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NFC 21 Junttila vs Tuominen 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jusa Jesse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Caldas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jusa Jesse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Caldas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jesse.
Jesse throws a head kick but Caldas moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Jesse as Caldas shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Jesse as Caldas shoots in.
Jesse tries to clinch but Caldas moves out of range.
Jesse throws a shot to the body.
Caldas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jesse to the mat! Jesse manages to get full guard.
Jesse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caldas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caldas drops back looking for a leg! Jesse is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jesse manages to kick Caldas off! Caldas jumps back into Jesse's guard.
Caldas trying to control but Jesse is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jesse is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Caldas defends well.
Caldas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jesse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jesse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caldas trying to control but Jesse is working from the bottom.
Jesse throws his legs up looking for a submission but Caldas uses it to pass to side control.
Jesse is breathing heavily.
Caldas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jesse knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jesse is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Caldas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jesse sees it coming and defends easily.
Caldas is thwarting Jesse's attempts to control the position.
Caldas wants to work for an arm triangle but Jesse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Caldas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jesse is just riding it out for now. Caldas eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jesse wants to improve his position but Caldas is controlling well.
Jesse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caldas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jesse defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Caldas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jesse decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jesse stands up and beckons Caldas to join him on the feet.
Jesse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caldas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jesse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Caldas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jesse walks away with a smile on his face. Caldas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jesse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jesse closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caldas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jesse is thwarting Caldas's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldas is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jesse pulls his head out easily.
Caldas trying to hold on to Jesse's head to control him but Jesse postures up.
Jesse is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Caldas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Caldas trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caldas gets full guard.
Caldas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jesse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Caldas is tightening it up a little... Jesse has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jesse reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jesse taps out! nice BJJ there by Caldas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Luis Caldas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prashanth Maadala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Koivusalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koivusalo has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
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211 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Prashanth Maadala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Koivusalo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maadala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koivusalo at a distance.
Maadala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Look low, kick high! Koivusalo uses the oldest trick in the book to send Maadala tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Koivusalo is absolutely delighted - when Maadala wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jussi Koivusalo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarno Psykonautti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Tysooni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tysooni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cantina Song. Jarno Psykonautti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mikko Tysooni's chin.
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3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarno Psykonautti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Tysooni!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tysooni instigates a clinch.
Psykonautti wants to break free but Tysooni has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tysooni.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Psykonautti.
A body shot lands from Tysooni.
Tysooni gets through Psykonautti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tysooni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tysooni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
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!
Tysooni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Jarno Psykonautti has been cut.
Psykonautti misses with some punches.
Psykonautti tries to circle away but Tysooni has him pinned against the cage.
Psykonautti misses with a punch on the inside.
Tysooni lands with a short shot to the head.
Psykonautti is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Tysooni - that landed with a thud.
Tysooni lands a shot to the body.
Psykonautti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tysooni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tysooni prevents Psykonautti from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tysooni.
A short right from Tysooni on the inside.
Tysooni lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tysooni lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tysooni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tysooni lands with a light punch inside.
Tysooni lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Tysooni as the two fighters clinch.
Psykonautti wants to break free but Tysooni has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psykonautti working hard to break the clinch.
Tysooni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Tysooni.
Tysooni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Psykonauttis head.
Tysooni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Tysooni.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tysooni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tysooni cracks Psykonautti with a nice body shot.
Tysooni lands a body shot.
Tysooni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tysooni lands a shoulder strike.
Tysooni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Psykonautti.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tysooni scores with a shoulder strike.
Tysooni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a shoulder strike.
Psykonautti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tysooni has him pressed against the cage.
Tysooni lands a hook that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands with a light punch inside.
Tysooni lands a left hand.
Tysooni digs a right hand underneath Psykonautti's ribcage. Psykonautti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Tysooni.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tysooni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni digs a right hand into Psykonautti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Psykonautti's gas tank.
Tysooni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tysooni avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tysooni continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Psykonautti scores with a shoulder strike.
Tysooni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
Psykonautti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tysooni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Psykonautti up against the cage.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Psykonautti or not.
Tysooni avoiding damage.
Psykonautti has a couple of punches blocked by Tysooni.
Good body shot from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tysooni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tysooni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tysooni stalls.
Psykonautti working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tysooni.
Nice body punch from Tysooni - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands with a left to the head.
