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NFC 23 Aho vs Quik PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Powertseski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostaja comes to the cage accompanied by SMC Hoodrats. 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
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Kostaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Powertseski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostaja throws a front kick aimed at Powertseski's knee but Powertseski avoids it well.
Kostaja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powertseski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Powertseski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Powertseski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kostaja taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kostaja is working to get back to half guard.
Powertseski controlling from mount.
Powertseski tries to control but Kostaja wriggling away.
Powertseski controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostaja is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Powertseski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Powertseski prevents Kostaja from getting the reversal.
Powertseski wants to control the pace but Kostaja is squirming around nicely.
Powertseski content just to control the position here.
Kostaja trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Powertseski controlling the position easily from mount.
Kostaja is squirming around, avoiding Powertseski's attempts to control the action.
Kostaja is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powertseski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kostaja tries to reverse the position but Powertseski maintains control.
Powertseski with the ground and pound from mount.
Powertseski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kostaja on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kostaja tries to get out of the position.
Kostaja keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Powertseski controlling his opponent.
Kostaja is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja really wants to buck Powertseski off and get back to his feet.
Powertseski lands a big elbow.
Kostaja bucks up and throws Powertseski to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Kostaja is breathing heavily.
Powertseski lands with a nice combination. Kostaja backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Kalevi Kostaja has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Powertseski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kostaja is working an open guard so Powertseski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powertseski scores a takedown into full mount!
Powertseski content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Powertseski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalevi Kostaja'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.
Kostaja thows a leg kick but Powertseski checks it
and Powertseski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kostaja's guard.
Kostaja trying to control the position.
Kostaja is wriggling around but Powertseski manages to pass to half guard.
Powertseski is taking a breather. Kostaja says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Roman Powertseski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powertseski decides to return to a standing position.
Kostaja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powertseski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kostaja avoids it really well and circles away.
A low kick from Kostaja misses
and Powertseski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Powertseski there.
Kostaja is refusing to be controlled, as Powertseski sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostaja has one foot on Powertseski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kostaja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powertseski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Powertseski.
Powertseski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Powertseski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kostaja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Powertseski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kostaja misses with an uppercut. Powertseski saw that one coming.
Powertseski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Powertseski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kostaja is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Powertseski wants to control the pace but Kostaja is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kostaja is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Powertseski tries to control but Kostaja wriggling away.
Kostaja is trying to stand up.
Powertseski landing strikes from the mount and Kostaja is in trouble!
Powertseski trying to control but Kostaja is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja working to try and regain half guard.
Powertseski content just to control the position here.
Powertseski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kostaja?
Kostaja keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kostaja is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Powertseski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Powertseski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kostaja trying desperately to get to his feet.
Powertseski looking to control but Kostaja is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kostaja is trying desperately to improve position.
Kostaja tries to hold on but Powertseski pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Powertseski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalevi Kostaja's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Powertseski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kostaja takes a swing at Powertseski's ribcage but misses.
Kostaja throws a looping overhand right but Powertseski ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Powertseski is defended easily by Kostaja.
Kostaja getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Roman Powertseski has been cut.
Powertseski slips a jab from Kostaja.
Kostaja avoids a kick to the body.
Powertseski shoots in but Kostaja avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalevi Kostaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Powertseski.
Kostaja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Powertseski's hands.
Kostaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powertseski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kostaja's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powertseski stands up and waves to Kostaja to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kostaja swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Powertseski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kostaja's guard now.
Powertseski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Powertseski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kostaja is proving hard to escape from.
Kostaja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Powertseski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kostaja, up you get!
Kostaja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powertseski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Powertseski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Powertseski wants to stand but Kostaja has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja is pressing down on Powertseski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kostaja wants to get back to his feet but Powertseski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Powertseski stands up from Kostaja's guard - Powertseski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Powertseski scores a takedown into full mount!
Kostaja takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostaja is looking to improve his position but Powertseski isn't that keen on the idea.
Powertseski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kostaja is looking to escape.
Powertseski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kostaja is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kostaja throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Powertseski controlling from the full mount.
Kostaja wants to get back to his feet.
Powertseski with a couple of short strikes.
Kalevi Kostaja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powertseski wants to control the pace but Kostaja is squirming around nicely.
