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MMA HELSINKI 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Pallihiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pallihiki comes to the cage accompanied by Deadmau5 - Strobe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pallihiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pallihiki.
Pallihiki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pallihiki prevents St Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Pallihiki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pallihiki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Pierre tries to circle away but Pallihiki has him pinned against the cage.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Pallihiki keeps him there for the moment.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre tries to break free but Pallihiki pushes him back against the cage.
Pallihiki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pallihiki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pallihiki scores a takedown into full mount!
Pallihiki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallihiki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pallihiki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… St Pierre turns into him and now he's in Pallihiki's guard.
St Pierre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallihiki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pallihiki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pallihiki tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallihiki has his feet on St Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pallihiki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Pallihiki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasi Pallihiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St Pierre leaves Pallihiki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pallihiki checks a leg kick.
Pallihiki has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pallihiki.
St Pierre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pasi Pallihiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pallihiki closes the distance and clinches.
Pallihiki tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Pallihiki drops back down to his feet.
Pallihiki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pallihiki pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pallihiki pushes St Pierre off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pallihiki dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on Pallihiki's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Pallihiki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pallihiki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Pierre defends it nicely.
Pasi Pallihiki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pallihiki gets a double leg takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Pallihiki gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pallihiki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pallihiki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Pierre is trying to defend but Pallihiki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pallihiki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pasi Pallihiki.
Pallihiki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallihiki trying to pass the guard but St Pierre defending well.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pallihiki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallihiki seems to be looking for submissions.
Pallihiki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Pierre's head.
Pallihiki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pallihiki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pallihiki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Pallihiki dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Donk. St Pierre catches Pallihiki right on the button with a cross.
Pallihiki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pallihiki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
St Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pallihiki.
Pallihiki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Pierre is looking to chop away at Pallihiki's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallihiki shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre looks to land a body kick but Pallihiki moved away.
St Pierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pallihiki. That did some damage!
No joy there for Pallihiki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pallihiki misses with a takedown attempt - St Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasi Pallihiki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre tries to score with a low kick but Pallihiki moves his leg out of the way.
Pallihiki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pallihiki stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallihiki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre feints and then cracks Pallihiki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pallihiki down.
St Pierre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Pallihiki.
Pallihiki blocks a leg kick.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Pallihiki. Pallihiki gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre scores with a head kick. Pallihiki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vaino St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
Pallihiki feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Pallihiki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pallihiki advances to half guard.
Pallihiki throwing shots but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Pallihiki there.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Pallihiki is controlling him well.
Pallihiki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is in trouble now - Pallihiki has advanced to mount!
Vaino St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pallihiki controlling from the full mount.
Pasi Pallihiki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasi Pallihiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pallihiki, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasi Pallihiki!
An intense looking Pasi Pallihiki took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'DO YOU KNOW HOW MY BALLS ARE SMELLING ??'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Squire Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Squire Thompson enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Squire Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a takedown
and Guy counters by moving into the clinch.
Guy gets control of Thompson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Guy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Guy had control of the position.
Guy is pulling down on Thompson's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses. Guy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by Guy!
Guy pushes down on Thompson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Guy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Thompson defend it? Guy steps over the head and cranks it - Thompson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Guy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). That Guy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvela misses with a combination
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Jarvela scores with a body shot.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jarvela momentarily.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Jarvela scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Lee lands but Jarvela takes it in his stride.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jarvela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Jarvela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Jarvela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarvela.
Jarvela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Jarvela throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvela works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee clinches.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jarvela backwards.
Jarvela wants a takedown but no success here.
Jarvela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Jarvela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jarvela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Jarvela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Jarvela looks gassed!
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Juhani Jarvela has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarvela misses with a body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee drives through and clinches with Jarvela against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jarvela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Jarvela backs away looking to recover.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Jarvela is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Lee throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Jarvela is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Stelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre De La Rosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre De La Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dane Stelios!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stelios tries to clinch but De La Rosa is having none of it.
De La Rosa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than De La Rosa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De La Rosa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stelios is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
De La Rosa looking to secure an arm triangle but Stelios defends it well.
De La Rosa wants to control the pace but Stelios is squirming around nicely.
Stelios is trying to stand but he's just given De La Rosa his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Rosa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stelios is defending well though. De La Rosa let's go of the attempt for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Rosa tightening his grip on Stelios, looking for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelios looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
De La Rosa working for the choke.
De La Rosa looking for the choke but no joy.
De La Rosa is looking for the choke from the back position but Stelios is controlling his hands well.
De La Rosa tightening his grip on Stelios, looking for the choke.
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!
Stelios holding both De La Rosa 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa working for the choke.
De La Rosa wants to control but Stelios is keeping busy.
Stelios 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 De La Rosa gets his way!
Stelios trying to get back to his feet but De La Rosa is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will De La Rosa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Stelios defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of De La Rosa's arms.
Stelios is trying to remain composed but De La Rosa is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
De La Rosa is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Stelios knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Stelios for a finish.
Stelios wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stelios is trying to defend against the choke here but De La Rosa has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. De La Rosa Tightens the hold and Stelios taps out furiously! De La Rosa displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andre De La Rosa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiilopaa comes to the cage accompanied by Extreme Ways. Miller has chosen Fight Song by Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiilopaa manages to avoid it.
Kiilopaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Kiilopaa.
Kiilopaa misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kiilopaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller lands a body shot.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Kiilopaa counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
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!
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
Kiilopaa scores with a takedown into Miller's guard.
Kiilopaa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miller is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miller has escaped and now he's on top!
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kiilopaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kiilopaa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Kiilopaa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kiilopaa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
Kiilopaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kiilopaa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kiilopaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller stands and steps away. Kiilopaa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Kiilopaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kiilopaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiilopaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mike Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiilopaa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Miller defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kiilopaa.
Kiilopaa punching from mount but Miller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kiilopaa throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miller squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kiilopaa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Kiilopaa looking to secure an arm triangle but Miller defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiilopaa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kiilopaa with the ground and pound from mount.
Kiilopaa throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miller avoids a strike by Kiilopaa and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Kiilopaa's guard! Fantastic escape!
Kiilopaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Miller should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kiilopaa has tightened it up now! Miller should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pertti Kiilopaa!
After the fight, Pertti Kiilopaa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Brooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syntha Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Brooker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Brooker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syntha Six!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six misses with a few strikes there.
Six moves forwards but Brooker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Six does no damage.
Hugo Brooker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six lands a slapping body shot.
Six tries to clinch up.
Six wants to clinch.
Brooker fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Six but Six pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brooker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Six as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Brooker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooker fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brooker.
Six throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Six lands a jab to Brooker's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brooker.
Brooker is breathing heavily.
Six thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooker with a poor takedown
and Six counters with a nice body shot.
Six misses with a body kick.
Brooker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooker moves out of range of the body kick.
Six lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Six misses.
Six throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brooker.
Syntha Six is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Six. Those never looked like landing.
Six lands with a straight right. Brooker didn't see that one coming.
Brooker is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Six.
Oh Brooker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Six cracks Brooker's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Brooker slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Six can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Syntha Six!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Yermolai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yermolai comes into the arena with Hollywood Undead: UNDEAD blaring out of the sound system. Leonov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red october. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksandr Yermolai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yermolai looks to land a left hand but Leonov moved out of range nicely.
Leonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yermolai to score with a decent uppercut.
Yermolai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yermolai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leonov but Leonov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yermolai avoids a kick to the body.
Leonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yermolai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yermolai .
Leonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yermolai throws out a loose jab but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yermolai shoots in for a double leg but Leonov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Yermolai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leonov is fending him off so far but Yermolai persists. Nope, Leonov circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Yermolai . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonov moves out of range as Yermolai strikes.
Yermolai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yermolai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leonov wants to stand up but Yermolai is controlling him.
Leonov keeping full guard, as Yermolai tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yermolai trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yermolai pushing down on Leonov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yermolai seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yermolai slips a nice elbow through Leonov's hands, connecting with Leonov's forehead.
Yermolai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leonov is trying to stand back up but Yermolai is controlling him
Yermolai lands strikes from half guard.
Yermolai is trying to work for a kimura but Leonov is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonov is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai is trying to control the action in half guard but Leonov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yermolai wants to free his trapped foot but Leonov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leonov is defending against the submission attempts here by Yermolai .
Yermolai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yermolai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yermolai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yermolai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yermolai seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonov wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Yermolai .
Yermolai uses his free foot to push down on Leonov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Leonov.
Yermolai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Yermolai .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov'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.
Yermolai with a couple of short strikes.
Yermolai loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Leonov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Yermolai land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Yermolai stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Yermolai !
Aleksandr Yermolai took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Ketola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Ketola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Barry!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Barry misses its intended target.
That kick from Barry tenderised Ketola's leg. Ketola is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barry.
Ketola missing with a left hand there. Barry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ketola looks to land a right hand but Barry moved out of range.
Barry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ketola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Barry lands.
Ketola is breathing heavily.
Ketola misses with a hook to the body
and Barry counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jani Ketola has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Barry.
Jab by Barry.
Ketola slips a straight right by Barry.
Barry lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketola takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ketola walks into a stiff left hand from Barry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ketola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ketola throws an off balance right hand
and Barry counters with a big right hand! Oh Ketola is in trouble here! Barry follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Barry!
In his post fight interview, Pat Barry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukkeli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by a-ha - Take On Me. 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 Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Duran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Kuukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukkeli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuukkeli ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
No luck for Kuukkeli with that takedown attempt.
Duran misses with a straight left.
Kuukkeli throws a right and a left that Duran avoids nicely.
Kuukkeli throws a series of punches but Duran avoids them all with ease.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuukkeli connects with a crisp jab.
Duran scores with a jab. Kuukkeli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duran tries to avoid it but Kuukkeli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duran to the ground. Duran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Duran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuukkeli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuukkeli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuukkeli is rocked!
Duran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kuukkeli is still on wobbly legs! Can Duran finish him?
Duran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuukkeli looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuukkeli seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Duran misses its intended target.
Duran connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuukkeli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duran throws a monster overhand right that drops Kuukkeli! Duran follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Duran!
Calvin Duran retains his middleweight title!
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