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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hord Hirmuinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauno Kuuknaapi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hord Hirmuinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kuuknaapi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hirmuinen.
Kuuknaapi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hirmuinen.
Kuuknaapi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hirmuinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Hord Hirmuinen has been cut.
Hirmuinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuuknaapi tries to sprawl out of it but Hirmuinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuuknaapi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hirmuinen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hord Hirmuinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirmuinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuuknaapi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmuinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuuknaapi.
Kuuknaapi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kuuknaapi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hirmuinen shoots and misses
and Kuuknaapi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hirmuinen! Kuuknaapi lets Hirmuinen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hirmuinen is rocked!
Kuuknaapi is looking to clinch but Hirmuinen is avoiding it.
Kuuknaapi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirmuinen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuuknaapi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmuinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuuknaapi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hirmuinen is working to tighten is grip on Kuuknaapi's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kuuknaapi has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hirmuinen is really squeezing tight and eventually Kuuknaapi passes out! Hirmuinen breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hord Hirmuinen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phineas Ferb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Sokolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phineas Ferb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Sokolski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sokolski throws a left and a right that both miss
so Ferb counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ferb slips nicely into half guard.
Ferb passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sokolski!
Ferb is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Sokolski is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phineas Ferb!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miika Laihaila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laihaila's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Forever Lost. Miika Laihaila could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Meguru Takayanagi's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Miika Laihaila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meguru Takayanagi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laihaila scores a takedown into full mount!
Laihaila working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Meguru Takayanagi has been cut.
Takayanagi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Takayanagi takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Laihaila's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miika Laihaila!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sami Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Hamasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barry Hamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hamasaki throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Hamasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Svensson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Hamasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamasaki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hamasaki.
Hamasaki lands a jab to Svensson's midsection.
Hamasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
Hamasaki throws a nice looking combination but Svensson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Barry Hamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hamasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svensson circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Hamasaki does no damage.
Svensson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson misses with a series of wild punches.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Hamasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hamasaki 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 Svensson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Svensson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hamasaki misses the body punch
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svensson connects with a nice looking jab.
Hamasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Hamasaki lands with a right hand.
Hamasaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Svensson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki lands a nice hook to Svensson's body. Svensson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamasaki, as that shot connected.
Hamasaki throws a poor cross that misses
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
Hamasaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svensson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hamasaki off the cage and back into rage.
No joy there for Hamasaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Hamasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svensson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamasaki counters with a two punch combo.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Hamasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Svensson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Svensson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hamasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Hamasaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Svensson momentarily.
Svensson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamasaki looks to land a combination but Svensson avoids it well.
Hamasaki connects with a looping right hand.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamasaki.
Hamasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Svensson circles away.
Hamasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svensson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki misses with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Hamasaki throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
Hamasaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamasaki throws a leg kick but Svensson checks it.
Hamasaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Svensson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hamasaki throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
Hamasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Hamasaki looks for the body kick but Svensson saw that one coming.
Svensson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hamasaki thinking.
Svensson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hamasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svensson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hamasaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Svensson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Svensson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Svensson.
Hamasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Hamasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Hamasaki. Those never looked like landing.
Barry Hamasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svensson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hamasaki misses with a double jab
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamasaki misses with a body shot.
Hamasaki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sami Svensson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamasaki takes one to the side of the head.
Hamasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svensson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Hamasaki.
Hamasaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svensson's head backwards.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but Hamasaki slips the punch.
Svensson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hamasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hamasaki.
Svensson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
Hamasaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hamasaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Svensson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svensson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamasaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hamasaki tries to clinch but Svensson moves out of range.
Hamasaki misses with a low kick.
Svensson swings for the body but Hamasaki moves out of range.
Hamasaki swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hamasaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hamasaki looks to land a combination. Svensson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hamasaki misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from Hamasaki.
Hamasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svensson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Svensson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hamasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamasaki throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
Hamasaki throws a right and a left that Svensson avoids nicely.
Svensson walks into a left hand.
Hamasaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Svensson does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Hamasaki misses.
Hamasaki swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Hamasaki moves away and avoids it.
Hamasaki misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamasaki tries to land a leg kick but Svensson saw it coming and moves away.
Hamasaki looks to land a combination. Svensson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Hamasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamasaki throws a combination that misses
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamasaki throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hamasaki thinking.
Hamasaki is breathing heavily.
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamasaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Svensson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hamasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Hamasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamasaki misses with a double jab
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson tries to bum rush Hamasaki with a series of wild strikes but Hamasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Svensson 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.
Hamasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svensson scores with a punch to the head.
Svensson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Svensson, as that shot connected.
