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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feeliks Pakarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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, Kalle Kinkeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Feeliks Pakarinen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakarinen misses with a low kick.
Kinkeri works over Pakarinen's head and body with a nice combination.
Kinkeri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pakarinen manages to avoid it.
Kinkeri swinging wilding here.
Kinkeri tries to clinch up.
Pakarinen throws a nice looking combination but Kinkeri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pakarinen avoids the head kick by Kinkeri.
Pakarinen throws a series of punches but Kinkeri avoids them all with ease.
Kinkeri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Pakarinen.
Pakarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pakarinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kinkeri misses with a wild combination.
Pakarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kalle Kinkeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pakarinen lands a front kick.
Kinkeri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pakarinen. Pakarinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pakarinen ducks under a wild hook from Kinkeri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri misses with an uppercut.
Kinkeri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pakarinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pakarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pakarinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pakarinen throws a wild body kick that Kinkeri sees coming a mile off.
Pakarinen throws a leg kick which misses Kinkeri's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinkeri tries to avoid it.
Kinkeri clinches up against the cage.
Pakarinen decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pakarinen is on top in guard.
Pakarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinkeri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pakarinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pakarinen trying to control but Kinkeri postures up.
Pakarinen wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakarinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kinkeri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kinkeri's back!
Kinkeri trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kinkeri tries to escape the position.
Pakarinen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kinkeri defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kinkeri staying busy and making it hard for Pakarinen to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakarinen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Will Pakarinen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feeliks Pakarinen 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.
Kinkeri tries to close the distance and clinch but Pakarinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinkeri looks to land a combination but Pakarinen avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri misses with a wild body shot.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick
and Pakarinen counters with a body kick.
Kinkeri lands with a nice body punch.
Kinkeri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kinkeri avoids the head kick by Pakarinen.
Kinkeri doesn't manage to clinch there - Pakarinen circles away.
Pakarinen moves out of range as Kinkeri strikes.
Kinkeri misses with the combination.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick that misses.
Kinkeri clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri misses with a knee strike.
Kinkeri landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pakarinen jumps guard but Kinkeri stands there with Pakarinen around his waist. Pakarinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kinkeri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakarinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kinkeri gets underhooks to prevent Pakarinen's takedown attempt.
Kinkeri scores with a knee to the head.
Pakarinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kinkeri won't allow it.
Pakarinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kinkeri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pakarinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kinkeri closes the distance and clinches.
Kinkeri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pakarinen is keeping busy.
Pakarinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kinkeri blocks it with crossed arms.
Kinkeri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pakarinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kinkeri backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kinkeri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pakarinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pakarinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kalle Kinkeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feeliks Pakarinen.
Pakarinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pakarinen dodges an elbow strike from Kinkeri.
Pakarinen jumps guard but Kinkeri stands there with Pakarinen around his waist. Pakarinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pakarinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kinkeri.
Pakarinen has had enough of the clinch but Kinkeri keeps him there for the moment.
Pakarinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinkeri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakarinen digs a right hand into Kinkeri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kinkeri's gas tank.
Kinkeri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pakarinen pulls guard.
Kinkeri trying to control but Pakarinen is working from the bottom.
Pakarinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinkeri preventing the sweep.
Pakarinen looking to control.
Pakarinen keeping moving, preventing Kinkeri from controlling successfully.
Kinkeri is looking to stand up but Pakarinen won't let him.
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.
Kinkeri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pakarinen manages to avoid it.
Kinkeri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalle Kinkeri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pakarinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pakarinen tries to keep at a distance but Kinkeri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pakarinen tries for a takedown but Kinkeri manages to get underhooks.
Kinkeri slows down the pace here.
Kinkeri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pakarinen.
Pakarinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pakarinen continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kinkeri missing with knees to the body.
Kinkeri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pakarinen breaks the clinch.
Pakarinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kinkeri dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kinkeri throws a leg kick
and Pakarinen counters with a solid body kick.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick
and Pakarinen counters with a series of strikes. Kinkeri will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kinkeri takes one to the chin there.
Pakarinen throws a one two combo.
Kinkeri is rocked!
Kinkeri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pakarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Kinkeri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pakarinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kinkeri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pakarinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kinkeri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pakarinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kinkeri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kinkeri seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Pakarinen shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Kinkeri is backing up but Pakarinen catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Kinkeri covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Pakarinen Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feeliks Pakarinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smirnov comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smirnov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Smirnov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Smirnov is controlling well.