You get the feeling that Kostaja really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powertseski wants to control the pace but Kostaja is squirming around nicely.
Roman Powertseski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powertseski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Powertseski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Powertseski 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Powertseski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Seppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo comes to the cage accompanied by Kissankultaa. Vihervaara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am The Devil. Matti Seppo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Seppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppo keeps the fight on the outside.
Seppo wants to clinch up but Vihervaara keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara connects with a solid leg kick.
Vihervaara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seppo is breathing heavily.
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!
Vihervaara lands a big shot that drops Seppo! Can he finish him?
It looks like Matti Seppo has been cut.
Vihervaara pushing down on Seppo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vihervaara slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vihervaara decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Vihervaara waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Seppo. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Seppo to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Seppo is rocked!
Vihervaara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vihervaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppo trying to control the position.
Vihervaara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Seppo is working an open guard so Vihervaara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vihervaara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seppo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vihervaara moves into full guard.
Vihervaara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seppo is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vihervaara is controlling Seppo's posture.
Seppo won't allow Vihervaara to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vihervaara passes the guard and advances to mount!
Seppo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vihervaara.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seppo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vihervaara controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vihervaara throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Seppo because Vihervaara loaded up on that one.
Vihervaara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Seppo tries to reverse the position but Vihervaara maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Vihervaara there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seppo working to try and regain half guard.
Seppo taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matti Seppo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seppo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matti Seppo's cut is getting worse.
Good standup being displayed there by Vihervaara as he connects with a hook.
Matti Seppo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Matti Seppo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Vihervaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seppo misses with the combination.
Vihervaara circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Seppo drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Vihervaara follows Seppo 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 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesti Vihervaara!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Inyourbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inyourbutt's entrance music is Burning Spear - Workshop. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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, Al Inyourbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inyourbutt swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Inyourbutt moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Inyourbutt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Inyourbutt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Demian Silva has been cut.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
It looks like Al Inyourbutt has been cut.
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!
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Inyourbutt is breathing heavily.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inyourbutt's defenses.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Inyourbutt's face.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Inyourbutt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Inyourbutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inyourbutt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Inyourbutt is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Inyourbutt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inyourbutt.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Inyourbutt blocks it.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Inyourbutt is blocking nicely.
Inyourbutt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Inyourbutt goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Inyourbutt moves out of range.
Silva rushes Inyourbutt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Inyourbutt is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Inyourbutt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inyourbutt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but Silva stands there with Inyourbutt around his waist. Inyourbutt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Inyourbutt.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Silva working Inyourbutt over with knees to the body.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Inyourbutt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt can't get the takedown.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Inyourbutt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Inyourbutt's takedown attempt.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Inyourbutt is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Inyourbutt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inyourbutt's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva closes the distance and pushes Inyourbutt back into the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Inyourbutt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Inyourbutt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inyourbutt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Inyourbutt swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Inyourbutt lands a nice shot to the body.
Inyourbutt throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Inyourbutt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Inyourbutt blocks with his arms.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Inyourbutt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Inyourbutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Inyourbutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inyourbutt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inyourbutt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inyourbutt lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Inyourbutt throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Inyourbutt shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Inyourbutt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inyourbutt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Inyourbutt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Inyourbutt tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Inyourbutt.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Inyourbutt won't want to take too many of those.
Inyourbutt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Inyourbutt decides to pull guard.
Inyourbutt trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva stands up and waves to Inyourbutt to follow him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inyourbutt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Inyourbutt lands.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Inyourbutt's front leg but catches the back leg as Inyourbutt tries to avoid it.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Inyourbutt swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Al Inyourbutt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inyourbutt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Al Inyourbutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Inyourbutt circles away and keeps his distance.
Inyourbutt shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva tries to clinch but Inyourbutt is having none of it.
Inyourbutt missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inyourbutt lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Inyourbutt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Inyourbutt, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Inyourbutt's ribcage.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Demian Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Inyourbutt has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inyourbutt avoids it.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Inyourbutt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inyourbutt has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inyourbutt's defenses.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Inyourbutt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Inyourbutt looking for a takedown.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Inyourbutt.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Inyourbutt up against the cage.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Inyourbutt goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Inyourbutt fails to pull guard.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Inyourbutt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Inyourbutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inyourbutt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inyourbutt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inyourbutt throws a good cross that connects.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Inyourbutt, pushing him back against the cage.
