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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tropical Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tebower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Tebower 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tropical Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Tebower!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson shoots in but Tebower avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davidson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tebower closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tebower tries for a takedown but Davidson manages to get underhooks.
Tebower tries to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling the position.
Tebower wants a takedown.
Davidson lands a right hand.
Davidson has Tebower pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tebower manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davidson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tebower won't allow it.
Tebower can't get the takedown.
Tropical Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Tebower.
Tebower lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tebower has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Davidson is trying to keep an underhook but Tebower manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tebower performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I looks like Tebower might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Tebower's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Davidson won't allow Tebower to pass to mount.
Tebower seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davidson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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.
Tebower stalling.
Davidson actively working from the bottom here.
Tebower stands up out of the half guard.
Davidson has closed the distance and engaged Tebower in a clinch.
Tebower landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tebower lands a nice knee to the body.
Davidson is trying to break the clinch but Tebower has him pressed against the ropes.
Tebower jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebower bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davidson's guard.
Tebower is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tebower slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Davidson.
Davidson taking some punishment here, with Tebower in his half guard.
Tebower passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tebower sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebower tries to control but Davidson wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tim Tebower just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tebower drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davidson working a defensive guard here.
Tebower avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Tebower dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tebower moves into range and clinches up with Davidson.
Davidson looking to slow down the pace here.
Davidson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tim Tebower has been cut.
Tebower wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tebower tries to land knees in the clinch but Davidson avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tebower pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davidson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Tebower with that takedown attempt.
Davidson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tebower showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Tebower has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wants to stand and escape but Tebower is having none of it.
Tebower wants to stand but Davidson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tebower won't allow Davidson to sweep him here.
Tebower controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Tebower from controlling successfully.
Tebower not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson can't keep his opponent in guard - Tebower advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tebower performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tebower tries to pass to full mount but Davidson defends it.
Tebower passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Davidson!
Davidson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tebower controlling the position easily from mount.
Tebower is landing with some decent strikes but Davidson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tebower looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tim Tebower just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tebower looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tropical Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Tebower.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tebower looks for a takedown but Davidson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Tebower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Tebower's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Davidson clinches with his opponent.
Tebower looking for a takedown.
Tebower lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tebower slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tebower working away.
A lull in the action here as Tebower stalls from top position.
Tebower looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davidson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Tebower shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tebower closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tebower tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tebower has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Davidson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Davidson is letting Tebower control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebower wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
Tebower has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Davidson!
The referee warns Davidson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tebower sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tim Tebower just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tebower decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebower perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tebower prevents Davidson from standing back up.
Davidson is not content to let Tebower control the position.
Tebower prevents Davidson from improving his position.
Tebower looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tropical Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Tebower comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tebower 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Tim Tebower!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Tim Tebower!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Tim Tebower!
Tim Tebower wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Destroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Lacey (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, Destroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jenkins showed some decent athleticism there.
Jenkins tries to pass to full mount but Lacey defends it.
Jenkins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lacey!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lacey is looking to get to half guard.
Jenkins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jenkins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lacey has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lacey is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey regains half guard.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura here.
Lacey missing with punches from the bottom.
Lacey tries to roll over but Jenkins keeps him under control.
Lacey throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lacey regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Lacey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jenkins's guard.
Lacey wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is keeping the position.
Jenkins has momentary wrist control but Lacey slips an elbow through the middle.
Jenkins had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lacey is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jenkins Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lacey's back instead.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Lacey breaks Jenkins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lacey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins has hold of Lacey's hands but Lacey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jenkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lacey.
Jenkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lacey is pressing down on Jenkins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jenkins is holding on for now.
Lacey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jenkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lacey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lacey working Jenkins over with strikes.
Jenkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacey.
Jenkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lacey slips a nice elbow through Jenkins's hands, connecting with Jenkins's forehead.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Lacey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lacey lands with a punch from half guard.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Jenkins gets back to full guard.
Jenkins seems keen to control Lacey's posture.
Lacey tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Lacey throws a strike but Jenkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lacey had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jenkins is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lacey Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jenkins's back instead.
