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Fire FC: Semifinals to Stardom PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arn de Gotia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and melvin lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arn de Gotia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arn de Gotia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, melvin lombard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Gotia keeps the fight on the outside.
lombard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
de Gotia misses with a takedown attempt
letting lombard counter with a right hand.
de Gotia misses with a takedown attempt
and lombard counters with a one-two to the body.
de Gotia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
de Gotia tries for a takedown but lombard circles away easily
and lombard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arn de Gotia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Gotia misses with a takedown
and lombard counters with a head kick.
de Gotia with a lazy takedown attempt
and lombard counters with a one-two to the body.
lombard 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.
de Gotia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around lombard's waist but lombard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de Gotia off to one side.
de Gotia has his takedown stuffed
and lombard counters with a left to the body.
de Gotia is breathing heavily.
lombard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
lombard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
de Gotia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
lombard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Gotia avoids the head kick by lombard.
lombard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
de Gotia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by lombard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from lombard both land. Nice combination.
lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Gotia with a poor takedown
and lombard counters with a three punch combo that has de Gotia backing up. de Gotia nods at lombard to acknowledge the strikes.
lombard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
de Gotia blocks a head kick by lombard.
de Gotia misses with a takedown attempt
and lombard counters with a nice low kick that buckles de Gotia's knee momentarily.
lombard is working the combinations to good effect here.
lombard's corner calls for a 1-2. lombard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
lombard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
lombard stalks de Gotia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into de Gotia's face. de Gotia staggers backwards, shaken.
lombard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
lombard works over de Gotia's head and body with a nice combination.
lombard throws a head kick but de Gotia moves out of range.
lombard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
lombard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before de Gotia has time to react.
Arn de Gotia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Gotia tries for a takedown but lombard circles away easily
and lombard counters with a left and a right that stings de Gotia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by lombard.
lombard throws a series of strikes that have de Gotia backpedaling.
lombard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
lombard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by lombard.
lombard throws a leg kick which misses de Gotia's front leg but catches the back leg as de Gotia tries to avoid it.
lombard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
lombard lands with a slapping head kick.
de Gotia shoots and misses
and lombard counters with an outside leg kick.
lombard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
lombard misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - lombard scores with a four punch combination!
de Gotia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
lombard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Gotia shoots and misses
and lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A right-left combo lands from lombard.
lombard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
de Gotia tries to close the distance and clinch but lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
lombard throws a series of strikes that have de Gotia backpedaling.
de Gotia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
de Gotia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from lombard.
lombard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
lombard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
de Gotia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and lombard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
de Gotia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
de Gotia blocks a head kick by lombard.
lombard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for lombard. That snapped de Gotia's head back.
de Gotia misses with a takedown attempt
and lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
lombard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!de Gotia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lombard lands with a straight right. de Gotia didn't see that one coming.
lombard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
lombard lands a high kick!
lombard closes the distance and clinches up with de Gotia, looking for a takedown. lombard pushes de Gotia against the cage but de Gotia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
de Gotia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and lombard counters with a left and a right that stings de Gotia.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by lombard!
lombard throws a sloppy head kick and de Gotia moves out of range easily.
de Gotia with a poor takedown
and lombard counters with a two punch combo.
de Gotia shoots in but lombard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
lombard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by lombard.
de Gotia closes the distance but lombard moves to the side
and lombard counters with a three punch combo that has de Gotia backing up. de Gotia nods at lombard to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
melvin lombard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
de Gotia tries to close the distance and clinch but lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arn de Gotia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lombard throws a leg kick which misses de Gotia's front leg but catches the back leg as de Gotia tries to avoid it.
de Gotia tries to clinch there but lombard circles away.
de Gotia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
de Gotia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
lombard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on de Gotia. That did some damage!
lombard stuffs the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from lombard.
de Gotia tries for a takedown but lombard circles away easily
and lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
lombard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lombard lands with a nice body punch.
lombard throws a head kick that misses.
de Gotia shoots in looking for a takedown. lombard tries to sprawl out of it but de Gotia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. lombard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arn de Gotia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lombard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lombard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
de Gotia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
lombard thuds his shin into the meat of de Gotia's side.
lombard with a jab.
lombard throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by lombard.
lombard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. lombard showed some decent athleticism there.
lombard wants to stand up but de Gotia is controlling the position.
de Gotia tries to kick lombard off but lombard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lombard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
lombard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de Gotia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
lombard controlling from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
lombard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
de Gotia wants to control but lombard is having none of it.
de Gotia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lombard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
de Gotia is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four 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.
lombard content just to control the position here.
de Gotia tries to lock up and control but lombard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
lombard content just to control the position here.
