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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 144
Date: Sep 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Gravano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like The Mighty Quinn has been cut.
Quinn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quinn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quinn's corner calls for a 1-2. Quinn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#
It looks like Sammy Gravano has been cut.
Nice shot by Gravano.
Quinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Gravano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quinn manages to avoid it.
Gravano scores with a hook to the body. Quinn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gravano misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD#
Quinn drops Gravano with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gravano looks back up at him and smiles so Quinn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Gravano is rocked!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gravano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That kick from Quinn tenderised Gravano's leg. Gravano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gravano is still on wobbly legs! Can Quinn finish him?#CL2#
Gravano closes the distance and clinches.
Quinn prevents the takedown attempt.
Gravano seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Gravano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gravano backwards.
Gravano swings wildly with an uppercut but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quinn scores with a shoulder strike.
Gravano is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Quinn is defending well.
Quinn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Quinn.
#BC#
Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravano thuds his right hand into Quinn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gravano fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Quinn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Gravano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn looks to land a right hand but Gravano moved out of range.
Gravano misses with a body shot
#KD#
and Quinn counters with a nice right hand that sends Gravano toppling to the canvas! Gravano scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Quinn finish him?!
Gravano pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #KD#
Quinn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gravano sprawling to the canvas! Gravano rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Quinn finish him?!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gravano.
Quinn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Mighty Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
and Quinn counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gravano! He's just covering up as Quinn starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Mighty Quinn!
During a confident post fight interview, The Mighty Quinn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Sammy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'It is what it is. Well done to my opponent. I'll go home, make some adjustments and come back better.'.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 136
Date: Aug 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Gravano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suh sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Gravano pushes Suh up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Suh. #TD2#
Gravano lands a takedown into guard.
Gravano landing some decent shots from guard.
Gravano throws an elbow that misses. Suh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gravano's guard. Nice move by Suh!#REVR#
Gravano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gravano keeping moving, preventing Suh from controlling successfully.
Suh controlling from the top position.
Suh won't allow Gravano to get back to his feet. #T1##ES2#
Gravano pushes Suh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Suh looks to throw the jab but Gravano is out of range.
And Gravano tries to counter it with a takedown but Suh pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Gravano is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Suh's half guard.
Suh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suh keeping moving, preventing Gravano from controlling successfully.
Gravano advances position into side control!
Suh regains half guard, as Gravano was trying to land strikes. #T2#
Gravano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gravano misses with a head shot. Suh uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gravano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gravano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suh keeping moving, preventing Gravano from controlling successfully.
Suh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Gravano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gravano passes Suh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gravano passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Suh!
Gravano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gravano lands a couple of good shots and Suh has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gravano lands a shot to the body. #SUB2#
Gravano looking for the choke but no joy.
Gravano throwing sloppy strikes. #T4#
Gravano missing with strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gravano's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gravano gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. #SUB2#
Suh preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gravano.
Suh wants to control his opponent's hands but Gravano gets his hands free.
Gravano throwing damaging strikes from the back! Suh could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suh can't escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravano throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Gravano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Suh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Suh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravano staying out of range there.
Suh slips a jab from Gravano.
Gravano staying out of range there.
Gravano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravano has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Suh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suh throws a hook to the side of Gravano's head but Gravano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suh misses with a straight right.
Suh takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Suh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gravano.
Gravano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice takedown defense from Suh. No joy for Gravano on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suh swings widly with a right hand
and Gravano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Suh. Those never looked like landing.
Gravano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Jab from Suh.
Suh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gravano throws a lazy right hand but Suh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suh manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Gravano.
Suh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suyoung Suh is winning the standup battle so far.
Suh throws a looping overhand right but Gravano ducks down to avoid it.
Gravano throws out a loose jab but Suh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gravano misses with a hook.
Suh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Suh connects with a high kick.
Gravano misses with a hook
and Suh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravano misses with a low kick.
Suh throws a shot to the body.
Suh misses with a wild body shot.
Suh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gravano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gravano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravano thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Suh misses the target.
Suh misses with a hook. Gravano ducked under it nicely.
Suh slips under a jab.
Suh throws out a loose jab but Gravano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Suh finds it's way through Gravano's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suh. Gravano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Suh.
A little jabbing left from Gravano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Gravano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suh stuffs the takedown attempt from Gravano. Gravano gets slowly back to his feet.
Suyoung Suh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Gravano lands with a shot to the body.
Gravano looks to clinch
and Suh counters with a left and a right that stings Gravano. #T3#
Gravano throws an off balance right hand
and Suh counters with a low kick, right behind Gravano 's knee.
Gravano staying out of range there.
Suh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravano.
Gravano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gravano swings widly with a right hand
and Suh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Suh connects with a leg kick. Gravano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Suh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravano.
Gravano's corner calls for a 1-2. Gravano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suh throws a big shot that misses.
Suh looks to throw the jab but Gravano is out of range.
Suh slips a jab from Gravano.
Suh throws a sloppy head kick and Gravano moves out of range easily.
Suh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suh tries to land a leg kick but Gravano saw it coming and moves away.
Suh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suh moves away.#T4#
Gravano swings widly with a right hand
and Suh counters with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gravano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravano jabs Suh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suh defending well as Gravano loads up on a big left hand.
Suh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravano.
Gravano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suh.
Suh misses with a head kick.
Suh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suh ducks under a wild hook from Gravano.
Suh throws a hook to the side of Gravano's head but Gravano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suyoung Suh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Gravano misses.
Suh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravano lands a right hook to the body.
Suh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suyoung Suh dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Gravano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gravano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suh tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Gravano misses.
Gravano looks to land a right hand but Suh moved out of range.
Suh scores with a hook.
Suh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravano moves away.
Gravano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gravano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suh.
A left and a right from Suh both land. Nice combination.
Gravano connects with a nice looking jab.