Hamasaki throws a right hand that misses
and Hamasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamasaki cracks Svensson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Svensson lands with a right hand.
Hamasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Hamasaki throws a right hand that misses
and Hamasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Hamasaki's body. Hamasaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Svensson misses the target.
Hamasaki tries to clinch up but Svensson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamasaki.
Good standup being displayed there by Svensson as he connects with a hook.
Svensson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hamasaki throws a right hand that Svensson ducks under and follows up with a left that Svensson also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Svensson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamasaki.
Hamasaki ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Hamasaki looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Barry Hamasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svensson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamasaki connects with a body shot.
Svensson connects with a right hand. Hamasaki shakes it off.
Hamasaki thumps Svensson with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamasaki, as that shot connected.
Hamasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki slips under a jab from Svensson.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hamasaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamasaki misses with an uppercut
and Svensson counters with a left to the body.
Hamasaki throws a right and a left that Svensson avoids nicely.
Svensson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Svensson cracks Hamasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hamasaki throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Svensson there.
Hamasaki misses with a few strikes there.
Svensson throws a jab when Hamasaki was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamasaki misses with an uppercut
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Svensson. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson scores with a three punch combo!
Hamasaki throws a wild body kick that Svensson sees coming a mile off.
Hamasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svensson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sami Svensson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamasakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Svensson lands a right hook to the body.
Hamasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Svensson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Svensson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Svensson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaz Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Passmoor has chosen L'amour Toujours by Gigi Agostino as his entrance music. Bruce Tree has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Tree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaz Passmoor!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree is looking to land body kicks.
Passmoor swings for the body but Tree moves out of range.
Tree misses with a head kick.
Passmoor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tree as he avoids it easily.
Tree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Passmoor misses with a left hand
and Tree counters with a low kick, right behind Passmoor 's knee.
Passmoor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tree thows a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Passmoor misses
and Tree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Passmoor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Passmoor throws a lazy right hand but Tree sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Passmoor fails with a takedown attempt.
Passmoor dives in and grabs Tree's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tree pushes down on Passmoor's head and hops out.
Bruce Tree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaz Passmoor.
Passmoor tries to move into range but Tree moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown by Passmoor or perhaps it was just good defense by Tree which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tree looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Passmoor with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor tries a head kick but it misses.
Passmoor shoots in but no luck this time.
Passmoor swats away the attempt to clinch by Tree.
Tree looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruce Tree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Passmoor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tree but Tree pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tree scores with a nice body kick.
Passmoor looks gassed!
Passmoor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tree swivels and escapes.
Tree lands a right hook to the body.
Passmoor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaz Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tree rushes Passmoor and presses him up against the cage.
Passmoor is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tree is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Passmoor.
Tree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tree tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Passmoor was well out of range. Poor timing from Tree.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree lands a big head kick that sends Passmoor tumbling to the mat! Tree takes a step backwards and waves Passmoor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Passmoor is rocked!
It looks like Gaz Passmoor has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tree lands a nice looking kick to the body. Passmoor takes a step back to recover.
Passmoor is still on wobbly legs! Can Tree finish him?
Tree cracks Passmoor with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Tree!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paquito del Pilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romario kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Polly - By Nirvana. Anderson Romario is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
270 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Romario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paquito del Pilar!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
del Pilar closes the distance but Romario moves to the side
and Romario counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
del Pilar gets the takedown into side control.
Romario is looking for a sweep.
del Pilar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Romario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for del Pilar on the ground.
Romario is holding del Pilar down, trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Romario's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Romario is looking to reverse the position.
del Pilar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario is trying to get back to half guard.
del Pilar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Romario manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
del Pilar wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Romario wasn't doing enough on the ground.
del Pilar misses with a kick to the body
and Romario counters with a low kick, right behind del Pilar 's knee.
del Pilar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romario counters with a head kick that wobbles del Pilar - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Romario sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Romario!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Crizanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crizanto comes to the cage accompanied by youtube. Dominic Crizanto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Crizanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone throws a head kick that misses
and Crizanto counters with a good, hard body kick but Cerrone shrugs it off.
Cerrone looks to throw a body kick
and Crizanto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cerrone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crizanto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cerrone gets tackled into the cage by Crizanto. Crizanto maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Crizanto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crizanto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cerrone looks gassed!
Crizanto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Don Cerrone has been cut.
Knees to the body from Crizanto.
Crizanto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cerrones head.
Crizanto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cerrone or not.
Crizanto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crizanto lands a nice uppercut.
Crizanto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crizanto with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crizanto.
Crizanto taking a breather.
Crizanto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crizanto pushes Cerrone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crizanto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cerrone trying to stall but Crizanto improves his position.
