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HEX 9 - Sucker Punch PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Salo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salo has chosen Samourai-by Shurik'n as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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184 cm
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177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Salo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombada drops Salo with a beautiful combination! Salo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bombada is looking for the KO!
Salo is rocked!
It looks like Mikko Salo has been cut.
Bombada fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Salo square on the jaw! Damn, Salo is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Champ Bombada!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigantor Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katie Redhair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous's entrance music is Segertåget - Maskinen. A fine choice. Katie Redhair will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gigantor Tremendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katie Redhair!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Redhair with that takedown attempt.
Redhair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Redhair fails with a takedown attempt.
Tremendous shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tremendous showed some decent athleticism there.
Tremendous is keen to just control but Redhair is a slippery customer.
Redhair preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tremendous is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tremendous 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.
Tremendous is trying to control the action in half guard but Redhair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tremendous thows a huge punch but Redhair dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Tremendous.
Tremendous will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tremendous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tremendous not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tremendous thows a huge punch but Redhair dodges it nicely.
Tremendous controlling the action here.
Redhair is trying to control but can't.
Redhair wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tremendous lands a nice short elbow.
Redhair tries to roll over but Tremendous keeps him under control.
Redhair wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tremendous working the ground and pound effectively.
Tremendous scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redhair tries to hold on but Tremendous postures up.
Tremendous cracks Redhair with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Tremendous looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Redhair regains half guard.
Redhair looks gassed!
Tremendous trying to control from half guard but Redhair is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redhair missing with punches from the bottom.
Tremendous is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Redhair!
Tremendous with shots to the head and body - Redhair looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redhair wants to control but Tremendous is having none of it.
Tremendous with a couple of short strikes.
Redhair tries to lock up and control but Tremendous gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tremendous lands a big elbow.
Redhair tries to lock up and control but Tremendous gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tremendous has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Redhair's face.
The referee warns Redhair that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tremendous lands with some strikes.
Redhair is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tremendous lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tremendous lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Redhair is in a horrible position here. Tremendous smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tremendous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tremendous dominating with strikes here.
Tremendous controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tremendous scoring with strikes but Redhair is staying in there.
Tremendous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigantor Tremendous dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Redhair misses with a few strikes there.
Redhair doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tremendous counters by clinching up.
Redhair can't get the takedown.
Redhair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tremendous drags the fight down to the ground.
Redhair throwing strikes from guard but Tremendous blocks nicely.
Tremendous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Redhair defends it easily.
Gigantor Tremendous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tremendous pulls Redhair in close to his closed guard and prevents Redhair from doing any damage or advancing position.
Redhair is breathing heavily.
Tremendous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair tries to get to full guard but Tremendous has control of the leg.
Tremendous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tremendous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tremendous is looking to take a break and control but Redhair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Redhair wants to control but Tremendous passes into side.
Tremendous cracks Redhair with a big right hand but Redhair just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Redhair wants to get back to his feet.
Redhair can't do much from the bottom here.
Redhair is not content to let Tremendous control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tremendous staying calm.
Redhair is looking for a sweep.
Tremendous working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tremendous controls the position from side control.
Tremendous lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redhair tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tremendous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redhair can do to turn this around?
Tremendous trying to control momentarily.
Tremendous gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Tremendous biding his time, looking for the opening.
Tremendous is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Redhair up.
Tremendous connects with a big shot to the side of Redhair's head.
Tremendous scores with punches and elbows.
Tremendous lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tremendous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tremendous trying to control.
Tremendous is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Tremendous looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tremendous gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Redhair is taking damage to the body and head.
Redhair is taking damage to the body and head.
Tremendous keeps control of the position easily here as Redhair tries to buck him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremendous punishes Redhair with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigantor Tremendous dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Redhair with a poor takedown
and Tremendous counters with a takedown into side control.
Tremendous working away.
Tremendous grinds an elbow into Redhair's temple.
Tremendous wants to control but Redhair is keeping him busy.
Redhair takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Redhair on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tremendous lands a few punches from side control.
Tremendous content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Redhair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tremendous works to advance to full mount. Redhair defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair is in a horrible position here. Tremendous smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Redhair really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tremendous controlling the position easily from mount.
Redhair in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tremendous dominating with strikes here.
