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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 30
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Bogart slaps away a takedown attempt from Snow, before circling back to the center of the mat.#CL#
Snow has Bogart up against the cage in a clinch.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bogart tries to pull guard but Snow holds him up against the cage and eventually Bogart drops back down to his feet.
Snow lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
Snow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bogart up against the cage.#T1#
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Bjorn Bogart has been cut.
Snow scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Snow.
Snow lands a body shot. #KD#
Snow drops Bogart onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bogart is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Bogart is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bogart is still on wobbly legs! Can Snow finish him?#TD#
Bogart is fighting off a takedown attempt but Snow is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bogart to the mat. Bogart regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#T2#
Bogart being controlled here, momentarily.
Bogart seems to have recovered his senses.
Bogart looking for a sweep. Not yet Bogart, not yet.
Bogart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Snow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Snow working some strikes from top position.
Snow sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Bogart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snow is one step ahead there.
Snow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bogart trying to keep a closed guard but Snow is proving a slippery customer.
Snow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Snow scoring with some ground and pound.
Bogart can't keep his opponent in guard - Snow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Snow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snow uses his free foot to push down on Bogart's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bogart.
Snow controlling the pace for now. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bogart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Snow avoids the attempt from Bogart to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bogart taking shots to the head.
Snow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Snow landing shots from mount.
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!
Snow controlling from mount.
Snow lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Snow 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.
Snow controlling from mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Snow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Bogart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Snow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bogart pinned against the cage. Bogart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Snow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bogart as he jumps to the side. #TD#
Snow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Snow there.
Bogart trying to hold on to Snow's head to control him but Snow postures up.
Bogart taking some punishment here, with Snow in his half guard. #T1#
Bogart trying to control here.
Bogart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Snow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Snow trying to control the pace.
Snow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Snow wants to free his trapped foot but Bogart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snow in particular looking to stall.
Bogart is looking for a sweep. Snow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Snow lands strikes from half guard.#T2#
Snow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Snow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bogart tries to get to full guard but Snow has control of the leg.
Bogart is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snow in particular looking to stall.
Bogart trying to control but Snow postures up.
Snow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Snow lands a nice short elbow.
Snow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bogart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Snow scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Snow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bogart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snow.
Bogart trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Snow is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Snow connects with a nice short shot to Bogart's temple.
Snow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Snow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Snow not doing much here.
Snow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bogart for as long as he can get away with.
Bogart wants to control but Snow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Snow lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
Snow slows the pace down in half guard.
Bogart is looking to control Snow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bogart avoid being mounted?
Jon Snow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Snow is working for a kimura but Bogart is defending it quite comfortably.
Snow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bogart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Snow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snow stands and throws Bogart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bogart being controlled for a moment.
Bogart tries to bench press Snow off him but Snow keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Bogart'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!
#R3##CL#
Snow clinches up with Bogart and pushes him back against the cage.
Snow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Snow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bogart is defending well for now.
Snow digs a right hand underneath Bogart's ribcage. Bogart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snow stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Snow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow lands a right hand.
Jon Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bogart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Snow successfully pulls guard.
#T1##ES#
Snow wriggles free and stands up.
Snow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bogart pinned against the cage. Bogart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bogart now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Snow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
Snow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Snow stays in close to Bogart's body and controls the position.
Bogart trying to keep a closed guard but Snow is proving a slippery customer.
#T2#
Snow works over Bogart with some ground and pound from guard.
Snow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Snow stands up over Bogart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bogart is trying to control the position but Snow postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Snow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Snow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bogart trying to keep a closed guard but Snow is proving a slippery customer.
Snow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Snow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Snow tries to free his leg and advance position but Bogart is retaining full guard.
Snow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Snow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogart can do to turn this around?
Snow 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.
Bogart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snow is one step ahead there.
Bjorn Bogart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bogart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bogart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Snow with a nice head shot there.
Bogart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snow's guard. #REVB##ES#
Snow wriggles free and stands up.
Snow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bogart sprawls well. Bogart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Snow gets slowly back to his feet.
Bogart is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jon Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snow fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snow misses with a takedown attempt #TD2#
and Bogart counters with a takedown into side control.
Snow bucks up and tries to throw Bogart off but instead Bogart has got his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
A very excited looking Jon Snow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 27
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
James throws a sloppy head kick and Bogart moves out of range easily.
Bogart avoids the head kick by James.
