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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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199 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Savage!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mason digs a good hook to Savage's body.
Savage is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Savage tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mason feints and then cracks Savage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savage down.
Mason buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Savage avoids the body shot from Mason.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
Savage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
We've been informed that Savage has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Savage misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from Mason lands.
It looks like Rocky Savage has been cut.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Savage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Savage tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Mason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mason.
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Mason connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason thuds his right hand into Savage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dean Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Savage is rocked!
Savage rushes Mason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mason looking to stall.
Savage fails to pull guard.
Dean Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Savage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Savage.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mason lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Savage or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savage misses the body punch
and Mason counters with a crisp right hand that drops Savage! Mason lets Savage back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Mason misses the target.
Savage takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
Savage looks winded!
Mason swinging wildly here.
Savage throws a counter combo.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Rocky Savage's cut even more.
Mason pushes Savage away with a front kick.
Savage tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason tests Savage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mason feints a jab and as Savage dips his head, Mason unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Savage right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Savage falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Mason smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dean Mason!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Obuhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Weeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marek Weeill struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Weeill!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov clinches.
Weeill looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Weeill missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Weeill 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.
Obuhov has picked Weeill up - he's going for a ride! Obuhov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Obuhov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Weeill defends it well.
Weeill is staying active underneath Obuhov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Weeill won't allow Obuhov to pass to mount.
Obuhov wants to take a breather but Weeill is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov is trying for a kimura here. Weeill looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Obuhov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anton Obuhov!
During a confident post fight interview, Anton Obuhov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Toecutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for The Toecutter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Toecutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zachary Abrams!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toecutter throws a series of strikes that have Abrams backpedaling.
Toecutter shoots in looking for a takedown. Abrams tries to sprawl out of it but Toecutter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abrams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Abrams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abrams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Toecutter's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Abrams pushes down on Toecutter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Abrams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toecutter defending well though.
Abrams is controlling the pace.
Toecutter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abrams is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toecutter is just riding it out for now. Abrams eventually gives up the hold.
Abrams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toecutter defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abrams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Abrams wants to advance to full mount but Toecutter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Toecutter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Toecutter keeping moving, preventing Abrams from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Toecutter misses with a two punch combination.
Toecutter throws a right hand that Abrams ducks under and follows up with a left that Abrams also avoids with ease.
Toecutter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Toecutter duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toecutter.
Toecutter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abrams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toecutter.
Toecutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abrams circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Toecutter as he connects with a hook.
Toecutter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Toecutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Abrams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toecutter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abrams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Toecutter shoots in looking for a takedown. Abrams tries to sprawl out of it but Toecutter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abrams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Toecutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toecutter is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrams throws a series of punches but Toecutter moves out of range.
Toecutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abrams circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrams throws the left hand but Toecutter avoids the punch easily.
Toecutter is looking for a counter combo.
Toecutter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abrams eats them both and turns towards Toecutter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fighters circling - Abrams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toecutter throws a nice looking combination but Abrams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abrams looking to score a takedown here. Toecutter is defending well but Abrams drives through and ends up in Toecutter's guard.
Abrams wants to control from the top but Toecutter keeps moving.
Abrams tries to free his leg and advance position but Toecutter is retaining full guard.
Abrams stands up over Toecutter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abrams stays in close to Toecutter's body and controls the position.
Abrams trying to control but Toecutter is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Toecutter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toecutter lands the left hand.
Abrams clinches.
Abrams is pressed up against the cage. Toecutter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abrams down to the mat. Abrams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toecutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abrams takes one on the button.
Abrams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abrams moves into the clinch.
Abrams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toecutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Abrams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Toecutter.
Abrams throws a body punch but Toecutter moves out of range.
Abrams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Toecutter's guard.
Abrams passes Toecutter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toecutter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abrams working Toecutter over with strikes.
Abrams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Toecutter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Abrams wants to control but Toecutter is keeping him busy.
Abrams lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrams passes to full mount!
Abrams lands with some strikes.
Abrams postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Toecutter badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Abrams around the waist but Abrams pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Abrams is the winner by TKO! Abrams jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zachary Abrams!
