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CEC 136 : Magnificent PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Kaleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauli Heilimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleva comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Kaleva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauli Heilimo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaleva closes the distance and clinches.
Kaleva fails to pull guard.
Heilimo pulls Kaleva into guard.
Kaleva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaleva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kaleva wants to control from the top but Heilimo keeps moving.
Kaleva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heilimo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kaleva is controlling him.
Kaleva trying to control but Heilimo is working from the bottom.
Heilimo wants to sweep here but Kaleva controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Heilimo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaleva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaleva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaleva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kaleva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Heilimo for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommi Kaleva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kaleva tries for a takedown but Heilimo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaleva tries to close the distance and clinch but Heilimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heilimo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaleva circles away.
Heilimo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kaleva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kaleva trying to control the position from guard on top but Heilimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heilimo has a closed guard, preventing Kaleva from standing up.
Kaleva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heilimo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaleva has managed to get both his arms back between Heilimo's legs - danger averted.
Heilimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heilimo pulls Kaleva in close to prevent any damage.
Kaleva trying to control but Heilimo is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Heilimo trying to control the position.
Kaleva trying to control but Heilimo is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommi Kaleva.
Heilimo misses with a takedown
and Kaleva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Heilimo!
Heilimo looks gassed!
Kaleva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kaleva working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heilimo is bucking up trying to escape but Kaleva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kaleva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kaleva lands a nice shot to the head.
Kaleva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Heilimo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kaleva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heilimo is looking to escape.
Kaleva lands a big elbow.
Kaleva looking to control but Heilimo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heilimo is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Kaleva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kaleva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kaleva controlling the pace for now.
Kaleva with shots to the head and body - Heilimo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kaleva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Heilimo looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaleva with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Kaleva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaleva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Heilimo is looking to improve his position.
Kaleva is trying to control the action in half guard but Heilimo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kaleva slows the pace down in half guard.
Kaleva working over Heilimo with some ground and pound. Heilimo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaleva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kaleva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heilimo sees it coming and defends easily.
Heilimo is breathing heavily.
Kaleva passes to full mount!
Kaleva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Heilimo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kaleva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kaleva working the ground and pound effectively.
Heilimo is rocked!
Kaleva working Heilimo over with strikes here.
Heilimo is still in real trouble! Can Kaleva finish him?
Kaleva with a couple of short strikes.
Kaleva lands a nice shot to the head.
Kaleva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kaleva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Heilimo seems to have recovered his senses.
Heilimo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva avoids the attempt from Heilimo to control.
Kaleva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kaleva wants to control the pace but Heilimo is squirming around nicely.
Heilimo really wants to buck Kaleva off and get back to his feet.
Kaleva is landing with some decent strikes but Heilimo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kaleva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kaleva controlling from the full mount.
Kaleva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva controlling the position easily from mount.
Kaleva looking to control but Heilimo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaleva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kaleva controlling his opponent.
Kaleva breaks from Heilimo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kaleva tries to control but Heilimo wriggling away.
Kaleva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kaleva punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kaleva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kaleva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tommi Kaleva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaleva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kaleva dominating with strikes here.
Kaleva controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaleva looking to control but Heilimo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Kaleva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Heilimo tries to sprawl but Kaleva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Heilimo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Heilimo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaleva counters with a shoot takedown. Heilimo fights it but they end up in guard.
Kaleva 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.
Heilimo keeping moving, preventing Kaleva from controlling successfully.
Kaleva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Heilimo looking for a guillotine here but Kaleva defends easily.
Heilimo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaleva connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleva preventing the sweep.
Kaleva 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.
Kaleva stays in close to Heilimo's body and controls the position.
Heilimo keeping moving, preventing Kaleva from controlling successfully.
Heilimo keeping full guard, as Kaleva tries to pass.
Kaleva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heilimo working a defensive guard here.
Kaleva gets to his feet - Heilimo follows without any prompting.
Kaleva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heilimo's guard.
Kaleva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kaleva trying to control the position from guard on top but Heilimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaleva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Heilimo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Heilimo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaleva.
Kaleva lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva prevents Heilimo from getting back to his feet.
Kaleva is working Heilimo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kaleva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaleva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaleva is pushing down on Heilimo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Heilimo is fighting to maintain full guard but Kaleva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kaleva drops an elbow to the side of Heilimo's head.
Kaleva is trying to control the action in half guard but Heilimo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Heilimo is trying to maintain the position but Kaleva is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommi Kaleva.
Kaleva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaleva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heilimo keeps working.
Kaleva lands a few punches from side control.
Heilimo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kaleva is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kaleva scoring with strikes but Heilimo is staying in there.
Kaleva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heilimo is looking to escape.
Sauli Heilimo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heilimo tries to reverse the position but Kaleva maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Kaleva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaleva, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Kaleva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Greek has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Greek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Ooka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ooka.
Greek throws a jab when Ooka was well out of range.
Greek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greek tries for a takedown but Ooka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Greek throws a jab but it's blocked by Ooka.
Greek throws a poor cross that misses
and Ooka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ooka throws a right hand that Greek ducks under and follows up with a left that Greek also avoids with ease.
Ooka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ooka slips a jab and a cross from Greek.
Ooka stuffs the takedown attempt from Greek. Greek gets slowly back to his feet.
Greek looks to land a left hand but Ooka moved out of range nicely.
