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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between naama kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Pilgrim by Iron Maiden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, naama kala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands the left hand.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
kala tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
kala can't break the clinch.
kala tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually kala drops back down to his feet.
kala can't break the clinch.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
It looks like naama kala has been cut.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
kala tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for naama kala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a body punch.
kala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
kala fails to pull guard.
kala wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
kala wants a takedown.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
kala is breathing heavily.
kala is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith gets through kala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith digs a right hand underneath kala's ribcage. kala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith digs a right hand underneath kala's ribcage. kala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of kala backwards.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith goes for a small jab and connects. Now Smith goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! kala stumbles back but Smith runs in with a huge uppercut knocking kala to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if kala will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Arkhipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Kontiovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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232 lbs
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267 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Arkhipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Kontiovaara!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kontiovaara. Arkhipov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arkhipov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Juhani Kontiovaara has been cut.
Kontiovaara shoots in but Arkhipov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kontiovaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kontiovaara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arkhipov as he jumps to the side.
Kontiovaara walks into a stiff left hand from Arkhipov.
Arkhipov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arkhipov.
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!
Arkhipov drops Kontiovaara with a beautiful combination! Kontiovaara stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arkhipov is looking for the KO!
Kontiovaara is rocked!
Kontiovaara tries to bum rush Arkhipov with a series of wild strikes but Arkhipov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arkhipov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kontiovaara backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiovaara looking for a takedown.
Vasiliy Arkhipov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juhani Kontiovaara.
Arkhipov lands a right hand.
That has opened up Juhani Kontiovaara's cut even more.
Arkhipov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arkhipov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kontiovaara has time to react.
BOOM! Arkhipov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kontiovaara. Kontiovaara tries to recover but Arkhipov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kontiovaara lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasiliy Arkhipov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteus Trill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matteus Trill will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matteus Trill!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris blocks a head kick by Trill.
Trill gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trill looking to control.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trill 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.
Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Trill.
Harris postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trill's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying for a kimura here. Trill looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Harris wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Harris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marlin Paschal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb has chosen Limp Bizkit - Nookie as his entrance music. Jeggu Bomb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlin Paschal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bomb connects with a right hand. Paschal shakes it off.
Bomb has Paschal up against the cage in a clinch.
Paschal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bomb walks away with a smile on his face. Paschal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paschal misses with a takedown attempt - Bomb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bomb drives through and clinches with Paschal against the cage.
Bomb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bomb just leaning against Paschal, taking a breather.
Paschal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bomb just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlin Paschal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paschal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bomb lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Marlin Paschal has been cut.
Paschal tries to pull guard but Bomb won't allow it.
Bomb lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paschal is looking to control Bomb's arms but Bomb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paschal has his back to the cage.
Bomb lands an elbow just above Paschal 's eye.
Bomb stalling the fight.
Paschal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bomb smiles and moves away.
Paschal misses with a takedown attempt - Bomb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb clinches.
Paschal takes an elbow to the temple.
Paschal fails to pull guard.
Paschal looking to stall.
Bomb lands an elbow just above Paschal 's eye.
Bomb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paschal is breathing heavily.
Bomb lands an elbow inside that Paschal shrugs off.
Bomb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bomb lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bomb.
Paschal wants a takedown.
Bomb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paschals head.
Paschal is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Bomb.
Bomb lands a knee to the body.
Bomb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Paschal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paschal managing to block the knees to the body from Bomb.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bomb.
Bomb creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Paschal with a big uppercut! Paschal tries to clinch up but Bomb pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Paschal to the mat! Paschal covers up and Bomb unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeggu Bomb!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpisuo has chosen Humpparaakki by Eläkeläiset as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpisuo fails with the takedown.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Korpisuo checks it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Korpisuo keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Korpisuo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Korpisuo's front leg but catches the back leg as Korpisuo tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Korpisuo on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva seems to be stalking Korpisuo here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Korpisuo drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Demian Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tatau Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodgood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dark Tranquility - Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive). Andre Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tatau Bloodgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Adams!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodgood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloodgood lands a front kick.
Adams takes one on the button.
Adams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bloodgood counters with a right hand to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bloodgood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloodgood counters with a straight right hand.
Adams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood lands with a kick to the temple. Adams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Andre Adams has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams rushes Bloodgood and presses him up against the cage.
Adams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bloodgood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Adams.
Bloodgood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams wants to clinch but Bloodgood slips to the side
and Bloodgood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodgood lands with a slapping head kick.
Adams is rocked!
Bloodgood drops Adams with a naaaaasty hook - Adams is in real trouble here! Bloodgood dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatau Bloodgood!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sammy Sugarol has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sugarol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kreese!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kreese misses.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreese throwing shots but Sugarol is blocking nicely.
Kreese tries to pass to full mount but Sugarol defends it.
Sugarol trying to hold on to Kreese's head to control him but Kreese postures up.
Kreese passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sugarol manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sugarol has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kreese is working away from the top position though.
Sugarol has one foot on Kreese's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kreese darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kreese is looking to take a break and control but Sugarol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarol is pressing down on Kreese's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sugarol manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kreese is trying desperately to improve position.
