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Holmgang Challengers 23 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Valtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valtonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunderstruck . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Valtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner gets a clinch.
Wagner connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Toni Valtonen has been cut.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wagner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valtonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valtonen is rocked!
Wagner pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Valtonen! Wagner unloads with more strikes and Valtonen sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Wagner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanuu Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kanuu Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Union lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Union scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricard fails with a takedown attempt.
Union scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed right hand from Union misses the target.
Union tests Ricard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ricard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Union counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ricard thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanuu Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Union listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Union fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Union.
Union lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Union scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ricard in his tracks.
Ricard gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Union gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ricard is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bregan Union!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lev Tolstoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolstoy has chosen AWOLNATION - SAIL as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kingsley!
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, Lev Tolstoy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tolstoy did well to prevent Kingsley getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingsley is nestled in close to Tolstoy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tolstoy actively working from the bottom here.
Kingsley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kingsley slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Kingsley there.
Kingsley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kingsley throwing shots but Tolstoy is blocking nicely.
Kingsley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kingsley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tolstoy!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolstoy regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kingsley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kingsley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kingsley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tolstoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kingsley in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy is looking for a sweep. Kingsley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kingsley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kingsley is thwarting Tolstoy's attempts to control the position.
Kingsley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kingsley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kingsley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tolstoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kingsley pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley misses with a head shot. Tolstoy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tolstoy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kingsley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kingsley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kingsley lands a nice short elbow.
Tolstoy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tolstoy.
Kingsley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kingsley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tolstoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kingsley is looking to work some ground and pound but Tolstoy has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingsley wants to pass the guard but Tolstoy is keeping the position.
Kingsley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tolstoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingsley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kingsley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kingsley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kingsley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kingsley dives in and scores a takedown into Tolstoy's guard.
Kingsley connects with a couple of short punches.
Kingsley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tolstoy is trying to keep Kingsley in close.
Kingsley controlling from the top position.
Tolstoy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kingsley is now in half guard.
Kingsley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tolstoy is looking to control Kingsley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tolstoy avoid being mounted?
Tolstoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kingsley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy wants to improve his position but Kingsley is controlling well.
Tolstoy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kingsley pushes down on Tolstoy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kingsley lands strikes from half guard.
Kingsley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kingsley with a couple of short strikes.
Kingsley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kingsley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kingsley cracks Tolstoy with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kingsley!
James Kingsley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Kontiovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juhani Kontiovaara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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193 lbs
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267 lbs
18 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Matt Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Kontiovaara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontiovaara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Kontiovaara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kontiovaara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kontiovaara thinking.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Kontiovaara's defenses.
Kontiovaara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kontiovaara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Kontiovaara counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kontiovaara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Kontiovaara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kontiovaara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Kontiovaara ducks down to avoid it.
Kontiovaara lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Kontiovaara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Kontiovaara's leg but Kontiovaara calmly moves out of range.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kontiovaara wobbles Diaz with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Kontiovaara dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Diaz to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juhani Kontiovaara!
Our winner, Juhani Kontiovaara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Link (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Link has chosen Mr. Trololo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerard Link!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Link.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Link circles away.
Almasy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Link counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Almasy thinking.
Link checks the leg kick nicely there.
Almasy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Almasy drives through and clinches with Link against the cage.
Almasy prevents Link from breaking the clinch.
Almasy stalling the fight.
Link tries to break free but Almasy pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link tries to break free but Almasy pushes him back against the cage.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Link blocks it.
Link is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Link tries to circle away but Almasy has him pinned against the cage.
Almasy landing knees to the head.
It looks like Gerard Link has been cut.
Link is trying to force a seperation but Almasy has the dominant position.
Link tries to break free but Almasy pushes him back against the cage.
Almasy breaks the clinch.
Link circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almasy throws out a leg kick but Link moves out of range and Almasy only half commits.
Seifer Almasy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Almasy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Link lands a right hand.
Almasy is pushing Link up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Almasy manages to break the clinch.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link is having none of it.