Gravano throws a hook but Suh avoids it easily.
Gravano misses with a lunging right hand
and Suh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gravano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Suh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gravano. Gravano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gravano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suh scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Gravano.
Gravano misses with a body shot.
Gravano avoids the body shot from Suh.
A punch lands to the side of Suh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Suh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suh looks to land a left hand but Gravano moved out of range nicely.
Gravano thows a leg kick but Suh checks it
and Suh counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Suh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suh lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Gravano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Suh misses its intended target.
Gravano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suh lands with an overhand left.
Gravano misses with a two punch combination.
Gravano takes a swing at Suh's ribcage but misses.
Suh catches Gravano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horrible takedown attempt by Gravano or perhaps it was just good defense by Suh, which made it look bad.
Suh throws a low kick, looking for Gravano's leg but Gravano calmly moves out of range.
Suh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravano throws a jab when Suh was well out of range.
Suh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gravano misses with a looping left.#T3#
Gravano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gravano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suh momentarily.
Suh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gravano's head.#CL2#
Gravano moves into the clinch.
Gravano tries to score a body lock takedown but Suh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gravano is looking for a takedown.
Suyoung Suh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Suh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gravano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suh's elbow.
Suh has a couple of punches blocked by Gravano.
A right hand to the body from Suh.
Gravano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suh avoids it.
Suh is stalling here.
Suh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravano misses with some punches.
Suh is working Gravano over against the cage.#T4#
Suh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravano blocking some punches.
Suh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suh throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gravano backwards.
Suh has a couple of punches blocked by Gravano.
Suh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravano prevents a body shot from Suh.
Gravano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suh backwards.
Gravano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suh.
Gravano tries a body shot but Suh blocks it.
Gravano has a couple of punches blocked by Suh.
Gravano misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suyoung Suh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suh 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suyoung Suh!
Suyoung Suh decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Sammy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'It is what it is. Well done to my opponent. I'll go home, make some adjustments and come back better.'.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 131
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Quinn slips under a jab.
Quinn lands a leg kick that knocks Gravano off balance momentarily.
Quinn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gravano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Quinn. That snapped Gravano's head back.
Quinn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravano.
Quinn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quinn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravano.
Quinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quinn staying out of range there.#CL2#
Gravano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quinn, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn gets underhooks to prevent Gravano's takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gravano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gravano throws a head punch that misses.
Gravano wants a takedown but no success here.
#T1#
Quinn lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravano backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gravano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quinn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravano blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Gravano misses
and Quinn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
The Mighty Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravano is just out of range.
Quinn throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gravano is looking to clinch.
Quinn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gravano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quinn.
Gravano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinn cracks the inside of Gravano's front leg.
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravano.
Quinn punishes Gravano's body with a nice straight punch.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quinn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gravano misses with a hook.
Quinn scores with a three punch combo!
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Gravano moves away and avoids it.
Gravano wants to counter with a clinch but Quinn pushes him away.
Quinn scores with a sloppy right hand. Gravano should have avoided that one.
Gravano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Gravano misses.
Gravano takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
Gravano slips a jab from Quinn.
Gravano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Quinn.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Gravano missing with a left hand there. Quinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Gravano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quinn lands a jab to the nose.
Quinn connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravano lands a jab.
Quinn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Quinn scoring well with a low kick there.
Quinn lands a nice looking body shot.
Gravano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quinn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gravano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quinn.
Quinn dips to his left and cracks Gravano with an uppercut!
Quinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Gravano.#T4#
Gravano throws a looping overhand right but Quinn ducks down to avoid it.
Gravano is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gravano.
Gravano misses with a body shot.
Quinn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quinn looks to land a right hand but Gravano moved out of range.
Quinn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quinn is looking to score with low kicks.
Gravano throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravano throws out the jab.
Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quinn digs a good hook to Gravano's body.
Gravano misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn slaps away a takedown attempt from Gravano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Mighty Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Quinn cracks the inside of Gravano's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Mighty Quinn dominated that round.
That's time! Quinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Gravano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
The Mighty Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Gravano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gravano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quinn defends it nicely.
Sammy Gravano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravano 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravano.
Gravano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T1#
Gravano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Quinn misses the target.
Quinn connects with a crisp jab.
Gravano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gravano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Quinn does it's job there.
Quinn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gravano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quinn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravano throws an overhand right that lands on Quinn's shoulder, as Quinn tries to avoid the shot.
Gravano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quinn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gravano fails with the takedown.
The Mighty Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Quinn throws a hook but Gravano avoids it easily.
Gravano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T2#
Gravano loads up on a big right hand but Quinn slips the punch.
Gravano swinging wildly here.
Gravano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#
It looks like The Mighty Quinn has been cut.
Gravano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quinn misses with a lunging right hand
and Gravano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quinn. That's going to slow Gravano down.
Quinn works Gravano's body with a nice hook.
Gravano misses the jab.
Gravano looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Gravano moves out of range as Quinn strikes.
Gravano tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
Gravano shoots in for a takedown but Quinn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gravano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quinn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gravano is breathing heavily.
Gravano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quinn. #T3#
Gravano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quinn with a jab.
Quinn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quinn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gravano missing with a left hand there. Quinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quinn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quinn dips to his left and cracks Gravano with an uppercut!
Gravano drops his hands momentarily and Quinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC#
Gravano is rocked!
Quinn flashes Gravano a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Gravano's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Gravano crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Quinn punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Mighty Quinn!
During a confident post fight interview, The Mighty Quinn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Sammy Gravano stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is what it is. Well done to my opponent. I'll go home, make some adjustments and come back better.'.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 125
Date: Jun 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Gardenia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardenia swings for the body but Gravano moves out of range.
Gravano looks to land a right hand but Gardenia moved out of range.
Gardenia works Gravano's body with a nice hook.
Gardenia throws a body shot but no joy.
