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MMA Helsinki - 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Aspenia (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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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draugovich Ii moves away from the strike by Aspenia.
Draugovich Ii gets a double leg takedown into Aspenia's guard.
Draugovich Ii throws a strike but Aspenia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aspenia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draugovich Ii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Draugovich Ii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aspenia is one step ahead there.
Aspenia is looking to work some ground and pound but Draugovich Ii has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aspenia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aspenia throwing strikes from guard but Draugovich Ii blocks nicely.
Aspenia won't allow Draugovich Ii to sweep him here.
Aspenia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Draugovich Ii's guard.
Draugovich Ii pulls Aspenia in close to his closed guard and prevents Aspenia from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia wants to stand and escape but instead Draugovich Ii has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Draugovich Ii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aspenia is keeping the position for now.
Draugovich Ii is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aspenia has Draugovich Ii pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Draugovich Ii throws a low kick but Aspenia moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Aspenia misses.
Aspenia tries to clinch up but Draugovich Ii circles away and keeps his distance.
Aspenia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aspenia shoots for a double leg takedown but Draugovich Ii sprawls well. He's pushed Aspenia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Draugovich Ii with that takedown attempt.
Aspenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Aspenia swinging wildly here.
Draugovich Ii gets caught napping as Aspenia dives in and scores a takedown. Draugovich Ii manages to retain guard.
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!
Draugovich Ii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia wants to get up but he can't break Draugovich Ii's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Draugovich Ii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aspenia wants to stand and escape but instead Draugovich Ii has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Draugovich Ii throws a big elbow that misses.
Draugovich Ii stands up over Aspenia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aspenia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Draugovich Ii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aspenia working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii prevents Aspenia from getting back to his feet.
Aspenia looking to control.
Draugovich Ii stands up over Aspenia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aspenia keeping moving, preventing Draugovich Ii from controlling successfully.
Draugovich Ii throws a big elbow that misses.
Draugovich Ii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aspenia wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aspenia pushes Draugovich Ii off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Draugovich Ii misses with a body shot.
Aspenia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grigori Draugovich Ii will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Draugovich Ii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Draugovich Ii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aspenia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aspenia tries to close the distance and clinch but Draugovich Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aspenia tries to clinch there but Draugovich Ii circles away.
Aspenia wants to clinch.
Draugovich Ii lands with an overhand left.
Aspenia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Draugovich Ii closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Aspenia quickly recovers to half guard.
Draugovich Ii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draugovich Ii seems to be working for a kimura but Aspenia defends the submission attempt.
Draugovich Ii is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii throwing shots but Aspenia is blocking nicely.
Aspenia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draugovich Ii trying to control the action but Aspenia is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aspenia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aspenia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aspenia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Draugovich Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Aspenia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii wants to pass the guard but Aspenia is keeping the position.
Aspenia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draugovich Ii seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Draugovich Ii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Draugovich Ii looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii throws a big right hand that misses.
Aspenia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aspenia fails with the takedown
and Draugovich Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draugovich Ii lands a nice hook to Aspenia's body. Aspenia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kato Aspenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draugovich Ii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Draugovich Ii slows the pace down.
Draugovich Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aspenia keeps working.
Grigori Draugovich Ii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draugovich Ii throws an elbow but Aspenia slips to the side and avoids it well.
Draugovich Ii tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aspenia is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Draugovich Ii is controlling him well.
Draugovich Ii wants to control but Aspenia is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draugovich Ii working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aspenia is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Draugovich Ii dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Draugovich Ii shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aspenia as he jumps to the side.
Draugovich Ii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Draugovich Ii.
Aspenia fails with a takedown attempt.
Draugovich Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
Aspenia has closed the distance and engaged Draugovich Ii in a clinch.
Draugovich Ii drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aspenia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Draugovich Ii throws a low kick, looking for Aspenia's leg but Aspenia calmly moves out of range.
Aspenia swinging wildly here.
Aspenia has closed the distance and engaged Draugovich Ii in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspenia.
Draugovich Ii tries for a takedown but Aspenia manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Draugovich Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draugovich Ii keeps control of Aspenia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Draugovich Ii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draugovich Ii pinned against the cage. Draugovich Ii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draugovich Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
Aspenia fails to land the takedown.
Aspenia misses with a few strikes there.
Draugovich Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Aspenia tried to score with a low kick but Draugovich Ii checks it.
Aspenia tries to clinch but Draugovich Ii moves away
and Draugovich Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Draugovich Ii. Those never looked like landing.