Inyourbutt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Inyourbutt won't want to take too many of those.
Inyourbutt has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Inyourbutt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Inyourbutt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Inyourbutt is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inyourbutt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Inyourbutt.
Inyourbutt is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Inyourbutt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inyourbutt scores with a nice head shot.
Inyourbutt looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva clinches.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Inyourbutt's face.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Inyourbutt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Inyourbutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Inyourbutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inyourbutt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Inyourbutt has a takedown stuffed.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Inyourbutt misses with a double jab.
Inyourbutt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva clinches.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inyourbutt.
Inyourbutt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inyourbutt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Inyourbutt keeps the fight on the outside.
Inyourbutt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva forces Inyourbutt back against the cage and clinches.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inyourbutt's defenses.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but Silva stands there with Inyourbutt around his waist. Inyourbutt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Inyourbutt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Inyourbutt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Inyourbutt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Inyourbutt's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Inyourbutt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Inyourbutt is having none of it.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Inyourbutt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Inyourbutt misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Inyourbutt circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Inyourbutt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Inyourbutt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demian Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jana Kristin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesku Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vesku Torni 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jana Kristin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesku Torni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kristin at a distance.
Torni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Torni misses the shot to the body.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kristin darts in and clinches Torni up against the cage.
Kristin landing knees to the body.
Kristin manages to break the clinch.
Kristin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kristin darts in and clinches Torni up against the cage.
Torni is looking to break free of the clinch but Kristin has double underhooks.
Kristin blocking some punches.
Torni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kristin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Torni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kristin backs up against the cage.
A big right from Kristin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristin throws a hook but Torni blocks it.
Torni moves away from the strike by Kristin.
Torni scores with a hook.
Torni scores with the left hand. Kristin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kristin throws a head kick that misses.
Torni scores with a nice head shot.
Kristin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kristin.
Torni scores with a decent looking hook.
Kristin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torni misses with an uppercut.
Torni stalks Kristin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kristin's face. Kristin staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torni connects with a right hand. Kristin shakes it off.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kristin moves away.
Torni scores with the left hand. Kristin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kristin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kristin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kristin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torni.
Kristin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kristin loads up on a big right hand but Torni slips the punch.
Torni looks to land a combination. Kristin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Torni fails to land with a series of punches.
Kristin misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni scores with a hook.
Kristin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torni.
Kristin scores with a head kick.
It looks like Vesku Torni has been cut.
Torni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kristin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torni.
Torni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torni tries to bum rush Kristin with a series of wild strikes but Kristin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torni moves forwards but Kristin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torni lands with an uppercut that bounces Kristin off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kristin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torni connects with a right hand. Kristin shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Torni fails to land with a series of punches.
Torni is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice body punch from Torni.
Torni connects with a single shot there.
Torni tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Torni.
Torni misses with a few strikes there.
Kristin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Torni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni thows a body shot but no joy.
Torni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torni misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesku Torni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vesku Torni's cut.
That's time! Kristin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torni.
Torni throws a shot to the body.
Kristin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torni.
Torni slips a straight right by Kristin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kristin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Torni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kristin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kristin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Torni's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Torni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kristin momentarily.
Kristin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torni.
Torni lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torni stuns Kristin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torni looks to land a combination but Kristin avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni throws a good cross that connects.
Kristin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Torni slips under a jab.
Vesku Torni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torni throws out a powerful jab.
Torni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torni lands with a nice body punch.
Kristin misses with a looping right.
Kristin throws a head kick that misses.
Torni scores with a hook to the body. Kristin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jana Kristin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torni swinging wilding here.
Torni tries to bum rush Kristin with a series of wild strikes but Kristin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vesku Torni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kristin tries to clinch up but Torni circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torni swings for the body but Kristin moves out of range.
Torni with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Torni scores with a four punch combination!
Torni throws out a loose jab but Kristin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Some wild striking there from Torni.
Torni misses the shot to the body.
Kristin misses with a body punch
and Torni counters with a straight right hand.
Kristin slips a jab and a cross from Torni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni checks a leg kick nicely.
Torni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torni avoids the body shot from Kristin.