Smirnov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is looking to control Smirnov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smirnov trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is pressing down on Smirnov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smirnov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Smirnov from controlling successfully.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smirnov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smirnov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smirnov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smirnov content to stall in guard here.
Smirnov wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smirnov is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is trying to get back to full guard.
Smirnov is looking to escape.
Silva trying to control the action but Smirnov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Smirnov is defending well.
Smirnov trying to control but Silva postures up.
Smirnov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Silva moves to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to break Smirnov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Smirnov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Silva will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Silva looks gassed!
Silva avoiding Smirnov 's attempts to control his hands.
Smirnov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Silva's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Silva is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Smirnov is defending well though. Silva let's go of the attempt for now.
Smirnov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.
Smirnov has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Silva is working for a rear naked choke. Smirnov is not defending it well and Silva has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Smirnov refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Smirnov's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mauricio Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Letter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentong Baliskad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentong Baliskad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Letter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bentong Baliskad!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baliskad moves away from the strike by Letter.
Baliskad looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Letter clinches with his opponent.
Letter pushes Baliskad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Letter wants the takedown. Baliskad is fighting it off but Letter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Baliskad's guard against the cage.
Letter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baliskad's guard.
Baliskad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Letter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Letter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Letter lands a nice short elbow.
Letter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Letter 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.
Letter works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Letter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Letter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Letter with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter landing strikes from the mount.
Letter landing strikes from the mount.
Letter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Letter landing punches.
Letter unloading with bombs!
Letter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baliskad's face.
Letter cracks Baliskad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Letter unloading with bombs!
Letter is landing with some decent strikes but Baliskad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Letter landing punches.
Letter landing punches.
Letter lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baliskad in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Letter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Letter landing shots from mount.
Letter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baliskad is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Letter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Baliskad is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Letter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Baliskad?
Letter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Letter punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter lands with some strikes.
Letter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Letter landing punches.
Letter controlling the position easily from mount.
Letter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Letter breaks from Baliskad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Letter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Letter punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letter with a couple of short strikes.
Letter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baliskad hang on?
Letter breaks from Baliskad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Letter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Letter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Letter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Letter lands with some strikes.
Letter looking to finish Baliskad with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baliskad!
Letter looking to finish Baliskad with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baliskad!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baliskad's face.
Letter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baliskad in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Letter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Letter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Letter advances to half guard.
Letter working the head and body with strikes.
Letter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Letter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Letter winds up and cracks Baliskad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Letter moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baliskad takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Letter working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Letter is working Baliskad over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter wants to control but Baliskad is keeping him busy.
Baliskad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Letter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Letter is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Baliskad's shoulder. That is not cool.
Letter working the ground and pound.
Letter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Letter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baliskad to see if he's OK.
Letter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baliskad some visible discomfort.
Letter landing strikes.
Letter trying to control the position but Baliskad is working away.
Baliskad takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Baliskad is not content to let Letter control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baliskad taking a bit of punishment here - Letter scoring with strikes.
Baliskad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Letter has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Baliskad!
Letter is landing with some decent strikes but Baliskad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baliskad tries to hold on but Letter postures up.
Letter with a couple of short strikes.
Letter with shots to the head and body - Baliskad looks very uncomfortable down there.
Letter lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter wants to control the pace but Baliskad is squirming around nicely.
Letter lands a big shot there that rocks Baliskad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baliskad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Letter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Letter blocks Baliskad's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Letter raining down shots from the mount!
Letter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baliskad can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Letter unloading with bombs!
Letter working Baliskad over with strikes here.
Letter lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letter unloading with bombs!
Letter with a couple of short strikes.
Letter prevents Baliskad from getting the reversal.
Letter landing strikes from the mount and Baliskad is in trouble!
Letter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Letter trying to control but Baliskad is having none of it.
David Letter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Letter landing punches.
Letter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Letter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baliskad looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Letter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Baliskad scores with a body shot.
Letter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baliskad can do to turn this around?
Baliskad lands a front kick.
Baliskad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Letter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Letter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Letter feints and as Baliskad raises his hands in defense, Letter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Letter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Letter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Letter is working Baliskad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Letter trying to control the position from guard on top but Baliskad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baliskad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Letter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Letter working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter chips away with some ground and pound.
Baliskad throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Baliskad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Letter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Letter landing some decent shots from guard.