Gardenia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gardenia throws a one two combo.
Gravano tries to clinch but Gardenia is having none of it.
Gravano tries to clinch but Gardenia is having none of it.
Nice cross by Gravano.
Gravano misses with a double jab.
A shot to the body from Gardenia misses #TD2#
and Gravano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gravano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravano looking to sit in guard and control but Gardenia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Gardenia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gravano, up you get!
Gardenia ducks under a wild hook from Gravano.#T1#
Gravano lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Gardenia out cold! Gardenia is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sammy Gravano!
Sammy Gravano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 117
Date: May 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Gravano with a poor takedown
and Suh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gravano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suh can pounce on him.
Gravano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gravano connects with a looping right hand.
Gravano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sammy Gravano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suh tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gravano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Suh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravano.
Suh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravano.
We've been hearing reports that Gravano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Donk. Gravano catches Suh right on the button with a cross.
Gravano throws a poor cross that misses
#KD2#
and Suh counters with a crisp one two that drops Gravano! Suh thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gravano to his feet! Gravano is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Gravano is rocked!
Suh misses with a straight right.
Gravano connects with a crisp jab. #KD2#
Suh lands a big uppercut and Gravano crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gravano looks OK. Suh waves Gravano back to his feet!
Oh Gravano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Gravano shoots in but no luck this time.
A shot to the body from Gravano misses
and Suh rattles Gravano with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Gravano tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Suh dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Gravano stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Suyoung Suh!
In his post fight interview, Suyoung Suh started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Sammy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'It is what it is. Well done to my opponent. I'll go home, make some adjustments and come back better.'.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 113
Date: Apr 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravano circles away.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gravano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've been hearing reports that Gravano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gravano swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gravano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gravano.#CL2#
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gravano is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Gravano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Gravano is avoiding it.
Jackson tries to clinch but Gravano is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gravano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT#
It looks like Steve Jackson has been cut.
Gravano connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Gravano.
Gravano keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Gravano connects with a body shot.
Gravano circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sammy Gravano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Gravano keeps it at a distance.#KD#
Gravano drops Jackson with a nice combination! Gravano dives into Jackson's guard, looking to finish!
#ROC#
Jackson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravano loads up on a big left hand. Jackson felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gravano looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Jackson can't hide his disappointment, as Gravano celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
Our winner, Sammy Gravano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 102
Date: Mar 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Joukahainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#TD#
Gravano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gravano working the ground and pound.
Joukahainen is not content to let Gravano control the position.
Gravano creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Joukahainen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano working the strikes but Joukahainen uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #SUB#
Joukahainen is defending against the submission attempts here by Gravano.
Gravano is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Joukahainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Joukahainen gets full guard.
Gravano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joukahainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Gravano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gravano landing with the ground and pound.
Gravano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gravano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Gravano is in close to Joukahainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been hearing that Gravano has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gravano slips nicely into half guard.
Joukahainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gravano is working away from the top position though.
Gravano trying to control the action but Joukahainen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joukahainen tries to get to full guard but Gravano has control of the leg.
Joukahainen lands a couple of sideways elbows. #SUB#
Gravano seems to be working for a kimura but Joukahainen defends the submission attempt.
Gravano prevents Joukahainen from improving his position.#T3#
Joukahainen trying to control from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gravano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Joukahainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gravano.
Gravano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gravano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gravano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joukahainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Gravano lands strikes from half guard.
Gravano is stalling here. Joukahainen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gravano seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Joukahainen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Joukahainen trying to control the action but Gravano is working from the bottom.
Gravano regains half guard, as Joukahainen was trying to land strikes.
Joukahainen prevents Gravano from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joukahainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gravano defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Gravano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Jab, jab by Joukahainen - just one landing.
Gravano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joukahainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gravano scrambles back to his feet.
Gravano thows a leg kick but Joukahainen checks it
and Joukahainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gravano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Joukahainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joukahainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joukahainen misses the jab.
Gravano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joukahainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gravano staying out of range there.
Joukahainen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A clash of legs there as Joukahainen blocks the low kick.
Gravano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joukahainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Gravano misses with a right hand
and Joukahainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gravano throws a hook but Joukahainen avoids it easily.
Jorma Joukahainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Joukahainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gravano on the side of the head.
Joukahainen throws a hook but Gravano blocks it.
A low kick from Gravano is predictable there
and Joukahainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gravano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravano misses with a body punch.
Joukahainen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gravano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gravano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joukahainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joukahainen lands with a hook. Gravano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gravano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
Joukahainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravano circles away quickly and effectively.
Joukahainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gravano under the eye.
Nice jab there from Joukahainen.
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!
Joukahainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravano.
Joukahainen slips under a jab.
Joukahainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Joukahainen misses its intended target.
Gravano lands an overhand right.#CUT#
It looks like Jorma Joukahainen has been cut.
Gravano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gravano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joukahainen manages to avoid it.
Joukahainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gravano doesn't seem bothered though.
Gravano swings for the body but Joukahainen moves out of range.
Gravano is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Joukahainen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gravano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Joukahainen defends well and Gravano ends up having to push Joukahainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T3#
Joukahainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD#
and Gravano counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Joukahainen!
Joukahainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Gravano swings around for an armbar but Joukahainen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gravano's guard.
Joukahainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joukahainen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gravano keeping full guard, as Joukahainen tries to pass. #SUB#
Gravano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joukahainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joukahainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4##SUB#
Gravano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joukahainen looking to pass the guard.
Joukahainen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gravano keeping moving, preventing Joukahainen from controlling successfully.
Gravano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joukahainen is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorma Joukahainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorma Joukahainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Joukahainen scores with a nice head shot.
Gravano cracks Joukahainen with an open hand slap.
Gravano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut there from Joukahainen.#KD2#
Joukahainen lands a big shot that drops Gravano! Can he finish him?
