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Epic FF League Semifinals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Opie River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulfrey Orcsblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River's entrance music is Skillet - Monster . A fine choice. Opie River has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Opie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulfrey Orcsblood!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River goes for a double leg but Orcsblood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Orcsblood continues to drive forward.
Orcsblood pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orcsblood lands with a right to the head.
Orcsblood lands a right hand.
Orcsblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orcsblood swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Orcsblood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orcsblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orcsblood takes a shot to the head.
River pulls Orcsblood into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
River looking for a guillotine here but Orcsblood defends easily.
River had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orcsblood defends it easily.
Orcsblood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Orcsblood controls from within his opponent's guard.
River looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orcsblood controls the pace.
Orcsblood wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orcsblood is aware though and is defending well.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orcsblood wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is looking for a triangle but Orcsblood pushes his legs off easily.
River had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orcsblood defends it easily.
Orcsblood trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orcsblood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Orcsblood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
River looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orcsblood is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Orcsblood is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for River.
River has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
River is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opie River dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orcsblood keeps the fight on the outside.
Orcsblood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Opie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orcsblood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orcsblood throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Orcsblood avoids the body shot from River.
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orcsblood.
River slips a jab and a cross from Orcsblood.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orcsblood tries to sprawl but River drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Orcsblood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with River. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
River is working for a kimura here but Orcsblood manages to reverse the position and he's now in River's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orcsblood!
That's one minute gone in the round.
River scoring with strikes but Orcsblood is staying in there.
Orcsblood holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as River tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
River wants to control the pace but Orcsblood is squirming around nicely.
River controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River trying to control but Orcsblood is having none of it.
River fails to advance to Orcsblood's back.
Orcsblood is looking to improve his position but River isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River working for a guillotine from mount but Orcsblood is in no mood to give up.
River takes Orcsblood's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Orcsblood is in trouble.
River patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is not going to allow Orcsblood to sit and survive in this position.
Orcsblood is trying to break free.
River trying to control momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opie River dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
River moves into the clinch successfully.
River has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Orcsblood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
River has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orcsblood trying to control the position but instead, River has worked for underhooks and has pushed Orcsblood into the cage.
River blocking some punches.
Orcsblood has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Orcsblood lands a nice elbow.
Orcsblood pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orcsblood pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orcsblood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Orcsblood.
River works on Orcsblood's body with a couple of short punches.
Orcsblood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
River takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Opie River has been cut.
Orcsblood throws an elbow that misses.
Orcsblood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Orcsblood controls the action.
Orcsblood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orcsblood working aggressively here.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orcsblood's elbow.
Nice elbow from Orcsblood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orcsblood, pushing him back against the cage.
River dodges an elbow strike from Orcsblood.
River avoids a wild elbow strike from Orcsblood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orcsblood. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orcsblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from River.
A swing and a miss from River.
River scores with a leg kick.
Orcsblood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but River circles away quickly and effectively.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orcsblood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down River rather than just go for the knockout.
Orcsblood tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
Orcsblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orcsblood thows a body shot but no joy.
River shoots for a takedown but Orcsblood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opie River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orcsblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orcsblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orcsblood works River's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orcsblood stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ulfrey Orcsblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orcsblood scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orcsblood lands a left and a right that send River crashing to the mat, dazed. Orcsblood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Opie River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River is rocked!
River circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Orcsblood. River falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Orcsblood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulfrey Orcsblood!
In his post fight interview, Ulfrey Orcsblood started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Living in America. 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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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Struggling Desperately!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desperately tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masters was well out of range. Poor timing from Desperately.
Masters digs a good hook to Desperately's body.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masters shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masters wants to clinch.
Desperately keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Struggling Desperately seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters throws a right hand that Desperately ducks under and follows up with a left that Desperately also avoids with ease.
Desperately misses with a left hand
and Masters counters with a nice body kick.
Desperately looks to land a combination. Masters sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Desperately fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it.
Masters misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Desperately. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Desperately.
Desperately lands a nice hook to Masters's body. Masters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desperately lunges at Masters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masters's hand.
Masters definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Masters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masters there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masters counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Desperately misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Desperately misses.
Masters throws a low kick but Desperately avoids it.
Masters tries to clinch up.
Desperately swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
Nice body kick there by Masters.
Desperately closes the distance and clinches.
Desperately prevents Masters from breaking the clinch.
Desperately lands a damaging elbow.
Masters trying to control the position but instead, Desperately has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masters into the cage.
Nice body punch from Desperately - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters is looking to break free of the clinch but Desperately has double underhooks.
Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masters's defenses.
Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masters's defenses.
