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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Holopainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holopainen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fintelligens - Hoida Homma. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273 lbs
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Holopainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bastian Schweinsteiger!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweinsteiger stuffs the takedown attempt from Holopainen. Holopainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Holopainen fails with the takedown.
Schweinsteiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schweinsteiger swats away the attempt to clinch by Holopainen.
Schweinsteiger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holopainen throws a nice looking combination but Schweinsteiger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holopainen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schweinsteiger feints and as Holopainen raises his hands in defense, Schweinsteiger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holopainen 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schweinsteiger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schweinsteiger postures up in Holopainen's guard and throws a big left but Holopainen blocks it.
Holopainen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Holopainen wants to sweep here but Schweinsteiger controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schweinsteiger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holopainen is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schweinsteiger. Holopainen shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holopainen counters with a shoot takedown. Schweinsteiger fights it but they end up in guard.
Holopainen won't allow Schweinsteiger to get back to his feet.
Holopainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holopainen throwing strikes from guard but Schweinsteiger blocks nicely.
Holopainen won't allow Schweinsteiger to sweep him here.
Schweinsteiger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holopainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Holopainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schweinsteiger trying to keep a closed guard but Holopainen is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schweinsteiger is on top in guard.
Schweinsteiger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schweinsteiger stopping the sweep attempt from Holopainen.
Schweinsteiger throwing strikes but missing.
Holopainen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Holopainen wants to improve his position but instead Schweinsteiger has moved into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen is looking for a sweep. Schweinsteiger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schweinsteiger is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Holopainen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schweinsteiger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holopainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schweinsteiger on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holopainen shoots and misses
and Schweinsteiger counters with a body kick that stops Holopainen in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Holopainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holopainen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schweinsteiger's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schweinsteiger is looking for a triangle but Holopainen pushes his legs off easily.
Schweinsteiger looking for a sweep. Not yet Schweinsteiger, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Holopainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schweinsteiger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schweinsteiger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schweinsteiger trying to control from half guard but Holopainen is working away.
Schweinsteiger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schweinsteiger working over Holopainen with some ground and pound. Holopainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holopainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schweinsteiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holopainen is just riding it out for now. Schweinsteiger eventually gives up the hold.
Schweinsteiger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holopainen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schweinsteiger.
Holopainen landing rabbit punches to the side of Schweinsteiger's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Schweinsteiger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holopainen is just riding it out for now. Schweinsteiger eventually gives up the hold.
Schweinsteiger seems to be looking for submissions.
Schweinsteiger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schweinsteiger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schweinsteiger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schweinsteiger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Schweinsteiger there.
Schweinsteiger is working for a submission of some sort.
Schweinsteiger works his way into full mount!
Holopainen is looking to improve his position but Schweinsteiger isn't that keen on the idea.
Holopainen is bucking up trying to escape but Schweinsteiger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Schweinsteiger raining down shots from the mount!
Schweinsteiger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schweinsteiger lands with some strikes.
Schweinsteiger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holopainen is looking to escape.
Schweinsteiger looking for a guillotine from mount but Holopainen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian Schweinsteiger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Holopainen.
Schweinsteiger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Holopainen if he has to take too many more of those.
A left and a right from Schweinsteiger both land. Nice combination.
Schweinsteiger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holopainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Holopainen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schweinsteiger as he avoids it easily.
Schweinsteiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holopainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schweinsteiger pinned against the cage. Schweinsteiger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holopainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schweinsteiger.
Holopainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schweinsteiger is fending him off so far but Holopainen persists. Nope, Schweinsteiger circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Holopainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holopainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holopainen shoots and misses
and Schweinsteiger counters with a solid body kick.
Holopainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schweinsteiger counters with an outside leg kick.
Schweinsteiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Holopainen misses with the combination.
Holopainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holopainen tries for a takedown but Schweinsteiger circles away easily
and Schweinsteiger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holopainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schweinsteiger has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schweinsteiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holopainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schweinsteiger is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Schweinsteiger lands but Holopainen takes it in his stride.
Bastian Schweinsteiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schweinsteiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Holopainen is just out of range.
Holopainen 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.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Schweinsteiger. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Schweinsteiger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holopainen stands up over Schweinsteiger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schweinsteiger keeping full guard, as Holopainen tries to pass.