#ROC2#
Gravano is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravano wants to sweep here but Joukahainen controlling him for the moment.
Oh Gravano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joukahainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gravano seems to have got his legs back now.
Joukahainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Gravano is retaining full guard.
Joukahainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Gravano has control of Joukahainen's left arm, preventing Joukahainen from doing any damage.
Joukahainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gravano trying to control the position here.
Gravano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joukahainen is one step ahead there.
Joukahainen throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joukahainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gravano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gravano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joukahainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Joukahainen misses with an uppercut. Gravano saw that one coming.
Joukahainen connects with a jab.
Joukahainen looks to land a right hand but Gravano moved out of range.
Gravano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joukahainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gravano somewhat.
Gravano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joukahainen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T3#
Joukahainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Gravano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joukahainen thinking. #TD#
Gravano drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Joukahainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Joukahainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joukahainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gravano chips away with some ground and pound.
Joukahainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joukahainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gravano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Gravano stands up over Joukahainen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Joukahainen looking for subs off his back but Gravano has passed one foot through into half guard.
Joukahainen wants to control but Gravano is keeping busy.
Gravano with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SU#
Gravano stands up from half guard.
Gravano misses with a takedown attempt
and Joukahainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gravano thinking.
Gravano throws a right hand that misses
and Joukahainen counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorma Joukahainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joukahainen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorma Joukahainen!
Sammy Gravano spoke after the fight, saying 'It is what it is. Well done to my opponent. I'll go home, make some adjustments and come back better.'.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 100
Date: Feb 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Edmodson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravano dodges the punch combination from Edmodson.
Gravano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Edmodson has been cut.
Michael Edmodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravano misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Edmodson misses the target.
Gravano misses with a looping right.
Edmodson throws a right hand that Gravano ducks under and follows up with a left that Gravano also avoids with ease.
Gravano steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Edmodson.#TD2#
Gravano shoots in and bounces Edmodson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gravano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gravano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gravano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gravano throwing strikes from guard but Edmodson blocks nicely.
Gravano throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Edmodson keeping moving, preventing Gravano from controlling successfully.
Gravano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gravano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gravano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gravano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gravano throwing strikes but missing.
Edmodson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gravano on the ground.
Gravano wants to control from the top but Edmodson keeps moving.
Gravano throwing strikes from guard but Edmodson blocks nicely.
Edmodson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gravano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gravano tries to free his leg and advance position but Edmodson is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gravano moves forwards but Edmodson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edmodson throws the left hand but Gravano avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Edmodson does no damage.
Gravano has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Edmodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravano circles away quickly and effectively.
Edmodson lands with a nice combination. Gravano backs away looking to recover.
Gravano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD2#
Gravano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gravano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gravano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gravano trying to control from Edmodson's half guard. Edmodson has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #T3#
Gravano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edmodson wants to get back to his feet but Gravano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gravano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gravano lands a couple of digs.
Gravano is looking to work some ground and pound but Edmodson has wrist control.
Gravano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edmodson keeping moving, preventing Gravano from controlling successfully. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edmodson has momentary wrist control but Gravano slips an elbow through the middle.#CUT2#
Michael Edmodson's cut is getting worse.
Gravano throws a strike but Edmodson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Gravano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edmodson is one step ahead there.
Edmodson wants to get up but he can't break Gravano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Edmodson stands and steps away. Gravano gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Edmodson connects with a nice looking jab.
Edmodson misses with a double jab
#KD2#
and Gravano counters with a right hand that sends Edmodson tumbling to the canvas! Can Gravano finish him? He dives into Edmodson's guard looking to do just that!#ROC2#
Edmodson is rocked!#CUT2#
Michael Edmodson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gravano throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Gravano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Edmodson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##KD2#
Edmodson ducks straight into an uppercut from Gravano and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Edmodson manages to regain guard straight away.
Oh Edmodson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edmodson wants to stand and escape but Gravano is having none of it.
Edmodson seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Gravano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Edmodson dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Edmodson prevents Gravano from getting back to his feet. #SU#
Edmodson stands and steps away. Gravano gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Edmodson misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Michael Edmodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edmodson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Gravano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Edmodson won't be happy with that.
Gravano tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Edmodson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gravano working the strikes but Edmodson uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #T1#
Gravano is controlling the pace.
Gravano is just content to waste time from the top position. Edmodson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gravano throws a strike but Edmodson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Gravano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edmodson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edmodson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gravano is proving hard to escape from. #T2#
Gravano seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gravano wants to get back to his feet but Edmodson is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Gravano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edmodson is aware though and is defending well.#SU#
Edmodson stands and steps away. Gravano gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Edmodson lands with a hook. Gravano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL2#
Gravano pushes Edmodson up against the cage in a clinch.
Edmodson is trying to break free.#TD2#
Gravano works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Edmodson is looking to stand back up but Gravano counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Edmodson. #T3##REVR#
Gravano with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gravano working over Edmodson with some ground and pound. Edmodson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#CUT2#
Jeez, Michael Edmodson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Edmodson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sammy Gravano!
Sammy Gravano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 94
Date: Jan 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Gardenia throws a body shot but no joy.
Gardenia connects with the punch.
Gardenia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravano.
Gravano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravano tries to score with a low kick but Gardenia moves his leg out of the way.
Gardenia cracks Gravano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gravano ducks right into an uppercut from Gardenia.
Gardenia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravano.
Gardenia throws a big counter combination but Gravano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gardenia throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gardenia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#TD2#
Gravano drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Gravano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gardenia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gravano is looking to work some ground and pound but Gardenia has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravano cracks Gardenia with a solid left hand.
Gardenia wants to sweep here but Gravano controlling him for the moment.
Gardenia wants to get back to his feet but Gravano is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Gravano slips nicely into half guard.
Gardenia trying to hold on to Gravano's head to control him but Gravano postures up.
