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CPE 6 - Helsinki Freezes Over PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kinkeri!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkeri moves in looking to clinch but Parantainen pushes him off.
Parantainen misses with a takedown attempt - Kinkeri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kinkeri misses with a head kick.
Parantainen fails with the takedown.
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown but Kinkeri shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heikki Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Kinkeri. No joy for Parantainen on that attempt.
Kinkeri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Kinkeri misses.
Kinkeri takes the fight into the clinch.
Parantainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kinkeri landing knees to the body.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but Parantainen blocks with his arms.
Kinkeri manages to break the clinch.
Kalle Kinkeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parantainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parantainen ducks under a wild hook from Kinkeri.
Parantainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parantainen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Parantainen lands in his opponent's guard.
Kinkeri working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kinkeri wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Parantainen manages to pass to side control.
Kinkeri controlling the position well.
Parantainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Kinkeri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kinkeri holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Parantainen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kinkeri manages to get to full guard.
Parantainen wants to control from the top but Kinkeri keeps moving.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.
Parantainen postures up.
Parantainen trying to control but Kinkeri is working from the bottom.
Parantainen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kinkeri 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.
Parantainen controlling from the top position.
Kinkeri trying to keep a closed guard but Parantainen is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Parantainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kinkeri's waist but Kinkeri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parantainen off to one side.
Kinkeri tries to clinch up but Parantainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Parantainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parantainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Kinkeri forces Parantainen back against the cage and clinches.
Kinkeri is stalling here.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but Parantainen blocks with his arms.
Kinkeri with a knee to the head.
Kinkeri landing knees to the body.
Kinkeri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Kinkeri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kinkeri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kinkeri rushes Parantainen and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kinkeri throws a series of punches but Parantainen avoids them all with ease.
Parantainen closes the distance and clinches up with Kinkeri, looking for a takedown. Parantainen pushes Kinkeri against the cage but Kinkeri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kinkeri connects with a single shot there.
Parantainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kinkeri tries to clinch up.
Kinkeri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parantainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kinkeri tries to clinch up but Parantainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinkeri darts in and clinches Parantainen up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kinkeri dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kinkeri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parantainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parantainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kinkeri rushes Parantainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kinkeri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kinkeri misses with a knee to the head.
Kinkeri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parantainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Parantainen can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heikki Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinkeri breaks the clinch.
A jab from Kinkeri misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parantainen checks a leg kick.
Parantainen slips under a jab.
Heikki Parantainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kinkeri misses with a head kick.
Kinkeri misses with a low kick.
Parantainen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkeri is looking to control Parantainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kinkeri avoid being mounted?
Parantainen content to control rather than advance.
Kinkeri trying to control from the bottom.
Kinkeri is not content to let Parantainen control the position.
Kinkeri is looking to improve his position.
Kinkeri gets full guard.
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.
Parantainen wants to control from the top but Kinkeri keeps moving.
Kinkeri wants to get back to his feet but Parantainen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kinkeri feints and then cracks Parantainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parantainen down.
Kinkeri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kinkeri wants to clinch up but Parantainen keeps it at a distance.
Parantainen looks for a takedown but Kinkeri sprawls well.
Kinkeri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kinkeri moves in looking to clinch but Parantainen pushes him off.
Parantainen slips under a jab from Kinkeri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri misses with a head kick.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri misses with a low kick as Parantainen jumps back.
Kinkeri throws a hook but Parantainen avoids it easily.
Parantainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick but Parantainen checks it.
Parantainen shoots in for a double leg but Kinkeri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kinkeri tries to clinch there but Parantainen circles away.
Kinkeri misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri is looking to clinch.
Kinkeri tries to clinch there but Parantainen circles away.
Parantainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Parantainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kinkeri circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kinkeri connects with a solid leg kick.
Kinkeri tries to clinch up but Parantainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinkeri fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri motions for Parantainen to come forward. Kinkeri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kinkeri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parantainen.
A jab from Kinkeri misses.
Parantainen walks into a jab.
Parantainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kinkeri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick that misses.
Kinkeri throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kinkeri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Parantainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Parantainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kinkeri's waist but Kinkeri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parantainen off to one side.
Parantainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kinkeri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kinkeri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kinkeri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parantainen on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri moves in looking to clinch but Parantainen pushes him off.
Kinkeri stuffs the takedown attempt from Parantainen. Parantainen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heikki Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinkeri throws a leg kick which misses Parantainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Parantainen tries to avoid it.