Tremendous connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tremendous with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tremendous with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tremendous is working for a guillotine from mount but Redhair frees his head quite easily.
Tremendous prevents Redhair from getting the reversal.
Tremendous controlling from mount.
Tremendous with the ground and pound from mount.
Redhair is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tremendous landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous landing punches.
Tremendous is working for a guillotine from mount but Redhair frees his head quite easily.
Tremendous is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tremendous is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Tremendous.
Tremendous lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Redhair wants to hold on but Tremendous pushes him away.
Tremendous lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Redhair is looking to get to half guard.
Tremendous is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Redhair can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous unloading with bombs!
Tremendous looking to finish Redhair with some ground and pound. This is bad for Redhair!
Tremendous putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tremendous avoids the attempt from Redhair to control.
Tremendous working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redhair takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tremendous punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremendous with good strikes from the mount here!
Katie Redhair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tremendous controlling the pace for now.
Gigantor Tremendous is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Redhair throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tremendous. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Gigantor Tremendous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tremendous has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Gigantor Tremendous!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Gigantor Tremendous!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Gigantor Tremendous!
Gigantor Tremendous wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between roger whitmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Von Stauffenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Stauffenberg has chosen Wagner, The ride of the Valkyries as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, roger whitmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Von Stauffenberg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
whitmore closes the distance and clinches up with Von Stauffenberg, looking for a takedown. whitmore pushes Von Stauffenberg against the cage but Von Stauffenberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
whitmore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Von Stauffenberg breaks the clinch.
Von Stauffenberg throws a body punch but whitmore moves out of range.
Claus Von Stauffenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Stauffenberg misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Stauffenberg misses the target.
Von Stauffenberg digs a good body shot into whitmore's ribs.
Von Stauffenberg lands a jab.
Von Stauffenberg misses with an uppercut.
Von Stauffenberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
whitmore shoots in but no luck this time.
whitmore shoots in but Von Stauffenberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger whitmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Stauffenberg digs a good body shot into whitmore's ribs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for whitmore. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
whitmore is breathing heavily.
Von Stauffenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von Stauffenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by whitmore.
whitmore moves away from the strike by Von Stauffenberg.
Claus Von Stauffenberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Stauffenberg throws a looping overhand right but whitmore ducks down to avoid it.
Von Stauffenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Stauffenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by whitmore.
A swing and a miss from Von Stauffenberg.
Von Stauffenberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck whitmore on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Von Stauffenberg!
Von Stauffenberg drops whitmore with a beautiful combination! whitmore stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Von Stauffenberg is looking for the KO!
whitmore is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
whitmore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Stauffenberg throws out the jab.
Oh whitmore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg throws a right hand that whitmore ducks under and follows up with a left that whitmore also avoids with ease.
whitmore seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Stauffenberg throws a lazy right hand but whitmore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from whitmore.
Von Stauffenberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
whitmore misses with a takedown attempt - Von Stauffenberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big right from Von Stauffenberg misses.
Von Stauffenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Von Stauffenberg misses with an uppercut. whitmore saw that one coming.
whitmore slips a jab from Von Stauffenberg.
whitmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg catches whitmore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
whitmore has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Von Stauffenberg.
whitmore has Von Stauffenberg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Von Stauffenberg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
whitmore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Von Stauffenberg prevents it.
Von Stauffenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Stauffenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but whitmore circles away quickly and effectively.
whitmore shoots in and bounces Von Stauffenberg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Von Stauffenberg keeping moving, preventing whitmore from controlling successfully.
Von Stauffenberg pulls whitmore in close to prevent any damage.
Von Stauffenberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with whitmore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitmore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Stauffenberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Von Stauffenberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from whitmore.
whitmore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Stauffenberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
whitmore forces his way into half guard.
whitmore is looking to advance position but Von Stauffenberg won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Von Stauffenberg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Von Stauffenberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Von Stauffenberg misses with a few strikes there.
whitmore tries to clinch up but Von Stauffenberg circles away and keeps his distance.
whitmore tries to clinch but Von Stauffenberg moves out of range.
roger whitmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
whitmore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Stauffenberg misses the target.
Von Stauffenberg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Von Stauffenberg swinging wilding here.
Von Stauffenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by whitmore.
whitmore darts in and clinches Von Stauffenberg up against the cage.
