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Infinity XXVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbigniew Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Mirche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Zbigniew Olszewicz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbigniew Olszewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Mirche!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Mirche or perhaps it was just good defense by Olszewicz which made him look bad.
Olszewicz looks for the body kick but Mirche saw that one coming.
Olszewicz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Olszewicz.
Mirche doesn't manage to clinch there - Olszewicz circles away.
Zbigniew Olszewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olszewicz throws a head kick that misses.
Mirche shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mirche showed some decent athleticism there.
Mirche seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mirche in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Olszewicz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mirche!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Goran Mirche!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lavar Mustison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavar Mustison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lavar Mustison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardonia thuds his right hand into Mustison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ardonia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mustison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mustison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ardonia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mustison walks into a stiff left hand from Ardonia.
Ardonia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mustison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mustison is taking a breather. Ardonia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mustison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ardonia trying to control from the bottom.
Mustison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lavar Mustison wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ardonia is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ardonia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ardonia lands a two punch combo.
Mustison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ardonia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ardonia tries to clinch
and Mustison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mustison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Ardonia.
Ardonia lands a hook that snaps the head of Mustison backwards.
Mustison looking for a takedown.
Ardonia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ardonia.
Ardonia lands an uppercut.
Mustison is working for takedown but Ardonia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ardonia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ardonia lands with a short shot to the head.
Ardonia is trying to push Mustison away but Mustison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ardonia.
Mustison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustison takes one on the button.
Mustison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ardonia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mustison back to the cage. Ardonia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ardonia has Mustison up against the cage in a clinch.
Ardonia throws a head punch that misses.
Ardonia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mustison taking a breather.
Ardonia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mustison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ardonia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mustison thinking.
Mustison swings for the body but Ardonia moves out of range.
Mustison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ardonia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia wants to clinch.
Mustison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ardonia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lavar Mustison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Ardonia. Those never looked like landing.
Mustison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ardonia.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mustison.
Ardonia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ardonia lands with an uppercut that bounces Mustison off the cage and back into range.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ardonia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ardonia scores with a three punch combo!
Ardonia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mustison. Mustison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ardonia swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustison.
Ardonia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mustison is looking to control Ardonia's arms but Ardonia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mustison has his back to the cage.
Ardonia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ardonia scores with a shot to the side of Mustison's head.
Ardonia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ardonia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mustisons head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mustison jumps into guard, dragging Ardonia to the mat.
Mustison looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ardonia is defending well. Mustison quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ardonia has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mustison celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lavar Mustison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomi Bakanori Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi Bakanori Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Kuivanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gomi Bakanori Jr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakanori Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuivanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bakanori Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bakanori Jr forces Kuivanen back against the cage and clinches.
Bakanori Jr pushes Kuivanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakanori Jr lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Bakanori Jr.
Bakanori Jr breaks the clinch.
Bakanori Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuivanen is trying to break free.
Bakanori Jr blocking some punches.
Bakanori Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Bakanori Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuivanen backwards.
Bakanori Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuivanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakanori Jr wants to clinch up but Kuivanen keeps it at a distance.
Kuivanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bakanori Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bakanori Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuivanen's head.
Bakanori Jr moves into the clinch.
Bakanori Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bakanori Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bakanori Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuivanen tries to keep at a distance but Bakanori Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bakanori Jr jumps into guard, dragging Kuivanen to the mat.
Bakanori Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kuivanen defends well.
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!
Bakanori Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuivanen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuivanen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bakanori Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kuivanen is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakanori Jr working for a triangle but Kuivanen defends it easily.
Kuivanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bakanori Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bakanori Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuivanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuivanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bakanori Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuivanen is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakanori Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kuivanen manages to get himself to full guard.
Kuivanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuivanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bakanori Jr passes Kuivanen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bakanori Jr passes to side control.
Bakanori Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kuivanen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakanori Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuivanen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bakanori Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bakanori Jr stands up and beckons Kuivanen to his feet.
Bakanori Jr tries to clinch up but Kuivanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuivanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bakanori Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Bakanori Jr misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakanori Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot lands for Bakanori Jr.
Bakanori Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuivanen gets caught napping as Bakanori Jr dives in and scores a takedown. Kuivanen manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuivanen keeping full guard, as Bakanori Jr tries to pass.
Bakanori Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kuivanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bakanori Jr's guard.
Kuivanen looking to pass the guard.
Bakanori Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuivanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bakanori Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bakanori Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kuivanen has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomi Bakanori Jr 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.
Kuivanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bakanori Jr is looking to clinch.
Bakanori Jr blocks a head kick by Kuivanen.
Bakanori Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bakanori Jr wants to clinch.
Bakanori Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomi Bakanori Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuivanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bakanori Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bakanori Jr rushes Kuivanen and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bakanori Jr.
Bakanori Jr pulls guard successfully.
Bakanori Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen stops Bakanori Jr from standing up.
Kuivanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bakanori Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bakanori Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kuivanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bakanori Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bakanori Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bakanori Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuivanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bakanori Jr keeping moving, preventing Kuivanen from controlling successfully.
Bakanori Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kuivanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kuivanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bakanori Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kuivanen defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuivanen prevents Bakanori Jr from getting back to his feet.
Bakanori Jr is looking for a triangle but Kuivanen pushes his legs off easily.
Bakanori Jr working for a triangle but Kuivanen defends it easily.
Bakanori Jr is breathing heavily.
Bakanori Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bakanori Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kuivanen defends well.
Gomi Bakanori Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuivanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakanori Jr keeping moving, preventing Kuivanen from controlling successfully.
Bakanori Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kuivanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bakanori Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuivanen.
Bakanori Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuivanen throwing strikes from guard but Bakanori Jr blocks nicely.
Bakanori Jr wants to stand but Kuivanen is controlling the position.
Bakanori Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kuivanen defends it easily.
Kuivanen wants to control from the top but Bakanori Jr keeps moving.
Kuivanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen preventing the sweep.
Bakanori Jr has his foot on Kuivanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuivanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Bakanori Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bakanori Jr looking for subs off his back but Kuivanen has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakanori Jr is not content to let Kuivanen control the position.
Kuivanen throwing shots but Bakanori Jr is blocking nicely.
Bakanori Jr wants to improve his position but Kuivanen is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuivanen is trying to control. Bakanori Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kuivanen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bakanori Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bakanori Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kuivanen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kuivanen's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomi Bakanori Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bakanori Jr tries to clinch up
and Kuivanen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bakanori Jr!
Bakanori Jr tries to buck Kuivanen off but Kuivanen is having none of it.
Bakanori Jr is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kuivanen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kuivanen throwing strikes here but Bakanori Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bakanori Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kuivanen.
Bakanori Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Bakanori Jr is still trying to improve position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakanori Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kuivanen trying to control the action but Bakanori Jr is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakanori Jr manages to get to full guard.
Bakanori Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kuivanen is aware though and is defending well.
Bakanori Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuivanen trying to control but Bakanori Jr is working from the bottom.
Kuivanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Bakanori Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuivanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuivanen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kuivanen throwing strikes from guard but Bakanori Jr blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakanori Jr is looking for a triangle but Kuivanen pushes his legs off easily.
Kuivanen stopping the sweep attempt from Bakanori Jr.
Bakanori Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kuivanen is controlling him.
Kuivanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bakanori Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuivanen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuivanen throwing strikes from guard but Bakanori Jr blocks nicely.
Bakanori Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuivanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bakanori Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen throwing strikes from guard but Bakanori Jr blocks nicely.
Bakanori Jr has his foot on Kuivanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuivanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Bakanori Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuivanen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bakanori Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bakanori Jr keeping full guard, as Kuivanen tries to pass.
Bakanori Jr keeping moving, preventing Kuivanen from controlling successfully.
Kuivanen is sitting in close to Bakanori Jr's body. Bakanori Jr has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kuivanen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kuivanen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bakanori Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gomi Bakanori Jr!
Gomi Bakanori Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Ik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agapit Blondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agapit Blondi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Good kicks
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aapo Ik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Agapit Blondi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blondi dives in and grabs Ik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ik pushes down on Blondi's head and hops out.
Blondi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Blondi is predictable there
and Ik counters with a single leg into guard. Blondi didn't expect that.
Ik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blondi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ik works over Blondi with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ik slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ik is looking to work some ground and pound but Blondi has wrist control.
Ik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blondi misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Blondi misses
and Ik counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ik landing some decent shots from guard.
Ik lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blondi has momentary wrist control but Ik slips an elbow through the middle.
Ik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blondi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blondi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ik is aware though and is defending well.
Ik scoring with some ground and pound.
Ik chips away with some ground and pound.
Ik cracks Blondi with a solid left hand.
Blondi is rocked!
Ik arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Blondi's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aapo Ik!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Witaliy Michilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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218 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Witaliy Michilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michilov fails with a takedown attempt.