Greek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greek is breathing heavily.
Ooka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ooka misses with a series of wild punches.
Ooka misses with a double jab.
Ooka misses with a wild combination.
Ooka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooka escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ooka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ooka misses with a body shot.
Ooka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greek manages to avoid it.
Greek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ooka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ooka shoots in and gets a takedown into Greek's guard.
Ooka wants to control from the top but Greek keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ooka controls the pace.
Greek is pulling down on Ooka's head. It's preventing any offense from Ooka, at least for the moment.
Greek looking for a sweep. Not yet Greek, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Greek pulls Ooka in close to his closed guard and prevents Ooka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice shot lands for Greek.
Greek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greek looks to score with a jab to the body but Ooka is just out of range.
Ooka tests Greek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greek has Ooka pressed against the cage, preventing Ooka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ooka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ooka.
Nice body punch from Greek.
Ooka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ooka is working for takedown but Greek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ooka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooka moves out of range as Greek strikes.
Greek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ooka counters with a shoot takedown. Greek fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooka won't allow Greek to sweep him here.
Greek is pulling down on Ooka's head to control his posture.
Ooka wants to control from the top but Greek keeps moving.
Ooka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Greek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ooka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Greek is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ooka taking some punishment here, with Greek in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooka is trying to get back to full guard.
Ooka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greek.
Ooka is doing well to control the position and prevent Greek from advancing to side control.
Ooka pushes Greek off looking to stand but Greek dives back in and keeps control.
Greek is keen to just control but Ooka is a slippery customer.
Greek controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooka is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. The Greek wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Greek avoids the body shot from Ooka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ooka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greek throws an off balance right hand
and Ooka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Greek thinking.
Greek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Greek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ooka.
Greek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ooka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ooka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greek as he jumps to the side.
Ooka throws a sloppy body shot
and Greek counters with a nice uppercut.
Greek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ooka counters with a three punch combo that has Greek backing up. Greek nods at Ooka to acknowledge the strikes.
The Greek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greek looks to clinch
and Ooka counters with a nice uppercut.
Ooka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Greek rather than just go for the knockout.
Ooka shoots in and gets a takedown into Greek's guard.
Greek uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Greek misses with a straight right.
Greek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ooka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greek manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ooka's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooka moves nicely into side control.
Ooka trying to control the position but Greek is working away.
Greek is looking for a sweep.
Ooka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Greek struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A lull in the action here.
Ooka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Greek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Greek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ooka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Greek gets back to half guard.
Greek is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooka is thwarting Greek's attempts to control the position.
Ooka controlling the action here.
Ooka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Greek is just riding it out for now. Ooka eventually gives up the hold.
Ooka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paul Ooka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ooka is pressing down on Greek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Greek is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greek is refusing to be controlled, as Ooka sits in half guard.
Greek wants to improve his position but Ooka is controlling well.
Greek is trying to control but can't.
Ooka trying to pass the guard but Greek defending well.
Ooka wants to take a breather but Greek is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Greek tries to bum rush Ooka with a series of wild strikes but Ooka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ooka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ooka looks to land a combination but Greek avoids it well.
Greek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ooka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ooka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Greek shoots for a double leg takedown but Ooka sprawls well. He's pushed Greek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Greek.
Greek is looking to clinch but Ooka is avoiding it.
Greek throws the left hand but Ooka avoids the punch easily.
Ooka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooka misses the shot to the body.
Greek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ooka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Greek tries to avoid it but Ooka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Greek to the ground. Greek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Greek doesn't manage to clinch there - Ooka circles away.
Ooka misses with a double jab.
Greek throws a body punch but Ooka moves out of range.
Ooka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Greek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ooka punishes Greek's body with a nice straight punch.
Greek throws a right and a left that Ooka avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ooka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ooka landing strikes from the mount and Greek is in trouble!
Ooka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ooka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Greek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greek is working to get back to half guard.
Greek wants to hold on but Ooka pushes him away.
Ooka controlling from the full mount.
Ooka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Greek to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Greek shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greek working to try and regain half guard.
Paul Ooka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ooka avoids the attempt from Greek to control.
Ooka content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Greek reaches up to try and control the position but Ooka seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Greek rolls and tries to escape and now Ooka has his back!
Ooka controlling well, preventing Greek from escaping the position.
I would not like to be Greek right now.
Ooka is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Greek. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The Greek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ooka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ooka controls the position.
Ooka is trying to stick to Greek's back but Greek is turning into Ooka. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ooka's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Greek.
Greek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ooka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greek passes into half guard.
Greek is stalling here. Ooka is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Greek seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ooka has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ooka is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Greek will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Greek is not content to let Ooka control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Ooka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ooka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Ooka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zenon Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bilashki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zenon Heavy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Bilashki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilashki dodges the punch combination from Heavy.
Bilashki looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bilashki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heavy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heavy throws a head kick that misses
and Bilashki counters by moving into the clinch.
Bilashki tries to break the clinch but Heavy is controlling the position.
Bilashki has Heavy pressed against the cage, preventing Heavy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bilashki tries to land knees in the clinch but Heavy avoids the damage to the body.
Bilashki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Bilashki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bilashki fails to pull guard.
Bilashki wants to get back to striking at distance but Heavy won't allow it.
Heavy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heavy tries to circle away but Bilashki has him pinned against the cage.
