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Regicide's Inquisition PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddoe has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Beddoe is breathing heavily.
Marx working Beddoe over with strikes.
Marx is nestled in close to Beddoe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beddoe has hold of Marx's hands but Marx slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marx lands strikes from half guard.
Marx takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marx controlling the action here.
Marx wants to free his trapped foot but Beddoe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marx keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marx passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Beddoe!
Marx working Beddoe over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marx raining down shots from the mount!
Marx connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beddoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marx scoring with strikes but Beddoe is staying in there.
Marx trying to control but Beddoe is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marx cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marx putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marx is landing with some decent strikes but Beddoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marx landing strikes from the mount and Beddoe is in trouble!
Marx looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marx controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beddoe is bucking up trying to escape but Marx cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marx lands a big shot there that rocks Beddoe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marx looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Beddoe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beddoe is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Marx.
The referee warns Beddoe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marx looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beddoe tries to hold on but Marx pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marx working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marx trying to control but Beddoe is having none of it.
Marx with shots to the head and body - Beddoe looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx landing strikes from the mount and Beddoe is in trouble!
BOOM! Marx connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marx landing punches.
Beddoe can't escape the position.
Beddoe throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Marx tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Beddoe taking shots to the head.
Beddoe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marx trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marx looking to finish Beddoe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beddoe!
Beddoe is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Marx dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beddoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Marx.
Beddoe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marx working some strikes from top position.
Beddoe keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.
Marx lands a couple of digs.
Marx working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beddoe's head.
Marx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beddoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marx must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beddoe wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marx stays in close to Beddoe's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx wants to control from the top but Beddoe keeps moving.
Beddoe keeping full guard, as Marx tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beddoe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marx to the mat! Marx manages to get full guard.
Marx trying to control the position.
Marx looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Beddoe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Marx is refusing to be controlled, as Beddoe sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marx can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marx moves into full guard.
Marx managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Beddoe has a takedown stuffed.
Marx doesn't manage to clinch there - Beddoe circles away.
Marx shoots in and bounces Beddoe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marx passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marx trying to control the position but Beddoe is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe is looking to reverse the position.
Marx remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Beddoe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marx wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marx connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Beddoe some visible discomfort.
Marx stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Philo Beddoe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marx shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marx scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beddoe?
Marx scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Beddoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beddoe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marx looking for a sweep. Not yet Marx, not yet.
Marx has momentary wrist control but Beddoe slips an elbow through the middle.
Marx trying to keep a closed guard but Beddoe is proving a slippery customer.
Beddoe preventing the sweep.
Marx working a defensive guard here.
Marx tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Marx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Beddoe gets caught flat footed, as Marx shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beddoe has his foot on Marx's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marx works his way back into a safe position though.
Marx working some strikes from top position.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Beddoe.
Marx wants to control from the top but Beddoe keeps moving.
Marx lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marx won't allow Beddoe to sweep him here.
Marx is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beddoe keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beddoe has Marx up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marx gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Beddoe prevents the takedown attempt.
Marx has Beddoe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beddoe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marx works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Beddoe had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Marx is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Beddoe Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Marx's back instead.
Beddoe tries to get the hooks in deep but Marx pushed the leg off.
Marx is in bad spot here.
Beddoe scores with strikes from the back.
Marx is really stuck here.
Beddoe loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Marx hold on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe not allowing Marx to control his hands.
Beddoe cracks Marx with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Marx from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Marx preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Beddoe.
Marx turns into Beddoe and is now in his guard.
Beddoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beddoe has his hands on Marx's head, controlling the position.
Beddoe keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.
Karl Marx has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe wants to control but Marx passes easily into half guard.
Beddoe wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marx shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Beddoe counter with a right hand.
Philo Beddoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Marx.
Marx shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beddoe as he jumps to the side.
Marx looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beddoe is fending him off so far but Marx persists. Nope, Beddoe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marx misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marx fails to land with a series of punches.
Marx avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marx shoots in but no luck this time.
Beddoe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beddoe shoots in for a double leg but Marx sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beddoe has a takedown stuffed.
Marx gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beddoe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marx's guard.
Beddoe pushes down on Marx's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marx trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Philo Beddoe.
I think Marx has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Karl Marx!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Karl Marx!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Karl Marx!
Karl Marx wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Siilasvuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hjalmar Siilasvuo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teikalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Siilasvuo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siilasvuo throws the left hand but Teikalainen avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Teikalainen.
Teikalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Siilasvuo is just out of range.
Siilasvuo misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Teikalainen.
Siilasvuo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Teikalainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siilasvuo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Siilasvuo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teikalainen ducks under a wild hook from Siilasvuo.