Gravano throwing shots but Gardenia is blocking nicely.
Gravano tries to pass to full mount but Gardenia defends it.
Gravano trying to control from Gardenia's half guard. Gardenia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gravano throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gardenia wants to stand up but Gravano is controlling him.
Gravano wants to control from the top but Gardenia keeps moving.
Gravano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gardenia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gravano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gardenia keeping moving, preventing Gravano from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gravano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gardenia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gardenia lands a nice hook to Gravano's body. Gravano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gravano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gravano tries to bum rush Gardenia with a series of wild strikes but Gardenia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Gardenia.
Gravano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been told by Gardenia's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gardenia misses with a straight left.
Gardenia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Gardenia.
A telegraphed right hand from Gardenia misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Gravano.
Gardenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravano circles away quickly and effectively.
Gravano walks into a stiff left hand from Gardenia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravano throws the left hand but Gardenia avoids the punch easily.
Gardenia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravano moves away.#T4#
Gravano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gardenia counters with a stiff right hand.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravano is just out of range.
Gardenia lands with a right hand.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravano is just out of range.
Gardenia throws a body shot but no joy.
Gravano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gardenia.
Gravano misses with a low kick.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardenia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gardenia misses with a hook.
Gardenia looks to throw the jab but Gravano is out of range.
Eli Gardenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Gardenia as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Gardenia.
Gravano tests Gardenia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Gardenia jabs at Gravano's body.
Gardenia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gardenia scores with a body shot.
Gravano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gardenia but Gardenia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gravano throws a combination that misses
and Gardenia counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gardenia counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardenia finds it's way round the side to connect with Gravano's head.
Gravano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gardenia throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gardenia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gravano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gardenia stuns Gravano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardenia scores with a nice head shot.
Gardenia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravano misses with a leg kick.
Gardenia jabs Gravano right on the nose. Gravano blinks but takes it well.
Gravano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
Gardenia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gardenia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravano moves away.
Gravano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gardenia throws out the jab.
Eli Gardenia is winning the standup battle so far.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardenia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardenia.
Gardenia digs a good body shot into Gravano's ribs.
Gravano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gardenia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gardenia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gravano throws a hook but Gardenia blocks it.
Gardenia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravano moves away from the strike by Gardenia.
Gardenia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gravano looks for the body kick but Gardenia saw that one coming.
Gravano fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2#
Gardenia slips under a jab from Gravano.
Gravano swings for the body but Gardenia moves out of range.
#CL2#
Gravano has closed the distance and engaged Gardenia in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Gravano breaks from the clinch.
Gardenia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gardenia takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Gardenia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gravano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardenia finds it's way round the side to connect with Gravano's head.
Gardenia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gardenia misses with a wild body shot.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravano at a distance.
Gravano throws the left hand but Gardenia avoids the punch easily.
Gravano slips a jab from Gardenia.
Gravano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gravano looks to land a left hand but Gardenia moved out of range nicely.
Gardenia thuds a left hand into Gravano's body.#T3#
Gravano throws a shot from downtown. Gardenia moves away and avoids it.
Gravano misses the shot to the body.
Gardenia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gardenia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gardenia punishes Gravano's body with a nice straight punch.
Gardenia connects with a looping right hand.
Gravano is looking to clinch.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gardenia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravano.
Gardenia sets himself, and Gravano steps forward looking for the clinch! Gardenia avoids it this time.
Good shot there by Gardenia.#TD2#
Gardenia gets caught napping as Gravano dives in and scores a takedown. Gardenia manages to retain guard.
Gravano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gravano stays in close to Gardenia's body and controls the position.
Gardenia is wriggling around but Gravano manages to pass to half guard.
#T4#
Gravano trying to control from Gardenia's half guard. Gardenia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravano looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Gravano drops back looking for a leg! Gardenia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gardenia manages to kick Gravano off! Gravano jumps back into Gardenia's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gravano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gardenia being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravano lands with an uppercut that bounces Gardenia off the cage and back into range.
Gravano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardenia.
Gravano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Gravano.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardenia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Gardenia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gardenia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gardenia slips under a jab.
Gravano avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
Gardenia lands a nice looking body shot.
Gardenia digs a good hook to Gravano's body.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardenia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano throws a lazy right hand but Gardenia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gardenia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gravano shoots in for a takedown but Gardenia shows good takedown defense.
Gravano misses the shot to the body.
Gravano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gardenia.
Gardenia misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Gravano misses with a hook. Gardenia ducked under it nicely.
Gardenia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gardenia takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Gravano avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
#TD2#
Gravano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gardenia!
Gravano misses with the ground and pound.
Gravano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gardenia keeps working.
Gardenia is trying to control Gravano's posture but Gravano avoids it.
Gravano landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gravano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gardenia keeps working.
Gravano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Gravano connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gardenia some visible discomfort.
Sammy Gravano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gravano working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gravano working the head and body with strikes.
Gravano lands a few punches from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gravano working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gravano tries to score with some ground and pound. Gardenia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gravano works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gravano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#ROC2#
Gardenia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee asks Gravano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gravano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gardenia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Gardenia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravano cracks Gardenia with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gravano immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Gardenia is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gravano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
Sammy Gravano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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MMAHelsinki - 88
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Gardenia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gravano tries to clinch but Gardenia moves out of range.
Gardenia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been told by Gardenia's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravano tries to clinch there but Gardenia circles away.
The fighters circling - Gravano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gardenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gardenia.
Gardenia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gardenia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gardenia lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardenia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gardenia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eli Gardenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Gravano does no damage.
Eli Gardenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Gardenia punishes Gravano's body with a nice straight punch.
Gardenia swings away with a body shot that misses
#TD2#
and Gravano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gravano won't allow Gardenia to sweep him here.