Baliskad keeping moving, preventing Letter from controlling successfully.
Letter prevents Baliskad from getting back to his feet.
Letter forces his way into half guard.
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.
Letter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Letter not doing much here.
Letter 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.
Letter 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.
Baliskad on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Letter there.
Baliskad is staying active underneath Letter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Letter.
Baliskad is not content to let Letter control the position.
Letter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Letter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Letter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baliskad defending well though.
Baliskad tries to kick Letter off but Letter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Letter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Letter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Letter working the ground and pound from side control.
Baliskad wants to control but Letter postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Letter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Letter tries to advance to mount but can't.
Baliskad taking punishment in the form of punches.
Letter cracks Baliskad with a big right hand but Baliskad just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Letter is chipping away with strikes.
Letter working the ground and pound from side control.
Letter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baliskad to see if he's OK.
Baliskad is working to avoid the ground and pound but Letter connects with a decent elbow.
Letter has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bentong Baliskad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Letter with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Letter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Letter, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Letter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zarius Matzischin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Albert's choice of entrance music: My Way- Frank Sinatra. 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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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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, Zarius Matzischin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Albert!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Albert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Albert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Albert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matzischin as he jumps to the side.
Matzischin tries to keep at a distance but Albert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matzischin lands a damaging elbow.
Albert breaks the clinch.
Matzischin moves out of range as Albert throws a body kick.
Matzischin lands a jab-cross combination.
Albert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Albert throws a sloppy head kick and Matzischin moves out of range easily.
Albert tries for a takedown but Matzischin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Albert misses the jab.
Albert moves in looking to clinch but Matzischin pushes him off.
Matzischin takes the fight into the clinch.
Matzischin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matzischin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Albert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albert takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zarius Matzischin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Albert.
Albert is trying to break the clinch but Matzischin has him pressed against the cage.
Albert drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Matzischin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Matzischin with a knee to the head.
Matzischin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Albert blocks the elbow strike.
Matzischin breaks from the clinch.
Matzischin misses with a two punch combination.
Matzischin throws a nice looking combination but Albert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Albert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matzischin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Albert throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Matzischin as Albert shoots in.
Albert looks gassed!
Albert walks into a left hand.
Matzischin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Albert gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Albert has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matzischin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Albert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matzischin lands a nice looking body shot.
Matzischin tries to clinch but Albert is having none of it.
Albert takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Albert shoots in but Matzischin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matzischin clinches.
Albert wants to break free but Matzischin has control.
Albert tries for a takedown but Matzischin manages to get underhooks.
Albert is trying to break free.
Matzischin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matzischin breaks the clinch.
Matzischin rushes Albert and presses him up against the cage.
Matzischin manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matzischin counters with a one-two to the body.
Albert throws a body kick the misses
and Matzischin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matzischin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matzischin counters by clinching up.
Albert misses with a knee to the head.
Albert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matzischin smiles and moves away.
Albert closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Albert closes the distance but Matzischin moves to the side
and Matzischin counters with a stiff right hand.
Albert throws a combination that misses
and Matzischin counters by moving into the clinch.
Matzischin manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Matzischin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin scoring well with a low kick there.
Frankie Albert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matzischin takes the fight into the clinch.
Matzischin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matzischin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matzischin lands a damaging elbow.
Matzischin lands a body shot.
Albert is trying to break the clinch but Matzischin has him pressed against the cage.
Matzischin slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Matzischin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Albert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matzischin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Albert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Albert is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albert stalling in the clinch but Matzischin improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matzischin throws an elbow but misses.
Albert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matzischin has him pressed against the cage.
Albert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matzischin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matzischin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albert can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zarius Matzischin dominated that round.
That's time! Matzischin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Albert tries to bum rush Matzischin with a series of wild strikes but Matzischin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Albert is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matzischin moves into range and clinches up with Albert.
Matzischin breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Albert.
Matzischin wants to clinch.
Albert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matzischin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Albert swats away the attempt to clinch by Matzischin.
Zarius Matzischin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albert drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Albert throws a lazy head kick
and Matzischin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matzischin counters with a thumping low kick.
Albert is breathing heavily.
Albert lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Matzischin.
Albert throws a nice looking combination but Matzischin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Albert gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matzischin tries to clinch up but Albert circles away and keeps his distance.
Albert is trying desperately to land a takedown but Matzischin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Albert.
