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NFC 16 Topohanta vs Dille PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Osterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prashanth Maadala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osterlund kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Street Fighter 2 TAM Ryu vs Sagat theme. 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
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Osterlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Prashanth Maadala!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maadala throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Osterlund's waist but Osterlund gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maadala off to one side.
Prashanth Maadala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osterlund looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Osterlund tries to clinch but Maadala is having none of it.
Maadala throws a sloppy head kick and Osterlund moves out of range easily.
Maadala cracks Osterlund with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maadala tries a head kick but it misses.
Maadala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Osterlund circles away quickly and effectively.
Maadala lands an overhand right.
Maadala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Osterlund ducks under a wild hook from Maadala.
Maadala tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Osterlund swivels and escapes.
Osterlund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maadala.
Osterlund has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maadala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Osterlund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maadala looks to land a left hand but Osterlund moved out of range nicely.
Maadala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab by Maadala.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maadala!
Maadala throws the left hand but Osterlund avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maadala throws a nice looking combination but Osterlund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maadala.
Osterlund wants to clinch up but Maadala keeps it at a distance.
Osterlund tries to clinch there but Maadala circles away.
Osterlund fails to land with a series of punches.
Osterlund instigates a clinch.
Maadala wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Osterlund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Osterlund takes one on the button.
Maadala misses with a series of wild punches.
Maadala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Maadala misses.
Maadala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maadala falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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.
Maadala throws a series of punches but Osterlund avoids them all with ease.
Maadala throws a combination that misses
and Osterlund counters with an outside leg kick.
Osterlund walks into a straight right hand from Maadala.
Maadala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osterlund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maadala scores with the left hand. Osterlund knows he should have avoided that one.
Maadala throws an overhand right that lands on Osterlund's shoulder, as Osterlund tries to avoid the shot.
Maadala misses with a wild body shot.
Maadala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Osterlund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Maadala.
Osterlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osterlund dodges the punch combination from Maadala.
Maadala gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Osterlund counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maadala tries to break the clinch but Osterlund is controlling the position.
Maadala can't break the clinch.
Maadala is looking to break free of the clinch but Osterlund has double underhooks.
Osterlund lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maadala backwards.
Maadala wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maadala avoiding damage as Osterlund throws knees to the body.
Maadala tries to break the clinch but Osterlund is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Maadala scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maadala.
Osterlund looking to stall.
Osterlund lands a nice knee to the body.
Osterlund missing with knees to the body.
Maadala wants to get back to striking at distance but Osterlund won't allow it.
Maadala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maadala managing to block the knees to the body from Osterlund.
Maadala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Osterlund is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maadala.
Osterlund breaks from the clinch.
Maadala stalks Osterlund and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Osterlund's face. Osterlund staggers backwards, shaken.
Maadala throws a sloppy head kick
and Osterlund counters with a body kick.
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.
Maadala misses with a combination
and Osterlund holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Osterlund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maadala missing with a left hand there. Osterlund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maadala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maadala misses with a looping right.
Osterlund misses with a few strikes there.
Osterlund gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maadala wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Maadala.
Osterlund unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maadala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Maadala.
Osterlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maadala throws a sloppy head kick and Osterlund moves out of range easily.
Maadala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Osterlund counters with a solid body kick.
Maadala is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maadala displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prashanth Maadala 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.
Maadala swinging wilding here.
Nice shot lands for Maadala.
Maadala misses with a double jab
and Osterlund counters with a low kick, right behind Maadala 's knee.
Maadala misses with a two punch combination.
Osterlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maadala blocks a head kick by Osterlund.
Maadala scores with a nice right hand.
Maadala misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterlund walks into a left hand.
Osterlund throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maadala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osterlund counters with a left and a right that stings Maadala.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maadala throws a series of punches but Osterlund avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Maadala.
Maadala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Osterlund takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maadala scores with a jab. Osterlund acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Osterlund tries to clinch there but Maadala circles away.
Osterlund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Osterlund tries a head kick but it misses.
