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BHFC - Lilburn vs. Kimuraba PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Askal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and george st Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). george st Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Askal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, george st Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre shoots in but Askal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Askal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Askal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedro Askal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of george st Pierre.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Askal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Askal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Askal's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askal is trying to stand.
Askal kicks off Pierre and gets to his feet.
Askal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre looks gassed!
Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Askal. Askal gets slowly back to his feet.
Askal misses with a double jab.
Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Askal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Askal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Askal walks away with a smile on his face. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Askal counters with a nice body shot.
Askal connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askal misses with the combination.
Pierre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Askal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
A leg kick checked by Pierre.
Askal throws a nice looking combination but Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pedro Askal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askal throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Askal.
Askal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Askal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre closes the distance but Askal moves to the side
and Askal counters with a one-two to the body.
Askal throws a combination. Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Askal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Askal swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Askal.
Pierre gets a clinch.
Pierre missing with knees to the body.
Askal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Askal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Askal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Askal circles away easily
and Askal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pierre thinking.
Pierre dodges the punch combination from Askal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Askal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Askal thows a leg kick but Pierre checks it
and Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Askal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pierre is working for takedown but Askal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pierre is stalling here.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Askal smiles and moves away.
Pedro Askal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of george st Pierre.
Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Askal counters with a crisp one two that drops Pierre! Askal thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pierre to his feet! Pierre is in big trouble!
Pedro Askal is winning the standup battle so far.
Askal throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
Askal throws a chopping leg kick but Pierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Askal misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Askal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Askal lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Askal.
Pedro Askal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre moves out of range of the leg kick from Askal.
No joy there for Askal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Askal.
It looks like george st Pierre has been cut.
A combination from Askal does no damage.
Askal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Askal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Askal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Askal misses with a body shot.
Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
Askal swinging wildly here.
Pierre shoots for a takedown but Askal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pierre fails with the takedown
and Askal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Askal counters with a three punch combo that has Pierre backing up. Pierre nods at Askal to acknowledge the strikes.
Askal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Askal counters with a series of strikes. Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Askal throws a leg kick
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Askal won't be happy with that.
Askal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pierre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Askal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pierre on the ground.
Pierre trying to control the action but Askal is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Askal has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pierre but great work by Askal.
Askal lands an elbow.
Askal decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pierre to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Askal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Askal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on george st Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pierre fails with the takedown
and Askal counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Askal.
Left hook, right uppercut from Askal.
Askal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pierre won't allow Askal to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askal wriggles free and stands up.
Pierre tries to move into range but Askal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Askal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Askal throws a hook but Pierre avoids it easily.
george st Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Askal misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Askal!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askal is squirming around, avoiding Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Askal is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pierre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Askal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Askal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre wants to control the pace but Askal is squirming around nicely.
Pierre moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Askal has worked his arm free - good work by Askal!
Pedro Askal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierre wants to control but Askal is keeping him busy.
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.
Askal prevents Pierre from moving into mount.
Askal throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Askal connects with a right hand. Pierre shakes it off.
Askal feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Askal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Askal misses with a series of wild punches.
george st Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Askal misses with a two punch combination.
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 Pedro Askal.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Askal, 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 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Askal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Michieletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umaga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stop,drop and roll (Deceptikonz) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Davide Michieletto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davide Michieletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rakishi Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michieletto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michieletto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michieletto jabs Umaga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Umaga looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michieletto scores with a hook to the body. Umaga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michieletto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Umaga doesn't seem bothered though.
Michieletto scores with a body shot.
Oooooh!!! Michieletto has knocked Umaga down with a huge combo! Michieletto steps away and waves a wobbly Umaga back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Umaga is rocked!
It looks like Rakishi Umaga has been cut.
Umaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Umaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Michieletto finish him?
Michieletto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Umaga seems to have recovered his senses.
Umaga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Michieletto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Umaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Michieletto drops Umaga with a big left hand! Umaga is injured, injured bad! Michieletto jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davide Michieletto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rey Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Dracul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rey Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Dracul!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer closes the distance and clinches.
Dracul tries to score a body lock takedown but Destroyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dracul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dracul shoots and misses
and Destroyer counters with a left to the body.
Dracul looks gassed!
Nice combo by Destroyer! Oh, that's hurt him - Dracul falls to the canvas and Destroyer follows him into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destroyer looks up at the clock and then as Dracul takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Destroyer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dracul is rocked!
