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NFC 53 Itaniemi vs Jokinen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Risto Ruskea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruskea comes to the cage accompanied by SMC Hoodrats. Reinikainen has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa as his entrance music. Kalle Reinikainen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Risto Ruskea's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Ruskea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruskea tries to clinch there but Reinikainen circles away.
Ruskea moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruskea swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Risto Ruskea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruskea.
A combination from Ruskea does no damage.
Ruskea throws a head kick that misses.
Ruskea throws a body punch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Ruskea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reinikainen throws a body punch but Ruskea moves out of range.
Reinikainen lands a jab to the head.
Reinikainen moves away from the strike by Ruskea.
Ruskea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruskea throws a lazy right hand but Reinikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruskea throws a solid leg kick but Reinikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruskea.
Reinikainen throws a right and a left that Ruskea avoids nicely.
Ruskea throws a sloppy head kick and Reinikainen moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruskea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Ruskea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruskea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reinikainen tries to bum rush Ruskea with a series of wild strikes but Ruskea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reinikainen avoids the head kick by Ruskea.
Ruskea looks to land a combination but Reinikainen avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruskea takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruskea misses with a head kick.
Ruskea throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruskea - that will leave a mark!
A head kick from Ruskea lands but Reinikainen takes it in his stride.
Ruskea clinches up against the cage.
Ruskea jumps into guard, dragging Reinikainen to the mat.
Ruskea is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Reinikainen dives into side control.
Ruskea is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruskea is trying to get back to his feet.
Reinikainen is staying tight to Ruskea's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Reinikainen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruskea has time to react.
Ruskea takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruskea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruskea throws a lazy right hand but Reinikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalle Reinikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruskea throws a nice head kick!
Ruskea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruskea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reinikainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reinikainen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruskea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Reinikainen.
Ruskea lands with a shot to the body.
Reinikainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reinikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Reinikainen misses the target.
Reinikainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruskea throws the left hand but Reinikainen avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruskea. Reinikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruskea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruskea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reinikainen lands with a straight right. Ruskea didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Ruskea.
Ruskea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reinikainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reinikainen throws a shot to the body.
Ruskea is breathing heavily.
Reinikainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Risto Ruskea has been cut.
Ruskea throws a head kick that misses.
Ruskea misses with a hook. Reinikainen ducked under it nicely.
Ruskea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reinikainen lands a big right hand that sends Ruskea crashing to the mat! Reinikainen stays standing though and waves Ruskea back to his feet!
Ruskea is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinikainen cracks Ruskea with a left hook right on the temple and Ruskea goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Reinikainen lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Ruskea is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Reinikainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (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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274 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cifer Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cifer Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Thai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cifer Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lou Cifer Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cifer Jr moves into the clinch.
Cifer Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Thai lands an elbow just above Cifer Jr 's eye.
It looks like Lou Cifer Jr has been cut.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Cifer Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thai has Cifer Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Cifer Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cifer Jr dodges an elbow strike from Thai.
Cifer Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cifer Jr clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cifer Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cifer Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Thai lands a big head kick that sends Cifer Jr tumbling to the mat! Thai takes a step backwards and waves Cifer Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cifer Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cifer Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cifer Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thai is looking to escape.
Cifer Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Cifer Jr has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thai's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cifer Jr! Thai is hurt baaadly! Cifer Jr is firing away with more strikes - Thai is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lou Cifer Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nothing might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vegan Reich - The Way It Is. Sankari has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, All or Nothing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nothing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sankari.
Nothing has his takedown stuffed
and Sankari counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sankari.
Sankari wants to pass the guard but Nothing is keeping the position.
Nothing keeping moving, preventing Sankari from controlling successfully.
Sankari drops back looking for a leg! Nothing is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nothing manages to kick Sankari off! Sankari jumps back into Nothing's guard.
Nothing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nothing has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sankari doesn't defend quickly enough and Nothing has managed to lock this one up! Can Sankari escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nothing on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). All or Nothing!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Reki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bullet For My Valentine - Hand Of Blood. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jeremy's choice of entrance music: Motörhead - Killed By Death. This should be fireworks!
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277 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Reki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy moves in looking to clinch but Reki pushes him off.
Jeremy takes one to the side of the head.
Jeremy clinches.
Jeremy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kimmo Reki has been cut.
Jeremy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jeremy lands an elbow inside that Reki shrugs off.
Reki takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeremy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reki's brow.
Reki taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeremy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reki's brow.
Reki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jeremy lands an elbow inside that Reki shrugs off.
Jeremy misses with an elbow strike.
Jeremy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jeremy as Reki tries to tie him up.
Reki slowing the pace effectively.
Reki dodges an elbow strike from Jeremy.
