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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorgin Golzar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mapeed Brumdisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golzar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ey Iran (Remix). Mapeed Brumdisha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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274 lbs
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gorgin Golzar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mapeed Brumdisha!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golzar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brumdisha.
Golzar scores with a jab. Brumdisha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Golzar lands a slapping body shot.
Brumdisha misses with a double jab.
Brumdisha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brumdisha needs to keep his hands up - Golzar had a free shot at his head there.
Brumdisha misses with a few strikes there.
Golzar sizes up Brumdisha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brumdisha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Brumdisha.
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!
Golzar darts in and clinches Brumdisha up against the cage.
Golzar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brumdisha backwards.
Brumdisha is rocked!
Golzar dips a shoulder and cracks Brumdisha with a mighty uppercut! Brumdisha falls back against the cage and Golzar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Brumdisha is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Golzar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorgin Golzar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Saunafinne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Coo Cooi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimo Saunafinne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez avoids the head kick by Saunafinne.
Melendez dodges the punch combination from Saunafinne.
Melendez connects with a nice looking jab.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Melendez distracts Saunafinne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Melendez advances to half guard.
Melendez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Melendez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saunafinne is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez throwing shots but Saunafinne is blocking nicely.
Saunafinne actively working from the bottom here.
Melendez is taking a breather. Saunafinne 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez stops Saunafinne from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Melendez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Saunafinne.
Melendez takes the fight into the clinch.
Melendez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Saunafinne is trying to keep an underhook but Melendez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Saunafinne is looking to escape.
Melendez moves into full mount! Saunafinne won't be happy about that!
Melendez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Melendez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saunafinne looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez controlling from the full mount.
Saunafinne is in a horrible position here. Melendez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Melendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saunafinne is looking to escape.
Melendez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saunafinne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Melendez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saunafinne looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Melendez cracks Saunafinne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Melendez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Saunafinne turns into him and now he's in Melendez's guard.
Melendez pulls Saunafinne in close to his closed guard and prevents Saunafinne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Saunafinne gets to his feet - Melendez follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Melendez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Saunafinne is bucking up trying to escape but Melendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Melendez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melendez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saunafinne is in all sorts of trouble here.
Saunafinne is breathing heavily.
Melendez wants to control the pace but Saunafinne is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Melendez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Melendez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melendez clinches.
Melendez wants a takedown.
Saunafinne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Melendez smiles and moves away.
Kimo Saunafinne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunafinne moves in looking to clinch but Melendez pushes him off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Melendez.
Saunafinne can't do much from the bottom here.
Saunafinne tries to buck Melendez off but Melendez is having none of it.
Melendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Melendez happy to just control the position for now.
Saunafinne manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez tries to roll over but Saunafinne keeps him under control.
Xavier Melendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saunafinne stands up from half guard.
Melendez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
Melendez wants to pass to mount but Saunafinne is defending the position.
Melendez trying to control from Saunafinne's half guard. Saunafinne has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Melendez scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez trying to control but Saunafinne is working from the bottom.
Saunafinne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Melendez scoring with some ground and pound.
Saunafinne working for a triangle but Melendez defends it easily.
Melendez lands a couple of digs.
Melendez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Melendez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunafinne wants to control but Melendez is keeping busy.
Saunafinne is trying to stand.
Melendez is just content to waste time from the top position. Saunafinne takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Melendez working some strikes from top position.
Melendez stands up over Saunafinne, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Melendez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Melendez looking to sit in guard and control but Saunafinne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saunafinne wanted to stand there but Melendez had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Saunafinne would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saunafinne closes the distance but Melendez moves to the side
and Melendez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Melendez.
Melendez chips away with some ground and pound.
Melendez working some strikes from top position.
Melendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Saunafinne is retaining full guard.
Melendez passes Saunafinne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Melendez is nestled in close to Saunafinne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Melendez is looking to stall here but Saunafinne recovers full guard.
Melendez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saunafinne's head.
Melendez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Melendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melendez trying to control but Saunafinne is working from the bottom.
Melendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunafinne working for submissions but it's allowed Melendez to get to half guard.
Melendez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Melendez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Melendez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Melendez content just to control the position here.
Saunafinne working to try and regain half guard.
Xavier Melendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez content just to control the position here.