Gravano throws a big right hand that misses. #ES#
Gardenia pushes Gravano off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gravano motions for Gardenia to come forward. Gravano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravano avoids the body shot from Gardenia.
Gravano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gardenia scores with a jab. Gravano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gravano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gravano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gravano looks to land a combination but Gardenia avoids it well.
Gardenia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gardenia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gravano under the eye.
Gardenia lands a jab to the nose.
Gardenia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T2#
Gardenia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gravano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardenia finds it's way round the side to connect with Gravano's head.
Gravano throws a sloppy head kick and Gardenia moves out of range easily.
Jab from Gardenia.
Gardenia connects with a jab.
Gardenia is looking to wear down Gravano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gravano misses with a hook.
Gravano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Gardenia misses its target.
Gardenia digs a good body shot into Gravano's ribs.
Gardenia misses with a body shot.
Gardenia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gardenia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardenia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gravano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardenia.
Gravano feints a counter leg kick.
Gravano misses with a head kick.
#T3#
Gardenia jabs Gravano right on the nose. Gravano blinks but takes it well.
Gardenia connects with a body shot that sends Gravano's belly button to the back.
Gravano walks into a straight right hand from Gardenia.
Gardenia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gravano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL2#
Gravano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Gardenia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gardenia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gardenia lands a really nice looking cross but Gravano seems unphased.
Gravano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Gardenia scores with a body shot.
Gardenia throws a series of strikes that have Gravano backpedaling.
Gardenia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gardenia jabs at Gravano's body.#T4#
Gravano throws a right hand that misses
and Gardenia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gardenia connects with a body shot.
Gardenia catches Gravano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gravano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gardenia.
Nice defenses there by Gardenia.
Gardenia throwing a counter right hand but Gravano manages to avoid it.
Gravano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gardenia lands a slapping body shot.
Gravano misses with a straight right.
Gravano has his takedown stuffed
and Gardenia counters with a straight right hand.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardenia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gardenia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gardenia takes a swing at Gravano's ribcage but misses.
Gardenia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gardenia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gravano tries to clinch but Gardenia is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Gardenia scores with a jab to the body.
Gardenia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gravano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gardenia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gravano's hands.
Gardenia misses with a body shot.
Gardenia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gardenia works Gravano's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardenia. Gravano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gardenia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravano.
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardenia moves away.
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravano manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano missing with a left hand there. Gardenia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gardenia throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gravano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gardenia lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Gravano gets a clinch. #T1#
Gravano tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Gravano back against the cage.
Gravano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gardenia after a bit of a struggle.
Gravano throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardenia.
Gravano is trying to drag Gardenia to the mat but Gardenia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gardenia managing to block the knees to the body from Gravano.
#BC#
Gardenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gardenia misses with a body shot.
Gardenia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gravano can do to turn this around?
Gardenia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gravano under the eye.
Gardenia scores with a jab to the head.
Gardenia scores with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Gardenia - just one landing. #T2#
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gardenia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravano missing with a left hand there. Gardenia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gardenia throwing a counter right hand but Gravano manages to avoid it.
Gravano shoots in looking for a takedown. Gardenia tries to sprawl out of it but Gravano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gardenia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eli Gardenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Gardenia lands with an overhand left.
Gravano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gardenia counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Gardenia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gardenia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravano.
Gravano throws a jab but it's blocked by Gardenia.
Gardenia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravano.
Gravano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T3#
Gravano throws a body punch but Gardenia moves out of range.
Gardenia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravano.
Gardenia tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia sizes up Gravano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gravano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gravano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gardenia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gardenia lands with an overhand left.
Gardenia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gardenia lands a nice looking body shot.
Gardenia tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gardenia jabs at Gravano's body.
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!
Gravano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gardenia dips to his left and cracks Gravano with an uppercut!#T4#
Gardenia swings for the body but Gravano moves out of range.
Gardenia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravano throws a hook but Gardenia avoids it easily.
Gravano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gardenia scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gravano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gardenia lands a jab.
Gravano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gardenia defending well as Gravano loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Gardenia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravano moves forwards but Gardenia connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL2#
Gravano has Gardenia up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gardenia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Gravano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gardenia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gardenia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardenia scores with a shot to the body.
Gardenia cracks Gravano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gardenia lands an overhand right.
Gravano looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardenia is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Gardenia.
Good shot there by Gardenia.
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardenia moves away.
Gardenia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Gardenia does it's job there.
Gardenia looks to land a combination but Gravano avoids it well.
Gravano tries a quick counter leg kick but Gardenia is wise to it.
Gardenia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Gardenia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gardenia duly obliges.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardenia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravano swings widly with a right hand
and Gardenia counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardenia. Gravano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gravano works the jab nicely.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gravano. #ES#
Gardenia throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardenia's corner calls for a 1-2. Gardenia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Gardenia cracks Gravano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gardenia lands with a shot to the body.
Gravano digs a good hook to Gardenia's body.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravano is just out of range.#TD2#
Gravano gets a takedown into half guard.
Gardenia wants to get back to his feet.
Gardenia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gravano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gravano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gravano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gardenia defending well though.
Gravano thows a huge punch but Gardenia dodges it nicely.
#T3#
Gravano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gravano is trying to control the action in half guard but Gardenia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gravano trying to mount his opponent but Gardenia defends it.
Gravano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gravano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gravano throwing shots but Gardenia is blocking nicely.
Gravano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gardenia's head.
Gravano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gardenia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gravano on the ground.
Gravano looks to land a strike but Gardenia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sammy Gravano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Gravano lands a couple of elbows.
Gravano working some strikes from top position.
Gravano trying to control the position from guard on top but Gardenia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gravano stands up over Gardenia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gravano is working Gardenia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gravano stands up over Gardenia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC2#
Gardenia is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Gardenia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gardenia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Gardenia!
