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TFL 21 - Spear of Destiny PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maik Masiina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Kessu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masiina comes into the arena with Run this town blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maik Masiina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ali Kessu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kessu with that takedown attempt.
Masiina is looking to clinch but Kessu is avoiding it.
Kessu keeps the fight on the outside.
Masiina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kessu counters with a leg kick.
Kessu lands a head shot.
Kessu pushes Masiina up against the cage in a clinch.
Masiina jumps into guard, dragging Kessu to the mat.
Kessu trying to control the position from guard on top but Masiina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kessu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kessu tries to free his leg and advance position but Masiina is retaining full guard.
Kessu has gone for a leg lock! Masiina slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kessu's guard.
Kessu punching to the body, from the bottom.
Masiina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kessu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kessu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kessu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Masiina looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Masiina is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kessu cracks Masiina with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kessu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kessu working away.
Kessu prevents Masiina from escaping the position.
Kessu working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Masiina!
Kessu looks gassed!
Kessu unloading with bombs!
Kessu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Masiina hang on?
Masiina can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Masiina sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kessu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kessu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masiina keeps working.
Masiina wants to improve his position but Kessu is controlling well.
Kessu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masiina wants to control but Kessu is keeping busy.
Kessu works his way into side control.
Masiina sneaks back into half guard.
Masiina makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Masiina.
Kessu stopping the sweep attempt from Masiina.
Masiina working for a triangle but Kessu defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessu throwing strikes from guard but Masiina blocks nicely.
Masiina has a closed guard, preventing Kessu from standing up.
Kessu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Masiina is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Masiina bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kessu's guard.
Kessu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Masiina prevents Kessu from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Kessu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Masiina forces Kessu back against the cage and clinches.
Masiina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kessu walks away with a smile on his face. Masiina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kessu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masiina manages to avoid it.
Kessu shoots in and bounces Masiina off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Masiina working for a triangle but Kessu defends it easily.
Masiina keeping full guard, as Kessu tries to pass.
Kessu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kessu throws and elbow that misses. Masiina uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kessu's guard. Nice move by Masiina!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiina throwing strikes from guard but Kessu blocks nicely.
Kessu has his foot on Masiina's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Masiina works his way back into a safe position though.
Masiina won't allow Kessu to get back to his feet.
Kessu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Masiina is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kessu.
Masiina is trying to get an arm triangle but Kessu is defending well.
Masiina controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessu is pushing Masiina's head away, looking to escape. Masiina manages to hold on to the position though.
Masiina is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kessu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Masiina is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kessu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kessu striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kessu tries to bench press Masiina off him but Masiina keeps the position.
Masiina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kessu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masiina tries to roll over but Kessu keeps him under control.
Masiina is trying to maintain the position but Kessu is very close to passing his half guard.
Kessu stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masiina trying to control from the bottom.
Kessu working over Masiina with some ground and pound. Masiina looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kessu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masiina trying to control from the bottom.
Kessu 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Masiina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kessu in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kessu moves in looking to clinch but Masiina pushes him off.
Masiina wants to clinch up but Kessu keeps it at a distance.
Masiina tries to clinch
and Kessu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kessu throwing strikes but missing.
Masiina looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Masiina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kessu is one step ahead there.
Kessu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masiina is keeping the position for now.
Masiina working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kessu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kessu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maik Masiina will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kessu fails with the takedown
and Masiina counters with an outside leg kick.
Masiina moves in looking to clinch but Kessu pushes him off.
Ali Kessu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kessu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kessu tries to free his leg and advance position but Masiina is retaining full guard.
Masiina tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kessu trying to control but Masiina is working from the bottom.
Kessu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Masiina wants to stand and escape but Kessu is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masiina looking for a sweep. Not yet Masiina, not yet.
Kessu throwing strikes but missing.
Kessu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessu stopping the sweep attempt from Masiina.
Masiina has momentary wrist control but Kessu slips an elbow through the middle.
Masiina wants to sweep but no luck.
Kessu lands a couple of digs.
Masiina keeping moving, preventing Kessu from controlling successfully.
Kessu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kessu landing some decent shots from guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Masiina.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Masiina has Kessu pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masiina.
Masiina breaks from the clinch.
Kessu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kessu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Masiina is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Masiina sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessu wants to free his trapped foot but Masiina is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masiina regains full guard. Nicely done.
Masiina is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kessu is looking for a sweep. Masiina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kessu trying to control from the bottom.
Masiina passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kessu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masiina scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kessu?