Jeremy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jeremy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reki dodges an elbow strike from Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with an elbow strike.
Jeremy lands an elbow inside.
Kimmo Reki's cut is getting worse.
Jeremy throws an elbow but it misses.
Reki blocks the elbow strike.
Reki works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reki trying to move into half guard but instead Jeremy has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jeremy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reki, up you get!
The fighters circling - Jeremy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jeremy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reki's head backwards.
Reki slips a straight right by Jeremy.
Jeremy tries to clinch there but Reki circles away.
A jab from Jeremy misses.
Jeremy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeremy forces Reki back against the cage and clinches.
Jeremy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jeremy backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jeremy.
Reki avoids a wild elbow strike from Jeremy.
Jeremy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reki's defenses.
Reki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy misses with a hook.
Reki wants to land a leg kick but Jeremy is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jeremy.
Reki misses with a straight right.
Jeremy is looking to clinch.
Reki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy moves in looking to clinch but Reki pushes him off.
Reki moves forwards but Jeremy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeremy tries to clinch but Reki is having none of it.
Jeremy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reki.
Jeremy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeremy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jeremy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Reki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reki avoids the elbow strike from Jeremy, against the cage.
Jeremy misses with an elbow strike.
Jeremy lands an elbow inside that Reki shrugs off.
Kimmo Reki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeremy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reki's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reki.
Jeremy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reki avoids a wild elbow strike from Jeremy.
Reki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reki looking to slow down the pace here.
Jeremy throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jeremy throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jeremy throws an elbow but misses.
Jeremy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jeremy misses with an elbow strike.
Reki tries to stall but Jeremy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reki takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Kimmo Reki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jeremy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reki's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kimmo Reki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ron Jeremy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Ryti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Lukottaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lasse Lukottaja acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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239 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Ryti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lukottaja!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lukottaja with that takedown attempt.
Ryti tries to clinch but Lukottaja is having none of it.
Ryti misses with the combination.
Lukottaja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ryti misses with a low kick as Lukottaja jumps back.
Lukottaja misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Lukottaja or perhaps it was just good defense by Ryti which made him look bad.
Ryti misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lukottaja lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ryti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ryti drops Lukottaja with a nice combination! Ryti dives into Lukottaja's guard, looking to finish!
Lukottaja is rocked!
It looks like Lasse Lukottaja has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukottaja looking to control.
Lukottaja is still in real trouble! Can Ryti finish him?
Lukottaja keeping full guard, as Ryti tries to pass.
Lukottaja seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukottaja looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ryti passes into half guard.
Ryti not doing much here.
Lukottaja wants to control but Ryti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lukottaja slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryti forces his way into half guard.
Ryti is taking a breather. Lukottaja says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lukottaja wants to improve his position but Ryti is controlling well.
Lukottaja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryti passes to side control.
Lukottaja is trying to improve his position.
Ryti remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryti tries to score with some ground and pound. Lukottaja controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ryti is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ryti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lukottaja stops Ryti from passing to mount.
Ryti has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ryti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lukottaja tries to lock up and control but Ryti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ryti controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Ryti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lasse Lukottaja's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lukottaja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lukottaja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryti.
Ryti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Timo Ryti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lukottaja on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lasse Lukottaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lukottaja.
Ryti lands a nice hook to Lukottaja's body. Lukottaja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryti drops Lukottaja with a big left hand and mounts him. Lukottaja is in big trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukottaja is breathing heavily.
Ryti controlling from the full mount.
Lukottaja sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukottaja is looking to improve his position.
Ryti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Timo Ryti just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryti.
Lukottaja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryti misses the jab.
Good exchange - Ryti coming out on top.
Ryti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lukottaja moves away.
Ryti stuns Lukottaja with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryti scores with a nice head shot.
Lukottaja tries to move into range but Ryti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryti takes a swing at Lukottaja's ribcage but misses.
Ryti connects with a single shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Ryti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryti.
Ryti bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Lukottaja! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Lukottaja working a defensive guard but Ryti passes into half guard.
Lukottaja tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ryti manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ryti controlling from mount.
Lukottaja is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ryti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lukottaja tries to hold on but Ryti pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryti controlling the pace for now.
Lukottaja is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ryti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lukottaja can do to turn this around?
Ryti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lukottaja wants to hold on but Ryti pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Ryti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lasse Lukottaja's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lukottaja looks to clinch
and Ryti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lukottaja.
Ryti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lukottaja's best efforts.
Ryti is refusing to be controlled, as Lukottaja sits in half guard.
Lukottaja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ryti tries to kick Lukottaja off but Lukottaja keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lukottaja trying to advance position but Ryti counters by regaining guard.
