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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Hilavitku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niko Hilavitku has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Hilavitku!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilavitku shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuukkeli tries to sprawl out of it but Hilavitku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuukkeli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hilavitku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuukkeli.
Hilavitku will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuukkeli digs a good body shot into Hilavitku's ribs.
Niko Hilavitku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilavitku shoots in for a takedown but Kuukkeli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pera Kuukkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Hilavitku.
Hilavitku looks gassed!
Kuukkeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuukkeli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hilavitku.
Kuukkeli misses with a few strikes there.
Hilavitku takes one on the button.
Kuukkeli lands a big shot that drops Hilavitku! Can he finish him?
Hilavitku is rocked!
It looks like Niko Hilavitku has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuukkeli gets to his feet and stands over Hilavitku, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hilavitku felt that one! Kuukkeli unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hilavitku from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pera Kuukkeli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Hammerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Not Afraid. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Hammerson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammerson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hammerson swinging wildly here.
Hammerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Hammerson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Hammerson misses.
Hammerson misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Hammerson lands.
Hammerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammerson misses with a few strikes there.
Hammerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammerson is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Hammerson circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammerson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
Hammerson throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
A combination from Hammerson does no damage.
Ragnar Hammerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to clinch up but Hammerson circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hammerson!
Hammerson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torres.
Hammerson is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Hammerson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torres. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torres unloads with some shots from mount but Hammerson bucks and avoids them well.
Hammerson is trying desperately to improve position.
Torres with good strikes from the mount here!
Hammerson is desperately trying to improve his position but Torres has a good base and remains in mount.
Hammerson looks gassed!
Hammerson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Torres looking to control but Hammerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres has hold of Hammerson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hammerson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Torres wants to control the pace but Hammerson is squirming around nicely.
Torres throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hammerson is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres 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.
Torres trying to control but Hammerson is having none of it.
Torres is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hammerson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Torres.
Torres looking to control but Hammerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hammerson is working to get back to half guard.
Hammerson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Torres.
Torres throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torres is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hammerson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hammerson tries to lock up and control but Torres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hammerson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torres misses with a head shot.
Torres throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hammerson because Torres loaded up on that one.
Torres goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hammerson is on top in guard.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Hammerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Torres is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammerson defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torres defending well as Hammerson loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Hammerson does no damage.
Torres moves forwards but Hammerson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammerson stuffs the takedown attempt from Torres. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammerson tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernando Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres blocks a jab.
Hammerson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres gets the takedown into side control.
Torres in side control, throwing shots but Hammerson defends.
Hammerson tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
Hammerson is breathing heavily.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammerson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammerson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Torres decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hammerson to his feet.
Torres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hammerson is trying to control but can't.
Torres is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammerson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hammerson is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torres tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Torres is keen to just control but Hammerson is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson is looking for a sweep. Torres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammerson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Torres is working away from the top position though.
Torres uses his free foot to push down on Hammerson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hammerson.
Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torres trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammerson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Torres trying to control from half guard but Hammerson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson is looking to improve his position.
Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Hammerson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammerson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Torres.
Hammerson tries to roll over but Torres keeps him under control.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torres checks a low kick from Hammerson.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torres tries to clinch up but Hammerson circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammerson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammerson circles away.
Hammerson misses with a wild body shot.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammerson.
No joy there for Hammerson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torres tries to clinch there but Hammerson circles away.
Torres looks to land a combination but Hammerson avoids it well.
Torres shoots in for a double leg but Hammerson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammerson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Hammerson scores with a four punch combination!
Hammerson tries to land a leg kick but Torres saw it coming and moves away.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Torres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hammerson sees it coming and defends easily.
Hammerson controlling the position for now.
Hammerson trying to control here.
Hammerson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres moves into full mount! Hammerson won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerson tries to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Hammerson blocking the ground and pound.
Hammerson is looking to get to half guard.
Torres throws some wild stikes that Hammerson manages to avoid easily.
Hammerson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torres wants to control the pace but Hammerson is squirming around nicely.