Kessu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kessu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kessu actively working from the bottom here.
Kessu tries to roll over but Masiina keeps him under control.
Masiina seems to be working for a kimura but Kessu defends the submission attempt.
Kessu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kessu.
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 Maik Masiina.
I think Masiina has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Ali Kessu!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ali Kessu!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight as a draw!
Ali Kessu wins by majority decision!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ard KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Aromaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ard KO has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ard KO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Aromaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aromaa throws a right hand that KO ducks under and follows up with a left that KO also avoids with ease.
Aromaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but KO circles away quickly and effectively.
Aromaa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aromaa.
KO throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
KO tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aromaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aromaa loads up on a big right hand but KO slips the punch.
Aromaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aromaa.
KO clinches with his opponent.
KO stops a takedown attempt from Aromaa.
KO is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
KO pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aromaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
KO plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Aki Aromaa has been cut.
KO keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aromaa throws a lazy head kick
and KO counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aromaa misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KO connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Aromaa to the floor! KO dives in looking for the finish!
Aromaa is rocked!
KO stands up from half guard.
Aromaa is still on wobbly legs! Can KO finish him?
Aromaa throws a sloppy head kick
and KO counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Aromaa is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ard KO!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conway Twitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conway Twitty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conway Twitty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twitty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morrow manages to get to full guard.
Morrow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Twitty controls the pace.
Morrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Twitty is one step ahead there.
Morrow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Twitty!
Twitty is squirming around, avoiding Morrow's attempts to control the action.
Morrow prevents Twitty from getting the reversal.
Morrow with good strikes from the mount here!
Twitty working to try and regain half guard.
Twitty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrow on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow looking to control but Twitty is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Twitty is working to get back to half guard.
Morrow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Twitty is looking to escape.
Twitty keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morrow avoids the attempt from Twitty to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrow breaks from Twitty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morrow tries to control but Twitty wriggling away.
Morrow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twitty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrow is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Twitty is bucking up trying to escape but Morrow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Morrow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Twitty wants to hold on but Morrow pushes him away.
Twitty is squirming around, avoiding Morrow's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrow might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Twitty kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twitty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Twitty looks a forlorn figure.
Morrow is landing with some decent strikes but Twitty is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morrow landing strikes from the mount and Twitty is in trouble!
Morrow controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twitty working to try and regain half guard.
Morrow unloading with bombs!
Twitty tries to reverse the position but Morrow maintains control.
Twitty is breathing heavily.
Morrow cracks Twitty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Twitty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Twitty tries to get out of the position.
Morrow with shots to the head and body - Twitty looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morrow tries to control but Twitty wriggling away.
Twitty tries to hold on but Morrow pushes him away.
Twitty is working to get back to half guard.
Twitty in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Morrow.
Morrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Twitty wants to hold on but Morrow pushes him away.
Twitty is working to get back to half guard.
Morrow working the ground and pound effectively.
Morrow with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow with good strikes from the mount here!
Twitty is squirming around, avoiding Morrow's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Morrow 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.
Twitty throws a body punch but Morrow moves out of range.
Twitty tries to clinch there but Morrow circles away.
Morrow lands with a nice combination. Twitty backs away looking to recover.
Twitty dodges the punch combination from Morrow.
Morrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Twitty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrow counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Twitty falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Don Morrow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luciano tiririca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Run to the Hills. 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 luciano tiririca was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luciano tiririca!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by tiririca. That's going to slow Curtis down.
tiririca ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
tiririca is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Curtis misses with a straight left.
tiririca clinches.
tiririca is stalling here.
tiririca manages to break the clinch.
Curtis wants to clinch up but tiririca keeps it at a distance.
Curtis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Curtis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ken Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. tiririca saw that one coming.
Curtis stalks tiririca and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into tiririca's face. tiririca staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like luciano tiririca has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
tiririca throws a front kick that sends Curtis stumbling back into the cage.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but tiririca moved out of range.
tiririca throws a head kick that misses.
tiririca misses with a takedown attempt - Curtis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
tiririca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Curtis tries to avoid it but tiririca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Curtis to the ground. Curtis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
tiririca slips under a jab.
Curtis tries to keep at a distance but tiririca has taken the fight into the clinch.
tiririca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tiririca throws a front kick that sends Curtis stumbling back into the cage.
Curtis is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Curtis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
tiririca scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Curtis is looking for a sweep.
Curtis parries the strikes from tiririca easily there. tiririca is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Curtis to escape.
tiririca trying to control the action but Curtis is working from the bottom.
