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UPG 24: Psychosis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Bertnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen has chosen Lentävä Kalakukko as his entrance music. Severi Suhonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maximo Bertnar's chin.
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192 lbs
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Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximo Bertnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Suhonen sprawls well. He's pushed Bertnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suhonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suhonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Bertnar's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bertnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suhonen is one step ahead there.
Bertnar looking to control.
Bertnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suhonen on the ground.
Suhonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bertnar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Suhonen is pushing down on Bertnar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bertnar is fighting to maintain full guard but Suhonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bertnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bertnar tries to get out of the position.
Suhonen prevents Bertnar from improving his position.
Bertnar is defending against the submission attempts here by Suhonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertnar pushes Suhonen off looking to stand but Suhonen dives back in and keeps control.
Suhonen is keen to just control but Bertnar is a slippery customer.
Bertnar wants to control but Suhonen is keeping busy.
Suhonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bertnar is just riding it out for now. Suhonen eventually gives up the hold.
Suhonen thows a huge punch but Bertnar dodges it nicely.
Bertnar is positioning himself well to prevent Suhonen advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bertnar tries to kick Suhonen off but Suhonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Suhonen is looking for a kimura but Bertnar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suhonen to get the leverage.
Bertnar wants to get back to full guard.
Suhonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suhonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bertnar keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bertnar tries to roll over but Suhonen keeps him under control.
Suhonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bertnar sees it coming and defends easily.
Bertnar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suhonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suhonen's back!
Bertnar not allowing Suhonen to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bertnar landing punches.
Suhonen tries to hold on but Bertnar postures up.
Suhonen is looking to improve his position but Bertnar isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bertnar landing strikes from the mount.
Bertnar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Suhonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Suhonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suhonen looks gassed!
Suhonen taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertnar scoring with strikes but Suhonen is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen tries to hold on but Bertnar postures up.
Suhonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bertnar working Suhonen over with strikes here.
The referee warns Suhonen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bertnar raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suhonen working to try and regain half guard.
Bertnar with a couple of short strikes.
Bertnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bertnar wants to control the pace but Suhonen is squirming around nicely.
Bertnar looking to secure an arm triangle but Suhonen defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suhonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Bertnar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bertnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suhonen manages to avoid it.
Suhonen misses with a head kick.
Bertnar has a takedown stuffed.
Bertnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suhonen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Suhonen closes the distance and clinches up with Bertnar, looking for a takedown. Suhonen pushes Bertnar against the cage but Bertnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bertnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bertnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bertnar is trying to drag Suhonen to the mat but Suhonen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximo Bertnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bertnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Suhonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertnar is trying to pull guard but Suhonen has him pressed against the cage.
Bertnar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Suhonen regains guard immediately.
Bertnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suhonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suhonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Suhonen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Suhonen is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Bertnar blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertnar dodges the punch combination from Suhonen.
Bertnar fails with the takedown
and Suhonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bertnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Suhonen counters with a two punch combo.
Maximo Bertnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Suhonen.
Bertnar isn't going anywhere.
Bertnar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suhonen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maximo Bertnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bertnar is trying to control Suhonen's posture but Suhonen avoids it.
Suhonen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suhonen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Suhonen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bertnar has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertnar is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bertnar is looking for a sweep.
Bertnar gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Suhonen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suhonen looking for a guillotine from mount but Bertnar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Severi Suhonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bertnar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suhonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bertnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Bertnar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suhonen defends it nicely.
Bertnar shoots in but Suhonen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximo Bertnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertnar feints and as Suhonen raises his hands in defense, Bertnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bertnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suhonen keeping moving, preventing Bertnar from controlling successfully.
Suhonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Suhonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suhonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bertnar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Suhonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suhonen keeping moving, preventing Bertnar from controlling successfully.
Suhonen is looking for a triangle but Bertnar pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertnar wants to control from the top but Suhonen keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maximo Bertnar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Suhonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Bertnar looking to score a takedown here. Suhonen is defending well but Bertnar drives through and ends up in Suhonen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Suhonen is retaining full guard.