Teikalainen cracks Siilasvuo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Siilasvuo falls backwards against the cage. Teikalainen follows up with more strikes that drop Siilasvuo to his knees. Teikalainen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Siilasvuo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Teikalainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbof Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbof Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
Slice lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mike Carter has been cut.
Slice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Slice! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Carter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roni Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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191 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roni Rovio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tuomela!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raimo Tuomela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rovio fails with the takedown.
Rovio fails with a takedown attempt.
Rovio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roni Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuomela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuomela Rushes Rovio and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Rovio is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Tuomela Piles on the pressure and Rovio crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raimo Tuomela!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendall Groove!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groove misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Groove tries to avoid it but Bear manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Groove to the ground. Groove escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Groove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bear on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Groove throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Groove fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bear.
Groove scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Groove clinches with his opponent.
Bear tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groove pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Groove fails to land with a series of punches.
Groove misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear lands a jab to the nose.
Groove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bear tries to clinch there but Groove circles away.
Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Groove.
A combination from Groove does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groove dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Groove keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Groove throws a jab when Bear was well out of range.
Groove misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Groove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bear closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear tries for a kimura but Groove is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear stands up and beckons Groove to his feet.
Groove misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groove lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Groove, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Groove moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bear drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Groove throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bear postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bear slips nicely into half guard.
Groove looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Groove keeps working.
Groove is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear passes the guard and advances to mount!
Groove tries to reverse the position but Bear maintains control.
Groove tries to improve his position but instead Bear has taken his back!
Bear looking for the RNC.
Bear is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Groove holding both Bear 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bear has got one arm under Groove's chin. This could be trouble... Groove trying to control the other hand but Bear gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Groove has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teddy Bear!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Siili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Lister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roni Siili!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Siili.
Siili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lister.
Siili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lister moves in looking to clinch but Siili pushes him off.
Lister throws a hook but Siili avoids it easily.
Siili moves away from the strike by Lister.
Siili staying out of range there.
Siili throws a leg kick which misses Lister's front leg but catches the back leg as Lister tries to avoid it.
Lister is breathing heavily.
Siili slips a straight right by Lister.
Siili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lister avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siili throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Siili!
Decent striking displayed by Siili there.
Siili seems to be stalking Lister here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Lister drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roni Siili!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Esinahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erkki Esinahka looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Esinahka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esinahka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Red works over Esinahka with some ground and pound from guard.
Red wants to control from the top but Esinahka keeps moving.
Red works over Esinahka with some ground and pound from guard.
It looks like Erkki Esinahka has been cut.
Red lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Red 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.
Esinahka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Red is one step ahead there.
Red postures up and lands a big shot to Esinahka's brow.
Red trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Red trying to control but Esinahka is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Esinahka's head.
Red wants to control from the top but Esinahka keeps moving.
Red passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red lands a big shot there that rocks Esinahka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Esinahka is rocked!
Red postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Esinahka bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Red and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Red!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesku Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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168 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesku Torni!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Romano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Torni gets caught flat footed, as Romano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Torni is looking to stand up but Romano isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torni is looking to stand back up but Romano counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Torni.
Torni wants to get back to his feet.
Romano is working for a kimura but Torni is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni is trying to stand back up but Romano is controlling him
Romano 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! Torni is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Romano!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Ruskea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Risto Ruskea will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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188 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Dean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Ruskea!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruskea as he avoids it easily.
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Ruskea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ruskea throws a nice head kick!
Dean shoots in for a double leg but Ruskea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herbert Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruskea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruskea stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ruskea shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ruskea showed some decent athleticism there.
Ruskea thows a huge punch but Dean dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruskea keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ruskea is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dean defends it well.
Dean regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ruskea.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruskea.
Ruskea wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Ruskea is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dean is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruskea throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dean shoots and misses
and Ruskea counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dean won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruskea throws an elbow but Dean slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ruskea goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dean rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ruskea's guard! Nice work there by Dean!
Dean trying to control but Ruskea is working from the bottom.
Ruskea wants to sweep but no luck.
Dean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dean won't allow Ruskea to sweep him here.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruskea counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dean's guard now.
Dean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruskea manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruskea lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dean!
Ruskea looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dean regains half guard.
Dean gets full guard.
Dean has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruskea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Ruskea from controlling successfully.
Dean wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruskea lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking for a guillotine here but Ruskea defends easily.
Dean 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.
Ruskea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruskea trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Ruskea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dean looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruskea drops back looking for a leg! Dean is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dean manages to kick Ruskea off! Ruskea jumps back into Dean's guard.
Dean manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dean looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dean tries to control but Ruskea wriggling away.
Ruskea is desperately trying to improve his position but Dean has a good base and remains in mount.
Dean quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Dean but it's paid off an Ruskea is forced to tap! Nice work by Dean.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herbert Dean!
Herbert Dean retains his middleweight title!
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