Knees to the body from Desperately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desperately landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Desperately connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masters's face.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Masters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desperately pounces like a tiger and cracks Masters with a vicious hook! Masters is down but not out! Desperately follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Struggling Desperately!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Bluetooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toms Gailitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harald Bluetooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Toms Gailitis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluetooth swinging wildly here.
Gailitis swings for the body but Bluetooth moves out of range.
Bluetooth wants to clinch up but Gailitis keeps it at a distance.
Bluetooth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gailitis throws a big shot that misses.
Bluetooth stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Gailitis misses.
Gailitis throws a leg kick which misses Bluetooth's front leg but catches the back leg as Bluetooth tries to avoid it.
Bluetooth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gailitis throws a leg kick but Bluetooth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bluetooth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gailitis but Gailitis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gailitis throws a big shot that misses.
Bluetooth tries to clinch there but Gailitis circles away.
Bluetooth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gailitis.
Gailitis leaves Bluetooth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluetooth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gailitis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gailitis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gailitis cracks Bluetooth with a big right hand but Bluetooth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gailitis working away.
Bluetooth is looking to reverse the position.
Bluetooth's coaches at Nordic Top Team have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gailitis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gailitis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Bluetooth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gailitis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gailitis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gailitis working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluetooth is not content to let Gailitis control the position.
Gailitis misses with the ground and pound.
Bluetooth takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gailitis lands a few punches from side control.
Bluetooth taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gailitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bluetooth keeps working.
Gailitis looks up at the clock and then as Bluetooth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gailitis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gailitis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bluetooth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gailitis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailitis looks up at the clock and then as Bluetooth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gailitis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gailitis lands a few punches from side control.
Gailitis cracks Bluetooth with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gailitis immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bluetooth is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gailitis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toms Gailitis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris OSullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Kveldulfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OSullivan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. 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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245 lbs
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256 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris OSullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Kveldulfson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kveldulfson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
OSullivan darts in and clinches Kveldulfson up against the cage.
OSullivan pulls guard successfully.
Kveldulfson throwing strikes but missing.
Kveldulfson stands up over OSullivan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
OSullivan has his foot on Kveldulfson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kveldulfson works his way back into a safe position though.
Kveldulfson trying to control the position from guard on top but OSullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OSullivan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
OSullivan trying to control the position.
Kveldulfson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kveldulfson content to stall in guard here.
OSullivan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kveldulfson uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kveldulfson trying to control the position but OSullivan is working away.
Kveldulfson cracks OSullivan with a big elbow.
OSullivan is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kveldulfson trying to control the action but OSullivan is working from the bottom.
Kveldulfson lands a few punches from side control.
OSullivan tries to bench press Kveldulfson off him but Kveldulfson keeps the position.
Kveldulfson is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kveldulfson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kveldulfson working the head and body with strikes.
OSullivan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
OSullivan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kveldulfson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
OSullivan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kveldulfson scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kveldulfson working the body and head with strikes.
OSullivan is trying to improve his position.
OSullivan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Kveldulfson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kveldulfson trying to control the action but OSullivan is working from the bottom.
Kveldulfson working the head with strikes.
OSullivan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kveldulfson scoring with punches from side control.
Kveldulfson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kveldulfson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kveldulfson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kveldulfson advances to full mount.
Kveldulfson is landing with some decent strikes but OSullivan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
OSullivan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kveldulfson with good strikes from the mount here!
Kveldulfson lands a heavy elbow.
OSullivan is squirming around, avoiding Kveldulfson's attempts to control the action.
Kveldulfson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kveldulfson wants to control the pace but OSullivan is squirming around nicely.
OSullivan tries to buck Kveldulfson off but he can't manage it.
Kveldulfson landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kveldulfson scoring with strikes but OSullivan is staying in there.
Oh OSullivan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kveldulfson trying to control but OSullivan is having none of it.
OSullivan seems to have got his legs back now.
Kveldulfson scoring with strikes but OSullivan is staying in there.
OSullivan bucks Kveldulfson off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kveldulfson wobbles OSullivan with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Kveldulfson dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts OSullivan to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ragnar Kveldulfson!
During a confident post fight interview, Ragnar Kveldulfson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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217 lbs
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Serizawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hagen jabs at Serizawa's body.
Hagen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Serizawa's sensitive parts.
Hagen cracks Serizawa with an open hand slap.
It looks like Tamao Serizawa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hagen instigates a clinch.
Hagen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Serizawa.
Hagen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hagen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Serizawa backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hagen.
A short right from Hagen on the inside.
Serizawa is rocked!
Hagen creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Serizawa! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Hagen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Hagen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennady Mikhasevich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich misses with a hook.
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mikhasevich's brow.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Mikhasevich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Mikhasevich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mikhasevich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mikhasevich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martinez walks away with a smile on his face. Mikhasevich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Mikhasevich with a poor takedown
and Martinez counters by clinching up.