Parantainen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Parantainen is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kinkeri! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kalle Kinkeri!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mano Keurhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mano Keurhorst enters the cage!
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mano Keurhorst!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keurhorst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keurhorst is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blue with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blue keeps the fight on the outside.
Blue stuffs the takedown attempt from Keurhorst. Keurhorst gets slowly back to his feet.
Blue goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blue gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keurhorst stalling in the clinch but Blue improves position.
Blue lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keurhorst can't break the clinch.
Keurhorst working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blue fails to pull guard.
Blue manages to pull guard.
Blue managing to control the position.
Blue has a closed guard, preventing Keurhorst from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keurhorst trying to control but Blue is working from the bottom.
Blue 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keurhorst throws and elbow that misses. Blue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Keurhorst's guard. Nice move by Blue!
Keurhorst wants to get back to his feet but Blue is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keurhorst throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily.
Keurhorst tries to clinch up
and Blue holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blue jumps guard but Keurhorst stands there with Blue around his waist. Blue gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blue is trying to trip Keurhorst. He has hold of a leg but Keurhorst is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blue persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keurhorst is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blue postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blue controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blue looking to pass the guard.
Keurhorst throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Blue has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keurhorst is looking to stand back up but Blue counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Keurhorst.
Keurhorst looks gassed!
Keurhorst tries to escape but Blue is in control.
Keurhorst trying to remain calm as Blue controls from the top position.
Keurhorst regains half guard.
Well, if Blue is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blue knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Keurhorst on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keurhorst is trying to stand.
Blue trying to control the pace.
Keurhorst slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Keurhorst tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Keurhorst tries to strike from the bottom.
Blue with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blue is looking to stand up but Keurhorst won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keurhorst being controlled here, momentarily.
Keurhorst working a defensive guard here.
Keurhorst wants to stand up but Blue is controlling him.
Blue is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blue is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Blue 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.
Keurhorst tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Blue counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blue drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blue jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Keurhorst will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blue stops Keurhorst from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blue stopping the sweep attempt from Keurhorst.
Blue is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue tries to free his leg and advance position but Keurhorst is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Blue throws a head kick that misses
and Keurhorst counters with a series of strikes. Blue will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Keurhorst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Keurhorst blocks the leg kick.
Keurhorst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keurhorst tries to clinch
and Blue counters with a left to the body.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Keurhorst.
Blue 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.
Keurhorst is trying to hold Blue in close to prevent damage but Blue has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keurhorst is trying to get back to full guard.
Blue not doing much here.
Keurhorst looks like he's trying to stand up.
Keurhorst is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Keurhorst wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blue in particular looking to stall.
Blue stops Keurhorst from getting back to his feet.
Blue 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.
Keurhorst wants to control but Blue is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keurhorst has had enough of the clinch but Blue keeps him there for the moment.
Blue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keurhorst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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.
Keurhorst misses with a knee to the head.
Blue tries to score a body lock takedown but Keurhorst shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blue stops a takedown attempt from Keurhorst.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Keurhorst has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keurhorst swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keurhorst darts in trying to clinch
and Blue counters with a solid body kick.
Keurhorst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacky Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue clinches up against the cage.
Keurhorst looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Blue.
Keurhorst wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blue lands a shot to the body.
Keurhorst misses with the head strike.
Keurhorst misses with a punch on the inside.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Blue dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Keurhorst throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Blue avoids the head kick by Keurhorst.
Blue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blue landing knees to the head.
Keurhorst changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blue fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blue closes the distance and clinches.
Keurhorst wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blue crunches a lovely knee into Keurhorst's ribcage.
Keurhorst trying to stall but Blue improves his position.
Blue lands a hook that snaps the head of Keurhorst backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blue can't get the takedown.
Keurhorst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blue blocks it with crossed arms.
Keurhorst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keurhorst wants to get back to striking at distance but Blue won't allow it.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keurhorst's face.
Keurhorst wants to break free but Blue has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blue.
Blue with a knee to the head.
Keurhorst is looking to control Blue's arms but Blue gets an underhook and turns him. Now Keurhorst has his back to the cage.
Blue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Keurhorst blocks it.
Keurhorst throws a punch but it's blocked by Blue.
Blue is working for takedown but Keurhorst is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Keurhorst has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Keurhorst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keurhorst misses with a two punch combination.
Blue lands a head kick!
Keurhorst looks for the body kick but Blue saw that one coming.
Keurhorst lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blue takes a step back to recover.