Saunafinne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Melendez controlling his opponent.
Saunafinne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez content just to control the position here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Xavier Melendez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melendez tries to bum rush Saunafinne with a series of wild strikes but Saunafinne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saunafinne tries a head kick but it misses.
Melendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Melendez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Saunafinne!
Saunafinne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kimo Saunafinne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Melendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Melendez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Melendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edilson Rubiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killer Heat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubiera comes to the cage accompanied by ratamahatta. Killer Heat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edilson Rubiera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Killer Heat!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubiera decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Heat trying to control here.
Rubiera is keen to just control but Heat is a slippery customer.
Heat pushes Rubiera off looking to stand but Rubiera dives back in and keeps control.
Heat is looking for a sweep. Rubiera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rubiera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heat doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rubiera.
Rubiera trying to control from half guard but Heat is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubiera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rubiera prevents Heat from standing back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Heat misses with a takedown attempt
and Rubiera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heat won't be happy with that.
Rubiera trying to control the action but Heat is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heat is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rubiera asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Heat stops Rubiera from passing to mount.
Rubiera trying to control the action but Heat is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubiera tries to move to mount but Heat blocks the move with his legs.
Rubiera working away.
Rubiera with the ground and pound but Heat regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Heat is not content to let Rubiera control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Heat with a poor takedown
and Rubiera counters with a single leg into guard. Heat didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubiera wants to control from the top but Heat keeps moving.
Rubiera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rubiera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubiera postures up in Heat's guard and throws a big left but Heat blocks it.
Rubiera looking to pass the guard.
Heat wants to stand up but Rubiera is controlling him.
Rubiera is looking to advance position but Heat has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edilson Rubiera dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rubiera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heat keeping full guard, as Rubiera tries to pass.
Rubiera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubiera looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubiera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubiera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rubiera wants to control from the top but Heat keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Heat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rubiera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubiera wants to pass the guard but Heat is defending well.
Rubiera throws a strike but Heat avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rubiera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rubiera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heat is keeping the position for now.
Rubiera prevents Heat from getting back to his feet.
Rubiera wants to pass the guard but Heat is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rubiera passes Heat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Heat tries to kick Rubiera off but Rubiera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rubiera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heat shoots and misses
and Rubiera counters with a single leg into guard. Heat didn't expect that.
Rubiera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubiera passes Heat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Heat wants to get back to his feet.
Rubiera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heat's head.
Edilson Rubiera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rubiera works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rubiera throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edilson Rubiera dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rubiera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rubiera trying to control from half guard but Heat is working away.
Heat wants to get back to his feet.
Rubiera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heat keeps working.
Rubiera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubiera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rubiera throws a strike but Heat avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rubiera tries to free his leg and advance position but Heat is retaining full guard.
Heat is looking to stand up but Rubiera isn't so interested in that idea.
Rubiera trying to move into half guard but instead Heat has managed to sweep!
That's two 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.
Heat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubiera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heat throws a big right hand that misses.
Heat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rubiera controls Heat momentarily but Heat frees himself.
Heat throws a strike but Rubiera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rubiera with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubiera looking to sit in guard and control but Heat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rubiera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heat throws a strike but Rubiera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rubiera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rubiera drops back, looking for a kneebar! Heat looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Heat looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Heat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubiera regains half guard, as Heat was trying to land strikes.
Killer Heat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rubiera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rubiera is staying active underneath Heat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubiera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Edilson Rubiera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rubiera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edilson Rubiera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rubiera 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edilson Rubiera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sepe Seppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Oliwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Oliwa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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173 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepe Seppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Oliwa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliwa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Seppa!
Seppa blocking the ground and pound.
Seppa is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliwa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Seppa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Seppa shrugs it off.
Seppa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seppa tries to lock up and control but Oliwa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oliwa prevents Seppa from getting the reversal.
Oliwa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Seppa is surviving well by controlling Oliwa's body position as best he can.
Oliwa looking for a guillotine from mount but Seppa is having none of it.
Seppa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppa is looking to get to half guard.
Seppa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seppa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Seppa trying to control from the bottom.
Oliwa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Seppa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oliwa trying to control from half guard but Seppa is working away.
Oliwa prevents Seppa from improving his position.