Despite being in the dominant position, melvin lombard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
lombard swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
melvin lombard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! de Gotia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
de Gotia tries for a takedown but lombard circles away easily
and lombard counters with a left and a right that stings de Gotia.
lombard tries a head kick but it misses.
de Gotia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but lombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Gotia darts in trying to clinch
and lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
lombard stuffs the takedown attempt from de Gotia. de Gotia gets slowly back to his feet.
lombard lands with a nice combination. de Gotia backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lombard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for de Gotia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
de Gotia fails with the takedown
and lombard counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arn de Gotia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lombard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
de Gotia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
lombard scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Gotia with a lazy takedown attempt
and lombard counters with a three punch combo that has de Gotia backing up. de Gotia nods at lombard to acknowledge the strikes.
lombard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
de Gotia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
de Gotia avoids the head kick by lombard.
lombard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
lombard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and lombard duly obliges.
de Gotia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and lombard counters with a head kick.
de Gotia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
lombard lands with a kick to the temple. de Gotia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A left and a right from lombard both land. Nice combination.
de Gotia shoots and misses
and lombard counters with a nice body shot.
lombard lands with a nice combination. de Gotia backs away looking to recover.
lombard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
lombard throws a head kick that de Gotia semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from lombard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lombard stalks de Gotia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into de Gotia's face. de Gotia staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from lombard.
lombard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
lombard lands a jab to the head.
Arn de Gotia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
lombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
lombard throws a head kick that misses.
de Gotia shoots and misses
and lombard counters with a nice body kick.
lombard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
lombard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Gotia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from lombard.
melvin lombard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Gotia closes this distance looking for a takedown but lombard circles away.
lombard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Gotia as he avoids it easily.
de Gotia misses with a takedown attempt
and lombard counters with a slapping leg kick.
lombard works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lombard lands a high kick!
lombard tries a head kick but it misses.
lombard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
de Gotia fails with a takedown attempt.
lombard scores with a nice right hand.
de Gotia shoots in and drives through. lombard sprawls well.
lombard throws a head kick that half lands.
de Gotia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
de Gotia avoids the head kick by lombard.
de Gotia shoots in but lombard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
lombard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. lombard showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lombard prevents de Gotia from standing back up.
lombard tries to stand but his hand is stuck under de Gotia.
de Gotia regains full guard. Nicely done.
de Gotia tries to strike from the bottom.
lombard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
de Gotia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
de Gotia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as lombard controls the pace.
de Gotia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. lombard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. lombard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
melvin lombard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well lombard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... melvin lombard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Kuikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Kuikka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuikka looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuikka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fredriksson is fending him off so far but Kuikka persists. Nope, Fredriksson circles away and we're back to standing.
Fredriksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuikka was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuikka moves away.
Kuikka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Fredriksson and Kuikka goes tumbling to the canvas! Fredriksson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Kuikka is rocked!
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!
Fredriksson moves nicely into side control.
Fredriksson stands up.
Fredriksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fredriksson throws an overhand right that drops Kuikka like a sack of potatoes! Fredriksson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Fredriksson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between luke cummo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Lohi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janne Lohi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luke cummo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Lohi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lohi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lohi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lohi stops cummo from getting back to his feet.
Lohi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cummo wants to get back to his feet.
cummo regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Lohi won't allow cummo to sweep him here.
cummo wants to stand and escape but Lohi is having none of it.
cummo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lohi has picked cummo up and slammed him! cummo can't keep hold of the triangle and Lohi manages to pass to side control!