Albert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matzischin's waist but Matzischin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Albert off to one side.
Matzischin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Albert throws a lazy head kick
and Matzischin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Albert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matzischin has him pressed against the cage.
Albert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matzischin breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Matzischin. That snapped Albert's head back.
Matzischin clinches up against the cage.
Matzischin lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin manages to break the clinch.
Matzischin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Albert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matzischin to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick by Albert misses
and Matzischin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matzischin manages to break the clinch.
Albert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matzischin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matzischin moves in looking to clinch but Albert pushes him off.
Albert has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matzischin finds it's way round the side to connect with Albert's head.
Nice cross by Matzischin.
Albert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matzischin wants to clinch.
Albert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matzischin counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matzischin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matzischin rushes Albert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matzischin.
Matzischin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Albert or not.
Albert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Albert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zarius Matzischin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Albert.
Albert can't get the takedown.
Albert tries a body shot but Matzischin blocks it.
Matzischin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matzischin scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matzischin. That's going to slow Albert down.
Albert closes the distance but Matzischin moves to the side
and Matzischin counters with a series of strikes. Albert will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matzischin wants to clinch.
Matzischin looks to score with a jab to the body but Albert is just out of range.
Matzischin misses with a hook.
Matzischin tries to clinch but Albert is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matzischin counters with an outside leg kick.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matzischin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matzischin looks to score with a jab to the body but Albert is just out of range.
Matzischin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albert is looking to clinch.
Albert misses with a head kick.
Albert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albert looks to land a body kick but Matzischin moved away.
Albert walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matzischin throws a jab but it's blocked by Albert.
Albert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Albert tries to bum rush Matzischin with a series of wild strikes but Matzischin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matzischin wants to clinch.
Albert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zarius Matzischin 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!
Albert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matzischin.
Albert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albert misses with a double jab.
Albert takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Albert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch! Albert slams his shin into Matzischin's torso.
Matzischin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Albert.
Albert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Albert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matzischin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Albert shoots for a takedown but Matzischin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Albert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Albert scores with a four punch combination!
Matzischin doesn't manage to clinch there - Albert circles away.
Albert throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matzischin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Albert fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matzischin moves into the clinch.
Albert manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Matzischin does no damage.
Albert throws a head kick that misses.
Albert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matzischin doesn't manage to clinch there - Albert circles away.
Matzischin avoids the head kick by Albert.
Matzischin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matzischin wants to clinch.
Albert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two 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.
Albert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matzischin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matzischin moves into the clinch.
Matzischin stops a takedown attempt from Albert.
Zarius Matzischin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Albert.
Albert is trying to break free.
Albert blocks the elbow strike.
Albert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matzischin leaning against his opponent.
Albert tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matzischin lands a hook that snaps the head of Albert backwards.
Matzischin lands with a left to the head.
Matzischin stalling the fight.
Matzischin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matzischin keeps control of Albert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matzischin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matzischin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matzischin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matzischin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Albert dodges the punch combination from Matzischin.
A nice combination there by Albert.
Zarius Matzischin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert needs to keep his hands up - Matzischin had a free shot at his head there.
Albert shoots for a takedown but Matzischin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matzischin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Albert lands a hook that snaps the head of Matzischin backwards.
Albert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albert shoots for a double leg takedown but Matzischin sprawls well. He's pushed Albert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matzischin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice combination there by Albert.
Albert closes the distance but Matzischin moves to the side
and Matzischin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matzischin missing with knees to the body.
Albert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Albert pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albert looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Matzischin doesn't defend quickly enough and Albert has managed to lock this one up! Can Matzischin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Albert on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frankie Albert!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Atleetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atleetti has chosen Beyonce - Halo as his entrance music. Samuel Wilson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Atleetti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atleetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Atleetti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilson lands a high kick to the side of Atleetti's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Wilson dives into guard, looking to finish.
Atleetti is rocked!
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atleetti is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Atleetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Atleetti, not yet.
Wilson advances to half guard.
Wilson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Atleetti tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Atleetti seems to have recovered his senses.
Atleetti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilson is working away from the top position though.
Atleetti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Atleetti which made him look bad.
Atleetti throws out a powerful jab.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to de liver by Atleetti. Beautiful body shot.
Atleetti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wilson instigates a clinch.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Atleetti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.
Atleetti looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Atleetti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atleetti is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Wilson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Wilson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wilson decides to stand back up. Wilson steps back and let's Atleetti get back to his feet.