Bertnar stands and throws Suhonen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Suhonen is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Suhonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suhonen tries to bench press Bertnar off him but Bertnar keeps the position.
Bertnar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Suhonen down.
Suhonen can't do much from the bottom here.
Bertnar lands a few punches from side control.
Bertnar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suhonen manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen looking for submissions off his back.
Bertnar working Suhonen over with strikes.
Bertnar moves into full mount! Suhonen won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertnar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bertnar controlling the pace for now.
Suhonen is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bertnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Suhonen's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximo Bertnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bertnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximo Bertnar!
Maximo Bertnar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darron McClain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hekla Fengdu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fengdu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Naked. This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darron McClain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hekla Fengdu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClain misses with a hook.
McClain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fengdu counters with a good low kick that McClain was not able to check.
Fengdu lands a nice looking kick to the body. McClain takes a step back to recover.
McClain is breathing heavily.
Fengdu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fengdu lands a head kick. McClain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fengdu lands a big head kick that sends McClain tumbling to the mat! Fengdu takes a step backwards and waves McClain back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McClain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fengdu.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fengdu!
Fengdu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fengdu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fengdu throws a sloppy head kick and McClain moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fengdu throws a head kick but McClain moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from McClain.
McClain avoids the head kick by Fengdu.
Fengdu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darron McClain's cut is getting worse.
McClain misses with a takedown
and Fengdu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fengdu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Fengdu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McClain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Fengdu.
Fengdu lands a big head kick that sends McClain tumbling to the mat! Fengdu takes a step backwards and waves McClain back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McClain is rocked!
Darron McClain's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fengdu misses with a double jab.
McClain lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Fengdu.
McClain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fengdu at a distance.
Fengdu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fengdu lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fengdu.
Fengdu misses with a head kick.
Fengdu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McClain misses with a lunging right hand
and Fengdu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fengdu scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClain shoots in looking for a takedown. Fengdu tries to sprawl out of it but McClain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fengdu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darron McClain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fengdu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fengdu lands a big head kick that sends McClain tumbling to the mat! Fengdu takes a step backwards and waves McClain back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jeez, Darron McClain's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darron McClain's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hekla Fengdu!
A very excited looking Hekla Fengdu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niska Laukaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niska Laukaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dutch Kick!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick misses with a left hand
and Laukaus counters with a thumping low kick.
Laukaus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laukaus.
Kick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laukaus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Laukaus looks to clinch
and Kick counters with a straight right hand.
Kick misses with a looping left.
Laukaus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laukaus ducks under a wild hook from Kick.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Laukaus's head but Laukaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick misses with a straight right.
Laukaus slips under a jab.
Laukaus moves out of range as Kick strikes.
Laukaus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kick throws the left hand but Laukaus avoids the punch easily.
Kick misses with a left hand
and Laukaus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kick misses with an uppercut. Laukaus saw that one coming.
Kick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kick swings widly with a right hand
and Laukaus counters with a nice leg kick.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Laukaus's head but Laukaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laukaus defending well as Kick loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick slips under a jab.
Kick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laukaus moves into range and clinches up with Kick.
A right handed body shot lands from Laukaus.
Kick tries to circle away but Laukaus has him pinned against the cage.
Kick tries to break the clinch but Laukaus is controlling the position.
Kick has had enough of the clinch but Laukaus keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukaus lands a body shot.
Laukaus tries a body shot but Kick blocks it.
Laukaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kicks head.
Laukaus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Dutch Kick has been cut.
Laukaus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laukaus can't find room to land a body shot as Kick controls the action.
Laukaus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kick's defenses.
Kick tries to break free but Laukaus pushes him back against the cage.
Kick is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laukaus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kick tries to circle away but Laukaus has him pinned against the cage.
Laukaus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kick backwards.
Laukaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kicks head.
Kick looks gassed!
Kick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laukaus.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Laukaus.
Laukaus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kick's defenses.
Laukaus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laukaus lands a good knee to the midsection. Kick won't want to take too many of those.
Laukaus with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Dutch Kick's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukaus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kick backwards.
A knee to the head by Laukaus.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laukaus.
Laukaus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laukaus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kick's defenses.
Laukaus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Laukaus.
