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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zlatan Muslimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zlatan Muslimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Russel!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muslimovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Russel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muslimovic's calf.
Muslimovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muslimovic misses with a head kick.
Russel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Russel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Russel.
Muslimovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zlatan Muslimovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russel misses with a body kick.
Muslimovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Muslimovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Russel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muslimovic misses with a head kick.
Muslimovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Russel throws a low kick but Muslimovic avoids it.
Russel swats away the attempt to clinch by Muslimovic.
A big right from Russel misses.
Russel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muslimovic. That's going to slow Russel down.
Muslimovic lands a head kick!
Muslimovic throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muslimovic checks a low kick from Russel.
Russel misses with a combination
and Muslimovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Russel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muslimovic wants to clinch up but Russel keeps it at a distance.
Muslimovic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muslimovic on the side of the head.
Russel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Muslimovic counters with a three punch combo that has Russel backing up. Russel nods at Muslimovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Muslimovic throws a head kick that Russel semi-blocks.
Russel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muslimovic is out of range and Russel settles back down.
Russel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russel misses with a head kick.
Russel drops Muslimovic with a left right combo! Russel follows him down to the ground into side control.
Muslimovic is rocked!
Russel slows the pace down.
Oh Muslimovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Russel lands a nice forearm strike.
Muslimovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Russel working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muslimovic seems a little lost for a moment, as Russel dominates the positioning.
Russel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Russel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muslimovic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Russel is controlling him well.
Russel is looking to take a break and control but Muslimovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russel misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Muslimovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Russel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muslimovic keeps working.
An elbow from Russel crashes against the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Muslimovic throws a head kick that Russel semi-blocks.
Russel throws a sloppy head kick and Muslimovic moves out of range easily.
Muslimovic scores with a head kick.
Muslimovic connects with a high kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Muslimovic - that will leave a mark!
Muslimovic slips a jab and a cross from Russel.
Muslimovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Russel's head.
Zlatan Muslimovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muslimovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Russel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muslimovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muslimovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muslimovic thows a body kick. Russel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Muslimovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muslimovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Russel, pushing him back against the cage.
Russel dodges an elbow strike from Muslimovic.
Russel blocks an elbow strike from Muslimovic.
Nice elbow from Muslimovic.
Russel blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muslimovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Russel's brow.
Muslimovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Russel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muslimovic prevents Russel from breaking the clinch.
Muslimovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Muslimovic lands an elbow inside.
Muslimovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russel blocks an elbow strike.
Russel avoiding damage.
Russel avoids the elbow strike from Muslimovic, against the cage.
Muslimovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Russel.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muslimovic landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Russel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Russel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Muslimovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Russel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Russel tries to clinch there but Muslimovic circles away.
Muslimovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muslimovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Russel is rocked!
Muslimovic lands a brutal head kick. Russel looks out on his feet and Muslimovic throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Zlatan Muslimovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Arkhipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Hynynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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201 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Arkhipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Hynynen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hynynen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arkhipov connects with a stiff jab that staggers Hynynen - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vasiliy Arkhipov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauno Necktie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvig Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauno Necktie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good takedowns
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauno Necktie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Borga!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Necktie shoots for a takedown but Borga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Necktie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Borga!
Necktie looking to isolate an arm here. Borga doesn't see it coming and as Necktie extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Necktie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mauno Necktie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Urho Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar Tuco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuco has chosen Frank Dellé - Pound Power as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Koskela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Tuco!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urho Koskela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskela closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Koskela lands in his opponent's guard.
Koskela wanted to stand there but Tuco had control of the position.
Koskela stopping the sweep attempt from Tuco.
Tuco looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koskela passes into half guard.
Koskela trying to control from half guard but Tuco is working away.
Tuco is looking for a sweep. Koskela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tuco moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tuco has his foot on Koskela's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koskela works his way back into a safe position though.
Tuco throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Koskela escapes and throws Tuco's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tuco looks gassed!
Tuco tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Koskela raining down shots from the mount!
Tuco tries to improve his position but instead Koskela has taken his back!
Koskela is looking to control Tuco but Tuco is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Koskela has the hooks in. Tuco is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tuco is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Koskela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskela trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Koskela misses with an elbow to the head.
Tuco trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tuco is trying to break free.
I would not like to be Tuco right now.
Tuco wants to escape the position.
Good control from Koskela.
Koskela is hanging on to Tuco's back as he tries to escape.
Tuco manages to reverse the position and now he's in Koskela's guard. Nice work there by Tuco.
Koskela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuco on the ground.
Koskela keeping full guard, as Tuco tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuco pushing down on Koskela's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tuco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tuco works his way into full mount!
Tuco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tuco wants to finish this one by submission but Koskela is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tuco.
Koskela stops Tuco from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskela'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.
Tuco moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Koskela has worked his arm free - good work by Koskela!
Koskela is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tuco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tuco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koskela has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tuco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koskela keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Urho Koskela will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tuco swats away the attempt to clinch by Koskela.
Koskela tries to clinch but Tuco moves out of range.
Tuco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koskela. That one must have hurt.