Oliwa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seppa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oliwa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oliwa's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Seppa working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Seppa is breathing heavily.
Seppa is trying to stick to Oliwa's back but Oliwa is turning into Seppa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Seppa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Oliwa.
Seppa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seppa wants to sweep here but Oliwa controlling him for the moment.
Oliwa looking to pass the guard.
Seppa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Oliwa has picked Seppa up and slammed him! Seppa can't keep hold of the triangle and Oliwa manages to pass to side control!
Oliwa trying to control the position but Seppa is working away.
Oliwa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Oliwa working away.
Oliwa tries to move to mount but Seppa blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliwa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oliwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seppa keeps working.
Oliwa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Seppa prevents Oliwa from improving position.
Oliwa moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliwa avoids the attempt from Seppa to control.
Oliwa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Seppa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oliwa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Seppa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Oliwa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Seppa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliwa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Seppa is trying to control Oliwa's posture but Oliwa avoids it.
Seppa stops Oliwa from passing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliwa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seppa is fending him off so far but Oliwa persists. Nope, Seppa circles away and we're back to standing.
Oliwa shoots for a takedown but Seppa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliwa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seppa defends it nicely.
Sepe Seppa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Oliwa.
Oliwa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seppa tries to avoid it but Oliwa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seppa to the ground. Seppa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Oliwa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Seppa scores with a takedown into Oliwa's guard.
Oliwa wants to get back to his feet but Seppa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Seppa advances to half guard.
Oliwa is pressing down on Seppa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oliwa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Seppa!
Oliwa tries to control but Seppa wriggling away.
Seppa is desperately trying to improve his position but Oliwa has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliwa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Seppa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oliwa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliwa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Seppa is surviving well by controlling Oliwa's body position as best he can.
Oliwa looking to finish Seppa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seppa!
Oliwa tries to control but Seppa wriggling away.
Oliwa avoids the attempt from Seppa to control.
Oliwa is trying to take his opponent's back.
Seppa wants to control but Oliwa is having none of it.
BOOM! Oliwa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oliwa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Seppa is squirming around, avoiding Oliwa's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seppa tries to hold on but Oliwa pushes him away.
Seppa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seppa tries to hold on but Oliwa postures up.
Seppa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oliwa looking to control but Seppa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oliwa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Seppa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oliwa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Seppa stops Oliwa from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Oliwa goes for an armbar but Seppa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Seppa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliwa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Seppa defends it easily.
Seppa trying to control but Oliwa is working from the bottom.
Oliwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oliwa keeping moving, preventing Seppa from controlling successfully.
Seppa slips nicely into half guard.
Oliwa wants to improve his position but Seppa is controlling well.
Seppa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliwa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Seppa stopping the sweep attempt from Oliwa.
Oliwa keeping full guard, as Seppa tries to pass.
Oliwa 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.
Oliwa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seppa's guard.
Seppa looking to control.
Fedor Oliwa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seppa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliwa advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Oliwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliwa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seppa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliwa won't be happy with that.
Seppa trying to control the position but Oliwa is working away.
Oliwa trying to remain calm as Seppa controls from the top position.
Oliwa is trying to control Seppa's posture but Seppa avoids it.
Seppa trying to control the position but Oliwa is working away.
Oliwa is looking to reverse the position.
Oliwa sneaks back into half guard.
Oliwa is refusing to be controlled, as Seppa sits in half guard.
Oliwa tries to get to full guard but Seppa has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppa is looking for a kimura but Oliwa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seppa to get the leverage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oliwa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oliwa is trying to control the action in half guard but Seppa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliwa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Seppa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Oliwa trying to control the action but Seppa is working from the bottom.
Seppa is trying to maintain the position but Oliwa is very close to passing his half guard.
Seppa moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seppa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seppa looking for a sweep. Not yet Seppa, not yet.
Oliwa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oliwa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliwa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Seppa closes the distance and clinches.
Seppa jumps into guard, dragging Oliwa to the mat.
Seppa keeping moving, preventing Oliwa from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Seppa holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliwa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Seppa seems keen to control Oliwa's posture.
Seppa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Seppa is retaining full guard.
Seppa controls Oliwa momentarily but Oliwa frees himself.
Oliwa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliwa pushing down on Seppa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliwa is looking to advance position but Seppa won't allow it.
