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Heavyweight Grand Prix Rd1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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266 lbs
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253 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Iivana Jalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalo misses with a low kick.
Martin scores with a body shot.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jalo's head.
Ryan Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin 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 referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jalo is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Jalo keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Jalo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jalo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jalo is really struggling to control Martin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jalo lands an upkick as Martin stands over him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
Jalo controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
Jalo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jalo looking for a sweep. Not yet Jalo, not yet.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jalo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jalo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jalo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jalo is retaining full guard.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Jalo.
Jalo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martin is stalling in the full guard.
Martin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martin slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo trying to control here.
Martin blocks the strikes from Jalo.
Jalo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jalo is looking to control Martin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jalo avoid being mounted?
Martin is trying to control. Jalo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin is nestled in close to Jalo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jalo is staying active underneath Martin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iivana Jalo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin tries to clinch but Jalo moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Jalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Jalo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin tries to clinch there but Jalo circles away.
Martin tries to clinch
and Jalo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
Jalo throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
Jalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin moves to clinch but Jalo breaks away
and Jalo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo passes Martin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jalo 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.
Jalo wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Jalo wants to free his trapped foot but Martin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jalo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Iivana Jalo just wasn't active enough.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Jalo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jalo.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jalo shoots in but no luck this time.
Jalo misses the jab.
Jalo throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jalo. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jalo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jalo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jalo tries to land a leg kick but Martin saw it coming and moves away.
Iivana Jalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jalo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martin is out of range and Jalo settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo slips a straight right by Martin.
A head kick misses from Jalo.
Jalo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jalo throws a head kick that Martin semi-blocks.
It looks like Ryan Martin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin checks a leg kick nicely.
Jalo shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.
Jalo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martin takes a step back to recover.
Jalo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iivana Jalo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Martin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Jalo misses with a wild combination.
Jalo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jalo.
Jalo missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin slips a straight right by Jalo.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin tries to clinch up
and Jalo counters with a series of strikes. Martin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin blocks a head kick by Jalo.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Jalo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jalo motions for Martin to come forward. Jalo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Jalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jalo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jalo throws out the jab.
Jalo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Iivana Jalo is winning the standup battle so far.
Jalo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin checks a leg kick nicely.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Jalo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jalo shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jalo.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jalo.
Jalo throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Jalo throws a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Jalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Jalo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jalo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iivana Jalo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Jalo feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Jalo wants to land a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Jalo misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jalo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin avoids the head kick by Jalo.
Ryan Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jalo connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iivana Jalo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jalo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iivana Jalo!
Iivana Jalo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeSean Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Haukka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeSean Larson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haukka tries to clinch but Larson is having none of it.
Larson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Haukka closes the distance and pushes Larson back into the cage.
Haukka lands a knee to the body.
Haukka working Larson over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haukka is stalling here.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka manages to break the clinch.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Haukka.
Haukka forces Larson back against the cage and clinches.
Larson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like DeSean Larson has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Haukka lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haukka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Haukka lands with a slapping head kick.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haukka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haukka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Haukka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haukka clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka with a knee to the head.
Larson is rocked!
Haukka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Larson is still on wobbly legs! Can Haukka finish him?
Haukka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haukka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Larson seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haukka.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Larson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Haukka is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka lands with a left to the head.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larson blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka breaks from the clinch.
Haukka tries to clinch up
and Larson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haukka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Larson, pushing him back against the cage.
Larson letting Haukka take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Haukka wants to stall.
Haukka with a knee to the head.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Larson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson wants a takedown.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larson jumps guard but Haukka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeSean Larson.
Larson missing with knees to the body.
Larson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haukka.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larson tries to pull guard but Haukka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haukka taking a breather.
Larson is looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Larson tries for a takedown but Haukka manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Haukka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeSean Larson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haukka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haukka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Larson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haukka wants to clinch.
Haukka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Larson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Haukka connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haukka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Haukka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haukka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haukka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Larson if he has to take too many more of those.
Haukka moves into the clinch.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Larson's efforts to push away.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Larson blocks it.
