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Ultimate Hero 1: Episode 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Lewis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anzhor Azhiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azhiev tries to move into range but Lewis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lewis tries to land a leg kick but Azhiev saw it coming and moves away.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lewis connects with a looping right hand.
Lewis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azhiev. Azhiev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lewis scores with a decent looking hook.
Azhiev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lewis avoids it really well and circles away.
Azhiev moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lewis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azhiev momentarily.
Lewis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Azhiev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzhor Azhiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azhiev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lewis throws a head kick but Azhiev moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Azhiev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lewis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Azhiev somewhat.
Azhiev fails to land the takedown.
Lewis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Azhiev back to the cage. Lewis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lewis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lewis.
Lewis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lewis 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.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Azhiev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhiev fails with a takedown attempt.
Azhiev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lewis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Azhiev ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniel Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Azhiev has closed the distance and engaged Lewis in a clinch.
Azhiev has Lewis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lewis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Azhiev letting Lewis take a breather here.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azhiev backwards.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Lewis.
Azhiev prevents a body shot from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhiev looking for a takedown.
Lewis gets underhooks to prevent Azhiev's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzhor Azhiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azhiev jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Azhiev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Azhiev is retaining full guard.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Azhiev has wrist control.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Azhiev working for a triangle but Lewis defends it easily.
Lewis controls from within his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lewis doesn't defend quickly enough and Azhiev has managed to lock this one up! Can Lewis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Azhiev on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anzhor Azhiev!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anzhor Azhiev thanked Outkast Clothing Line for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banka Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warmonger Sion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banka Jansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Warmonger Sion!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansson sizes up Sion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sion tries to clinch but Jansson moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Jansson.
Sion on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jansson.
Sion misses with a head kick.
Jansson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jansson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jansson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jansson clobbers Sion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A solid body kick from Jansson.
Sion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jansson. Jansson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jansson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sion at a distance.
Jansson pushes Sion away with a front kick.
Sion looks gassed!
Jansson scores with a head kick.
Jansson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jansson lands a head kick!
Sion fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jansson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jansson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Decent striking displayed by Jansson there.
Jansson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jansson thuds his shin into the meat of Sion's side.
Sion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Jansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Jansson there.
Sion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jansson scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sion trying to control but Jansson is working from the bottom.
Jansson is trying to control the position but Sion postures up.
Jansson is looking to stand up but Sion isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sion wants to pass the guard but Jansson is keeping the position.
Jansson is looking to sweep but instead, Sion has passed into half guard.
Sion is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson trying to hold on to Sion's head to control him but Sion postures up.
Sion is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jansson defends it well.
Sion is taking a breather. Jansson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sion is working for a submission of some sort.
Sion lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jansson wants to improve his position but Sion is controlling well.
Sion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jansson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Banka Jansson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Jansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Jansson tenderised Sion's leg. Sion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sion has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jansson.
Crunch! Jansson slams his shin into Sion's torso.
Jansson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sion takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Jansson.
Sion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sion is breathing heavily.
Sion is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jansson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sion.
Sion is trying to control. Jansson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sion looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sion is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jansson is just riding it out for now. Sion eventually gives up the hold.
Sion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sion is trying to control. Jansson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jansson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sion controlling from mount.
Sion thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jansson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sion tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jansson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sion on the ground.
Sion stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jansson, right into the meat.
Sion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sion slows the pace down in half guard.
Sion decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson works Sion's body with a nice hook.
Jansson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Banka Jansson is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Jansson.
Jansson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sion.
Sion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jansson tries to hold on but Sion postures up.
Jansson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jansson is squirming around, avoiding Sion's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Warmonger Sion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sion throws the kick towards the body but Jansson avoids it.
Sion forces Jansson back against the cage and clinches.
Jansson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sion stalls.
Jansson is trying to push Sion away but Sion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sion can't get the takedown.
Sion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jansson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sion has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson is trying to break the clinch but Sion is controlling him.
Jansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jansson is trying to stall.
Jansson is trying to force a seperation but Sion has the dominant position.
Sion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jansson walks away with a smile on his face. Sion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Banka Jansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warmonger Sion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sion.
Jansson connects with the punch.
Jansson scores with a hook.
Jansson connects with a leg kick. Sion looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jansson pushes Sion away with a front kick.
A solid body kick from Jansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sion shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jansson trying to control here.
Sion wants to free his trapped foot but Jansson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jansson manages to get to full guard.
Sion content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson 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.
Sion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sion 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson wants to get back to his feet but Sion passes into half guard.