Schweinsteiger wants to sweep but no luck.
Holopainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schweinsteiger looking for a guillotine here but Holopainen defends easily.
Holopainen preventing the sweep.
Holopainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schweinsteiger controls Holopainen momentarily but Holopainen frees himself.
Holopainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schweinsteiger throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Holopainen with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Schweinsteiger does no damage.
Schweinsteiger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schweinsteiger clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holopainen is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schweinsteiger is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Holopainen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holopainen has Schweinsteiger pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Schweinsteiger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holopainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Schweinsteiger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schweinsteiger turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Holopainen is looking for a sweep.
Schweinsteiger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holopainen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holopainen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holopainen tries to get out of the position.
Holopainen is trying to improve his position.
Schweinsteiger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Holopainen tries to buck Schweinsteiger off but Schweinsteiger is having none of it.
Schweinsteiger works to advance to full mount. Holopainen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Holopainen is looking to improve his position but Schweinsteiger isn't that keen on the idea.
Schweinsteiger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bastian Schweinsteiger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holopainen is squirming around, avoiding Schweinsteiger's attempts to control the action.
Holopainen is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger wants to control the pace but Holopainen is squirming around nicely.
Schweinsteiger lands a heavy elbow.
Schweinsteiger manages to capitalize on a mistake by Holopainen to take his back!
Holopainen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Schweinsteiger's arms.
Holopainen wants to escape the position.
Holopainen showing good submission defense here.
You can see the frustration on Holopainen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Schweinsteiger missing with strikes from the back.
Schweinsteiger looking for the choke but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holopainen rolls, trying to escape but Schweinsteiger keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Schweinsteiger thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Schweinsteiger has the hooks in. Holopainen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Schweinsteiger lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Holopainen hold on?!
Holopainen is in bad spot here.
Schweinsteiger lands punches and elbows.
Can Holopainen hold on?! Schweinsteiger is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Schweinsteiger lands punches and elbows.
Schweinsteiger looking to break Holopainen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Holopainen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Schweinsteiger will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Holopainen turns into Schweinsteiger and is now in his guard.
Holopainen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holopainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holopainen scoring with some ground and pound.
Holopainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holopainen preventing the sweep.
Holopainen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian Schweinsteiger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Schweinsteiger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bastian Schweinsteiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holopainen misses with a takedown attempt - Schweinsteiger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holopainen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schweinsteiger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Schweinsteiger clinches up with Holopainen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Holopainen is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Schweinsteiger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holopainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schweinsteiger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Holopainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schweinsteiger breaks from the clinch.
Schweinsteiger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holopainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schweinsteiger throws a series of punches but Holopainen avoids them all with ease.
Holopainen 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.
Schweinsteiger looking to control.
Holopainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schweinsteiger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holopainen's guard.
Holopainen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Schweinsteiger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holopainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holopainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holopainen is working hard here to advance position.
Schweinsteiger passes Holopainen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Schweinsteiger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holopainen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holopainen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Holopainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Schweinsteiger wants to control from the top but Holopainen keeps moving.
Schweinsteiger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schweinsteiger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schweinsteiger stopping the sweep attempt from Holopainen.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schweinsteiger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holopainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schweinsteiger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holopainen's head.
Schweinsteiger has Holopainen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Schweinsteiger digs a right hand underneath Holopainen's ribcage. Holopainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schweinsteiger decides to pull guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holopainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schweinsteiger had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Holopainen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Schweinsteiger Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Holopainen's back instead.
Schweinsteiger throwing sloppy strikes.
I really don't envy Holopainen right now.
Schweinsteiger is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Holopainen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Holopainen can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Schweinsteiger misses with an elbow to the head.
Holopainen tries to break free.
Schweinsteiger has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Schweinsteiger keeps control of the position as Holopainen tries to break free.
Schweinsteiger is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I really don't envy Holopainen right now.
Schweinsteiger is looking to control Holopainen but Holopainen is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Schweinsteiger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holopainen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Schweinsteiger manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Schweinsteiger biding his time, looking for the opening.
Schweinsteiger trying to control.
Schweinsteiger is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Schweinsteiger is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Holopainen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Holopainen is taking damage to the body and head.
Schweinsteiger is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Holopainen won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Schweinsteiger off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bastian Schweinsteiger!
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