Torres is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hammerson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Torres punching from mount but Hammerson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Torres tries to control but Hammerson wriggling away.
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.
Torres goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hammerson turns into him and now he's in Torres's guard.
Torres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Torres working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammerson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammerson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hammerson defends it easily.
Hammerson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerson stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Torres looking for a guillotine here but Hammerson defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torres is on top in guard.
Ragnar Hammerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
Torres has his foot on Hammerson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammerson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to control.
Torres lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hammerson!
Torres looking to secure an arm triangle but Hammerson defends it well.
Torres working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hammerson turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Torres off and cradles Hammerson's limp body as Torres celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Fernando Torres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sendo Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up. Sendo Takeshi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sendo Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Dylan Dunham has been cut.
Takeshi misses with a wild combination.
Dunham defending well as Takeshi loads up on a big left hand.
Takeshi lands a right hook to the body.
Takeshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunham.
Takeshi misses with the combination.
Takeshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takeshi ducks under a wild hook from Dunham.
Takeshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takeshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takeshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takeshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham fails to land the takedown.
Takeshi throws a one two combo.
Takeshi throws a hook to the side of Dunham's head but Dunham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takeshi misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Takeshi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dunham doesn't seem phased though.
Donk. Takeshi catches Dunham right on the button with a cross.
Takeshi looks to land a right hand but Dunham moved out of range.
Takeshi looks to land a combination but Dunham avoids it well.
Dunham blocks a jab.
Dunham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takeshi tries to avoid it but Dunham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takeshi to the ground. Takeshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sendo Takeshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Dunham.
Takeshi misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to bum rush Dunham with a series of wild strikes but Dunham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takeshi throws a nice looking combination but Dunham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takeshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunham.
Takeshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunham manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Takeshi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunham is defended easily by Takeshi.
Dunham takes one on the button.
Takeshi scores with a nice right hand.
Dunham misses with a looping right.
Sendo Takeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takeshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunham manages to avoid it.
Takeshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham shoots in for a double leg but Takeshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takeshi lands with a shot to the body.
Dunham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takeshi pinned against the cage. Takeshi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunham. That snapped Takeshi's head back.
Takeshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takeshi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takeshi throws out a loose jab but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunham shoots in for a double leg but Takeshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takeshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takeshi misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takeshi throws a body punch but Dunham moves out of range.
Takeshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunham was well out of range. Poor timing from Takeshi.
Takeshi misses with a wild combination.
Takeshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunham moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunham dodges the punch combination from Takeshi.
Dunham shoots in and drives through. Takeshi sprawls well.
Takeshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.
Takeshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takeshi slips under a jab from Dunham.
Dunham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sendo Takeshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Dunham's cut.
That's time! Takeshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takeshi throws a lazy right hand but Dunham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dunham lands an overhand right.
Takeshi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dunham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takeshi's waist but Takeshi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunham off to one side.
Dunham moves out of range of the strikes.
Takeshi stuffs the takedown.
Takeshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takeshi.
Takeshi leaves Dunham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sendo Takeshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Dunham.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunham is defended easily by Takeshi.
Takeshi throws a hook to the side of Dunham's head but Dunham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takeshi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takeshi misses with a hook.
Takeshi swings for the body but Dunham moves out of range.
Dunham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takeshi is fending him off so far but Dunham persists. Nope, Takeshi circles away and we're back to standing.
Takeshi sizes up Dunham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takeshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunham fails with a takedown attempt.
Takeshi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takeshi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dunham shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dunham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunham.
Dunham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dunham passes the guard and advances to mount!
Takeshi blocking the ground and pound.
Takeshi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunham on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham looking to finish Takeshi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Takeshi!
Dunham punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dunham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Takeshi looks a forlorn figure.
Dunham throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dunham throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Takeshi because Dunham loaded up on that one.
Dunham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dunham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Takeshi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dunham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takeshi is looking to escape.
Dunham throws some wild stikes that Takeshi manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dylan Dunham's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck for Dunham with that takedown attempt.
