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SFC: Lone Wolf PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenni Mietejarvi (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenni Mietejarvi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mietejarvi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mietejarvi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mietejarvi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hughes somewhat.
Mietejarvi throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mietejarvi, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mietejarvi being controlled against the cage.
Hughes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hughes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hughes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mietejarvi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mietejarvi reverses the position - he's now on top in Hughes's guard.
Mietejarvi stands and steps away. Hughes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mietejarvi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
Mietejarvi looks to clinch
and Hughes counters by clinching up.
Hughes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mietejarvi stalling against the cage.
Hughes has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mietejarvi regains guard immediately.
Hughes forces his way into half guard.
Hughes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mietejarvi defends it well.
Mietejarvi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mietejarvi.
Mietejarvi is looking to stand up but Hughes isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Mietejarvi is keeping the position.
Mietejarvi looking to control.
Hughes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mietejarvi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hughes, into his guard.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Mietejarvi won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes is working hard here to advance position.
Mietejarvi trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mietejarvi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hughes is proving hard to escape from.
Mietejarvi trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mietejarvi wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Mietejarvi wants to stand but Hughes is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mietejarvi gets to his feet - Hughes follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mietejarvi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mietejarvi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hughes swings around for an armbar but Mietejarvi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hughes's guard.
Mietejarvi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mietejarvi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mietejarvi preventing the sweep.
Mietejarvi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hughes is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mietejarvi as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mietejarvi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Hughes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mietejarvi's half guard.
Mietejarvi wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hughes is working for a kimura but Mietejarvi is defending it quite comfortably.
Mietejarvi kicks Hughes off and gets back to his feet.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes rushes Mietejarvi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mietejarvi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mietejarvi tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mietejarvi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mietejarvi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mietejarvi's waist but Mietejarvi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Mietejarvi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes prevents the takedown attempt.
Mietejarvi tries to pull guard but Hughes holds him up against the cage and eventually Mietejarvi drops back down to his feet.
Hughes jumps guard.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mietejarvi is one step ahead there.
Mietejarvi wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mietejarvi is pushing down on Hughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Mietejarvi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hughes tries to roll over but Mietejarvi keeps him under control.
Hughes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mietejarvi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mietejarvi's back!
Mietejarvi fending off the submission attempt from Hughes.
Mietejarvi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mietejarvi wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mietejarvi is trying to get back to his feet but Hughes has full control of the position and if anything, Mietejarvi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hughes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mietejarvi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mietejarvi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mietejarvi for a finish.
Hughes is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mietejarvi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hughes working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mietejarvi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mietejarvi defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Mietejarvi trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mietejarvi wants to get up but he can't break Hughes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mietejarvi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mietejarvi tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Mietejarvi tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Hughes shoots in but Mietejarvi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Mietejarvi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes pushes Mietejarvi up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes tries to score a body lock takedown but Mietejarvi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mietejarvi trying to control the position but instead, Hughes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mietejarvi into the cage.
Mietejarvi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mietejarvi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mietejarvi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Mietejarvi prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mietejarvi is working for takedown but Hughes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hughes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mietejarvi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hughes looking for a takedown.
Mietejarvi lands a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mietejarvi.
Mietejarvi trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mietejarvi breaks the clinch.
Mietejarvi looks to land a body kick but Hughes moved away.
Mietejarvi gets caught flat footed, as Hughes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hughes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mietejarvi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mietejarvi has escaped and now he's on top!
Mietejarvi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mietejarvi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hughes's guard.
Mietejarvi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mietejarvi wanted to stand there but Hughes had control of the position.
Hughes is trying to keep Mietejarvi in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mietejarvi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mietejarvi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mietejarvi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hughes is proving hard to escape from.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
Hughes won't allow Mietejarvi to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hughes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hughes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mietejarvi sneaks back into half guard.
Hughes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mietejarvi is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hughes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Floot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevo Gavrankapetanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Floot might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Touch Myself - Divinyls. Gavrankapetanovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Public Enemy - He Got Game kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stevo Gavrankapetanovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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243 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Floot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stevo Gavrankapetanovic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Floot.
Good shot there by Floot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Floot clinches.
Floot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Floot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Floot lands a nice shot to the body.
Gavrankapetanovic looks gassed!
Gavrankapetanovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gavrankapetanovic is rocked!