Lohi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lohi looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cummo's corner calls for a 1-2. cummo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
cummo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lohi circles away.
cummo clinches with his opponent.
Lohi wants to get back to striking at distance but cummo won't allow it.
cummo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
cummo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
cummo looking to control.
Lohi trying to control the position from guard on top but cummo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
cummo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cummo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lohi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lohi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
cummo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lohi manages to get himself to full guard.
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 luke cummo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
cummo fails with the takedown
and Lohi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
cummo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
cummo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lohi stopping the sweep attempt from cummo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cummo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lohi has his hands clasped together but cummo extends an breaks Lohi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by cummo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). luke cummo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Make (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Make is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vexi oli velkaa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Make!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Make throws a hook to the side of Ham's head but Ham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Make rushes Ham and presses him up against the cage.
Make lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Make cracks Ham with a nice body shot.
Ham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Make fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Make cracks Ham with a good jab.
Ham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Make swinging wilding here.
Ham misses with a straight right.
Make looks to land a left hand but Ham moved out of range nicely.
Make misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham shoots in for a takedown but Make shows good takedown defense.
Ham tries to clinch up.
Ham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Make paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Make.
Ham wants to clinch but Make slips to the side
and Make counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Make!
Make blocks a leg kick.
Jack Ham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ham throws a leg kick
letting Make counter with a right hand.
Ham is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Make feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ham sprawling to the canvas! Ham rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Make finish him?!
Ham is rocked!
Make misses with the combination.
Ham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ham throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Jack Ham has been cut.
Nyrkki Make is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Make throws a combination that misses
and Ham counters with a nice body kick.
Make sends Ham crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Make is motioning to the referee to let Ham up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Ham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Make cracks the inside of Ham's front leg.
Ham seems to have got his legs back now.
Make takes the fight into the clinch.
Make gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Make unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Make controlling the action here for a moment.
Make trying to land knees to the body.
Make landing knees to the body.
Make gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Make lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Make gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Make stalling in the clinch.
Make crunches a lovely knee into Ham's ribcage.
Make lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Make lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Make.
Make lands a hook to the side of the head.
Make lands an elbow just above Ham 's eye.
Good body shot from Make.
Make looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Make lands an elbow inside that Ham shrugs off.
Make taking a breather.
Make softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Make lands an elbow just above Ham 's eye.
Nice elbow from Make.
Ham dodges an elbow strike from Make.
Make lands with a short shot to the head.
Make is pushing Ham up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Make scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Make missing with knees to the body.
Make landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Make lands an elbow just above Ham 's eye.
Make lands a nice uppercut.
Make crunches a lovely knee into Ham's ribcage.
Make lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Make lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Make lands a nice elbow.
Ham avoids a wild elbow strike from Make.
Make pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Make pushes Ham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Make lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Make lands an elbow inside.
Make lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Make - that landed with a thud.
Make lands a nice knee to the body.
Make lands a damaging elbow.
Make lands an elbow just above Ham 's eye.
Make pushes Ham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Make.
Make comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Make comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Make scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Make.
Make lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Make dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ham'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.
Make throws a nice looking combination but Ham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Make counters by moving into the clinch.
Make crunches a lovely knee into Ham's ribcage.
Make taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Make just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ham's brow.
Ham blocks the elbow strike.
Make looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Make gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ham.
Ham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Make just stands there and leans against the cage.
Make lands a damaging elbow.
Ham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Make pushes off an throws an elbow but Ham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ham wants to break free but Make has control.
Make lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ham wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Make gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Make has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Make landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Make scores with a shot to the side of Ham's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Make looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Make lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ham or not.
Make gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Make throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Make works on Ham's body with a couple of short punches.
Make lands a damaging elbow.
Make creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ham's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Make throws an elbow but misses.
Make lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Make gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Make lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Make gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Make using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Make takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Make unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Make lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Make lands an elbow inside.
Make is struggling to control the position.
Make lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ham avoiding damage as Make throws knees to the body.
Ham avoiding damage as Make throws knees to the body.
Make is leaning against Ham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Make gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Make crunches a lovely knee into Ham's ribcage.
