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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thorstein Olafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sachz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olafsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Twilight of the Thunder God. Sachz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Storstadsidyll by Petter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thorstein Olafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Sachz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Olafsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sachz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olafsson thinking.
Sachz moves out of range as Olafsson strikes.
Sachz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Olafsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sachz scrambles back to his feet.
Sachz moves in looking to clinch but Olafsson pushes him off.
Sachz doesn't manage to clinch there - Olafsson circles away.
Sachz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sachz clinches.
Sachz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olafsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olafsson swings for the body but Sachz moves out of range.
Sachz tries to clinch up.
Sachz has managed to clinch.
Sachz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Olafsson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Olafsson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sachz looking for the choke from the back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Olafsson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachz throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Olafsson!
Olafsson fending off the submission attempt from Sachz.
Olafsson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sachz throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Olafsson!
Olafsson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olafsson is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sachz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
It looks like Thorstein Olafsson has been cut.
Olafsson prevents Sachz from getting a body triangle.
Olafsson holding both Sachz 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Olafsson breaks Sachz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Olafsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sachz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Olafsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Olafsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Olafsson throws an elbow that misses. Sachz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olafsson's guard. Nice move by Sachz!
Sachz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson wants to stand and escape but Sachz is having none of it.
Sachz wants to control from the top but Olafsson keeps moving.
Sachz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sachz cracks Olafsson with a solid left hand.
Sachz trying to control the position from guard on top but Olafsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olafsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sachz cracks Olafsson with a solid left hand.
Sachz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sachz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sachz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Olafsson is looking to stand up but Sachz isn't so interested in that idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sachz trying to control the position from guard on top but Olafsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sachz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sachz passes Olafsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sachz stops Olafsson from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olafsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olafsson tries to kick Sachz off in order to stand up. Sachz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Olafsson is breathing heavily.
Olafsson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sachz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sachz landing strikes from the mount and Olafsson is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Sachz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thorstein Olafsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sachz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sachz throws a series of punches but Olafsson moves out of range.
Olafsson scores with a nice head shot.
Sachz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olafsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sachz clinches up with Olafsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sachz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Olafsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sachz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Olafsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Olafsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olafsson working hard to break the clinch.
Sachz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Olafsson after a bit of a struggle.
Olafsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sachz jabs at Olafsson's body.
Sachz tries to clinch there but Olafsson circles away.
Sachz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Olafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachz takes the fight into the clinch.
Sachz has picked Olafsson up - he's going for a ride! Sachz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Olafsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olafsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sachz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Olafsson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Sachz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Brevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Menger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menger has chosen Bring Back The Music - by Sweatshop Union as his entrance music. Donald Brevik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carl Menger's chin.
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144 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Brevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Menger!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brevik doesn't manage to clinch there - Menger circles away.
Brevik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Menger misses with a double jab.
Brevik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Menger tries to bum rush Brevik with a series of wild strikes but Brevik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Menger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brevik walks into a left hand.
Menger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Menger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brevik can pounce on him.
Brevik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menger was well out of range. Poor timing from Brevik.
A big left from Menger misses.
Menger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brevik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Menger, pushing him back against the cage.
Menger is looking to break free of the clinch but Brevik has double underhooks.
Brevik keeps control of Menger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brevik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brevik is looking to clinch but Menger is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brevik moves in looking to clinch but Menger pushes him off.
Menger throws a jab when Brevik was well out of range.
Menger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brevik. Brevik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brevik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Menger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brevik counters with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brevik.
A combination from Menger does no damage.
Brevik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menger.
Brevik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Menger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brevik counters with a solid body kick.
Brevik lands a body shot.
Menger looks gassed!
Menger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brevik drives through and clinches with Menger against the cage.
Brevik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brevik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Menger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Menger breaks from the clinch.
Brevik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Carl Menger has been cut.
Menger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Menger is rocked!
Menger throws an off balance right hand
and Brevik counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Menger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Menger is still on wobbly legs! Can Brevik finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Brevik throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Menger is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donald Brevik!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 2011 Remix. Johansson has chosen Iron Man - Black Sabbath as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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167 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jayson Timmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Timmons throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Timmons shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johansson sprawls well. Johansson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Timmons gets slowly back to his feet.
