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IFT54 - Patton vs Loman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, james potkukelkka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
potkukelkka tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes shoots in but potkukelkka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Hughes with that takedown attempt.
potkukelkka misses with a head kick.
potkukelkka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
potkukelkka misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
potkukelkka misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
potkukelkka throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
potkukelkka moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes closes the distance looking to clinch
and potkukelkka counters with a nice uppercut.
potkukelkka throws a head kick that misses.
james potkukelkka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling potkukelkka to score with a decent uppercut.
potkukelkka tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
potkukelkka can't keep his opponent in guard - Hughes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
potkukelkka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hughes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes uses his free foot to push down on potkukelkka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for potkukelkka.
Hughes scoring with strikes but potkukelkka is staying in there.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hughes 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.
Hughes won't let potkukelkka get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
potkukelkka looks gassed!
Hughes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes landing strikes from the mount.
Hughes content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. potkukelkka looks a forlorn figure.
potkukelkka is in a horrible position here. Hughes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
potkukelkka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hughes! potkukelkka is hurt baaadly! Hughes is firing away with more strikes - potkukelkka is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Hughes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Olle Matsdottir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibrahim Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Olle Matsdottir!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Matsdottir moved out of range.
Matsdottir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rahman cracks Matsdottir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rahman lands with a slapping head kick.
Matsdottir gets a clinch.
Matsdottir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rahman is trying to keep an underhook but Matsdottir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Matsdottir slows the pace down in half guard.
Rahman wants to get back to his feet.
Matsdottir is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rahman is looking to escape.
Matsdottir passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rahman!
Rahman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matsdottir on the ground.
Rahman taking shots to the head.
Matsdottir looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsdottir working the ground and pound effectively.
Matsdottir landing strikes from the mount and Rahman is in trouble!
Matsdottir with good strikes from the mount here!
Matsdottir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rahman trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matsdottir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
I looks like Matsdottir might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sven Olle Matsdottir has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rahman misses with a wild body shot.
Matsdottir slips a straight right by Rahman.
Rahman misses with a looping right.
Ibrahim Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsdottir shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rahman's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matsdottir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Matsdottir forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Olle Matsdottir dominated that round.
That's time! Rahman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rahman connects with the punch.
Rahman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsdottir avoids the head kick by Rahman.
Matsdottir blocks the body kick.
Matsdottir gets a takedown into half guard.
Rahman wants to get back to his feet.
Matsdottir seems to be working for a kimura but Rahman defends the submission attempt.
Matsdottir looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsdottir prevents Rahman from standing back up.
Sven Olle Matsdottir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matsdottir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matsdottir works his way into side control.
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.
Matsdottir grinds an elbow into Rahman's temple.
Matsdottir remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Matsdottir working the ground and pound but Rahman is defending the strikes.
Matsdottir staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsdottir looks up at the clock and then as Rahman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Matsdottir smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rahman dodges the ground and pound from Matsdottir.
Matsdottir 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.
Matsdottir is chipping away with strikes.
Matsdottir decides to stand back up. Matsdottir steps back and let's Rahman get back to his feet.
Rahman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matsdottir moves into the clinch.
Rahman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsdottir lands a takedown into guard.
Matsdottir controlling from the top position.
Matsdottir slips nicely into half guard.
Matsdottir is taking a breather. Rahman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Olle Matsdottir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matsdottir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rahman.
Matsdottir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rahman's half guard.
Matsdottir is controlling the pace.
Matsdottir lands with a punch from half guard.
Matsdottir moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsdottir tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Matsdottir has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Matsdottir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Matsdottir controls the position from side control.
Matsdottir prevents Rahman from escaping the position.
Ibrahim Rahman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matsdottir working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Matsdottir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Matsdottir cracks Rahman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matsdottir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rahman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matsdottir decides to stand back up. Matsdottir steps back and let's Rahman get back to his feet.
Matsdottir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsdottir controls the position from side control.
Matsdottir throws a strike aimed at the side of Rahman's head but Rahman avoids it well.
Matsdottir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matsdottir throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matsdottir controlling from side mount.
Sven Olle Matsdottir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matsdottir fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here as Matsdottir stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Olle Matsdottir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matsdottir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sven Olle Matsdottir!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Sven Olle Matsdottir!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Sven Olle Matsdottir!