Sammy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'Baldy prick'.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 85
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Gravano has his takedown stuffed
and Bjorkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gravano shoots in for a takedown but Bjorkman shows good takedown defense.
Bjorkman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#TD2#
Gravano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gravano connects with a nice short shot to Bjorkman's temple.
Gravano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bjorkman defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gravano is pressing down on Bjorkman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bjorkman is holding on for now.
Gravano thows a huge punch but Bjorkman dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Gravano passes into side control, despite Bjorkman's attempt to control the position.
The strikes coming from Gravano are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bjorkman struggling a bit here.
Gravano in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gravano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Bjorkman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gravano on the ground.
Bjorkman struggling a bit here.#T2#
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.
Gravano grinds an elbow into Bjorkman's temple.
Gravano sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bjorkman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gravano in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gravano scores with punches from side control.
Bjorkman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bjorkman tries to get out of the position.
Gravano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gravano is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bjorkman's shoulder. That is not cool. #T3#
Bjorkman taking a bit of punishment here - Gravano scoring with strikes.
Gravano in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee asks Gravano politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gravano prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gravano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gravano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#ROC2#
Bjorkman is rocked!
Gravano cracks Bjorkman with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gravano immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bjorkman is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gravano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
Our winner, Sammy Gravano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 75
Date: Nov 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Gravano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bjorkman as he avoids it easily.
Gravano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bjorkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravano cracks Bjorkman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bjorkman lands a head shot.
Gravano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bjorkman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravano takes one on the button.#KD#
Bjorkman cracks Gravano with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gravano looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bjorkman finish him?
#ROC#
Gravano is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Sammy Gravano has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjorkman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gravano is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjorkman finish him?
Gravano misses with a lunging right hand
and Bjorkman counters with a big right hand! Oh Gravano is in trouble here! Bjorkman follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Bjorkman!
Erik Bjorkman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Sammy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'Baldy prick'.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 69
Date: Oct 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Gravano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CUT#
It looks like Glossu Rabban has been cut.
Gravano scores with the left hand. Rabban knows he should have avoided that one.
Rabban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gravano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rabban doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravano circles away.
Rabban takes one to the side of the head.
#TD2#
Rabban scores with a takedown into Gravano's guard.
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.
Rabban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gravano is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Rabban postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rabban missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rabban throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabban trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gravano wants to sweep here but Rabban controlling him for the moment. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gravano manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T1#
Rabban looking for a takedown.
Rabban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rabban.
Rabban is working for takedown but Gravano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sammy Gravano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glossu Rabban.
Rabban wants a takedown.
#BC#
Gravano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabban lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Gravano misses
and Rabban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gravano.
Gravano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gravano with a hook.#CL#
Gravano closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravano tries to stall but Rabban uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gravano lands a right hand.
Rabban tries to throw a body punch but Gravano avoids it by throwing Rabban back against the cage. #TD2#
Rabban gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gravano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rabban sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gravano's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Rabban is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gravano sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Gravano makes his way to full guard, as Rabban worked for a kimura.
Rabban throws an elbow that misses. Gravano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rabban's guard. Nice move by Gravano!#REVR##SUB2#
Gravano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Rabban looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gravano passes into half guard.
#T3##SUB2#
Rabban actively working from the bottom here.
Gravano is keen to just control but Rabban is a slippery customer.
Rabban felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SU#
Gravano decides to return to a standing position.
Rabban lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rabban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CUT#
That has opened up Glossu Rabban's cut even more.
Gravano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rabban takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rabban shoots in for a double leg but Gravano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rabban fails to land the takedown.
Rabban looks winded!#T4#
A right-left combo lands from Rabban.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rabban looks to land a combination. Gravano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#KD#
Gravano cracks Rabban with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gravano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rabban to stand back up!
Rabban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravano.
Rabban looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rabban tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gravano swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravano swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Gravano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glossu Rabban's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##KD#
Gravano lands a big uppercut and Rabban crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rabban looks OK. Gravano waves Rabban back to his feet!
Gravano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rabban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gravano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabban can do to turn this around?
Gravano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabban was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravano.
Rabban shoots in looking for a takedown. Gravano tries to sprawl out of it but Rabban keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gravano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Gravano misses its intended target.
Rabban shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gravano defends it nicely.#KD#
Gravano cracks Rabban with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gravano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rabban to stand back up!#CUT#
The cut above Glossu Rabban's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T1#
Gravano steps in with a hook that catches Rabban right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gravano follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rabban looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
A very excited looking Sammy Gravano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Glossu Rabban was interviewed post fight and said 'Uff-Da'.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 59
Date: Sep 03, 2016 |
#R1#
A combination from Gravano does no damage.
Delamitri changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gravano connects with a body shot that sends Delamitri's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Gravano.
Gravano sizes up Delamitri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gravano tries a low kick but Delamitri avoids it.
Delamitri appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Delamitri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gravano throws a shot to the body.
Delamitri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#KD2#
Gravano lands a big right hand that sends Delamitri crashing to the mat! Gravano stays standing though and waves Delamitri back to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like David Delamitri has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravano misses with a straight left. #T1#
Gravano misses with a hook.
Delamitri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gravano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delamitri circles away quickly and effectively.
Delamitri half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gravano throws a lazy right hand but Delamitri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delamitri changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gravano misses with a leg kick.
Delamitri staying out of range there.
Delamitri checks a leg kick nicely.
Delamitri takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#ROC2#
Delamitri is rocked!
Gravano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Delamitri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delamitri is breathing heavily.
Delamitri walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gravano! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Gravano!
Sammy Gravano tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 53
Date: Aug 10, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Gravano is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Weatherspoon's half guard.
Gravano is trying to control. Weatherspoon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Weatherspoon is looking to control Gravano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weatherspoon avoid being mounted?
Gravano stalling.
Gravano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weatherspoon's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Weatherspoon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gravano is working away from the top position though.