Ham avoids a wild elbow strike from Make.
Make lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Make as the two fighters clinch.
Make pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Make lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ham avoiding damage as Make throws knees to the body.
Make creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ham's defenses.
Make creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ham's defenses.
Ham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Make stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Make lands a nice elbow.
Make stalling the fight.
A short right from Make.
Make lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Make gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Make leaning his opponent against the cage.
Make lands an elbow inside.
Ham has had enough of the clinch but Make keeps him there for the moment.
Make comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Make.
Make using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Make.
Make lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Make.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Make.
Make lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Make presses Ham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Make trying to land knees to the body.
Make just leaning against Ham, taking a breather.
Ham jumps guard but Make stands there with Ham around his waist. Ham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nyrkki Make seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Make lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Make.
Make stalls.
Ham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Make lands an elbow inside.
Make dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Make comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Make lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ham backwards.
Make pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Make.
Make pushes Ham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Make lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Make lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ham backwards.
Make lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Make showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Ham's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Make bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Make misses with a straight left.
Ham misses with the combination.
Nyrkki Make seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Make counters with a leg kick.
Ham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Make has taken the fight to the clinch.
Make crunches a lovely knee into Ham's ribcage.
Make lands an elbow just above Ham 's eye.
Make lands a nice elbow.
Make lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Make.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Make lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Make lands an elbow inside.
Make lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Make taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Make.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Make comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Make displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ham up against the cage.
Make landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Make lands a nice elbow.
Make stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Make.
Make controlling the action here for a moment.
Make lands an elbow inside.
Make creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ham's defenses.
Make tries to land knees in the clinch but Ham avoids the damage to the body.
Ham being controlled against the cage.
Make continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Make misses with an elbow over the top.
Make lands with a right to the head.
Make pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ham has Make pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Make manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Make landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Make scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Make.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Make.
Make works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Make lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Make throws an elbow but misses.
Make crunches a lovely knee into Ham's ribcage.
Make lands an elbow inside that Ham shrugs off.
Ham tries to pull guard but Make holds him up against the cage and eventually Ham drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Make creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ham's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Make throws an elbow but misses.
Ham avoids the elbow strike from Make, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham letting Make take a breather here.
Make lands an elbow inside that Ham shrugs off.
Make lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ham backwards.
Make lands an elbow just above Ham 's eye.
Make throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ham blocks the elbow strike.
Ham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Make dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ham has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Make is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Make stalling.
Make works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Make lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Make leaning his opponent against the cage.
Make scores with a nice hook to the head.
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.
Make scores a nice knee to the body.
Make creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ham's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Make.
Make receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Make.
Ham tries for a takedown but Make manages to get underhooks.
Make lands a knee to the body.
Make lands an elbow inside that Ham shrugs off.
Nyrkki Make is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ham tries for a takedown but Make manages to get underhooks.
Make throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ham tries to pull guard but Make won't allow it.
Ham takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Make.
Make stalling the fight.
Jack Ham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Make lands an elbow just above Ham 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nyrkki Make comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Make has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nyrkki Make!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Durnhammer Ballista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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265 lbs
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272 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Durnhammer Ballista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alvaro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a head kick!
It looks like Durnhammer Ballista has been cut.
Ballista misses with a double jab.
Ballista moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Alvaro Sanchez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Ballista on that attempt.
Ballista fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ballista looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Durnhammer Ballista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as Ballista shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ballista in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Ballista is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ballista wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Ballista not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ballista seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanchez for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ballista is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sanchez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ballista's back instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballista breaks Sanchez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ballista won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Ballista wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Ballista won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Sanchez pushes Ballista off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ballista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballista misses with a two punch combination.
Ballista is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ballista.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Ballista moves out of range easily.
Ballista fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez motions for Ballista to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ballista moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ballista throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballista swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Ballista shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Ballista shrugs it off.
Ballista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballista jabs at Sanchez's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Ballista's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ballista duly obliges.