Aspenia shoots and misses
and Draugovich Ii counters with a takedown into side control.
Aspenia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Aspenia is trying to buck Draugovich Ii off.
Draugovich Ii trying to control the position but Aspenia is working away.
Aspenia taking a bit of punishment here - Draugovich Ii scoring with strikes.
Draugovich Ii is chipping away with strikes.
Draugovich Ii 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.
Draugovich Ii has an Americana. Aspenia didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Draugovich Ii is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Draugovich Ii hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Grigori Draugovich Ii!
A victorious Grigori Draugovich Ii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patt Magroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Lindgraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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130 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Patt Magroin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mats Lindgraf!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magroin looks to land a combination but Lindgraf avoids it well.
Magroin throws a shot to the body.
Magroin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magroin throws a hook to the side of Lindgraf's head but Lindgraf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magroin dips to his left and cracks Lindgraf with an uppercut!
Lindgraf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lindgraf is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Magroin. Those never looked like landing.
Lindgraf is still on wobbly legs! Can Magroin finish him?
Some wild striking there from Magroin.
We've been hearing reports that Magroin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lindgraf fails with a takedown attempt.
Lindgraf has a takedown stuffed.
Magroin misses with a series of wild punches.
Lindgraf goes for a double leg but Magroin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Magroin continues to drive forward.
Lindgraf seems to have recovered his senses.
Patt Magroin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mats Lindgraf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magroin tries to break free but Lindgraf pushes him back against the cage.
Magroin has had enough of the clinch but Lindgraf keeps him there for the moment.
Lindgraf keeps control of Magroin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lindgraf prevents Magroin from breaking the clinch.
Lindgraf keeps control of Magroin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magroin prevents the takedown attempt.
Magroin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lindgraf keeps control of Magroin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magroin tries to break free but Lindgraf pushes him back against the cage.
Magroin wants to get back to striking at distance but Lindgraf won't allow it.
Lindgraf changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Magroin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lindgraf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgraf shoots in for a takedown but Magroin shows good takedown defense.
Magroin throws a sloppy body shot
and Lindgraf counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindgraf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Magroin defends it well.
Magroin is looking to escape.
Lindgraf is trying to control. Magroin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magroin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lindgraf.
Lindgraf performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgraf works his way into side control.
Lindgraf tries to advance to mount but Magroin denies him.
Lindgraf in side control, throwing shots but Magroin defends.
Lindgraf thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lindgraf has an Americana. Magroin didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lindgraf is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lindgraf hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mats Lindgraf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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140 lbs
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130 lbs
31 - 52 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 52 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Jag blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jag wants to clinch.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jag.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradley.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bradley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bradley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bradley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jag.
Jag tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Jag ducks down to avoid it.
Gus Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley tries to clinch up.
Jag tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
Jag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jag takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jag tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley throws a low kick, looking for Jag's leg but Jag calmly moves out of range.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jag moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradley. That's going to slow Jag down.
Bradley fakes the leg kick and cracks Jag in the body.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bradley! Jag is out on his feet! Bradley rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jag is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jag is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus Bradley!
A very excited looking Gus Bradley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleksandr Matviyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ari Sotaheimo 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Sotaheimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleksandr Matviyko!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matviyko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sotaheimo pinned against the cage. Sotaheimo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matviyko rushes Sotaheimo and presses him up against the cage.
Sotaheimo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sotaheimo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matviyko blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotaheimo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo is pushing Matviyko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sotaheimo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matviyko avoids it.
I was talking to Sotaheimo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sotaheimo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matviyko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee to the head.
Matviyko blocks the elbow strike.
Matviyko avoiding damage as Sotaheimo throws knees to the body.
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matviyko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matviyko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sotaheimo walks away with a smile on his face. Matviyko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matviyko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sotaheimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matviyko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oleksandr Matviyko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotaheimo tries to clinch up but Matviyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Sotaheimo has managed to clinch.
Sotaheimo working Matviyko over with knees to the body.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but Matviyko blocks with his arms.
Sotaheimo tries to land knees in the clinch but Matviyko avoids the damage to the body.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but Matviyko blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matviyko slowing the pace effectively.
Sotaheimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matviyko breaks the clinch.
Matviyko dives in for a single leg takedown but Sotaheimo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ari Sotaheimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleksandr Matviyko.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but Matviyko blocks it.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
Sotaheimo stops a takedown attempt from Matviyko.
Sotaheimo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matviyko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but Matviyko blocks with his arms.