Maadala throws a lazy head kick
and Osterlund counters with a head kick. That will keep Maadala thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Osterlund slips a straight right by Maadala.
Maadala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maadala throws an overhand right that lands on Osterlund's shoulder, as Osterlund tries to avoid the shot.
Maadala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maadala dips to his left and cracks Osterlund with an uppercut!
Maadala scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Maadala keeps the fight on the outside.
Elias Osterlund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maadala dips to his left and cracks Osterlund with an uppercut!
Osterlund tries to clinch but Maadala is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Osterlund.
Maadala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osterlund counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Osterlund blocks the low kick.
Maadala lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maadala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Osterlund as he connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Maadala.
Maadala jabs at Osterlund's body.
Maadala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osterlund showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maadala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maadala misses with a few strikes there.
Maadala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maadala lands with an overhand left.
Osterlund avoids the body shot from Maadala.
Maadala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maadala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maadala throws a series of punches but Osterlund moves out of range.
Maadala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osterlund throws a right and a left that Maadala avoids nicely.
Maadala looks to land a combination but Osterlund avoids it well.
Good exchange - Maadala coming out on top.
Osterlund lands a two punch combo.
Osterlund misses with a double jab
and Maadala counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Osterlund misses with a two punch combination.
Maadala just misses with a punch to the body.
Maadala throws a combination that misses
and Osterlund counters with a body kick.
Maadala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Osterlund counters with a slapping leg kick.
Elias Osterlund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Maadala misses its intended target.
Maadala scores with a one two! Osterlund had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maadala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maadala misses with a double jab
and Osterlund counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maadala's knee momentarily.
Osterlund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maadala throws a big shot that misses.
Maadala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maadala misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elias Osterlund will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Osterlund throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Osterlund looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Osterlund slips under a jab from Maadala.
Maadala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maadala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maadala lands a body shot.
Maadala throws a leg kick
and Osterlund counters with a low kick, right behind Maadala 's knee.
Maadala dips to his left and cracks Osterlund with an uppercut!
Maadala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maadala punishes Osterlund's body with a nice straight punch.
Maadala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osterlund has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osterlund misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maadala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maadala misses the jab.
Maadala misses with a combination
and Osterlund counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maadala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maadala misses with a combination
and Osterlund counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maadala's knee momentarily.
Osterlund slips under a jab.
Osterlund takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Osterlund tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maadala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Maadala.
Osterlund showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maadala.
Maadala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Osterlund. Osterlund obviously looking to wear him down.
Maadala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Osterlund counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Osterlund.
Maadala avoiding damage as Osterlund throws knees to the body.
Osterlund breaks from the clinch.
Maadala misses with a combination
and Osterlund counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maadala looks to land a right hand but Osterlund moved out of range.
Maadala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Osterlund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osterlund tries to close the distance and clinch but Maadala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maadala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maadala lands a jab-cross combination.
Maadala lands a with a good body shot.
Maadala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Osterlund counters with an outside leg kick.
Maadala dips to his left and cracks Osterlund with an uppercut!
Osterlund throws a series of punches but Maadala avoids them all with ease.
Maadala throws a head kick that misses
and Osterlund counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maadala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maadala misses the jab.
Jab from Maadala.
Maadala throws a sloppy head kick and Osterlund moves out of range easily.
Osterlund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maadala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Maadala scores with a four punch combination!
Osterlund blocks the body kick.
Osterlund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maadala misses with a double jab
and Osterlund counters by clinching up.
Maadala has had enough of the clinch but Osterlund keeps him there for the moment.
Maadala avoiding damage as Osterlund throws knees to the body.
Maadala wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Osterlund has him pressed against the cage.
Osterlund breaks from the clinch.
Maadala throws a combination that misses
and Osterlund counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Osterlund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osterlund scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maadala throws a right hand that Osterlund ducks under and follows up with a left that Osterlund also avoids with ease.
Prashanth Maadala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Osterlund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Osterlund slips under a jab.
Maadala misses with a series of wild punches.
Maadala swinging wilding here.