Heavy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heavy is trying to force a seperation but Bilashki has the dominant position.
Heavy can't break the clinch.
Bilashki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heavy's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilashki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heavy tries to circle away but Bilashki has him pinned against the cage.
Heavy is trying to break the clinch but Bilashki has him pressed against the cage.
Heavy tries to break the clinch but Bilashki is controlling the position.
Bilashki tries to circle away but Heavy has him pinned against the cage.
Heavy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilashki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heavy's efforts to push away.
Heavy tries to break the clinch but Bilashki is controlling the position.
Bilashki keeps control of Heavy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heavy can't break the clinch.
Heavy has had enough of the clinch but Bilashki keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Heavy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heavy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heavy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bilashki prevents Heavy from breaking the clinch.
Bilashki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bilashki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heavy's efforts to push away.
Heavy is trying to force a seperation but Bilashki has the dominant position.
Heavy tries to circle away but Bilashki has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Heavy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heavy has had enough of the clinch but Bilashki keeps him there for the moment.
Bilashki prevents Heavy from breaking the clinch.
Heavy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bilashki won't allow it.
Heavy tries to circle away but Bilashki has him pinned against the cage.
Heavy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heavy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heavy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heavy can't break the clinch.
Bilashki keeps control of Heavy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heavy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bilashki has double underhooks.
Heavy is trying to force a seperation but Bilashki has the dominant position.
Bilashki prevents Heavy from breaking the clinch.
Bilashki prevents Heavy from breaking the clinch.
Bilashki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heavy's efforts to push away.
Heavy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bilashki has double underhooks.
Bilashki looking to throw knees to the head but Heavy is blocking nicely.
Heavy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heavy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bilashki won't allow it.
Heavy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heavy working hard to break the clinch.
Heavy can't break the clinch.
Heavy is trying to break the clinch but Bilashki is controlling him.
Heavy is trying to break the clinch but Bilashki has him pressed against the cage.
Bilashki struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavy controls his hands.
Heavy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bilashki won't allow it.
Heavy tries to circle away but Bilashki has him pinned against the cage.
Heavy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavy is trying to break the clinch but Bilashki is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Heavy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heavy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bilashki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heavy's efforts to push away.
Bilashki prevents Heavy from breaking the clinch.
Heavy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heavy is trying to break the clinch but Bilashki is controlling him.
Heavy is trying to push Bilashki away but Bilashki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heavy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bilashki has him pressed against the cage.
Heavy is trying to push Bilashki away but Bilashki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heavy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bilashki has him pressed against the cage.
Heavy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bilashki has him pressed against the cage.
Heavy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heavy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bilashki is trying to break the clinch but Heavy is controlling him.
Heavy working hard to break the clinch.
Heavy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heavy is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bilashki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heavy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bilashki has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Heavy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bilashki has Heavy pressed against the cage, preventing Heavy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bilashki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heavy walks away with a smile on his face. Bilashki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zenon Heavy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Bilashki.
Heavy scores with a three punch combo!
Danga de danga de dang - Heavy scores with a four punch combination!
Bilashki tries to clinch but Heavy moves out of range.
Heavy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zenon Heavy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Heavy both land. Nice combination.
Heavy fails to land with a series of punches.
Heavy throws a right hand that Bilashki ducks under and follows up with a left that Bilashki also avoids with ease.
Bilashki avoids the head kick by Heavy.
Heavy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bilashki backs up against the cage.
Bilashki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heavy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Heavy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bilashki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heavy cracks Bilashki with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bilashki falls to his knees and Heavy doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zenon Heavy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Gutenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kuorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Gutenburg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Kuorma's chin.
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Gutenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Kuorma!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutenburg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Kuorma misses.
Kuorma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuorma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gutenburg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Max Kuorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutenburg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuorma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kuorma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gutenburg counters with a left and a right that stings Kuorma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuorma throws a series of punches but Gutenburg moves out of range.
Kuorma doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutenburg circles away.
Gutenburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuorma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gutenburg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gutenburg slips a straight right by Kuorma.
Kuorma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuorma throws a poor cross that misses
and Gutenburg counters with a takedown into side control.
Gutenburg tries for a kimura but Kuorma is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuorma wants to control but Gutenburg postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kuorma can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gutenburg wants to take a breather but Kuorma manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gutenburg.
Gutenburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuorma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutenburg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuorma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gutenburg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kuorma controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutenburg forces his way into half guard.
Kuorma tries to get to full guard but Gutenburg has control of the leg.
Gutenburg trying to pass the guard but Kuorma defending well.
Gutenburg trying to control the action but Kuorma is working from the bottom.
Kuorma is positioning himself well to prevent Gutenburg advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg trying to advance position but Kuorma counters by regaining guard.
Kuorma is looking to stand up but Gutenburg isn't so interested in that idea.
Gutenburg cracks Kuorma with a solid left hand.
Kuorma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuorma keeping full guard, as Gutenburg tries to pass.
Gutenburg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kuorma trying to keep a closed guard but Gutenburg is proving a slippery customer.
Gutenburg is fighting to break Kuorma's control of his arms but Kuorma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gutenburg trying to control but Kuorma is working from the bottom.
Max Kuorma has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kuorma misses with a hook to the body
and Gutenburg counters with a left to the body.
Kuorma misses with an uppercut
and Gutenburg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuorma looks gassed!
Kuorma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gutenburg circles away quickly and effectively.