Timmons shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johansson is trying to defend but Timmons finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Timmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Timmons has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johansson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Timmons.
Timmons stalling.
Timmons is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johansson defends it well.
Johansson is not content to let Timmons control the position.
Johansson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Timmons's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Timmons's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to keep control of the position but Timmons is staying busy.
Johansson is trying to stick to Timmons's back but Timmons is turning into Johansson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johansson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Timmons.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Timmons tries to pass.
Timmons wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Timmons sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jayson Timmons.
Johansson throws a hook but Timmons avoids it easily.
Johansson lands with a kick to the temple. Timmons shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Timmons misses with a leg kick.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timmons lands a big head kick that sends Johansson tumbling to the mat! Timmons takes a step backwards and waves Johansson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mikael Johansson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timmons scores with the left hand. Johansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Timmons finish him?
Timmons drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Johansson right on the button. Johansson goes down! Timmons follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Timmons gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayson Timmons!
Our winner, Jayson Timmons, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Kick out the Jams by The MC5s as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rufus Lee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Lee checks a low kick from Nelson.
Lee blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
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!
Lee misses with a body shot
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rufus Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nelson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson with a jab.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Nelson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nelson trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Gunnar Nelson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Lee feints a jab promting Nelson to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nelson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a strike aimed at the side of Lee's head but Lee avoids it well.
Nelson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson'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.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nelson rather than just go for the knockout.
Nelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
Lee stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Nelson misses.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rufus Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunnar Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson'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. And we move into the final round!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson connects with the punch.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson throws an elbow but Lee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nelson landing a few strikes.
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!
Nelson throws a strike aimed at the side of Lee's head but Lee avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson is trying to ground and pound but Lee uses the momentary lack of control by Nelson to regain half guard.
Nelson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee won't allow Nelson to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
Nelson trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nelson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nelson's back!
Nelson staying busy and making it hard for Lee to control.
Gunnar Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nelson prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nelson throws an elbow but Lee slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with punches from side control.
Nelson lands a few punches from side control.
Nelson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nelson lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee is rocked!
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!
Nelson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Lee looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nelson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Nelson!
A very excited looking Gunnar Nelson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zydrunas Zavickas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zavickas comes to the cage accompanied by Mötley Crüe: Girl's Girl's Girl's. Gavin has chosen Bisz (B.O.K) vs Arctic Monkeys - Za bardzo (video mash-up) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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281 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zydrunas Zavickas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavickas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gavin's head.
Zavickas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gavin's waist but Gavin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zavickas off to one side.
Gavin throws a body punch but Zavickas moves out of range.
Zavickas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gavin as he avoids it easily.
Zavickas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gavin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zavickas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gavin pulls Zavickas in close to prevent any damage.
Zavickas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gavin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zavickas.
Zavickas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zavickas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gavin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zavickas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gavin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zavickas is one step ahead there.
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!
Zavickas lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavickas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gavin dives on top into guard.
Zavickas wants to sweep here but Gavin controlling him for the moment.
Gavin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zavickas looking for subs off his back but Gavin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gavin is looking to take a break and control but Zavickas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zavickas is looking to improve his position.
Zavickas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gavin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gavin's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavickas is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gavin is defending well though. Zavickas let's go of the attempt for now.
Gavin wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Zavickas is working the ground and pound. Can Gavin escape?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zavickas misses with a punch to the head.
Gavin is keeping busy.
Gavin is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Zavickas off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gavin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Zavickas's arms.
Gavin tries to roll but Zavickas sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Zavickas just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gavin is holding onto Zavickas's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Gavin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Zavickas.
Zavickas throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Gavin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Zavickas controlling well, preventing Gavin from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavickas is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Zavickas gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Zavickas gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Zavickas apologises and we restart here on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zavickas looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Zavickas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zavickas misses with a takedown attempt - Gavin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zydrunas Zavickas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zavickas shoots for a takedown but Gavin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Zavickas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zavickas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zavickas throws the kick towards the body but Gavin avoids it.