Dunham loads up on a big right hand but Takeshi slips the punch.
Dunham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takeshi throws out the jab.
Takeshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunham circles away quickly and effectively.
Takeshi swings for the body but Dunham moves out of range.
Takeshi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Takeshi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dunham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takeshi keeps working.
Takeshi is pushing Dunham's head away, looking to escape. Dunham manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham working the ground and pound.
Takeshi dodges the ground and pound from Dunham.
Takeshi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dunham trying to control the position but Takeshi is working away.
Dunham lands a decent elbow from side control.
Takeshi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dunham.
Dunham working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dunham is looking to take a break and control but Takeshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunham 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.
Dunham trying to control the position but Takeshi is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham tries to score with some ground and pound. Takeshi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dunham tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ground and pound from Dunham seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dunham scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunham lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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.
Dunham throwing strikes but Takeshi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dunham is looking to regain half guard here but Takeshi keeps moving and retains side control.
Dunham manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dunham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dunham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dunham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Dunham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dunham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Dunham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magni Turisas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turisas has chosen Manowar - Gods Of War as his entrance music. 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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222 lbs
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210 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magni Turisas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with the combination.
A combination from Turisas does no damage.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Turisas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turisas.
Turisas throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gracie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turisas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Turisas working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turisas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Turisas is blocking nicely.
Turisas is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Gracie.
Turisas wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Turisas blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turisas's efforts to push away.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turisas is trying to break free.
Turisas can't break the clinch.
Gracie keeps control of Turisas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turisas's brow.
Turisas avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Turisas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turisas blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Turisas.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Turisas pushes him off.
Turisas stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Turisas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turisas tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie tries to clinch but Turisas moves out of range.
No joy there for Turisas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Turisas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Turisas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Turisas circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turisas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turisas slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Turisas lands a jab.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Turisas scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Turisas throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turisas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turisas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a big head kick but Turisas shrugs it off.
No joy there for Turisas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turisas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Turisas circles away.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turisas.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Turisas throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turisas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turisas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie tries to clinch but Turisas is having none of it.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Turisas circles away.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a hook but Turisas avoids it easily.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Turisas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turisas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Turisas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Turisas scores with a four punch combination!
Turisas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Turisas is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turisas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Turisas misses with a double jab.
Turisas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magni Turisas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
Turisas is rocked!
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turisas misses with a series of wild punches.
Turisas tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mauricio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turisas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Turisas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Turisas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Turisas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie tries to clinch but Turisas is having none of it.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turisas.
Turisas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magni Turisas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turisas throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Turisas.
Turisas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick but Turisas moves out of range.
Gracie lands a jab to Turisas's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turisas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Turisas dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Turisas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Turisas circles away.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Turisas wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Turisas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie prevents Turisas from breaking the clinch.
Turisas has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Turisas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turisas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turisas throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turisas keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turisas misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a crisp one two that drops Turisas! Gracie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Turisas to his feet! Turisas is in big trouble!
Turisas is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to clinch there but Turisas circles away.
Turisas drops his hands momentarily and Gracie needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Turisas just on the top of the head. Turisas drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Turisas - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mauricio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubert Kuminauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuminauha comes to the cage accompanied by Celine Dion - Just Walk Away. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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240 lbs
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288 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rubert Kuminauha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexis Stone!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuminauha. Kuminauha gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Kuminauha is out of range.
Kuminauha moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Kuminauha slips the punch.
Stone throws a hook but Kuminauha blocks it.
Kuminauha looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kuminauha is looking for a kimura here.
Stone kicks off Kuminauha and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Kuminauha fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubert Kuminauha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuminauha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kuminauha is defended easily by Stone.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
No luck for Kuminauha with that takedown attempt.
Stone misses with a hook. Kuminauha ducked under it nicely.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuminauha.
Kuminauha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuminauha is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stone is just riding it out for now. Kuminauha eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuminauha trying to control from Stone's half guard. Stone has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kuminauha postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kuminauha, into his guard.