Matviyko fails to pull guard.
Sotaheimo with a knee to the head.
Matviyko wants a takedown but no success here.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the body.
Sotaheimo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Matviyko is blocking nicely.
Matviyko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but Matviyko blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sotaheimo scores a nice knee to the body.
Sotaheimo connects with a knee to the head.
Matviyko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matviyko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sotaheimo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Sotaheimo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sotaheimo looks to throw the jab but Matviyko is out of range.
Nice jab there from Matviyko.
Matviyko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sotaheimo moves into the clinch.
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matviyko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matviyko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sotaheimo smiles and moves away.
Matviyko avoids a kick to the body.
Sotaheimo closes the distance and clinches.
Sotaheimo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Oleksandr Matviyko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotaheimo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ari Sotaheimo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matviyko is breathing heavily.
Sotaheimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matviyko is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matviyko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but Matviyko blocks it.
Sotaheimo has Matviyko pushed against the cage.
Matviyko tries to pull guard but Sotaheimo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sotaheimo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Sotaheimo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matviyko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sotaheimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sotaheimo missing with knees to the body.
Sotaheimo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matviyko wants a takedown.
Ari Sotaheimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleksandr Matviyko.
Sotaheimo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Matviyko is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sotaheimo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matviyko avoids a wild elbow strike from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but Matviyko blocks it.
Sotaheimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matviyko is defending well for now.
Sotaheimo trying to land knees to the body.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matviyko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matviyko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sotaheimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matviyko avoiding damage as Sotaheimo throws knees to the body.
Sotaheimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matviyko.
Sotaheimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matviyko.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matviyko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sotaheimo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matviyko managing to block the knees to the body from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo is stalling here.
Sotaheimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sotaheimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matviyko can do to turn this around?
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matviyko avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but Matviyko blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotaheimo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matviyko is trying to pull guard but Sotaheimo has him pressed against the cage.
Sotaheimo lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Sotaheimo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oleksandr Matviyko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sotaheimo rushes Matviyko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sotaheimo landing knees to the head.
Sotaheimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matviyko's face.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee strike.
Matviyko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sotaheimo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sotaheimo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sotaheimo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sotaheimo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sotaheimo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sotaheimo lands an elbow just above Matviyko 's eye.
Matviyko tries to pull guard but Sotaheimo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Matviyko tries to pull guard but Sotaheimo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ari Sotaheimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleksandr Matviyko.
Matviyko has Sotaheimo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sotaheimo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sotaheimo looking to throw knees to the head but Matviyko is blocking nicely.
Matviyko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sotaheimo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matviyko goes for a takedown attempt but Sotaheimo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Matviyko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sotaheimo misses with an uppercut.
Matviyko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sotaheimo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matviyko.
Ari Sotaheimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo misses with a double jab.
Matviyko shoots for a double leg takedown but Sotaheimo sprawls well. He's pushed Matviyko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matviyko shoots in looking for a takedown. Sotaheimo tries to sprawl out of it but Matviyko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sotaheimo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sotaheimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Matviyko.
Matviyko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matviyko tries to clinch up.
Sotaheimo clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotaheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matviyko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sotaheimo tries to land a knee to the head but Matviyko blocks with his arms.
Sotaheimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matviyko is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sotaheimo scores with a knee to the head.
Matviyko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sotaheimo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sotaheimo tries to land knees in the clinch but Matviyko avoids the damage to the body.
Sotaheimo trying to land knees to the body.
Sotaheimo misses with a knee to the head.
Sotaheimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matviyko is defending well for now.
Matviyko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sotaheimo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for Matviyko with that takedown attempt.
Ari Sotaheimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matviyko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sotaheimo is fending him off so far but Matviyko persists. Nope, Sotaheimo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sotaheimo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matviyko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sotaheimo leaves Matviyko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sotaheimo leaves Matviyko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oleksandr Matviyko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matviyko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sotaheimo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Sotaheimo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matviyko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matviyko lands a glancing blow to the side of Sotaheimo's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Sotaheimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sotaheimo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Sotaheimo!
Our winner, Ari Sotaheimo, 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.
In defeat, Oleksandr Matviyko stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ari Sotaheimo is a good fighter. I gave my best effort.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Terbaik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seal - Whirlpool. Terbaik has chosen I Want to Conquer the World - Bad Religion as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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21
188 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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184 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Terbaik!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terbaik throws a shot to the body.
Wilson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Terbaik defends well and Wilson ends up having to push Terbaik into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Terbaik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Terbaik.