Sugarol content just to control the position here.
Sugarol trying to control but Kreese is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol controlling from the full mount.
Kreese 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.
Sugarol seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kreese does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sammy Sugarol wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sugarol lands with an uppercut that bounces Kreese off the cage and back into rage.
Kreese fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot to the liver by Sugarol. Beautiful body shot.
Kreese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sugarol cracks a nice hook into Kreese's ribs.
Sugarol looks to land a right hand but Kreese moved out of range.
Sugarol lands a head shot.
Kreese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sugarol.
Kreese fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sugarol as he avoids it easily.
Sammy Sugarol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kreese.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sugarol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese swings for the body but Sugarol moves out of range.
Kreese bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sugarol is trying to get back to half guard.
Kreese trying to control the position but Sugarol is working away.
Sugarol sneaks back into half guard.
Sugarol wants to control but Kreese is keeping busy.
Sugarol works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sugarol is trying to keep Kreese in close.
Kreese wants to control from the top but Sugarol keeps moving.
Sugarol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kreese is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kreese controls the pace.
Sugarol looking for a sweep. Not yet Sugarol, not yet.
Kreese must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Kreese misses.
Kreese throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sugarol tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kreese is in Sugarol's guard.
Sugarol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sugarol looking for a sweep. Not yet Sugarol, not yet.
Sugarol is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreese stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sugarol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kreese prevents Sugarol from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Kreese will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sugarol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sugarol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sugarol throws a lazy right hand but Kreese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sugarol goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sugarol stuffs the takedown attempt from Kreese. Kreese gets slowly back to his feet.
Kreese ducks under a wild hook from Sugarol.
Sugarol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sugarol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kreese.
Sugarol lands a jab.
Kreese walks into a stiff left hand from Sugarol.
Sugarol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sugarol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sugarol misses the shot to the body.
Sugarol misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kreese.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol shows good takedown defense.
Sammy Sugarol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kreese.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreese. Sugarol does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sugarol misses the jab.
Kreese closes the distance and clinches up with Sugarol, looking for a takedown. Kreese pushes Sugarol against the cage but Sugarol circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sugarol catches Kreese with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sugarol misses with a looping left.
Kreese avoids the body shot from Sugarol.
Sugarol lands with a nice body punch.
Sugarol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kreese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kreese fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sugarol misses with a wild body shot.
Sugarol displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kreese.
Decent striking displayed by Sugarol there.
Sugarol lands with an uppercut that bounces Kreese off the cage and back into rage.
Sugarol stuns Kreese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John Kreese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sugarol misses with a double jab.
Sugarol throws out a loose jab but Kreese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sugarol sizes up Kreese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sugarol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol jabs Kreese right on the nose. Kreese blinks but takes it well.
Kreese fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol avoids it really well and circles away.
Kreese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sugarol misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kreese.
Kreese is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sugarol rather than just go for the knockout.
Kreese looks for a takedown but Sugarol sprawls well.
Kreese needs to keep his hands up - Sugarol had a free shot at his head there.
Sammy Sugarol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Sugarol.
Kreese takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Sugarol.
No luck for Kreese with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Sugarol as Kreese shoots in.
Kreese is breathing heavily.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol shows good takedown defense.
Sugarol connects with a right hand. Kreese shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sugarol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sugarol goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kreese tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sugarol sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kreese somewhat.
Sugarol throws a jab when Kreese was well out of range.
Sugarol connects with a crisp jab.
Sugarol punishes Kreese's body with a nice straight punch.
Sugarol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kreese bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kreese working away.
Sugarol sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sugarol makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sugarol.
Sugarol manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sugarol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sugarol controlling the pace for now.
Sugarol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreese is looking to get to half guard.
Sugarol controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Sugarol dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kreese is defended easily by Sugarol.
Sugarol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kreese moves away.
Kreese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kreese moves out of range of the strikes.
Kreese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sugarol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kreese throws an overhand right that lands on Sugarol's shoulder, as Sugarol tries to avoid the shot.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Sugarol.
Sammy Sugarol is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreese shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sugarol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kreese's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kreese's back!
Sugarol is persistently looking for the submission but Kreese is defending it well.
Kreese rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kreese is looking to improve his position.
Sugarol wants to stand up but Kreese has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sugarol wants to free his trapped foot but Kreese is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kreese gets full guard.
Sugarol thows a big elbow that misses.
Sugarol stands up and waves to Kreese to follow him.
Sugarol lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Kreese with that takedown attempt.
Sammy Sugarol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kreese.
Kreese avoids the body shot from Sugarol.
Sugarol slips under a jab.
Sugarol keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kreese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sugarol stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kreese takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Sugarol misses its intended target.
Sugarol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kreese.
Sugarol lands a right hook to the body.
Sugarol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kreese fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol avoids it really well and circles away.
Sugarol stuffs the takedown attempt from Kreese. Kreese gets slowly back to his feet.
Kreese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kreese takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese scores with a nice strike.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sugarol as he avoids it easily.