No luck for Ballista with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces Ballista off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballista looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get up but he can't break Ballista's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but instead Ballista has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ballista passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sanchez is not content to let Ballista control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Sanchez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ballista avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Ballista.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Durnhammer Ballista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ballista fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Ballista moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Ballista as Sanchez shoots in.
Ballista lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ballista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ballista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballista throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ballista lands a two punch combo.
Ballista shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ballista showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez wants to stand back up but Ballista manages to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Ballista's attempts to control the action.
Ballista is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanchez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ballista unloading with bombs!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ballista looking to finish Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanchez!
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ballista controlling the position easily from mount.
Ballista wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ballista tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ballista scoring with strikes but Sanchez is staying in there.
Ballista can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Ballista content just to control the position here.
Ballista is landing with some decent strikes but Sanchez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballista can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ballista controlling from the full mount.
Ballista trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Durnhammer Ballista just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Ballista throws a one two combo.
Ballista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ballista throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Ballista scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ballista trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ballista has hold of Sanchez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sanchez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Durnhammer Ballista dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ballista has a takedown stuffed.
Alvaro Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballista avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Ballista both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ballista!
Ballista throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horrible takedown by Ballista or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Ballista looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Durnhammer Ballista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Ballista moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballista closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Ballista digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Ballista scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ballista shoots in but no luck this time.
Ballista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Ballista looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ballista won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Ballista tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sanchez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ballista, up you get!
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ballista misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ballista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballista throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballista blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ballista works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Ballista is avoiding it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sanchez!
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Ballista tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballista is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Ballista bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Ballista from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballista preventing the sweep.
Sanchez wants to hit a switch here but Ballista passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sanchez there!
Durnhammer Ballista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Ballista controlling his opponent.
Sanchez is squirming around, avoiding Ballista's attempts to control the action.
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.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ballista controlling the position easily from mount.
Ballista looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Sanchez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ballista lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ballista can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
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 Durnhammer Ballista.
I think Ballista has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Durnhammer Ballista!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Jesper Kyd - Apocalypse. Mies has chosen Metallica- Enter Sandman as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Per Mies was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Maksim Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Mies!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies lands a left and a right that sends Petrov crashing to the canvas! Mies dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Maksim Petrov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mies controlling the position easily from mount.
Petrov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petrov is looking to escape.
Petrov is looking to improve his position but Mies isn't that keen on the idea.
Mies trying to control but Petrov is having none of it.
Mies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mies tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is desperately trying to improve his position but Mies has a good base and remains in mount.
Mies controlling the pace for now.
Mies wants to control the pace but Petrov is squirming around nicely.
Mies prevents Petrov from getting the reversal.
Mies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Petrov is looking to escape.
Despite being in the dominant position, Per Mies just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petrov slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mies and sends Petrov crashing to the mat! Mies follows him down to the mat - Petrov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Petrov is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mies scores with a big shot! Petrov's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Petrov! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Per Mies!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard B Kives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson has chosen Rambo theme as his entrance music. Richard B Kives could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sylvester Fredriksson's chin.
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Basic striking
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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, Richard B Kives!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kives fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredriksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kives.
Kives tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fredriksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kives tries to clinch there but Fredriksson circles away.
Fredriksson gets a clinch.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kives closes the distance but Fredriksson moves to the side
and Fredriksson counters with an inside leg kick.
Kives fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fredriksson sprawls well initially but Kives persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fredriksson is trying to stand up here but Kives is controlling him well.
Kives trying to mount his opponent but Fredriksson defends it.
Kives is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Fredriksson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kives is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fredriksson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kives.
Fredriksson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kives trying to mount his opponent but Fredriksson defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson has one foot on Kives's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fredriksson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kives avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
Kives closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fredriksson counters with a thumping low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kives is breathing heavily.
Fredriksson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fredriksson throws a series of punches but Kives avoids them all with ease.
Kives tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves away
enabling Fredriksson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kives shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fredriksson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fredriksson just leaning against Kives, taking a breather.
Fredriksson lands a knee to the head.
Fredriksson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Fredriksson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Fredriksson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a head kick but Kives moves out of range.
Kives looks for a takedown but Fredriksson sprawls well.