Almasy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Link swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almasy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Almasy has Link up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Link wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Link wants to break free but Almasy has control.
Link wants to break the clinch but can't.
Link working hard to break the clinch.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Link tries to circle away but Almasy has him pinned against the cage.
Link wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almasy keeps control of Link as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Link tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Almasy stalling the fight.
Almasy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Link's efforts to push away.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
Almasy has Link pressed against the cage, preventing Link from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Link is trying to break free.
Almasy keeps control of Link as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Link wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Link blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gerard Link will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerard Link's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Almasy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Almasy wants to clinch up but Link keeps it at a distance.
Link shoots in but Almasy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Almasy tries to clinch up.
Almasy pushes Link up against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy stalling.
Link is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Almasy.
Almasy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link is having none of it.
Link checks a low kick from Almasy.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Link circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almasy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almasy moves in looking to clinch but Link pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almasy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Link manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Link misses with a two punch combination.
Almasy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Link misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almasy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Link wants to break the clinch but can't.
Link wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
Link is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almasy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Link's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Link avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Almasy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Link circles away.
Almasy avoids a kick to the body.
Almasy 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link moves out of range.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Link swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Link tries for a takedown but Almasy circles away easily
and Almasy moves into the clinch.
Link looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Link wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almasy breaks the clinch.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link is having none of it.
Almasy tries to clinch but Link moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Link's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Almasy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almasy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almasy doesn't manage to clinch there - Link circles away.
Almasy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Almasy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Almasy moves to clinch but Link breaks away
and Link counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Link swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.
Almasy clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Link blocks it with crossed arms.
Link looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Almasy controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Link is trying to break the clinch but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
Link is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Link wants to break free but Almasy has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
Link wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Link is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Link.
Link wants to get back to striking at distance but Almasy won't allow it.
Almasy stalling against the cage.
Almasy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A frustrated look appears on Link's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy has Link pressed against the cage, preventing Link from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Link tries to circle away but Almasy has him pinned against the cage.
Almasy connects with a knee to the head.
Link has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Link's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Link is trying to break free.
Almasy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Link tries to land a front kick but Almasy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Link tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Almasy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Link throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almasy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almasy.
Almasy breaks from the clinch.
Link misses with a kick to the body
and Almasy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Almasy.
Almasy breaks from the clinch.
Almasy tries to clinch up.
Almasy wants to clinch
and Link counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seifer Almasy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Link takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Link comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Link has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gerard Link!
After the big win, Gerard Link made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pehr Erik Liljestrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanibal Hanyszewsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hanibal Hanyszewsky enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pehr Erik Liljestrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hanibal Hanyszewsky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanyszewsky blocks a head kick by Liljestrand.
Hanyszewsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Liljestrand throws a wild body kick that Hanyszewsky sees coming a mile off.
Hanyszewsky scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Pehr Erik Liljestrand has been cut.
Hanyszewsky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liljestrand staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Hanyszewsky misses its intended target.
Hanyszewsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook to the side of Liljestrand's head but Liljestrand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanyszewsky misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liljestrand lands an overhand right.
Hanyszewsky swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Liljestrand counter with a right hand.
Hanyszewsky throws a looping overhand right but Liljestrand ducks down to avoid it.
Hanyszewsky throws a lazy right hand but Liljestrand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liljestrand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook to the side of Liljestrand's head but Liljestrand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanyszewsky throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Liljestrand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanyszewsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hanyszewsky looks to land a combination but Liljestrand avoids it well.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook but Liljestrand blocks it.
Hanyszewsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanyszewsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liljestrand wants to land a leg kick but Hanyszewsky is out of range.
Hanyszewsky misses with a few strikes there.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanyszewsky misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Liljestrand.
Liljestrand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Liljestrand.
Hanyszewsky thumps Liljestrand with a low kick.
Hanyszewsky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liljestrand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanyszewsky looks to land a left hand but Liljestrand moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanyszewsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanyszewsky misses with a body shot.
Hanyszewsky misses with an uppercut.