Gavin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zavickas motions for Gavin to come forward. Zavickas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin tries to work over Zavickas's front leg with a kick but Zavickas checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zydrunas Zavickas dominated that round.
That's time! Zavickas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zavickas.
Dennis Gavin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gavin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zavickas.
Zavickas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gavin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zavickas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oooooh!!! Gavin has knocked Zavickas down with a huge combo! Gavin steps away and waves a wobbly Zavickas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Zydrunas Zavickas has been cut.
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!
Gavin throws a nice looking combination but Zavickas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zydrunas Zavickas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin cracks Zavickas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gavin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zavickas to stand back up!
Zavickas is rocked!
Zavickas throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin cracks a nice hook into Zavickas's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zavickas shoots for a double leg takedown but Gavin sprawls well. He's pushed Zavickas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zydrunas Zavickas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zavickas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zavickas misses with an uppercut
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Gavin lands a big uppercut and Zavickas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zavickas looks OK. Gavin waves Zavickas back to his feet!
Oh Zavickas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin connects with a body shot.
Dennis Gavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zavickas throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Zavickas out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dennis Gavin!
Dennis Gavin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Gilop® logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aarne Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Tammipuomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juutilainen's entrance music is Legenda - Cohorts Of Demons. A fine choice. Tammipuomi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Marco Marfè Parodia, Marco è Dens! Pubblicità Divertente Napoletano... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marco Tammipuomi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aarne Juutilainen's chin.
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26
205 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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25
221 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarne Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Tammipuomi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tammipuomi misses with a looping left.
Juutilainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juutilainen takes a swing at Tammipuomi's ribcage but misses.
Juutilainen misses with an uppercut. Tammipuomi saw that one coming.
Crunch! Tammipuomi slams his shin into Juutilainen's torso.
Juutilainen works Tammipuomi's body with a nice hook.
Juutilainen digs a good hook to Tammipuomi's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Tammipuomi does it's job there.
Juutilainen takes a swing at Tammipuomi's ribcage but misses.
Aarne Juutilainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juutilainen misses the jab.
Tammipuomi throws a sloppy head kick and Juutilainen moves out of range easily.
Juutilainen loads up on a big right hand but Tammipuomi slips the punch.
Tammipuomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tammipuomi looks gassed!
Juutilainen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen misses with a looping right.
Juutilainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tammipuomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juutilainen.
Juutilainen throws a right hand that misses
and Tammipuomi counters with a straight right hand.
Tammipuomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Juutilainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juutilainen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Juutilainen wants it to stay on the feet.
Juutilainen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tammipuomi back to the cage. Juutilainen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Marco Tammipuomi has been cut.
Juutilainen moves into the clinch.
Juutilainen has Tammipuomi pressed against the cage, preventing Tammipuomi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tammipuomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juutilainen has Tammipuomi pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juutilainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Juutilainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tammipuomi backwards.
Tammipuomi takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Juutilainen fails to land.
Juutilainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tammipuomi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Juutilainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tammipuomi walks into a jab.
Aarne Juutilainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juutilainen digs a good body shot into Tammipuomi's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Tammipuomi.
Juutilainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Juutilainen.
Tammipuomi moves forwards but Juutilainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Marco Tammipuomi's cut even more.
Tammipuomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tammipuomi avoids the body shot from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen throws a nice looking combination but Tammipuomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juutilainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juutilainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tammipuomi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tammipuomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Juutilainen misses.
Tammipuomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juutilainen swings widly with a right hand
and Tammipuomi counters with a low kick, right behind Juutilainen 's knee.
Tammipuomi lands a jab to the nose.
Juutilainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tammipuomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen throws a left that rocks Tammipuomi and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Juutilainen dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Tammipuomi regain composure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tammipuomi is trying to get back to half guard.
Tammipuomi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juutilainen wants to pass to mount but Tammipuomi is defending the position.
Juutilainen slips a nice elbow through Tammipuomi's hands, connecting with Tammipuomi's forehead.
It looks like Juutilainen is going to stand back up.
Juutilainen is nestled in close to Tammipuomi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tammipuomi is looking to control Juutilainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tammipuomi avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Juutilainen there.
The cut above Marco Tammipuomi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Juutilainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juutilainen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aarne Juutilainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Tammipuomi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juutilainen cracks a nice hook into Tammipuomi's ribs.
Juutilainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tammipuomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tammipuomi jabs at Juutilainen's body.
Juutilainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tammipuomi can do to turn this around?
Tammipuomi slips a straight right by Juutilainen.
Juutilainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juutilainen throws a shot from downtown. Tammipuomi moves away and avoids it.
Juutilainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tammipuomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Juutilainen takes a swing at Tammipuomi's ribcage but misses.
Juutilainen misses with a right hand
and Tammipuomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Juutilainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tammipuomi.
Aarne Juutilainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Juutilainen misses with a looping left.
Tammipuomi swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen scores with a body shot.
Tammipuomi is breathing heavily.
Juutilainen dips to his left and cracks Tammipuomi with an uppercut!
Juutilainen missing with a left hand there. Tammipuomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juutilainen blocks a head kick by Tammipuomi.
Tammipuomi tries to clinch up but Juutilainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Tammipuomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juutilainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juutilainen lands with a hook. Tammipuomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marco Tammipuomi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juutilainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juutilainen connects with a looping right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Tammipuomi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aarne Juutilainen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aarne Juutilainen waved his t-shirt featuring Undead clothing. All items 10$'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola comes to the cage accompanied by Mono - 16.12. Hirmu has chosen AC/DC - War Machine as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
197 lbs
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29
195 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Hirmu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarsola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirmu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sarsola is trying to get back to half guard.
Hirmu trying to control the position but Sarsola is working away.
Sarsola is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu wants to stand but Sarsola is controlling his arm.
Sarsola is not content to let Hirmu control the position.
Pena Hirmu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A jab from Hirmu does it's job there.
Sarsola misses with a wild body shot.
Sarsola slips under a jab.
Hirmu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Hirmu misses its intended target.
Sarsola scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola closes the distance and clinches up with Hirmu, looking for a takedown. Sarsola pushes Hirmu against the cage but Hirmu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hirmu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarsola throws the left hand but Hirmu avoids the punch easily.
Hirmu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarsola tests Hirmu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sarsola throws a leg kick but Hirmu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sarsola throws a shot from downtown. Hirmu moves away and avoids it.
Sarsola throws a jab when Hirmu was well out of range.
Hirmu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarsola was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirmu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirmu throws a series of punches but Sarsola avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Hirmu misses.
Sarsola drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sarsola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sarsola trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirmu pulls Sarsola in close to prevent any damage.
Hirmu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola cracks Hirmu with a solid left hand.
Sarsola advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirmu is looking to improve his position.
Sarsola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hirmu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sarsola.
Hirmu wants to control but Sarsola is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sarsola throwing shots but Hirmu is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sarsola 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.
Sarsola misses with a hook. Hirmu ducked under it nicely.
Sarsola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sarsola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hirmu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leo Sarsola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarsola scores with the left hand. Hirmu knows he should have avoided that one.
Sarsola with a poor takedown
and Hirmu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sarsola thinking.
Sarsola throws a body punch but Hirmu moves out of range.
Hirmu digs a good hook to Sarsola's body.
Sarsola throws a looping overhand right but Hirmu ducks down to avoid it.
Hirmu thuds his right hand into Sarsola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hirmu with a nice cross.
Sarsola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Sarsola connects with a looping right hand.
Sarsola lands a really nice looking cross but Hirmu seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu fails to land with a series of punches.
Hirmu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sarsola misses with a body shot.
Sarsola misses the body punch
and Hirmu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarsola swings for the body but Hirmu moves out of range.
Sarsola misses with a body shot.
Sarsola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Hirmu misses.
Hirmu moves out of range as Sarsola throws a body kick.
Sarsola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leo Sarsola is winning the standup battle so far.
Hirmu dips to his left and cracks Sarsola with an uppercut!
Hirmu throws out a loose jab but Sarsola uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hirmu connects with a jab.
Sarsola throws a lazy right hand but Hirmu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hirmu checks a leg kick.
Hirmu scores with a sloppy right hand. Sarsola should have avoided that one.
Hirmu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirmu throws a right hand that misses
and Sarsola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hirmu misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarsola looks to throw the jab but Hirmu is out of range.