Kick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kick is trying to force a seperation but Laukaus has the dominant position.
Laukaus lands with a left to the head.
Laukaus misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Laukaus.
Laukaus pushes Kick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Dutch Kick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short left from Laukaus.
Still in the clinch, Laukaus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laukaus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Laukaus.
Laukaus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laukaus just leaning against Kick, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niska Laukaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Kick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laukaus.
Kick throws a poor cross that misses
and Laukaus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laukaus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kick misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Laukaus to counter with a crisp jab.
Kick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laukaus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kick.
Laukaus tries to clinch up but Kick circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Kick misses.
Kick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kick misses with a hook. Laukaus ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukaus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laukaus slips under a jab.
Kick throws the left hand but Laukaus avoids the punch easily.
Laukaus misses with a wild combination.
Laukaus is looking to wear down Kick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kick throws a hook but Laukaus blocks it.
The fighters circling - Laukaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Kick misses.
Laukaus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kick.
Nice defenses there by Laukaus.
Nice cross by Laukaus.
Niska Laukaus is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kick misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Kick misses its intended target.
Laukaus moves out of range of the strikes.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Laukaus's head but Laukaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laukaus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laukaus connects with a crisp jab.
Laukaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kick misses with an uppercut
and Laukaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus with a hook.
Nice shot by Laukaus.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Laukaus's head but Laukaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laukaus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kick has time to react.
Kick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laukaus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laukaus keeps control of Kick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kick blocks an uppercut.
Laukaus misses with a knee to the head.
Laukaus tries to land knees in the clinch but Kick avoids the damage to the body.
Laukaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kicks head.
Laukaus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands a nice shot to the body.
Laukaus pushes Kick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laukaus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Niska Laukaus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kick is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laukaus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laukaus misses with a knee to the head.
Laukaus lands a damaging elbow.
Laukaus lands a nice uppercut.
Laukaus lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laukaus lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laukaus.
Laukaus throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kick avoids a wild elbow strike from Laukaus.
Kick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kick tries to circle away but Laukaus has him pinned against the cage.
Kick takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niska Laukaus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dutch Kick'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!
Laukaus drops his hands momentarily and Kick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kick keeps the fight on the outside.
Kick misses the jab.
Kick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laukaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Kick.
Laukaus misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Laukaus.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laukaus.
Laukaus slips under a jab.
Laukaus throws a wild body kick that Kick sees coming a mile off.
Dutch Kick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laukaus's head backwards.
Kick throws a shot from downtown. Laukaus moves away and avoids it.
Laukaus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kick counters with a straight right hand.
Kick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kick misses with a left hand
and Laukaus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kick throws a poor cross that misses
and Laukaus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laukaus is working Kick over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Laukaus.
Kick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laukaus is working Kick over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laukaus pushes Kick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laukaus slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laukaus.
Laukaus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laukaus landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Laukaus - that landed with a thud.
Laukaus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laukaus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laukaus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laukaus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laukaus lands a right hand.
Kick has had enough of the clinch but Laukaus keeps him there for the moment.
Laukaus lands with a short shot to the head.
Laukaus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kick can do to turn this around?
Kick takes a shot to the head.
Laukaus is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands a nice uppercut.
Laukaus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laukaus slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Laukaus.
Laukaus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kick's face.
Laukaus pushes Kick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laukaus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a nice shot to the body.
Laukaus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kick backwards.
Laukaus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laukaus scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Laukaus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Laukaus.
A short left from Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a shot to the body.
Laukaus lands a good knee to the midsection. Kick won't want to take too many of those.
Kick takes a shot to the head.
Dutch Kick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A knee to the head by Laukaus.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laukaus.
Dutch Kick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kick is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laukaus.
Kick takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dutch Kick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Niska Laukaus!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isibeda Tintti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo comes to the cage accompanied by Yö - Likaiset Legendat. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Timo Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isibeda Tintti!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tintti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yo, pushing him back against the cage.
Yo goes for a takedown attempt but Tintti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tintti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tintti throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Yo thows a body shot but no joy.
Yo lands with a shot to the body.
Yo scores with a body shot.
Tintti misses the shot to the body.