Hanyszewsky misses with a hook. Liljestrand ducked under it nicely.
Liljestrand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liljestrand takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liljestrand throws a good cross that connects.
Liljestrand fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanyszewsky in the body.
A big left from Liljestrand misses.
Liljestrand tries to clinch there but Hanyszewsky circles away.
Liljestrand is looking to land body kicks.
Hanyszewsky moves out of range as Liljestrand throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liljestrand - that will leave a mark!
Liljestrand slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Liljestrand.
Liljestrand misses with a body kick.
Hanyszewsky throws a shot from downtown. Liljestrand moves away and avoids it.
Liljestrand throws a body kick that misses.
Liljestrand looks for the body kick but Hanyszewsky saw that one coming.
Liljestrand jabs Hanyszewsky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanyszewsky misses the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liljestrand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liljestrand.
Hanyszewsky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hanyszewsky misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanyszewsky lands with a right hand.
Liljestrand walks into a stiff left hand from Hanyszewsky.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liljestrand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liljestrand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanyszewsky backwards.
Hanyszewsky is trying to push Liljestrand away but Liljestrand has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hanyszewsky is stalling here.
Liljestrand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanyszewsky has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Liljestrand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liljestrand.
Hanyszewsky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Liljestrand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanibal Hanyszewsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pehr Erik Liljestrand'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.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanyszewsky. That snapped Liljestrand's head back.
Hanyszewsky moves out of range of the body kick from Liljestrand.
Liljestrand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanyszewsky.
Liljestrand looks to land a body kick but Hanyszewsky moved away.
Hanyszewsky jabs Liljestrand right on the nose. Liljestrand blinks but takes it well.
Hanyszewsky dodges the punch combination from Liljestrand.
Hanyszewsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Liljestrand.
Liljestrand throws the kick towards the body but Hanyszewsky avoids it.
Hanyszewsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanyszewsky throws a good cross that connects.
Liljestrand keeps Hanyszewsky at a distance using the push kick.
Hanyszewsky missing with a left hand there. Liljestrand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liljestrand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liljestrand avoids the body shot from Hanyszewsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky moves out of range as Liljestrand strikes.
Hanyszewsky takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanyszewsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hanyszewsky throws a shot from downtown. Liljestrand moves away and avoids it.
Hanyszewsky misses with a low kick as Liljestrand jumps back.
Hanyszewsky swings for the body but Liljestrand moves out of range.
Liljestrand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hanyszewsky slips under a jab.
Liljestrand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanyszewsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanyszewsky looks to land a left hand but Liljestrand moved out of range nicely.
Liljestrand misses with a body kick.
Liljestrand scores with a push kick.
Liljestrand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liljestrand slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hanyszewsky does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liljestrand lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Liljestrand looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liljestrand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liljestrand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanyszewsky manages to avoid it.
Hanyszewsky lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Liljestrand finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liljestrand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liljestrand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanyszewsky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liljestrand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanyszewsky misses with a right hand
and Liljestrand counters with a low kick, right behind Hanyszewsky 's knee.
Liljestrand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanyszewsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liljestrand is looking to chop away at Hanyszewsky's legs.
Liljestrand checks a low kick from Hanyszewsky.
A combination from Hanyszewsky does no damage.
Liljestrand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liljestrand keeps Hanyszewsky at a distance using the push kick.
Oooooh!!! Hanyszewsky has knocked Liljestrand down with a huge combo! Hanyszewsky steps away and waves a wobbly Liljestrand back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Liljestrand is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanyszewsky throws a right and a left that Liljestrand avoids nicely.
Oh Liljestrand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanyszewsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liljestrand.
Liljestrand scores with a jab to the body.
Liljestrand seems to have got his legs back now.
Liljestrand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanyszewsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liljestrand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanyszewsky throws out the jab.
Liljestrand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liljestrand throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hanyszewsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hanyszewsky slips a straight right by Liljestrand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liljestrand.
Hanyszewsky takes a swing at Liljestrand's ribcage but misses.