Sion content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sion wants to work for an arm triangle but Jansson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jansson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sion manages to pass to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sion avoids the attempt from Jansson to control.
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 Banka Jansson.
I think Jansson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Banka Jansson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessie James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Dead or Alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jessie James!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James connects with a jab.
It looks like Jason Bourne has been cut.
James is looking to clinch.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bourne sprawls well initially but James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James stands up out of the half guard.
James has Bourne up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bourne jumps guard and drags James to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
James postures up in Bourne's guard and throws a big left but Bourne blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James is in close to Bourne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
James decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bourne, up you get!
James gets a double leg takedown into Bourne's guard.
James sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to control from the top but Bourne keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
James is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jessie James.
Bourne stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bourne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bourne.
James drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bourne is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bourne has escaped and now he's on top!
Bourne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bourne passes James's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourne wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
James works his way to full guard. Good work.
James wants to hit a switch here but Bourne passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for James there!
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James gets back to half guard.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Bourne sits in half guard.
James is trying to maintain the position but Bourne is very close to passing his half guard.
James moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bourne wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bourne looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James postures up in Bourne's guard and throws a big left but Bourne blocks it.
James decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bourne, up you get!
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bourne doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jessie James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Bourne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bourne tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourne tries to sprawl but James drives through with a takedown into half guard.
James wants to pass the guard but Bourne is defending well.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourne defending well though.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James trying to control the pace.
Bourne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne is trying to control but James manages to pass to mount!
Bourne is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bourne avoids a series of strikes thrown by James.
James looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
James stands up from mount. Strange move.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bourne.
James works the jab nicely.
Nice sprawl there from James as Bourne shoots in.
Bourne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
James working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James throws a big elbow that misses.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bourne is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Bourne.
James lands with a nice combination. Bourne backs away looking to recover.
Bourne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James throws a strike but Bourne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne forces his way into half guard.
James is staying active underneath Bourne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
James throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on James, up you get!
James gets a clinch.
Bourne is trying to break free.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourne's efforts to push away.
James has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bourne is trying to keep an underhook but James manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James is trying to work for a kimura but Bourne is defending well.
James is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bourne sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jessie James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Bourne'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. This is the final round!
James is looking to clinch.
Bourne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Bourne persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James is looking to clinch.
James closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
James passes the guard and advances to mount!
James is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bourne is surviving well by controlling James's body position as best he can.
Bourne tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
James controlling from the full mount.
Bourne tries to hold on but James postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
James is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Bourne is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Bourne flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. James anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Bourne and secures both hooks! This could be bad! James slips an arm under Bourne chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. James has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. James is squeezing on Bourne like an anaconda would it's prey. Bourne fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jessie James!
During a confident post fight interview, Jessie James thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juhis Spordo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Igielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igielski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three Days Grace - The Good Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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22
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhis Spordo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maciej Igielski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spordo swats away the attempt to clinch by Igielski.
Igielski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spordo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spordo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spordo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Igielski's efforts to push away.
Spordo stalling.
Igielski blocks the elbow strike.
Spordo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Igielski smiles and moves away.
Spordo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Igielski on his heels. He'll look to pass Igielski's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Igielski striking from his own guard.
Igielski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spordo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spordo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Spordo misses with an uppercut
and Igielski counters with a head kick. That will keep Spordo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Spordo clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Igielski.
Igielski lands a knee to the head.
Spordo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spordo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Igielski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juhis Spordo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Igielski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Spordo regains guard.
Spordo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Igielski tries to stand but Spordo is controlling from the bottom.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Igielski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Igielski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Igielski postures up in Spordo's guard and throws a big left but Spordo blocks it.
Igielski wants to stand but Spordo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Igielski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spordo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Igielski frees his head nicely. Oh but Spordo has switched to an armbar! Igielski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Juhis Spordo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hazuka Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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19
194 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hazuka Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Torrez finds it's target.
Oyama tries to clinch up.
Oyama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Hazuka Oyama has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torrez.
Torrez lands with a shot to the body.
Hazuka Oyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oyama.
Oyama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torrez sprawls well. Torrez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oyama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oyama moves in looking to clinch but Torrez pushes him off.
Oyama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torrez as he jumps to the side.
Eddie Torrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hazuka Oyama.
Torrez throws a body kick that misses.
Torrez throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oyama shoots in and drives through. Torrez sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Torrez as Oyama shoots in.
Oyama ducks straight into an uppercut from Torrez and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Oyama manages to regain guard straight away.
Oyama is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrez drops back looking for a leg! Oyama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oyama manages to kick Torrez off! Torrez jumps back into Oyama's guard.