Yo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yo swings for the body but Tintti moves out of range.
Tintti misses with a wild body shot.
Yo drops his hands momentarily and Tintti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tintti misses with a wild body shot.
Yo throws a hook but Tintti blocks it.
Yo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tintti on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tintti is just out of range.
Tintti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tintti throws a series of punches but Yo moves out of range.
Yo lands with an uppercut that bounces Tintti off the cage and back into range.
Yo avoids the body shot from Tintti.
Yo drops Tintti with a straight right hand, right on the button! Yo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Yo!
A very excited looking Timo Yo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tuco Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Descending. Warren has chosen London Calling - The Clash as his entrance music. Frank Warren is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tuco Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Frank Warren!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza shoots in and gets a takedown into Warren's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.
Mendoza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendoza throws a strike but Warren rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Warren trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendoza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mendoza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren trying to control but Mendoza is working from the bottom.
Mendoza pushes a forearm under Warren's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Warren is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tuco Mendoza!
Tuco Mendoza made sure to mention his sponsor, Burning Fist Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Disturbed / Down With The Sickness as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mack Speed!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a low kick but Haye avoids it.
Haye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haye moves out of range of the body kick from Speed.
Haye walks into a stiff left hand from Speed.
Haye swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Speed motions for Haye to come forward. Speed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haye thuds a left hand into Speed's body.
Haye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Speed misses with a kick to the body.
Speed tries a head kick but it misses.
Haye throws an off balance right hand
and Speed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Speed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Speed throws out a leg kick but Haye moves out of range and Speed only half commits.
Speed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Speed scoring well with a low kick there.
Speed misses with a head kick.
Haye throws a hook but Speed avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Speed misses
enabling Haye to counter with a crisp jab.
Haye throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
Speed tries to work over Haye's front leg with a kick but Haye checks it.
Speed misses with a head kick.
Haye blocks the body kick.
Haye lands a jab to Speed's midsection.
Haye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Haye.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Speed wants to land a leg kick but Haye is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye checks the leg kick.
Haye throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Haye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speed can pounce on him.
Haye checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haye blocks a leg kick.
Haye checks a low kick from Speed.
Haye misses with an uppercut.
Haye misses with a hook.
Speed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haye.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Haye.
Haye throws a shot to the body.
Speed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye moves out of range as Speed throws a body kick.
Haye is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Speed.
Speed walks into a stiff left hand from Haye.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed moves out of range as Haye strikes.
Speed takes a swing at Haye's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Haye.
Haye throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Speed misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Haye blocks the leg kick.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speed throws the kick towards the body but Haye avoids it.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haye.
Haye walks into a left hand.
Speed slips a jab from Haye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Haye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haye checks a low kick from Speed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Speed.
Speed connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed throws a leg kick but Haye moved away.
Speed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haye looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Speed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Speed connects with an inside leg kick.
Haye has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haye there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haye misses the shot to the body.
Haye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haye connects with a crisp jab.
Haye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Speed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mack Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed looks for the body kick but Haye saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Haye checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haye thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Haye.
Haye misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haye manages to avoid it.
Speed takes one on the button.
Speed lands a head kick!
Haye moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Speed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haye throws a jab when Speed was well out of range.
Speed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haye.
Speed is looking to slow Haye down with leg kicks.
Speed misses with a body kick.
Haye throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Haye.
Haye misses with a body shot.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Speed tries to work over Haye's front leg with a kick but Haye checks it.
Speed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Speed moves out of range as Haye strikes.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Speed throws the left hand but Haye avoids the punch easily.
Speed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speed throws a leg kick that misses.
Haye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed throws a leg kick but Haye sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Speed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is looking to chop away at Haye's legs.
Speed moves forwards but Haye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haye throws a hook but Speed avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Haye throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speed takes one on the button.
Speed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Speed throws a head kick that half lands.
Speed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Speed misses with a head kick.
Speed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haye checks a leg kick nicely.
Haye looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haye.
Speed is looking to chop away at Haye's legs.
Haye blocks a leg kick.
