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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Palmeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmeri comes to the cage accompanied by dragon rider. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Palmeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Connors!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmeri darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Palmeri is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Connors trying to control but Palmeri postures up.
Palmeri is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Connors still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Connors has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Connors is staying tight to Palmeri's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Connors has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Connors wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palmeri keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Connors.
Connors dodges the punch combination from Palmeri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Connors misses with a takedown
and Palmeri counters with a crisp one two that drops Connors! Palmeri thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Connors to his feet! Connors is in big trouble!
Connors is rocked!
Palmeri shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Connors is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Frank Palmeri!
A relieved looking Frank Palmeri thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Snihc Swyzcnski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rozemblit's choice of entrance music: Enemies With Me . Jose Rozemblit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snihc Swyzcnski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozemblit misses with a hook to the body
and Swyzcnski counters with a nice leg kick.
Rozemblit swats away the attempt to clinch by Swyzcnski.
Rozemblit fails with a takedown attempt.
Crunch! Swyzcnski slams his shin into Rozemblit's torso.
Swyzcnski avoids the head kick by Rozemblit.
Rozemblit shoots in but no luck this time.
Rozemblit keeps Swyzcnski at a distance using the push kick.
Swyzcnski misses with a head kick.
Swyzcnski throws the left hand but Rozemblit avoids the punch easily.
Rozemblit closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swyzcnski is staying active underneath Rozemblit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rozemblit perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rozemblit moves nicely into side control.
Swyzcnski is looking to reverse the position.
Swyzcnski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rozemblit on the ground.
Rozemblit trying to control the position but Swyzcnski is working away.
Swyzcnski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rozemblit off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Swyzcnski patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Swyzcnski wants to control the position but Rozemblit frees himself and scrambles - Swyzcnski manages to regain control in side control.
Rozemblit sneaks back into half guard.
Rozemblit wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit is refusing to be controlled, as Swyzcnski sits in half guard.
Rozemblit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rozemblit.
Swyzcnski trying to control the position from guard on top but Rozemblit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rozemblit wants to sweep here but Swyzcnski controlling him for the moment.
Swyzcnski wants to control from the top but Rozemblit keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Snihc Swyzcnski just wasn't active enough.
Rozemblit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Swyzcnski
and Rozemblit counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Swyzcnski throws a sloppy head kick
and Rozemblit counters with a head kick. That will keep Swyzcnski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Swyzcnski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swyzcnski throws a body kick that misses.
Rozemblit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swyzcnski checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swyzcnski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rozemblit connects with an inside leg kick.
Swyzcnski is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rozemblit 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.
Rozemblit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Swyzcnski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swyzcnski.
Rozemblit dives in and scores a takedown into Swyzcnski's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rozemblit stands and throws Swyzcnski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Swyzcnski is not content to let Rozemblit control the position.
You can see the frustration on Swyzcnski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rozemblit is looking to take a break and control but Swyzcnski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Rozemblit was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rozemblit closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Swyzcnski is not content to let Rozemblit control the position.
Swyzcnski wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit is looking for a kimura but Swyzcnski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rozemblit to get the leverage.
Swyzcnski is looking to improve his position.
Rozemblit content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rozemblit wants to pass the guard but Swyzcnski is defending well.
Jose Rozemblit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rozemblit works his way into full mount!
Swyzcnski wants to hold on but Rozemblit pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit controlling from mount.
Swyzcnski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rozemblit controlling from mount.
Rozemblit's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Swyzcnski has given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rozemblit wants to control the position but Swyzcnski frees himself and scrambles - Rozemblit manages to regain control in side control.
Swyzcnski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rozemblit off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rozemblit trying to control the hands but Swyzcnski won't let him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swyzcnski looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Rozemblit is controlling Swyzcnski 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rozemblit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rozemblit cracks a nice hook into Swyzcnski's ribs.
Rozemblit throws a wild body kick that Swyzcnski sees coming a mile off.
Swyzcnski throws a body kick that misses.
Swyzcnski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rozemblit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swyzcnski's calf.
Rozemblit motions for Swyzcnski to come forward. Rozemblit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rozemblit cracks a nice hook into Swyzcnski's ribs.