Seppa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Seppa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seppa is in trouble now - Oliwa has advanced to mount!
Seppa is looking to get to half guard.
Sepe Seppa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliwa works his way to his opponent's back.
Seppa tries to break free.
Seppa prevents Oliwa from getting a body triangle.
Fedor Oliwa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seppa tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sepe Seppa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oliwa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Oliwa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harri Potteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorst Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potteri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Harry Potter theme - Ootp . The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Buttons. Rorst Gracie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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24
155 lbs
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21
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Potteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorst Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potteri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
Harri Potteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potteri rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Potteri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Potteri rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Potteri lands a shoulder strike.
Potteri throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Potteri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potteri pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harri Potteri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorst Gracie.
Potteri working aggressively here.
Potteri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Potteri misses with some punches.
Potteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potteri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie wants to break free but Potteri has control.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potteri closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Gracie wants to break free but Potteri has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Potteri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Potteri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Potteri working some strikes from top position.
Potteri slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Potteri scores with a couple of short elbows.
Potteri fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potteri throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Potteri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Potteri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Potteri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Potteri avoids nicely.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Potteri tries to clinch up
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Potteri's guard.
Potteri doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Potteri blocks nicely.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Potteri throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Potteri thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gracie is looking to stand up but Potteri won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Potteri closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Potteri scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Potteri won't allow it.
Gracie pulls Potteri into guard.
Potteri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie looks gassed!
Potteri throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Potteri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Potteri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie wriggles free and stands up.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Potteri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potteri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie wants to control but Potteri is keeping him busy.
Potteri tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Potteri is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Potteri has escaped the position, nice work there.
Potteri tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Potteri tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie tries to clinch but Potteri moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Potteri in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rorst Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Potteri tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Potteri takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Potteri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potteri.
Potteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potteri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potteri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potteri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Potteri misses with the head strike.
Potteri swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potteri has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Potteri has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Potteri.
Potteri has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Potteri swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potteri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie lands a takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control but Potteri is working from the bottom.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Potteri is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Potteri doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Potteri throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Potteri throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gracie postures up in Potteri's guard and throws a big left but Potteri blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Potteri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potteri working aggressively here.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Potteri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potteri.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Potteri controlling him for the moment.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potteri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Potteri preventing the sweep.
Potteri working some strikes from top position.
Potteri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Potteri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Potteri thows a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Potteri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie pulls Potteri in close to his closed guard and prevents Potteri from doing any damage or advancing position.
Potteri won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Potteri throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potteri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Potteri stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Potteri is looking to advance position but Gracie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Potteri gets back to half guard.
Potteri tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Potteri punching from the bottom.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Potteri defends it.
Potteri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Potteri.
Gracie pushing down on Potteri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potteri wants to get back to full guard.
Potteri is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Potteri defends it well.
Potteri misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Potteri.
Potteri punching from the bottom.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Potteri defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Potteri is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rorst Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikaniska's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
300 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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21
288 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexis Stone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikaniska throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Sikaniska does no damage.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sikaniska.
Stone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sikaniska keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sikaniska wants to get back to his feet.
Stone is trying to control the action in half guard but Sikaniska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sikaniska pushes Stone off looking to stand but Stone dives back in and keeps control.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sikaniska keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sikaniska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sikaniska tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Sikaniska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santeri Sikaniska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexis Stone.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sikaniska. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sikaniska.
Santeri Sikaniska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikaniska misses with a wild combination.
Sikaniska throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Sikaniska moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Stone dives in and grabs Sikaniska's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sikaniska pushes down on Stone's head and hops out.
Santeri Sikaniska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sikaniska. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sikaniska pinned against the cage. Sikaniska gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sikaniska tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch.
Stone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sikaniska defends it nicely.
Sikaniska displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stone avoids the body shot from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Sikaniska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sikaniska as he jumps to the side.
Sikaniska throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sikaniska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sikaniska moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Sikaniska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sikaniska tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sikaniska scores with a hook.
Sikaniska throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Sikaniska misses.
A combination from Sikaniska does no damage.
Sikaniska wants to clinch.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sikaniska is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santeri Sikaniska dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stone gets a takedown into half guard.
Sikaniska wants to stand back up but Stone manages to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Stone stalls from top position.