Sarsola throws a jab but it's blocked by Hirmu.
A good leg kick by Sarsola.
Sarsola misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hirmu is out of range and Sarsola settles back down.
Sarsola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirmu throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarsola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarsola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sarsola cracks Hirmu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sarsola misses with a body shot.
Hirmu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarsola.
Sarsola throws a leg kick but Hirmu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hirmu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sarsola misses with an uppercut.
Sarsola cracks Hirmu with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarsola throws a jab but it's blocked by Hirmu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarsola.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hirmu as he avoids it easily.
Sarsola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hirmu is fending him off so far but Sarsola persists. Nope, Hirmu circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarsola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hirmu throws out the jab.
Sarsola misses with an uppercut. Hirmu saw that one coming.
Hirmu digs a good body shot into Sarsola's ribs.
Sarsola avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarsola shoots in looking for a takedown. Hirmu tries to sprawl out of it but Sarsola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hirmu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sarsola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hirmu moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sarsola dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sarsola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hirmu. Hirmu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hirmu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarsola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hirmu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sarsola scrambles back to his feet.
Sarsola misses with a body punch
and Sarsola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hirmu looks to land a right hand but Sarsola moved out of range.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hirmu but Hirmu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sarsola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hirmu sizes up Sarsola with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sarsola with a jab.
Sarsola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hirmu takes a swing at Sarsola's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarsola.
Sarsola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hirmu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hirmu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sarsola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hirmu scrambles back to his feet.
Sarsola wants to slow Hirmu down by chopping away at his legs.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hirmu as he avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Sarsola. Beautiful body shot.
Sarsola throws a leg kick but Hirmu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sarsola tries to land a leg kick but Hirmu saw it coming and moves away.
Sarsola scores with a nice head shot.
Hirmu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarsola throws a right and a left that Hirmu avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarsola walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarsola misses with an uppercut.
Sarsola throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hirmu counters with a left to the body.
Sarsola lands with a good body shot.
Hirmu misses with a hook. Sarsola ducked under it nicely.
Hirmu punishes Sarsola's body with a nice straight punch.
Hirmu throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarsola.
Hirmu avoids the body shot from Sarsola.
Hirmu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sarsola finds it's way round the side to connect with Hirmu's head.
Sarsola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu misses with a hook.
Sarsola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hirmu to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarsola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirmu.
Hirmu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hirmu checks a leg kick nicely.
Pena Hirmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarsola throws out a leg kick but Hirmu moves out of range and Sarsola only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Hirmu.
Sarsola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hirmu catches Sarsola with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hirmu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarsola slips a straight right by Hirmu.
Sarsola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirmu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hirmu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarsola moves away.
Leo Sarsola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sarsola throws out a powerful jab.
Hirmu lands an overhand right.
Hirmu slips under a jab.
No luck for Sarsola with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Sarsola scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirmu throws an overhand right that lands on Sarsola's shoulder, as Sarsola tries to avoid the shot.
Sarsola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirmu manages to avoid it.
Hirmu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 Leo Sarsola.
Well Sarsola 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Sarsola!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slim Shadie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seagull has chosen Van Halen - Jump 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 Sevent Seagull was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Shadie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadie throws a push kick but Seagull slaps the foot to one side.
Seagull scores with a leg kick.
Seagull works Shadie's body with a nice hook.
Shadie feints and as Seagull raises his hands in defense, Shadie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shadie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seagull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shadie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shadie looking to sit in guard and control but Seagull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shadie trying to control the position.
Shadie wants to hit a switch here but Seagull passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shadie there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shadie wants to hold on but Seagull pushes him away.
Shadie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Seagull controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Seagull tries to stand but can't do so whilst Shadie controls his leg.
Seagull throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Seagull slows the pace down in half guard.
Shadie regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadie is trying to control the position but Seagull postures up.
Shadie 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.
Seagull wants to stand but Shadie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Seagull won't allow Shadie to sweep him here.
Shadie has a closed guard, preventing Seagull from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadie is adopting a defensive guard.
Shadie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shadie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seagull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shadie throws a leg kick but Seagull moved away.