Rozemblit throws a sloppy head kick and Swyzcnski moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Swyzcnski.
Rozemblit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swyzcnski's calf.
Rozemblit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Swyzcnski is out of range.
Swyzcnski doesn't manage to clinch there - Rozemblit circles away.
Rozemblit looks for a takedown but Swyzcnski sprawls well.
Swyzcnski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swyzcnski tries to clinch but Rozemblit is having none of it.
Jose Rozemblit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rozemblit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Swyzcnski is looking to score with low kicks.
Rozemblit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swyzcnski misses with an uppercut
and Rozemblit counters with a good, hard body kick but Swyzcnski shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swyzcnski throws a sloppy head kick and Rozemblit moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swyzcnski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snihc Swyzcnski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rozemblit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Swyzcnski!
Rozemblit seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Swyzcnski is holding on tight.
Rozemblit moves to take his opponent's back.
Rozemblit controls the action.
Rozemblit trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Snihc Swyzcnski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swyzcnski is in bad spot here.
Rozemblit is persistently looking for the submission but Swyzcnski is defending it well.
Swyzcnski looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rozemblit.
Swyzcnski breaks Rozemblit's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rozemblit trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jose Rozemblit has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rozemblit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rozemblit blocks a jab.
Rozemblit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Swyzcnski misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rozemblit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rozemblit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rozemblit tries to score with a low kick but Swyzcnski moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Rozemblit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rozemblit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jose Rozemblit!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jose Rozemblit!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jose Rozemblit!
Jose Rozemblit wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lkhagvsuren Ganbold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdez has chosen Ojitos de noche serena as his entrance music. Lkhagvsuren Ganbold has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lkhagvsuren Ganbold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valdez wants to pass the guard but Ganbold is defending well.
Valdez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ganbold to stand up.
No joy there for Valdez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ganbold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ganbold throws a head kick that misses.
Valdez darts in and clinches Ganbold up against the cage.
Valdez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valdez jumps guard.
Ganbold wants to stand and escape but instead Valdez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Valdez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganbold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valdez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valdez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez trying to control but Ganbold is working from the bottom.
Ganbold looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valdez stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Ganbold throws up his legs and catches Valdez in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Valdez tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Ganbold! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lkhagvsuren Ganbold!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esoj Aicrag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Chankin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chankin has chosen medieval battle as his entrance music. Andre Chankin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esoj Aicrag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Chankin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aicrag leaves Chankin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chankin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aicrag throws a shot to the body.
Aicrag shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chankin is trying to defend but Aicrag finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chankin is trying to stand back up but Aicrag is controlling him
Chankin taking some punishment here, with Aicrag in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aicrag working the head and body with strikes.
Aicrag is thwarting Chankin's attempts to control the position.
Chankin has hold of Aicrag's hands but Aicrag slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aicrag looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chankin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chankin wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aicrag connects with a nice short shot to Chankin's temple.
Aicrag is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chankin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aicrag scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chankin is looking to escape.
Aicrag 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.
Chankin looks gassed!
Aicrag is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aicrag lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chankin has hold of Aicrag's hands but Aicrag slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aicrag lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Chankin! More strikes land and this one is all over! Aicrag jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esoj Aicrag!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Esoj Aicrag made sure he mentioned Adrenaline, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Blonksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taai Taai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taai has chosen Snoop as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Emil Blonksy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Blonksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taai Taai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taai tries to clinch but Blonksy moves out of range.
Taai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blonksy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Blonksy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blonksy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taai blocks a body shot from Blonksy.
Taai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taai tries a knee to the head but Blonksy blocks it.
Taai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blonksy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taai looks gassed!
Taai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blonksy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Blonksy.
A left hand lands to the body for Blonksy.
Blonksy cracks Taai with a nice body shot.
Blonksy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blonksy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blonksy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taai.
Blonksy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blonksy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Blonksy as the two fighters clinch.
Blonksy throws a head punch that misses.
Blonksy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blonksy struggles to land a body shot inside as Taai controls his hands.