Hanyszewsky misses with a body shot.
Liljestrand lands a head kick. Hanyszewsky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Liljestrand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hanyszewsky loads up on a big right hand but Liljestrand slips the punch.
Hanyszewsky tests Liljestrand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jeez, Pehr Erik Liljestrand's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hanyszewsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanyszewsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanyszewsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanibal Hanyszewsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pehr Erik Liljestrand's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanyszewsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Hanyszewsky catches Liljestrand right on the button with a cross.
Hanyszewsky looks to throw the jab but Liljestrand is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hanyszewsky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Liljestrand - the referee stops the clock and Hanyszewsky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Liljestrand. Hanyszewsky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Liljestrand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liljestrand doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanyszewsky circles away.
Hanyszewsky misses with the combination.
Hanyszewsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liljestrand 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 Hanyszewsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hanyszewsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hanyszewsky with a hook.
Liljestrand gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanyszewsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanyszewsky checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky throws a nice looking combination but Liljestrand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liljestrand throws an overhand right that lands on Hanyszewsky's shoulder, as Hanyszewsky tries to avoid the shot.
Hanyszewsky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liljestrand is looking to clinch.
Liljestrand misses with a hook. Hanyszewsky ducked under it nicely.
Hanyszewsky slips a jab and a cross from Liljestrand.
Liljestrand thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanyszewsky if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanyszewsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liljestrand was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanyszewsky throws a leg kick
and Liljestrand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liljestrand throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A combination from Hanyszewsky does no damage.
Liljestrand connects with a leg kick. Hanyszewsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liljestrand moves away.
Hanyszewsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liljestrand listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liljestrand tries to land a front kick but Hanyszewsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanyszewsky takes a swing at Liljestrand's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liljestrand slips under a jab.
Hanyszewsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanyszewsky stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liljestrand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanyszewsky throws a big shot that misses.
Hanyszewsky blocks a jab.
Liljestrand lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanyszewsky at a distance.
Liljestrand throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hanyszewsky's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liljestrand ducks under a wild hook from Hanyszewsky.
Liljestrand ducks under a wild hook from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Hanyszewsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanyszewsky throws a lazy right hand but Liljestrand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liljestrand lands with a kick to the ribs.
Liljestrand tries to land a front kick but Hanyszewsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liljestrand tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanyszewsky misses the jab.
Liljestrand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky misses with an uppercut
and Liljestrand finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hanyszewsky cracks Liljestrand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanibal Hanyszewsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liljestrand.
Liljestrand connects with an inside leg kick.
Liljestrand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanyszewsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liljestrand with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Hanyszewsky.
Liljestrand looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liljestrand rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanyszewsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanyszewsky staying out of range there.
Hanyszewsky thows a leg kick but Liljestrand checks it
and Liljestrand counters with a solid body kick.
Pehr Erik Liljestrand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanyszewsky slips under a jab from Liljestrand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook to the side of Liljestrand's head but Liljestrand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanyszewsky moves out of range of the body kick from Liljestrand.
Some wild striking there from Liljestrand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hanibal Hanyszewsky.
I've got Hanyszewsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanibal Hanyszewsky!
A less than humble Hanibal Hanyszewsky misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dhal Sim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattia Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sim comes into the arena with Otherside by Red Hot Chili Pepper blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dhal Sim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mattia Nicoletti!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mattia Nicoletti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sim misses with a low kick as Nicoletti jumps back.
Nicoletti looks for the body kick but Sim saw that one coming.
Nicoletti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sim counters with a solid body kick.
Nicoletti forces Sim back against the cage and clinches.
Sim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nicoletti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sim tries to break the clinch but Nicoletti is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicoletti throws an elbow but misses.
Sim tries a body shot but Nicoletti blocks it.
Nicoletti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicoletti throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nicoletti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sim's brow.
Nicoletti prevents a body shot from Sim.
Sim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nicoletti tries to land knees in the clinch but Sim avoids the damage to the body.
Nicoletti prevents Sim from breaking the clinch.
Sim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sim.