Kreese shoots for a takedown but Sugarol saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sugarol throws a series of punches but Kreese moves out of range.
Sugarol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kreese.
Sugarol throws a lazy right hand but Kreese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sugarol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sugarol lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kreese backs up against the cage.
Sugarol walks into a stiff left hand from Kreese.
Kreese slips under a jab.
Kreese shoots for a takedown but Sugarol saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kreese takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sugarol lands a nice shot that snaps Kreese's head back.
Sugarol displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kreese.
Kreese shoots in looking for a takedown. Sugarol tries to sprawl out of it but Kreese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sugarol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kreese takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol lands with a good body shot.
Kreese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sugarol circles away.
Kreese walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Sugarol. Those never looked like landing.
Kreese closes the distance and clinches up with Sugarol, looking for a takedown. Kreese pushes Sugarol against the cage but Sugarol circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sugarol cracks Kreese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sugarol lands a nice hook to Kreese's body. Kreese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sugarol lands with an uppercut that bounces Kreese off the cage and back into rage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kreese.
A nice combination there by Sugarol.
Sugarol lands a glancing blow to the side of Kreese's head.
Sugarol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sugarol lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreese shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sugarol connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Sugarol showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sugarol 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Sugarol!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Djekic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kalervo Paukku has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalervo Paukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Djekic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paukku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Djekic.
No luck for Djekic with that takedown attempt.
Paukku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck for Djekic with that takedown attempt.
Kalervo Paukku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Djekic.
Paukku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paukku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Djekic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paukku slaps away a takedown attempt from Djekic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Djekic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paukku tries to avoid it but Djekic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paukku to the ground. Paukku escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paukku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paukku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Djekic.
Djekic looks for a takedown but Paukku sprawls well.
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but Djekic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djekic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boris Djekic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djekic looks gassed!
Paukku lands a left and a right that sends Djekic crashing to the canvas! Paukku dives into mount looking to finish!
Djekic is rocked!
It looks like Boris Djekic has been cut.
Paukku is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Djekic is still on wobbly legs! Can Paukku finish him?
Paukku catches Djekic with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Djekic forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kalervo Paukku!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Harold Chen enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Tiili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Chen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiili looks to throw the jab but Chen is out of range.
Chen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tiili swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Jab from Tiili.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Tiili ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
Tiili tried to score with a low kick but Chen checks it.
Chen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiili.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Tiili.
Tiili looks to throw the jab but Chen is out of range.
Tiili tests Chen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Harold Chen has been cut.
A left and a right from Tiili both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiili digs a good hook to Chen's body.
Tiili misses with a wild body shot.
Tiili circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen tries to clinch up.
Tiili jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chen blocks a jab.
Chen is looking to clinch but Tiili is avoiding it.
Tiili throws a hook but Chen avoids it easily.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiili paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiili.
Nice sprawl there from Tiili as Chen shoots in.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiili circles away.
Tiili throws a hook to the side of Chen's head but Chen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiili keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiili takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Tiili bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili lands a nice looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiili.
Tiili connects with a nice looking jab.
Chen tries to clinch but Tiili is having none of it.
Chen wants to clinch.
Tiili lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiili lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiili ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiili swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chen.
Tarmo Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Harold Chen's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiili misses with the combination.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarmo Tiili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tiili tries a low kick but Chen avoids it.
Tiili scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tiili throws an overhand right that lands on Chen's shoulder, as Chen tries to avoid the shot.
Tiili feints and then cracks Chen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chen down.
Tiili swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Tiili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili lands a head shot.
Chen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chen circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiili will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiili throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chen.
Tiili swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiili misses with a looping right.
Tiili avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Tiili tries a low kick but Chen avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiili throws a low kick but Chen moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiili, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen slips under a jab from Tiili.
Tiili throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Tiili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Chen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tiili lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chen backs up against the cage.
Chen wants to clinch.
Tiili smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Tiili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiili.
The cut above Harold Chen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tiili misses with an uppercut. Chen saw that one coming.
Tiili scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiili misses with a wild body shot.
Tiili scores with a kick to the body.
Tiili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chen can do to turn this around?
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chen avoids the head kick by Tiili.
Chen tries to clinch up but Tiili circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harold Chen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Tiili misses with a double jab.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiili feints a jab promting Chen to slip. Tiili then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tiili throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiili will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chen clinches with his opponent.
Tiili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chen lands a head kick. Tiili smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tiili misses.
Tiili feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chen's calf.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiili circles away.
Chen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tiili manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiili swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chen wants to clinch.
Tiili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiili looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Tiili keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tiili misses its intended target.
Chen wants to clinch.
Tiili jabs at Chen's body.
Chen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harold Chen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tarmo Tiili!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fellacio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fellacio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Speed defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Speed tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Speed throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Oooooh!!! Speed has knocked Sanchez down with a huge combo! Speed steps away and waves a wobbly Sanchez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Fellacio Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Speed finish him?
Speed slips a jab from Sanchez.
Speed throws a pinpoint strike between Sanchez's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Sanchez crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Speed scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Speed!
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