Gavrankapetanovic tries to get into range but Floot steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Gavrankapetanovic! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Floot scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackie Floot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Held (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Held's entrance music is pantera - floods. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Loki Andersen enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Held!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Loki Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andersen tries to clinch up.
Held avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersen misses with a double jab.
Held closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Andersen did well to prevent Held getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersen pushes Held off and gets back to his feet.
Held throws a quick inside leg kick.
Held is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Andersen's half guard.
Held thows a huge punch but Andersen dodges it nicely.
Held wants to stand but Andersen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Held decides to return to a standing position.
Andersen pushes Held up against the cage in a clinch.
Andersen tries to score a body lock takedown but Held shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen can't break the clinch.
Held blocks the elbow strike.
Held is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersen is defending well for now.
Andersen pulls Held into guard.
Held pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andersen is keeping the position for now.
Andersen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Held is aware though and is defending well.
Andersen wants to get back to his feet but Held is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Andersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Held postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Held throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Held postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Held connects with a right hand. Andersen shakes it off.
Andersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Held showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andersen.
Andersen tries to clinch up but Held circles away and keeps his distance.
Held connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andersen fails with the takedown
and Held counters by moving into the clinch.
Andersen looks gassed!
Held avoids the elbow strike from Andersen, against the cage.
Held putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andersen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Held breaks from the clinch.
Andersen tries to clinch
and Held decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andersen's guard.
Andersen keeping moving, preventing Held from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Held is looking to work some ground and pound but Andersen has wrist control.
Held throwing strikes but missing.
Held might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Held's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Held trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Held decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Held drives through with a takedown into guard.
Held trying to control but Andersen is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Held accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Held thows a big elbow that misses.
Held is looking to work some ground and pound but Andersen has wrist control.
Andersen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Held.
Andersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andersen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andersen keeping moving, preventing Held from controlling successfully.
Held drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Andersen dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Held 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.
Andersen misses with a combination
and Held counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Held working hard to break the clinch.
Held lands a body punch.
Held pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andersen breaks the clinch.
Andersen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Held counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Held.
Andersen keeping moving, preventing Held from controlling successfully.
Held cracks Andersen with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Held stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andersen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andersen is breathing heavily.
Held is looking to work some ground and pound but Andersen has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Held wants to control from the top but Andersen keeps moving.
Held tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersen is retaining full guard.
Held has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Andersen is proving hard to escape from.
Held trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Andersen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Held counters with a series of strikes. Andersen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Held has closed the distance and engaged Andersen in a clinch.
Held manages to break the clinch.
Andersen misses with a double jab
and Held counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Held stands and steps away. Andersen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen misses with a double jab
and Held counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Held stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andersen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Held throwing strikes but missing.
Held stands up and waves to Andersen to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Held will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Held lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loki Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Held counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Andersen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Held defends it easily.
Held decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bill Held is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Held is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Andersen's half guard.
Andersen wants to control but Held is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Held looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Held is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andersen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Held.
Andersen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Held is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Held throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Held trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Held controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Held 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!
Andersen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Held to the mat! Held manages to get full guard.
Held wants to stand but Andersen is controlling the position.
Andersen trying to control but Held is working from the bottom.
Held is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andersen has gone for a leg lock! Held slips out almost immediately though and dives into Andersen's guard.
Held trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Held tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersen is retaining full guard.
Held postures up.
Held wants to control from the top but Andersen keeps moving.
Held is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Andersen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Held throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andersen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Held.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andersen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Held moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Held.
Andersen wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Held.
Held pushes Andersen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andersen is looking to break free of the clinch but Held has double underhooks.
Held holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andersen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Held breaks from the clinch.
Held closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andersen letting Held take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Held throws a knee to the head but misses.
Held will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andersen up against the cage.
Held is trying to break the clinch but Andersen has him pressed against the cage.
Held trying to control the position but instead, Andersen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Held into the cage.
Held holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andersen lands a takedown into guard.
Held is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andersen defends well.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Held keeps moving.
Andersen sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Held keeps moving.
Held controlling the position.
Andersen is working Held over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Held looking to control.
Andersen trying to control but Held is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Held looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andersen is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loki Andersen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Held has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Held!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Ardonia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Ardonia.
King with a nice cross.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Ardonia's head back.
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ardonia's head.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King prevents Ardonia from getting back to his feet.
King is in close to Ardonia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ardonia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
Ardonia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. King stacks Ardonia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by King!
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardonia prevents King from moving into mount.
King lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ardonia wants to get back to his feet.
King is putting a hurting on Ardonia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ardonia is trying to get back to half guard.
Ardonia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ardonia gets back to half guard.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Ardonia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ardonia is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ardonia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ardonia is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ardonia is breathing heavily.
Ardonia has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King is figuring out what he wants to do next.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ardonia wants to get back to full guard.
Ardonia is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from King there.
Ardonia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ardonia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ardonia actively working from the bottom here.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Ardonia's temple.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ardonia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King works his foot free and advances to mount.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ardonia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ardonia is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia is working hard here to advance position.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ardonia is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
King controlling from the full mount.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King working away from the top, dropping strikes.
King with good strikes from the mount here!
King is landing with some decent strikes but Ardonia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ardonia is bucking up trying to escape but King cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ardonia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King breaks from Ardonia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by King.
King lands a decent elbow from side control.
King decides to stand back up.
Ardonia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ardonia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
King advances position into side control!
Ardonia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is nestled in close to Ardonia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ardonia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jimmy King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King drops an elbow to the side of Ardonia's head.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ardonia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King winds up and cracks Ardonia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ardonia!
King controlling the position easily from mount.
King lands a nice shot to the head.
King unloading with bombs!
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ardonia is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by King.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia'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.
Ardonia is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
King unloading with bombs!
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ardonia is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by King.
King lands a heavy elbow.
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King working Ardonia over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by King.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ardonia looks a forlorn figure.
Ardonia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King controlling from the full mount.
King with a couple of short strikes.
King landing strikes from the mount.
King unloading with bombs!
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ardonia?
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ardonia is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King scoring with strikes but Ardonia is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
King connects with a single shot there.
Ardonia looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ardonia sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ardonia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ardonia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King lands strikes from half guard.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Ardonia's temple.
Ardonia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if King 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.
Ardonia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
Ardonia pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
King is nestled in close to Ardonia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ardonia looking for a kimura from the bottom but King passes into side control!
King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
King is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ardonia's shoulder. That is not cool.
King cracks Ardonia with a big elbow.
King looks up at the clock and then as Ardonia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ardonia is being controlled here.
King prevents Ardonia from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia is trying to get back to half guard.
King working the ground and pound.
Ardonia is trying to buck King off.
King is staying tight to Ardonia's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ardonia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
King landing a few strikes.
Ardonia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ardonia is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as King stalls from top position.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
King cracks Ardonia with an elbow. That is naaassty.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ardonia is trying to buck King off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia is trying to get back to half guard.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ardonia to see if he's OK.
Ardonia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
King trying to control the action but Ardonia is working from the bottom.
Ardonia takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
King grinds an elbow into Ardonia's temple.
Ardonia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
King is working Ardonia over with some ground and pound from side control.
James Ardonia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ardonia will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Draco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Rautakoura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roope Rautakoura looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Draco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roope Rautakoura!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Draco.
Draco tries to clinch there but Rautakoura circles away.
Rautakoura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draco throws a hook but Rautakoura blocks it.
Draco looks to throw the jab but Rautakoura is out of range.
Draco lands a nice shot that snaps Rautakoura's head back.
Rautakoura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rautakoura tries to score with some ground and pound. Draco controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Draco is trying to buck Rautakoura off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Draco tries to improve position but can't.
Draco is trying to control Rautakoura's posture but Rautakoura avoids it.
Rautakoura landing a few strikes.
Rautakoura throws an elbow but Draco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rautakoura creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Draco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Draco is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Draco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rautakoura.
Rautakoura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rautakoura looks gassed!
Draco stops Rautakoura from passing to mount.
Rautakoura lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautakoura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Draco has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rautakoura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Draco misses with a double jab.
Draco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rautakoura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draco throws a head kick that half lands.
Draco with a poor takedown
and Rautakoura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Draco!
Rautakoura landing shots from mount.
Draco wants to control but Rautakoura is having none of it.
Draco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Draco tries to hold on but Rautakoura pushes him away.
Rautakoura throwing strikes here but Draco is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautakoura dominating with strikes here.
Draco really wants to buck Rautakoura off and get back to his feet.
Draco is desperately trying to improve his position but Rautakoura has a good base and remains in mount.
Draco is working hard here to advance position.
Draco is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Draco is desperately trying to improve his position but Rautakoura has a good base and remains in mount.
Rautakoura is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Draco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rautakoura landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautakoura lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Rautakoura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Draco gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Draco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Draco is trying to control the position but Rautakoura postures up.