Atleetti scores with a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Wilson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Atleetti in particular looking to stall.
Atleetti lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilson is refusing to be controlled, as Atleetti sits in half guard.
Atleetti throwing shots but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Atleetti trying to pass the guard but Wilson defending well.
Wilson is looking to get back to full guard here but Atleetti has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Atleetti avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Atleetti locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Wilson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antti Atleetti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yves St Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yves St Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves St Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen throws a nice looking combination but St Louis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parantainen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
St Louis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parantainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Louis scores with a one two! Parantainen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St Louis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Parantainen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Louis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Louis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St Louis in side control lands a decent elbow.
St Louis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Louis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Louis is working Parantainen over with some ground and pound from side control.
St Louis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Parantainen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
St Louis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Parantainen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Louis advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Louis working Parantainen over with strikes here.
Parantainen is rocked!
St Louis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Parantainen is still in real trouble! Can St Louis finish him?
St Louis 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.
St Louis lands a big elbow - Parantainen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Parantainen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yves St Louis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Krankovoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kovanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Krankovoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kovanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Krankovoski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krankovoski shoots in but no luck this time.
Kovanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Krankovoski.
Krankovoski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Krankovoski tries to free his leg and advance position but Kovanen is retaining full guard.
Krankovoski is working hard here to advance position.
Krankovoski stands up from Kovanen's guard - Krankovoski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kovanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krankovoski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kovanen won't be happy with that.
Krankovoski wants to stand but Kovanen has his arm trapped.
Kovanen is trying to get back to his feet.
Kovanen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Krankovoski looking for a submission but Kovanen manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Krankovoski is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krankovoski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krankovoski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Krankovoski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovanen working a defensive guard here.
Kovanen has his feet on Krankovoski's thighs here. He's pushed Krankovoski off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Krankovoski screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorma Kovanen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Zahedani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 185lb limit. Heydar Zahedani came in at 186.7 and Jaakko Parantainen came in at 187.8 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. Jaakko Parantainen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Heydar Zahedani's chin.
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197 lbs
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Poweful takedowns
Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heydar Zahedani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen darts in and clinches Zahedani up against the cage.
Parantainen blocks an elbow strike.
Zahedani pulls guard.
Zahedani trying to keep a closed guard but Parantainen is proving a slippery customer.
Parantainen tries to stand but Zahedani is controlling from the bottom.
Zahedani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parantainen stands and steps away. Zahedani gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Parantainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parantainen is looking to clinch but Zahedani is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahedani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zahedani is breathing heavily.
Zahedani has a takedown stuffed.
Parantainen has Zahedani up against the cage in a clinch.
Parantainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zahedani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heydar Zahedani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parantainen clinches with his opponent.
Parantainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parantainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zahedani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parantainen is looking to clinch but Zahedani is avoiding it.
Parantainen is looking to clinch but Zahedani is avoiding it.
Zahedani closes the distance but Parantainen moves to the side
and Parantainen counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zahedani takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Parantainen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Parantainen keeping moving, preventing Zahedani from controlling successfully.
Zahedani stops Parantainen from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahedani tries to free his leg and advance position but Parantainen is retaining full guard.
Zahedani trying to control but Parantainen is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zahedani fails with the takedown
and Parantainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parantainen.
Parantainen manages to break the clinch.
Zahedani clinches up with Parantainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Zahedani breaks from the clinch.
Zahedani tries for a takedown but Parantainen circles away easily
and Parantainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zahedani can't get the takedown.
Zahedani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zahedani tries to pull guard but Parantainen won't allow it.
Zahedani pulls guard effortlessly.
Zahedani has a closed guard, preventing Parantainen from standing up.
Zahedani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zahedani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parantainen wants to stand but Zahedani has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Parantainen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Parantainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heydar Zahedani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zahedani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parantainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zahedani rushes Parantainen and presses him up against the cage.
Zahedani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parantainen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zahedani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parantainen is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parantainen can't break the clinch.
Zahedani keeps control of Parantainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zahedani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Parantainen. No joy for Zahedani on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zahedani decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parantainen's guard.
Zahedani won't allow Parantainen to get back to his feet.
Zahedani advances to half guard.
Parantainen is trying to stand back up but Zahedani is controlling him
Zahedani is trying for a kimura here. Parantainen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Zahedani wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heydar Zahedani!
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