Tysooni lands a shot to the body.
Tysooni digs a right hand underneath Psykonautti's ribcage. Psykonautti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tysooni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tysooni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysooni lands an uppercut.
Tysooni cracks Psykonautti with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Tysooni as the two fighters clinch.
Tysooni scores with a shoulder strike.
Tysooni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tysooni.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tysooni holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tysooni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
Tysooni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Psykonautti's efforts to push away.
Tysooni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tysooni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tysooni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tysooni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
Tysooni scores with a shot to the side of Psykonautti's head.
Tysooni lands with a short shot to the head.
Psykonautti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tysooni lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tysooni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
Tysooni lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Tysooni on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysooni lands a body shot.
Tysooni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Psykonautti wants to break free but Tysooni has control.
Tysooni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tysooni lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Tysooni.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tysooni stalling the fight.
Tysooni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tysooni lands a nice uppercut.
Tysooni scores with a hook to the body.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni is leaning against Psykonautti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tysooni.
A short right from Tysooni on the inside.
The referee calls for Tysooni to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tysooni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tysooni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Psykonautti throws a punch but it's blocked by Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tysooni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tysooni digs a right hand underneath Psykonautti's ribcage. Psykonautti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Tysooni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarno Psykonautti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tysooni closes the distance and clinches.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Psykonautti or not.
Tysooni lands an uppercut.
Tysooni prevents Psykonautti from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tysooni as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tysooni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tysooni scores with a shot to the side of Psykonautti's head.
Tysooni blocks an uppercut.
Tysooni digs a right hand into Psykonautti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Psykonautti's gas tank.
Psykonautti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tysooni is leaning against Psykonautti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Psykonautti or not.
Tysooni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tysooni lands with a light punch inside.
Tysooni lands a shot to the body.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tysooni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tysooni lands with a short shot to the head.
Tysooni lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tysooni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tysooni dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tysooni scores with a shot to the side of Psykonautti's head.
Tysooni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tysooni blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tysooni.
A shot in the inside from Tysooni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysooni lands a body shot.
Tysooni lands a right hand.
Mikko Tysooni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Tysooni to work.
Tysooni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Psykonautti tries to circle away but Tysooni has him pinned against the cage.
Psykonautti misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tysooni.
Tysooni works on Psykonautti's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands with a right to the head.
Tysooni slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Tysooni's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Psykonautti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tysooni is leaning against Psykonautti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Psykonautti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tysooni lands a right hand.
Psykonautti has had enough of the clinch but Tysooni keeps him there for the moment.
Tysooni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tysooni digs a right hand into Psykonautti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Psykonautti's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tysooni.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tysooni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tysooni stalling in the clinch.
Tysooni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tysooni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tysooni.
A shot in the inside from Tysooni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Tysooni to work.
A short body shot lands from Tysooni as the two fighters clinch.
Psykonautti working hard to break the clinch.
Tysooni lands with a light punch inside.
Psykonautti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Tysooni.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tysooni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Psykonautti.
Tysooni is working Psykonautti over against the cage.
Tysooni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tysooni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
Tysooni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tysooni lands a body shot.
Tysooni lands a nice shot to the body.
Tysooni lands a hook that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Psykonautti or not.
Tysooni lands a hook that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
A body shot lands from Tysooni.
Tysooni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tysooni digs a right hand into Psykonautti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Psykonautti's gas tank.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tysooni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Psykonautti's efforts to push away.
Psykonautti wants to break free but Tysooni has control.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Psykonautti or not.
Tysooni lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psykonautti breaks from the clinch.
Psykonautti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Psykonautti.
Tysooni clinches up with Psykonautti and pushes him back against the cage.
Tysooni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tysooni lands a shot to the body.
Tysooni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tysooni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tysooni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Psykonautti throws a head punch that misses.
Psykonautti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tysooni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Tysooni on the inside.
Tysooni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tysooni lands an uppercut.
Psykonautti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tysooni digs a right hand into Psykonautti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Psykonautti's gas tank.
Tysooni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Tysooni as the two fighters clinch.
Tysooni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Psykonautti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tysooni has him pressed against the cage.
Tysooni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
Tysooni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psykonautti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tysooni has him pressed against the cage.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Psykonautti or not.
Tysooni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tysooni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tysooni.
Tysooni cracks Psykonautti with a nice body shot.