Shadie throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Slim Shadie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shadie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seagull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Shadie moves out of range easily.
Seagull throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Seagull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seagull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shadie throws a leg kick that misses.
Seagull lands with a shot to the body.
Seagull staying out of range there.
Seagull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shadie is looking to chop away at Seagull's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seagull.
Sevent Seagull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie looks to throw the jab but Seagull is out of range.
Shadie fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Seagull.
Seagull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shadie.
Seagull stuffs the takedown attempt from Shadie. Shadie gets slowly back to his feet.
Shadie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Seagull throws a leg kick
and Shadie counters with an outside leg kick.
Seagull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Shadie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Seagull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seagull scores with a jab to the jaw.
Seagull moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Seagull lands a head kick!
Seagull throws a front kick aimed at Shadie's knee but Shadie avoids it well.
Shadie tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seagull lands a nice shot that snaps Shadie's head back.
Shadie tried to score with a low kick but Seagull checks it.
Shadie misses with a looping right.
Shadie avoids a kick to the body.
Shadie avoids a kick to the body.
Seagull misses with a kick to the body.
Seagull throws a lazy head kick
and Shadie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Seagull won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shadie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
An elbow from Shadie crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadie tries to move to mount but Seagull blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sevent Seagull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Shadie avoids the head kick by Seagull.
Seagull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seagull throws a leg kick but Shadie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shadie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Seagull's half guard.
Seagull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shadie trying to control from Seagull's half guard. Seagull has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Seagull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadie trying to control but Seagull is working from the bottom.
Shadie throws a big right hand that misses.
Shadie trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seagull wants to stand and escape but Shadie is having none of it.
Shadie throws a big elbow that misses.
Shadie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shadie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Seagull wants to stand up but Shadie is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadie wants to control from the top but Seagull keeps moving.
Shadie throws a big right hand that misses.
Seagull wants to stand but Shadie is controlling the position.
Shadie throwing strikes but missing.
Shadie wants to pass the guard but Seagull is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shadie avoids the head kick by Seagull.
Seagull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shadie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seagull lands a leg kick that knocks Shadie off balance momentarily.
Seagull drops his hands momentarily and Shadie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seagull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sevent Seagull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seagull. Seagull obviously looking to wear him down.
Seagull defending well as Shadie loads up on a big left hand.
Seagull lands a jab to Shadie's midsection.
Seagull stuffs the takedown.
Sevent Seagull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shadie moves out of range as Seagull throws a body kick.
Shadie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Shadie moves out of range easily.
Shadie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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 Slim Shadie.
I think Shadie 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 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korto Grepplund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mulroon Deforz (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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182 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korto Grepplund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mulroon Deforz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepplund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deforz throws out the jab.
Deforz throws a looping overhand right but Grepplund ducks down to avoid it.
Deforz throws the left hand but Grepplund avoids the punch easily.
Deforz throws a wild body kick that Grepplund sees coming a mile off.
Deforz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Grepplund.
Grepplund throws a looping overhand right but Deforz ducks down to avoid it.
Deforz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grepplund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deforz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deforz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Deforz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Deforz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Deforz.
Deforz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Deforz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deforz.
Deforz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grepplund's hands.
Grepplund lands a nice shot to the body.
Grepplund ducks under a wild hook from Deforz.
Deforz misses with a straight left.
Deforz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grepplund counters with a straight right hand.
Deforz wants to slow Grepplund down by chopping away at his legs.
Deforz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Deforz misses the target.
Deforz avoids the body shot from Grepplund.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grepplund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz moves out of range of the strikes.
Mulroon Deforz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deforz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grepplund scores with a nice strike.
Grepplund blocks a leg kick.
Mulroon Deforz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deforz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deforz tried to score with a low kick but Grepplund checks it.
Deforz slips under a jab.
Deforz misses with a wild body shot.
Grepplund tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Grepplund. That snapped Deforz's head back.
Nice defenses there by Deforz.
Deforz looks to score with a jab to the body but Grepplund is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deforz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grepplund scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Deforz misses.
Deforz works Grepplund's body with a nice hook.
Grepplund gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Deforz looks to score with a jab to the body but Grepplund is just out of range.