Jenkins turns into Lacey and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mathew Lacey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jenkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lacey!
Jenkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jenkins has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lacey's face.
Lacey is rocked!
Lacey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lacey tries to improve his position but instead Jenkins has taken his back!
Jenkins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lacey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jenkins is trying to stick to Lacey's back but Lacey is turning into Jenkins. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jenkins's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lacey.
Jenkins working for a triangle but Lacey defends it easily.
Lacey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins has an active guard here but Lacey has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lacey wants to take a breather but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jenkins.
Lacey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jenkins looking to control.
Lacey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
Lacey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lacey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lacey lands a couple of elbows.
Lacey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lacey wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Lacey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jenkins working for a triangle but Lacey defends it easily.
Lacey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey looking to pass the guard.
Lacey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins scores with a takedown into Lacey's guard.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Lacey is retaining full guard.
Jenkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lacey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jenkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Lacey keeps moving.
Lacey has his foot on Jenkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jenkins works his way back into a safe position though.
Lacey keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins is really struggling to control Lacey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jenkins won't allow Lacey to sweep him here.
Lacey doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Jenkins looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destroy Jenkins 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!
Jenkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lacey can't get the takedown.
Lacey is working for takedown but Jenkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lacey is looking to control Jenkins's arms but Jenkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lacey has his back to the ropes.
Jenkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Destroy Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Lacey.
Lacey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jenkins jumps guard and drags Lacey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lacey working some strikes from top position.
Lacey throwing strikes but missing.
Jenkins controls Lacey momentarily but Lacey frees himself.
Lacey distracts Jenkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lacey.
Jenkins keeping full guard, as Lacey tries to pass.
Lacey distracts Jenkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey landing with the ground and pound.
Lacey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lacey throws a big right hand that misses.
Lacey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenkins is looking for a triangle but Lacey pushes his legs off easily.
Lacey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacey postures up.
Lacey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lacey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Destroy Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Jenkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lacey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lacey thows a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Lacey is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jenkins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lacey sprawls well initially but Jenkins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lacey has hold of Jenkins's hands but Jenkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lacey punching from the bottom.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura but Lacey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jenkins to get the leverage.
Jenkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins prevents Lacey from getting the reversal.
Jenkins wants to finish this one by submission but Lacey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jenkins.
Jenkins wants to control the pace but Lacey is squirming around nicely.
Lacey can't escape the position.
Jenkins wants to control the pace but Lacey is squirming around nicely.
Lacey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins working for a submission but Lacey is keeping him at bay.
That's four 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.
Jenkins throwing strikes here but Lacey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lacey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lacey taking shots to the head.
Lacey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Destroy Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jenkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Destroy Jenkins!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Destroy Jenkins!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Destroy Jenkins!
Destroy Jenkins wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jore Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Bjork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jore Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mats Bjork!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karhu.
Bjork gets the takedown into side control.
Karhu tries to improve position but can't.
Bjork tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Karhu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bjork's best efforts.
Karhu wants to get back to full guard.
Karhu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bjork passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bjork is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Karhu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Karhu!
Bjork wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Karhu manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjork trying to control from the bottom.
Bjork is refusing to be controlled, as Karhu sits in half guard.
Bjork is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karhu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karhu's back!
Bjork has the hooks in. Karhu is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Karhu rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bjork seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karhu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bjork seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bjork is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Karhu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Karhu wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bjork throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bjork with a poor takedown
and Karhu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bjork throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bjork working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karhu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karhu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bjork looks gassed!
Bjork keeping full guard, as Karhu tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjork thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bjork working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karhu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karhu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bjork is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karhu wants to pass the guard but Bjork is keeping the position.
Karhu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bjork explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjork.
Karhu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bjork holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Karhu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bjork has Karhu pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Karhu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bjork tries to pull guard but Karhu holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bjork drops back down to his feet.
Jore Karhu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mats Bjork.