Stone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sikaniska is avoiding damage well.
Sikaniska wants to get back to his feet but Stone drags him back down.
An elbow from Stone crashes against the mat.
Stone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sikaniska down.
Sikaniska wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Sikaniska is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sikaniska is avoiding damage well.
Sikaniska is pushing Stone's head away, looking to escape. Stone manages to hold on to the position though.
Stone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sikaniska is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sikaniska doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone avoids the body shot from Sikaniska.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stone trying to control but Sikaniska is having none of it.
Stone landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control the pace but Sikaniska is squirming around nicely.
Sikaniska is trying to stand up.
Sikaniska in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sikaniska is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
Stone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sikaniska because Stone loaded up on that one.
Sikaniska's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sikaniska blocking the ground and pound.
Sikaniska wants to get back to his feet.
Sikaniska in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Sikaniska that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Sikaniska really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stone with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sikaniska is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
Stone looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sikaniska covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexis Stone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Tummutti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tummutti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tiamat - Cain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Tummutti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tummutti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tummutti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mulqvist lands with a shot to the body.
Mulqvist gets a clinch.
Mulqvist has Tummutti pressed against the cage, preventing Tummutti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tummutti gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tummutti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mulqvist looking to control.
Mulqvist wants to sweep here but Tummutti controlling him for the moment.
Tummutti controlling from the top position.
Mulqvist is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tummutti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mulqvist keeping moving, preventing Tummutti from controlling successfully.
Tummutti is working Mulqvist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mulqvist wants to sweep here but Tummutti controlling him for the moment.
Mulqvist working a defensive guard here.
Tummutti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tummutti looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tummutti fails to land with a series of punches.
Tummutti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tummutti.
Mulqvist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tummutti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti slips a jab from Mulqvist.
Tummutti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulqvist moves away.
Tommi Tummutti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mulqvist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tummutti misses with a wild body shot.
Tummutti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tummutti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tummutti lands with a cross.
Tommi Tummutti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Tummutti.
Tummutti misses with a double jab.
Mulqvist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Tummutti.
Mulqvist darts in and clinches Tummutti up against the cage.
Mulqvist tries to land a knee to the head but Tummutti blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tummutti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tummutti tries to circle away but Mulqvist has him pinned against the cage.
Mulqvist has a couple of punches blocked by Tummutti.
Mulqvist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mulqvist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mulqvist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tummuttis head.
Mulqvist swings wildly with an uppercut but Tummutti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mulqvist creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tummutti's defenses.
A short uppercut from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist leaning against his opponent.
Tummutti wants to stall.
Mulqvist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tummutti backwards.
Tummutti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mulqvist or not.
A short left from Mulqvist.
Tummutti wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Mulqvist fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mulqvist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tummuttis head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Tummutti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tummutti throws a one two combo.
Mulqvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tummutti.
Mulqvist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tummutti misses with a wild body shot.
Mulqvist staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulqvist. Tummutti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tummutti misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Tummutti misses
and Mulqvist counters with a low kick, right behind Tummutti 's knee.
Mulqvist misses with a hook to the body
and Tummutti counters with a straight right hand.
Tummutti swings for the body but Mulqvist moves out of range.
A lazy left from Tummutti finds it's target.
Tummutti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mulqvist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mulqvist staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tummutti.
Tummutti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mulqvist in his tracks.
Mulqvist looks to score with a jab to the body but Tummutti is just out of range.
Tummutti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tummutti scores with a body shot.
Mulqvist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tummutti.
Mulqvist throws out a loose jab but Tummutti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mulqvist takes a swing at Tummutti's ribcage but misses.
Tummutti lands with a right hand.
Mulqvist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Tummutti misses.
Tummutti throws a hook but Mulqvist avoids it easily.
Tummutti misses with a combination
and Mulqvist moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tummutti scores with a shoulder strike.
Mulqvist throws a punch but it's blocked by Tummutti.
Mulqvist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tummuttis head.
Stalling in the clinch from Tummutti.
Mulqvist throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tummutti as Mulqvist tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tummutti.
Mulqvist lands an elbow that stopped Tummutti in his tracks for a moment.
Mulqvist trying to control the position but instead, Tummutti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mulqvist into the cage.