Kuminauha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to get up but he can't break Kuminauha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone is working Kuminauha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kuminauha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kuminauha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuminauha has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Stone doesn't defend quickly enough and Kuminauha has managed to lock this one up! Can Stone escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kuminauha on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rubert Kuminauha!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarno Highwayz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and morgan bunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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, Jarno Highwayz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, morgan bunch!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bunch throws out a powerful jab.
Highwayz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bunch is fending him off so far but Highwayz persists. Nope, bunch circles away and we're back to standing.
Highwayz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but bunch swivels and escapes.
Highwayz slips under a jab from bunch.
bunch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by bunch.
bunch scores with the left hand. Highwayz knows he should have avoided that one.
Highwayz walks straight into a right hand from bunch - that's dropped him! bunch jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Highwayz from any more punishment! Highwayz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). morgan bunch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Hanhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and train dummys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hannu Hanhi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hannu Hanhi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Hanhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, train dummys!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dummys feints and as Hanhi raises his hands in defense, dummys changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
dummys is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hanhi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hanhi has escaped and now he's on top!
dummys has his foot on Hanhi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hanhi works his way back into a safe position though.
Hanhi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
dummys 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.
Hanhi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
dummys is looking for a triangle but Hanhi pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dummys throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanhi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hanhi chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hanhi trying to control but dummys is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanhi got a little sloppy there for a moment and dummys has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hanhi has managed to get both his arms back between dummys's legs - danger averted.
Hanhi won't allow dummys to sweep him here.
Hanhi stands up over dummys, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
dummys is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
dummys had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hanhi defends it easily.
dummys working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dummys is looking for a triangle but Hanhi pushes his legs off easily.
dummys keeping moving, preventing Hanhi from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as dummys holds on and takes a little breather.
dummys working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanhi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hanhi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
dummys throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanhi preventing the sweep.
Hanhi wants to control from the top but dummys keeps moving.
Hanhi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dummys on the ground.
Hanhi is really struggling to control dummys but he's trying to hold on to the position.
dummys has his foot on Hanhi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hanhi works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
train dummys dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dummys moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hanhi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hanhi lands a body shot.
dummys fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanhi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
dummys shoots in for a takedown but Hanhi shows good takedown defense.
Hanhi connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Hanhi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
dummys takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
dummys steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hanhi. That one must have hurt.
Hanhi thuds his shin into the meat of dummys's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dummys doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Hanhi finds it's way through dummys's defenses.
Hanhi lands with a kick to the ribs.
dummys is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Hanhi.
Hanhi pushes dummys up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Hanhi - that landed with a thud.
Hanhi lands a shoulder strike.
Hanhi landing knees to the head.
dummys is rocked!
It looks like train dummys has been cut.
A short right from Hanhi on the inside.
dummys is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanhi finish him?
Hanhi is working dummys over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanhi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
dummys seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanhi tries a knee to the head but dummys blocks it.
Hanhi lands an elbow that stopped dummys in his tracks for a moment.
Hanhi slowing the pace effectively.
Hanhi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanhi gets underhooks to prevent dummys's takedown attempt.
Hannu Hanhi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of train dummys.
Hanhi landing knees to the head.
dummys letting Hanhi take a breather here.
Hanhi misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from dummys fails to land.
Hanhi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Hanhi slams his shin into dummys's torso.
dummys shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
dummys walks into a jab.
dummys on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanhi. Hanhi obviously looking to wear him down.
train dummys seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dummys takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanhi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanhi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dummys fails with a takedown attempt.
dummys on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hanhi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hannu Hanhi is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Hanhi.
dummys shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanhi defends it nicely.
Hanhi tries to close the distance and clinch but dummys swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hannu Hanhi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Hanhi.
Hanhi lands with an uppercut that bounces dummys off the cage and back into rage.
Hanhi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hanhi.
Hanhi lands a nice uppercut.
Hanhi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
dummys has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hanhi.
dummys turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Hanhi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
dummys looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanhi is trying to control dummys's posture but dummys avoids it.