Fredriksson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fredriksson instigates a clinch.
Fredriksson lands a knee to the head.
Fredriksson lands a nice knee to the body.
Fredriksson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kives lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredriksson lands a left hand.
Fredriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kives, pushing him back against the cage.
Fredriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson throws a head kick but Kives moves out of range.
Fredriksson clinches.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredriksson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson with a knee to the head.
Fredriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredriksson cracks Kives with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fredriksson lands with a slapping head kick.
Fredriksson throws a sloppy head kick and Kives moves out of range easily.
Kives misses with a takedown attempt
and Fredriksson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard B Kives. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kives drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fredriksson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kivess head.
Fredriksson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fredriksson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fredriksson slows down the pace here.
Kives tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fredriksson smiles and moves away.
Fredriksson cracks a nice hook into Kives's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kives takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fredriksson connects with a solid leg kick.
Fredriksson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kives's hands.
A head kick from Fredriksson lands but Kives takes it in his stride.
A big left from Fredriksson misses.
Kives closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fredriksson is looking for a sweep.
Kives working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kives is trying to get an arm triangle but Fredriksson is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Fredriksson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Fredriksson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fredriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fredriksson clinches up with Kives and pushes him back against the cage.
Kives jumps guard but Fredriksson stands there with Kives around his waist. Kives gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fredriksson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredriksson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson stalling.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredriksson throws and low kick but Kives moves out of range easily.
Fredriksson clinches.
Fredriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson swinging wilding here.
Kives throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fredriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
Fredriksson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fredriksson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredriksson clinches.
Fredriksson is pushing Kives up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fredriksson scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kives misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kives doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fredriksson counters by moving into the clinch.
Fredriksson breaks from the clinch.
Kives looks for a takedown but Fredriksson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard B Kives. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredriksson lands with a hook. Kives tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kives doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fredriksson counters with a head kick.
Kives is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fredriksson.
Richard B Kives seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson has Kives up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kives's defenses.
Fredriksson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fredriksson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kives avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kives tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fredriksson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
Fredriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fredriksson works over Kives's head and body with a nice combination.
Kives keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kives drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fredriksson wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kives drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fredriksson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kives has Fredriksson in his guard.
Fredriksson stopping the sweep attempt from Kives.
Kives throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kives working for a triangle but Fredriksson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fredriksson lands a jab.
Fredriksson lands with a slapping head kick.
Fredriksson sizes up Kives with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fredriksson catches Kives with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kives takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Richard B Kives is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredriksson misses with a few strikes there.
Kives has his takedown stuffed
and Fredriksson counters with a one-two to the body.
Kives with a poor takedown
and Fredriksson counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kives with a poor takedown
and Fredriksson moves into the clinch.
Fredriksson is pressed up against the cage. Kives has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fredriksson down to the mat. Fredriksson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kives tries to clinch but Fredriksson moves away
letting Fredriksson counter with a right hand.
Kives wants to clinch
and Fredriksson counters by moving into the clinch.
Fredriksson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kives lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fredriksson with a knee to the head.
Fredriksson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kives blocks it with crossed arms.
Fredriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson misses with a head kick.
Kives is looking to clinch.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kives shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fredriksson's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kives 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.
Kives stopping the sweep attempt from Fredriksson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Fredriksson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kives throws a body kick that misses.
Fredriksson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fredriksson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kives is out of range.
Kives tries for a takedown but Fredriksson circles away easily
and Fredriksson counters with a flying knee that drops Kives!
Kives is rocked!
Fredriksson gets to his feet - Kives follows without any prompting.
Oh Kives is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circle, before Fredriksson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kives's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fredriksson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sylvester Fredriksson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Linic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Lukottaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Linic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lasse Lukottaja's chin.
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262 lbs
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234 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Linic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lukottaja!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linic misses with an uppercut.
Linic throws a lazy right hand but Lukottaja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Linic is tying to control. Lukottaja wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Linic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lukottaja defends it well.
Linic is trying to control the action in half guard but Lukottaja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Linic is really struggling to control Lukottaja but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lukottaja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lukottaja will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lukottaja is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Linic is controlling him.