Destroyer in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dracul looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Destroyer turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rey Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Srak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Srak will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Srak!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson shoots in and bounces Srak off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hudson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hudson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Srak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Srak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hudson.
Srak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hudson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Srak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Srak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hudson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hudson throwing strikes from guard but Srak blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hudson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hudson chips away with some ground and pound.
Srak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hudson thows a big elbow that misses.
Srak manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hudson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srak is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hudson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hudson!
Srak trying to keep a closed guard but Hudson is proving a slippery customer.
Srak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hudson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hudson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Srak working a defensive guard here.
Hudson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hudson is looking to work some ground and pound but Srak has wrist control.
Hudson throwing strikes from guard but Srak blocks nicely.
Srak working a defensive guard here.
Hudson landing with the ground and pound.
Srak is rocked!
Hudson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Srak's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Hudson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joselito Glorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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193 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugh Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joselito Glorenzo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhodes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glorenzo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Glorenzo throwing strikes from guard but Rhodes blocks nicely.
Glorenzo won't allow Rhodes to sweep him here.
Glorenzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhodes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Glorenzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glorenzo cracks Rhodes with a solid left hand.
Glorenzo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Glorenzo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rhodes to see if he's OK.
Rhodes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Glorenzo on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glorenzo working the head and body with strikes.
Glorenzo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rhodes prevents Glorenzo from improving position.
Glorenzo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Glorenzo working the body and head with strikes.
Glorenzo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Glorenzo trying to control the action but Rhodes is working from the bottom.
Glorenzo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rhodes to see if he's OK.
Glorenzo grinds an elbow into Rhodes's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glorenzo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Glorenzo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Glorenzo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glorenzo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glorenzo advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Glorenzo.
Glorenzo looking to finish Rhodes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rhodes!
Rhodes is in a horrible position here. Glorenzo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rhodes is breathing heavily.
Rhodes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Glorenzo working the ground and pound effectively.
Rhodes is rocked!
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.
Glorenzo lands a big shot to the head and Rhodes winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joselito Glorenzo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ursa Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ursa Warrior looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ursa Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Warrior looks gassed!
Powers lands with a cross.
It looks like Ursa Warrior has been cut.
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!
Powers cracks Warrior with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Warrior looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Powers finish him?
Powers steps in with a hook that catches Warrior right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Powers follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Warrior looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Powers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Weltto Wirtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Westling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wirtanen comes to the cage accompanied by Mt Eden Dubstep - Sierra Leone. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weltto Wirtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Westling!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wirtanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wirtanen showed some decent athleticism there.
Wirtanen wants to pass to mount but Westling is defending the position.
Wirtanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Westling keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wirtanen is thwarting Westling's attempts to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Westling can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wirtanen trying to pass the guard but Westling defending well.
Wirtanen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wirtanen throwing strikes but Westling bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Wirtanen 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.
Westling pushes Wirtanen off and gets back to his feet.
Wirtanen darts in and clinches Westling up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen pulls guard effortlessly.
Westling working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wirtanen's head.
Westling distracts Wirtanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wirtanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Westling doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Wirtanen is tightening it up a little... Westling has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Westling reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Westling taps out! nice BJJ there by Wirtanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Weltto Wirtanen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lilburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyato Kimuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lilburn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hyato Kimuraba's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hyato Kimuraba!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilburn has closed the distance and engaged Kimuraba in a clinch.
Kimuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lilburn lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Hyato Kimuraba has been cut.
Kimuraba lands a hook that snaps the head of Lilburn backwards.
Lilburn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kimuraba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lilburn lands a knee to the body.
Lilburn letting Kimuraba take a breather here.
Lilburn lands a nice elbow.
Kimuraba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lilburn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lilburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimuraba looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Lilburn.
Lilburn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kimuraba.
Lilburn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kimuraba's defenses.
Lilburn lands with a right to the head.
Lilburn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lilburn landing knees to the body.
Lilburn lands a good knee to the midsection. Kimuraba won't want to take too many of those.
Lilburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kimuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lilburn lands an elbow inside that Kimuraba shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Lilburn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lilburn.
Kimuraba takes a shot to the head.
Lilburn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kimuraba backwards.
Kimuraba is rocked!