Larson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haukka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larson can do to turn this around?
Haukka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Larson's efforts to push away.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka lands a nice elbow.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Larson is blocking nicely.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka prevents Larson from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Haukka to work.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Larson blocks with his arms.
Larson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larson tries to pull guard but Haukka holds him up against the cage and eventually Larson drops back down to his feet.
Larson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Larson blocks with his arms.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka breaks the clinch.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haukka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Haukka connects with a high kick.
Haukka is looking to clinch.
Larson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haukka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Larson closes the distance and clinches up with Haukka, looking for a takedown. Larson pushes Haukka against the cage but Haukka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haukka tries to clinch but Larson is having none of it.
Haukka tries to clinch there but Larson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka drives through and clinches with Larson against the cage.
Haukka with a knee to the head.
Larson can't break the clinch.
Larson misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel Haukka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haukka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haukka moves in looking to clinch but Larson pushes him off.
Haukka throws a head kick but Larson moves out of range.
Haukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haukka is looking to clinch but Larson is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haukka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Haukka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DeSean Larson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Larson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haukka is fending him off so far but Larson persists. Nope, Haukka circles away and we're back to standing.
Haukka has Larson up against the cage in a clinch.
Haukka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haukka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka stalling.
Haukka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larson backwards.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Larson's face.
Haukka leaning against his opponent.
Larson jumps guard but Haukka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haukka is pressed up against the cage. Larson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haukka down to the mat. Haukka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daniel Haukka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeSean Larson.
Larson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Larson circles away.
Daniel Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haukka throws a sloppy head kick and Larson moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Haukka!
Haukka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Larson.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larson catches Haukka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haukka is looking to clinch.
Haukka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haukka is stalling here.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Larson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka connects with a knee to the head.
Haukka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Haukka lands an elbow inside that Larson shrugs off.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larson is trying to force a seperation but Haukka has the dominant position.
Haukka has Larson pressed against the cage.
Larson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haukka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haukka is trying to maintain a safe position but Larson gets an underhook and turns Haukka into the cage.
Larson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haukka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Larson misses with some punches.
Larson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haukka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haukka takes the fight into the clinch.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Larson's face.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larson is defending well for now.
Larson wants to take the fight to the mat but Haukka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Larson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haukka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daniel Haukka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haukka clinches up against the cage.
Larson lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Haukka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Larson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson is working for takedown but Haukka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Larson's face.
Larson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Larson blocks with his arms.
Haukka keeps control of Larson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larson looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haukka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
DeSean Larson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larson tries to land a knee to the head but Haukka blocks with his arms.
Haukka taking a breather.
Larson misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Haukka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haukka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Haukka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Pokój z widokiem na wojnę - Droga Wojownika blaring out of the sound system. Rico Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalle Natsisiwa's chin.
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Natsisiwa defends it nicely.
Natsisiwa throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Natsisiwa is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Natsisiwa circles away and we're back to standing.
Natsisiwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Natsisiwa digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Natsisiwa scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsisiwa is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa punching from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Natsisiwa tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Natsisiwa lands a jab-cross combination.
Natsisiwa with a nice cross.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Natsisiwa is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Natsisiwa flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gracie anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Natsisiwa and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gracie slips an arm under Natsisiwa chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gracie has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gracie is squeezing on Natsisiwa like an anaconda would it's prey. Natsisiwa fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rico Gracie!
An out of breath Rico Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rutger De Groot has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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278 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rutger De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari misses with an uppercut.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot moves out of range as Kottari strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Groot lands a head kick. Kottari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kottari closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Groot did well to prevent Kottari getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
De Groot tries to kick Kottari off in order to stand up. Kottari Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kottari landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Groot tries to escape but Kottari is in control.
De Groot is being controlled here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kottari cracks De Groot with a big elbow.
De Groot is pushing Kottari's head away, looking to escape. Kottari manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kottari in side control, just content to control the action for now.
De Groot is pushing Kottari's head away, looking to escape. Kottari manages to hold on to the position though.