Tysooni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tysooni lands with a left to the head.
Tysooni presses Psykonautti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tysooni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tysooni scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Psykonauttis head.
Psykonautti takes a shot to the head.
Tysooni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Psykonautti fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Tysooni as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tysooni as the two fighters clinch.
Tysooni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tysooni lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tysooni cracks Psykonautti with a nice body shot.
Tysooni digs a right hand into Psykonautti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Psykonautti's gas tank.
Tysooni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tysooni controlling the action here for a moment.
Tysooni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Tysooni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarno Psykonautti's cut.
That's time! Psykonautti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Psykonautti keeps the fight on the outside.
Tysooni clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tysooni.
Tysooni tries to stall but Psykonautti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Psykonautti has a couple of punches blocked by Tysooni.
Psykonautti tries to circle away but Tysooni has him pinned against the cage.
Psykonautti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tysooni pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tysooni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tysooni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tysooni pushes Psykonautti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tysooni scores with a hook to the body.
Tysooni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tysooni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Psykonautti or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tysooni lands a body punch.
Tysooni controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tysooni.
Psykonautti misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tysooni is pushing Psykonautti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tysooni lands with a right to the head.
Tysooni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Psykonautti's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysooni lands a left hand.
Tysooni is leaning against Psykonautti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tysooni is working Psykonautti over against the cage.
Tysooni works on Psykonautti's body with a couple of short punches.
Tysooni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Psykonautti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tysooni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tysooni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
Tysooni lands a nice uppercut.
Tysooni lands a body punch.
Tysooni lands an uppercut.
Tysooni lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Tysooni.
Psykonautti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tysooni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Psykonautti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tysooni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Psykonautti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Psykonautti misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Tysooni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Psykonautti is trying to force a seperation but Tysooni has the dominant position.
Psykonautti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tysooni'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 shot in the inside from Tysooni.
Jarno Psykonautti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Psykonautti is trying to break free.
Psykonautti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tysooni.
A short right from Tysooni.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Psykonautti.
A short uppercut from Tysooni.
Psykonautti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tysooni pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Psykonautti.
Psykonautti tries to throw a body punch but Tysooni avoids it by throwing Psykonautti back against the cage.
Tysooni lands a shoulder strike.
Tysooni keeps control of Psykonautti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tysooni.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tysooni.
Psykonautti is trying to force a seperation but Tysooni has the dominant position.
Tysooni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tysooni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tysooni lands a nice shot to the body.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Psykonautti or not.
Psykonautti swings wildly with an uppercut but Tysooni uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysooni lands a body shot.
Tysooni lands a nice shot to the body.
Tysooni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tysooni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni is working Psykonautti over against the cage.
Tysooni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tysooni lands a right hand.
Tysooni presses Psykonautti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tysooni slowing the pace effectively.
Psykonautti throws a head punch that misses.
Psykonautti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tysooni scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Tysooni.
Psykonautti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Psykonautti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tysooni presses Psykonautti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tysooni lands a body punch.
Tysooni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Psykonauttis head.
Psykonautti tries to work over Tysooni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tysooni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni scores with a shoulder strike.
Psykonautti wants to get back to striking at distance but Tysooni won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysooni presses Psykonautti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tysooni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Psykonautti backwards.
A short right from Tysooni on the inside.
Mikko Tysooni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Psykonautti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Psykonautti misses with a punch on the inside.
Psykonautti throws a head punch that misses.
Tysooni lands an uppercut.
Psykonautti swings wildly with an uppercut but Tysooni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tysooni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Psykonautti is trying to break the clinch but Tysooni has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Psykonautti.
Tysooni lands a shot to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Tysooni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Psykonautti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tysooni prevents Psykonautti from breaking the clinch.
Tysooni is working Psykonautti over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Tysooni.
Psykonautti throws a head punch that misses.
Tysooni lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tysooni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Tysooni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tysooni winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Tysooni!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Needadis Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbof Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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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, Needadis Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbof Slice!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Shepard circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Slice drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Shepard follows Slice to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Needadis Shepard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dharaman Sabdulalaika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. Dharaman Sabdulalaika has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dharaman Sabdulalaika!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabdulalaika shoots in for a double leg but Bennett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sabdulalaika slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Bennett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sabdulalaika.
Dharaman Sabdulalaika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabdulalaika looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Sabdulalaika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabdulalaika.