Hanhi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
dummys wants to control but Hanhi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
dummys looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
dummys is looking to control Hanhi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can dummys avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
dummys is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanhi pulls his head out easily.
Hanhi stalling.
dummys wants to control but Hanhi is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanhi prevents dummys from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Hanhi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on train dummys's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
dummys shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hanhi sprawls well. Hanhi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dummys gets slowly back to his feet.
dummys fails with a takedown attempt.
dummys shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanhi sprawls well. He's pushed dummys's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hannu Hanhi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of train dummys.
dummys tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanhi swivels and escapes.
Hanhi jabs dummys right on the nose. dummys blinks but takes it well.
dummys is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hanhi thows a body kick. dummys tries to catch it but that hurt him.
dummys is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanhi.
Hanhi lands a right hook to the body.
Hanhi throws a head kick that half lands.
Hanhi connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanhi throws a one two combo.
dummys walks into a stiff left hand from Hanhi.
dummys takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Hanhi has dummys up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanhi with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanhi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanhi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanhi leaning against his opponent.
Hanhi misses with a knee to the head.
Hanhi trying to land knees to the body.
dummys changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hanhi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
dummys shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanhi tries to sprawl out of it but dummys keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanhi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanhi lands a body shot.
Hanhi wants to clinch up but dummys keeps it at a distance.
dummys is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanhi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanhi scores with a body shot.
Hanhi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
dummys shoots in and drives through. Hanhi sprawls well.
dummys shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanhi sprawls well. He's pushed dummys's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hanhi tries to clinch up.
dummys tries to keep at a distance but Hanhi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanhi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanhi lands an elbow that stopped dummys in his tracks for a moment.
Hanhi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
dummys can't get the takedown.
Hanhi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hanhi.
Hanhi connects with a knee to the head.
Hanhi connects with a nasty looking knee right to dummys's face.
dummys wants to break free but Hanhi has control.
Hanhi crunches a lovely knee into dummys's ribcage.
dummys has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hanhi regains guard immediately.
dummys drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hanhi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now dummys has Hanhi in his guard.
dummys is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hanhi defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dummys not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
dummys working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hanhi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but dummys is tightening it up a little... Hanhi has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hanhi reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hanhi taps out! nice BJJ there by dummys!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). train dummys!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorgin Golzar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala comes to the cage accompanied by Pohjois-Karjala. Golzar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ey Iran (Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gorgin Golzar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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289 lbs
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gorgin Golzar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golzar lands the left hand.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
Golzar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golzar lands a big right hand that sends Vihtala crashing to the mat! Golzar stays standing though and waves Vihtala back to his feet!
Vihtala 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!
Golzar throws a hook but Vihtala blocks it.
Oh Vihtala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vihtala thows a body shot but no joy.
Vihtala seems to have got his legs back now.
Golzar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golzar throws a lazy right hand but Vihtala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Vihtala finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good work by Golzar as he checks the leg kick.
Vihtala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golzar.
Vihtala tries to close the distance and clinch but Golzar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golzar cracks Vihtala with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vihtala looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Golzar finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golzar throws a lazy right hand but Vihtala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Golzar looks to land a left hand but Vihtala moved out of range nicely.
Vihtala scores with a leg kick.
Kaarlo Vihtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vihtala throws the kick towards the body but Golzar avoids it.
Golzar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vihtala moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vihtala, right into the meat.
Golzar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Golzar looks gassed!
Good shot there by Vihtala.
It looks like Gorgin Golzar has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala lands with a shot to the body.
Vihtala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Golzar's calf.
Vihtala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vihtala.
Golzar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vihtala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vihtala cracks Golzar with a good jab.
Vihtala throws a head kick that Golzar semi-blocks.
Vihtala scores with a jab. Golzar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Golzar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vihtala is looking to wear down Golzar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vihtala thows a body shot but no joy.
Vihtala throws a head kick that misses.
Vihtala works Golzar's body with a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Golzar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vihtala - the referee stops the clock and Golzar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vihtala. Golzar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vihtala.