Draco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Draco is looking for a triangle but Rautakoura pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draco wants to stand and escape but Rautakoura is having none of it.
Rautakoura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rautakoura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Draco pushes Rautakoura off and gets back to his feet.
Draco looks to land a left hand but Rautakoura moved out of range nicely.
Draco throws an overhand right that lands on Rautakoura's shoulder, as Rautakoura tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Draco.
Draco misses with a takedown
and Rautakoura counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Draco's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautakoura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rautakoura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Draco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rautakoura is aware though and is defending well.
Draco working for a triangle but Rautakoura defends it easily.
Rautakoura throwing strikes but missing.
Rautakoura chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rautakoura is aware though and is defending well.
Rautakoura passes Draco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rautakoura wants to control but Draco is keeping him busy.
Draco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rautakoura drops an elbow to the side of Draco's head.
Rautakoura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draco trying to control but Rautakoura postures up.
Draco looking for submissions off his back.
Rautakoura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Draco trying to control but Rautakoura postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Draco lands an overhand right.
Tony Draco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautakoura slips a jab and a cross from Draco.
Draco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rautakoura shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Rautakoura 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!
Draco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rautakoura counters with a takedown into side control.
Draco avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rautakoura.
Roope Rautakoura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rautakoura cracks Draco with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Draco is pushing Rautakoura's head away, looking to escape. Rautakoura manages to hold on to the position though.
Draco throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Tony Draco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rautakoura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Draco throws a sloppy head kick and Rautakoura moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautakoura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Draco throws an overhand right that lands on Rautakoura's shoulder, as Rautakoura tries to avoid the shot.
Draco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rautakoura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Draco won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco struggling a bit here.
Rautakoura scoring with punches and elbows.
Rautakoura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Draco is trying to control Rautakoura's posture but Rautakoura avoids it.
Rautakoura misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rautakoura fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rautakoura 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.
Draco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rautakoura is trying to stand back up but Draco is controlling him
Draco is taking a breather. Rautakoura 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.
Draco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco is trying to control the action in half guard but Rautakoura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Draco is looking for a kimura but Rautakoura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draco to get the leverage.
Draco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rautakoura sees it coming and defends easily.
Draco working over Rautakoura with some ground and pound. Rautakoura looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tony Draco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draco is looking for a kimura but Rautakoura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draco to get the leverage.
Rautakoura trying to control but Draco postures up.
Rautakoura is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Draco trying to control from half guard but Rautakoura is working away.
Draco is looking for a kimura but Rautakoura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draco to get the leverage.
Draco decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Draco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Draco does no damage.
Draco misses with a double jab
and Rautakoura counters with a single leg into guard. Draco didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roope Rautakoura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rautakoura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roope Rautakoura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Cereto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Claydon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cereto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, T.N.T-AC/DC. The key to victory for Leonardo Cereto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonardo Cereto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Claydon!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cereto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cereto drops Claydon with a big knee straight up the middle! Claydon is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Claydon is rocked!
It looks like Mark Claydon has been cut.
Cereto has closed the distance and engaged Claydon in a clinch.
Claydon is still on wobbly legs! Can Cereto finish him?
Cereto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cereto pushes off an throws an elbow but Claydon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cereto with a knee to the head.
Cereto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Claydon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cereto is unloading with more strikes now! Claydon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Cereto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wazz Hammerfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemus Denarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Hammerfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicodemus Denarian!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denarian connects with a single shot there.
Denarian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Denarian jabs at Hammerfist's body.
Hammerfist looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist won't allow Denarian to get back to his feet.
Denarian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammerfist.
Hammerfist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Denarian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist is in close to Denarian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Denarian keeping full guard, as Hammerfist tries to pass.
Hammerfist trying to control but Denarian is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist throwing strikes from guard but Denarian blocks nicely.
Hammerfist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist is looking to work some ground and pound but Denarian has wrist control.
Denarian wriggles free and stands up.
Hammerfist gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Denarian.
Denarian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammerfist shoots in looking for a takedown. Denarian tries to sprawl out of it but Hammerfist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Denarian manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Denarian throws a right hand that Hammerfist ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammerfist also avoids with ease.
Denarian throws a nice looking combination but Hammerfist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Denarian throws out a powerful jab.
Nicodemus Denarian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denarian throws a right hand that Hammerfist ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammerfist also avoids with ease.