Sim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nicoletti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sim lands a head kick. Nicoletti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nicoletti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sim, right into the meat.
Sim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sim. That's going to slow Nicoletti down.
Nicoletti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sim counters with a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Sim as Nicoletti shoots in.
Sim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nicoletti takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sim cracks Nicoletti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nicoletti shoots for a double leg takedown but Sim sprawls well. He's pushed Nicoletti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nicoletti throws a sloppy head kick and Sim moves out of range easily.
Nicoletti thows a leg kick but Sim checks it
enabling Sim to counter with a crisp jab.
Sim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sim keeps Nicoletti at a distance using the push kick.
Nicoletti looks winded!
Sim is looking to slow Nicoletti down with leg kicks.
Sim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A cross from Sim lands.
Nicoletti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nicoletti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dhal Sim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattia Nicoletti.
Sim throws a right and a left that Nicoletti avoids nicely.
Nicoletti is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sim is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nicoletti.
Sim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Sim.
Nice body kick there by Sim.
Sim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sim lands a head kick. Nicoletti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nicoletti is rocked!
Sim throws a head kick that Nicoletti semi-blocks.
Nicoletti is still on wobbly legs! Can Sim finish him?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sim. Nicoletti shrugs it off though.
Sim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nicoletti misses with a kick to the body
and Sim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sim scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sim lands a head shot.
Sim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nicoletti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicoletti wants to clinch up but Sim keeps it at a distance.
Sim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sim.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sim.
Nicoletti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nicoletti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nicoletti misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nicoletti seems to have recovered his senses.
Nicoletti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sim.
Sim lands a big head kick that sends Nicoletti tumbling to the mat! Sim takes a step backwards and waves Nicoletti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nicoletti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sim. Sim obviously looking to wear him down.
Nicoletti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sim.
Sim connects with a solid leg kick.
Sim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nicoletti. That did some damage!
Sim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sim lands with an uppercut that bounces Nicoletti off the cage and back into range.
Sim cracks Nicoletti with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Nicoletti tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sim pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Nicoletti is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dhal Sim!
After the big win, Dhal Sim made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yunus Abshir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abshir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Africa by Toto. Yrjoe Velmu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yunus Abshir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Abshir does it's job there.
Abshir shoots for a double leg takedown but Velmu sprawls well. He's pushed Abshir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abshir blocks a leg kick.
Abshir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velmu manages to avoid it.
Velmu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Velmu cracks Abshir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch but Abshir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velmu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abshir was well out of range. Poor timing from Velmu.
A clash of legs there as Abshir blocks the low kick.
Velmu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velmu blocks a jab.
Abshir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abshir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abshir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Velmu, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abshir has Velmu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Velmu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Velmu pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Velmu stalling against the cage.
Abshir blocks a body shot from Velmu.
Velmu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunus Abshir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abshir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Velmu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abshir is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Velmu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Velmu keeps control of Abshir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Velmu.
Velmu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Velmu scores with a shot to the side of Abshir's head.
Abshir has Velmu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Abshir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Velmu tumbling to the mat - Abshir dives into Velmu's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Abshir looking to pass the guard.
Velmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abshir is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu has Abshir pulled in close to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abshir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abshir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Velmu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yrjoe Velmu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Abshir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abshir blocks a head kick by Velmu.
Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abshir avoids the body shot from Velmu.
Velmu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velmu.
Abshir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abshir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abshir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abshir is working for takedown but Velmu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Velmu lands a nice uppercut.
Velmu gets underhooks to prevent Abshir's takedown attempt.
Abshir is looking for a takedown.
Abshir is breathing heavily.
Abshir avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Abshir has picked Velmu up - he's going for a ride! Abshir dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abshir is looking to stall here but Velmu recovers full guard.
Velmu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abshir won't allow Velmu to sweep him here.
Abshir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velmu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Velmu wants to sweep here but Abshir controlling him for the moment.
Abshir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abshir trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Velmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abshir is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjoe Velmu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Velmu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abshir.
Velmu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Velmu tries a low kick but Abshir avoids it.
