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FinnFight 6: Perkele! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evander Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naama Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evander Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naama Kala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson scores a takedown into full mount!
Kala wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson looking to control but Kala is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyson cracks Kala with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tyson trying to control but Kala is having none of it.
Tyson avoids the attempt from Kala to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tyson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kala to take his back!
Tyson tries to keep control of the position but Kala is staying busy.
Kala defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tyson's arms.
Kala tries to escape the position.
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.
Tyson tries to keep control of the position but Kala is staying busy.
Tyson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Kala is trying to break free.
Tyson wants to control but Kala is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
I really don't envy Kala right now.
Tyson is trying to stick to Kala's back but Kala is turning into Tyson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tyson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kala.
Kala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kala preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyson striking off his back but it's not causing Kala any problems.
Kala slips nicely into half guard.
Kala takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kala with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a single leg into guard. Kala didn't expect that.
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kala is proving hard to escape from.
Kala trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson pushes down on Kala's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to work for an arm triangle but Kala is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kala is trying to control but can't.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but Kala defending well.
Kala trying to control here.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyson is looking for a kimura but Kala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyson to get the leverage.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Kala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Kala counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kala gets full guard.
Kala looking to control.
Kala controlling Tyson's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kala can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Tyson wants to get up but he can't break Kala's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kala trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Kala working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson trying to control but Kala is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evander Tyson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kala has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kala lands a nice knee to the body.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Kala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown. Kala fights it but they end up in guard.
Kala looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tyson passes into side control.
Tyson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kala's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala can't do much from the bottom here.
Kala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson tries to advance to mount but Kala denies him.
Kala tries to buck Tyson off but Tyson is having none of it.
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.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Kala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kala is looking to regain half guard here but Tyson keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kala dominating with strikes here.
Kala looking for a guillotine from mount but Tyson is having none of it.
Kala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tyson is controlling Kala's trapped leg to prevent Kala from advancing to side control.
Kala is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
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.
Tyson is looking to control Kala's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyson avoid being mounted?
Kala slows the pace down in half guard.
Tyson trying to control from the bottom.
Kala prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Kala is just content to waste time from the top position. Tyson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyson, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustalaisen Hevonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustalaisen Hevonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ham Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mustalaisen Hevonen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hevonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hevonen stops Xu from passing to mount.
Xu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hevonen down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hevonen gets back to half guard.
Xu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hevonen is not content to let Xu control the position.
Xu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Xu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hevonen trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xu working Hevonen over with strikes.
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. Xu connects with a nice short shot to Hevonen's temple.
Ground and pound from Xu.
Xu trying to control the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hevonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xu.
Hevonen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xu scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu is thwarting Hevonen's attempts to control the position.
Hevonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Xu trying to control from half guard but Hevonen is working away.
Hevonen wants to get back to full guard.
Hevonen gets back to full guard.
Xu advances position into side control!
Hevonen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hevonen taking a bit of punishment here - Xu scoring with strikes.
Xu scoring with punches and elbows.
Hevonen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hevonen is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Hevonen's face as Xu controls the position.
Xu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hevonen down.
Hevonen is still in real trouble! Can Xu finish him?
A big shot lands for Xu! That's hurt Hevonen! Will he recover? Xu fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ham Xu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Venalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Venalainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott moves forwards but Venalainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Venalainen punishes Scott's body with a nice straight punch.
Venalainen misses with a double jab.
Venalainen drops his shoulder and cracks Scott with a huge uppercut! Scott goes down! Can Venalainen finish him?
Scott is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venalainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh Scott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott is looking for a triangle but Venalainen pushes his legs off easily.
Scott seems to have got his legs back now.
Venalainen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Scott is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Scott has escaped and now he's on top!
Venalainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Venalainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Venalainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venalainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scott gets to his feet - Venalainen follows without any prompting.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Scott.
Venalainen prevents Scott from moving into mount.
Venalainen is looking for a sweep.
Scott moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Venalainen tries to bench press Scott off him but Scott keeps the position.
Scott decides to stand up, so the ref orders Venalainen to his feet.
Scott fails with the takedown.
Scott is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venalainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Venalainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Venalainen misses with a double jab.
Venalainen looks to land a combination. Scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Venalainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Venalainen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Venalainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.
Venalainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Venalainen has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venalainen controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Scott wants to stand but Venalainen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Venalainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Venalainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Venalainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Scott sitting in guard here, content to control.
Venalainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scott's guard.
Venalainen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Venalainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venalainen looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Venalainen is looking for a triangle here but Scott uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venalainen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Venalainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Venalainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Venalainen.
Scott wants to clinch up but Venalainen keeps it at a distance.
Venalainen throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Veli Venalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venalainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Venalainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Venalainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Venalainen swinging wilding here.
Scott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Venalainen!
Venalainen is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
Scott controlling the position easily from mount.
Venalainen is breathing heavily.
Scott looking to control but Venalainen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott controlling from mount.
Venalainen is trying to escape the mount.
Venalainen regains half guard.
Venalainen looking for submissions from an awkward position 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.
Scott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Venalainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scott stands and steps away. Venalainen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Scott slips under a jab from Venalainen.
Venalainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Venalainen throws a combination. Scott tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Venalainen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Scott presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venalainen is looking to escape.
Venalainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venalainen is looking to escape.
Venalainen can't escape the position.
Christian Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scott content just to control the position here.
Venalainen is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scott controlling the pace for now.
Scott has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Christian Scott just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Venalainen gets caught flat footed, as Scott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Scott dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Venalainen cracks a nice hook into Scott's ribs.
No joy there for Venalainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Venalainen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Scott wants to control but Venalainen is keeping busy.
Scott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Venalainen.
Venalainen is thwarting Scott's attempts to control the position.
Venalainen wants to free his trapped foot but Scott is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is trying to maintain the position but Venalainen is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christian Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scott tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Venalainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Scott decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venalainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott scores a takedown into full mount!
Scott controlling his opponent.
Venalainen is trying to escape the mount.
Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control but Venalainen is having none of it.
Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Venalainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Scott tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Venalainen looking for submissions off his back.
Venalainen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
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.
Venalainen tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
Scott gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Scott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scott lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Venalainen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Venalainen has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Venalainen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Scott!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Heilimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Pouko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touko Pouko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sauli Heilimo's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauli Heilimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Touko Pouko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heilimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pouko.
Pouko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heilimo's calf.
Sauli Heilimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heilimo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pouko is trying to get back to half guard.
Heilimo tries for a kimura but Pouko is defending well.
Heilimo swings around for an armbar but Pouko sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Heilimo's guard.
Heilimo has his foot on Pouko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pouko works his way back into a safe position though.
Pouko wants to control from the top but Heilimo keeps moving.
Heilimo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pouko wants to control from the top but Heilimo keeps moving.
Pouko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Heilimo, up you get!
Heilimo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pouko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pouko lands in his opponent's guard.
Heilimo is breathing heavily.
Pouko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pouko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pouko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pouko trying to control but Heilimo is working from the bottom.
Heilimo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pouko.
Heilimo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pouko is defending well. Heilimo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pouko has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Heilimo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sauli Heilimo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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230 lbs
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235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pepe Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Pain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pain is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Pain is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson prevents Pain from getting back to his feet.
Jackson trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pain scores a takedown into full mount!
Pain is breathing heavily.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson tries to hold on but Pain pushes him away.
Pain throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Pain smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Pain has a good base and remains in mount.
Pain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pain 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.
Pain blocks Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pain stalling.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pain winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson is not content to let Pain control the position.
Pain is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pain is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jackson is surviving well by controlling Pain's body position as best he can.
Jackson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pain punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pain lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Pain.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Pain's attempts to control the action.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Pain's attempts to control the action.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Pain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pain is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pain stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chris Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Jackson throws a combination. Pain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chris Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pain.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pain is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pain throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson postures up.
Pain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Pain throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
Pain lands a heavy elbow.
Pain sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pain wants to finish this one by submission but Jackson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pain.
Jackson bucks Pain off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pain showed some decent athleticism there.
Pain is taking a breather. Jackson 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.
Pain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pain is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
Pain wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Pain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pain is nestled in close to Jackson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pain is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Pain is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pain.
Jackson moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Pain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pain.
Pain tries to clinch
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pain jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Pain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Pain stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Pain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pain lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Pain from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pain content to stall in guard here.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
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.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Chris Pain has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Pain shoots in.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Pain avoids it.
Jackson 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.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pain is on top in guard.
Pain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Pain pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pain lands a nice short elbow.
Pain prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chris Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Pain is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pain tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Pain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pain is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
Pain lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Pain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jing Ya Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Carter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jing Ya Xu's chin.
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18
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jing Ya Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Xu shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ya Xu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jing Ya Xu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ya Xu has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter has Ya Xu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ya Xu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ya Xu has him pressed against the cage.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Ya Xu blocks with his arms.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ya Xu prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ya Xu has him pressed against the cage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ya Xu has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Ya Xu is controlling the position.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ya Xu has him pressed against the cage.
Ya Xu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ya Xu prevents a body shot from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Xu stalling.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ya Xu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ya Xu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ya Xu stands and throws Carter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Ya Xu drags him back down.
Carter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ya Xu controlling the position.
Carter tries to escape but Ya Xu is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu working the ground and pound.
Ya Xu trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
Ya Xu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Ya Xu in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ya Xu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ya Xu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Carter looks gassed!
Ya Xu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carter to see if he's OK.
Ya Xu looks up at the clock and then as Carter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ya Xu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ya Xu landing a few strikes.
Carter gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ya Xu with the ground and pound from mount.
Ya Xu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Ya Xu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ya Xu won't let Carter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ya Xu is landing with some decent strikes but Carter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ya Xu lands a big shot there that rocks Carter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ya Xu working Carter over with strikes here.
Ya Xu lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Ya Xu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ya Xu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ya Xu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ya Xu is landing with some decent strikes but Carter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ya Xu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ya Xu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carter hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Ya Xu sits in half guard.
Carter is trying to stand back up but Ya Xu is controlling him
Carter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carter has momentary wrist control but Ya Xu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ya Xu landing some decent shots from guard.