Maadala throws a right and a left that Osterlund avoids nicely.
Osterlund connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maadala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maadala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osterlund.
Maadala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Maadala is predictable there
and Osterlund counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Osterlund showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Osterlund 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prashanth Maadala!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Needadis Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Caldas (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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206 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Needadis Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Caldas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard tries to clinch up.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Caldas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Caldas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Shepard has closed the distance and engaged Caldas in a clinch.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldas drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Shepard.
Shepard effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shepard.
Shepard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caldas up against the cage.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldas managing to block the knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caldas looks gassed!
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caldas letting Shepard take a breather here.
Shepard gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shepard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shepard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard scores a nice knee to the body.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard lands an elbow that stopped Caldas in his tracks for a moment.
Shepard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shepard lands a nice elbow.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
Caldas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shepard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
Shepard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shepard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shepard scores with a knee to the head.
Shepard taking a breather.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldas drops back down to his feet.
Needadis Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Caldas.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard stalls.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard landing knees to the head.
Come on Shepard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Caldas takes an elbow to the temple.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Caldas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Shepard slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Needadis Shepard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shepard clinches up with Caldas and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Nice elbow from Shepard.
Shepard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard stalling against the cage.
Shepard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shepard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Caldas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Needadis Shepard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shepard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalling in the clinch from Shepard.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard won't allow it.
Caldas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Needadis Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Caldas.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard avoiding damage.
Shepard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caldas can do to turn this around?
Caldas managing to block the knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard wants to stall.
Shepard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caldas jumps guard but Shepard stands there with Caldas around his waist. Caldas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldas drops back down to his feet.
Shepard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shepard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Shepard.
Shepard lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shepard lands a nice knee to the body.
Caldas tries to pull guard but Shepard holds him up against the cage and eventually Caldas drops back down to his feet.
Shepard lands a nice elbow.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
Shepard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard has Caldas pressed against the cage.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldas avoiding damage as Shepard throws knees to the body.
Shepard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Caldas's defenses.
Shepard lands a nice knee to the body.
Shepard tries to land knees in the clinch but Caldas avoids the damage to the body.
Caldas is trying to drag Shepard to the mat but Shepard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shepard stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard landing knees to the head.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shepard is pushing Caldas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shepard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caldas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Needadis Shepard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shepard doesn't manage to clinch there - Caldas circles away.
Caldas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shepard pinned against the cage. Shepard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shepard tries to clinch but Caldas moves out of range.
Caldas shoots in but Shepard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shepard has closed the distance and engaged Caldas in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Caldas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shepard scores with a knee to the head.
Caldas takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shepard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caldas's face.
Shepard scores with a knee to the head.
Caldas being controlled against the cage.
Shepard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caldas's face.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Shepard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shepard lands a damaging elbow.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shepard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shepard seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caldas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shepard smiles and moves away.
Needadis Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Caldas.
Shepard forces Caldas back against the cage and clinches.
Shepard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caldas's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shepard.
Come on Shepard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shepard for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Shepard lands a damaging elbow.
Needadis Shepard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Shepard.
Shepard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caldas fails to pull guard.
Shepard is struggling to control the position.
Shepard scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Caldas's ribcage.
Shepard lands a nice knee to the body.
Shepard is stalling here.
Luis Caldas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shepard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Shepard.
Shepard landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shepard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caldas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shepard lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Needadis Shepard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shepard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Needadis Shepard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between T Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Seppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo has chosen Kissankultaa as his entrance music. Matti Seppo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, T Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Seppo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rex on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seppo. Seppo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rex shoots in for a double leg but Seppo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rex throws a hook but Seppo avoids it easily.
Rex throws a solid leg kick but Seppo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rex.
Seppo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rex.
Seppo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seppo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seppo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seppo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rex gets a takedown into half guard.
Seppo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rex lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rex missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rex lands strikes from half guard.
Seppo wants to get back to full guard but Rex has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex unloads with some shots from mount but Seppo bucks and avoids them well.
Seppo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rex dominating with strikes here.