Vihtala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vihtala lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vihtala takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Golzar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Golzar breaks from the clinch.
Golzar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golzar looks to land a right hand but Vihtala moved out of range.
Vihtala staying out of range there.
Golzar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vihtala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Golzar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vihtala. Vihtala obviously looking to wear him down.
Vihtala lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Vihtala there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihtala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golzar.
Golzar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vihtala counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Vihtala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vihtala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Golzar. That did some damage!
Golzar misses with a double jab
and Vihtala counters with a head kick. That will keep Golzar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Golzar throws a lazy right hand but Vihtala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vihtala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vihtala, right into the meat.
Vihtala scoring well with a low kick there.
Vihtala fakes the leg kick and cracks Golzar in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Vihtala lands but Golzar takes it in his stride.
Golzar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vihtala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Golzar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golzar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaarlo Vihtala is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihtala. Golzar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihtala lands with a good body shot.
Vihtala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golzar can do to turn this around?
Vihtala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vihtala connects with a crisp jab.
Vihtala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vihtala scores with a jab to the jaw.
Golzar takes one on the button.
Vihtala throws a sloppy head kick and Golzar moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golzar throws a lazy right hand but Vihtala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vihtala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vihtala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vihtala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Golzar's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihtala throws a leg kick which misses Golzar's front leg but catches the back leg as Golzar tries to avoid it.
Vihtala lands a nice looking kick to the body. Golzar takes a step back to recover.
Vihtala connects with a solid leg kick.
Golzar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vihtala.
Vihtala connects with a solid leg kick.
Golzar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golzar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vihtala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golzar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vihtala. That's going to slow Golzar down.
Vihtala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Golzar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vihtala.
Vihtala lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vihtala.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vihtala, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihtala scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala scores with the left hand. Golzar knows he should have avoided that one.
Vihtala throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vihtala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vihtala throws a head kick that Golzar semi-blocks.
Vihtala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vihtala lands a nice shot that snaps Golzar's head back.
Vihtala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihtala with a nice cross.
Vihtala is looking to slow Golzar down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Vihtala dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Golzar walks into a jab.
A big left from Vihtala misses.
Golzar throws an overhand right that lands on Vihtala's shoulder, as Vihtala tries to avoid the shot.
Vihtala throws a leg kick but Golzar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Golzar misses with an uppercut.
Golzar misses with a double jab
letting Vihtala counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vihtala cracks Golzar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vihtala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golzar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vihtala scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihtala throws a shot from downtown. Golzar moves away and avoids it.
Golzar misses the jab.
Golzar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vihtala.
Golzar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vihtala.
Vihtala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Golzar checks it well.
Vihtala slips under a jab.
Vihtala throws a hook to the side of Golzar's head but Golzar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vihtala looks to score with a jab to the body but Golzar is just out of range.
Golzar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kaarlo Vihtala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golzar misses with a straight left.
Golzar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vihtala cracks the inside of Golzar's front leg.
Vihtala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vihtala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Golzar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Golzar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vihtala moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihtala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vihtala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch lands to the side of Golzar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala scores with a spinning back kick!
Good shot there by Vihtala.
Vihtala thumps Golzar with a low kick.
Golzar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vihtala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Golzar's calf.
Golzar ducks right into an uppercut from Vihtala.
Vihtala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Golzar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Golzar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vihtala.
Vihtala throws the kick towards the body but Golzar avoids it.
Gorgin Golzar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihtala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Golzar. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Golzar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vihtala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Golzar tries for a takedown but Vihtala circles away easily
and Vihtala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vihtala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golzar throws the left hand but Vihtala avoids the punch easily.
Golzar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vihtala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Vihtala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vihtala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Vihtala!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Magnussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyzer comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide. Magnussen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bloody Beetroots - Butter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Magnussen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyzer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dyzer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magnussen's waist but Magnussen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dyzer off to one side.
Dyzer misses with a looping left.
Dyzer lunges at Magnussen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magnussen's hand.
Dyzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnussen moves away.
Dyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnussen is just out of range.
Magnussen misses the jab.
Dyzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dyzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnussen moves away.
Magnussen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by Dyzer as he checks the leg kick.
Dyzer connects with a jab.
Dyzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnussen manages to avoid it.
Magnussen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dyzer finds it's way round the side to connect with Magnussen's head.
Magnussen misses with a double jab.
Dyzer shoots in looking for a takedown. Magnussen tries to sprawl out of it but Dyzer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magnussen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magnussen wants to land a leg kick but Dyzer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyzer cracks a nice hook into Magnussen's ribs.
Dyzer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magnussen to the mat! Magnussen manages to get full guard.
Dyzer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dyzer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnussen keeping moving, preventing Dyzer from controlling successfully.
Dyzer 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.
Dyzer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magnussen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dyzer looking to pass the guard.
Dyzer is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dyzer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dyzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magnussen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dyzer.
Dyzer lands with a shot to the body.
Dyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnussen is just out of range.
Dyzer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dyzer lands a slapping body shot.
Dyzer takes a swing at Magnussen's ribcage but misses.
Magnussen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyzer misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnussen is just out of range.
Magnussen tries to score with a low kick but Dyzer moves his leg out of the way.
Stephen Dyzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnussen is looking to score with low kicks.
Dyzer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magnussen is trying to defend but Dyzer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dyzer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dyzer wants to take a breather but Magnussen is having none of it.
Dyzer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magnussen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyzer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dyzer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dyzer looks to land a strike but Magnussen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Magnussen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dyzer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magnussen as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Dyzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnussen throws a low kick but Dyzer moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magnussen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dyzer.
Dyzer throws a hook to the side of Magnussen's head but Magnussen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunnar Magnussen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dyzer takes a swing at Magnussen's ribcage but misses.
Magnussen moves away from the strike by Dyzer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Dyzer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dyzer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magnussen as he avoids it easily.
Magnussen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dyzer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magnussen can pounce on him.
Dyzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnussen moves away.
Dyzer thows a body shot but no joy.
Dyzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magnussen.
Dyzer lands a body shot.
Magnussen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dyzer.
Dyzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dyzer is looking to wear down Magnussen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Dyzer.
Dyzer misses with a two punch combination.
Dyzer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Dyzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyzer throws a body punch but Magnussen moves out of range.
Magnussen drops his hands momentarily and Dyzer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magnussen takes a swing at Dyzer's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyzer throws an overhand right that lands on Magnussen's shoulder, as Magnussen tries to avoid the shot.
Magnussen looks to throw the jab but Dyzer is out of range.
Magnussen misses with a low kick as Dyzer jumps back.
Magnussen throws a combination that misses
enabling Dyzer to counter with a crisp jab.
Dyzer throws a body punch but Magnussen moves out of range.
Dyzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnussen misses with a body shot.
Magnussen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magnussen is breathing heavily.
Dyzer throws a sloppy body shot
and Magnussen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magnussen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dyzer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magnussen doesn't seem bothered though.
Dyzer throws a right and a left that Magnussen avoids nicely.
Dyzer lands a right hook to the body.
Dyzer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dyzer stuns Magnussen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyzer throws a right and a left that Magnussen avoids nicely.
Dyzer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dyzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dyzer misses with a looping right.
Magnussen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dyzer misses with a wild body shot.
Dyzer scores with a shot to the body.
Dyzer lands a nice looking body shot.
Dyzer jabs at Magnussen's body.
Magnussen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dyzer.
Dyzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Dyzer throws a looping overhand right but Magnussen ducks down to avoid it.
Magnussen dodges the punch combination from Dyzer.
Dyzer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dyzer. Magnussen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dyzer throws a nice looking combination but Magnussen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dyzer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magnussen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magnussen dodges the punch combination from Dyzer.
Magnussen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dyzer.
A jab from Dyzer misses.
Dyzer blocks a leg kick.
Dyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnussen is just out of range.
Dyzer throws a looping overhand right but Magnussen ducks down to avoid it.