Koskela wants to clinch up but Tuco keeps it at a distance.
Koskela tries to clinch there but Tuco circles away.
Tuco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koskela.
Tuco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koskela forces Tuco back against the cage and clinches.
Tuco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koskela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Koskela tries to clinch up but Tuco circles away and keeps his distance.
Koskela tries to clinch up but Tuco circles away and keeps his distance.
Koskela clinches up with Tuco and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koskela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuco keeps the fight on the outside.
Urho Koskela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koskela tries to clinch up but Tuco circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuco keeps the fight on the outside.
Tuco swats away the attempt to clinch by Koskela.
Koskela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koskela wants to stall.
Koskela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koskela scores with a hook to the body.
Koskela misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskela scores with a hook to the body.
Tuco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koskela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tuco is breathing heavily.
Koskela wants to clinch up but Tuco keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koskela tries to clinch up.
Koskela tries to clinch up but Tuco circles away and keeps his distance.
Koskela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koskela moves in looking to clinch but Tuco pushes him off.
Koskela is looking to clinch.
Tuco fails with a takedown attempt.
Urho Koskela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdemar Tuco.
Koskela tries to clinch up.
Koskela tries to close the distance and clinch but Tuco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tuco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koskela lands a nice uppercut.
Tuco jumps guard but Koskela stands there with Tuco around his waist. Tuco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koskela prevents the takedown attempt.
Koskela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tuco backwards.
Koskela lands an uppercut.
Koskela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tuco or not.
Koskela digs a right hand underneath Tuco's ribcage. Tuco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koskela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koskela keeps control of Tuco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koskela throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuco.
Tuco has Koskela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koskela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tuco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koskela.
Koskela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuco tries to pull guard but Koskela holds him up against the cage and eventually Tuco drops back down to his feet.
Tuco has Koskela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koskela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tuco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koskela pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tuco swats away the attempt to clinch by Koskela.
Tuco misses with a few strikes there.
Koskela shoots for a double leg takedown but Tuco sprawls well. He's pushed Koskela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koskela wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koskela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuco changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koskela looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Koskela is trying to get back to half guard.
Tuco swings around for an armbar but Koskela sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tuco's guard.
Koskela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koskela slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tuco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koskela's guard.
Tuco wants to pass the guard but Koskela is keeping the position.
Koskela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tuco slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tuco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koskela is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Koskela dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Koskela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tuco counters with a takedown into side control.
Tuco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tuco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valdemar Tuco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koskela pushes Tuco away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tuco gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tuco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koskela is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tuco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tuco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuco advances to mount.
Tuco looking to control but Koskela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tuco throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Koskela because Tuco loaded up on that one.
Tuco fails to move to back control.
Tuco trying to control but Koskela is having none of it.
Tuco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two 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.
Koskela taking shots to the head.
Tuco wants to control the pace but Koskela is squirming around nicely.
Tuco has control of Koskela's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Koskela regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tuco throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Koskela because Tuco loaded up on that one.
Koskela wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tuco moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Koskela has worked his arm free - good work by Koskela!
Koskela manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuco tries to pass to full mount but Koskela defends it.
Tuco is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Koskela!
Tuco jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Koskela is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Koskela and Tuco has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Koskela regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tuco's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tuco is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Koskela is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Valdemar Tuco!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Juniper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Juniper enters the cage!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chad Jansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Juniper!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juniper shoots in for a takedown but Jansen shows good takedown defense.
Jansen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jansen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Juniper. No joy for Jansen on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Jansen or perhaps it was just good defense by Juniper which made him look bad.
Jansen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jansen showed some decent athleticism there.
Juniper is looking for a sweep. Jansen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juniper looks gassed!
Jansen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Juniper is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chad Jansen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Sherwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iso Susi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Sherwood!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi scores with a takedown into Sherwood's guard.
Susi trying to control but Sherwood is working from the bottom.
Susi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sherwood wants to control but Susi is keeping busy.
Susi trying to pass the guard but Sherwood defending well.
Susi prevents Sherwood from improving his position.
Sherwood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Susi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sherwood gets back to full guard.
Sherwood throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sherwood looking for a sweep. Not yet Sherwood, not yet.
Susi is pushing down on Sherwood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sherwood is fighting to maintain full guard but Susi has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherwood trying to control here.
Susi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sherwood defends it well.
Sherwood is looking for a sweep. Susi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Susi wants to take a breather but Sherwood is having none of it.
Susi tries to pass to full mount but Sherwood defends it.
Sherwood misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Susi is looking for a kimura but Sherwood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Susi to get the leverage.
Susi is breathing heavily.
Sherwood is pressing down on Susi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sherwood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Susi is controlling him.
Susi wants to control from the top but Sherwood keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sherwood connects with a looping right hand.
Sherwood instigates a clinch.
Sherwood breaks from the clinch.
Sherwood scores with a takedown into Susi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi looking to control.
Sherwood trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.
Sherwood looking to pass the guard.
Sherwood drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sherwood jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sherwood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Susi is on top in guard.