Lukottaja wants to control from the top but Ryti keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukottaja might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ryti kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lukottaja preventing the sweep.
Lukottaja wants to control from the top but Ryti keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lukottaja lands with a cross.
It looks like Timo Ryti has been cut.
Lukottaja wants to clinch.
Ryti scores with a one two! Lukottaja had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryti throws a body punch but Lukottaja moves out of range.
Ryti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lukottaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ryti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lukottaja. Lukottaja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ryti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ryti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lukottaja counters with a low kick, right behind Ryti 's knee.
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!
Lukottaja with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ryti counters with a nice leg kick.
Ryti dips to his left and cracks Lukottaja with an uppercut!
Timo Ryti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lukottaja throws a lazy head kick
and Ryti counters with a nice body shot.
Lukottaja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ryti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timo Ryti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ryti.
Ryti thuds his right hand into Lukottaja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lukottaja throws a combination that misses
enabling Ryti to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryti rushes Lukottaja and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryti breaks from the clinch.
Ryti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryti scores with a shot to the body.
Lukottaja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryti.
Ryti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lukottaja misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ryti works Lukottaja's body with a nice hook.
Lukottaja tries for a takedown but Ryti circles away easily
and Ryti counters with a nice body shot.
Timo Ryti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasse Lukottaja.
Ryti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ryti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lukottaja needs to keep his hands up - Ryti had a free shot at his head there.
Lasse Lukottaja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryti lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lukottaja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryti.
Lukottaja misses with a body punch
and Ryti counters with a series of strikes. Lukottaja will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lukottaja on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ryti's corner calls for a 1-2. Ryti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Ryti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryti 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Ryti!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kake Luikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Kierre (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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331 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Luikku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Kierre!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luikku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kierre pushes Luikku off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kierre wants to control but Luikku is keeping him busy.
Luikku wants to get back to full guard.
Luikku is refusing to be controlled, as Kierre sits in half guard.
Luikku wants to improve his position but Kierre is controlling well.
Luikku trying to control but Kierre postures up.
Luikku tries to roll over but Kierre keeps him under control.
Luikku controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kierre staying out of range there.
Kierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kierre prevents Luikku from getting the reversal.
Kierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Luikku keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kierre lands a big elbow.
Kierre looking to control but Luikku is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kierre landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luikku is looking to improve his position but Kierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Kierre avoids the attempt from Luikku to control.
Luikku is looking to improve his position but Kierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Kierre raining down shots from the mount!
Kierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
Luikku manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Luikku wants to control but Kierre is keeping busy.
Luikku is looking for a sweep. Kierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierre works his way into full mount!
Luikku tries to reverse the position but Kierre maintains control.
Luikku is breathing heavily.
Kierre landing strikes from the mount and Luikku is in trouble!
Kierre lands a nice shot to the head.
Luikku wants to hold on but Kierre pushes him away.
Kierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luikku is looking to escape.
Luikku is working to get back to half guard.
Kierre scoring with strikes but Luikku is staying in there.
Luikku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luikku tries to lock up and control but Kierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kierre with good strikes from the mount here!
Kierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luikku tries to reverse the position but Kierre maintains control.
Kierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Luikku can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luikku is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Luikku is rocked!
Kierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luikku looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Luikku is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luikku keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Luikku seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kierre with shots to the head and body - Luikku looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kierre landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Kierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Luikku with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Luikku's guard now.
Kierre scoring with some ground and pound.
Luikku is trying to keep Kierre in close.
Kierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luikku's head.
Kierre is in close to Luikku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Luikku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kierre 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luikku's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kierre stopping the sweep attempt from Luikku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luikku is working hard here to advance position.
Kierre postures up in Luikku's guard and throws a big left but Luikku blocks it.
Kierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Kierre postures up.
Kierre looking to sit in guard and control but Luikku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luikku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luikku looking to pass the guard.
Luikku stops Kierre from standing up.
Luikku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Luikku throwing strikes but missing.
Kierre wants to stand but Luikku is controlling the position.
Luikku throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luikku drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Luikku seems to have locked his on tight now - Kierre screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Luikku, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kake Luikku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Suttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oloff Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Suttu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oloff Larsen's chin.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Suttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oloff Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suttu misses with a looping right.
Suttu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larsen's half guard.
Suttu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Suttu thows a huge punch but Larsen dodges it nicely.
Suttu seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Larsen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Juha Suttu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aalio Paalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paalio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Motörhead - Iron Fist. This should be a great matchup!
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316 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aalio Paalio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a hook but Paalio blocks it.
Thompson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Thompson tries to bum rush Paalio with a series of wild strikes but Paalio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paalio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Aalio Paalio has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paalio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson cracks Paalio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Paalio, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Paalio against the cage but Paalio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paalio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thompson swings for the body but Paalio moves out of range.