Kristin slips under a jab.
Torni misses with a hook. Kristin ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Torni.
A combination from Torni does no damage.
Torni misses the shot to the body.
Torni avoids the body shot from Kristin.
Torni connects with a looping right hand.
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.
Torni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kristin doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Torni does no damage.
A good leg kick by Kristin.
Kristin tries to clinch but Torni is having none of it.
Torni staying out of range there.
Torni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kristin cracks the inside of Torni's front leg.
Kristin misses with a head kick.
Kristin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A combination from Torni does no damage.
Nice body kick there by Kristin.
Torni is breathing heavily.
Kristin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesku Torni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vesku Torni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Kristin.
Kristin misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Kristin.
Kristin digs a good body shot into Torni's ribs.
Torni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kristin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kristin connects with a high kick.
Torni scores with the left hand. Kristin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kristin dodges the punch combination from Torni.
Torni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Torni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kristin's head backwards.
Kristin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Torni misses.
Kristin avoids the body shot from Torni.
Torni throws a shot from downtown. Kristin moves away and avoids it.
Torni cracks Kristin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torni lands with a right hand.
Torni takes a swing at Kristin's ribcage but misses.
Torni misses with a kick to the body
and Kristin counters with an inside leg kick.
Kristin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torni.
Kristin moves in looking to clinch but Torni pushes him off.
Kristin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torni.
Kristin misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristin throws a head kick but Torni moves out of range.
Kristin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torni.
Torni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kristin.
Kristin walks into a jab.
Kristin moves forwards but Torni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torni lands with a cross.
Kristin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torni looks to throw the jab but Kristin is out of range.
Kristin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torni lands with a nice body punch.
Kristin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristin moves into range and clinches up with Torni.
Kristin misses with a knee strike.
Kristin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kristin working Torni over with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kristin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kristin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torni misses with a straight right.
Kristin throws a head kick that misses.
Kristin moves away from the strike by Torni.
Torni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kristin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kristin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kristin.
Torni avoids the head kick by Kristin.
Torni connects with a looping right hand.
Torni lands a jab-cross combination.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kristin.
Torni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torni cracks Kristin with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torni stalks Kristin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kristin's face. Kristin staggers backwards, shaken.
Jana Kristin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kristin wants to clinch up but Torni keeps it at a distance.
Vesku Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torni lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vesku Torni.
I've got Torni 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vesku Torni!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smalls has chosen Gimme The Loot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdullah Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Biggie Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls slips under a jab from Virtanen.
Virtanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Virtanen stuffs the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Virtanen, right into the meat.
Virtanen misses with a straight left.
Smalls looks for a takedown but Virtanen sprawls well.
Virtanen connects with a jab.
It looks like Biggie Smalls has been cut.
Smalls takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls fails with a takedown attempt.
Abdullah Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggie Smalls.
Virtanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Smalls. Smalls gets slowly back to his feet.
Virtanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smalls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smalls shoots for a takedown but Virtanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdullah Virtanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Virtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Virtanen cracks Smalls with a good jab.
Smalls is trying desperately to land a takedown but Virtanen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Smalls.
Decent striking displayed by Virtanen there.
Virtanen lands with a right hand.
A jab from Virtanen finds it's way through Smalls's defenses.
Virtanen pushes Smalls up against the cage in a clinch.
Virtanen lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Virtanen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Virtanen working Smalls over with knees to the body.
Smalls looks gassed!
Virtanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Virtanen.
Virtanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls takes a knee to the side of the body.
Virtanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Smalls won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
Virtanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Virtanen avoiding damage.
Virtanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Smalls won't want to take too many of those.
Virtanen slows down the pace here.
Smalls is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smalls takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Virtanen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Virtanen obliges.
Smalls takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smalls looking to stall.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Virtanen just leaning against Smalls, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
Virtanen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen connects with a knee to the head.
Smalls tries for a takedown but Virtanen manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Virtanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smalls scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smalls creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Virtanen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Virtanen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smalls is pressing down on Virtanen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Virtanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Smalls has wrist control.
Smalls looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalls is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Virtanen is looking to stand up but Smalls won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Virtanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biggie Smalls's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smalls showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Virtanen.
Jab, jab by Virtanen - just one landing.
Virtanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Smalls in the body.