Gutenburg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuorma throws a lazy uppercut
and Gutenburg counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutenburg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kuorma looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gutenburg is looking to take a break and control but Kuorma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Gutenburg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuorma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gutenburg counters with a nice body shot.
Gutenburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuorma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gutenburg counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Kuorma!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutenburg is nestled in close to Kuorma, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gutenburg is keen to just control but Kuorma is a slippery customer.
Gutenburg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gutenburg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutenburg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kuorma knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gutenburg not doing much here.
Johan Gutenburg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kuorma throws a poor cross that misses
and Gutenburg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kuorma's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg trying to control but Kuorma is working from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gutenburg here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kuorma striking from his own guard.
Kuorma wants to stand up but Gutenburg is controlling him.
Kuorma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutenburg passes Kuorma's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gutenburg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuorma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuorma.
Kuorma wants to stand and escape but Gutenburg is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg wants to control from the top but Kuorma keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuorma keeping full guard, as Gutenburg tries to pass.
Gutenburg wants to control from the top but Kuorma keeps moving.
Kuorma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gutenburg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kuorma checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Kuorma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Max Kuorma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuorma jabs Gutenburg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gutenburg misses with a body shot.
Johan Gutenburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuorma misses with a few strikes there.
Kuorma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gutenburg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kuorma won't be happy with that.
Kuorma manages to get back to half guard.
Johan Gutenburg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gutenburg working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kuorma's thigh. Kuorma counters though and makes it back to full 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!
Gutenburg pushes down on Kuorma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutenburg wants to take a breather but Kuorma is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Gutenburg dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kuorma misses the body punch
and Gutenburg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuorma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gutenburg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuorma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johan Gutenburg is winning the standup battle so far.
Gutenburg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuorma counters with a right hand to the body.
Gutenburg misses the jab.
Kuorma throws a series of punches but Gutenburg moves out of range.
Gutenburg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuorma manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gutenburg.
Gutenburg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuorma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gutenburg moves away from the strike by Kuorma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuorma wants to clinch.
Gutenburg avoids the body shot from Kuorma.
Gutenburg is looking to wear down Kuorma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gutenburg ducks under a wild hook from Kuorma.
Kuorma misses with a leg kick.
Kuorma tries to close the distance and clinch but Gutenburg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuorma throws a poor cross that misses
and Gutenburg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuorma thinking.
Gutenburg works over Kuorma's head and body with a nice combination.
Gutenburg scores with a jab.
Gutenburg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuorma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Max Kuorma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johan Gutenburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gutenburg delivers a nice body kick.
Kuorma misses with a left hand
and Gutenburg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuorma throws an off balance right hand
and Gutenburg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kuorma tries to close the distance and clinch but Gutenburg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gutenburg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuorma can do to turn this around?
Kuorma throws a lazy uppercut
and Gutenburg counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here.
Kuorma tries to bench press Gutenburg off him but Gutenburg keeps the position.
Gutenburg is trying to move to mount but Kuorma reverses beautifully and ends up in Gutenburg's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg managing to control the position.
Gutenburg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johan Gutenburg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gutenburg shoots and misses
and Kuorma counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Gutenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuorma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuorma lands with a good body shot.
Kuorma throws an off balance right hand
and Gutenburg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuorma thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuorma avoids the body shot from Gutenburg.
Kuorma misses with a combination
and Gutenburg counters with a left and a right that stings Kuorma.
Kuorma jabs at Gutenburg's body.
Sloppy strikes from Kuorma. Those never looked like landing.
Kuorma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuorma lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kuorma.
Kuorma misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuorma lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuorma.
Kuorma struggles to land a body shot inside as Gutenburg controls his hands.
Gutenburg jumps guard but Kuorma stands there with Gutenburg around his waist. Gutenburg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johan Gutenburg.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gutenburg, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Gutenburg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ned Ryerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ranta Runtiringen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryerson comes to the cage accompanied by I Got You Babe. Runtiringen has chosen "Death cures all pain" by Suicide Commando as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ned Ryerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ranta Runtiringen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runtiringen avoids the head kick by Ryerson.
Runtiringen tries a head kick but it misses.
Runtiringen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryerson misses the shot to the body.
Ryerson throws a front kick aimed at Runtiringen's knee but Runtiringen avoids it well.
Ryerson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Runtiringen throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ryerson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Runtiringen's sensitive parts.
Ryerson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryerson connects with a high kick.
Ranta Runtiringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryerson throws a hook but Runtiringen avoids it easily.
Runtiringen throws a leg kick which misses Ryerson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ryerson tries to avoid it.
Runtiringen blocks a leg kick.
Ryerson avoids a kick to the body.
Runtiringen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Runtiringen throws a head kick that misses.
Runtiringen tries to clinch there but Ryerson circles away.
Runtiringen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ryerson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Runtiringen scrambles back to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Runtiringen 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 Ryerson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryerson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Runtiringen throws a head kick that misses.
Runtiringen throws a lazy head kick
and Ryerson counters with a thumping low kick.
Runtiringen tried to score with a low kick but Ryerson checks it.
Ryerson takes a swing at Runtiringen's ribcage but misses.
Ryerson throws a looping overhand right but Runtiringen ducks down to avoid it.
Runtiringen gets a clinch.
Ryerson avoiding damage as Runtiringen throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runtiringen misses with a punch on the inside.