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!
Rex prevents Seppo from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Rex.
It looks like Matti Seppo has been cut.
Seppo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rex.
Rex unloading with bombs!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seppo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rex scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The cut above Matti Seppo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rex avoids the attempt from Seppo to control.
Seppo tries to reverse the position but Rex maintains control.
Rex has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppo is bucking up trying to escape but Rex cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Matti Seppo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matti Seppo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). T Rex!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Siffredi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Siffredi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siffredi clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siffredi is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Siffredi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Siffredi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Siffredi trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Siffredi into the cage.
Siffredi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Siffredi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siffredi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siffredi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Siffredi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Siffredi breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Siffredi moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Siffredi tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Siffredi tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Siffredi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siffredi clinches up against the cage.
Siffredi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siffredi is looking to clinch.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Siffredi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocco Siffredi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siffredi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siffredi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Siffredi throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Siffredi cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Siffredi misses with a hook.
Siffredi darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Siffredi looking to stall.
Siffredi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Siffredi looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Siffredi in his tracks for a moment.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Siffredi's defenses.
It looks like Rocco Siffredi has been cut.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Siffredi looking to slow down the pace here.
Siffredi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Siffredi is trying to break free.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Siffredi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Siffredi in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Siffredi gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Siffredi's face.
Siffredi tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Siffredi is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Siffredi stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva lands an elbow just above Siffredi 's eye.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Siffredi stalling in the clinch.
Siffredi is trying to stall.
Siffredi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siffredi misses with a straight left.
Silva darts in and clinches Siffredi up against the cage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Siffredi's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Siffredi can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Siffredi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siffredi wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Siffredi effectively controlling the action here.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Siffredi's ribcage.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Siffredi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Siffredi trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva wants to stall.
Siffredi is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Siffredi has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rocco Siffredi.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Siffredi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Siffredi looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Siffredi throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siffredi throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siffredi tries to clinch up.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siffredi tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Siffredi throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Siffredi throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siffredi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Siffredi misses the target.
Siffredi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to clinch but Siffredi moves out of range.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siffredi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Siffredi moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Siffredi moves into the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Siffredi manages to break the clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Siffredi pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch there but Siffredi circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Siffredi clinches with his opponent.
Siffredi breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Siffredi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Siffredi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Siffredi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva slips a jab from Siffredi.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siffredi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siffredi tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Siffredi clinches with his opponent.
Demian Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Siffredi dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Siffredi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Siffredi is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Siffredi into the cage.
Siffredi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva keeps control of Siffredi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Siffredi's ribcage.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva keeps control of Siffredi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Siffredi's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Siffredi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocco Siffredi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Siffredi.
Siffredi is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Siffredi is trying to stall.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siffredi managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Siffredi tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Siffredi stalls.
Siffredi is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva keeps control of Siffredi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siffredi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Siffredi is trying to stall.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Siffredi tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siffredi.
Siffredi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Siffredi can't break the clinch.
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.
Siffredi looking to stall.
Siffredi breaks the clinch.
Siffredi swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Siffredi moves out of range.
Siffredi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siffredi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siffredi is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Siffredi - just one landing.
Siffredi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Siffredi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves away from the strike by Siffredi.
Siffredi tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Siffredi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi tries to clinch up.
Siffredi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Siffredi keeps it at a distance.
Siffredi misses with a looping right.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Siffredi dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva tries to clinch but Siffredi moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siffredi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siffredi tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Siffredi tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siffredi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Siffredi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Siffredi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Siffredi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siffredi throws out the jab.
Siffredi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siffredi gets a clinch.
Siffredi wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siffredi takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Siffredi shrugs off.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Siffredi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Siffredi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Siffredi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Siffredi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Siffredi 's eye.
Siffredi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Siffredi is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Siffredi manages to break the clinch.
Siffredi throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva rushes Siffredi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Siffredi tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Siffredi'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. This is the final round!
Silva moves away from the strike by Siffredi.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Siffredi.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siffredi.