Oyama being controlled here, momentarily.
Torrez gets to his feet. Oyama looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oyama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez stuffs the takedown.
Oyama misses with a two punch combination.
Torrez lands a right hook to the body.
Oyama looks gassed!
Torrez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab-cross combination lands for Torrez and sends Oyama crashing to the mat! Torrez follows him down to the mat - Oyama regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torrez wants to work for an arm triangle but Oyama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Torrez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Torrez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Torrez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oyama's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oyama can do anything to dispel that myth.
Torrez is looking for a kimura but Oyama is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Torrez to get the leverage.
Torrez trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama won't allow Torrez to pass to mount.
Torrez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oyama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Torrez stands up from half guard.
Oyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oyama tries a body shot but Torrez blocks it.
Torrez can't find room to land a body shot as Oyama controls the action.
Oyama has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Torrez is trying to keep an underhook but Oyama manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Torrez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torrez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oyama!
Torrez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez looking to control but Oyama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torrez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oyama wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torrez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Torrez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hazuka Oyama's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oyama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torrez counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Hazuka Oyama's cut even more.
Oyama walks into a jab.
Jab from Torrez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torrez.
Torrez misses with a body kick.
Torrez steps into range and cracks Oyama with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Oyama flops backwards and Torrez dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oyama is still in real trouble! Can Torrez finish him?
Torrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oyama can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oyama is keeping the position for now.
Torrez 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.
Torrez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torrez throwing strikes but missing.
Oyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Torrez trying to control but Oyama is working from the bottom.
Eddie Torrez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torrez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Torrez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Torrez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oyama really wants to buck Torrez off and get back to his feet.
Torrez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Torrez punching from mount but Oyama doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Torrez wants to finish this one by submission but Oyama is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Torrez.
Oyama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torrez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Torrez looking to control but Oyama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Torrez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Torrez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The cut above Hazuka Oyama's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Torrez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oyama because Torrez loaded up on that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrez thowing shots but they're missing.
Torrez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Torrez controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Torrez looking to ground and pound but Oyama is blocking nicely.
Torrez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Oyama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Torrez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Torrez unloading with bombs!
Hazuka Oyama's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Oyama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Oyama that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hazuka Oyama's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddie Torrez!
After the big win, Eddie Torrez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Outkast Clothing Line and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Fire storm. Piper has chosen Scotland yard by The Ramones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenny Hall has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
265 lbs
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25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenny Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Piper.
Piper moves away from the strike by Hall.
Piper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Hall throws a series of punches but Piper moves out of range.
Piper with a hook.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piper defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Piper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Piper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kenny Hall has been cut.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall sizes up Piper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Piper scores with a body shot.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Piper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
Piper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Piper.
Piper lands a jab.
Hall wants to clinch.
Piper jabs at Hall's body.
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!
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Piper as he connects with a hook.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall tries to move into range but Piper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hall duly obliges.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall looks for a takedown but Piper sprawls well.
Piper scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Piper lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Piper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Piper lands with a nice body punch.
Piper scores with a hook.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Piper to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Piper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roddy Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piper scores with a hook.
Hall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Piper cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Piper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hall is rocked!
A jab from Piper does it's job there.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Piper fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hall to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hall looks to clinch but Piper throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hall taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roddy Piper!
Roddy Piper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pikkarainen comes to the cage accompanied by Apocalyptica - Path. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pikkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Rudd!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikkarainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rudd but Rudd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pikkarainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pikkarainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rudd tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pikkarainen counters with a shoot takedown. Rudd fights it but they end up in guard.
Rudd thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rudd keeping full guard, as Pikkarainen tries to pass.
Pikkarainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pikkarainen is fighting to break Rudd's control of his arms but Rudd is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rudd working a defensive guard here.
Rudd keeping moving, preventing Pikkarainen from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pikkarainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rudd trying to keep a closed guard but Pikkarainen is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Rudd hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pikkarainen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rudd sprawls well initially but Pikkarainen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pikkarainen 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.
Pikkarainen trying to mount his opponent but Rudd defends it.
Rudd controlling the position for now.
Pikkarainen is looking for a kimura but Rudd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pikkarainen to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen trying to control the action but Rudd is working from the bottom.
Rudd trying to hold on to Pikkarainen's head to control him but Pikkarainen postures up.
Pikkarainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rudd is trying to control but Pikkarainen manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pikkarainen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rudd to take his back!
Pikkarainen is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rudd. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudd rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rudd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pikkarainen is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rudd is trying to stand back up but Pikkarainen is controlling him
Pikkarainen is looking to stall here but Rudd recovers full guard.
