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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 36
Date: Oct 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Perello misses with a head kick.
Perello misses with a body shot.
Perello lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perello slaps away a takedown attempt from Valtonen , before circling back to the center of the mat.
And Perello tries to counter it with a takedown but Valtonen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Valtonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valtonen tries to clinch up.
Perello misses with a double jab.
We've been hearing reports that Valtonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Valtonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perello but Perello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Valtonen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perello tries for a takedown but Valtonen manages to get underhooks.
#TD2#
Perello gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Valtonen regains guard.
#T1#
Valtonen is trying to control the position but Perello postures up. #SU2#
Valtonen is working an open guard so Perello takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Valtonen throws a looping overhand right but Perello ducks down to avoid it.
Valtonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valtonen darts in looking for a takedown but Perello gets double underhooks and turns Valtonen into the cage. #CL2#
Perello clinches up with Valtonen and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Perello turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Perello manages to end up in side control.
Perello looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Valtonen is avoiding damage well.
Perello is chipping away with strikes.
Valtonen is trying to get back to his feet.
Perello lands a few punches from side control.#T2#
Perello wants to control but Valtonen is keeping him busy. #SU2#
Perello decides to stand up, so the ref orders Valtonen to his feet.
Nice cross by Perello.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Valtonen . Perello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valtonen has his takedown stuffed#TD2#
and Perello decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Valtonen 's guard.
Perello throws a big right hand that misses.
Valtonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valtonen tries to get out of the position.
Perello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valtonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perello in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Perello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perello missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perello passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perello creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Valtonen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Perello wants to control but Valtonen is keeping him busy. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valtonen tries to escape but Perello is in control.
Perello creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Valtonen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Valtonen trying to control but Perello flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Perello tightening his grip on Valtonen , looking for the choke.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Perello. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Perello lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Perello dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Perello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valtonen moves away.
Valtonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Valtonen shoots for a takedown but Perello saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Perello forces Valtonen back against the cage and clinches.
Perello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valtonen .
Perello wants to take the fight to the mat but Valtonen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC2#
Perello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valtonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Perello. Perello gets slowly back to his feet.
Valtonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perello.
Valtonen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Valtonen . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Perello connects with a body shot.
Valtonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perello lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perello throws a head kick that Valtonen semi-blocks.
Perello throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Valtonen crashing down! Valtonen tries to stagger back to his feet but Perello just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Valtonen asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Perello!
Joey Perello seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 35
Date: Sep 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Valtonen misses with a jab to the body
and Kamenov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Valtonen misses.
Grisha Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valtonen .#CL2#
Kamenov moves into the clinch.
Kamenov tries a knee to the head but Valtonen blocks it.
Kamenov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamenov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kamenov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kamenov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valtonen 's brow.
Kamenov misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Valtonen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Valtonen lands a nice short elbow.
Valtonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kamenov's head.
Kamenov is looking to improve his position.
Kamenov works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1##SU#
Valtonen stands up and waves to Kamenov to follow him. #CL#
Valtonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kamenov has Valtonen pressed against the ropes, preventing Valtonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valtonen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kamenov.
Kamenov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valtonen blocks an elbow strike.
Valtonen wants to break free but Kamenov has control.
Kamenov keeps control of Valtonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD#
Valtonen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #SUB2#
Kamenov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valtonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Kamenov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2#
Valtonen throwing strikes from guard but Kamenov blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Kamenov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valtonen defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Kamenov looking for a guillotine here but Valtonen defends easily.
#SUB2#
Kamenov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valtonen defends it easily.
Kamenov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kamenov keeping moving, preventing Valtonen from controlling successfully.
Valtonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3##SUB#
Valtonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Valtonen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Kamenov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Kamenov is looking for a triangle but Valtonen pushes his legs off easily.
Valtonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Kamenov is looking for a triangle but Valtonen pushes his legs off easily.
Kamenov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valtonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Valtonen distracts Kamenov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valtonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Valtonen is sitting in close to Kamenov's body. Kamenov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Valtonen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Valtonen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kamenov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Grisha Kamenov!
A very excited looking Grisha Kamenov 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:
Helsinki Fighting League: 32
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Valtonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valtonen 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valtonen throwing strikes but missing.
Valtonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruttenum wants to stand but Valtonen is controlling the position.
Valtonen is in close to Ruttenum 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valtonen throwing strikes from guard but Ruttenum blocks nicely.
Valtonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valtonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttenum wants to sweep here but Valtonen controlling him for the moment.
Valtonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valtonen looking to sit in guard and control but Ruttenum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Valtonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valtonen tries to get out of the position.#T1#
Ruttenum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valtonen pulls Ruttenum in close to prevent any damage.
Ruttenum prevents Valtonen from getting back to his feet.
Ruttenum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valtonen has his hands on Ruttenum 's head, controlling the position.
Ruttenum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valtonen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruttenum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruttenum throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruttenum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valtonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruttenum .
Valtonen is pulling down on Ruttenum 's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ruttenum doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Valtonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valtonen . #TD2#
Ruttenum is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Valtonen can't fight it off and eventually Ruttenum manages to take the fight to the floor. Valtonen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Valtonen wants to stand up but Ruttenum is controlling him.
Ruttenum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Valtonen is pulling down on Ruttenum 's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruttenum , at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruttenum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Valtonen has Ruttenum pulled in close to control his posture.
Valtonen is looking to stand up but Ruttenum isn't so interested in that idea.
Valtonen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ruttenum landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valtonen is trying to keep Ruttenum in close.
Valtonen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Valtonen is trying to control the position but Ruttenum postures up. #SUB2#
Ruttenum drops back, looking for a kneebar! Valtonen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Valtonen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Valtonen ! #REVR#
Valtonen working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruttenum is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ruttenum gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toni Valtonen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ruttenum tries for a takedown but Valtonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruttenum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valtonen circles away.
It looked like Valtonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valtonen looks to land a combination. Ruttenum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#
It looks like Conor Ruttenum has been cut.
Valtonen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruttenum .
Toni Valtonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Ruttenum .#TD#
Valtonen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ruttenum to the ground. Valtonen is now in Ruttenum 's guard.
Valtonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Valtonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttenum can do to turn this around?#SU#
Valtonen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ruttenum misses with a takedown attempt
and Valtonen counters with a hugh head kick that removes Ruttenum from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Toni Valtonen !
After winning the bout, Toni Valtonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Conor Ruttenum stepped up to the mic, saying 'He caught me, what can I say? good shit.'.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 30
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valtonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD#
Valtonen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Valtonen distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valtonen works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Valtonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Valtonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valtonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valtonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valtonen . #T1#
Valtonen chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valtonen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Valtonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Valtonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valtonen . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valtonen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Valtonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Valtonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valtonen drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head. #T2#
Valtonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Nice strikes from Valtonen there.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valtonen controlling the pace.
Valtonen passes to full mount!
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Valtonen lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valtonen lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valtonen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Valtonen controlling his opponent. #T3#
Valtonen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valtonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Valtonen lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valtonen cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Valtonen lands a big elbow - Smith is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Smith is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Toni Valtonen !
An out of breath Toni Valtonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 28
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Nordlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valtonen fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Nordlund with that takedown attempt.
Nordlund lands with an uppercut that bounces Valtonen off the cage and back into range.
Valtonen throws the kick towards the body but Nordlund avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nordlund. #ES#
Valtonen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T1##TD2#
Nordlund dives in and scores a takedown into Valtonen 's guard.
Nordlund lands a couple of digs.
Valtonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valtonen tries to get out of the position.#SU2#
Valtonen is working an open guard so Nordlund takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Nordlund lands a beautiful left hook that drops Valtonen . Valtonen tries to recover but Nordlund is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Valtonen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Nordlund!
David Nordlund took some time post fight to say the following; 'I win fights. Remember my name!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 02, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Valtonen closes the distance and pushes Mulq back into the cage.
Mulq looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Valtonen tightens his grip and picks Mulq up, before dumping him to the ground. Mulq manages to land in guard. #ES2#
Mulq scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Josei Mulq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Mulq has managed to clinch.
Valtonen tries to score a body lock takedown but Mulq shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Valtonen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mulq.
#TD#
Valtonen pulls guard.
Valtonen is pulling down on Mulq's head to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#T1##SUB2#
Mulq is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #ES#
Valtonen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mulq off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #TD#
Valtonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mulq quickly recovers to half guard.#SU#
Valtonen escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD#
Valtonen shoots in and bounces Mulq off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valtonen is in close to Mulq's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Valtonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Valtonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Valtonen lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valtonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Valtonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Valtonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ROC#
Mulq is rocked!
Valtonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Valtonen distracts Mulq with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mulq is still in real trouble! Can Valtonen finish him?
Valtonen 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.#T3#
Valtonen stands up over Mulq, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valtonen loads up on a big left hand. Mulq felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Valtonen looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Mulq can't hide his disappointment, as Valtonen celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Valtonen !
After winning the bout, Toni Valtonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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