Runtiringen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryerson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryerson fails to pull guard.
Ryerson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Runtiringen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ryerson is looking to break free of the clinch but Runtiringen has double underhooks.
Runtiringen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Runtiringen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Runtiringen to work.
Ryerson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryerson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runtiringen at a distance.
Runtiringen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Runtiringen throws a head kick that misses.
Ranta Runtiringen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryerson thumps Runtiringen with a low kick.
Ryerson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Runtiringen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Runtiringen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryerson scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runtiringen checks a leg kick.
Runtiringen looks to clinch
and Ryerson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Runtiringen looks gassed!
Runtiringen misses with a low kick.
Ryerson throws a looping overhand right but Runtiringen ducks down to avoid it.
Ryerson blocks a leg kick.
Ryerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Runtiringen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryerson.
Ryerson scores with a kick to the body.
Ryerson moves out of range of the body kick.
Runtiringen looks to throw a body kick
and Ryerson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryerson checks a low kick from Runtiringen.
Ryerson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryerson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Ryerson to counter with a crisp jab.
Runtiringen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Runtiringen misses with a low kick.
Ryerson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryerson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runtiringen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryerson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runtiringen throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryerson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runtiringen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryerson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Runtiringen's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Ryerson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Runtiringen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryerson connects with a single shot there.
Ryerson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryerson swings for the body but Runtiringen moves out of range.
Ryerson tries a head kick but it misses.
Runtiringen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryerson throws a sloppy head kick and Runtiringen moves out of range easily.
Ryerson blocks the body kick.
Runtiringen moves into the clinch.
Ryerson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryerson throws a low kick but Runtiringen moves out of range easily.
Ryerson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryerson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Runtiringen really felt that one!
Ryerson blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runtiringen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryerson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryerson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ryerson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryerson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ryerson throws a head kick that misses.
Ryerson jabs at Runtiringen's body.
Ryerson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Runtiringen blocks the low kick.
Ryerson pushes Runtiringen away with a front kick.
Ryerson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Runtiringen will feel that in the morning.
Ryerson scores with a push kick.
Ryerson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runtiringen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryerson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryerson, right into the meat.
Ryerson thuds a left hand into Runtiringen's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryerson throws a head kick that half lands.
Runtiringen misses with a head kick.
Runtiringen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Runtiringen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Runtiringen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Ryerson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Runtiringen blocks a head kick by Ryerson.
Ranta Runtiringen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Runtiringen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Runtiringen throws a sloppy head kick and Ryerson moves out of range easily.
Ryerson misses with a head kick.
Ryerson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Runtiringen throws a head kick that misses.
Runtiringen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryerson lands with a kick to the temple. Runtiringen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ryerson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runtiringen.
Ryerson scoring well with a low kick there.
Runtiringen throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryerson counters with a good low kick that Runtiringen was not able to check.
Runtiringen slips a jab from Ryerson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryerson.
Ryerson throws a sloppy head kick and Runtiringen moves out of range easily.
Runtiringen throws a head kick that misses.
Ryerson misses with a body kick.
Runtiringen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Runtiringen avoids the head kick by Ryerson.
Ryerson throws a body punch but Runtiringen moves out of range.
Runtiringen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryerson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ryerson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Runtiringen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryerson circles away.
Ryerson throws a head kick but Runtiringen moves out of range.
Runtiringen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Runtiringen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Runtiringen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Runtiringen tries to land a body kick
and Ryerson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Runtiringen thinking.
Runtiringen is looking to land body kicks.
Ryerson throws a body kick that misses.
Ryerson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryerson avoids the head kick by Runtiringen.
Runtiringen throws a head kick but Ryerson moves out of range.
Ryerson connects with a body shot that sends Runtiringen's belly button to the back.
Runtiringen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runtiringen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ryerson throws a head kick but Runtiringen moves out of range.
Runtiringen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Runtiringen blocks the body kick.
Ned Ryerson is winning the standup battle so far.
Runtiringen wants to slow Ryerson down by chopping away at his legs.
Runtiringen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ryerson.
Runtiringen drives through and clinches with Ryerson against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryerson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryerson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryerson is trying to break the clinch but Runtiringen is controlling him.
Ryerson fails to pull guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ryerson avoiding damage as Runtiringen throws knees to the body.
Runtiringen stalls.
Runtiringen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Runtiringen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Runtiringen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryerson's efforts to push away.
Runtiringen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Runtiringen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryerson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Runtiringen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Runtiringen can't find room to land a body shot as Ryerson controls the action.
Ryerson wants to break free but Runtiringen has control.
Ryerson wants to break free but Runtiringen has control.
Runtiringen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryerson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Runtiringen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ryerson cracks Runtiringen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ryerson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Ryerson slams his shin into Runtiringen's torso.
Ryerson motions for Runtiringen to come forward. Ryerson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryerson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryerson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Runtiringen is looking to clinch.
Runtiringen blocks a head kick by Ryerson.
Runtiringen throws a body kick that misses.
Runtiringen tries to land a front kick but Ryerson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Runtiringen looks to throw a body kick
and Ryerson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Runtiringen misses with a kick to the body
and Ryerson counters with a nice uppercut.
Runtiringen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Runtiringen missing with knees to the body.