Frettish scores with a jab.
It looks like Witaliy Michilov has been cut.
Frettish clobbers Michilov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Michilov fails with a takedown attempt.
Michilov shoots in but Frettish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Witaliy Michilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frettish cracks Michilov's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Michilov slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Frettish can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Frettish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gianpiero Tassotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dani Helenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tassotti comes to the cage accompanied by Alphazone - Stay. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
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288 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gianpiero Tassotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dani Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius tries to bum rush Tassotti with a series of wild strikes but Tassotti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tassotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helenius.
Helenius misses with a few strikes there.
Tassotti swings for the body but Helenius moves out of range.
Helenius misses with a body shot.
Tassotti misses with an uppercut.
Tassotti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tassotti moves out of range as Helenius strikes.
Helenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Tassotti is just out of range.
Tassotti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Helenius catches Tassotti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Helenius does it's job there.
Helenius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Helenius misses with a looping left.
Tassotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Helenius just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tassotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius walks into a left hand.
Helenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
Helenius lands with a right hand.
Tassotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tassotti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Helenius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tassotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helenius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tassotti.
Helenius takes a swing at Tassotti's ribcage but misses.
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
Tassotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helenius cracks Tassotti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tassotti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Helenius finish him?
Tassotti is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius misses with a body shot.
Oh Tassotti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Helenius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tassotti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tassotti seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Helenius.
Tassotti slips a jab from Helenius.
Helenius swings for the body but Tassotti moves out of range.
Tassotti avoids the body shot from Helenius.
Helenius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tassotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tassotti slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
Helenius jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helenius misses with a wild body shot.
Helenius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helenius punishes Tassotti's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Helenius there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius misses with a double jab.
Tassotti cracks Helenius with a good jab.
Helenius misses with a body shot.
Helenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tassotti moves away.
Tassotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tassotti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Helenius.
Helenius throws a body punch but Tassotti moves out of range.
Helenius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tassotti.
A combination from Helenius does no damage.
Tassotti avoids the body shot from Helenius.
Helenius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tassotti throws a leg kick but Helenius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Helenius misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Tassotti throws a looping overhand right but Helenius ducks down to avoid it.
Helenius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tassotti rather than just go for the knockout.
Tassotti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Helenius trying to control here.
Tassotti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tassotti throwing shots but Helenius is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tassotti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Helenius's head.
Helenius is trying to get back to full guard.
Tassotti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Helenius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Helenius drops Tassotti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tassotti looks back up at him and smiles so Helenius waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Gianpiero Tassotti has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius throws a hook to the side of Tassotti's head but Tassotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tassotti moves into the clinch successfully.
Helenius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tassotti tries a body shot but Helenius blocks it.
Helenius misses with the head strike.
Helenius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helenius throws a head punch that misses.
Helenius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tassotti can't get the takedown.
Tassotti breaks the clinch.
Tassotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Tassotti is just out of range.
Helenius throws a big shot that misses.
Helenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tassotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tassotti misses with an uppercut
and Helenius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Helenius avoids the body shot from Tassotti.
Helenius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Tassotti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. Tassotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helenius missing with a left hand there. Tassotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helenius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tassotti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Helenius scrambles back to his feet.
Helenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Tassotti misses its intended target.
Tassotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Tassotti is looking to land body kicks.
Donk. Helenius catches Tassotti right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Tassotti is just out of range.
Helenius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tassotti circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tassotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tassotti.
Tassotti swings for the body but Helenius moves out of range.
Helenius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tassotti.
Helenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tassotti.
Dani Helenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tassotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helenius checks a low kick from Tassotti.
Helenius throws a hook to the side of Tassotti's head but Tassotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helenius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tassotti's hands.
Helenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tassotti manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti thuds his right hand into Helenius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Dani Helenius has been cut.
Helenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Helenius misses.
Dani Helenius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helenius misses with a series of wild punches.
Tassotti misses with a wild body shot.
Tassotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from Tassotti.
Tassotti takes one to the side of the head.
Helenius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helenius looks to land a combination. Tassotti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tassotti has Helenius up against the cage in a clinch.
Helenius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tassotti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianpiero Tassotti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helenius tries to break free but Tassotti pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tassotti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Tassotti as the two fighters clinch.
Tassotti gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Tassotti seems content to control.
Helenius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tassotti.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tassotti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Helenius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tassotti is looking to score with low kicks.