Blonksy throws a punch but it's blocked by Taai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taai.
Taai prevents a body shot from Blonksy.
Taai misses with some punches.
Taai tries a knee to the head but Blonksy blocks it.
Blonksy throws a punch but it's blocked by Taai.
Blonksy tries to work over Taai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blonksy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taais head.
Taai looking to throw knees to the head but Blonksy is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Blonksy.
Blonksy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blonksy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blonksy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blonksy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blonksy swings wildly with an uppercut but Taai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blonksy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taai is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blonksy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taai.
Taai is still on wobbly legs! Can Blonksy finish him?
Blonksy pushes Taai against the cage. Blonksy is working some dirty boxing. Blonksy pushes off with a quick right hook! Taai goes down! Taai tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Blonksy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emil Blonksy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radziu Dojs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jansku Butthead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dojs comes into the arena with On the Move - Barthezz blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Radziu Dojs has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Radziu Dojs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jansku Butthead !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butthead looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dojs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Butthead wants to work for an arm triangle but Dojs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Butthead is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dojs sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dojs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dojs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Butthead loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dojs keeping full guard, as Butthead tries to pass.
Butthead has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dojs to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Butthead is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dojs pulls down on the head and he's put Butthead to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Radziu Dojs!
Radziu Dojs is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Radziu Dojs 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Pirhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UFC - Face the Pain. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pirhonen's choice of entrance music: Last Caress. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Browne !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Pirhonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirhonen closes the distance but Browne moves to the side
and Browne counters with a takedown into side control.
Pirhonen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Browne connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Browne seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Browne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Browne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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!
Browne lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Browne landing a few strikes.
Browne landing strikes.
Browne crunches a massive hammerfist down on Pirhonen - he's out! Browne Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Travis Browne !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauna Majuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atreides comes to the cage accompanied by Hardcore Vibes. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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217 lbs
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285 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Atreides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauna Majuri!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Majuri.
Majuri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atreides.
Majuri tries for a takedown but Atreides sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Atreides misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Majuri!
Atreides walks forward, straight into a front kick from Majuri.
Atreides tries to bum rush Majuri with a series of wild strikes but Majuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atreides throws a right and a left that Majuri avoids nicely.
Atreides shoots in for a double leg but Majuri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Majuri slips a jab and a cross from Atreides.
Majuri lands with an overhand left.
Majuri swings for the body but Atreides moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Majuri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atreides throws a nice looking combination but Majuri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atreides blocks a head kick by Majuri.
Atreides fails to land with a series of punches.
Atreides takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atreides moves away from the strike by Majuri.
A head kick misses from Majuri.
Atreides walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Atreides clinches up with Majuri and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides throws a punch but it's blocked by Majuri.
Majuri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Majuri throws an off balance right hand
and Atreides counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Atreides wants to pass to mount but Majuri is defending the position.
Atreides wants to work for an arm triangle but Majuri is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Majuri wants to get back to his feet.
Atreides thows a huge punch but Majuri dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Majuri sees it coming and defends easily.
Atreides looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Atreides prevents Majuri from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Majuri is defending against the submission attempts here by Atreides.
Atreides is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Majuri sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides trying to mount his opponent but Majuri defends it.
Atreides is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Majuri is just riding it out for now. Atreides eventually gives up the hold.
Atreides landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atreides is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atreides wants to work for an arm triangle but Majuri is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Atreides will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atreides throws a series of punches but Majuri avoids them all with ease.
Majuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Atreides. Those never looked like landing.
Atreides misses with a few strikes there.
Sauna Majuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majuri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atreides.
Atreides throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Sauna Majuri has been cut.
Paul Atreides is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Atreides as he checks the leg kick.
Majuri misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Atreides. Those never looked like landing.
Atreides throws a chopping leg kick but Majuri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majuri gets the takedown into side control.
Atreides regains half guard.
Majuri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Majuri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Atreides makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Atreides.
Majuri tries to free his leg and advance position but Atreides is retaining full guard.
Majuri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Majuri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Atreides is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Majuri defends well.