Runtiringen misses with a knee strike.
Runtiringen trying to land knees to the body.
Ryerson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Runtiringen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Runtiringen avoids the head kick by Ryerson.
Ryerson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryerson misses with a head kick.
Runtiringen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryerson throws a leg kick but Runtiringen moved away.
Runtiringen tries to clinch up.
Runtiringen blocks a low kick nicely.
Runtiringen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ryerson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Runtiringen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryerson lands a body shot.
Runtiringen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Runtiringen is looking to clinch.
Ryerson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runtiringen manages to avoid it.
Runtiringen throws a sloppy head kick and Ryerson moves out of range easily.
Ryerson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Runtiringen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ryerson shoots in for a takedown but Runtiringen shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Ryerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Runtiringen.
Runtiringen throws a head kick that Ryerson semi-blocks.
Runtiringen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryerson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryerson motions for Runtiringen to come forward. Ryerson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryerson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runtiringen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryerson.
Ryerson throws a hook but Runtiringen avoids it easily.
Runtiringen scores with a head kick. Ryerson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ned Ryerson will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Runtiringen tries to clinch up.
Runtiringen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryerson moves out of range of the body kick from Runtiringen.
Runtiringen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryerson.
Runtiringen thumps Ryerson with a low kick.
Ryerson misses with a low kick.
Ryerson throws a push kick but Runtiringen slaps the foot to one side.
Ryerson tries to keep at a distance but Runtiringen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Runtiringen is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryerson gets an underhook and turns Runtiringen into the cage.
Ryerson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Runtiringen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryerson dodges an elbow strike from Runtiringen.
Runtiringen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Runtiringen tries to land a knee to the head but Ryerson blocks with his arms.
Ryerson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryerson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Runtiringen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryerson.
Ryerson tries to circle away but Runtiringen has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Runtiringen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryerson avoids the damage to the body.
Ryerson is trying to break the clinch but Runtiringen has him pressed against the cage.
Runtiringen looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryerson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryerson is trying to break the clinch but Runtiringen is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ryerson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryerson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryerson looks to score with a jab to the body but Runtiringen is just out of range.
Runtiringen connects with a solid leg kick.
Runtiringen moves into the clinch.
Runtiringen avoiding damage.
Ryerson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Runtiringen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryerson avoids it.
Ryerson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Runtiringen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryerson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryerson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Runtiringen lands a head kick. Ryerson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A low kick from Runtiringen is predictable there
and Ryerson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Runtiringen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryerson misses with a body shot.
Ryerson tries a head kick but it misses.
Runtiringen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runtiringen moves out of range as Ryerson strikes.
A leg kick checked by Runtiringen.
Runtiringen lands a front kick.
Ryerson throws a sloppy head kick and Runtiringen moves out of range easily.
Ryerson blocks a head kick by Runtiringen.
Ryerson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runtiringen moves away.
Ryerson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryerson throws a head kick that misses.
Ryerson avoids the head kick by Runtiringen.
Ryerson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Runtiringen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Runtiringen.
Runtiringen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryerson avoids it.
Runtiringen tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryerson avoids the damage to the body.
Runtiringen looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryerson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Ryerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryerson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Runtiringen has him pressed against the cage.
Ryerson can't break the clinch.
Runtiringen tries a knee to the head but Ryerson blocks it.
Runtiringen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryerson's efforts to push away.
Runtiringen misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runtiringen tries to stall but Ryerson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryerson fails to pull guard.
Ryerson working hard to break the clinch.
Ryerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Runtiringen darts in trying to clinch
and Ryerson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Runtiringen really felt that one!
Ryerson throws a jab but it's blocked by Runtiringen.
Ryerson looks to score with a jab to the body but Runtiringen is just out of range.
Ryerson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Runtiringen lands a head kick. Ryerson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ryerson misses with a head kick.
Ryerson misses with a leg kick.
Runtiringen closes the distance and clinches.
Runtiringen keeps control of Ryerson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Runtiringen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Runtiringen.
Ryerson manages to break the clinch.
Runtiringen darts in and clinches Ryerson up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Runtiringen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryerson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ryerson tries to circle away but Runtiringen has him pinned against the cage.
Ryerson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Runtiringen smiles and moves away.
Runtiringen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryerson.
Runtiringen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryerson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Runtiringen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryerson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryerson throws a looping overhand right but Runtiringen ducks down to avoid it.
Ryerson is looking to chop away at Runtiringen's legs.
Ranta Runtiringen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryerson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Runtiringen tries to clinch but Ryerson moves out of range.
Ryerson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Runtiringen.
Runtiringen throws a lazy body kick
and Ryerson counters with a low kick, right behind Runtiringen 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ryerson checks a leg kick.
Runtiringen tries to land a front kick but Ryerson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Runtiringen tries to land a body kick
and Ryerson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryerson 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ranta Runtiringen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryerson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Ryerson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela's entrance music is Promentory. A fine choice. Armo Kuusela has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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197 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuusela defending well as Sarsola loads up on a big left hand.
Leo Sarsola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuusela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuusela throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarsola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarsola shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sarsola showed some decent athleticism there.
Kuusela trying to hold on to Sarsola's head to control him but Sarsola postures up.