Kottari just content to control the position.
Kottari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kottari's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
De Groot takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
De Groot could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kottari cracks De Groot with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kottari immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! De Groot is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kottari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rami Kottari!
After the big win, Rami Kottari made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sang Eek Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiham Anhinoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aiham Anhinoit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sang Eek Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aiham Anhinoit!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon misses with a head kick.
Moon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anhinoit.
Anhinoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
Anhinoit misses with a combination
and Moon counters with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moon.
Moon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anhinoit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anhinoit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anhinoit's sensitive parts.
Anhinoit throws a low kick, looking for Moon's leg but Moon calmly moves out of range.
Moon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
A good leg kick by Anhinoit.
Moon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moon scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Aiham Anhinoit has been cut.
Moon misses with a looping right.
Anhinoit misses with a hook.
Anhinoit misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon throws a hook but Anhinoit blocks it.
No joy there for Anhinoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anhinoit.
Anhinoit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moon.
Moon cracks the inside of Anhinoit's front leg.
Anhinoit looks gassed!
Moon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moon shoots in for a double leg but Anhinoit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moon cracks Anhinoit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moon.
Anhinoit blocks a leg kick.
Aiham Anhinoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anhinoit throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
Moon scoring well with a low kick there.
Anhinoit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moon scores a takedown into full mount!
Moon is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Moon.
Sloppy strikes from Moon. Those never looked like landing.
Anhinoit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anhinoit lunges at Moon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moon's hand.
No joy there for Anhinoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moon. That's going to slow Anhinoit down.
Anhinoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moon tries to work over Anhinoit's front leg with a kick but Anhinoit checks it.
Nice cross by Moon.
Moon lands a leg kick that knocks Anhinoit off balance momentarily.
Moon drops Anhinoit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Anhinoit looks back up at him and smiles so Moon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Anhinoit is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moon throws a head kick but Anhinoit moves out of range.
Anhinoit is still on wobbly legs! Can Moon finish him?
Moon drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Anhinoit's head, knocking him out cold! Moon is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sang Eek Moon!
Sang Eek Moon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sune Folkeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Reeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sune Folkeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harrison Reeler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Folkeson.
Reeler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reeler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Folkeson clobbers Reeler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reeler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Folkeson as he jumps to the side.
Reeler tries to clinch there but Folkeson circles away.
Folkeson's corner calls for a 1-2. Folkeson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reeler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Folkeson as he jumps to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Folkeson there.
It looks like Harrison Reeler has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeler just misses with a punch to the body.
Reeler slips a jab and a cross from Folkeson.
Folkeson throws a looping overhand right but Reeler ducks down to avoid it.
Folkeson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeler tries to work over Folkeson's front leg with a kick but Folkeson checks it.
Reeler takes one to the chin there.
Folkeson cracks Reeler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reeler tries to clinch but Folkeson is having none of it.
Reeler throws a right hand that Folkeson ducks under and follows up with a left that Folkeson also avoids with ease.
Reeler misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Folkeson finds it's target.
Folkeson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sune Folkeson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Folkeson misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Folkeson misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeler finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Folkeson's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Reeler falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sune Folkeson!
Sune Folkeson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Pietroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietroff comes into the arena with Russian National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikita Pietroff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Drake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietroff misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Pietroff has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
Pietroff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake avoids the head kick by Pietroff.
Pietroff shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pietroff doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pietroff is breathing heavily.
Drake lands a jab to Pietroff's midsection.
Drake closes the distance and pushes Pietroff back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pietroffs head.
Pietroff is rocked!
Drake pushes Pietroff against the cage. Drake is working some dirty boxing. Drake pushes off with a quick right hook! Pietroff goes down! Pietroff tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Drake moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Drake!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon Gracie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abel Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dragon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Joseph throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joseph lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joseph as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Joseph connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joseph counters with a straight right hand.
Abel Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragon Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Joseph bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie is rocked!
Joseph drops Gracie with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gracie! Joseph dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Joseph!
After the big win, Abel Joseph made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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