Tassotti swings for the body but Helenius moves out of range.
Helenius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Helenius loads up on a big right hand but Tassotti slips the punch.
Helenius misses the shot to the body.
Tassotti lands a jab to Helenius's midsection.
Helenius lands a nice shot to the body.
Helenius lands with a hook. Tassotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tassotti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Decent striking displayed by Helenius there.
Helenius misses with a body shot
and Tassotti counters with a left to the body.
Tassotti misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tassotti.
Tassotti throws a right hand that Helenius ducks under and follows up with a left that Helenius also avoids with ease.
Tassotti misses with a wild body shot.
Dani Helenius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tassotti wants to slow Helenius down by chopping away at his legs.
Helenius stuns Tassotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helenius avoids the body shot from Tassotti.
Helenius throws a series of punches but Tassotti moves out of range.
Tassotti misses with a hook. Helenius ducked under it nicely.
Helenius misses with a wild body shot.
Helenius looks to land a combination. Tassotti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tassotti tests Helenius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helenius checks a leg kick.
Helenius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tassotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helenius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helenius misses with a body shot.
Tassotti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Helenius checks it well.
A slow jab from Helenius misses its intended target.
Helenius scores with a one two! Tassotti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tassotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helenius throws out the jab.
Helenius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tassotti.
Helenius thows a body shot but no joy.
Tassotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helenius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Helenius misses with a double jab.
Helenius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Tassotti.
Tassotti looks to land a right hand but Helenius moved out of range.
Tassotti throws out a loose jab but Helenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helenius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helenius throws a body punch but Tassotti moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tassotti misses the target.
Tassotti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Helenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tassotti moves away.
Tassotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helenius thows a body shot but no joy.
Tassotti throws a shot from downtown. Helenius moves away and avoids it.
Tassotti looks to throw the jab but Helenius is out of range.
Tassotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Tassotti.
Helenius missing with a left hand there. Tassotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Helenius.
Helenius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tassotti.
Helenius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tassotti was well out of range. Poor timing from Helenius.
Helenius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tassotti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tassotti throws a right hand that Helenius ducks under and follows up with a left that Helenius also avoids with ease.
Tassotti slips a jab from Helenius.
Tassotti throws a leg kick but Helenius checks it.
Gianpiero Tassotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tassotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helenius.
Tassotti forces Helenius back against the cage and clinches.
Tassotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Tassotti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tassotti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tassotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tassotti breaks from the clinch.
Tassotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helenius.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dani Helenius.
I've got Helenius 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dani Helenius!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halmeen Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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299 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Halmeen Tony!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Tony misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Tony thows a body shot but no joy.
Jim Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tony sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tony is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Jim Jones has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tony moves away from the strike by Jones.
Tony sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tony is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jones is rocked!
Tony blocks a head kick by Jones.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tony fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jones to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jones looks to clinch but Tony throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jones taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Halmeen Tony!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampo Jampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sampo Jampo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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181 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Stirling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampo Jampo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jampo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stirling keeps the fight on the outside.
Jampo throws a good cross that connects.
Jampo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from Stirling misses the target.
Stirling misses with a wild body shot.
Stirling throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jampo wants to clinch
and Stirling counters with a nice body kick.
Jampo tries to clinch up
and Stirling makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stirling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stirling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jampo takes the fight into the clinch.
Stirling blocks a body shot from Jampo.
Stirling missing with knees 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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stirling.
Stirling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jampo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jack Stirling has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jampo blocks an elbow strike.
Jampo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stirling misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Jampo.
Jampo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stirling backwards.
Stirling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Jampo.
Stirling pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jampo misses with the head strike.
Jampo blocks the elbow strike.
Jampo blocks an elbow strike.
Jampo blocks an elbow strike from Stirling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Jampo.
Stirling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stirling throws a punch but it's blocked by Jampo.
Jampo takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jampo.
A shot in the inside from Jampo.
Jampo drops Stirling onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stirling is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Stirling is rocked!
Stirling wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jampo has him pressed against the cage.
Oh Stirling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jampo misses with an elbow over the top.
Stirling lands with a light punch inside.
Jampo misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Jampo.
Jampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Stirling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jampo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jampo throws a big uppercut that drops Stirling! More strikes from Jampo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stirling lies dazed against the cage as Jampo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampo Jampo!