During a confident post fight interview, Zachary Abrams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Devlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Devlon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armen Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Devlon shrugs off.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Manny Devlon has been cut.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Devlon 's eye.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Devlon blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrosyan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Devlon throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Devlon takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Devlon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Devlon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Manny Devlon's cut is getting worse.
Devlon is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside that Devlon shrugs off.
Devlon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Manny Devlon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan working aggressively here.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Devlon stalling in the clinch but Petrosyan improves position.
Devlon takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan blocking some punches.
Petrosyan scores a nice knee to the body.
Devlon can't break the clinch.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the head.
Devlon is rocked!
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Devlon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oh Devlon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Manny Devlon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Devlon! Petrosyan unloads with more strikes and Devlon sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armen Petrosyan!
A very excited looking Armen Petrosyan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ratimir Yenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergai Katanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yenin's entrance music is Apocalyptica - Enter Sand Man. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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140 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ratimir Yenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergai Katanov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katanov throws a chopping leg kick but Yenin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Katanov misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Yenin misses its target.
Yenin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katanov tries to bum rush Yenin with a series of wild strikes but Yenin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Yenin with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Katanov. Those never looked like landing.
Katanov misses the shot to the body.
Yenin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Katanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yenin.
Yenin checks a leg kick nicely.
Yenin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katanov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Katanov.
A combination from Katanov does no damage.
Katanov throws a wild body kick that Yenin sees coming a mile off.
Yenin feinted with a counter takedown.
Yenin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yenin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katanov.
Katanov lands with a shot to the body.
Yenin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Katanov throws a nice looking combination but Yenin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sergai Katanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katanov throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Katanov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yenin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Katanov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ratimir Yenin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Katanov blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Katanov.
Katanov lands with a nice body kick.
Yenin blocks a head kick by Katanov.
Yenin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Katanov misses with a kick to the body.
Katanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Yenin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yenin.
Yenin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Katanov prevents it.
Yenin manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katanov 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.
Katanov is continuing to stall.
Katanov wants to stand but Yenin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yenin is looking for a triangle but Katanov pushes his legs off easily.
Katanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Yenin is retaining full guard.
Yenin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Katanov tries to stand but Yenin is controlling from the bottom.
Yenin pulls Katanov in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yenin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Katanov advances to half guard.
Yenin moves into full guard.
Yenin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Katanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Katanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Katanov trying to control but Yenin is working from the bottom.
Katanov passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergai Katanov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Katanov misses with a few strikes there.
Yenin feinted with a counter takedown.
Katanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katanov looks to land a body kick but Yenin moved away.
Yenin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Katanov is looking to clinch but Yenin is avoiding it.
Yenin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Katanov! But no joy.
Katanov swinging wildly here.
It looked like Yenin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Katanov tries to clinch up but Yenin circles away and keeps his distance.
Yenin is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Katanov misses
and Yenin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yenin.
Yenin tries to pull guard but Katanov won't allow it.
Katanov missing with knees to the body.
Yenin successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yenin is looking to cinch up a triangle. Katanov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Yenin's body to avoid the submission. Yenin has instead reached around Katanov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Yenin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ratimir Yenin!
Ratimir Yenin made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Gromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromov comes to the cage accompanied by LITTLE BIG-PUBLIC ENEMY. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ennio Morricone - Rabbia E Tarantella kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mikhail Gromov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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215 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikhail Gromov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromov moves into the clinch.
Gromov is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gromov shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Gromov wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gromov tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Mikhail Gromov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Gromov.
Gromov moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie cracks Gromov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gromov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Gromov knows he should have avoided that one.
Gromov wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Gromov to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fabian Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Maryman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantinov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hell March. Boris Konstantinov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Maryman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maryman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Konstantinov can pounce on him.
Maryman walks into a jab.
It looks like Jack Maryman has been cut.
A head kick misses from Konstantinov.
Maryman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Konstantinov scores with a shot to the body.
Maryman's coach down at TooKewl for Regular Gyms was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maryman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Konstantinov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Konstantinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Konstantinov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Konstantinov connects with a body shot that sends Maryman's belly button to the back.
Konstantinov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Konstantinov scores with a leg kick.
Boris Konstantinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konstantinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Konstantinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maryman's sensitive parts.
Konstantinov scores with a jab to the head.
Maryman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov misses the shot to the body.