Virtanen loads up on a big right hand but Smalls slips the punch.
Smalls circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smalls.
Smalls is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen scores with a jab.
Virtanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smalls in his tracks.
Virtanen tries to clinch up but Smalls circles away and keeps his distance.
Smalls fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Virtanen avoids it really well and circles away.
Abdullah Virtanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Smalls takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Biggie Smalls's cut even more.
Virtanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smalls can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virtanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Virtanen with a hook.
Smalls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Virtanen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smalls fails with a takedown attempt.
Abdullah Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggie Smalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virtanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smalls stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virtanen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smalls is defended easily by Virtanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen clobbers Smalls with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab lands there for Virtanen.
The cut above Biggie Smalls's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virtanen connects with a jab.
Smalls takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Virtanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Biggie Smalls's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Virtanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smalls tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smalls takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Virtanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smalls.
Virtanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Smalls circles away.
Smalls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smalls walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Virtanen lands the left hand.
Smalls takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virtanen prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Virtanen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Virtanen scores with a knee to the head.
Biggie Smalls's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Abdullah Virtanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Virtanen.
Virtanen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smalls up against the cage.
Smalls trying to land knees to the body.
Virtanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smalls looking for a takedown.
Abdullah Virtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggie Smalls.
Virtanen crunches a lovely knee into Smalls's ribcage.
Virtanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Virtanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Virtanen sprawls well. Virtanen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smalls gets slowly back to his feet.
Virtanen lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen cracks Smalls with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Biggie Smalls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Virtanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Smalls should have avoided that one.
Virtanen looks to land a combination but Smalls avoids it well.
Smalls fails with the takedown.
Smalls closes this distance looking for a takedown but Virtanen circles away.
Abdullah Virtanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls tries to move into range but Virtanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Virtanen moves out of range as Smalls throws a body kick.
Virtanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Smalls, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Smalls swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Virtanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Virtanen, 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 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Virtanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krooninen Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Cockney Rejects - Go Down Fighting. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Krooninen Gracie enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Pasanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krooninen Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pasanen to the mat! Pasanen manages to get full guard.
Pasanen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pasanen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Pasanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Pasanen is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Pasanen is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pasanen has an active guard here but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Pasanen from improving his position.
Pasanen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Pasanen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pasanen!
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pasanen working to try and regain half guard.
Pasanen is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pasanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pasanen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pasanen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control but Pasanen is having none of it.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Pasanen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Pasanen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pasanen tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie is keen to just control but Pasanen is a slippery customer.
Pasanen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pasanen.
Pasanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pasanen's guard.
Pasanen looking for submissions off his back.
Pasanen is breathing heavily.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Pasanen.
Pasanen tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Pasanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Pasanen defends it.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Pasanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pasanen 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.
Pasanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pasanen taking shots to the head.
Pasanen is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krooninen Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie trying to control the position but Pasanen is working away.
Pasanen sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pasanen!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pasanen tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pasanen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working Pasanen over with strikes here.
Pasanen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pasanen wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracie blocks Pasanen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gracie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pasanen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Pasanen is squirming around nicely.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Emil Pasanen has been cut.
Pasanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pasanen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pasanen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pasanen is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pasanen looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasanen is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Pasanen wriggling away.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Pasanen to control.
Pasanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pasanen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control the action but Pasanen is working from the bottom.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pasanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie stops Pasanen from getting back to his feet.
Gracie decides to stand up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasanen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pasanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krooninen Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emil Pasanen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pasanen.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pasanen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie prevents Pasanen from escaping the position.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pasanen, who protects the arm well.
Pasanen is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Pasanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Pasanen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Pasanen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Krooninen Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ventura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Electric Six - Gay Bar. Nurmi has chosen Who Let the Dogs out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ace Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Nurmi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurmi.
Ventura shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nurmi's guard.
Ventura drops back looking for a leg! Nurmi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nurmi manages to kick Ventura off! Ventura jumps back into Nurmi's guard.
Ventura drops back looking for a leg! Nurmi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nurmi manages to kick Ventura off! Ventura jumps back into Nurmi's guard.
Ventura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ventura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nurmi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ventura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ventura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi controls Ventura momentarily but Ventura frees himself.