Bogart feints the counter takedown.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Bogart tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bogart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
James gets in close and instigates a clinch. #KD#
James drops Bogart onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bogart is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Bogart is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Bjorn Bogart has been cut.
I was talking to James's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Bogart is blocking nicely.
Bogart is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bogart blocks it with crossed arms.
James dips a shoulder and cracks Bogart with a mighty uppercut! Bogart falls back against the cage and James unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bogart is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - James screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joy James!
A relieved looking Joy James thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 19
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Tortoise connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tortoise lands with an overhand left.
Tortoise tests Bogart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bogart moves out of range as Tortoise strikes.
Bogart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL#
Tortoise forces Bogart back against the cage and clinches.
Tortoise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bogart looking for a takedown. #KD#
Tortoise drops Bogart onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bogart is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Bogart is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tortoise creates a bit of distance and cracks Bogart with a massive left hook! Bogart crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Tortoise stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michelangelo Tortoise !
Michelangelo Tortoise was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 17
Date: May 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Bogart shoots in and drives through. Freeman sprawls well.
Nice cross by Freeman.
Freeman stuffs the takedown attempt from Bogart. Bogart gets slowly back to his feet.
Bogart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Freeman throwing a counter right hand but Bogart manages to avoid it.
Nate Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Bogart.
Nice uppercut there from Freeman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bogart takes a step back to recover.
Freeman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T1#
Freeman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogart circles away quickly and effectively.
Freeman throws a shot to the body.
Bogart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Freeman swivels and escapes.
Freeman digs a good hook to Bogart's body.
Bogart looks winded!
Freeman throws a leg kick
and Bogart counters with a right hand to the body.
Bogart fails with the takedown
and Freeman counters with a nice uppercut.
Bogart gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Bogart tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Freeman is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Bogart buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Bogart!! Bogart is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Freeman throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Freeman!
After winning the bout, Nate Freeman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 15
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Snow darts in and clinches Bogart up against the cage.
Bogart looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#BC#
Snow breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Snow instigates a clinch.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bogart backwards.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bogart's elbow. #TD#
Snow decides to pull guard. #ES#
Snow manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#TD#
Snow lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU#
Snow stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #TD#
Snow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bogart to the ground. Snow is now in Bogart's guard.
Snow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SU#
Snow stands up from Bogart's guard - Snow perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Snow drives through with a takedown into Bogart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Snow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bogart's guard.#SU#
Snow stands and steps away. Bogart gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD#
Snow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SU#
Snow decides to stand and escape the position. #CL#
Bogart tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2##TD#
Snow has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bogart clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Snow has good solid back control here. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
Snow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bogart for as long as he can get away with.
Snow seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bogart wants to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow 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.
#R2##CL#
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Bjorn Bogart has been cut.
Snow misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bogart has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Snow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bogart can turn it around.
Snow tries to land knees in the clinch but Bogart avoids the damage to the body.
Bogart is breathing heavily.#BC#
Snow manages to break the clinch.
#T1##CL#
Snow rushes Bogart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow landing knees to the head.
A short right from Snow.
Snow lands a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Bogart is rocked!#T2#
Snow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bogart's defenses.
Bogart is still on wobbly legs! Can Snow finish him?#TD#
Snow pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!#ES#
Snow kicks Bogart off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Snow moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow. #TD#
Snow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Snow manages to end up in side control.#SU#
Snow decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bogart to his feet. #CL#
Snow has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Snow gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SU#
Snow gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #CL#
Snow clinches with his opponent.
Snow lands a nice knee to the body.
Snow landing knees to the head.
#T3#
Snow landing knees to the body.
Bogart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Snow lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Snow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogart can do to turn this around?#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snow throws a big uppercut that drops Bogart! More strikes from Snow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bogart lies dazed against the cage as Snow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Snow!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 11, 2016 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Anki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bogart drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anki sprawls and moves away.
Anki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bogart is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bogart looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bogart slips a straight right by Anki.
We've been told by Bogart's head coaches at Cozad Amsterdam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bogart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anki works over Bogart's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogart tries to move into range but Anki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#ROC2#
Bogart is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Bjorn Bogart has been cut.
Anki punishes Bogart's body with a nice straight punch.
Rune Anki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##CL2#
Anki closes the distance and pushes Bogart back into the cage.
Anki working hard to break the clinch.
Bogart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anki smiles and moves away.
OH! Bogart has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Anki smells blood and charges in for the finish! Anki unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Bogart sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rune Anki!
After the fight, Rune Anki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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