Curtis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Curtis is trying to get back to full guard.
tiririca escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tiririca shoots in looking for a takedown. Curtis tries to sprawl out of it but tiririca keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Curtis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ken Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of luciano tiririca.
tiririca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
tiririca slips a jab from Curtis.
tiririca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Curtis, pushing him back against the cage.
tiririca breaks the clinch.
tiririca shoots in but no luck this time.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
tiririca fails with a takedown attempt.
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A kick lands to the mid section there for tiririca.
Curtis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent tiririca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by tiririca.
tiririca lands a high kick!
Curtis misses with the combination.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
tiririca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big right from Curtis misses.
tiririca moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but tiririca circles away quickly and effectively.
tiririca wants to clinch.
tiririca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Curtis throws a leg kick
and tiririca moves into the clinch.
tiririca breaks the clinch.
Curtis throws an overhand right that lands on tiririca's shoulder, as tiririca tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis throws a body punch but tiririca moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for tiririca.
tiririca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Curtis tries to keep at a distance but tiririca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Curtis has had enough of the clinch but tiririca keeps him there for the moment.
tiririca manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
tiririca wants to get back to his feet but Curtis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Curtis is pushing down on tiririca's leg trying to pass to half guard. tiririca is fighting to maintain full guard but Curtis has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curtis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but tiririca sees it coming and defends easily.
Curtis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luciano tiririca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on luciano tiririca's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
tiririca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Curtis's calf.
tiririca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curtis.
Curtis throws a lazy right hand but tiririca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curtis throws a jab when tiririca was well out of range.
Curtis with a nice cross.
The fighters circle, before tiririca throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Curtis's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! tiririca lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). luciano tiririca!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Niko Rupponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupponen comes to the cage accompanied by SMC Hoodrats. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Rupponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato tries to clinch there but Rupponen circles away.
Rupponen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rupponen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rupponen trying to control from Sato's half guard. Sato has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rupponen looking to pass the guard.
Sato is controlling Rupponen's posture.
Sato looking to control.
Rupponen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sato is retaining full guard.
Rupponen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rupponen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rupponen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sato!
Sato gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupponen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rupponen is thwarting Sato's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rupponen uses his free foot to push down on Sato's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sato.
Sato is trying desperately to improve position.
Rupponen wants to control the pace but Sato is squirming around nicely.
Rupponen forces the positional change into back control.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Sato tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to lock up and control but Rupponen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rupponen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sato is looking to escape.
Rupponen content just to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sato is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rupponen wants to take Sato's back but he can't do it this time.
Rupponen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rupponen is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sato is squirming around, avoiding Rupponen's attempts to control the action.
Sato wants to hold on but Rupponen pushes him away.
Sato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rupponen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Niko Rupponen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sato tries to land a leg kick but Rupponen saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Sato has closed the distance and engaged Rupponen in a clinch.
Rupponen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sato walks away with a smile on his face. Rupponen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rupponen dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Sato throws a series of punches but Rupponen avoids them all with ease.
Rupponen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sato swivels and escapes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rupponen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Rupponen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rupponen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rupponen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato tries to clinch up but Rupponen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato swings for the body but Rupponen moves out of range.
Rupponen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sato as he avoids it easily.
Sato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rupponen shoots in looking for a takedown. Sato tries to sprawl out of it but Rupponen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rupponen shoots in for a takedown but Sato shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Rupponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rupponen tries for a takedown but Sato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupponen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sato circles away.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rupponen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Rupponen is just out of range.
Sato wants to clinch.
Sato scoring well with a low kick there.
Sato tries to clinch there but Rupponen circles away.
Rupponen throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
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.
Rupponen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Rupponen shoots in but no luck this time.
Rupponen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Sato stuffs the takedown.
Rupponen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rupponen blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Sato motions for Rupponen to come forward. Sato throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato misses with a leg kick.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Rupponen circles away.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Rupponen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rupponen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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.
Rupponen keeps the fight on the outside.
Rupponen checks a leg kick.
Rupponen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Rupponen swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rupponen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rupponen clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rupponen is trying to drag Sato to the mat but Sato just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rupponen gets control of Sato's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rupponen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kumina Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rupponen closes the distance and pushes Sato back into the cage.
Rupponen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sato clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sato is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sato just trying to survive but Rupponen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rupponen tries to get the hooks in deep but Sato pushed the leg off.
What can Sato do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
You can see the frustration on Sato's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rupponen just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Sato looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rupponen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato is keeping busy.