Keurhorst misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Keurhorst.
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.
Keurhorst tries to clinch but Blue moves away
and Blue counters with a nice double leg into side control. Keurhorst won't be happy with that.
Keurhorst tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blue wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keurhorst regains half guard.
Keurhorst is trying to stand up here but Blue is controlling him well.
Keurhorst is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Keurhorst trying to hold on to Blue's head to control him but Blue postures up.
Keurhorst tries to kick Blue off but Blue keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Keurhorst tries to get to full guard but Blue has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keurhorst throws a sloppy head kick
and Blue makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Keurhorst misses
and Blue counters with a nice body kick.
Keurhorst looks to clinch
and Blue moves into the clinch.
Keurhorst goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blue prevents it.
Jacky Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mano Keurhorst.
Keurhorst can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Blue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keurhorst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keurhorst tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Blue lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keurhorst tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blue smiles and moves away.
Keurhorst shoots in but no luck this time.
Keurhorst tries to clinch
and Blue moves into the clinch.
Blue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keurhorst lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keurhorst breaks from the clinch.
Blue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keurhorst's waist but Keurhorst gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blue off to one side.
Keurhorst tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blue counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keurhorst pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue lands a high kick!
Blue looks to score with a jab to the body but Keurhorst is just out of range.
Keurhorst throws a sloppy head kick
and Blue counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blue.
Blue lands a knee to the body.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mano Keurhorst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keurhorst wants to get back to striking at distance but Blue won't allow it.
Keurhorst tries to pull guard but Blue holds him up against the cage and eventually Keurhorst drops back down to his feet.
Blue lands a knee to the body.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blue changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keurhorst fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blue avoids the head kick by Keurhorst.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Blue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blue has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Blue!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Bigmursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Carl Bigmursu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Bigmursu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigmursu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romanov pinned against the cage. Romanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Romanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bigmursu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bigmursu lands a jab-cross combination.
Bigmursu is breathing heavily.
Romanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bigmursu is fending him off so far but Romanov persists. Nope, Bigmursu circles away and we're back to standing.
Bigmursu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carl Bigmursu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Romanov.
Romanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Romanov showed some decent athleticism there.
Romanov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bigmursu is trying to stand back up but Romanov is controlling him
Romanov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bigmursu is just riding it out for now. Romanov eventually gives up the hold.
Romanov is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bigmursu is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Igor Romanov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zarius Matzischin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomi Koski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zarius Matzischin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matzischin clinches up against the cage.
Koski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matzischin keeps control of Koski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matzischin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matzischin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matzischin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matzischin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koski waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Matzischin. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Matzischin to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Matzischin is rocked!
Matzischin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koski on the ground.
Koski wanted to stand there but Matzischin had control of the position.
Oh Matzischin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koski slips nicely into half guard.
Matzischin seems to have got his legs back now.
Koski is keen to just control but Matzischin is a slippery customer.
Koski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matzischin tries to hold on but Koski postures up.
Koski is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Matzischin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matzischin is surviving well by controlling Koski's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Matzischin tries to lock up and control but Koski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matzischin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Koski wants to take Matzischin's back here but Matzischin is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Koski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Koski looks gassed!
Matzischin working to try and regain half guard.
Matzischin prevents Koski from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski looking to secure an arm triangle but Matzischin defends it well.
Matzischin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Koski wants to take Matzischin's back here but Matzischin is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Matzischin wants to hold on but Koski pushes him away.
Matzischin working to try and regain half guard.
Koski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Matzischin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matzischin tries to lock up and control but Koski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koski tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matzischin tries to lock up and control but Koski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matzischin is desperately trying to improve his position but Koski has a good base and remains in mount.
Koski trying to control but Matzischin is having none of it.
Koski mounts Matzischin! Really nice guard pass there!
Koski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Koski working for a guillotine from mount but Matzischin is in no mood to give up.
Matzischin is working to get back to half guard.
Koski wants to get back to his feet but Matzischin is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matzischin is squirming around, avoiding Koski's attempts to control the action.
Koski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Matzischin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Matzischin tries to reverse the position but Koski maintains control.
Matzischin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Matzischin tries to get out of the position.
Matzischin wants to hold on but Koski pushes him away.
Matzischin is trying desperately to improve position.
Matzischin is squirming around, avoiding Koski's attempts to control the action.
Koski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Matzischin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Matzischin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Koski.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matzischin tries to clinch but Koski is having none of it.
Matzischin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matzischin wants to land a leg kick but Koski is out of range.