Lilburn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lilburn lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Lilburn.
A short body shot lands from Lilburn as the two fighters clinch.
Lilburn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Lilburn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimuraba backwards.
Lilburn landing knees to the body.
Lilburn lands a damaging elbow.
Lilburn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kimuraba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lilburn.
Lilburn lands an elbow inside.
Kimuraba takes a shot to the head.
Lilburn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kimuraba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimuraba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lilburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kimuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lilburn stops a takedown attempt from Kimuraba.
Lilburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Lilburn.
Lilburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kimuraba.
Lilburn tries a body shot but Kimuraba blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lilburn.
Kimuraba tries to stall but Lilburn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lilburn.
Kimuraba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
John Lilburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyato Kimuraba.
Lilburn lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Kimuraba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kimuraba has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lilburn regains guard immediately.
Kimuraba postures up in Lilburn's guard and throws a big left but Lilburn blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimuraba drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lilburn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lilburn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lilburn!
Lilburn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kimuraba regains half guard.
Kimuraba actively working from the bottom here.
Lilburn prevents Kimuraba from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimuraba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lilburn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kimuraba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lilburn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kimuraba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lilburn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kimuraba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lilburn scoring with some ground and pound.
Lilburn throws and elbow that misses. Kimuraba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lilburn's guard. Nice move by Kimuraba!
Lilburn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lilburn tries to get out of the position.
Kimuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lilburn is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimuraba drops back looking for a leg! Lilburn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lilburn manages to kick Kimuraba off! Kimuraba jumps back into Lilburn's guard.
Lilburn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kimuraba.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimuraba drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lilburn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lilburn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lilburn!
Lilburn throwing strikes but Kimuraba manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lilburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hyato Kimuraba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lilburn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kimuraba misses with a hook. Lilburn ducked under it nicely.
Lilburn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kimuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Lilburn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lilburn.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Kimuraba.
Lilburn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lilburn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kimuraba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kimuraba throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kimuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lilburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimuraba.
Kimuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lilburn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lilburn lands a head kick!
Kimuraba throws a right and a left that Lilburn avoids nicely.
Kimuraba misses with a looping right.
Lilburn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lilburn misses with a series of wild punches.
Kimuraba throws an overhand right that lands on Lilburn's shoulder, as Lilburn tries to avoid the shot.
Lilburn is looking to clinch but Kimuraba is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburn instigates a clinch.
Lilburn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lilburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilburn pushes Kimuraba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimuraba is looking to control Lilburn's arms but Lilburn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kimuraba has his back to the cage.
Kimuraba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lilburn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kimuraba trying to control the position but instead, Lilburn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kimuraba into the cage.
Lilburn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimuraba can do to turn this around?
Lilburn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lilburn lands a knee to the body.
Lilburn lands an elbow that stopped Kimuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Lilburn landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lilburn lands a damaging elbow.
Lilburn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lilburn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lilburn.
Lilburn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lilburn pushes Kimuraba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lilburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lilburn lands an elbow that stopped Kimuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Lilburn lands a shot to the body.
Lilburn lands an elbow inside.
Lilburn cracks Kimuraba with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimuraba looking to stall.
Lilburn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimuraba backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lilburn.
Lilburn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kimuraba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lilburn is keeping busy.
John Lilburn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lilburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimuraba manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lilburn works over Kimuraba with some ground and pound from guard.
Lilburn throwing strikes from guard but Kimuraba blocks nicely.
Kimuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lilburn manages to get himself to full guard.
Lilburn keeping moving, preventing Kimuraba from controlling successfully.
Kimuraba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn working a defensive guard here.
Kimuraba passes Lilburn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kimuraba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lilburn defending well though.
Kimuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kimuraba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lilburn defending well though.
Lilburn is defending against the submission attempts here by Kimuraba.
Kimuraba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimuraba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lilburn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kimuraba.
Lilburn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kimuraba.
Kimuraba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lilburn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lilburn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hyato Kimuraba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lilburn moves out of range as Kimuraba strikes.
Lilburn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kimuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lilburn.
Lilburn moves out of range of the body kick.
Kimuraba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lilburn but Lilburn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Kimuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lilburn tries to clinch but Kimuraba moves away
and Kimuraba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kimuraba misses with a straight left.
