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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Tankki (ranked 4575 p4p, 4582 weight class) and Malig Murskaa (ranked 156 p4p, 96 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Tankki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Murskaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Tankki misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tankki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murskaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tankki manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murskaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tankki.
It looked like Tankki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murskaa.
Tankki jabs at Murskaa's body.
Murskaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tankki is just out of range.
Murskaa lands a jab to Tankki's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murskaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tankki was well out of range. Poor timing from Murskaa.
Tankki avoids the body shot from Murskaa.
Murskaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murskaa swings for the body but Tankki moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Tankki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murskaa manages to avoid it.
Murskaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murskaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tankki.
Murskaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tankki with a body shot.
Murskaa lands with a nice body punch.
Murskaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tankki manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Tankki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Tankki throws a body punch but Murskaa moves out of range.
Murskaa avoids the body shot from Tankki.
Murskaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murskaa takes a swing at Tankki's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murskaa lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Murskaa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tankki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tankki misses the shot to the body.
Tankki misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Murskaa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murskaa lands with a nice body punch.
Murskaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tankki is just out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tankki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murskaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tankki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murskaa moves away.
Tankki is looking to wear down Murskaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tankki looks to score with a jab to the body but Murskaa is just out of range.
Tankki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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.
Tankki works Murskaa's body with a nice hook.
Tankki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murskaa moves away.
Murskaa misses the shot to the body.
Tankki misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murskaa jabs at Tankki's body.
Tankki misses with a body shot.
Tankki throws a body punch but Murskaa moves out of range.
Murskaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murskaa misses with a shot to the body
and Tankki counters with a right hand to the body.
Murskaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murskaa cracks a nice hook into Tankki's ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tankki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murskaa moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ispa Tankki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tankki. Murskaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murskaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tankki with a body shot.
Tankki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murskaa manages to avoid it.
Murskaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tankki moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Tankki misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murskaa misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankki lands a body shot.
Tankki misses the shot to the body.
Murskaa connects with a body shot.
Tankki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murskaa misses with a wild body shot.
Tankki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tankki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tankki misses with a body shot.
Murskaa misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murskaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tankki moves away.
Murskaa punishes Tankki's body with a nice straight punch.
Tankki looks to score with a jab to the body but Murskaa is just out of range.
Murskaa jabs at Tankki's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murskaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tankki.
Tankki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murskaa scores with a shot to the body.
Murskaa misses with a body shot.
Tankki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murskaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tankki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malig Murskaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murskaa 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malig Murskaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Lawrence (ranked 4803 p4p, 5068 weight class) and Koa Kahananui (ranked 543 p4p, 565 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugene Lawrence !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koa Kahananui!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahananui misses with a leg kick
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control.
Kahananui is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kahananui keeps trying to improve his position.
Lawrence tries for a kimura but Kahananui is defending well.
Lawrence is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kahananui is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kahananui knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence has hold of Kahananui's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kahananui tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lawrence cranks the arm and Kahananui screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kahananui, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eugene Lawrence !
After winning the bout, Eugene Lawrence thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hammed Morgan (ranked 3777 p4p, 4631 weight class) and Dan Donovan (ranked 135 p4p, 158 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hammed Morgan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hammed Morgan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hammed Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Donovan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donovan.
 It looks like Hammed Morgan has been cut.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Dan Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Donovan looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan cracks Donovan with an open hand slap.
Donovan throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Donovan digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donovan misses with a straight left.
Donovan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Donovan throws a monster overhand right that drops Morgan! Donovan follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Donovan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rj Bell (ranked 4126 p4p, 6302 weight class) and No Name (ranked 444 p4p, 575 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rj Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Name looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Name.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Name jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Name closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bell is looking to reverse the position.
Name tries for a kimura but Bell is defending well.
Name looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bell is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell is looking for a sweep.
Name wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bell keeps working.
Bell gets back to half guard.
Bell trying to control but Name postures up.
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.
Bell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Name's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Name's back!
Bell lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Name hold on?!
Name rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Name blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bell.
Bell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Name is looking to control Bell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Name avoid being mounted?
Name keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Name tries to get to full guard but Bell has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rj Bell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Name sprawls well. Name wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Name scores with a takedown into Bell's guard.
Bell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Name can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Name is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bell has escaped and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Name trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell wants to control from the top but Name keeps moving.
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Name is retaining full guard.
Bell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Name looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Bell trying to control but Name is working from the bottom.
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bell won't allow Name to sweep him here.
Bell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Name has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bell has managed to get both his arms back between Name's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Name is looking for a triangle but Bell pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rj Bell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Name checks a leg kick.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Name.
Name shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bell sprawls well. Bell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Name gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Name's shoulder, as Name tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Name shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell lands a glancing blow to the side of Name's head.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
No Name seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Name throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bell counters by moving into the clinch.
Bell has hold of one of Name's legs. Name is fighting the takedown attempt but Bell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Name 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.
Bell trying to control but Name is working from the bottom.
Name looking for a guillotine here but Bell defends easily.
Bell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Name controls Bell momentarily but Bell frees himself.
Name wants to sweep but no luck.
Bell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bell postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Name is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bell, into his guard.
Bell is trying to control the position but Name postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Name defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rj Bell clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Name fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bell to the ground. Name is now in Bell's guard.
Name stops Bell from standing up.
Name must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Name from controlling successfully.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Name is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bell holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Name looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Name is aware though and is defending well.
Rj Bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Name has passed into half guard!
Bell is trying to maintain the position but Name is very close to passing his half guard.
Bell looking for submissions off his back.
Bell is staying active underneath Name, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bell trying to control but Name 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.
Bell is not content to let Name control the position.
Name perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bell pushes Name off looking to stand but Name dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Name.
Bell throws a body shot but no joy.
Name misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Name tries for a takedown but Bell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Name manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bell on his heels. He'll look to pass Bell's guard now, I'm sure.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Name from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
No Name dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.
Name shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bell as he jumps to the side.
Bell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Name shoots and misses
and Bell moves into the clinch.
Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rj Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Name.
Name tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bell swivels and escapes.
Rj Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of No Name.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Name is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell clinches up with Name and pushes him back against the cage.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Name's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Name can't get the takedown.
Name gets underhooks to prevent Bell's takedown attempt.
Name wants a takedown.
Bell is working for takedown but Name is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name wants a takedown.
Name is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Name has Bell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Name changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Name.
Bell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Bell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Name circles away.
Name tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Name somewhat.
Bell throws a jab when Name was well out of range.
Name throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Name throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bell.
Bell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Name's head.
Bell wants to control from the top but Name keeps moving.
Name looking for a guillotine here but Bell defends easily.
Bell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Name being controlled here, momentarily.
No Name has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rj Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rj Bell!
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