It looks like Tyler Wilson has been cut.
Terbaik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've been told by Wilson's head coaches at The Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terbaik.
Terbaik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terbaik throws a leg kick but Wilson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilson looks to clinch
and Terbaik counters with a nice uppercut.
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses.
Terbaik checks a low kick from Wilson.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wilson misses with a hook. Terbaik ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terbaik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Terbaik but Terbaik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Terbaik throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Yang Terbaik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Terbaik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Terbaik's coach down at Nordic Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Terbaik's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Terbaik.
The crowd cheers as Terbaik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Tyler Wilson's cut is getting worse.
Terbaik blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terbaik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wilson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sloppy strikes from Terbaik. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik connects with a solid leg kick.
Terbaik cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Terbaik has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wilson to stand back up!
Wilson is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Terbaik.
Terbaik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Terbaik.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Terbaik - that will leave a mark!
Terbaik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Terbaik tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Terbaik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilson's calf.
Terbaik lands a nice shot that snaps Wilson's head back.
Tyler Wilson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Terbaik throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Wilson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yang Terbaik!
Yang Terbaik managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing , into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Tyler Wilson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I really needed to win this.. Im sorry guys.. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flight of the Valkyries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryan moves away.
Bryan ducks under a wild hook from Kenji.
Bryan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kenji is trying to get back to full guard.
Kenji keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kenji is looking to control Bryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kenji avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kurokawa Kenji wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bryan throws a head kick that misses.
Bryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kenji takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Daniel Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenji throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Daniel Bryan has been cut.
Bryan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bryan misses with a body shot
and Kenji counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenji scores with a jab to the body.
Bryan lands with an overhand left.
Kurokawa Kenji's cut is getting worse.
Bryan avoids the head kick by Kenji.
Bryan fakes the body blow, causing Kenji to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Kenji goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Bryan!
Daniel Bryan is the new middleweight champion!
Daniel Bryan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'YES! YES! YES!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecker has chosen The Ultimate Warrior as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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30
135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Hecker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hecker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brooks on his heels. He'll look to pass Brooks's guard now, I'm sure.
Hecker trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hecker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brooks manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hecker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brooks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brooks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hecker looking to control.
Hecker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brooks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker trying to control the position.
Hecker is controlling Brooks's posture.
Hecker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brooks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hecker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brooks forces his way into half guard.
Brooks seems to be working for a kimura but Hecker defends the submission attempt.
Hecker trying to control but Brooks postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brooks in particular looking to stall.
Hecker actively working from the bottom here.
Hecker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
Hecker trying to control but Brooks postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brooks connects with a nice short shot to Hecker's temple.
Hecker looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks passes to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hecker is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks prevents Hecker from escaping the position.
Brooks is staying tight to Hecker's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Brooks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hecker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brooks trying to control the position but Hecker is working away.
Hecker tries to improve position but can't.
Brooks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hecker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brooks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hecker tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hecker tries to improve position but can't.
Hecker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hecker is looking for a sweep.
Hecker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hecker struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hecker is looking to reverse the position.
Brooks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hecker struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Hecker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brooks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hecker avoids it really well and circles away.
Hecker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hecker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hecker is working away from the top position though.
Hecker seems to be looking for submissions.
Jeff Hecker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brooks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hecker pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hecker seems to be looking for submissions.
Ground and pound from Hecker.
Brooks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hecker connects with a nice short shot to Brooks's temple.
Hecker is pressing down on Brooks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brooks is holding on for now.
Brooks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hecker pulls his head out easily.
Brooks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hecker.
Hecker tries to pass to full mount but Brooks defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecker trying to control from Brooks's half guard. Brooks has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hecker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hecker trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Hecker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hecker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brooks looking for a guillotine here but Hecker defends easily.
Hecker wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
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!
Hecker looking to pass the guard.
Hecker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hecker throwing strikes but missing.
Hecker wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hecker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brooks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hecker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hecker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hecker tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hecker throws a strike but Brooks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hecker controls Brooks momentarily but Brooks frees himself.
Hecker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brooks 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 Hecker.
Hecker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Hecker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hecker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hecker is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hecker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hecker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brooks is trying to control but can't.
Hecker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hecker prevents Brooks from improving his position.
Hecker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hecker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hecker wants to work for an arm triangle but Brooks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brooks trying to hold on to Hecker's head to control him but Hecker postures up.
Brooks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks looking for a guillotine here but Hecker defends easily.