Sarsola is looking to take a break and control but Kuusela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuusela tries to kick Sarsola off but Sarsola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kuusela tries to get to full guard but Sarsola has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sarsola working Kuusela over with strikes.
Kuusela tries to roll over but Sarsola keeps him under control.
Kuusela trying to hold on to Sarsola's head to control him but Sarsola postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sarsola in particular looking to stall.
Sarsola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuusela defending well though.
Kuusela wants to get back to his feet.
Kuusela wants to get back to full guard but Sarsola has passed into side control.
Sarsola lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sarsola controlling from the full mount.
Sarsola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuusela is looking to escape.
Kuusela tries to hold on but Sarsola postures up.
Sarsola raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sarsola lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sarsola cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kuusela is rocked!
Kuusela is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Kuusela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sarsola avoids the attempt from Kuusela to control.
Kuusela seems to have got his legs back now.
Sarsola landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarsola cracks Kuusela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sarsola with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarsola lands a heavy elbow.
Kuusela is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola controlling the pace for now.
Kuusela is looking to improve his position but Sarsola isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Kuusela that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusela tries to hold on but Sarsola postures up.
Kuusela wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sarsola dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sarsola shoots and misses
and Kuusela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sarsola misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuusela counters with a straight right hand.
Sarsola throws a looping overhand right but Kuusela ducks down to avoid it.
Sarsola tries for a takedown but Kuusela circles away easily
and Kuusela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sarsola goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sarsola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sarsola goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sarsola throws an off balance right hand
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola throws an off balance right hand
and Kuusela counters with a leg kick.
Sarsola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuusela counters with a low kick, right behind Sarsola 's knee.
Kuusela connects with a jab.
Sarsola is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kuusela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Kuusela.
Sarsola throws a nice looking combination but Kuusela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sarsola closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sarsola is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kuusela preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kuusela wants to control the action here but instead Sarsola manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola wants to control the pace but Kuusela is squirming around nicely.
Leo Sarsola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuusela is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusela is in a horrible position here. Sarsola smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sarsola landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarsola dominating with strikes here.
Sarsola drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kuusela! More shots from Sarsola and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Sarsola!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riddick Wannick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Εξομολογεισθ . Wannick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Green Day - Basket Case. Riddick Wannick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joshua Drake's chin.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riddick Wannick!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wannick counters with a takedown into side control.
Wannick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wannick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drake sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wannick throwing strikes but Drake manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wannick is looking for a sweep.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wannick keeps working.
Drake decides to stand back up. Drake steps back and let's Wannick get back to his feet.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Wannick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drake won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wannick working the ground and pound.
It looks like Joshua Drake has been cut.
Wannick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drake sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Wannick crashes against the mat.
Drake regains half guard, as Wannick was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake trying to control here.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Wannick has control of the leg.
Wannick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wannick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wannick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wannick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wannick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wannick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wannick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wannick thows a huge punch but Drake dodges it nicely.
Drake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wannick.
Wannick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
Drake gets full guard.
Wannick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Drake trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wannick throws a big right hand that misses.
Wannick throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake keeping full guard, as Wannick tries to pass.
Wannick thows a big elbow that misses.
Drake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wannick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wannick throwing strikes but missing.
Wannick pushes down on Drake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wannick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wannick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wannick.
Wannick is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Drake reverses the position - he's now on top in Wannick's guard.
Drake 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.
Wannick striking off his back but it's not causing Drake any problems.
Drake postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riddick Wannick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Drake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wannick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Wannick misses with a head kick.
Wannick slips a jab from Drake.
Wannick throws a lazy head kick
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Wannick finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Wannick.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Wannick makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drake really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wannick counters with an outside leg kick.
Riddick Wannick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wannick's head backwards.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Wannick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Drake finds it's way through Wannick's defenses.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wannick. Wannick obviously looking to wear him down.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake avoids the head kick by Wannick.
Drake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake throws a leg kick but Wannick checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings for the body but Wannick moves out of range.
Wannick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joshua Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wannick throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Wannick.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wannick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake wants to land a leg kick but Wannick is out of range.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Drake misses.
Wannick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
Wannick moves away from the strike by Drake.
Wannick shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drake's guard.
Wannick forces his way into half guard.
Wannick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
Drake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wannick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drake kicks off Wannick and gets to his feet.
Drake clobbers Wannick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drake swings for the body but Wannick moves out of range.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wannick was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake misses with a hook
and Wannick counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Wannick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wannick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riddick Wannick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joshua Drake's cut.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Drake checks a low kick from Wannick.
A cross from Drake lands.
Wannick slips a jab from Drake.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wannick counters with an inside leg kick.
Drake avoids the head kick by Wannick.
Drake lands a body shot.
Wannick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Drake misses.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wannick doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wannick.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wannick counters with a head kick.
Wannick tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
Wannick throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wannick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riddick Wannick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wannick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drake back to the cage. Wannick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joshua Drake's cut is getting worse.
Wannick throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Wannick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wannick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake avoids the head kick by Wannick.
Wannick moves away from the strike by Drake.
Wannick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wannick slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wannick. Wannick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Riddick Wannick has been cut.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wannick doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wannick slips a straight right by Drake.
Joshua Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannick tries to clinch up
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wannick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake lands a body shot.
Drake throws a leg kick
and Wannick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drake's knee momentarily.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Wannick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Drake is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drake lands an overhand right.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wannick misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drake.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannick ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Wannick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wannick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Drake - just one landing.