Sabdulalaika fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenny Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dharaman Sabdulalaika.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabdulalaika swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Kenny Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabdulalaika.
Sabdulalaika throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Sabdulalaika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
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.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sabdulalaika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sabdulalaika throws a big shot that misses.
Sabdulalaika looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Sabdulalaika takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabdulalaika.
Sabdulalaika looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Sabdulalaika throws a combination that misses
and Bennett counters with a series of strikes. Sabdulalaika will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabdulalaika circles away quickly and effectively.
Sabdulalaika throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Bennett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sabdulalaika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sabdulalaika throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sabdulalaika shoots in but no luck this time.
Sabdulalaika shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dharaman Sabdulalaika 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.
Bennett throws a right hand that Sabdulalaika ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabdulalaika also avoids with ease.
Sabdulalaika feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bennett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sabdulalaika defends well.
Sabdulalaika got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bennett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sabdulalaika has managed to get both his arms back between Bennett's legs - danger averted.
Sabdulalaika stands up over Bennett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bennett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sabdulalaika accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bennett doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bennett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sabdulalaika can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sabdulalaika prevents Bennett from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sabdulalaika moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sabdulalaika misses the shot to the body.
Sabdulalaika shoots in and drives through. Bennett sprawls well.
Kenny Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabdulalaika falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennett counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabdulalaika misses with a hook.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabdulalaika.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabdulalaika throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabdulalaika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett swinging wilding here.
Sabdulalaika misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Sabdulalaika.
Sabdulalaika loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Sabdulalaika misses with a body shot
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sabdulalaika throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dharaman Sabdulalaika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sabdulalaika counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bennett!
Sabdulalaika lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Sabdulalaika.
A nice elbow there by Sabdulalaika.
Bennett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sabdulalaika on the ground.
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!
Sabdulalaika putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sabdulalaika working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sabdulalaika cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bennett is rocked!
Bennett can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabdulalaika putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dharaman Sabdulalaika has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is desperately trying to improve his position but Sabdulalaika has a good base and remains in mount.
Sabdulalaika landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bennett throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sabdulalaika. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabdulalaika looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bennett can't escape the position.
Sabdulalaika landing punches.
Bennett tries to reverse the position but Sabdulalaika maintains control.
Sabdulalaika can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bennett is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bennett is bucking up trying to escape but Sabdulalaika cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sabdulalaika blocks Bennett's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sabdulalaika is landing with some decent strikes but Bennett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bennett is working to get back to half guard.
Sabdulalaika landing punches.
Sabdulalaika avoids the attempt from Bennett to control.
Sabdulalaika trying to control but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett gets back to half guard.
Bennett tries to get to full guard but Sabdulalaika has control of the leg.
Bennett misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sabdulalaika looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabdulalaika missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bennett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bennett is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bennett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sabdulalaika pushing down on Bennett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sabdulalaika is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bennett is trying to get back to full guard.
Sabdulalaika is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sabdulalaika is looking to take a break and control but Bennett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sabdulalaika not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dharaman Sabdulalaika is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bennett is looking for a sweep. Sabdulalaika is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sabdulalaika controlling the action here.
Sabdulalaika is keen to just control but Bennett is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Sabdulalaika bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabdulalaika.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabdulalaika dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Kenny Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sabdulalaika's corner calls for a 1-2. Sabdulalaika obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dharaman Sabdulalaika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sabdulalaika has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dharaman Sabdulalaika!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silakka comes to the cage accompanied by Blood for Blood - Aint like you. This should be a great matchup!
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23
230 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Sobchak !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sobchak napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silakka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sobchak sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silakka throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sobchak defending against the ground and pound.
Sobchak is pushing Silakka's head away, looking to escape. Silakka manages to hold on to the position though.
Silakka working the ground and pound.
Sobchak is looking to reverse the position.
Sobchak can't do much from the bottom here.
Sobchak is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silakka connects with a decent elbow.
Silakka prevents Sobchak from escaping the position.
Sobchak dodges the ground and pound from Silakka.
Silakka working the ground and pound but Sobchak is defending the strikes.
Sobchak gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sobchak tries to get to full guard but Silakka has control of the leg.
Silakka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silakka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silakka misses with a takedown attempt - Sobchak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silakka tries to clinch but Sobchak moves out of range.