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paalio's hands.
Paalio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson with a hook.
Aalio Paalio's cut is getting worse.
Paalio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
Paalio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Rick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Paalio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aalio Paalio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Thompson.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Paalio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paalio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paalio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Paalio pushes him off.
Paalio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paalio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Paalio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paalio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aalio Paalio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson moves out of range as Paalio strikes.
Paalio swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paalio blocks a jab.
Paalio moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Paalio defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Paalio keeps it at a distance.
Paalio misses with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
Aalio Paalio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paalio moves away.
Paalio stuffs the takedown.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paalio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson misses with a combination
letting Paalio counter with a right hand.
Paalio cracks Thompson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Thompson falls backwards against the cage. Paalio follows up with more strikes that drop Thompson to his knees. Paalio keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Thompson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aalio Paalio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aarre Voutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voutilainen comes to the cage accompanied by Chase Is Better Than The Catch. Aarre Voutilainen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalle Kinkeri's chin.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarre Voutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kinkeri!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Voutilainen. Kinkeri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinkeri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voutilainen.
Voutilainen throws a lazy right hand but Kinkeri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voutilainen misses with a wild combination.
Kinkeri lands a nice shot to the body.
Kinkeri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voutilainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voutilainen misses the shot to the body.
Kinkeri looks to score with a jab to the body but Voutilainen is just out of range.
Kinkeri misses with a looping left.
Voutilainen misses with a wild body shot.
Voutilainen lands with a nice body punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kinkeri.
Kinkeri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voutilainen is looking to wear down Kinkeri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kinkeri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Voutilainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinkeri misses with a body kick.
Kinkeri blocks a jab.
Voutilainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinkeri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voutilainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Kinkeri.
Voutilainen throws a jab when Kinkeri was well out of range.
Voutilainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voutilainen throws a right hand that Kinkeri ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinkeri also avoids with ease.
Kinkeri forces Voutilainen back against the cage and clinches.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but Voutilainen blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kinkeri.
Kinkeri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinkeri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voutilainen's efforts to push away.
Kinkeri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kinkeri scores with a shot to the side of Voutilainen's head.
Kinkeri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voutilainen.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Voutilainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kinkeri smiles and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kinkeri.
Voutilainen tries to keep at a distance but Kinkeri has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voutilainen tries to break free but Kinkeri pushes him back against the cage.
Voutilainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Voutilainen successfully pulls guard.
Kinkeri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Voutilainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kinkeri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voutilainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voutilainen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Voutilainen tries to get out of the position.
Kinkeri trying to control but Voutilainen is working from the bottom.
Kinkeri 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.
Voutilainen wants to get back to his feet but Kinkeri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kinkeri stays in close to Voutilainen's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voutilainen trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Voutilainen blocks a leg kick.
Voutilainen misses with a two punch combination.
Kinkeri scores with a shot to the body.
Voutilainen misses with a looping right.
Kinkeri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kinkeri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voutilainen throws out the jab.
Kinkeri dodges the punch combination from Voutilainen.
Voutilainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kinkeri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voutilainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kinkeri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voutilainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kinkeri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voutilainen.
Kinkeri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kinkeri throws a hook but Voutilainen blocks it.
Kinkeri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voutilainen throws a hook but Kinkeri blocks it.
Kinkeri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voutilainen.
Voutilainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voutilainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kinkeri tries a head kick but it misses.
Voutilainen throws a lazy right hand but Kinkeri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voutilainen looks to land a left hand but Kinkeri moved out of range nicely.
Kinkeri misses with a body shot.
Voutilainen throws the left hand but Kinkeri avoids the punch easily.
Kinkeri instigates a clinch.
Voutilainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voutilainen looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voutilainen misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kinkeri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kinkeri lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kinkeri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voutilainen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kinkeri with a jab.
Voutilainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kinkeri at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Voutilainen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kinkeri - the referee stops the clock and Voutilainen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kinkeri. Voutilainen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Voutilainen.
Kinkeri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinkeri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voutilainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Voutilainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Voutilainen.
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!
Voutilainen drops Kinkeri with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kinkeri! Voutilainen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Aarre Voutilainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itaniemi comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - Still Counting. Jokinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prodigy - Omen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Itaniemi digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
A slow jab from Itaniemi misses its intended target.
Itaniemi connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
Jokinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Itaniemi slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a big shot that misses.
Itaniemi darts in trying to clinch
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Itaniemi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Itaniemi moves out of range.
Jokinen dips to his left and cracks Itaniemi with an uppercut!
It looks like Urho Itaniemi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itaniemi misses with a body punch
and Jokinen counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Itaniemi off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Jokinen follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Itaniemi was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ossi Jokinen!
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