Tummutti working hard to break the clinch.
Tummutti manages to break the clinch.
Tummutti lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tummutti takes one to the side of the head.
Mulqvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tummutti manages to avoid it.
Mulqvist is looking to wear down Tummutti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mulqvist blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti throws a looping overhand right but Mulqvist ducks down to avoid it.
Mulqvist avoids the body shot from Tummutti.
Tummutti jabs Mulqvist right on the nose. Mulqvist blinks but takes it well.
Tummutti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mulqvist backs up against the cage.
Mulqvist throws a low kick, looking for Tummutti's leg but Tummutti calmly moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tummutti.
Tummutti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mulqvist throws a looping overhand right but Tummutti ducks down to avoid it.
Tummutti thuds his right hand into Mulqvist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mulqvist needs to keep his hands up - Tummutti had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Tummutti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulqvist moves away from the strike by Tummutti.
Tummutti scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Tummutti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mulqvist counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tummutti won't be happy with that.
The referee asks Mulqvist politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mulqvist prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mulqvist landing a few strikes.
Mulqvist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tummutti keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Tummutti tries to buck Mulqvist off but Mulqvist is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulqvist gets to mount! Tummutti was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommi Tummutti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tummutti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tummutti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mulqvist looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Mulqvist.
Tummutti checks the leg kick.
Tummutti loads up on a big right hand but Mulqvist slips the punch.
Tummutti connects with the punch.
Tummutti checks a leg kick.
Tummutti moves away from the strike by Mulqvist.
Tummutti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick which misses Tummutti's front leg but catches the back leg as Tummutti tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Tummutti blocks the leg kick.
Mulqvist misses with a jab to the body
and Tummutti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mulqvist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist misses with a hook. Tummutti ducked under it nicely.
Mulqvist shoots in for a takedown but Tummutti shows good takedown defense.
Tummutti lands a nice looking body shot.
Mulqvist misses with a double jab
and Tummutti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tommi Tummutti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mulqvist slips under a jab from Tummutti.
Tummutti misses with a combination
and Mulqvist counters with a left to the body.
Tummutti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mulqvist counters with an inside leg kick.
Mulqvist misses with a straight left.
Mulqvist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tummutti.
A big right from Tummutti misses.
Tummutti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Tummutti catches Mulqvist right on the button with a cross.
Tummutti tries to keep at a distance but Mulqvist has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tummutti leaning against his opponent.
Tummutti tries to work over Mulqvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tummutti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tummutti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tummutti controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulqvist lands with a left to the head.
Tummutti trying to control the position but instead, Mulqvist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tummutti into the cage.
Tummutti working aggressively here.
Tummutti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mulqvist fails to land.
Mulqvist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mulqvist holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tummutti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harri Mulqvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti looks to score with a jab to the body but Mulqvist is just out of range.
Tummutti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tummutti throws a hook to the side of Mulqvist's head but Mulqvist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mulqvist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tummutti.
Mulqvist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tummutti was well out of range. Poor timing from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Tummutti blocks the leg kick.
Tummutti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mulqvist counters with a left to the body.
Mulqvist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tummutti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tummutti connects with a single shot there.
Tummutti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tummutti duly obliges.
Tummutti misses with a looping right.
Tommi Tummutti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti throws out a loose jab but Mulqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tummutti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mulqvist counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tummutti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mulqvist lands a nice hook to Tummutti's body. Tummutti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mulqvist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mulqvist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Mulqvist lands but Tummutti takes it in his stride.
Mulqvist tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tummutti is able to avoid easily.
Tummutti missing with a left hand there. Mulqvist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulqvist slips a jab and a cross from Tummutti.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harri Mulqvist.
I think Tummutti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Tummutti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madison has chosen Jizz In My Pants as his entrance music. Jack Madison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Madison!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler scores with a shot to the body.
Butler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Butler misses.
Butler lands a slapping body shot.
Madison lands with a shot to the body.
Madison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Madison misses.
Madison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butler misses with a looping right.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Madison misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison misses with a body punch
and Butler counters with a one-two to the body.
Madison moves away from the strike by Butler.
Madison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butler was well out of range. Poor timing from Madison.
Madison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madison lands with a cross.
Madison ducks under a wild hook from Butler.