Linic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lukottaja keeping moving, preventing Linic from controlling successfully.
Lukottaja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Linic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lukottaja shoots and misses
and Linic counters with a left and a right that stings Lukottaja.
Linic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lasse Lukottaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lukottaja misses with a takedown
and Linic counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Linic.
Lukottaja with a poor takedown
and Linic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mario Linic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasse Lukottaja.
Linic misses with a straight left.
Lukottaja wants to clinch but Linic slips to the side
and Linic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lukottaja is on top in guard.
Lukottaja must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Linic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lukottaja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Linic is tightening it up a little... Lukottaja has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lukottaja reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lukottaja taps out! nice BJJ there by Linic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mario Linic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasco Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Machiavelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by Maurice Jarre - Shogun. Machiavelli has chosen August Burns Red - "11th Hour" as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasco Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Augustus Machiavelli!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machiavelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigues takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Augustus Machiavelli has been cut.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Machiavelli is out of range.
Machiavelli scores with a hook.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodrigues cracks Machiavelli with an uppercut from hell and Machiavelli crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rodrigues's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Machiavelli is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machiavelli is keeping the position for now.
Machiavelli is still in real trouble! Can Rodrigues finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machiavelli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodrigues's guard.
Machiavelli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machiavelli seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodrigues tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Machiavelli is in close to Rodrigues's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Machiavelli wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Machiavelli preventing the sweep.
Machiavelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodrigues is retaining full guard.
Rodrigues is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Machiavelli scoring with punches to the head and body.
Machiavelli wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machiavelli is one step ahead there.
Machiavelli keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodrigues's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodrigues throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Machiavelli drops back looking for a leg! Rodrigues is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodrigues manages to kick Machiavelli off! Machiavelli jumps back into Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Machiavelli!
Rodrigues is landing with some decent strikes but Machiavelli is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Machiavelli is working to get back to half guard.
Rodrigues connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiavelli is looking to get to half guard.
Rodrigues connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rodrigues with shots to the head and body - Machiavelli looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rodrigues lands a big elbow.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Rodrigues! Machiavelli is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vasco Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trainius Reckus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oovompi Laari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trainius Reckus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oovompi Laari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reckus swats away the attempt to clinch by Laari.
Reckus gets a takedown into half guard.
Reckus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reckus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Laari defends it well.
Laari flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Reckus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Laari is looking for a sweep. Reckus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laari makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laari.
Reckus drops back looking for a leg! Laari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laari manages to kick Reckus off! Reckus jumps back into Laari's guard.
Reckus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reckus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reckus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reckus drops back looking for a leg! Laari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laari manages to kick Reckus off! Reckus jumps back into Laari's guard.
Reckus wants to pass the guard but Laari is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Laari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reckus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reckus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laari sprawls well initially but Reckus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Laari wants to improve his position but Reckus is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reckus lands strikes from half guard.
Reckus wants to work for an arm triangle but Laari is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reckus is breathing heavily.
Laari trying to hold on to Reckus's head to control him but Reckus postures up.
Laari has hold of Reckus's hands but Reckus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Laari is defending against the submission attempts here by Reckus.
Reckus prevents Laari from improving his position.
Laari trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reckus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reckus pushes down on Laari's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Reckus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Laari sees it coming and defends easily.
Laari trying to control but Reckus postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Laari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reckus is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Laari has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laari throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Reckus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reckus drops an elbow to the side of Laari's head.
Laari slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laari wants to sweep here but Reckus controlling him for the moment.
Laari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reckus drops back looking for a leg! Laari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laari manages to kick Reckus off! Reckus jumps back into Laari's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trainius Reckus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reckus misses with a takedown attempt
and Laari counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Laari preventing the sweep.
Laari trying to control but Reckus is working from the bottom.
Reckus punching from the bottom.
Laari trying to control the position from guard on top but Reckus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laari is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Reckus has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Laari is looking to defend but Reckus has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Laari! Reckus pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Laari taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trainius Reckus!
Trainius Reckus is the new middleweight champion!
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