Martinez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mikhasevich's face.
It looks like Gennady Mikhasevich has been cut.
Mikhasevich trying to control the position but instead, Martinez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mikhasevich into the cage.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mikhasevich.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Mikhasevich tries to pull guard but Martinez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jackson Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennady Mikhasevich.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Mikhasevich is blocking nicely.
Mikhasevich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martinez is defending well.
Mikhasevich is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mikhasevich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez working Mikhasevich over with knees to the body.
Mikhasevich looks winded!
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Mikhasevich shrugs off.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martinez scores a nice knee to the body.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Mikhasevich 's eye.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Mikhasevich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martinez has Mikhasevich pushed against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martinez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mikhasevich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Martinez scores a nice knee to the body.
Mikhasevich takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mikhasevich wants to take the fight to the mat but Martinez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Mikhasevich wants to take the fight to the mat but Martinez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gennady Mikhasevich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martinez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mikhasevich can do to turn this around?
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez scores a nice knee to the body.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mikhasevich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Mikhasevich is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands a good knee to the midsection. Mikhasevich won't want to take too many of those.
Martinez landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mikhasevich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martinez avoiding damage.
Mikhasevich blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Mikhasevich shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez stalling.
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martinez scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Mikhasevich 's eye.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Mikhasevich's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinez.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Mikhasevich's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a knee to the head.
Martinez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez with a knee to the head.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Martinez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Mikhasevich's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez effectively controlling the action here.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mikhasevich's defenses.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mikhasevich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinez.
Martinez landing knees to the head.
Mikhasevich is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mikhasevich looking for a takedown.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Martinez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gennady Mikhasevich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Martinez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Mikhasevich's front leg but catches the back leg as Mikhasevich tries to avoid it.
Mikhasevich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martinez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martinez lands with a nice body kick.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Martinez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've been told by Martinez's head coaches at Sensei Sens's & co. Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mikhasevich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mikhasevich has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mikhasevich is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez throws a quick head kick that knocks Mikhasevich silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Martinez is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jackson Martinez!
Gennady Mikhasevich spoke after the fight, saying 'Vittupillu ja puukenkä!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonothan Kuhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sadness. Kuhula has chosen Native Drums from the South Pacific as his entrance music. Tonothan Kuhula will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonothan Kuhula!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuhula throws a hook but Faria blocks it.
Kuhula swats away the attempt to clinch by Faria.
Faria tries to clinch up
enabling Kuhula to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Abbe Faria has been cut.
Faria wants to clinch
and Kuhula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Faria tries to clinch but Kuhula is having none of it.
Faria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuhula.
Nice shot by Kuhula.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kuhula has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
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!
Kuhula throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuhula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Faria lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuhula has had enough of the clinch but Faria keeps him there for the moment.
Kuhula can't break the clinch.
Faria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Faria.
Kuhula looks winded!
Faria lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Tonothan Kuhula has been cut.
Faria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Faria landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Faria lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faria.
Faria tries to work over Kuhula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faria lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Faria.
Faria lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuhula won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Faria - that landed with a thud.
Faria with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Faria.
Faria scores with a hook to the body.
Faria pushes Kuhula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Faria.
Faria misses with a punch to the body.
Faria scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Faria lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Faria.
That has opened up Tonothan Kuhula's cut even more.
Faria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faria can't find room to land a body shot as Kuhula controls the action.
Faria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faria misses with a punch to the body.
Kuhula is trying to break the clinch but Faria is controlling him.
Faria lands a knee to the body.
Faria works on Kuhula's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Faria.
A short right from Faria.
Faria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faria is leaning against Kuhula and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Faria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kuhula blocks a body shot from Faria.
A body shot lands from Faria.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Faria.
Faria using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuhula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faria is working Kuhula over against the cage.
Kuhula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Faria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Faria.
Faria lands a nice knee to the body.
Faria struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuhula controls his hands.
Faria drops Kuhula with a big knee straight up the middle! Kuhula is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kuhula is rocked!
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuhula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuhula is still on wobbly legs! Can Faria finish him?
Faria closes the distance and clinches.
Faria is working Kuhula over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Faria.
Tonothan Kuhula's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kuhula's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faria lands a big knee to the head and Kuhula goes down! Faria pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abbe Faria!
During a confident post fight interview, Abbe Faria thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sorbinian Potasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sorbinian Potasu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta fails to land the takedown.
Juntta fails with the takedown
and Potasu counters with a crisp one two that drops Juntta! Potasu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Juntta to his feet! Juntta is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potasu lands a big right hand that sends Juntta crashing to the mat! Potasu stays standing though and waves Juntta back to his feet!