Dyzer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magnussen misses with a low kick.
Dyzer works Magnussen's body with a nice hook.
Magnussen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dyzer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dyzer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnussen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dyzer wants to control from the top but Magnussen keeps moving.
Dyzer passes Magnussen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dyzer throwing shots but Magnussen is blocking nicely.
Dyzer stalling away here and it's allowed Magnussen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dyzer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magnussen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dyzer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Dyzer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dyzer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dyzer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dyzer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Magnussen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magnussen.
Magnussen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magnussen thuds his right hand into Dyzer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Stephen Dyzer has been cut.
Dyzer misses with a hook to the body
and Magnussen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Magnussen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dyzer.
Magnussen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dyzer.
Dyzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnussen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dyzer circles away quickly and effectively.
Dyzer lands a nice looking body shot.
Stephen Dyzer is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dyzer scores with a jab. Magnussen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Magnussen.
Dyzer avoids the head kick by Magnussen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnussen blocks a jab.
Dyzer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dyzer misses with a combination
and Magnussen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dyzer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magnussen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Magnussen.
Dyzer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magnussen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magnussen's corner calls for a 1-2. Magnussen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dyzer lands a right hook to the body.
Dyzer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnussen is just out of range.
Dyzer misses with a wild body shot.
Dyzer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magnussen counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Dyzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnussen scores with the left hand. Dyzer knows he should have avoided that one.
Magnussen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dyzer misses with a jab to the body
and Magnussen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dyzer ducks under a wild hook from Magnussen.
Dyzer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magnussen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dyzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magnussen.
A jab from Dyzer does it's job there.
Dyzer lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Magnussen misses its intended target.
Magnussen lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dyzer blocks a jab.
Magnussen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Magnussen takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyzer avoids the head kick by Magnussen.
Dyzer throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dyzer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magnussen but Magnussen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dyzer throws a sloppy body shot
and Magnussen counters with a good low kick that Dyzer was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Magnussen.
A shot to the body from Dyzer misses
and Magnussen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magnussen slips under a jab.
Magnussen throws a leg kick which misses Dyzer's front leg but catches the back leg as Dyzer tries to avoid it.
Dyzer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dyzer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Magnussen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dyzer thows a body shot but no joy.
Dyzer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magnussen slips a jab and a cross from Dyzer.
Dyzer slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyzer takes a swing at Magnussen's ribcage but misses.
Dyzer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnussen.
Dyzer swings for the body but Magnussen moves out of range.
Dyzer misses with a body shot
and Magnussen counters with an outside leg kick.
Magnussen tries a low kick but Dyzer avoids it.
Dyzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnussen moves away.
Dyzer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magnussen is looking to score with low kicks.
Dyzer blocks a low kick nicely.
Magnussen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dyzer throws a body punch but Magnussen moves out of range.
Magnussen tried to score with a low kick but Dyzer checks it.
Dyzer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Magnussen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gunnar Magnussen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyzer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Magnussen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dyzer 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Dyzer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Kumpulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Rupponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupponen has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music. Niko Rupponen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Kumpulainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Rupponen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumpulainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kumpulainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rupponen is controlling an arm, preventing Kumpulainen from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kumpulainen throws some wild stikes that Rupponen manages to avoid easily.
Kumpulainen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rupponen turns into him and now he's in Kumpulainen's guard.
Kumpulainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rupponen manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kumpulainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rupponen wants to sweep here but Kumpulainen controlling him for the moment.
Kumpulainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kumpulainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rupponen is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupponen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kumpulainen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rupponen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rupponen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rupponen!
Kumpulainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kumpulainen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rupponen prevents Kumpulainen from improving his position.
Rupponen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rupponen wants to control but Kumpulainen is keeping him busy.
Kumpulainen gets full guard.
Kumpulainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kumpulainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rupponen content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kumpulainen is on top in guard.
Kumpulainen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kumpulainen seems to have locked his on tight now - Rupponen screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kumpulainen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sepi Kumpulainen!
Sepi Kumpulainen retains his featherweight title!
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