Nurmi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nurmi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurmi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ventura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ventura drops back looking for a leg! Nurmi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nurmi manages to kick Ventura off! Ventura jumps back into Nurmi's guard.
Ventura drops back looking for a leg! Nurmi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nurmi manages to kick Ventura off! Ventura jumps back into Nurmi's guard.
Nurmi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nurmi working for a triangle but Ventura defends it easily.
Ventura drops back looking for a leg! Nurmi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nurmi manages to kick Ventura off! Ventura jumps back into Nurmi's guard.
Ventura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nurmi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ventura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is looking for a triangle but Ventura pushes his legs off easily.
Nurmi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ventura is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nurmi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ventura's back instead.
Nurmi controlling well, preventing Ventura from escaping the position.
Good control from Nurmi.
Nurmi has the hooks in. Ventura is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ventura 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 Nurmi gets his way!
Nurmi looks gassed!
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.
Ventura is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nurmi is landing with strikes from the back.
Ventura wants to escape the position.
Ventura manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nurmi's guard. Nice work there by Ventura.
Ventura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmi is keeping the position for now.
Ventura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ventura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Nurmi dominated that 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.
Nurmi is looking to clinch but Ventura is avoiding it.
Nurmi tries to clinch but Ventura moves out of range.
Nurmi tries to clinch up but Ventura circles away and keeps his distance.
Ventura gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nurmi can't do much from the bottom here.
Nurmi tries to bench press Ventura off him but Ventura keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi gets back to half guard.
Nurmi is looking for a sweep. Ventura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ventura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nurmi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ventura.
Nurmi looking for submissions off his back.
Ventura is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ventura is looking to advance position but Nurmi won't allow it.
Ventura trying to advance position but Nurmi counters by regaining 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.
Ventura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurmi has his feet on Ventura's thighs here. He's pushed Ventura off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ventura screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fernando Nurmi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uolevi Kaipainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kaipainen's choice of entrance music: Fredi - Puhu hiljaa rakkaudesta. Uolevi Kaipainen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Sobchak !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Kaipainen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobchak stops a takedown attempt from Kaipainen.
Kaipainen is trying to trip Sobchak . He has hold of a leg but Sobchak is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kaipainen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kaipainen trying to control but Sobchak is working from the bottom.
Kaipainen stopping the sweep attempt from Sobchak .
Kaipainen is stalling in the full guard.
Kaipainen won't allow Sobchak to sweep him here.
Kaipainen stops Sobchak from standing up.
Kaipainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobchak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobchak keeping full guard, as Kaipainen tries to pass.
Sobchak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaipainen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sobchak is looking to clinch but Kaipainen is avoiding it.
Sobchak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobchak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaipainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sobchak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaipainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sobchak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kaipainen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sobchak stops a takedown attempt from Kaipainen.
Kaipainen has picked Sobchak up - he's going for a ride! Kaipainen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaipainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sobchak defending well though.
Sobchak is looking to control Kaipainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobchak avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kaipainen lands a nice short elbow.
Sobchak moves into full guard.
Sobchak keeping moving, preventing Kaipainen from controlling successfully.
Kaipainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaipainen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sobchak 's head.
Kaipainen is in close to Sobchak 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sobchak wants to stand but Kaipainen is controlling the position.
Sobchak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sobchak tries to get out of the position.
Kaipainen advances position into side control!
Kaipainen trying to control the position but Sobchak is working away.
An elbow from Kaipainen crashes against the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaipainen landing a few strikes.
Kaipainen is looking to take a break and control but Sobchak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobchak defending against the ground and pound.
Kaipainen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaipainen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobchak is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kaipainen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sobchak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kaipainen stalling away here and it's allowed Sobchak to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kaipainen wants to control from the top but Sobchak keeps moving.
Sobchak pulls Kaipainen in close to his closed guard and prevents Kaipainen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kaipainen looking to pass the guard.
Kaipainen trying to control but Sobchak is working from the bottom.
Sobchak trying to keep a closed guard but Kaipainen is proving a slippery customer.
Sobchak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sobchak keeping moving, preventing Kaipainen from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kaipainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobchak throws a right and a left that Kaipainen avoids nicely.
Kaipainen closes the distance but Sobchak moves to the side
and Sobchak moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kaipainen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sobchak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jeff Sobchak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uolevi Kaipainen.
Kaipainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sobchak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaipainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Sobchak sprawls well. He's pushed Kaipainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaipainen misses with a combination
and Sobchak counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaipainen has Sobchak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sobchak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kaipainen has hold of one of Sobchak 's legs. Sobchak is fighting the takedown attempt but Kaipainen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uolevi Kaipainen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sobchak darts in trying to clinch
and Kaipainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaipainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobchak is just out of range.
Kaipainen tries to clinch
and Sobchak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sobchak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Uolevi Kaipainen has been cut.
Sobchak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sobchak presses Kaipainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kaipainen is trying to drag Sobchak to the mat but Sobchak just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sobchak lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Kaipainen goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Sobchak in side control.
Kaipainen is rocked!
Sobchak cracks Kaipainen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sobchak immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kaipainen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sobchak !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Sobchak !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aalio Paalio II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Metusalem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paalio II comes to the cage accompanied by Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage. 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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290 lbs
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23
302 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aalio Paalio II!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Metusalem!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metusalem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paalio II manages to avoid it.
Metusalem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Metusalem misses with a two punch combination.
Metusalem ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Metusalem misses.
Metusalem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Metusalem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paalio II was well out of range. Poor timing from Metusalem.
Metusalem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Metusalem.
Paalio II dives in and grabs Metusalem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Metusalem pushes down on Paalio II's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metusalem lands with a nice combination. Paalio II backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Aalio Paalio II has been cut.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Metusalem scores with a four punch combination!
Metusalem connects with a stiff jab that staggers Paalio II - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boris Metusalem!
Boris Metusalem is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martti Aho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quik has chosen Three 6 Mafia - I Got as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jamal Quik told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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24
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Aho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamal Quik!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Aho misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aho, as that shot connected.
Aho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quik was well out of range. Poor timing from Aho.
Aho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quik clinches.
Quik keeps control of Aho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quik lands an elbow just above Aho 's eye.
It looks like Martti Aho has been cut.
Aho can't break the clinch.
Quik manages to break the clinch.
Aho throws an overhand right that lands on Quik's shoulder, as Quik tries to avoid the shot.
Quik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quik lands a nice elbow.
Aho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aho tries to break the clinch but Quik is controlling the position.
Quik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aho up against the cage.
Quik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quik tries to land knees in the clinch but Aho avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aho tries to circle away but Quik has him pinned against the cage.
Quik misses with an elbow over the top.
Aho tries to break the clinch but Quik is controlling the position.
Aho blocks the elbow strike.
Quik breaks the clinch.
Quik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aho.
Aho misses with a two punch combination.
Aho lands with a right hand.
Quik connects with a crisp jab.
Quik fails to land the takedown.
Quik thumps Aho with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quik.
Aho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quik.
Quik tries to clinch but Aho moves out of range.
Aho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aho misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aho throws a right hand that Quik ducks under and follows up with a left that Quik also avoids with ease.
Quik moves into the clinch.
Aho blocks an elbow strike.
Quik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Quik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Quik has Aho pressed against the cage.
Aho dodges an elbow strike from Quik.
Aho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quik tries to land knees in the clinch but Aho avoids the damage to the body.
Quik misses with an elbow strike.
Aho blocks an elbow strike.
Aho dodges an elbow strike from Quik.
Aho has had enough of the clinch but Quik keeps him there for the moment.
Quik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aho misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aho.
Aho scores with a sloppy right hand. Quik should have avoided that one.
Aho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aho misses with a wild combination.
Quik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martti Aho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quik.
Martti Aho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aho is breathing heavily.
Quik darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aho pushes Quik off looking to stand but Quik dives back in and keeps control.
Aho has hold of Quik's hands but Quik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quik looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quik trying to control from half guard but Aho is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quik prevents Aho from standing back up.
Aho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quik.
Aho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quik tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quik shoots in for a double leg but Aho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martti Aho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Quik.
Quik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aho throws out the jab.
Quik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Quik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martti Aho'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.
Quik has Aho up against the cage in a clinch.
Quik manages to break the clinch.
Quik tries to clinch there but Aho circles away.
Nice jab there from Aho.
Quik is rocked!
Aho cracks Quik with a left hook right on the temple and Quik goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Aho lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Quik is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martti Aho!
Martti Aho retains his welterweight title!
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