Carter throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Ya Xu from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Ya Xu is having none of it.
Ya Xu tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jing Ya Xu 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.
Ya Xu moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Ya Xu keeps him there for the moment.
Ya Xu keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ya Xu wants a takedown but no success here.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Carter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Carter is trying to break free.
Ya Xu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ya Xu has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter wants to break free but Ya Xu has control.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Ya Xu has double underhooks.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Ya Xu has him pressed against the cage.
Carter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Ya Xu controls his hands.
Ya Xu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Ya Xu has him pressed against the cage.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Ya Xu has double underhooks.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ya Xu has him pressed against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ya Xu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ya Xu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Ya Xu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carter prevents Ya Xu from moving into mount.
Carter is pushing Ya Xu's head away, looking to escape. Ya Xu manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Carter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ya Xu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carter being controlled for a moment.
Ya Xu cracks Carter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ya Xu advances nicely into full mount.
Ya Xu looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ya Xu lands with some strikes.
Ya Xu with good strikes from the mount here!
Ya Xu trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
Ya Xu working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Ya Xu isn't that keen on the idea.
Ya Xu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
A nice elbow there by Ya Xu.
Ya Xu controlling from the full mount.
Ya Xu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ya Xu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ya Xu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ya Xu landing punches.
Ya Xu controlling from mount.
Ya Xu working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Xu lands a heavy elbow.
Ya Xu working the ground and pound effectively.
Ya Xu landing strikes from the mount.
Ya Xu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ya Xu lands a heavy elbow.
Ya Xu breaks from Carter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ya Xu breaks from Carter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ya Xu lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ya Xu dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter taking shots to the head.
Ya Xu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ya Xu lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jing Ya Xu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ya Xu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ya Xu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Ya Xu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Ya Xu throws a head kick that misses.
Ya Xu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Ya Xu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ya Xu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ya Xu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ya Xu trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ya Xu tries to free his leg and advance position but Carter is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Ya Xu from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Xu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ya Xu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Ya Xu cracks Carter with a big elbow.
Ya Xu trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
Ya Xu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ya Xu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ya Xu trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Ya Xu working the ground and pound.
Carter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Ya Xu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ya Xu closes the distance and clinches.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Ya Xu won't allow it.
Ya Xu managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Ya Xu keeps him there for the moment.
Ya Xu has clasped his hands together around Carter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ya Xu lands some shots froms side control.
Jing Ya Xu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ya Xu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ya Xu is trying to move to mount but Carter reverses beautifully and ends up in Ya Xu's guard.
Carter wants to get up but he can't break Ya Xu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter won't allow Ya Xu to sweep him here.
Carter wants to get up but he can't break Ya Xu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ya Xu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ya Xu is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ya Xu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ya Xu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter avoids the body shot from Ya Xu.
Ya Xu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ya Xu misses with a head kick.
Ya Xu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jing Ya Xu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ya Xu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ya Xu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Mike Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ya Xu pushing down on Carter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ya Xu trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
Ya Xu 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.
Ya Xu is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ya Xu 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.
Ya Xu wants to pass the guard but Carter is defending well.
Carter has hold of Ya Xu's hands but Ya Xu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ya Xu winds up and cracks Carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carter is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jing Ya Xu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ya Xu, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jing Ya Xu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McErlane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John McErlane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McErlane!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and McErlane moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from McErlane as Stevens shoots in.
Stevens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stevens passes into half guard.
Stevens prevents McErlane from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stevens passes to side control.
McErlane misses with an elbow from the bottom.
McErlane sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Stevens is going to stand back up.
McErlane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stevens.
McErlane manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McErlane pulls Stevens in to control the position.
Stevens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McErlane is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but McErlane keeps working.
Stevens wants to stand up but McErlane has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McErlane flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
McErlane looks gassed!
Stevens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McErlane is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Stevens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McErlane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stevens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stevens's back!
Stevens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is really stuck here.
McErlane punishes Stevens with strikes from the back mount.
McErlane looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
McErlane slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Stevens wants to escape the position.
McErlane has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Stevens! Can he survive? No! He's out! McErlane gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John McErlane!
John McErlane is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Riva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dum Dum Ramadoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smack My B tch UP. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dum Dum Ramadoo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Riva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dum Dum Ramadoo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riva 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.
Ramadoo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ramadoo, up you get!
Ramadoo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ramadoo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Riva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Riva is working hard here to advance position.
Ramadoo looking for a guillotine from mount but Riva is having none of it.
Riva is looking to get to half guard.
Riva tries to hold on but Ramadoo pushes him away.
Ramadoo has hold of Riva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Riva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ramadoo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadoo working for a submission but Riva is keeping him at bay.
Ramadoo looking to secure an arm triangle but Riva defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramadoo looks gassed!
Ramadoo wants to control the pace but Riva is squirming around nicely.
Riva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ramadoo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ramadoo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramadoo.
Ramadoo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramadoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramadoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Riva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramadoo on the ground.
Ramadoo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Riva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dum Dum Ramadoo!
Dum Dum Ramadoo is the new middleweight champion!
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