Rupponen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Sato is really stuck here.
Rupponen tries to get the hooks in deep but Sato pushed the leg off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Niko Rupponen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horrible takedown by Rupponen or perhaps it was just good defense by Sato which made him look bad.
Rupponen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sato clinches but Rupponen breaks the clinch
and Rupponen counters with a single leg into guard. Sato didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Rupponen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sato is keeping the position for now.
Rupponen is working hard here to advance position.
Rupponen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sato can't keep his opponent in guard - Rupponen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sato is refusing to be controlled, as Rupponen sits in half guard.
Rupponen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rupponen mounts Sato! Really nice guard pass there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to hold on but Rupponen pushes him away.
Sato is controlling an arm, preventing Rupponen from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Rupponen wants to control the pace but Sato is squirming around nicely.
Sato wants to hold on but Rupponen pushes him away.
Sato really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rupponen pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Rupponen avoids the attempt from Sato to control.
Rupponen trying to control but Sato is having none of it.
Sato tries to lock up and control but Rupponen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Sato swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rupponen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sato is looking to escape.
Rupponen controlling the position easily from mount.
Rupponen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sato for as long as he can get away with.
Rupponen is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sato working to try and regain half guard.
Sato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Rupponen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rupponen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Niko Rupponen!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Niko Rupponen!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Niko Rupponen!
Niko Rupponen 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 Kari Pekka Perse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
2 - 2 - 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Pekka Perse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White cracks Perse with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. White has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Perse to stand back up!
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perse tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perse looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Perse looking to pass the guard.
White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Perse off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Perse tumbling to the canvas! White pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Perse was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bob White!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Daddy (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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192 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Lacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Big Daddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daddy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Daddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daddy throws an overhand right that lands on Lacey's shoulder, as Lacey tries to avoid the shot.
Daddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lacey.
A punch combination from Daddy misses.
Lacey tries to clinch there but Daddy circles away.
Lacey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lacey lands with a nice body punch.
Lacey scores with a punch to the head.
Daddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daddy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lacey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daddy.
Lacey wants to land a leg kick but Daddy is out of range.
Lacey shoots in and bounces Daddy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Daddy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lacey.
Lacey wants to pass the guard but Daddy is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey wants to control from the top but Daddy keeps moving.
Lacey postures up and lands a big shot to Daddy's brow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daddy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lacey connects with a couple of short punches.
Lacey pushing down on Daddy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lacey 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.
Lacey is trying to control the action in half guard but Daddy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lacey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacey.
Lacey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lacey wants to pass the guard but Daddy is defending well.
Lacey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Daddy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lacey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daddy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lacey slips a nice elbow through Daddy's hands, connecting with Daddy's forehead.
Lacey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daddy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lacey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lacey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daddy's head.
Lacey throwing shots but Daddy is blocking nicely.
Daddy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacey.
Lacey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lacey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lacey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Daddy!
Lacey is landing with some decent strikes but Daddy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey is landing with some decent strikes but Daddy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lacey looking for a guillotine from mount but Daddy is having none of it.
Lacey landing strikes from the mount and Daddy is in trouble!
Lacey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Daddy taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Daddy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lacey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lacey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Lacey 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.
Daddy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lacey.
Lacey forces Daddy back against the cage and clinches.
Lacey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lacey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lacey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lacey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daddy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacey drops Daddy with a left right combo! Lacey follows him down to the ground into side control.
Daddy is rocked!
It looks like Big Daddy has been cut.
A big shot lands for Lacey! That's hurt Daddy! Will he recover? Lacey fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathew Lacey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kjartan Isaksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaksen's entrance music is SHUT UP WOMAN, GET ON MY HORSE!. A fine choice. Soturi has chosen Insomnium - Down With the Sun as his entrance music. 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 Seppo Soturi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kjartan Isaksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Soturi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soturi ducks right into an uppercut from Isaksen.
It looks like Seppo Soturi has been cut.
Isaksen misses with a two punch combination.
Isaksen has a takedown stuffed.
Soturi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soturi can't get the takedown.
Isaksen is pressed up against the cage. Soturi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Isaksen down to the mat. Isaksen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kjartan Isaksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isaksen throws a right and a left that Soturi avoids nicely.
Isaksen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soturi has his takedown stuffed
and Isaksen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soturi won't be happy with that.
Kjartan Isaksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Soturi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soturi is looking to reverse the position.
Soturi manages to get back to half guard.
Isaksen trying to control the action but Soturi is working from the bottom.