Hecker trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Hecker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brooks is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hecker, into his guard.
Brooks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brooks tries to free his leg and advance position but Hecker is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brooks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hecker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooks has managed to get both his arms back between Hecker's legs - danger averted.
Hecker has his foot on Brooks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brooks works his way back into a safe position though.
Hecker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hecker working a defensive guard here.
Hecker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brooks advances to half guard.
Brooks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks is working for a kimura but Hecker is defending it quite comfortably.
Brooks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker looking for subs from the bottom but Brooks mounts him!
Hecker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hecker looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks is trying to work for a kimura but Hecker is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hecker missing with punches from the bottom.
Hecker is looking to control Brooks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hecker avoid being mounted?
Hecker is refusing to be controlled, as Brooks sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks prevents Hecker from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Hecker.
Well Hecker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Hecker!
Jeff Hecker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Tyler Brooks had this to say: ' '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Barbarossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Barbarossa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakkipylly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kakkipylly staying out of range there.
Kakkipylly slips a jab from Barbarossa.
Kakkipylly staying out of range there.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up.
Barbarossa throws a shot from downtown. Kakkipylly moves away and avoids it.
Kakkipylly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barbarossa.
It looks like Pikku Kakkipylly has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Kakkipylly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Kakkipylly scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbarossa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbarossa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbarossa misses with a wild combination.
Kakkipylly moves out of range as Barbarossa strikes.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch.
Frederick Barbarossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakkipylly fakes the leg kick and cracks Barbarossa in the body.
Barbarossa throws a nice looking combination but Kakkipylly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbarossa tries to land a leg kick but Kakkipylly saw it coming and moves away.
Barbarossa blocks a head kick by Kakkipylly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarossa misses with a double jab.
Kakkipylly clinches up against the cage.
Barbarossa avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Kakkipylly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbarossa is defending well for now.
Barbarossa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
Kakkipylly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbarossa avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Kakkipylly.
Barbarossa is working Kakkipylly over against the cage.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it misses.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbarossa's brow.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barbarossa tries a body shot but Kakkipylly blocks it.
A body shot lands from Barbarossa.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbarossa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kakkipylly pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbarossa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakkipylly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakkipylly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbarossa connects with a crisp jab.
Barbarossa misses with a looping left.
Kakkipylly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbarossa swings widly with a right hand
and Kakkipylly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barbarossa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Kakkipylly avoids them all with ease.
Kakkipylly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kakkipylly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick but Barbarossa moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa misses with a kick to the body.
Kakkipylly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kakkipylly looks for the body kick but Barbarossa saw that one coming.
Barbarossa throws a series of punches but Kakkipylly moves out of range.
Barbarossa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kakkipylly.
Barbarossa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly moves away from the strike by Barbarossa.
Kakkipylly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbarossa throws a hook to the side of Kakkipylly's head but Kakkipylly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kakkipylly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbarossa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakkipylly was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa throws the left hand but Kakkipylly avoids the punch easily.
Barbarossa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kakkipylly.
Barbarossa misses with a straight left.
Barbarossa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kakkipylly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbarossa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbarossa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbarossa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kakkipylly checks it well.
Barbarossa misses with a two punch combination.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up
and Barbarossa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbarossa avoids the head kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly slips under a jab.
Kakkipylly tries to land a front kick but Barbarossa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakkipylly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barbarossa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbarossa drops Kakkipylly with a huge uppercut! Kakkipylly drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Barbarossa is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederick Barbarossa!
After the big win, Frederick Barbarossa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight (Everything 7$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Rashid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Highlight Reel. Kerjalainen has chosen krolithika as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kerjalainen looks to land a right hand but al Rashid moved out of range.
We've been hearing reports that al Rashid has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
al Rashid cracks Kerjalainen with a good jab.
al Rashid lands with a nice body punch.
al Rashid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerjalainen's calf.
Kerjalainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Rashid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kerjalainen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kerjalainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
al Rashid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerjalainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by al Rashid. al Rashid obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Rashid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kerjalainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Rashid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al Rashid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Rashid misses with a wild body shot.
al Rashid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerjalainen's calf.
Kerjalainen blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to land a leg kick but Kerjalainen saw it coming and moves away.
al Rashid is looking to slow Kerjalainen down with leg kicks.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook. al Rashid ducked under it nicely.
al Rashid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al Rashid forces Kerjalainen back against the cage and clinches.
al Rashid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid misses with the head strike.
al Rashid blocks a body shot from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
al Rashid pushes Kerjalainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerjalainen controls his hands.
Kerjalainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen lands a hook that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
al Rashid takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen misses with a body punch.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
al Rashid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerjalainen controls his hands.
Kerjalainen lands with a light punch inside.
Kerjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Kerjalainen's coach down at Muayfit MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kerjalainen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerjalainen controls his hands.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerjalainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Kerjalainen controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Kerjalainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen lands with a short shot to the head.
al Rashid is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Oh al Rashid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
al Rashid swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid tries to throw a body punch but Kerjalainen avoids it by throwing al Rashid back against the cage.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from al Rashid fails to land.
A shot in the inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen looks winded!
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen tries to work over al Rashid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from al Rashid as the two fighters clinch.
al Rashid is leaning against Kerjalainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kareem al Rashid will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body punch from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerjalainen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and al Rashid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen misses with a looping right.
al Rashid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kerjalainen - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by al Rashid.
al Rashid connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Kerjalainen to the floor! al Rashid dives in looking for the finish!
Kerjalainen is rocked!
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
al Rashid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kerjalainen is still in real trouble! Can al Rashid finish him?
al Rashid is working for a submission of some sort.
al Rashid is looking for a kimura but Kerjalainen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for al Rashid to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid is looking for a kimura but Kerjalainen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for al Rashid to get the leverage.
Kerjalainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerjalainen is defending against the submission attempts here by al Rashid.
al Rashid is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kerjalainen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kerjalainen is concentrating on defense, preventing al Rashid from advancing position.
al Rashid seems to be looking for submissions.
Kerjalainen is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen is defending against the submission attempts here by al Rashid.
al Rashid is trying to work for a kimura but Kerjalainen is defending well.
Kerjalainen trying to control but al Rashid postures up.
Kerjalainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. al Rashid manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Rashid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
al Rashid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kerjalainen content to stall in guard here.
al Rashid throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kerjalainen uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to buck Kerjalainen off but Kerjalainen is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
al Rashid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerjalainen circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid slips under a jab from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid misses with a low kick.
Kareem al Rashid is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerjalainen misses with a right hand
and al Rashid counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by al Rashid.
al Rashid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid tries to clinch up but Kerjalainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kerjalainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
al Rashid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kerjalainen's sensitive parts.
Kerjalainen moves out of range of the body kick from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and al Rashid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kerjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Rashid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid wants a takedown but no success here.
al Rashid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kerjalainen.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid tries to throw a body punch but Kerjalainen avoids it by throwing al Rashid back against the cage.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen stops a takedown attempt from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
al Rashid presses Kerjalainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerjalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Rashid can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kareem al Rashid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kerjalainen's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerjalainen.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen gets through al Rashid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Kerjalainen.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen lands a hook that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
al Rashid lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a left to the head.
Kerjalainen blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerjalainen tries to work over al Rashid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from al Rashid on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid blocking some punches.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Kerjalainen controls the action.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid works on Kerjalainen's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Rashid.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for al Rashid.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from al Rashid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
al Rashid lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Rashid lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Rashid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Kerjalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kerjalainen on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kerjalainen takes a swing at al Rashid's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from al Rashid misses the target.
Kerjalainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerjalainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerjalainen throws the kick towards the body but al Rashid avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from al Rashid.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kerjalainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
al Rashid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Rashid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
al Rashid presses Kerjalainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Rashid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
al Rashid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerjalainen's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen gets through al Rashid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerjalainens head.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen lands with a right to the head.
al Rashid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
A nice left hand lands by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen prevents the takedown attempt.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid tries to work over Kerjalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Rashid is trying to drag Kerjalainen to the mat but Kerjalainen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
A short right from al Rashid on the inside.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Rashid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kerjalainen takes a shot to the head.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen dips a shoulder and cracks al Rashid with a mighty uppercut! al Rashid falls back against the cage and Kerjalainen unloads with a barrage of strikes! al Rashid is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kerjalainen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Keijo Kerjalainen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Koponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Barnes 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Koponen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koponen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
A head kick misses from Koponen.
Koponen throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Koponen only half commits.
Koponen dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Koponen lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
It looks like Abel Koponen has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Koponen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
Barnes landing 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!
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Koponen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koponen is rocked!
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Koponen is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Koponen blocks it.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koponen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Koponen with a big uppercut! Koponen tries to clinch up but Barnes pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Koponen to the mat! Koponen covers up and Barnes unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Barnes!
Ben Barnes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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