Susi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Susi looking to sit in guard and control but Sherwood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sherwood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sherwood is in close to Susi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sherwood takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Susi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherwood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Susi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Susi is on top in guard.
Susi passes into half guard.
Susi tries to pass to full mount but Sherwood defends it.
Susi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Susi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sherwood gets full guard.
Susi is stalling in the full guard.
Susi won't allow Sherwood to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi looking to pass the guard.
Susi 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.
Sherwood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Susi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Susi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Susi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Susi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Susi slips a straight right by Sherwood.
Susi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sherwood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Susi with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sherwood counter with a right hand.
Susi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sherwood darts in and clinches Susi up against the cage.
Sherwood manages to break the clinch.
Susi tries for a takedown but Sherwood circles away easily
and Sherwood counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi with a poor takedown
and Sherwood counters with a two punch combo.
Sherwood with a hook.
Sherwood moves into range and clinches up with Susi.
Susi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sherwood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Susi has his takedown stuffed
and Sherwood counters with a series of strikes. Susi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sherwood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Susi's waist but Susi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherwood off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Susi.
Susi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Susi passes to side control.
Susi advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherwood tries to reverse the position but Susi maintains control.
Sherwood is in a horrible position here. Susi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sherwood is working to get back to half guard.
Susi wants to take Sherwood's back here but Sherwood is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Sherwood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susi raining down shots from the mount!
Susi avoids the attempt from Sherwood to control.
Sherwood is desperately trying to improve his position but Susi has a good base and remains in mount.
Sherwood tries to hold on but Susi pushes him away.
Susi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sherwood tries to hold on but Susi pushes him away.
Susi looking to control but Sherwood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Susi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sherwood tries to hold on but Susi postures up.
Sherwood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sherwood tries to hold on but Susi pushes him away.
Susi looking to control but Sherwood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Susi is landing with some decent strikes but Sherwood is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sherwood tries to hold on but Susi postures up.
Sherwood is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi landing strikes from the mount.
Susi with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sherwood tries to lock up and control but Susi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Susi prevents Sherwood from getting the reversal.
Susi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Susi with the ground and pound from mount.
Susi wants to control the pace but Sherwood is squirming around nicely.
Sherwood defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Susi.
Susi is working for a guillotine from mount but Sherwood frees his head quite easily.
Sherwood is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Iso Susi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sherwood is desperately trying to improve his position but Susi has a good base and remains in mount.
Sherwood regains half guard.
Sherwood works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sherwood is on top in guard.
Sherwood trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.
Susi wants to sweep but no luck.
Sherwood gets to his feet. Susi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherwood swinging wilding here.
Susi tries for a takedown but Sherwood circles away easily
and Sherwood counters with a series of strikes. Susi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sherwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Sherwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Susi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Sherwood scores with a four punch combination!
Nice takedown defense from Sherwood. No joy for Susi on that attempt.
Sherwood throws a series of punches but Susi avoids them all with ease.
Sherwood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sherwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Susi.
Sherwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Sherwood.
Susi misses with a takedown
and Sherwood counters with a takedown into side control.
Susi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sherwood works his way into side control.
Susi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sherwood lands a nice short elbow.
Sherwood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Susi actively working from the bottom here.
Susi has hold of Sherwood's hands but Sherwood slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sherwood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Susi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sherwood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sherwood's back!
Susi tries to keep control of the position but Sherwood is staying busy.
Susi doesn't have the hooks in and Sherwood manages to turn into his guard.
Sherwood content to stall in guard here.
Susi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sherwood.
Sherwood thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Susi trying to keep a closed guard but Sherwood is proving a slippery customer.
Susi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sherwood puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sherwood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Susi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sherwood controlling the pace.
Susi looking for submissions off his back.
Sherwood trying to pass the guard but Susi defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi gets back to full guard.
Susi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Susi trying to control the position.
Susi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Susi looking for a sweep. Not yet Susi, not yet.
Sherwood trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.
Susi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sherwood has passed into half guard!
Sherwood slips a nice elbow through Susi's hands, connecting with Susi's forehead.
Susi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sherwood pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi is trying to maintain the position but Sherwood is very close to passing his half guard.
Susi trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Susi is working to get back to half guard.
Susi is trying to reverse the position but instead Sherwood has taken his back - oops!
Susi prevents Sherwood from getting a body triangle.
Sherwood is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Sherwood doesn't have the hooks in and Susi manages to turn into his guard.
Sherwood keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Susi passes Sherwood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Susi thows a huge punch but Sherwood dodges it nicely.
Susi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sherwood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Susi is trying for a kimura here. Sherwood looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Susi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Iso Susi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Welland Carnvu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki comes to the cage accompanied by Ratatat - Loud Pipes. Welland Carnvu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatu Tikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Welland Carnvu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tikki fails to land with a series of punches.
Tikki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carnvu.
Carnvu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tikki.
Tatu Tikki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carnvu is rocked!
It looks like Welland Carnvu has been cut.
Carnvu is holding his hands too far apart here. Tikki throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Carnvu is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tatu Tikki!
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