Silva tries to clinch there but Siffredi circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.
Siffredi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Siffredi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siffredi tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siffredi clinches with his opponent.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Siffredi takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Siffredi has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Siffredi's defenses.
Siffredi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siffredi blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Siffredi manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siffredi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siffredi lands a jab-cross combination.
Siffredi sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Siffredi drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siffredi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva darts in and clinches Siffredi up against the cage.
Siffredi leaning against his opponent.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Siffredi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch but Siffredi is having none of it.
Good exchange - Siffredi coming out on top.
Siffredi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siffredi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch but Siffredi moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Siffredi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siffredi is looking to clinch.
Siffredi looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Siffredi pushes him off.
Rocco Siffredi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Siffredi circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Siffredi pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siffredi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siffredi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siffredi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Siffredi tries to clinch up.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Siffredi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Siffredi wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Siffredi's face.
Siffredi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Siffredi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Siffredi breaks from the clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siffredi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Siffredi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siffredi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Siffredi circles away and keeps his distance.
Siffredi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siffredi throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Siffredi tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Siffredi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siffredi throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Siffredi pushes him off.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siffredi darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva prevents Siffredi from breaking the clinch.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Siffredi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva moves away from the strike by Siffredi.
Rocco Siffredi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is looking to clinch but Siffredi is avoiding it.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Siffredi stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Siffredi wants to clinch.
Siffredi lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Siffredi circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva slips a straight right by Siffredi.
Silva is looking to clinch but Siffredi is avoiding it.
Siffredi throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to stall but Siffredi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Demian Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Siffredi stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Siffredi tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Siffredi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Tysooni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Breki Hundur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tysooni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cantina Song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Tysooni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Breki Hundur!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tysooni looks to score with a jab to the body but Hundur is just out of range.
Hundur misses with the combination.
Tysooni has managed to clinch.
Tysooni effectively controlling the action here.
Hundur wants to get back to striking at distance but Tysooni won't allow it.
Tysooni keeps control of Hundur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tysooni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tysooni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hundur is trying to break the clinch but Tysooni has him pressed against the cage.
Tysooni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hundur.
Tysooni scores with a shoulder strike.
Tysooni stalling.
Tysooni lands a shot to the body.
Tysooni is leaning against Hundur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hundur looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tysooni keeps control of Hundur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Tysooni.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tysooni for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tysooni pushes Hundur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tysooni taking a breather.
Tysooni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a body punch.
Tysooni lands with a left to the head.
Tysooni is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikko Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a hook that stumbles Hundur back into the cage. Tysooni follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hundur to the canvas! Tysooni pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hundur has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mikko Tysooni!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Ruskea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman's entrance music is Teuvo Loman - Helsinki City Boy. A fine choice. Ruskea has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Teuvo Loman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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188 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teuvo Loman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Ruskea!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruskea tries to avoid it but Loman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruskea to the ground. Ruskea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ruskea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruskea shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Loman's guard.
Ruskea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruskea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruskea throwing strikes from guard but Loman blocks nicely.
Ruskea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Loman pulls Ruskea in close to prevent any damage.
Loman is trying to control the position but Ruskea postures up.
Ruskea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Loman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruskea tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruskea drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruskea loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Loman controls Ruskea momentarily but Ruskea frees himself.
Ruskea with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Loman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruskea's guard.
Ruskea wants to improve his position but instead Loman has moved into half guard.
Ruskea regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ruskea looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Loman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Loman gets to his feet. Ruskea looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruskea counters with a good, hard body kick but Loman shrugs it off.
Loman with a poor takedown
and Ruskea finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teuvo Loman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruskea bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ruskea tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruskea has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruskea looks gassed!
Loman is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Ruskea are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Loman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Loman works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ruskea with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman is pulling down on Ruskea's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruskea avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loman keeping moving, preventing Ruskea from controlling successfully.
Ruskea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Loman being controlled here, momentarily.