Hammerfist shoots for a takedown but Denarian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Denarian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Denarian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammerfist circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denarian misses with a wild combination.
Denarian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Denarian coming out on top.
Denarian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A decent looking cross lands there for Denarian.
Hammerfist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hammerfist closes this distance looking for a takedown but Denarian circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wazz Hammerfist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammerfist is breathing heavily.
Denarian throws a right hand that Hammerfist ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammerfist also avoids with ease.
Denarian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Denarian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hammerfist on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist walks into a left hand.
Denarian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denarian connects with a jab.
Denarian scores with a nice right hand.
Denarian lands a lovely overhand right.
Hammerfist is rocked!
Denarian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Denarian.
Oh Hammerfist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denarian rushes Hammerfist with punches - Hammerfist moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Hammerfist goes down! Denarian follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicodemus Denarian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Gronholm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fedor Becker's chin.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Becker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gronholm pinned against the cage. Gronholm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Gronholm misses.
Becker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Becker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gronholm is trying to reverse the position but instead Becker has taken his back - oops!
Becker looking for the choke from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Becker.
Becker struggling to land strikes to the head as Gronholm covers up.
Becker has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Gronholm.
Becker cracks Gronholm with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Gronholm from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
It looks like Marcus Gronholm has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Becker. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Gronholm is bucking up trying to escape but Becker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Becker has hold of Gronholm's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gronholm manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gronholm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Becker jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gronholm is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gronholm and Becker has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Becker is breathing heavily.
Gronholm is trying to control Becker's posture but Becker avoids it.
Gronholm tries to bench press Becker off him but Becker keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Becker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gronholm is looking for a sweep.
Becker working away.
Becker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gronholm taking punishment in the form of punches.
Becker misses with the ground and pound.
Gronholm sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gronholm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Becker connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gronholm is on top in guard.
Gronholm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gronholm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gronholm controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gronholm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Becker 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.
Becker is trying to keep Gronholm in close.
Gronholm wants to control from the top but Becker keeps moving.
Becker looking for a guillotine here but Gronholm defends easily.
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.
Becker has his foot on Gronholm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gronholm works his way back into a safe position though.
Gronholm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gronholm is looking to work some ground and pound but Becker has wrist control.
Gronholm wants to control from the top but Becker keeps moving.
Becker is trying to control the position but Gronholm postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gronholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gronholm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Becker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Gronholm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gronholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Becker.
Gronholm drops his hands momentarily and Becker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Becker shoots in for a takedown but Gronholm shows good takedown defense.
Gronholm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Becker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedor Becker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gronholm misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gronholm lands a nice looking body shot.
Gronholm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gronholm displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm misses with the combination.
Gronholm throws a nice looking combination but Becker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gronholm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gronholm misses with a few strikes there.
Gronholm throws a right hand that Becker ducks under and follows up with a left that Becker also avoids with ease.
Gronholm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Becker.
Gronholm misses with the combination.
Gronholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gronholm fails to land with a series of punches.
Gronholm throws a nice looking combination but Becker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Becker shoots for a double leg takedown but Gronholm sprawls well. He's pushed Becker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gronholm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Becker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Becker slips a jab and a cross from Gronholm.
Gronholm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Becker.
Gronholm fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Gronholm misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Gronholm both land. Nice combination.
Gronholm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gronholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gronholm keeps the fight on the outside.
Gronholm stuffs the takedown.
Marcus Gronholm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gronholm looks to land a combination but Becker avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Gronholm.
Becker fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Becker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marcus Gronholm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gronholm lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gronholm drops Becker with a beautiful combination! Becker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gronholm is looking for the KO!
Becker is rocked!
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!
Gronholm throws a quick head kick that knocks Becker silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Gronholm is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcus Gronholm!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ak comes to the cage accompanied by Immigrant Song. Alex Barra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Ak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Barra!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ak throws the kick towards the body but Barra avoids it.
Ak leaves Barra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ak doesn't manage to clinch there - Barra circles away.
Ak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ak throws a looping overhand right but Barra ducks down to avoid it.
Ak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barra shoots in for a takedown but Ak shows good takedown defense.
Ak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mr Ak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Barra.
Ak stalling.
Ak breaks from the clinch.
Ak closes the distance and pushes Barra back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ak walks away with a smile on his face. Barra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barra.
Barra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ak avoids it really well and circles away.
Barra blocks a jab.