Our winner, Sampo Jampo, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Maczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maczynsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hymn. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Maczynsky!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maczynsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maczynsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maczynsky avoids a kick to the body.
Donatelli tries a low kick but Maczynsky avoids it.
Maczynsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maczynsky misses with a kick to the body
and Donatelli counters with an outside leg kick.
Donatelli throws a leg kick but Maczynsky checks it.
Maczynsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maczynsky throws a right and a left that Donatelli avoids nicely.
Donatelli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maczynsky checks it well.
Maczynsky misses with a kick to the body.
Maczynsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donatelli.
Donatelli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maczynsky cracks the inside of Donatelli's front leg.
Donatelli slips under a jab from Maczynsky.
Donatelli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maczynsky pushes Donatelli away with a front kick.
Donatelli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maczynsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Donatelli is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donatelli.
Donatelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maczynsky throws a front kick that sends Donatelli stumbling back into the cage.
Maczynsky looks to land a body kick but Donatelli moved away.
Donatelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maczynsky manages to avoid it.
Maczynsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maczynsky looks for the body kick but Donatelli saw that one coming.
Donatelli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maczynsky is out of range and Donatelli settles back down.
Maczynsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maczynsky throws a big shot that misses.
Maczynsky checks a low kick from Donatelli.
Donatelli misses with a head kick.
Donatelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maczynsky.
Donatelli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maczynsky checks it well.
Donatelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maczynsky checks a leg kick.
Donatelli misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maczynsky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maczynsky avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
A punch combination from Maczynsky misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maczynsky.
A punch combination from Maczynsky misses.
Maczynsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maczynsky lands a head kick. Donatelli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maczynsky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Donatelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maczynsky throws a head kick but Donatelli moves out of range.
Maczynsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Maczynsky finds it's target.
Donatelli misses with a body kick.
Donatelli is looking to clinch.
Maczynsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Donatelli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donatelli throws a low kick but Maczynsky moves out of range easily.
Donatelli checks a low kick from Maczynsky.
Maczynsky throws a chopping leg kick but Donatelli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donatelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donatelli lands with a kick to the temple. Maczynsky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donatelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maczynsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maczynsky looks to land a body kick but Donatelli moved away.
That kick from Maczynsky tenderised Donatelli's leg. Donatelli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maczynsky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick by Donatelli misses
and Maczynsky counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donatelli throws a wild body kick that Maczynsky sees coming a mile off.
Donatelli lands a head shot.
Donatelli throws a low kick but Maczynsky avoids it.
Maczynsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donatelli. That did some damage!
Maczynsky throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donatelli finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Maczynsky scores with a three punch combo!
Mike Maczynsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maczynsky throws the left hand but Donatelli avoids the punch easily.
Donatelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Donatelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maczynsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maczynsky scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donatelli.
Donatelli misses with a kick to the body.
Maczynsky lands with a nice body kick.
Donatelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maczynsky.
Maczynsky throws a head kick but Donatelli moves out of range.
Donatelli throws a head kick but Maczynsky moves out of range.
Donatelli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maczynsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donatelli is looking to chop away at Maczynsky's legs.
Maczynsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maczynsky misses with a looping right.
Maczynsky throws a sloppy head kick and Donatelli moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maczynsky throws a body kick that misses.
Maczynsky looks for the body kick but Donatelli saw that one coming.
Donatelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Maczynsky tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Maczynsky will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donatelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Maczynsky blocks a head kick by Donatelli.
Donatelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Mike Maczynsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donatelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maczynsky checks the leg kick.
Donatelli tries to move into range but Maczynsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Donatelli blocks the low kick.
Donatelli tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donatelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donatelli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donatelli blocks the body kick.
Donatelli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donatelli looks to land a body kick but Maczynsky moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maczynsky.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maczynsky checks a leg kick.
Maczynsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maczynsky lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maczynsky.
Donatelli throws a sloppy head kick and Maczynsky moves out of range easily.
Maczynsky misses the shot to the body.
Maczynsky moves out of range of the body kick from Donatelli.
Donatelli moves out of range as Maczynsky throws a body kick.
Donatelli is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Maczynsky as he checks the leg kick.
Donatelli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maczynsky scores with a nice body kick.
Donatelli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maczynsky throws a wild body kick that Donatelli sees coming a mile off.
Donatelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maczynsky misses with a body kick.
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses.
Maczynsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donatelli.
Donatelli will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maczynsky - that will leave a mark!