Butler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Butler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madison counters with a right hand to the body.
Butler is breathing heavily.
Madison lands a jab to Butler's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison drops Butler with a left right combo! Madison follows him down to the ground into side control.
Butler is rocked!
It looks like James Butler has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oh Butler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butler, who protects the arm well.
Madison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Butler seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Butler will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Butler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Madison controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler tries to bench press Madison off him but Madison keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butler struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Madison politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Madison prefers to stall for the moment though.
Butler controls the position for a moment.
Butler is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Madison is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Butler is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Madison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butler keeps working.
Butler is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Butler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Madison working the ground and pound from side control.
Madison is looking to take a break and control but Butler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Butler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Madison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Butler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Madison throws out a loose jab but Butler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madison throws out the jab.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madison thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Butler does no damage.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler fails to land with a series of punches.
James Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madison stalks Butler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Butler's face. Butler staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madison counters with a left right combination that sends Butler crashing to the mat - Madison wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Butler out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Madison!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petri Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Kolari (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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25
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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24
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petri Pikkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Kolari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikkarainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kolari misses with a low kick as Pikkarainen jumps back.
No joy there for Pikkarainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kolari throws a right and a left that Pikkarainen avoids nicely.
Pikkarainen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kolari sprawls well initially but Pikkarainen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kolari manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pikkarainen wants to pass the guard but Kolari is keeping the position.
Pikkarainen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pikkarainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
You can see the frustration on Kolari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pikkarainen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kolari to his feet.
Kolari misses with a low kick as Pikkarainen jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kolari.
Pikkarainen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kolari's guard.
Kolari trying to keep a closed guard but Pikkarainen is proving a slippery customer.
Pikkarainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pikkarainen wants to pass the guard but Kolari is keeping the position.
Pikkarainen content to stall in guard here.
Kolari is trying to control the position but Pikkarainen postures up.
Pikkarainen looking to sit in guard and control but Kolari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kolari throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen trying to keep a closed guard but Kolari is proving a slippery customer.
Kolari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kolari scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pikkarainen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kolari doesn't defend quickly enough and Pikkarainen has managed to lock this one up! Can Kolari escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pikkarainen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Petri Pikkarainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Niinivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjodor Fedja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedja is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oy, to ne vecher. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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213 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Niinivaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fjodor Fedja!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niinivaara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niinivaara misses with the combination.
Niinivaara misses with a wild body shot.
Fedja closes the distance and clinches up with Niinivaara, looking for a takedown. Fedja pushes Niinivaara against the cage but Niinivaara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Niinivaara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Niinivaara looks to throw the jab but Fedja is out of range.
A jab from Niinivaara does it's job there.
Niinivaara misses with a low kick.
Niinivaara throws a right hand that Fedja ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedja also avoids with ease.
Fedja swinging wildly here.
Niinivaara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fedja closes the distance and clinches up with Niinivaara, looking for a takedown. Fedja pushes Niinivaara against the cage but Niinivaara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedja clobbers Niinivaara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Niinivaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fedja throws a big shot that misses.
Niinivaara misses with a wild combination.
Niinivaara loads up on a big right hand but Fedja slips the punch.
Hannu Niinivaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedja looks to land a combination. Niinivaara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fedja wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fedja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hannu Niinivaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjodor Fedja.
Decent striking displayed by Fedja there.
Fedja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Niinivaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara misses with a looping left.
Niinivaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedja.
Fedja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niinivaara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niinivaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fedja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fedja bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niinivaara's head backwards.
Niinivaara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fedja.
Niinivaara lands a nice hook to Fedja's body. Fedja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fedja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niinivaara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Niinivaara.
Fedja misses with a few strikes there.
Fedja looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half 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.
Fedja trying to advance position but Niinivaara counters by regaining guard.
Niinivaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Niinivaara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Niinivaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fedja is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedja tries to free his leg and advance position but Niinivaara is retaining full guard.
Niinivaara trying to keep a closed guard but Fedja is proving a slippery customer.
Niinivaara is really struggling to control Fedja but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Niinivaara slips under a jab from Fedja.
Niinivaara looks to land a right hand but Fedja moved out of range.
Fedja lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Fedja.
Fedja looks to land a combination. Niinivaara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fedja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niinivaara moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Niinivaara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Niinivaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fedja's head backwards.