Koski connects with the punch.
Good work by Koski as he checks the leg kick.
Koski misses with a few strikes there.
Koski throws an overhand right that drops Matzischin like a sack of potatoes! Koski dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Koski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Killeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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Counter striker
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Killeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Mies!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killeri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Killeri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Killeri showed some decent athleticism there.
Mies missing with punches from the bottom.
Killeri prevents Mies from improving his position.
Killeri is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mies defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mies manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mies striking off his back but it's not causing Killeri any problems.
Mies striking off his back but it's not causing Killeri any problems.
Killeri wants to control from the top but Mies keeps moving.
Mies wants to hit a switch here but Killeri passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mies there!
Killeri lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Killeri punishing his opponent with strikes.
Killeri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mies slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Killeri trying to control from half guard but Mies is working away.
Mies slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mies manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Killeri in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Killeri is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killeri tries to hold on but Mies postures up.
Mies lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mies is landing with some decent strikes but Killeri is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Killeri is trying to escape the mount.
Mies putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Killeri is rocked!
Killeri wants to hold on but Mies pushes him away.
Mies is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Killeri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Killeri is working to get back to half guard.
Killeri seems to have got his legs back now.
Mies scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killeri keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Killeri is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mies with shots to the head and body - Killeri looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mies with a couple of short strikes.
Mies has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Killeri's face.
Killeri is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mies with good strikes from the mount here!
Mies loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Killeri scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mies land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mies stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Per Mies!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parantainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jackson. That one must have hurt.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Parantainen seems unphased.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Parantainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Parantainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Parantainen tries to avoid it.
Parantainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parantainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Parantainen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parantainen ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Parantainen slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Parantainen moves out of range.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parantainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parantainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parantainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Parantainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson drops Parantainen with a left right combo! Jackson follows him down to the ground into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen is trying to improve his position.
Jackson decides to stand back up. Jackson steps back and let's Parantainen get back to his feet.
Parantainen avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson feints and then cracks Parantainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parantainen down.
Shawn Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parantainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parantainen momentarily.
Parantainen checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Parantainen stumbling backwards into the cage! Parantainen bounces back off the cage towards Jackson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Jackson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Jackson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shawn Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fighter Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Vale told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fighter Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Vale!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vale looks to land a combination but Guy avoids it well.
Vale misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Guy.
Guy moves into the clinch.
Vale breaks the clinch.
Vale scores with a nice head shot.
Vale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vale is fending him off so far but Guy persists. Nope, Vale circles away and we're back to standing.
Vale throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot.
Guy rushes Vale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vale manages to break the clinch.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Vale.
Guy has a takedown stuffed.
Vale throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guy scores with a leg kick.
Guy clinches up with Vale and pushes him back against the cage.
Vale is trying to break the clinch but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Guy fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fighter Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy prevents Vale from breaking the clinch.
Vale is pressed up against the cage. Guy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vale down to the mat. Vale avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vale is fending him off so far but Guy persists. Nope, Vale circles away and we're back to standing.
Guy darts in and clinches Vale up against the cage.
Vale stalling against the cage.
Vale decides to pull guard.
Vale wants to stand but Guy is controlling the position.
Guy wants to control from the top but Vale keeps moving.
Guy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vale misses with a series of wild punches.
Guy has Vale up against the cage in a clinch.
Guy tries to pull guard but Vale holds him up against the cage and eventually Guy drops back down to his feet.
Vale pulls guard.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale is looking for a triangle but Guy pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vale looks gassed!
Guy is looking to work some ground and pound but Vale has wrist control.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Vale is keeping the position.
Guy stands and throws Vale's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Guy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vale wants to get back to his feet.
Guy tries to score with some ground and pound. Vale controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vale!
Vale holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Guy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vale squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vale can't escape the position.
Guy landing strikes from the mount.
Vale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guy working for a guillotine from mount but Vale is in no mood to give up.
Guy looking to finish with strikes here!
Guy cracks Vale with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guy wants to finish this one by submission but Vale is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Guy.
Guy throws some wild stikes that Vale manages to avoid easily.
Guy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vale is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Guy prevents Vale from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guy working for a submission but Vale is keeping him at bay.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vale working to try and regain half guard.
Guy punching from mount but Vale doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fighter Guy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vale gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guy counters by clinching up.
Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guy gets a clinch.