Rudd 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.
Pikkarainen trying to move into half guard but instead Rudd has managed to sweep!
Rudd is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Rudd 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.
Pikkarainen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rudd is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pikkarainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd is looking to take a break and control but Pikkarainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pikkarainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rudd lands a nice forearm strike.
Rudd works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pikkarainen is not content to let Rudd control the position.
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 Pekka Pikkarainen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rudd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pikkarainen!
Pikkarainen is squirming around, avoiding Rudd's attempts to control the action.
Rudd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rudd trying to control but Pikkarainen is having none of it.
Rudd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rudd with good strikes from the mount here!
Pikkarainen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pikkarainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rudd pulls his head out easily.
Jason Rudd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pikkarainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Rudd stalling.
Pikkarainen is looking for a sweep. Rudd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rudd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pikkarainen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pikkarainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pikkarainen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rudd has passed into half guard!
Rudd wants to control but Pikkarainen is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rudd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pikkarainen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rudd manages to pass to mount!
Pikkarainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rudd with a couple of short strikes.
Pikkarainen is squirming around, avoiding Rudd's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pikkarainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rudd trying to control but Pikkarainen is having none of it.
Rudd lands a heavy elbow.
Rudd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rudd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pikkarainen wants to control but Rudd is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudd looking to control but Pikkarainen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pikkarainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pikkarainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rudd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rudd in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudd controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rudd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pikkarainen has his takedown stuffed
and Rudd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rudd is stalling here. Pikkarainen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rudd seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pikkarainen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rudd holds on to Pikkarainen's head and controls the position momentarily.
Pikkarainen is trying to get an arm triangle but Rudd is defending well.
Pikkarainen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rudd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rudd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pikkarainen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rudd's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rudd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rudd is looking for a sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rudd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pikkarainen is looking to take a break and control but Rudd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rudd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pikkarainen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rudd looks calm but he's in trouble here. Pikkarainen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rudd is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Pikkarainen lets go of the hold and Rudd can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pekka Pikkarainen!
Pekka Pikkarainen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Einar Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Einar Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from James.
It looks like Taisto Einar Magnusson has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Magnusson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magnusson misses with the combination.
Taisto Einar Magnusson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnusson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James looks to land a right hand but Magnusson moved out of range.
James pounces like a tiger and cracks Magnusson with a vicious hook! Magnusson is down but not out! James follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake James!
Jake James managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tex Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Nate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tex Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Nate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nate misses with a double jab.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Morgan.
Morgan has his takedown stuffed
and Nate counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nate wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nate stands and steps away. Morgan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nate slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Nate, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Nate against the cage but Nate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liam Nate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Morgan.
Nate closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Nate is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
Morgan 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.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nate misses with a two punch combination.
Nate dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nate is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
Morgan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nate tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.
Nate stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Nate tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Nate controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nate stands up and waves to Morgan to follow him.
Morgan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nate counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
Nate trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morgan's guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Nate postures up.
Nate is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate gets to his feet - Morgan follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nate shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nate is breathing heavily.
Morgan working a defensive guard here.
Nate stands up and waves to Morgan to follow him.
Nate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Nate dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Nate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nate.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Nate decides to stand back up. Nate steps back and let's Morgan get back to his feet.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Nate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nate.
Morgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Nate tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate stuffs the takedown.
Liam Nate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Morgan.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Nate counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Nate wants to stand but Morgan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morgan, up you get!
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Nate which made him look bad.
Morgan cracks Nate with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nate misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Morgan gets caught flat footed, as Nate shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nate stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nate dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Nate tries to stand but Morgan is controlling from the bottom.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nate trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morgan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands an upkick as Nate stands over him.
Nate would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nate wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate gets to his feet. Morgan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nate.
Morgan wants to control but Nate postures up.
Nate decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nate on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nate.
A combination from Nate does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Nate dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nate has time to react.
Nate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tex Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nate's hands.
A combination from Nate does no damage.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Nate circles away.
Nate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nate wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nate stands up from Morgan's guard - Nate perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nate pinned against the cage. Nate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nate gets a takedown into half guard.
Nate decides to stand up.
Nate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Nate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tex Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan wants to control but Nate is keeping busy.
Nate wants to stand but Morgan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Liam Nate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Nate is thwarting Morgan's attempts to control the position.
Nate decides to return to a standing position.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liam Nate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Morgan.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Nate sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nate wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nate is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nate postures up.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nate trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morgan's guard.
Nate wants to stand and escape but instead Morgan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nate wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Nate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nate, 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 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Nate!
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