Von Stauffenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
whitmore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Stauffenberg.
Claus Von Stauffenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg throws a right hand that whitmore ducks under and follows up with a left that whitmore also avoids with ease.
whitmore slips under a jab.
Von Stauffenberg leaves whitmore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
whitmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Stauffenberg.
whitmore has closed the distance and engaged Von Stauffenberg in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Von Stauffenberg.
Von Stauffenberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Stauffenberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from whitmore.
whitmore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from whitmore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger whitmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Stauffenberg throws a right hand that whitmore ducks under and follows up with a left that whitmore also avoids with ease.
Von Stauffenberg misses with a wild body shot.
Von Stauffenberg throws a series of strikes that have whitmore backpedaling.
Von Stauffenberg throws a body punch but whitmore moves out of range.
Von Stauffenberg misses with an uppercut. whitmore saw that one coming.
whitmore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Stauffenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from whitmore.
Von Stauffenberg is breathing heavily.
whitmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Stauffenberg.
whitmore wants to clinch up but Von Stauffenberg keeps it at a distance.
Von Stauffenberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Von Stauffenberg lunges at whitmore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by whitmore's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
whitmore shoots in and drives through. Von Stauffenberg sprawls well.
Von Stauffenberg missing with a left hand there. whitmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
whitmore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Von Stauffenberg sprawls well. Von Stauffenberg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. whitmore gets slowly back to his feet.
whitmore avoids a punch combination nicely.
whitmore forces Von Stauffenberg back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Von Stauffenberg lands a nice uppercut.
Von Stauffenberg can't break the clinch.
whitmore tries to work over Von Stauffenberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Stauffenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Von Stauffenberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
whitmore keeps control of Von Stauffenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Stauffenberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Stauffenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by whitmore.
whitmore staying out of range there.
Von Stauffenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but whitmore manages to avoid it.
Von Stauffenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but whitmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
whitmore dives in and grabs Von Stauffenberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Von Stauffenberg pushes down on whitmore's head and hops out.
A jab from Von Stauffenberg misses.
Von Stauffenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by whitmore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Von Stauffenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! whitmore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
whitmore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Von Stauffenberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten whitmore somewhat.
whitmore looks for a takedown but Von Stauffenberg sprawls well.
whitmore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Von Stauffenberg avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger whitmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Stauffenberg looks to throw the jab but whitmore is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Stauffenberg swinging wilding here.
Von Stauffenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by whitmore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg throws the left hand but whitmore avoids the punch easily.
whitmore avoids a punch combination nicely.
whitmore throws a head kick that misses.
Von Stauffenberg scores with a jab to the body.
whitmore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Von Stauffenberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
whitmore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
whitmore is keen to just control but Von Stauffenberg is a slippery customer.
Von Stauffenberg blocking the ground and pound attempt from whitmore.
Von Stauffenberg trying to control here.
Von Stauffenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control whitmore kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
whitmore looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
whitmore is keen to just control but Von Stauffenberg is a slippery customer.
whitmore misses with a head shot. Von Stauffenberg uses the momentum to regain guard.
Von Stauffenberg keeping moving, preventing whitmore from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
whitmore shoots for a double leg takedown but Von Stauffenberg sprawls well. He's pushed whitmore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Von Stauffenberg missing with a left hand there. whitmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Stauffenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by whitmore.
whitmore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
roger whitmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Stauffenberg looks to land a combination but whitmore avoids it well.
Von Stauffenberg looks to land a right hand but whitmore moved out of range.
Von Stauffenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but whitmore manages to avoid it.
Von Stauffenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by whitmore.
Von Stauffenberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Von Stauffenberg misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Stauffenberg throws a looping overhand right but whitmore ducks down to avoid it.
whitmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Stauffenberg misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - whitmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
whitmore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. whitmore showed some decent athleticism there.
Von Stauffenberg is defending against the submission attempts here by whitmore.
whitmore seems to be working for a kimura but Von Stauffenberg defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claus Von Stauffenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Von Stauffenberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Claus Von Stauffenberg!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Claus Von Stauffenberg!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Claus Von Stauffenberg!
Claus Von Stauffenberg wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimi Aanekoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Lacey is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimi Aanekoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacey cracks Aanekoski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lacey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacey lands with a nice combination. Aanekoski backs away looking to recover.