Haye misses the jab.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speed can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haye checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haye connects with a right hand. Speed shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye scores with a nice right hand.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mack Speed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Speed throws a wild body kick that Haye sees coming a mile off.
Mack Speed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Haye is just out of range.
Haye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
Speed throws a head kick but Haye moves out of range.
Speed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haye is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Haye finds it's way through Speed's defenses.
Speed throws a head kick but Haye moves out of range.
Haye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haye.
Haye sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Haye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Haye.
Haye lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Speed throws out a powerful jab.
Haye dodges the punch combination from Speed.
Haye throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Haye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Speed.
Speed connects with a leg kick. Haye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Speed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Speed.
Speed cracks the inside of Haye's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Speed. That's going to slow Haye down.
A jab from Haye misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed throws a head kick but Haye moves out of range.
Speed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speed lands a high kick!
Haye misses with an uppercut.
Speed throws a front kick that sends Haye stumbling back into the cage.
David Haye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haye throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speed staying out of range there.
Haye throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haye's calf.
Speed takes one to the chin there.
Haye misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries a low kick but Haye avoids it.
Haye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Speed misses with a hook. Haye ducked under it nicely.
Haye throws a poor cross that misses
and Speed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Speed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haye.
Speed scores with a head kick. Haye tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Speed - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Speed needs to keep his hands up - Haye had a free shot at his head there.
Mack Speed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Speed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speed throws a wild body kick that Haye sees coming a mile off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Speed.
Haye throws a lazy uppercut
and Speed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haye avoids the head kick by Speed.
Haye throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haye throws out the jab.
Haye throws an off balance right hand
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Haye's front leg but catches the back leg as Haye tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Speed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Speed has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Speed!
An intense looking Mack Speed took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Right kick (T)KO, left kick KTFO. Which one was it this time?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maniek Czarnecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulku Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Czarnecki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dawaj na ring!. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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198 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maniek Czarnecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulku Koira!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira lands with an uppercut that bounces Czarnecki off the cage and back into range.
Koira cracks Czarnecki with a good jab.
Czarnecki misses with a hook. Koira ducked under it nicely.
Czarnecki moves out of range as Koira strikes.
Czarnecki throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Czarnecki misses.
Koira rushes Czarnecki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koira wants a takedown.
Koira lands a left hand.
Koira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Czarnecki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Czarnecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Koira fails with a takedown attempt.
Maniek Czarnecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kulku Koira.
Koira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koira moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira moves out of range as Czarnecki strikes.
Koira moves forwards but Czarnecki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Czarnecki connects with a crisp jab.
Czarnecki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koira misses with a hook. Czarnecki ducked under it nicely.
Czarnecki throws a head kick but Koira moves out of range.
Czarnecki wants to slow Koira down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Czarnecki, right into the meat.
Czarnecki misses with a hook.
Koira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Czarnecki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koira checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koira lands a glancing blow to the side of Czarnecki's head.
Koira clinches up with Czarnecki and pushes him back against the cage.
Koira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koira jumps guard but Czarnecki stands there with Koira around his waist. Koira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Czarnecki wants to get back to striking at distance but Koira won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koira wants to take the fight to the mat but Czarnecki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Koira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Czarnecki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Koira.
Koira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koira is looking for a takedown.
Czarnecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koira checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Czarnecki.
Czarnecki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Czarnecki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Czarnecki.
Czarnecki throws a big shot that misses.
Czarnecki with a jab.
Czarnecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Czarnecki misses the jab.
Czarnecki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Czarnecki throws a sloppy head kick
and Koira counters with a leg kick.
Koira missing with a left hand there. Czarnecki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koira lands the left hand.
Czarnecki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Czarnecki throws a looping overhand right but Koira ducks down to avoid it.
Koira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koira tries to bum rush Czarnecki with a series of wild strikes but Czarnecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koira closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koira.
Czarnecki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Koira on the inside.
Koira pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Czarnecki stands up from Koira's guard - Czarnecki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Czarnecki connects with a looping right hand.
Czarnecki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Czarnecki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Czarnecki throws a jab but it's blocked by Koira.
Koira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Czarnecki misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maniek Czarnecki dominated that 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.