Majuri stopping the sweep attempt from Atreides.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Atreides is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Atreides is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Atreides escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Majuri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Atreides keeping moving, preventing Majuri from controlling successfully.
Majuri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paul Atreides overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atreides looking for a sweep. Not yet Atreides, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides controls Majuri momentarily but Majuri frees himself.
Majuri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Majuri stopping the sweep attempt from Atreides.
Majuri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Majuri connects with a couple of short punches.
Atreides throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Atreides is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Majuri trying to control the position from guard on top but Atreides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Atreides escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Majuri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Majuri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Atreides here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Majuri looking to sit in guard and control but Atreides gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Atreides wants to pass the guard but Majuri is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atreides works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Atreides dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sauna Majuri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Majuri shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Majuri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Atreides looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atreides tries to get to full guard but Majuri has control of the leg.
Atreides regains full guard. Nicely done.
Atreides looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Atreides is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Majuri stopping the sweep attempt from Atreides.
Majuri tries to free his leg and advance position but Atreides is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majuri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atreides has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Majuri has managed to get both his arms back between Atreides's legs - danger averted.
Atreides wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Majuri postures up and lands a big shot to Atreides's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Majuri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atreides doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Majuri throwing strikes from guard but Atreides blocks nicely.
Atreides can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Majuri controls the pace.
Atreides has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Majuri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Majuri wants to control from the top but Atreides keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Majuri stopping the sweep attempt from Atreides.
Majuri drops back looking for a leg! Atreides is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Atreides manages to kick Majuri off! Majuri jumps back into Atreides's guard.
Majuri is pushing down on Atreides's leg trying to pass to half guard. Atreides is fighting to maintain full guard but Majuri has managed to sneak the leg through.
Atreides is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Majuri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Majuri's back!
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!
Atreides is looking for a rear naked choke here but Majuri reverses the position brilliantly into Atreides's guard!
Atreides keeping full guard, as Majuri tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majuri wants to control from the top but Atreides keeps moving.
Majuri stopping the sweep attempt from Atreides.
Atreides wants to get back to his feet but Majuri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Atreides looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Atreides bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Majuri's guard.
Atreides wants to pass the guard but Majuri is keeping the position.
Atreides stops Majuri from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atreides wants to pass the guard but Majuri is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Majuri wants to get back to his feet but Atreides is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Atreides postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Majuri is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Atreides, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Majuri has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Atreides is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Atreides.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atreides, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Paul Atreides!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Paul Atreides!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Paul Atreides!
Paul Atreides wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Paul Atreides thanked xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shukri Hakala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montgomery Nagendra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakala comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem: Just Lose It. Nagendra has chosen The Liberty Bell - John Philip Sousa as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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20
279 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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19
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shukri Hakala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Montgomery Nagendra!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hakala closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nagendra wants to control but Hakala postures up.
Hakala is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nagendra knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hakala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nagendra has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hakala with the ground and pound but Nagendra regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hakala 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.
Hakala looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nagendra manages to get to full guard.
Nagendra can't keep his opponent in guard - Hakala advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakala is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nagendra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagendra is looking to control Hakala's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nagendra avoid being mounted?
Hakala is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nagendra defends it well.
Nagendra trying to control but Hakala postures up.
Hakala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nagendra controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakala wants to take a breather but Nagendra is having none of it.
Nagendra actively working from the bottom here.
Hakala is trying to work for a kimura but Nagendra is defending well.
Nagendra wants to improve his position but Hakala is controlling well.
Hakala trying to pass the guard but Nagendra defending well.
Hakala is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nagendra is looking to improve his position.
Nagendra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hakala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hakala stands and throws Nagendra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nagendra is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nagendra is looking for a sweep. Hakala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nagendra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hakala looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nagendra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hakala.
Hakala prevents Nagendra from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakala is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nagendra defends it well.
Hakala seems to be looking for submissions.
Hakala prevents Nagendra from improving his position.
Hakala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nagendra sees it coming and defends easily.
Hakala has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nagendra defend it? Hakala steps over the head and cranks it - Nagendra is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hakala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shukri Hakala!
Shukri Hakala is the new heavyweight champion!
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