Silakka tries to clinch up but Sobchak circles away and keeps his distance.
Silakka tries to clinch but Sobchak is having none of it.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sobchak as he jumps to the side.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Sobchak .
It looks like Timo Silakka has been cut.
Silakka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobchak seems to be stalking Silakka here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Silakka drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeff Sobchak !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rannanjarvi Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman comes to the cage accompanied by Teuvo Loman - Helsinki City Boy. Antti has chosen Eminem- Go To Sleep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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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
5 - 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rannanjarvi Antti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Antti.
Loman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Loman in particular looking to stall.
Loman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Antti for as long as he can get away with.
Loman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Antti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Loman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Antti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Antti really wants to buck Loman off and get back to his feet.
Antti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Loman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Loman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Antti wants to try and get back to his feet.
Loman looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Antti really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Loman looking to ground and pound but Antti is blocking nicely.
Antti tries to buck Loman off but he can't manage it.
Loman moves to take his opponent's back.
Loman just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Antti is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Loman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Antti.
Loman missing with strikes.
Antti is trying to get back to his feet but Loman has full control of the position and if anything, Antti has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loman is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Antti defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Antti is trying to get back to his feet but Loman has full control of the position and if anything, Antti has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Antti is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Loman has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Antti taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teuvo Loman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Hynynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyrkki Hynynen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aslan Bagrian's chin.
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201 lbs
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199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
7 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bagrian.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagrian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hynynen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bagrian has hold of Hynynen's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hynynen tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bagrian cranks the arm and Hynynen screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hynynen, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Aslan Bagrian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Dille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Dille has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, T Rex!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex looks to score with a jab to the body but Dille is just out of range.
Dille misses with a double jab.
Dille tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rex.
Dille lands the left hand.
Dille lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dille.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
Rex throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dille lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like T Rex has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex is looking to clinch.
Dille avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rex swings for the body but Dille moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dille throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
Dille throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
Dille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rex.
Rex misses with the combination.
Dille lands a jab-cross combination.
Rex misses with a hook.
A jab from Dille does it's job there.
Rex throws the left hand but Dille avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dille lands a body shot.
James Dille is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dille's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dille duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Dille darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dille lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rex looks to land a left hand but Dille moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Dille scores with a four punch combination!
Rex tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dille sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rex somewhat.
Rex looks gassed!
Dille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dille lands with an uppercut that bounces Rex off the cage and back into rage.
Dille drops Rex with a left right combo! Dille follows him down to the ground into side control.
Dille is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rex knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dille working away.
Rex throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Dille goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rex has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dille but great work by Rex.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dille avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rex.
Rex is trying to get an arm triangle but Dille is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dille is looking to reverse the position.
Dille taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rex working the ground and pound.
Dille tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rex tries for a kimura but Dille is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dille takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dille is trying to control Rex's posture but Rex avoids it.
Dille is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dille dominated that round.
The cut man is working on T Rex's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dille lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dille throws a shot to the body.
Dille lands a nice looking body shot.
Dille bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dille lands a two punch combo.
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!
Dille misses with the combination.
Rex needs to keep his hands up - Dille had a free shot at his head there.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Rex avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dille tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dille misses with a double jab.
Rex throws a head kick but Dille moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Dille.
Rex drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dille is trying to control Rex's posture but Rex avoids it.
Rex works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rex creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dille striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Rex working the head with strikes.
Rex is working Dille over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rex working the ground and pound from side control.
Rex lands a nice forearm strike.
Dille takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dille tries to buck Rex off but Rex is having none of it.
Dille takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dille knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dille taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Dille's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rex is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dille is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dille is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rex can do to turn this around?
Rex working the head with strikes.
Dille is looking for a sweep.
Rex is looking to take a break and control but Dille is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex gets to mount! Dille was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dille takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rex goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dille turns into him and now he's in Rex's guard.
Rex has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rex looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dille will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dille drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dille jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dille drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rex manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dille has Rex in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dille dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on T Rex's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dille is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rex.
Dille misses with a double jab.
Rex misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dille works the jab nicely.
Rex falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dille counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dille with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rex to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Rex.
Nice body punch from Dille.
Rex looks to throw the jab but Dille is out of range.
Dille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rex.
Dille is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rex throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dille misses with a two punch combination.