Maczynsky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maczynsky blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maczynsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Maczynsky does it's job there.
Donatelli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maczynsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maczynsky throws a leg kick that misses.
Donatelli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice shot by Maczynsky.
Maczynsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donatelli's sensitive parts.
Maczynsky throws a sloppy head kick and Donatelli moves out of range easily.
Maczynsky misses with a straight left.
Maczynsky tries to land a body kick
and Donatelli counters with a body kick that stops Maczynsky in his tracks momentarily.
Donatelli wants to clinch up but Maczynsky keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donatelli moves out of range as Maczynsky throws a body kick.
Donatelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donatelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maczynsky checks a leg kick.
Donatelli checks a low kick from Maczynsky.
A leg kick checked by Donatelli.
Donatelli misses with a head kick.
Maczynsky thuds a left hand into Donatelli's body.
A head kick misses from Maczynsky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donatelli. That's going to slow Maczynsky down.
Donatelli tries to clinch but Maczynsky moves out of range.
Maczynsky misses with a body kick.
Maczynsky lands with an uppercut that bounces Donatelli off the cage and back into range.
Donatelli misses with a hook.
Maczynsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donatelli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maczynsky blocks a head kick by Donatelli.
Maczynsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli forces Maczynsky back against the cage and clinches.
Maczynsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donatelli throws a head kick but Maczynsky moves out of range.
Jab by Maczynsky.
Maczynsky moves out of range of the body kick from Donatelli.
Maczynsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donatelli can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maczynsky misses with a head kick.
Donatelli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick from Maczynsky lands but Donatelli takes it in his stride.
Donatelli connects with a solid leg kick.
Maczynsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maczynsky lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donatelli is looking to slow Maczynsky down with leg kicks.
Donatelli takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maczynsky is breathing heavily.
Maczynsky throws a push kick but Donatelli slaps the foot to one side.
Maczynsky tried to score with a low kick but Donatelli checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Maczynsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Donatelli drives through and clinches with Maczynsky against the cage.
Donatelli scores with a shot to the side of Maczynsky's head.
A short right from Donatelli.
Maczynsky can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Donatelli - that landed with a thud.
Donatelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Donatelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donatelli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maczynsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maczynsky blocks an uppercut.
Donatelli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donatelli lands with a right to the head.
Donatelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donatelli misses with a low kick as Maczynsky jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maczynsky avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
Donatelli tries a low kick but Maczynsky avoids it.
Donatelli has Maczynsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Donatelli misses with the head strike.
Maczynsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donatelli tries to throw a body punch but Maczynsky avoids it by throwing Donatelli back against the cage.
Maczynsky tries to circle away but Donatelli has him pinned against the cage.
Donatelli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maczynsky backwards.
Maczynsky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maczynsky blocks an uppercut.
Donatelli tries a body shot but Maczynsky blocks it.
Maczynsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maczynsky can't break the clinch.
Donatelli misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Donatelli - that landed with a thud.
Donatelli misses with the head strike.
Donatelli lands a nice uppercut.
Donatelli misses with a body punch.
Donatelli tries a body shot but Maczynsky blocks it.
Maczynsky takes a shot to the head.
Donatelli keeps control of Maczynsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maczynsky can't break the clinch.
Donatelli tries to throw a body punch but Maczynsky avoids it by throwing Donatelli back against the cage.
Donatelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Maczynsky.
Maczynsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maczynsky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maczynsky thows a body kick. Donatelli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maczynsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donatelli's sensitive parts.
Donatelli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donatelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donatelli has Maczynsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Donatelli gets through Maczynsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mike Maczynsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maczynsky is trying to break the clinch but Donatelli has him pressed against the cage.
Maczynsky prevents a body shot from Donatelli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donatelli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donatelli.
Maczynsky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli tries to throw a body punch but Maczynsky avoids it by throwing Donatelli back against the cage.
Donatelli misses with a punch to the body.
Donatelli misses with a body punch.
Maczynsky tries to circle away but Donatelli has him pinned against the cage.
Donatelli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Donatelli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donatelli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pietro Donatelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donatelli tries to throw a body punch but Maczynsky avoids it by throwing Donatelli back against the cage.
Maczynsky tries to circle away but Donatelli has him pinned against the cage.
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.
Donatelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Donatelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Maczynsky controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro Donatelli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maczynsky 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Maczynsky!
Our winner, Mike Maczynsky, 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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