo also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Valtamo tries to bum rush Boxer with a series of wild strikes but Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Valtamo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boxer backs up against the cage.
Valtamo misses with the combination.
Boxer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valtamo finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxer's head.
Boxer moves forwards but Valtamo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bruce Boxer's cut is getting worse.
Sloppy strikes from Valtamo. Those never looked like landing.
Valtamo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valtamo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valtamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boxer.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Valtamo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valtamo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valtamo lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Valtamo misses.
A combination from Valtamo does no damage.
Valtamo connects with a looping right hand.
Boxer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valtamo.
Boxer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boxer is rocked!
Valtamo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Boxer right on the button. Boxer goes down! Valtamo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Valtamo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Valtamo!
Jari Valtamo is the new light heavyweight champion!
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