Isaksen prevents Soturi from standing back up.
Isaksen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soturi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isaksen is working for a kimura but Soturi is defending it quite comfortably.
Soturi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Isaksen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soturi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Isaksen counters with a takedown into side control.
Soturi is looking for a sweep.
Soturi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Isaksen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Isaksen happy to just control the position for now.
Soturi tries to escape but Isaksen is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isaksen trying to control the action but Soturi is working from the bottom.
Isaksen avoids the strikes from the bottom by Soturi.
Soturi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Isaksen is controlling him well.
Soturi is not content to let Isaksen control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Isaksen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Isaksen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soturi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Isaksen wants to control the pace but Soturi is squirming around nicely.
Soturi regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi wants to get back to his feet.
Soturi looks gassed!
Isaksen trying to control the action but Soturi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Isaksen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Isaksen tries to control but Soturi wriggling away.
Isaksen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Isaksen controlling the pace for now.
Isaksen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Isaksen controlling his opponent.
Isaksen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Soturi is looking to escape.
Isaksen controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kjartan Isaksen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Isaksen with a poor takedown
and Soturi counters by clinching up.
Soturi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Isaksen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Soturi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kjartan Isaksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Soturi's cut.
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.
Isaksen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soturi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Isaksen won't be happy with that.
Isaksen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Soturi taking a break here but Isaksen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Soturi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Isaksen's head.
Isaksen tries to get to full guard but Soturi has control of the leg.
Isaksen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Soturi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Soturi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Isaksen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Isaksen is trying to stand.
Isaksen is looking to control Soturi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Isaksen avoid being mounted?
Soturi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soturi misses with a takedown
and Isaksen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soturi won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Isaksen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Isaksen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soturi keeps working.
Soturi is pushing Isaksen's head away, looking to escape. Isaksen manages to hold on to the position though.
Soturi is looking to reverse the position.
Soturi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Isaksen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Isaksen works to advance to full mount. Soturi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soturi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Soturi turns into Isaksen and is now in his guard.
Isaksen working a defensive guard here.
Soturi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Isaksen throws a shot to the body.
Isaksen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soturi is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Isaksen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Soturi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kjartan Isaksen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Tummutti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tummutti comes to the cage accompanied by Tiamat - Cain. Itaniemi has chosen Volbeat - Still Counting as his entrance music. 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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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Tummutti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itaniemi throws a sloppy head kick and Tummutti moves out of range easily.
Itaniemi throws a head kick that misses.
Tummutti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No luck for Tummutti with that takedown attempt.
Tummutti tries to clinch but Itaniemi is having none of it.
Tummutti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itaniemi misses with a two punch combination.
Itaniemi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tummutti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tummutti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Itaniemi to the mat! Itaniemi manages to get full guard.
Itaniemi being controlled here, momentarily.
Tummutti distracts Itaniemi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tummutti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tummutti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tummutti postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tummutti in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Itaniemi is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Itaniemi is letting Tummutti control him for a moment.
The ground and pound from Tummutti seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Itaniemi dodges the ground and pound from Tummutti.
Tummutti is looking to take a break and control but Itaniemi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tummutti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti defending well as Itaniemi loads up on a big left hand.
Tummutti scores with a decent looking hook.
Itaniemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tummutti is just out of range.
Tummutti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Itaniemi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tummutti.
Tummutti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Tummutti or perhaps it was just good defense by Itaniemi which made him look bad.
Itaniemi throws a head kick that Tummutti semi-blocks.
Itaniemi lands a head kick!
It looks like Tommi Tummutti has been cut.
Itaniemi loads up on a big right hand but Tummutti slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tummutti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Itaniemi throws a sloppy head kick and Tummutti moves out of range easily.
Tummutti looks for a takedown but Itaniemi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Tummutti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tummutti closes the distance and clinches up with Itaniemi, looking for a takedown. Tummutti pushes Itaniemi against the cage but Itaniemi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tummutti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tummutti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Itaniemi misses the shot to the body.
Itaniemi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tummutti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Itaniemi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itaniemi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Itaniemi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Tummutti's cut.
That's time! Tummutti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tummutti throws an overhand right that lands on Itaniemi's shoulder, as Itaniemi tries to avoid the shot.
Tummutti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Itaniemi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Itaniemi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tummutti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Itaniemi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tummutti is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Itaniemi misses.
Tummutti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Urho Itaniemi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tummutti wants to clinch but Itaniemi slips to the side
and Itaniemi counters with a huge head kick that drops Tummutti! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urho Itaniemi!
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