Lacey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aanekoski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lacey.
Lacey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aanekoski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aanekoski tries to get out of the position.
Lacey scoring with punches and elbows.
Lacey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aanekoski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aanekoski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lacey on the ground.
Lacey stalling away here and it's allowed Aanekoski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lacey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lacey chips away with some ground and pound.
Lacey chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey cracks Aanekoski with a solid left hand.
Aanekoski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lacey.
Lacey working some strikes from top position.
Lacey postures up in Aanekoski's guard and throws a big left but Aanekoski blocks it.
Lacey lands a couple of elbows.
Lacey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lacey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aanekoski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lacey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aanekoski looking to control.
Aanekoski is breathing heavily.
Lacey connects with a couple of short punches.
Lacey throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey wants to pass the guard but Aanekoski is keeping the position.
Aanekoski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lacey throwing strikes from guard but Aanekoski blocks nicely.
Lacey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lacey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aanekoski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lacey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aanekoski's head.
Lacey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lacey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lacey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lacey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aanekoski's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lacey connects with a nice short shot to Aanekoski's temple.
Lacey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lacey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aanekoski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lacey.
Lacey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey working the head and body with strikes.
Lacey thows a huge punch but Aanekoski dodges it nicely.
Lacey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aanekoski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lacey trying to control the action but Aanekoski is working from the bottom.
Lacey working Aanekoski over with strikes.
Lacey is stalling here. Aanekoski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lacey seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Aanekoski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lacey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lacey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Lacey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lacey misses with a straight left.
Donk. Lacey catches Aanekoski right on the button with a cross.
Lacey throws a one two combo.
Lacey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aanekoski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lacey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mathew Lacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacey misses with an uppercut. Aanekoski saw that one coming.
Lacey scores with a hook to the body. Aanekoski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aanekoski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lacey is trying to defend but Aanekoski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lacey gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aanekoski's head.
Lacey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aanekoski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lacey.
Lacey thows a huge punch but Aanekoski dodges it nicely.
Lacey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lacey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lacey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aanekoski keeps working.
Aanekoski is looking to control Lacey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aanekoski avoid being mounted?
Lacey trying to control the action but Aanekoski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aanekoski tries to clinch but Lacey moves out of range.
Lacey fails with the takedown
and Aanekoski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lacey lands with a shot to the body.
Lacey misses with a double jab.
Aanekoski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacey misses with a series of wild punches.
Lacey throws a right hand that Aanekoski ducks under and follows up with a left that Aanekoski also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lacey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lacey is defended easily by Aanekoski.
Kimi Aanekoski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Lacey.
Lacey fails to land the takedown.
Lacey swats away the attempt to clinch by Aanekoski.
Lacey tries to bum rush Aanekoski with a series of wild strikes but Aanekoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lacey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lacey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lacey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aanekoski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aanekoski is pressed up against the cage. Lacey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aanekoski down to the mat. Aanekoski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aanekoski is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lacey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aanekoski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Aanekoski wants to pass to mount but Lacey is defending the position.
Lacey is trying to get back to full guard.
Aanekoski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lacey actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like Aanekoski is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Lacey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lacey looks to score with a jab to the body but Aanekoski is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacey. Aanekoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aanekoski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacey counters with a left and a right that stings Aanekoski.
Kimi Aanekoski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lacey jabs at Aanekoski's body.
Lacey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aanekoski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lacey works over Aanekoski's head and body with a nice combination.
Lacey throws a series of punches but Aanekoski avoids them all with ease.
Lacey clobbers Aanekoski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lacey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mathew Lacey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacey scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Lacey misses.
Lacey cracks Aanekoski with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aanekoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aanekoski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacey.
Lacey lands a head shot.
Lacey has his takedown stuffed
and Aanekoski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aanekoski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lacey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lacey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aanekoski is aware though and is defending well.
Lacey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aanekoski is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aanekoski is aware though and is defending well.
Lacey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lacey has an active guard here but Aanekoski has managed to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aanekoski tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lacey controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lacey looking for a guillotine here but Aanekoski defends easily.
Kimi Aanekoski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathew Lacey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mathew Lacey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lacey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey is looking for a triangle but Aanekoski pushes his legs off easily.