Gravano slips a nice elbow through Weatherspoon's hands, connecting with Weatherspoon's forehead.
Gravano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T1#
Weatherspoon is trying to control but Gravano manages to pass to mount!
Oooh a big shot lands for Gravano! Weatherspoon is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
Sammy Gravano was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Marquan Weatherspoon stepped up to the mic, saying 'A little setback is the setup for a major comeback!!'.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 46
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Gravano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD#
Gravano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Delamitri looking for a sweep. Not yet Delamitri, not yet. #SUB2#
Delamitri working for a triangle but Gravano defends it easily.
Delamitri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Delamitri can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gravano works over Delamitri with some ground and pound from guard.
Gravano landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delamitri 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.
Delamitri is trying to control the position but Gravano postures up.
Delamitri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Gravano wants to pass the guard but Delamitri is keeping the position.
Gravano throwing strikes from guard but Delamitri blocks nicely.
Gravano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delamitri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gravano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delamitri wants to sweep here but Gravano controlling him for the moment.
Gravano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delamitri keeping full guard, as Gravano tries to pass.
Gravano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gravano is working Delamitri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delamitri has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gravano has passed into side control.
Delamitri is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Gravano sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Delamitri is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gravano is working Delamitri over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gravano is staying tight to Delamitri's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ground and pound from Gravano seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Delamitri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Delamitri is trying to control Gravano's posture but Gravano avoids it.
Delamitri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gravano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gravano postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#SUB#
Gravano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gravano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gravano controlling the position. #T3#
Gravano cracks Delamitri with a big elbow.
Gravano scores with punches from side control.
Delamitri is looking for a sweep.
Gravano grinds an elbow into Delamitri's temple.
Delamitri gets back to half guard.
Gravano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Delamitri gets full guard.
Gravano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gravano postures up and lands a big shot to Delamitri's brow.
Gravano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Delamitri's guard.
We've been hearing that Gravano has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T4#
Delamitri tries to get to full guard but Gravano has control of the leg.
Gravano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Delamitri's head.
Gravano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#ROC#
Delamitri is rocked!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delamitri is still in real trouble! Can Gravano finish him?
Gravano lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Delamitri! More strikes land and this one is all over! Gravano jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
A relieved looking Sammy Gravano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 40
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice shot lands for Gravano.#CUT2#
It looks like Ricky Davis has been cut.#CL2#
Gravano moves into the clinch.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Gravano can't get the takedown.
#BC2#
Gravano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis loses concentration momentarily and Gravano pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Davis crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Gravano finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sammy Gravano!
A very excited looking Sammy Gravano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 36
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Hawk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gravano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SUB2#
Hawk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gravano manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hawk has Gravano in his guard.#REVR#
Gravano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Hawk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Hawk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Hawk working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gravano has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Hawk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gravano pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hawk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Hawk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T1#
Gravano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Hawk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Gravano is looking for a kimura but Hawk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gravano to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Hawk looking for subs from the bottom but Gravano mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hawk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gravano is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hawk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hawk is working to get back to half guard.
Hawk is in a horrible position here. Gravano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T2#
Hawk is looking to get to half guard.
Gravano softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Hawk is out cold! Gravano jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
Sammy Gravano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 30
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Gravano digs a good hook to Rabban's body.
Gravano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Rabban counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gravano won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
Rabban is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gravano has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gravano regains half guard.
Gravano is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Red Tri-Angle - 12 ELITE COACHES that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Rabban is trying to control the action in half guard but Gravano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Rabban seems to be looking for submissions.
Rabban throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rabban throwing shots but Gravano is blocking nicely.
Gravano wants to improve his position but Rabban is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Rabban is trying to work for a kimura but Gravano is defending well.
#T1#
Gravano wants to improve his position but Rabban is controlling well.
Rabban misses with a head shot. Gravano uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gravano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabban postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rabban has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rabban throwing strikes from guard but Gravano blocks nicely.
Rabban throws a big elbow that misses.
Rabban throws an elbow that misses. Gravano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rabban's guard. Nice move by Gravano!#REVR##T2##SUB2#
Rabban is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Rabban working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gravano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gravano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rabban is trying to keep Gravano in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gravano is working Rabban over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gravano wants to control from the top but Rabban keeps moving.
Gravano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gravano passes Rabban's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Rabban actively working from the bottom here.
Rabban tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gravano has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rabban wants to hold on but Gravano pushes him away.
Rabban sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gravano wants to take a breather but Rabban is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gravano connects with a nice short shot to Rabban's temple.
Rabban missing with punches from the bottom.
Rabban trying to hold on to Gravano's head to control him but Gravano postures up.
#T4#
Rabban is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gravano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rabban has hold of Gravano's hands but Gravano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2#
Rabban looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Rabban looking for submissions off his back.
Rabban is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gravano lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Rabban is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gravano pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Gravano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Gravano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gravano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabban moves away.
Gravano throws out a powerful jab.
Gravano shoots in for a takedown but Rabban shows good takedown defense.
Rabban tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gravano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT#
It looks like Glossu Rabban has been cut.
Rabban walks into a jab.
Gravano looks to throw the jab but Rabban is out of range.
And Rabban tries to counter it with a takedown but Gravano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Glossu Rabban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rabban stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabban on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gravano throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Rabban counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabban missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rabban thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Rabban throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gravano to regain full guard.
Rabban prevents Gravano from getting back to his feet. #SUB2#
Rabban drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gravano dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Sammy Gravano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gravano stopping the sweep attempt from Rabban.
Gravano wants to control from the top but Rabban keeps moving. #SUB2#
Rabban has his feet on Gravano's thighs here. He's pushed Gravano off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gravano screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glossu Rabban!
A victorious Glossu Rabban thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Sammy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'You long haired prick!!!! Im gonna wait outside the arena and smash you and your birds heads in!!'.
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