Juntta is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Juntta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntta fails with a takedown attempt.
Potasu stuffs the takedown attempt from Juntta. Juntta gets slowly back to his feet.
Juntta shoots for a double leg takedown but Potasu sprawls well. He's pushed Juntta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Potasu slaps away a takedown attempt from Juntta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jari Juntta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potasu thows a body shot but no joy.
Juntta dives in for a single leg takedown but Potasu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Potasu breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Potasu misses.
Juntta looks for a takedown but Potasu sprawls well.
Juntta slips under a jab from Potasu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juntta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Potasu defends well and Juntta ends up having to push Potasu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Potasu is trying to force a seperation but Juntta has the dominant position.
Potasu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Juntta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Potasu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Juntta. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Potasu prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Potasu.
Juntta lands a takedown into guard.
Potasu pulls Juntta in close to prevent any damage.
Potasu keeping moving, preventing Juntta from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potasu looking to control.
Juntta throws a strike but Potasu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Juntta working a defensive guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potasu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Juntta will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potasu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Juntta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sorbinian Potasu.
Potasu stuffs the takedown.
Juntta looks for a takedown but Potasu sprawls well.
A left lands for Potasu.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potasu sprawls well. Potasu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Juntta gets slowly back to his feet.
Juntta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potasu counters with a crisp one two that drops Juntta! Potasu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Juntta to his feet! Juntta is in big trouble!
Oh Juntta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potasu circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Juntta to the canvas! Juntta doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Potasu keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sorbinian Potasu!
Sorbinian Potasu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Ascanio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niila Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ascanio's entrance music is Otis Taylor / Ten Million Slaves. A fine choice. 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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181 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Ascanio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niila Joikhaaja!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joikhaaja shoots in and drives through. Ascanio sprawls well.
Ascanio scores with a punch to the head.
Joikhaaja dives in and grabs Ascanio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ascanio pushes down on Joikhaaja's head and hops out.
Joikhaaja shoots for a takedown but Ascanio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dante Ascanio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niila Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja fails with the takedown
and Ascanio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Niila Joikhaaja has been cut.
Joikhaaja has his takedown stuffed
and Ascanio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joikhaaja shoots and misses
and Ascanio counters with a right hand to the body.
Ascanio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joikhaaja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ascanio as he jumps to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joikhaaja is defended easily by Ascanio.
Joikhaaja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ascanio defends well and Joikhaaja ends up having to push Ascanio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Joikhaaja is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ascanio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja fails to pull guard.
Joikhaaja jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ascanio walks away with a smile on his face. Joikhaaja gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joikhaaja takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Niila Joikhaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joikhaaja looks for a takedown but Ascanio sprawls well.
Ascanio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joikhaaja in his tracks.
Joikhaaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ascanio pinned against the cage. Ascanio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joikhaaja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joikhaaja looks winded!
Ascanio punishes Joikhaaja's body with a nice straight punch.
Ascanio moves into range and clinches up with Joikhaaja.
Ascanio scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joikhaaja tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ascanio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joikhaaja tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ascanio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja jumps guard but Ascanio stands there with Joikhaaja around his waist. Joikhaaja gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ascanio lands a shot to the body.
Joikhaaja tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ascanio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ascanio lands an uppercut.
Joikhaaja has Ascanio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ascanio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joikhaaja is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ascanio is defending well.
Joikhaaja's coach down at IMMA Gym of ASS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Joikhaaja's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ascanio scores with a shoulder strike.
Joikhaaja is rocked!
Ascanio is leaning against Joikhaaja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ascanio lands with a right to the head.
Joikhaaja is still on wobbly legs! Can Ascanio finish him?
Ascanio effectively controlling the action here.
Joikhaaja is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ascanio to keep the fight standing.
Joikhaaja is trying to pull guard but Ascanio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joikhaaja seems to have recovered his senses.
Ascanio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ascanio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joikhaaja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ascanio smiles and moves away.
Ascanio lands a nice hook to Joikhaaja's body. Joikhaaja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio connects with a looping right hand.
Ascanio throws a shot to the body.
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ascanio is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Joikhaaja hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dante Ascanio!
A relieved looking Dante Ascanio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Korva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altemio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Wanna Fuck You In The Ass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jorma Korva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Korva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Altemio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korva just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Korva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Altemio Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Korva is having none of it.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez prevents Korva from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Korva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like Sanchez might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Korva has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korva keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez trying to control but Korva is working from the bottom.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Korva keeps moving.
Korva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez distracts Korva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez trying to control but Korva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korva trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Korva blocks nicely.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Korva.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses. Korva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Korva!
Sanchez managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korva preventing the sweep.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez looking for a triangle here. Korva is fighting it but it looks tight! Sanchez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Korva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Altemio Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Altemio Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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