Aanekoski pushing down on Lacey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lacey is pressing down on Aanekoski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lacey is trying to keep Aanekoski in close.
Lacey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lacey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aanekoski is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Lacey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lacey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mathew Lacey!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Mathew Lacey!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Mathew Lacey!
Mathew Lacey wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ami Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ami Dent!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Dent takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Dent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dent takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dent throws out the jab.
Dent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dent backs up against the cage.
Dent misses with a leg kick.
Dent fails with a takedown attempt.
Dent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Andre Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ami Dent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes sizes up Dent with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes tries to clinch but Dent moves out of range.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Dent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dent will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Dent with an uppercut!
Dent tries for a takedown but Barnes circles away easily
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dent prevents Barnes from standing back up.
Barnes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dent is working away from the top position though.
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dent.
Dent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dent tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Dent's ribs.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Dent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Barnes lands a jab.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dent.
Dent shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dent misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dent.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Dent's legs.
Dent walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Dent thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Dent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Dent thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnes wants to slow Dent down by chopping away at his legs.
Dent throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Dent circles away.
Dent lands with a shot to the body.
Dent tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Dent with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Barnes.
Barnes with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dent avoids them all with ease.
Dent loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Dent counters with a leg kick.
Dent fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dent.
Dent misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Dent avoids them all with ease.
Dent misses with a takedown
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
Dent with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes cracks Dent with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Andre Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ami Dent.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dent checks it well.
Dent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dent misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dent.
Dent is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dent is defended easily by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Dent.
Dent throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dent.
Dent throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Barnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dent closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Dent pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dent shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dent fails with a takedown attempt.
Andre Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ami Dent.
Barnes scores with a push kick.
Dent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andre Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dent takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Dent off the cage and back into rage.
Nice defenses there by Dent.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Dent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barnes won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes is trying to control Dent's posture but Dent avoids it.
Dent taking a break here but Barnes is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes moves into full guard.
Dent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes pushes Dent off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent misses with a takedown attempt
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andre Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dent shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Dent throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dent closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dent lands in his opponent's guard.
Barnes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ami Dent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dent missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andre Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Andre Barnes!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Andre Barnes!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Andre Barnes!
Andre Barnes wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niko Rupponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatti Watti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupponen comes to the cage accompanied by SMC Hoodrats. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hatti Watti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watti misses with a wild combination.
Rupponen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watti as he jumps to the side.
Rupponen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rupponen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Watti defends it well.
Rupponen trying to control the action but Watti is working from the bottom.
Rupponen is pressing down on Watti's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watti is holding on for now.
Watti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rupponen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupponen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Watti wants to get back to his feet.
Rupponen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rupponen.
Watti tries to kick Rupponen off but Rupponen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Rupponen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Watti reverses the position - he's now on top in Rupponen's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rupponen is on top in guard.
Rupponen trying to control but Watti is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rupponen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rupponen drops back looking for a leg! Watti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watti manages to kick Rupponen off! Rupponen jumps back into Watti's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rupponen stops Watti from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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 loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rupponen misses with a takedown attempt - Watti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hatti Watti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watti throws a hook to the side of Rupponen's head but Rupponen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watti misses with an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rupponen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Watti!
Watti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rupponen 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.
Watti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rupponen momentarily.
Rupponen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watti sprawls well. Watti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rupponen gets slowly back to his feet.
Watti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rupponen.
Watti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rupponen manages to avoid it.
Rupponen slips a jab from Watti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rupponen staying out of range there.
Watti misses with a looping right.
Watti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rupponen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupponen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watti but Watti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rupponen slips under a jab.
Watti lands a lovely overhand right.
Rupponen slips under a jab from Watti.
Danga de danga de dang - Watti scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Niko Rupponen has been cut.
Rupponen shoots in for a takedown but Watti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Rupponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rupponen moves out of range as Watti strikes.
Rupponen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watti throws a big shot that misses.
Watti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rupponen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watti looks to land a right hand but Rupponen moved out of range.
No joy there for Watti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Watti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rupponen.
Watti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Watti works Rupponen's body with a nice hook.
Watti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rupponen.
Rupponen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watti.
Watti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rupponen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watti swivels and escapes.