Crizanto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto taking a breather.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Crizanto won't allow it.
Crizanto avoiding damage as Cerrone throws knees to the body.
Crizanto lands a left hand.
That has opened up Don Cerrone's cut even more.
Crizanto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crizanto digs a right hand into Cerrone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cerrone's gas tank.
Good body shot from Crizanto.
Crizanto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crizanto pushes Cerrone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crizanto.
Crizanto lands a hook that snaps the head of Cerrone backwards.
Crizanto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cerrone backwards.
Crizanto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cerrone or not.
Crizanto controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crizanto.
The cut above Don Cerrone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crizanto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crizanto scores with a shoulder strike.
Crizanto works on Cerrone's body with a couple of short punches.
Crizanto gets through Cerrone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crizanto works on Cerrone's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Crizanto.
Crizanto lands with a right to the head.
Crizanto working Cerrone over with knees to the body.
Crizanto is stalling here.
Crizanto digs a right hand into Cerrone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cerrone's gas tank.
Crizanto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crizanto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Don Cerrone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crizanto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Don Cerrone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dominic Crizanto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus comes to the cage accompanied by bad boy - cascada. Malham has chosen Amorphis - House of Sleep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Malham will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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214 lbs
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt
and Malham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Malham.
Kolmiokuristus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malham is pressed up against the cage. Kolmiokuristus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malham down to the mat. Malham 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 Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmiokuristus wants to clinch
enabling Malham to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Malham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt
and Malham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kolmiokuristus moves forwards but Malham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malham closes the distance and clinches.
Malham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kolmiokuristus tries for a takedown but Malham circles away easily
and Malham counters with a series of strikes. Kolmiokuristus will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham clobbers Kolmiokuristus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kolmiokuristus fails with the takedown
and Malham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kolmiokuristus is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham pushes Kolmiokuristus up against the cage in a clinch.
Malham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus tries to pull guard but Malham holds him up against the cage and eventually Kolmiokuristus drops back down to his feet.
Malham breaks from the clinch.
Malham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kolmiokuristus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malham cracks the inside of Kolmiokuristus's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malham.
Kolmiokuristus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malham to score with a decent uppercut.
Malham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kolmiokuristus's head.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham clinches.
Kolmiokuristus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malham smiles and moves away.
Malham moves into the clinch.
Malham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kolmiokuristus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malham counters with a good low kick that Kolmiokuristus was not able to check.
Malham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kolmiokuristus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malham scores with a hook to the body. Kolmiokuristus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Malham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kolmiokuristus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malham.
Malham throws a sloppy head kick and Kolmiokuristus moves out of range easily.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt
and Malham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Malham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malham connects with a leg kick. Kolmiokuristus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kolmiokuristus's head.
Malham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kolmiokuristus's calf.
Malham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolmiokuristus fails with the takedown
and Malham counters with an inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kolmiokuristus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Malham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kolmiokuristus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malham counters with a good low kick that Kolmiokuristus was not able to check.
Malham throws a head kick that misses.
Malham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kolmiokuristus tries for a takedown but Malham circles away easily
and Malham counters with a nice body shot.
Malham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jeez, Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Malham!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juri Arpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Stigu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stigu has chosen Sabrina-Boys as his entrance music. 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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280 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juri Arpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Stigu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arpa misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Arpa.
Juri Arpa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arpa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stigu throws out the jab.
Arpa misses with a leg kick.
Arpa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stigu misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arpa.
Arpa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stigu looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arpa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arpa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Mr Stigu has been cut.
Arpa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stigu.
Stigu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arpa. Arpa obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arpa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arpa throws a nice head kick!
Arpa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stigu. That did some damage!
Arpa connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arpa, right into the meat.
Arpa throws a nice head kick!
Arpa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stigu sprawling to the canvas! Stigu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Arpa finish him?!
Stigu is rocked!
Stigu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Arpa does no damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stigu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arpa - the referee stops the clock and Stigu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arpa. Stigu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stigu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arpa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stigu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arpa lands a nice shot to the body.
Arpa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arpa is looking to slow Stigu down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Arpa.
Arpa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stigu's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Arpa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Arpa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arpa.
Arpa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stigu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stigu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arpa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stigu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arpa lands with a slapping head kick.
Arpa throws a head kick that misses.
Arpa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arpa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arpa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arpa connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arpa looks to land a combination but Stigu avoids it well.
Stigu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arpa can pounce on him.
Arpa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arpa with a hook.
Stigu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stigu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arpa.
Arpa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stigu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arpa.
Arpa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juri Arpa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Stigu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arpa thuds his shin into the meat of Stigu's side.
Stigu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arpa.