Koira staying out of range there.
Maniek Czarnecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Czarnecki misses with a looping right.
Czarnecki lands a jab to the head.
Czarnecki misses with a hook. Koira ducked under it nicely.
Czarnecki misses with a looping right.
Czarnecki looks to throw the jab but Koira is out of range.
Czarnecki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koira scores with a sloppy right hand. Czarnecki should have avoided that one.
Koira catches Czarnecki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koira wants to land a leg kick but Czarnecki is out of range.
Koira misses with an uppercut.
Czarnecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Czarnecki.
Koira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Czarnecki's hands.
Czarnecki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koira moves out of range of the strikes.
Czarnecki slips under a jab.
Czarnecki scores with a head kick. Koira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarnecki throws the left hand but Koira avoids the punch easily.
Koira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Czarnecki's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koira tries to free his leg and advance position but Czarnecki is retaining full guard.
Koira throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koira looking to pass the guard.
Koira passes into half guard.
Koira moves nicely into side control.
Koira tries to score with some ground and pound. Czarnecki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Czarnecki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Koira tries to score with some ground and pound. Czarnecki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Koira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Czarnecki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Koira landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Czarnecki has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Czarnecki!
Czarnecki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koira on the ground.
Koira cracks Czarnecki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koira lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Czarnecki is rocked!
It looks like Maniek Czarnecki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koira with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Czarnecki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koira unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Czarnecki wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Koira celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kulku Koira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kahlua Zordick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlas Kivi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kahlua Zordick!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zordick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zordick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Zordick.
Zordick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zordick lands with an uppercut that bounces Kivi off the cage and back into range.
Kivi looks to throw the jab but Zordick is out of range.
Zordick tries to score with a low kick but Kivi moves his leg out of the way.
Zordick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kivi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zordick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kivi.
Kivi throws a hook but Zordick blocks it.
Zordick is looking to slow Kivi down with leg kicks.
Kivi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zordick sprawls well. Zordick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kivi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kivi scores with a shot to the body.
Kivi gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kivi trying to control the action but Zordick is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zordick actively working from the bottom here.
Zordick is pressing down on Kivi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kivi cracks Zordick with a solid left hand.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Zordick keeps moving.
Kivi throwing strikes but missing.
Kivi cracks Zordick with a solid left hand.
Kivi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zordick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kivi defends it easily.
Zordick working for a triangle but Kivi defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kivi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Zordick working for a triangle but Kivi defends it easily.
Kivi advances position into side control!
Zordick can't do much from the bottom here.
Kivi lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick is trying to control Kivi's posture but Kivi avoids it.
Kivi just content to control the position.
Kivi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kivi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kivi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Zordick rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kivi's guard! Nice work there by Zordick!
Kivi is trying to keep Zordick in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivi is controlling Zordick's posture.
Kivi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zordick throws a strike but Kivi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zordick looking to control.
Zordick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kivi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zordick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zordick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zordick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kivi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kivi drops back looking for a leg! Zordick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zordick manages to kick Kivi off! Kivi jumps back into Zordick's guard.
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 Atlas Kivi will probably get the nod.
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.
Kivi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zordick moves away.
Kivi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zordick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kivi is looking for a kimura here.
Zordick trying to control from the bottom.
Zordick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zordick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kivi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi is pushing down on Zordick's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zordick is fighting to maintain full guard but Kivi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zordick is trying to maintain the position but Kivi is very close to passing his half guard.
Kivi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zordick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kivi.
Zordick tries to get to full guard but Kivi has control of the leg.
Zordick trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kivi manages to pass to mount!
Zordick is looking to improve his position but Kivi isn't that keen on the idea.
Kivi landing punches.
Kivi with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zordick is trying to escape the mount.
Kivi controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zordick is looking to get to half guard.
Kivi tries to control but Zordick wriggling away.
Atlas Kivi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kivi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zordick is looking to improve his position but Kivi isn't that keen on the idea.
Kivi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kivi breaks from Zordick's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kivi with the ground and pound from mount.
Kivi controlling his opponent.
Kivi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zordick is rocked!
Kivi loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zordick scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kivi land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kivi stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atlas Kivi!
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