Rupponen looks for a takedown but Watti sprawls well.
Hatti Watti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watti stuns Rupponen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watti throws a right and a left that Rupponen avoids nicely.
Rupponen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watti's waist but Watti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rupponen off to one side.
Watti throws a right hand that Rupponen ducks under and follows up with a left that Rupponen also avoids with ease.
Rupponen misses with a takedown attempt - Watti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watti misses with a double jab.
Watti looks to score with a jab to the body but Rupponen is just out of range.
Rupponen fails with a takedown attempt.
Rupponen takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rupponen defending well as Watti loads up on a big left hand.
Rupponen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rupponen doesn't seem bothered though.
Watti throws a hook but Rupponen blocks it.
Watti throws the left hand but Rupponen avoids the punch easily.
Rupponen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rupponen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatti Watti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niko Rupponen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rupponen moves out of range as Watti strikes.
Watti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Watti misses with the combination.
Watti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rupponen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rupponen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rupponen moves out of range of the strikes.
Watti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watti wants it to stay on the feet.
Rupponen tries to clinch up but Watti circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watti throws a series of strikes that have Rupponen backpedaling.
Watti throws a nice looking combination but Rupponen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watti misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Watti - just one landing.
A slow jab from Watti misses its intended target.
Watti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rupponen moves away.
Watti misses with an uppercut.
Watti looks to score with a jab to the body but Rupponen is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watti, as that shot connected.
Watti throws a jab but it's blocked by Rupponen.
Rupponen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watti misses the shot to the body.
Watti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatti Watti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rupponen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watti misses the shot to the body.
Watti stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Rupponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rupponen slips a jab and a cross from Watti.
Rupponen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rupponen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hatti Watti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rupponen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rupponen.
Watti scores with a nice right hand.
Watti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watti stuffs the takedown attempt from Rupponen. Rupponen gets slowly back to his feet.
Watti misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rupponen.
Rupponen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watti.
Good exchange - Watti coming out on top.
Watti misses the jab.
Watti misses with a wild body shot.
Watti scores with a nice strike.
Watti thuds his right hand into Rupponen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watti just misses with a punch to the body.
Niko Rupponen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Watti both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hatti Watti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watti 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Hatti Watti!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Hatti Watti!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Hatti Watti!
Hatti Watti wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyyno Janis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seagal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scheming Dreaming Juggernaut by A Jealousy Issue. Janis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rubber Johnny. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyyno Janis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Seagal sprawls well initially but Janis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Janis stops Seagal from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Janis.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Janis in particular looking to stall.
Janis is trying to control the action in half guard but Seagal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Seagal trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Janis manages to pass to mount!
BOOM! Janis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Seagal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Janis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Seagal is looking to improve his position but Janis isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janis scoring with strikes but Seagal is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis dominating with strikes here.
Janis looking to secure an arm triangle but Seagal defends it well.
Janis wants to control the pace but Seagal is squirming around nicely.
Seagal tries to buck Janis off but he can't manage it.
Seagal taking shots to the head.
Janis with a couple of short strikes.
Janis landing strikes from the mount.
Seagal working to try and regain half guard.
Janis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Seagal is working hard here to advance position.
Janis unloading with bombs!
Janis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seagal is looking to escape.
Seagal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Janis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Janis dominating with strikes here.
Seagal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis working Seagal over with strikes.
Janis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seagal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Janis not doing much here.
Janis is pressing down on Seagal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seagal is holding on for now.
Janis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Janis is looking to take a break and control but Seagal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Janis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Seagal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Seagal.
Seagal trying to control the position.
Janis stopping the sweep attempt from Seagal.
Janis landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seagal 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyyno Janis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seagal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seagal throws a hook to the side of Janis's head but Janis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seagal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Janis is fending him off so far but Seagal persists. Nope, Janis circles away and we're back to standing.
Janis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Janis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seagal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seagal controlling Janis's posture.
Seagal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janis is one step ahead there.
Janis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Seagal is trying to control the position but Janis postures up.
Seagal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis wants to control from the top but Seagal keeps moving.
Janis is working Seagal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Janis trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seagal wants to sweep but no luck.
Seagal keeping moving, preventing Janis from controlling successfully.
Janis preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Janis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Janis postures up in Seagal's guard and throws a big left but Seagal blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seagal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seagal throws out a powerful jab.