Sven Olle Matsdottir wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Make Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiilopaa has chosen Extreme Ways as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiilopaa slips under a jab from Perkele.
Jab from Kiilopaa.
It looks like Make Perkele has been cut.
Kiilopaa moves into the clinch.
Perkele tries to break free but Kiilopaa pushes him back against the cage.
Kiilopaa drags the fight down to the ground.
Kiilopaa is looking to sinch up a triangle. Perkele throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kiilopaa's body to avoid the submission. Kiilopaa has instead reached around Perkele's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kiilopaa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pertti Kiilopaa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Rauhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rauhala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kreator, Impossible Brutality. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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285 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Rauhala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Koskela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauhala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koskela.
It looks like Rauno Rauhala has been cut.
Koskela tries to clinch there but Rauhala circles away.
Rauhala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rauhala misses with a double jab.
Rauhala is breathing heavily.
Koskela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koskela sends Rauhala crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Koskela is motioning to the referee to let Rauhala up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rauhala is rocked!
Koskela measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Rauhala! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Matti Koskela!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muru Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Bellido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muru Aalto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muru Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale Bellido!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto throws a hook to the side of Bellido's head but Bellido sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Aalto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aalto gets caught flat footed, as Bellido shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aalto wants to stand up but Bellido is controlling him.
Aalto being controlled here, momentarily.
Aalto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bellido sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aalto's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellido controlling the action here.
Bellido is looking for a kimura but Aalto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bellido to get the leverage.
Bellido is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bellido is looking to advance position but Aalto won't allow it.
Aalto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bellido on the ground.
Aalto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bellido.
Bellido is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellido throwing strikes from guard but Aalto blocks nicely.
Bellido controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dale Bellido wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bellido fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muru Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellido slips a jab and a cross from Aalto.
Bellido displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aalto throws out the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bellido feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bellido pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aalto is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Bellido 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.
Bellido on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bellido closes the distance and pushes Aalto back into the cage.
The referee calls for Bellido to work.
Aalto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bellido lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aalto backwards.
Bellido cracks Aalto with a nice body shot.
Aalto takes a shot to the head.
Aalto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellido has him pressed against the cage.
Aalto is trying to push Bellido away but Bellido has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bellido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aalto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bellido slips a straight right by Aalto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto cracks Bellido with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bellido staying out of range there.
Bellido moves out of range of the strikes.
Bellido misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Aalto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bellido pushes Aalto up against the cage in a clinch.
Bellido has Aalto pushed against the cage.
Bellido keeps control of Aalto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bellido stalling against the cage.
Aalto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bellido lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries to break free but Bellido pushes him back against the cage.
Aalto wants to break free but Bellido has control.
Aalto wants to get back to striking at distance but Bellido won't allow it.
Aalto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellido has him pressed against the cage.
Aalto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellido has him pressed against the cage.
Bellido leaning against his opponent.
Aalto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellido has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bellido.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dale Bellido.
Bellido is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aalto misses with an uppercut. Bellido saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto's corner calls for a 1-2. Aalto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aalto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
Aalto misses with a hook.
Aalto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aalto misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Aalto misses.
Aalto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aalto sizes up Bellido with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bellido shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Aalto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bellido won't allow Aalto to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellido working some strikes from top position.
Aalto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bellido is controlling him.
Bellido makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bellido throwing strikes from guard but Aalto blocks nicely.
Bellido controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Bellido showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bellido decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bellido throwing shots but Aalto is blocking nicely.
Bellido seems to be looking for submissions.
Bellido throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bellido not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aalto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bellido.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellido controlling the action here.
Bellido is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aalto sees it coming and defends easily.
Bellido throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Bellido not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bellido not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bellido lands with a punch from half guard.
Bellido thows a huge punch but Aalto dodges it nicely.
Bellido 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.
Bellido lands with a punch from half guard.
Bellido sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aalto defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellido is nestled in close to Aalto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bellido drops an elbow to the side of Aalto's head.
Bellido passes to full mount!
Bellido with a couple of short strikes.
Bellido looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bellido landing shots from mount.
Muru Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellido cracks Aalto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bellido lands a heavy elbow.
Dale Bellido is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellido working the ground and pound effectively.
Aalto is rocked!