Ak throws a head kick but Barra moves out of range.
Barra shoots in for a double leg but Ak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barra slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ak closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Ak.
Barra fails to pull guard.
Barra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ak breaks the clinch.
Ak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ak wants it to stay on the feet.
Ak misses with a wild body shot.
Ak rushes Barra and presses him up against the cage.
Ak breaks the clinch.
Ak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ak. No joy for Barra on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barra circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barra.
Mr Ak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barra is defended easily by Ak.
Ak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barra is out of range and Ak settles back down.
Barra tries for a takedown but Ak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ak throws a right hand that Barra ducks under and follows up with a left that Barra also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ak tries to avoid it but Barra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ak to the ground. Ak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barra looks gassed!
Ak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barra.
Ak takes the fight into the clinch.
Ak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barra moves out of range of the body kick from Ak.
Ak connects with a high kick.
Ak clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ak is looking to clinch but Barra is avoiding it.
Ak throws a hook but Barra avoids it easily.
No joy there for Ak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ak as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Barra with that takedown attempt.
Ak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mr Ak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Barra.
Barra shoots in but Ak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra shoots for a double leg takedown but Ak sprawls well. He's pushed Barra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barra is breathing heavily.
Ak misses with a looping right.
Ak darts in and clinches Barra up against the cage.
Ak misses with a knee strike.
Ak lands a knee to the body.
Ak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barra dives in and grabs Ak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ak pushes down on Barra's head and hops out.
Ak misses with an uppercut. Barra saw that one coming.
Ak throws a series of punches but Barra avoids them all with ease.
Ak closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ak tries to clinch up but Barra circles away and keeps his distance.
Ak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barra tries to keep at a distance but Ak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ak is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Barra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ak manages to break the clinch.
Barra dodges the punch combination from Ak.
Barra takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ak. Barra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barra fails with the takedown.
Ak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barra ducks under a wild hook from Ak.
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.
Ak tries a head kick but it misses.
Mr Ak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ak misses with an uppercut. Barra saw that one coming.
Ak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barra's calf.
Ak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ak with a nice cross.
Ak tries to clinch but Barra is having none of it.
Ak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barra.
Ak fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ak dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ak misses with a looping right.
Barra tries for a takedown but Ak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barra.
Ak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ak sprawls well. Ak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barra gets slowly back to his feet.
Mr Ak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Barra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barra swats away the attempt to clinch by Ak.
Barra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ak misses with a double jab.
Ak stuffs the takedown attempt from Barra. Barra gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Ak as Barra shoots in.
Ak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barra's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barra is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ak is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barra.
Ak throws a right hand that Barra ducks under and follows up with a left that Barra also avoids with ease.
Ak cracks Barra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mr Ak is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ak loads up on a big right hand but Barra slips the punch.
Ak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barra was well out of range. Poor timing from Ak.
Ak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ak scoring well with a low kick there.
Ak throws a looping overhand right but Barra ducks down to avoid it.
Ak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ak misses with a straight right.
Ak fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barra looks for a takedown but Ak sprawls well.
Barra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ak defends it nicely.
Ak misses with an uppercut.
Ak forces Barra back against the cage and clinches.
Ak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ak misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barra moves out of range of the body kick.
Barra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barra shoots in but Ak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ak wants to clinch.
A jab from Ak does it's job there.
Mr Ak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barra is rocked!
Ak throws an overhand right that lands on Barra's shoulder, as Barra tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Ak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Ak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Biggus Dickus jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibor Dvorak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Biggus Dickus jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Biggus Dickus jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tibor Dvorak!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickus jr gets caught flat footed, as Dvorak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dickus jr working for a triangle but Dvorak defends it easily.
Dvorak 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.
Dvorak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickus jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dickus jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dvorak's guard.
Dickus jr trying to control but Dvorak is working from the bottom.
Dickus jr trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dvorak manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dvorak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dickus jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickus jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dvorak.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dvorak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dickus jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dvorak is in close to Dickus jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dickus jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dvorak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dickus jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dvorak defends well.
Dvorak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dvorak throws a big right hand that misses.
Dickus jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dvorak is in close to Dickus jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dvorak 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.
Dvorak looks gassed!
Dickus jr has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dvorak doesn't defend quickly enough and Dickus jr has managed to lock this one up! Can Dvorak escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dickus jr on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Biggus Dickus jr!
Biggus Dickus jr retains his welterweight title!
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