Nice sprawl there from Seagal as Janis shoots in.
A right-left combo lands from Seagal.
It looks like Pyyno Janis has been cut.
Janis tries a head kick but it misses.
Steven Seagal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janis is breathing heavily.
Janis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Janis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seagal moves into full guard.
Seagal looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seagal wants to stand up but Janis is controlling the position.
Janis tries to roll over but Seagal keeps him under control.
Seagal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Janis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Seagal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Janis's head.
Janis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seagal is stalling here. Janis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Seagal seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Janis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Janis is looking to take a break and control but Seagal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Janis working away.
Seagal taking a bit of punishment here - Janis scoring with strikes.
Seagal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Seagal is looking to reverse the position.
Janis lands a few punches from side control.
Seagal is not content to let Janis control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Seagal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Seagal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pyyno Janis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Seagal as he connects with a hook.
Janis slips under a jab.
Seagal throws a jab but it's blocked by Janis.
Janis slips under a jab.
Janis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seagal.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seagal, as that shot connected.
Janis shoots in but Seagal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seagal lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seagal swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Seagal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Janis misses with a head kick.
Seagal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Janis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis shoots in but no luck this time.
Steven Seagal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyyno Janis.
Janis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seagal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seagal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seagal clobbers Janis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steven Seagal is winning the standup battle so far.
Janis dives in and grabs Seagal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Seagal pushes down on Janis's head and hops out.
Janis staying out of range there.
Janis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Janis misses with a head kick.
Janis takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seagal.
Seagal throws a nice looking combination but Janis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal misses with a two punch combination.
Janis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seagal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seagal counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Seagal is thwarting Janis's attempts to control the position.
Seagal moves nicely into side control.
Seagal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Janis!
Seagal wants to control the pace but Janis is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis is looking to improve his position but Seagal isn't that keen on the idea.
Janis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Seagal.
Seagal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Seagal wants to control the pace but Janis is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janis blocking the ground and pound.
Seagal is landing with some decent strikes but Janis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Seagal trying to control but Janis is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janis has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Seagal's lack of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Seagal clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pyyno Janis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Janis misses with a takedown
and Seagal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seagal.
Seagal throws a shot from downtown. Janis moves away and avoids it.
Seagal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Janis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Janis.
Seagal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Janis defends it easily.
Janis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Seagal can't keep his opponent in guard - Janis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Janis lands a nice short elbow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Janis lands a nice short elbow.
Seagal is pressing down on Janis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Seagal 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.
Janis works over Seagal with some ground and pound from guard.
Janis wants to control from the top but Seagal keeps moving.
Seagal is looking to stand up but Janis isn't so interested in that idea.
Seagal trying to control the position.
Seagal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Janis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Janis trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janis chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janis preventing the sweep.
Seagal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Janis trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janis won't allow Seagal to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Janis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Janis has passed into side control.
Janis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Seagal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Seagal is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Janis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Seagal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Janis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Seagal, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Seagal is looking to reverse the position.
Janis trying to control the action but Seagal is working from the bottom.
Seagal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Seagal is trying to stand.
Seagal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Janis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyyno Janis dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pyyno Janis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Janis or perhaps it was just good defense by Seagal which made him look bad.
Seagal with a nice cross.
Janis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Janis stops Seagal from getting back to his feet.
Pyyno Janis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Janis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Seagal tries to kick Janis off but Janis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Seagal trying to control here.
Seagal is trying to stand.
Seagal tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Janis has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Seagal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Janis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Janis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Janis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Seagal hang on?
Janis content just to control the position here.
Janis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Janis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seagal?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seagal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Seagal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Janis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Seagal tries to kick Janis off but Janis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal is looking to improve his position.
Seagal works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Janis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Janis scoring with some ground and pound.
Seagal looking for a sweep. Not yet Seagal, not yet.
Janis trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Janis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Janis tries to free his leg and advance position but Seagal is retaining full guard.
Janis prevents Seagal from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Seagal thows a body shot but no joy.
Seagal avoids the head kick by Janis.
Janis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seagal pinned against the cage. Seagal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Janis throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seagal. Janis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyyno Janis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Janis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Pyyno Janis!
The fight ends as a draw!
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