Maryman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Konstantinov sets himself, and Maryman steps forward looking for the clinch! Konstantinov avoids it this time.
Konstantinov connects with a jab.
That has opened up Jack Maryman's cut even more.
Konstantinov lands a head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Konstantinov.
Maryman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Konstantinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Maryman is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maryman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Konstantinov - the referee stops the clock and Maryman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Konstantinov. Maryman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Konstantinov connects with a crisp jab.
The cut above Jack Maryman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Konstantinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Konstantinov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maryman's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konstantinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maryman's hands.
Jack Maryman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Maryman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boris Konstantinov!
Boris Konstantinov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Babak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspar Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babak comes to the cage accompanied by Lose yourself - Eminem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kohler's choice of entrance music: Bang - Glass shattering song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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191 lbs
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196 lbs
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Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Babak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspar Kohler!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kohler manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kohler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kohler is looking for a triangle but Babak pushes his legs off easily.
Kohler has momentary wrist control but Babak slips an elbow through the middle.
Kohler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kohler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kohler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Kohler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babak is trying to get back to half guard.
Babak is working hard here to advance position.
Kohler goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Babak has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kohler but great work by Babak.
Kohler struggling a bit here.
Kohler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Babak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Babak throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kohler works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Babak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kohler has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Holding Cell. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kohler looking for submissions off his back.
Babak throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kohler to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babak postures up and lands a big shot to Kohler's brow.
Kohler working a defensive guard here.
Babak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Babak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kohler on the ground.
Babak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Babak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kohler working for a triangle but Babak defends it easily.
Babak trying to control but Kohler is working from the bottom.
Babak preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kohler controlling Babak's posture.
Babak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kohler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Babak has managed to get both his arms back between Kohler's legs - danger averted.
Babak has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kohler to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Babak is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kohler pulls down on the head and he's put Babak to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kaspar Kohler!
Kaspar Kohler opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
In defeat, Mohammed Babak stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am very impressed by Kaspars performance, but I will work my way up again, for sure.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions. 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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26
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Saari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman tries to land a front kick but Saari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Saari is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Coleman throws the left hand but Saari avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Coleman misses.
Coleman throws a front kick aimed at Saari's knee but Saari avoids it well.
Coleman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coleman gets tackled into the cage by Saari. Saari maintains the clinch.
A short left from Saari.
Saari struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari scores with a shot to the side of Coleman's head.
Saari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saari.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saari tries to work over Coleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleman's elbow.
Saari lands a nice uppercut.
Saari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saari lands an uppercut.
Saari working aggressively here.
Saari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saari lands with a short shot to the head.
Saari scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
Saari pushes Coleman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coleman looks winded!
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saari lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saari scores with a shot to the side of Coleman's head.
Nice body punch from Saari - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Saari.
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saari is leaning against Coleman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saari.
Saari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saari gets through Coleman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saari digs a right hand underneath Coleman's ribcage. Coleman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
Coleman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saari lands a hook that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Saari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Saari lands a hook that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saari avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman misses with the head strike.
Saari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saari lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
Coleman landing knees to the head.
Saari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colemans head.
A bit of stalling here from Saari.
Saari lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Saari.
Saari lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Saari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saari.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari has Coleman pressed against the cage.
Coleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saari lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Saari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saari.
Coleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Saari dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saari checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
Saari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coleman can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Saari.
Saari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.
A short uppercut from Saari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari is pushing Coleman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Saari working aggressively here.
Saari stalling against the cage.
Saari throws a head punch that misses.
Saari scores with a hook to the body.
Saari lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Saari.
Saari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aku Saari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saari lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Saari.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Saari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coleman tries to work over Saari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Saari fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saari scores with a shot to the side of Coleman's head.
A head punch on the inside from Saari fails to land.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Saari digs a right hand into Coleman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coleman's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Saari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari lands a left hand.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saari pushes Coleman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
It looks like Aku Saari has been cut.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari lands an uppercut.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Saari misses with some punches.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Saari.
Saari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coleman is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Saari finish him?
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.
A right handed body shot lands from Saari.
Saari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Saari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saari drops Coleman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Coleman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Saari creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Coleman drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aku Saari!
Aku Saari retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Aku Saari thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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