Bellido takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Bellido comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bellido winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Dale Bellido!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Dale Bellido!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Dale Bellido!
Dale Bellido wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luimunaama Lare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Monsterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lare comes into the arena with AC/DC - Hell's Bells blaring out of the sound system. Luimunaama Lare has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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281 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luimunaama Lare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Monsterson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lare throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monsterson.
Monsterson throws out a leg kick but Lare moves out of range and Monsterson only half commits.
Lare throws a hook but Monsterson avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lare.
Lare lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Monsterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lare.
Lare throws a right hand that Monsterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Monsterson also avoids with ease.
Monsterson ducks under a wild hook from Lare.
Monsterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monsterson.
Monsterson staying out of range there.
Lare fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monsterson on the side of the head.
Lare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monsterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lare misses with a wild body shot.
Lare throws out a loose jab but Monsterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monsterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monsterson wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Lare misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lare misses the jab.
Lare missing with a left hand there. Monsterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooh!!! Lare has knocked Monsterson down with a huge combo! Lare steps away and waves a wobbly Monsterson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Monsterson is rocked!
It looks like Kalle Monsterson has been cut.
A big right from Lare misses.
Monsterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lare finish him?
Lare looks to land a right hand but Monsterson moved out of range.
Monsterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Lare is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Monsterson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Lare gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Monsterson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luimunaama Lare!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni Hernandez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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168 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hernandez takes a swing at Some's ribcage but misses.
Some shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hernandez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hernandez is trying to buck Some off.
Some tries to advance to mount but Hernandez denies him.
Some is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hernandez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Some taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Some is working to tighten is grip on Hernandez's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hernandez has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Some is really squeezing tight and eventually Hernandez passes out! Some breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Trouble Some!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dude has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Brad O Brien has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Big Dude's chin.
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288 lbs
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dude napping and manages to drive through into side control!
O Brien landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Dude is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and O Brien can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad O Brien!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi has chosen Genki Sudo world order mindshift as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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139 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sho Fukamachi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Name fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fukamachi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fukamachi lands a nice forearm strike.
Name throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nice sprawl there from Name as Fukamachi shoots in.
Fukamachi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Name's waist but Name gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fukamachi off to one side.
Fukamachi fails with the takedown.
No Name has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Fukamachi.
Name throws a nice looking combination but Fukamachi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fukamachi moves out of range of the body kick.
Fukamachi doesn't manage to clinch there - Name circles away.
Name tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fukamachi counters with a shoot takedown. Name fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Name is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fukamachi dives into side control.
Name really is a fat lump.
Fukamachi prevents Name from escaping the position.
Fukamachi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Name to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fukamachi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fukamachi has hold of Name's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Name tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Fukamachi cranks the arm and Name screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Name, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sho Fukamachi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teuvo Loman - Helsinki City Boy. Teuvo Loman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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181 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Patton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton is looking to chop away at Loman's legs.
Patton throws a leg kick that misses.
Loman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Patton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patton throws a shot from downtown. Loman moves away and avoids it.
Loman looks to land a left hand but Patton moved out of range nicely.
Loman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton avoids the body shot from Loman.
Patton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patton misses with a body punch
and Loman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Patton's guard now.
Loman throwing strikes from guard but Patton blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loman trying to control the position from guard on top but Patton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton has his foot on Loman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Loman works his way back into a safe position though.
Loman wants to control from the top but Patton keeps moving.
Loman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Loman is trying to ground and pound but Patton uses the momentary lack of control by Loman to regain half guard.
Patton taking some punishment here, with Loman in his half guard.
Loman is pressing down on Patton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Patton is holding on for now.
Loman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Patton has managed to free his arm - good work.
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. Loman connects with a nice short shot to Patton's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loman is looking to advance position but Patton won't allow it.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Loman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Loman wants to free his trapped foot but Patton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Loman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loman tries to pass to full mount but Patton defends it.
Patton wants to improve his position but Loman is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Patton defends it well.
Patton won't allow Loman to pass to mount.
Loman working the head and body with strikes.
Loman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Loman wants to control the pace but Patton is squirming around nicely.
Patton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Mike Patton has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton blocking the ground and pound.
Loman landing shots from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Loman! Patton is hurt baaadly! Loman is firing away with more strikes - Patton is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teuvo Loman! Teuvo Loman retains his welterweight title!
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