Ruskea throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruskea wants to control from the top but Loman keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Loman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruskea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruskea.
Ruskea trying to control the position from guard on top but Loman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loman had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ruskea is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Loman Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ruskea's back instead.
I really don't envy Ruskea right now.
Loman misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Risto Ruskea will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Ruskea counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruskea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ruskea trying to control the position from guard on top but Loman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruskea has gone for a leg lock! Loman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ruskea's guard.
Loman wants to control from the top but Ruskea keeps moving.
Ruskea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loman is one step ahead there.
Loman wants to control from the top but Ruskea keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ruskea is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Loman kicks off Ruskea and gets to his feet.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loman has his takedown stuffed
and Ruskea decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Loman's guard.
Loman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loman controlling Ruskea's posture.
Ruskea wants to control from the top but Loman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman is trying to control the position but Ruskea postures up.
Ruskea trying to control but Loman is working from the bottom.
Loman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Loman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ruskea trying to control the position from guard on top but Loman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruskea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruskea scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ruskea trying to control the position from guard on top but Loman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruskea is breathing heavily.
Loman pulls Ruskea in close to his closed guard and prevents Ruskea from doing any damage or advancing position.
Loman keeping moving, preventing Ruskea from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Loman has his takedown stuffed
and Ruskea counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruskea.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teuvo Loman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruskea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loman's head.
Ruskea throwing strikes but missing.
Loman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruskea trying to control the position from guard on top but Loman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruskea throws and elbow that misses. Loman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruskea's guard. Nice move by Loman!
Ruskea throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Loman escapes and throws Ruskea's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Loman trying to control the position but Ruskea is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Ruskea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Loman tries to clinch
and Ruskea counters by moving into the clinch.
Loman has hold of one of Ruskea's legs. Ruskea is fighting the takedown attempt but Loman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Loman wants to control from the top but Ruskea keeps moving.
Loman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ruskea has an active guard here but Loman has managed to pass into half guard.
Ruskea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruskea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruskea is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Loman has latched onto it... Big trouble! Loman pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Ruskea is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Loman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teuvo Loman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silakka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blood for Blood - Aint like you. Smalls has chosen Gimme The Loot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Biggie Smalls has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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230 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Biggie Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls scores with a kick to the body.
Silakka misses with a wild combination.
Smalls shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smalls showed some decent athleticism there.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Smalls there.
Smalls not doing much here.
Smalls landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silakka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smalls.
Smalls is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silakka!
Silakka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smalls is landing with some decent strikes but Silakka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Timo Silakka has been cut.
Smalls raining down shots from the mount!
Timo Silakka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timo Silakka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biggie Smalls!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbof Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbof Slice!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Susi tests Slice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice combo by Susi! Oh, that's hurt him - Slice falls to the canvas and Susi follows him into side control.
Slice is rocked!
It looks like Kimbof Slice has been cut.
Susi stands up.
Slice is still on wobbly legs! Can Susi finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Slice flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Slice is out cold! Susi holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Susi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Hynynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rannanjarvi Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem- Go To Sleep. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Hynynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rannanjarvi Antti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hynynen moves into the clinch.
Antti blocks a body shot from Hynynen.
Antti wants to break free but Hynynen has control.
Antti wants to get back to striking at distance but Hynynen won't allow it.
Antti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hynynen has him pressed against the cage.
Hynynen stalling against the cage.
Hynynen presses Antti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Antti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hynynen has him pressed against the cage.
Antti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hynynen has managed to clinch.
Antti tries to break the clinch but Hynynen is controlling the position.
Antti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antti swinging wilding here.
Antti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hynynen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hynynen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rannanjarvi Antti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hynynen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antti throws a leg kick but Hynynen moved away.
Antti misses with a head kick.
Hynynen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hynynen pushes Antti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hynynen lands a body punch.
Antti looks gassed!
Antti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hynynen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antti backwards.
Hynynen presses Antti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Antti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hynynen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hynynen scores with a hook to the body.
Hynynen is pushing Antti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Hynynen.