Kimuraba avoids the body shot from Lilburn.
Lilburn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kimuraba shoots in looking for a takedown but Lilburn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kimuraba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lilburn cracks Kimuraba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lilburn lands a jab.
Kimuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lilburn connects with a right hand. Kimuraba shakes it off.
Kimuraba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lilburn. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lilburn clinches up against the cage.
Lilburn lands a nice elbow.
Kimuraba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
John Lilburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyato Kimuraba.
Kimuraba tries for a takedown but Lilburn manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburn landing knees to the body.
Lilburn pushes Kimuraba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Lilburn.
Lilburn lands a nice elbow.
Lilburn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lilburn lands an elbow inside that Kimuraba shrugs off.
Lilburn lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lilburn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kimuraba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lilburn lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lilburn.
Lilburn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kimuraba stalling in the clinch but Lilburn improves position.
Kimuraba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lilburn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lilburn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimuraba backwards.
Lilburn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kimuraba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lilburn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kimuraba's defenses.
Lilburn stops a takedown attempt from Kimuraba.
Lilburn keeps control of Kimuraba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lilburn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lilburn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kimuraba's defenses.
Lilburn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kimuraba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lilburn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Lilburn as Kimuraba shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kimuraba misses.
Lilburn slips a jab from Kimuraba.
Lilburn lands a nice hook to Kimuraba's body. Kimuraba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lilburn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kimuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Lilburn.
Lilburn is looking to wear down Kimuraba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lilburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kimuraba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lilburn.
Lilburn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kimuraba.
Lilburn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John Lilburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimuraba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lilburn. That one must have hurt.
Kimuraba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kimuraba shoots in and drives through. Lilburn sprawls well.
Donk. Lilburn catches Kimuraba right on the button with a cross.
Lilburn scores with a leg kick.
Lilburn gets a clinch.
Lilburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kimuraba lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lilburn is refusing to be controlled, as Kimuraba sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kimuraba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kimuraba wants to pass to mount but Lilburn is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lilburn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kimuraba.
Hyato Kimuraba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kimuraba wants to pass the guard but Lilburn is defending well.
Kimuraba slips a nice elbow through Lilburn's hands, connecting with Lilburn's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lilburn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kimuraba.
Kimuraba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kimuraba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lilburn defending well though.
Kimuraba throwing shots but Lilburn is blocking nicely.
Kimuraba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kimuraba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lilburn's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimuraba passes to full mount!
Kimuraba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lilburn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hyato Kimuraba's cut.
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.
Kimuraba throws a hook but Lilburn avoids it easily.
Kimuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lilburn.
Lilburn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lilburn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lilburn.
Lilburn lands a nice elbow.
Lilburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kimuraba is defending well for now.
Kimuraba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lilburn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lilburn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lilburn lands with a short shot to the head.
Lilburn working Kimuraba over with knees to the body.
Lilburn gets through Kimuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lilburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Lilburn connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kimuraba.
Lilburn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kimuraba backwards.
Kimuraba is trying to maintain a safe position but Lilburn gets an underhook and turns Kimuraba into the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lilburn.
Lilburn crunches a lovely knee into Kimuraba's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kimuraba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lilburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kimuraba or not.
Lilburn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lilburn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kimuraba.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lilburn.
Kimuraba stalling in the clinch but Lilburn improves position.
Lilburn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lilburn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lilburn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lilburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Kimuraba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lilburn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Lilburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyato Kimuraba.
Kimuraba is looking to control Lilburn's arms but Lilburn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kimuraba has his back to the cage.
Lilburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kimuraba tries for a takedown but Lilburn manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Lilburn.
Kimuraba has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lilburn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kimuraba throwing strikes and Lilburn squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Kimuraba sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimuraba looking to finish with strikes here!
Kimuraba avoids the attempt from Lilburn to control.
Kimuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Lilburn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kimuraba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kimuraba is working for a guillotine from mount but Lilburn frees his head quite easily.
Lilburn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kimuraba throws a wild left hand from mount and Lilburn manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Kimuraba working over Lilburn with some ground and pound. Lilburn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kimuraba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kimuraba is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Kimuraba seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimuraba is trying for a kimura here. Lilburn looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kimuraba wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hyato Kimuraba!
Hyato Kimuraba is the new light heavyweight champion!
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