Niinivaara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedja.
Fedja shoots in for a takedown but Niinivaara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Niinivaara tries to bum rush Fedja with a series of wild strikes but Fedja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fedja shoots in for a double leg but Niinivaara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Niinivaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fedja manages to avoid it.
Fedja blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Fedja misses its intended target.
Fedja throws a hook but Niinivaara avoids it easily.
Niinivaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fedja.
Fedja slips a jab and a cross from Niinivaara.
Fedja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Niinivaara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinivaara is pulling down on Fedja's head to control his posture.
Niinivaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Niinivaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fedja is one step ahead there.
Fedja postures up in Niinivaara's guard and throws a big left but Niinivaara blocks it.
Fedja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedja postures up in Niinivaara's guard and throws a big left but Niinivaara blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niinivaara pulls Fedja in close to prevent any damage.
Niinivaara working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fedja looks to throw the jab but Niinivaara is out of range.
Fedja ducks under a wild hook from Niinivaara.
That's two 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.
Fedja with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Niinivaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Hannu Niinivaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjodor Fedja.
Fedja lands a two punch combo.
Niinivaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hannu Niinivaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Niinivaara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Niinivaara wants it to stay on the feet.
Niinivaara looks to land a left hand but Fedja moved out of range nicely.
Fedja stuns Niinivaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fedja shoots and misses
and Niinivaara counters with a right hand to the body.
Fedja throws an overhand right that lands on Niinivaara's shoulder, as Niinivaara tries to avoid the shot.
Niinivaara cracks the inside of Fedja's front leg.
Fedja is breathing heavily.
Fedja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niinivaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niinivaara.
Fedja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niinivaara throws out a leg kick but Fedja moves out of range and Niinivaara only half commits.
Niinivaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niinivaara throws a combination that misses
and Fedja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fedja throws a jab when Niinivaara was well out of range.
Fedja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Niinivaara on the side of the head.
Niinivaara slips under a jab from Fedja.
Fedja throws a shot from downtown. Niinivaara moves away and avoids it.
Niinivaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fedja checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedja feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fedja working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Niinivaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fedja looking to pass the guard.
Fedja preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fedja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fedja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fedja throwing strikes but missing.
Fedja won't allow Niinivaara to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Niinivaara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fedja.
Fedja might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fedja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niinivaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Niinivaara dominated that second round.
That's time! Niinivaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Fedja.
Niinivaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fedja throws a looping overhand right but Niinivaara ducks down to avoid it.
Fedja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fedja ducks under a wild hook from Niinivaara.
Fjodor Fedja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niinivaara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fedja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Niinivaara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fedja at a distance.
Fedja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fedja misses with a double jab.
Niinivaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fedja doesn't seem bothered though.
Niinivaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedja throws a nice looking combination but Niinivaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niinivaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niinivaara lands a really nice looking cross but Fedja seems unphased.
Niinivaara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fedja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niinivaara walks into a straight right hand from Fedja.
Horrible takedown by Fedja or perhaps it was just good defense by Niinivaara which made him look bad.
Fedja checks the leg kick.
Fedja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Niinivaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niinivaara just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niinivaara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fedja counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Niinivaara is refusing to be controlled, as Fedja sits in half guard.
Niinivaara trying to hold on to Fedja's head to control him but Fedja postures up.
Fedja prevents Niinivaara from improving his position.
Niinivaara is looking to control Fedja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Niinivaara avoid being mounted?
Niinivaara tries to roll over but Fedja keeps him under control.
Fedja uses his free foot to push down on Niinivaara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Niinivaara.
Niinivaara tries to reverse the position but Fedja maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fedja working Niinivaara over with strikes here.
Niinivaara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Niinivaara tries to get out of the position.
Fedja raining down shots from the mount!
Fedja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Niinivaara is desperately trying to improve his position but Fedja has a good base and remains in mount.
Fjodor Fedja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedja with good strikes from the mount here!
Fedja trying to control but Niinivaara is having none of it.
Fedja landing strikes from the mount and Niinivaara is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedja looking to control but Niinivaara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fedja looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fedja lands a heavy elbow.
Niinivaara is rocked!
Fedja postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Niinivaara in real trouble here! The ref calls for Niinivaara to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fjodor Fedja!
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