Antti can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hynynen.
Hynynen presses Antti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hynynen.
A short body shot lands from Hynynen as the two fighters clinch.
Hynynen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Antti backwards.
Hynynen scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hynynen cracks Antti with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Hynynen.
Hynynen has Antti pressed against the cage.
Antti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hynynen has him pressed against the cage.
Hynynen stalling the fight.
Antti is trying to break free.
Hynynen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hynynen works on Antti's body with a couple of short punches.
Hynynen controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hynynen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nyrkki Hynynen.
Hynynen avoids the head kick by Antti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antti throws a sloppy head kick and Hynynen moves out of range easily.
Hynynen is looking to clinch.
Hynynen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hynynen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Antti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Antti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Antti misses.
Hynynen doesn't manage to clinch there - Antti circles away.
Hynynen tries to clinch but Antti moves out of range.
Hynynen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hynynen is looking to clinch but Antti is avoiding it.
Antti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hynynen.
Antti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hynynen counters by moving into the clinch.
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.
Hynynen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hynynen prevents Antti from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hynynen.
A right hook to the body lands for Hynynen.
Hynynen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Hynynen on the inside.
Antti is trying to break free.
Hynynen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Antti can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hynynen stalling the fight.
Antti is looking to break free of the clinch but Hynynen has double underhooks.
Hynynen just leaning against Antti, taking a breather.
Hynynen prevents Antti from breaking the clinch.
Antti has had enough of the clinch but Hynynen keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Hynynen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hynynen is looking to clinch but Antti is avoiding it.
Antti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Antti.
Antti throws a sloppy head kick
and Hynynen counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hynynen.
Antti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Antti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hynynen.
Antti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hynynen.
A right hand to the body from Hynynen.
Hynynen scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Hynynen.
Hynynen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hynynen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hynynen digs a right hand underneath Antti's ribcage. Antti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nyrkki Hynynen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Antti is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hynynen.
Hynynen lands a shot to the body.
Hynynen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Hynynen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hynynen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hynynen cracks Antti with a nice body shot.
Antti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hynynen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hynynen - that landed with a thud.
Hynynen stalling against the cage.
A short right from Hynynen.
Hynynen has Antti pressed against the cage.
Antti wants to get back to striking at distance but Hynynen won't allow it.
Hynynen lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Hynynen - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Hynynen.
Hynynen pushes Antti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Hynynen.
Hynynen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hynynen just leaning against Antti, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hynynen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hynynen.
A bit of stalling here from Hynynen.
Hynynen lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hynynen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hynynen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hynynen slowing the pace effectively.
Hynynen prevents Antti from breaking the clinch.
Hynynen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hynynen leaning against his opponent.
Hynynen works on Antti's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Antti tries to break the clinch but Hynynen is controlling the position.
Hynynen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antti can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hynynen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nyrkki Hynynen.
Antti keeps the fight on the outside.
Hynynen clinches but Antti breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Antti lands with an uppercut that bounces Hynynen off the cage and back into rage.
Hynynen wants to clinch.
Hynynen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hynynen closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Antti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hynynen tries to close the distance and clinch but Antti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hynynen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antti, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hynynen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hynynen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hynynen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Antti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hynynen pushes Antti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hynynen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hynynen pushes Antti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hynynen lands with a right to the head.
Hynynen avoiding damage.
Hynynen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Antti has had enough of the clinch but Hynynen keeps him there for the moment.
Antti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hynynen lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hynynen stalling the fight.
Antti is trying to break free.
Antti being controlled against the cage.
Antti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Hynynen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hynynen has managed to clinch.
Antti wants to break free but Hynynen has control.
Antti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hynynen digs a right hand into Antti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antti's gas tank.
Antti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hynynen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hynynen lands a shot to the body.
Hynynen slowing the pace effectively.
Hynynen cracks Antti with a nice body shot.
Hynynen presses Antti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hynynen.
Hynynen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antti can do to turn this around?
Hynynen is working Antti over against the cage.
Hynynen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hynynen is stalling here.