Stigu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arpa feints a jab promting Stigu to slip. Arpa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stigu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stigu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arpa.
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!
Arpa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Mr Stigu's cut even more.
Arpa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stigu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arpa can pounce on him.
Arpa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arpa clobbers Stigu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stigu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arpa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stigu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arpa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arpa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arpa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arpa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arpa feints and then cracks Stigu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stigu down.
Arpa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arpa scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arpa.
Arpa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stigu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arpa.
Stigu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arpa. Arpa obviously looking to wear him down.
Arpa lands a leg kick that knocks Stigu off balance momentarily.
That kick from Arpa tenderised Stigu's leg. Stigu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arpa scores with a head kick. Stigu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Arpa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arpa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stigu if he has to take too many more of those.
Arpa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stigu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stigu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arpa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stigu circles away quickly and effectively.
Arpa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stigu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arpa has got the better of the exchanges.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arpa. That's going to slow Stigu down.
Arpa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stigu's sensitive parts.
Arpa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stigu's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arpa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arpa cracks Stigu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stigu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Arpa tenderised Stigu's leg. Stigu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arpa connects with a leg kick. Stigu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stigu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arpa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Arpa.
A good leg kick by Arpa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arpa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stigu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juri Arpa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Stigu'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. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Arpa.
Arpa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stigu throws an off balance right hand
and Arpa counters with a leg kick.
Arpa scoring well with a low kick there.
Stigu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stigu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stigu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arpa. Arpa obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arpa!
A solid leg kick lands there for Arpa.
Arpa lands with a kick to the temple. Stigu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The cut above Mr Stigu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Juri Arpa is winning the standup battle so far.
Arpa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stigu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stigu takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Arpa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arpa lands with a kick to the temple. Stigu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arpa connects with a body shot that sends Stigu's belly button to the back.
Arpa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arpa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arpa.
Arpa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arpa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mr Stigu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arpa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arpa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arpa, right into the meat.
Stigu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arpa. That's going to slow Stigu down.
Arpa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arpa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stigu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arpa scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stigu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arpa.
That kick from Arpa tenderised Stigu's leg. Stigu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arpa throws a head kick that Stigu semi-blocks.
Mr Stigu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Arpa connects with a high kick.
Juri Arpa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arpa throws a leg kick which misses Stigu's front leg but catches the back leg as Stigu tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arpa. That's going to slow Stigu down.
Arpa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mr Stigu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Juri Arpa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hypnotic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Bei!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bei misses with a left hand
and Teppo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teppo.
Bei misses with a combination
letting Teppo counter with a right hand.
Bei misses with a body shot
and Teppo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bei thinking.
Bei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teppo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Bei.
Bei misses with a lunging right hand
and Teppo counters with a thumping low kick.
Bei misses with a body shot.
Teppo scores with a jab. Bei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bei throws a lazy uppercut
and Teppo counters with a shoot takedown. Bei fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teppo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bei is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei wants to get back to his feet but Teppo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teppo trying to control but Bei is working from the bottom.
Teppo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Teppo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bei bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teppo's guard.
Teppo keeping moving, preventing Bei from controlling successfully.
Teppo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bei defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Teppo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bei must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Teppo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Teppo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Teppo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bei defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Teppo trying to control the position.
Teppo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bei passes into side control.
Teppo struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Teppo is looking for a sweep.
Bei taking a break here but Teppo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Teppo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Teppo wants to get back to full guard.
Teppo is trying to maintain the position but Bei is very close to passing his half guard.
Teppo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teppo 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.
Bei swings for the body but Teppo moves out of range.
Teppo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bei misses with a left hand
and Teppo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teppo counters with a thumping low kick.
Bei misses with a hook.
Teppo scores with a three punch combo!
Bei thows a body shot but no joy.
Liu Bei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teppo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bei scores with a nice head shot.
Bei takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei misses with a lunging right hand
and Teppo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teppo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teppo shoots in for a double leg but Bei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bei misses with a hook. Teppo ducked under it nicely.
Bei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Teppo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bei's knee momentarily.
Teppo tries for a takedown but Bei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Teppo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Teppo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei misses with a lunging right hand
and Teppo counters with a nice leg kick.
Bei misses with a right hand
and Teppo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bei misses with a left hand
and Teppo counters with a body kick that stops Bei in his tracks momentarily.
Bei throws an off balance right hand
and Teppo counters with a head kick. That will keep Bei thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teppo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bei's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teppo throws a strike but Bei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bei wanted to stand there but Teppo had control of the position.
Bei is breathing heavily.
Teppo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bei rolls with it to try and escape but Teppo cranks on the arm and Bei is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matti Teppo!
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