Abshir checks a leg kick.
Velmu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Abshir misses.
Velmu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abshir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velmu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abshir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abshir lands a glancing blow to the side of Velmu's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Velmu.
Abshir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velmu but Velmu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Velmu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Velmu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abshir misses with a straight left.
Abshir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Velmu.
Velmu connects with the punch.
Velmu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velmu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abshir's sensitive parts.
Jab from Velmu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu darts in and clinches Abshir up against the cage.
Velmu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Abshir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velmu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abshir.
Abshir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Velmu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abshir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir throws an overhand right that lands on Velmu's shoulder, as Velmu tries to avoid the shot.
Velmu is looking to slow Abshir down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Velmu.
Velmu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abshir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abshir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velmu.
Abshir just misses with a punch to the body.
Velmu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abshir tries to keep at a distance but Velmu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abshir tries to break the clinch but Velmu is controlling the position.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Velmu.
Abshir has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Velmu after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunus Abshir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velmu lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Velmu.
Abshir takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu lands a knee to the head.
Abshir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velmu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abshir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velmu.
Velmu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abshir backwards.
Velmu lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Velmu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velmu with a knee to the head.
Velmu stalls.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Velmu.
Abshir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Velmu.
Abshir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Velmu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Abshir is looking for a takedown.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Velmu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abshirs head.
Velmu lands a knee to the body.
Abshir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Velmu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abshir's face.
Velmu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abshir is trying to break the clinch but Velmu is controlling him.
Velmu lands an uppercut.
Velmu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjoe Velmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Velmu.
Velmu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Velmu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abshir's sensitive parts.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
Abshir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abshir throws an overhand right that lands on Velmu's shoulder, as Velmu tries to avoid the shot.
Velmu scores with the left hand. Abshir knows he should have avoided that one.
Abshir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abshir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velmu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donk. Velmu catches Abshir right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abshir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velmu can pounce on him.
Velmu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velmu with a nice cross.
Velmu connects with a solid leg kick.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velmu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu moves out of range of the strikes.
Velmu cracks Abshir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abshir keeps the fight on the outside.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velmu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abshir throws an off balance right hand
and Velmu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for Velmu.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Velmu obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abshir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Abshir blocks with his arms.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu working Abshir over with knees to the body.
Velmu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abshir has Velmu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Velmu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velmu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abshir is looking for a takedown.
Velmu lands a left hand.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abshir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Velmu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunus Abshir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abshir's face.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yrjoe Velmu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Velmu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abshir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Velmu is trying to keep an underhook but Abshir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Velmu is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abshir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Velmu wants to control but Abshir is keeping busy.
Abshir prevents Velmu from standing back up.
Abshir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Velmu won't allow Abshir to pass to mount.
Abshir is trying to control the action in half guard but Velmu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abshir controlling the pace.
Velmu gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is trying to keep Abshir in close.
Abshir trying to control the position from guard on top but Velmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yunus Abshir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Velmu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abshir just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Abshir misses.
Abshir throws a looping overhand right but Velmu ducks down to avoid it.
Yunus Abshir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abshir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjoe Velmu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Velmu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yrjoe Velmu!
Yrjoe Velmu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ishyrun Thalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thalis comes to the cage accompanied by Swerve City - Deftones. Ishyrun Thalis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishyrun Thalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thalis to the mat! Thalis manages to get full guard.
Thalis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hughes defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thalis wants to get back to his feet but Hughes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes passes Thalis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thalis is trying to control but can't.
Thalis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thalis wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Thalis working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Hughes passes Thalis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hughes has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Thalis defend it? Hughes steps over the head and cranks it - Thalis is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hughes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ethan Hughes!
An out of breath Ethan Hughes 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniyel Nebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nebi's choice of entrance music: Magic. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniyel Nebi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nebi lands a big head kick that sends Baird tumbling to the mat! Nebi takes a step backwards and waves Baird back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Macadam Baird has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Nebi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniyel Nebi!
Daniyel Nebi is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Daniyel Nebi waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158's logo in front of the cameras.
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