Jab from Dille.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dille, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dille slips a straight right by Rex.
Rex with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dille to score with a decent uppercut.
Dille lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dille misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dille was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Rex shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rex waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dille.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dille scores with a hook.
Dille lands a glancing blow to the side of Rex's head.
Dille throws a series of punches but Rex avoids them all with ease.
Dille lands a body shot.
James Dille is winning the standup battle so far.
Dille with a nice cross.
Rex has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dille swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rex misses with a leg kick.
Rex fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dille.
Dille tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Dille.
Jab, jab by Dille - just one landing.
T Rex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James Dille is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dille jabs at Rex's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dille showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dille, 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 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dille!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oiva Tuominen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pertti Junttila 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Junttila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oiva Tuominen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tuominen.
A swing and a miss from Junttila.
Junttila clinches.
Junttila jumps guard.
Junttila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tuominen is one step ahead there.
Tuominen tries to free his leg and advance position but Junttila is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junttila wants to sweep here but Tuominen controlling him for the moment.
Junttila is looking for a triangle but Tuominen pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila is looking to sweep but instead, Tuominen has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Junttila manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Junttila is looking for a triangle here but Tuominen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Junttila is looking to regain half guard here but Tuominen keeps moving and retains side control.
Junttila tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tuominen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
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.
Junttila is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tuominen is going olschool here, as he tries to force Junttila to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Junttila shrugs it off.
Junttila looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Junttila defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Junttila is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tuominen gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junttila tries to roll but Tuominen sticks to his back.
Junttila tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Junttila wants to hold on but Tuominen pushes him away.
Tuominen fails to move to back control.
Junttila manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Junttila wants to get back to his feet.
Junttila is looking to improve his position.
Junttila wants to get back to full guard but Tuominen has passed into side control.
Junttila gets back to half guard.
Junttila has one foot on Tuominen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Junttila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pertti Junttila 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.
Tuominen slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junttila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuominen feints and as Junttila raises his hands in defense, Tuominen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Junttila throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tuominen escapes and throws Junttila's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tuominen controlling the position.
Junttila is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tuominen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junttila is looking for a sweep.
Junttila gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tuominen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tuominen is trying to take his opponent's back.
Tuominen takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tuominen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Junttila to escape the position.
Junttila manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tuominen's guard. Nice work there by Junttila.
Junttila stands and throws Tuominen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Junttila decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Junttila instigates a clinch.
Junttila gets control of Tuominen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Junttila will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Junttila is looking for a triangle here but Tuominen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junttila regains half guard.
Junttila is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tuominen pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuominen trying to pass the guard but Junttila defending well.
Junttila is refusing to be controlled, as Tuominen sits in half guard.
Junttila is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tuominen jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tuominen stands up.
Junttila closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tuominen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tuominen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Junttila is trying to stand up here but Tuominen is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oiva Tuominen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Junttila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuominen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuominen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tuominen swats away the attempt to clinch by Junttila.
Junttila closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tuominen to the mat! Tuominen manages to get full guard.
Tuominen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Junttila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuominen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pertti Junttila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tuominen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuominen keeping full guard, as Junttila tries to pass.
Tuominen working for a triangle but Junttila defends it easily.
Junttila forces his way into half guard.
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.
Junttila trying to control from half guard but Tuominen is working away.
Tuominen gets full guard.
Junttila passes Tuominen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Junttila works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junttila is looking to work his way around to Tuominen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Tuominen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
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.
Tuominen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Junttila doesn't have the hooks in and Tuominen manages to turn into his guard.
Junttila looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tuominen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Junttila wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Junttila clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Junttila doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tuominen counters with a takedown into side control.
Junttila sneaks back into half guard.
Junttila is trying to get back to full guard.
Junttila looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tuominen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Junttila wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuominen wants to finish this one by submission but Junttila is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tuominen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuominen looking to secure an arm triangle but Junttila defends it well.
Junttila is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Junttila is desperately trying to improve his position but Tuominen has a good base and remains in mount.
Tuominen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junttila is looking to escape.
Junttila is trying to reverse the position but instead Tuominen has taken his back - oops!
Well, with Tuominen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Junttila is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Tuominen has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Junttila! Can he survive? No! He's out! Tuominen gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oiva Tuominen!
Oiva Tuominen is the new middleweight champion!
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