Wannick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joshua Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Wannick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wannick 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riddick Wannick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger D Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - On the Eve of War (Instrumental) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
136 lbs
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22
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kelvin Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger D Roger!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger throws a one two combo.
Keenan misses with the body kick
and Roger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Keenan really felt that one!
Nice uppercut lands for Roger. That snapped Keenan's head back.
Roger swats away the attempt to clinch by Keenan.
Keenan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Keenan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keenan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Keenan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roger keeps working.
Roger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Keenan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan won't allow Roger to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roger trying to control the position here.
Roger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roger D Roger.
Keenan throws a right hand that misses
and Roger counters with a nice uppercut.
Roger D Roger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roger misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Roger lands a nice hook to Keenan's body. Keenan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan lands a nice hook to Roger's body. Roger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roger D Roger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roger misses with a hook.
Keenan moves out of range as Roger throws a body kick.
Roger needs to keep his hands up - Keenan had a free shot at his head there.
Keenan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keenan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keenan slips a straight right by Roger.
Roger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keenan eats them both and turns towards Roger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roger lands a jab.
A slow jab from Roger misses its intended target.
Keenan closes the distance but Roger moves to the side
enabling Roger to counter with a crisp jab.
Keenan fails with the takedown
and Roger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
Keenan shoots in for a takedown but Roger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roger cracks Keenan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roger.
Keenan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Keenan misses with a hook
and Roger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roger lands with a right hand.
Keenan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roger. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger D Roger 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.
Keenan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roger throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Roger. Beautiful body shot.
Keenan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keenan slips a straight right by Roger.
Roger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keenan in his tracks.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Roger counters with a big right hand! Oh Keenan is in trouble here! Roger follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger D Roger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slim Shadie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Kukkamaa (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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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Shadie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kukkamaa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkamaa moves to clinch but Shadie breaks away
and Shadie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shadie.
Shadie pushes down on Kukkamaa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shadie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kukkamaa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shadie is trying to control. Kukkamaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shadie wants to control but Kukkamaa is keeping him busy.
Kukkamaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shadie.
Shadie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shadie is keen to just control but Kukkamaa is a slippery customer.
Kukkamaa taking some punishment here, with Shadie in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukkamaa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shadie scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie wants to pass the guard but Kukkamaa is defending well.
Shadie trying to control from half guard but Kukkamaa is working away.
Shadie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kukkamaa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shadie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kukkamaa's head.
Shadie passes to side control.
Shadie wants to control but Kukkamaa is keeping him busy.
Shadie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shadie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kukkamaa, who protects the arm well.
Shadie trying to control the position but Kukkamaa is working away.
Shadie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kukkamaa's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Shadie.
Shadie trying to control the action but Kukkamaa is working from the bottom.
Shadie throwing strikes but Kukkamaa manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Shadie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shadie is looking for a sweep.
Kukkamaa working away.
Shadie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kukkamaa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Shadie can't escape the position.
Shadie 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.
Shadie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shadie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kukkamaa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kukkamaa's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Shadie dominated that round.
That's time! Shadie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kukkamaa moves to clinch but Shadie breaks away
and Shadie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kukkamaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shadie stalling.
Shadie misses with a head shot. Kukkamaa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shadie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kukkamaa is keeping the position for now.
Kukkamaa keeping moving, preventing Shadie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shadie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shadie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shadie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shadie is looking to advance position but Kukkamaa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Shadie wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shadie tries to escape but Kukkamaa has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shadie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shadie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shadie.
Kukkamaa stopping the sweep attempt from Shadie.
Shadie is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Kukkamaa frees his head nicely. Oh but Shadie has switched to an armbar! Kukkamaa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Slim Shadie!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. 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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212 lbs
16 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Green!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Tolonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Green takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tolonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tolonen throws a right hand that misses
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Tolonen misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a three punch combo that has Tolonen backing up. Tolonen nods at Green to acknowledge the strikes.
Green throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tolonen counters with a straight right hand.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tolonen.
Green missing with a left hand there. Tolonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tolonen catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tolonen misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a three punch combo that has Tolonen backing up. Tolonen nods at Green to acknowledge the strikes.
Tolonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Green counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Green 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 Tolonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tolonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Tolonen misses.
Tolonen misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body punch from Green.
Tolonen connects with a looping right hand.
Tolonen misses with a right hand
and Green counters with a thumping low kick.
Tolonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tolonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tolonen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tolonen avoids the head kick by Green.
Green walks into a stiff left hand from Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a body kick the misses
and Green counters with a thumping low kick.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green scores with a one two! Tolonen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green checks a leg kick.
Tolonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tolonen swings widly with a right hand
and Green counters with a good, hard body kick but Tolonen shrugs it off.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses
and Green counters with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Tolonen as he checks the leg kick.
Green clobbers Tolonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Tolonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tolonen's knee momentarily.
Green fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tolonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green connects with the punch.
Green scores with a head kick.
Green gets in close and tags Tolonen with a short punch that almost sends Tolonen to the mat! Oh Tolonen is in big trouble! He turns his back on Green, trying to create some distance but Green rushes him, striking wildly and Tolonen goes down! The referee tackles Green into the cage to end the fight! Green is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Green!
Rob Green is the new heavyweight champion!
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