Vale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guy goes for a takedown attempt but Vale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vale crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Guy - the referee stops the clock and Vale gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Guy. Vale manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Guy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vale throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Guy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vale pinned against the cage. Vale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy drops back looking for a leg! Vale is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vale manages to kick Guy off! Guy jumps back into Vale's guard.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vale wants to sweep but no luck.
Vale is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vale pushes Guy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guy counters with a head kick. That will keep Vale thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guy forces Vale back against the cage and clinches.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fighter Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vale looking to slow down the pace here.
Guy pulls guard successfully.
Vale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vale preventing the sweep.
Vale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.
Vale wants to stand and escape but instead Guy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vale is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guy is controlling him.
Guy wants to control from the top but Vale keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vale throws a series of strikes that have Guy backpedaling.
Vale wants to clinch but Guy slips to the side
and Guy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vale but Vale pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vale shoots for a double leg takedown but Guy sprawls well. He's pushed Vale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vale lands with a nice combination. Guy backs away looking to recover.
Guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guy manages to pull guard.
Vale stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guy counters with a big head kick but Vale shrugs it off.
Nice body punch from Guy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vale misses with an uppercut.
Guy fails to land the takedown.
Guy shoots in looking for a takedown. Vale tries to sprawl out of it but Guy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paul Vale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vale misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Vale stuffs the takedown attempt from Guy. Guy gets slowly back to his feet.
Vale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fighter Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fighter Guy 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Vale.
Vale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vale slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Vale shoots in but Guy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Guy tries to pull guard but Vale holds him up against the cage and eventually Guy drops back down to his feet.
Vale stops a takedown attempt from Guy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fighter Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guy stands and throws Vale's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vale is pushing Guy's head away, looking to escape. Guy manages to hold on to the position though.
Vale bucks up and tries to throw Guy off but instead Guy has got his back!
Vale tries to roll but Guy sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with punches from the back.
Vale really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vale tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Guy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Vale manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Guy 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.
Vale is trying to get back to his feet.
Guy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vale, who protects the arm well.
Vale sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vale is looking to escape.
Vale is looking for a sweep. Guy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guy wants to take a breather but Vale is having none of it.
Guy wants to work for an arm triangle but Vale is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale tries to roll over but Guy keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vale is defending against the submission attempts here by Guy.
Guy is pressing down on Vale's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vale is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guy scores with a body shot.
Guy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vale, pushing him back against the cage.
Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vale is trying to break the clinch but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Vale prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Vale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy tries to pull guard but Vale holds him up against the cage and eventually Guy drops back down to his feet.
Guy prevents Vale from breaking the clinch.
Guy fails to pull guard.
Vale is looking to break free of the clinch but Guy has double underhooks.
Guy wants a takedown but no success here.
Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guy works over Vale's head and body with a nice combination.
Vale tries to clinch
and Guy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vale closes the distance but Guy moves to the side
and Guy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fighter Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vale kicks off Guy and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guy clinches up against the cage.
Vale wants to stall.
Vale tries to break the clinch but Guy is controlling the position.
Vale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
Vale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vale manages to break the clinch.
Vale wants to clinch
and Guy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paul Vale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fighter Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guy, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fighter Guy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yves St Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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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
3 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Mason!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Louis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St Louis throws a series of punches but Mason moves out of range.
Mason fails with the takedown.
St Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Mason.
St Louis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yves St Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mason lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Louis misses with a two punch combination.
St Louis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from St Louis both land. Nice combination.
St Louis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Louis tries to move to mount but Mason blocks the move with his legs.
Mason is trying to improve his position.
St Louis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mason knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mason parries the strikes from St Louis easily there. St Louis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mason to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Louis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mason keeps working.
St Louis tries for a kimura but Mason is defending well.
St Louis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mason, who protects the arm well.
St Louis is looking to take a break and control but Mason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mason prevents St Louis from improving position.
Mason is trying to control St Louis's posture but St Louis avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Louis is looking to take a break and control but Mason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mason looks gassed!
Mason can't do much from the bottom here.
St Louis scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
St Louis gets a takedown into half guard.
St Louis is thwarting Mason's attempts to control the position.
Mason is refusing to be controlled, as St Louis sits in half guard.
St Louis seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mason is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yves St Louis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsti Karjala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Esko Morko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Karjala!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morko lands a jab to the nose.
Karjala clinches.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karjala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Karjala is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morko crunches a lovely knee into Karjala's ribcage.
Karjala is still on wobbly legs! Can Morko finish him?
Morko connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Karjala badly! Karjala tumbles to the floor and Morko stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Morko!
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