Hynynen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hynynen is pushing Antti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hynynen scores with a shot to the side of Antti's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hynynen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antti being controlled against the cage.
Antti is looking to break free of the clinch but Hynynen has double underhooks.
Antti wants to break free but Hynynen has control.
Hynynen prevents Antti from breaking the clinch.
Hynynen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hynynen is leaning against Antti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nyrkki Hynynen.
Hynynen clinches but Antti breaks the clinch
and Antti counters with a two punch combo.
Antti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hynynen counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antti is trying to break free.
Hynynen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antti wants to break free but Hynynen has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Hynynen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Antti wants to get back to striking at distance but Hynynen won't allow it.
Hynynen slows down the pace here.
Antti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hynynen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hynynen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hynynen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Antti backwards.
Hynynen prevents Antti from breaking the clinch.
Antti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hynynen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hynynen presses Antti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hynynen.
Antti is trying to break free.
Hynynen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hynynen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antti.
Antti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hynynen is working Antti over against the cage.
Antti is looking to break free of the clinch but Hynynen has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hynynen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nyrkki Hynynen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hynynen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antti wants to break free but Hynynen has control.
Antti wants to break free but Hynynen has control.
Antti can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hynynen cracks Antti with a nice body shot.
Antti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Hynynen.
Rannanjarvi Antti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hynynen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Antti has had enough of the clinch but Hynynen keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Hynynen.
Hynynen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anttis head.
Hynynen digs a right hand into Antti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antti's gas tank.
Hynynen keeps control of Antti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hynynen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hynynen is leaning against Antti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Antti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antti is looking to break free of the clinch but Hynynen has double underhooks.
Hynynen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Antti backwards.
Hynynen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nyrkki Hynynen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hynynen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nyrkki Hynynen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Topohanta comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Proteus : Illuminati. Pekka Topohanta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Topohanta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dille!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dille keeps the fight on the outside.
Topohanta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dille is out of range.
Topohanta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dille is out of range and Topohanta settles back down.
Dille lands with a right hand.
Topohanta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Topohanta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Topohanta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Topohanta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dille.
Topohanta slips a jab and a cross from Dille.
Pekka Topohanta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Topohanta rushes Dille and presses him up against the cage.
Dille has had enough of the clinch but Topohanta keeps him there for the moment.
Topohanta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like James Dille has been cut.
Topohanta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dille is trying to break free.
Topohanta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Topohanta misses with a knee strike.
Dille takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dille tries to break the clinch but Topohanta is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dille blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Topohanta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dille's defenses.
Dille avoids a wild elbow strike from Topohanta.
Dille blocks the elbow strike.
Dille wants to break the clinch but can't.
Topohanta misses with a knee to the head.
Topohanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up James Dille's cut even more.
Dille blocks the elbow strike.
Topohanta misses with an elbow strike.
Dille takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topohanta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dille blocks an elbow strike.
Topohanta pushes off an throws an elbow but Dille leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dille takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topohanta lands a damaging elbow.
Topohanta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dille is trying to break the clinch but Topohanta has him pressed against the cage.
Topohanta lands an elbow just above Dille 's eye.
Topohanta misses with an elbow over the top.
Dille fails to pull guard.
Dille avoiding damage as Topohanta throws knees to the body.
Dille takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above James Dille's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dille takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Topohanta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dille's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dille blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Topohanta misses with an elbow strike.
Dille tries to break the clinch but Topohanta is controlling the position.
Dille jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Topohanta walks away with a smile on his face. Dille gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dille misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Topohanta. That's going to slow Dille down.
Dille checks a leg kick nicely.
Topohanta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Topohanta tries to clinch there but Dille circles away.
A leg kick checked by Dille.
Topohanta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dille if he has to take too many more of those.
Dille looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Topohanta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dille takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dille takes a kick to the side of the head.
James Dille's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pekka Topohanta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Topohanta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Topohanta misses with a head kick.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Topohanta wants to clinch.
Topohanta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Dille's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Topohanta!
Pekka Topohanta retains his heavyweight title!
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