Bjork is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Karhu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
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 Jore Karhu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bjork with a poor takedown
so Karhu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bjork looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bjork is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karhu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Karhu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bjork is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Karhu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjork looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu wants to pass to mount but Bjork is defending the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Karhu 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! Bjork is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jore Karhu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Fallon looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Fallon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deacon Batista!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Deacon Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fallon scores with a takedown into Batista's guard.
Batista is trying to control the position but Fallon postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Batista might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fallon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fallon is looking to work some ground and pound but Batista has wrist control.
Fallon wants to stand but Batista has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fallon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batista looks gassed!
Fallon trying to control but Batista is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fallon looking to sit in guard and control but Batista gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fallon pulls Batista in to control the position.
Batista wants to stand but Fallon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fallon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Batista is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fallon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Batista's back instead.
Fallon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Batista tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista tries to lock up and control but Fallon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Batista regains half guard.
Batista missing with punches from the bottom.
Batista manages to get to full guard.
Batista trying to control the position here.
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.
Batista is trying to hold Fallon in close to prevent damage but Fallon has managed to pass into half guard.
Fallon stops Batista from getting back to his feet.
Batista trying to hold on to Fallon's head to control him but Fallon postures up.
Batista is staying active underneath Fallon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Fallon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Batista tries for a takedown but Fallon circles away easily
and Fallon counters with a good low kick that Batista was not able to check.
Batista gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fallon counters with a single leg into guard. Batista didn't expect that.
Fallon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Batista, up you get!
Batista throws a body kick the misses
and Batista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batista swats away the attempt to clinch by Fallon.
Batista scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fallon tries to buck Batista off but Batista is having none of it.
Batista is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fallon is trying to escape and Batista transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fallon is forced to tap! Nice work there by Batista! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deacon Batista!
Deacon Batista is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shizzle Mynizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shizzle Mynizzle!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister shoots for a takedown but Mynizzle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lister preventing the sweep.
Lister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mynizzle had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lister is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mynizzle Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lister's back instead.
Mynizzle is persistently looking for the submission but Lister is defending it well.
Mynizzle controlling well, preventing Lister from escaping the position.
Mynizzle cracks Lister with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lister from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister is trying to get back to his feet but Mynizzle has full control of the position and if anything, Lister has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lister rolls, trying to escape but Mynizzle keeps control of the position.
Mynizzle tries to keep control of the position but Lister is staying busy.
Lister looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mynizzle is looking for a rear naked choke here but Lister reverses the position brilliantly into Mynizzle's guard!
Lister stopping the sweep attempt from Mynizzle.
Mynizzle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mynizzle looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mynizzle wants to stand and escape but Lister is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lister postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mynizzle wants to sweep here but Lister controlling him for the moment.
Lister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mynizzle is keeping the position for now.
Mynizzle should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mynizzle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lister.
Lister wants to stand but Mynizzle is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mynizzle is trying to hold Lister in close to prevent damage but Lister has managed to pass into half guard.
Mynizzle trying to hold on to Lister's head to control him but Lister postures up.
Mynizzle is trying to get back to full 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lister lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lister moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lister scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lister looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mynizzle!
Mynizzle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lister looking for a guillotine here but Mynizzle defends easily.
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 Frank Lister will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mynizzle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lister tries to get to full guard but Mynizzle has control of the leg.
Lister moves into full guard.
Mynizzle is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lister is on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lister tries to free his leg and advance position but Mynizzle is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mynizzle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lister distracts Mynizzle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lister tries to stand but Mynizzle is controlling from the bottom.
Lister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mynizzle is wriggling around but Lister manages to pass to half guard.
Mynizzle is defending against the submission attempts here by Lister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mynizzle is defending against the submission attempts here by Lister.
Lister seems to be working for a kimura but Mynizzle defends the submission attempt.
Lister is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mynizzle gets back to full guard.
Mynizzle keeping full guard, as Lister tries to pass.
Mynizzle working for a triangle but Lister defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mynizzle is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Lister frees his head nicely. Oh but Mynizzle has switched to an armbar! Lister is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shizzle Mynizzle!
Shizzle Mynizzle is the new heavyweight champion!
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