Grepplund closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Deforz to the mat! Deforz manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Deforz managing to control the position.
Grepplund passes Deforz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Deforz to regain full guard.
Grepplund tries to free his leg and advance position but Deforz is retaining full guard.
Grepplund wants to control from the top but Deforz keeps moving.
Grepplund throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grepplund trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grepplund trying to control but Deforz is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grepplund postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mulroon Deforz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Deforz coming out on top.
Grepplund throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Deforz moves out of range as Grepplund strikes.
Deforz tries to close the distance and clinch but Grepplund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grepplund tests Deforz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Grepplund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deforz doesn't seem phased though.
Grepplund throws a jab when Deforz was well out of range.
Grepplund throws a big shot that misses.
Deforz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grepplund moves away.
Deforz thows a body shot but no joy.
Deforz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grepplund checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepplund lands a nice shot that snaps Deforz's head back.
Deforz throws a lazy right hand but Grepplund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deforz misses with a series of wild punches.
Deforz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grepplund is out of range.
Grepplund looks to land a left hand but Deforz moved out of range nicely.
Deforz swings for the body but Grepplund moves out of range.
Deforz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deforz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Grepplund there.
Grepplund changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Grepplund - just one landing.
Grepplund staying out of range there.
Deforz loads up on a big right hand but Grepplund slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Deforz.
Deforz misses with a two punch combination.
Grepplund blocks a jab.
Mulroon Deforz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grepplund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deforz throws a hook to the side of Grepplund's head but Grepplund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grepplund connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Deforz.
Grepplund looks to throw the jab but Deforz is out of range.
Deforz defending well as Grepplund loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deforz. Grepplund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deforz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grepplund.
A slow jab from Grepplund misses its intended target.
Grepplund throws a shot to the body.
Grepplund's corner calls for a 1-2. Grepplund obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Deforz throws a jab but it's blocked by Grepplund.
Grepplund moves out of range of the strikes.
Grepplund scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund throws a solid leg kick but Deforz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grepplund.
Deforz with a jab.
Deforz throws the kick towards the body but Grepplund avoids it.
Deforz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grepplund throws an overhand right that lands on Deforz's shoulder, as Deforz tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Deforz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deforz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Deforz throws an overhand right that lands on Grepplund's shoulder, as Grepplund tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deforz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Deforz thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Deforz. No joy for Grepplund on that attempt.
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 Korto Grepplund will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Deforz throws a body punch but Grepplund moves out of range.
Deforz connects with the punch.
Deforz looks for the body kick but Grepplund saw that one coming.
Deforz throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Grepplund counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Grepplund.
Grepplund misses with a wild body shot.
Grepplund shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Deforz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grepplund working the body and head with strikes.
Grepplund working the ground and pound from side control.
Deforz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Grepplund tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepplund wants to control but Deforz is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grepplund prevents Deforz from escaping the position.
An elbow from Grepplund crashes against the mat.
Grepplund trying to control the action but Deforz is working from the bottom.
Grepplund in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Deforz is pushing Grepplund's head away, looking to escape. Grepplund manages to hold on to the position though.
Grepplund is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Deforz has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz wants to get back to his feet.
Grepplund 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.
Deforz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deforz is trying to control Grepplund's posture but Grepplund avoids it.
Grepplund taking a breather here.
Deforz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grepplund scoring with punches from side control.
Grepplund controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grepplund is looking to take a break and control but Deforz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deforz pushes Grepplund away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Grepplund gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Grepplund goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Deforz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Grepplund's guard! Nice work there by Deforz!
Grepplund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deforz is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Deforz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grepplund.
Deforz wants to control but Grepplund is keeping busy.
Grepplund works his foot free and advances to mount.
Deforz blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korto Grepplund showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grepplund 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mulroon Deforz!
Mulroon Deforz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes van Bruggen (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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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes van Bruggen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulqvist misses with a body shot
and van Bruggen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mulqvist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mulqvist lands a nice hook to van Bruggen's body. van Bruggen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mulqvist misses with an uppercut. van Bruggen saw that one coming.
van Bruggen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mulqvist manages to avoid it.
A jab from van Bruggen does it's job there.
Mulqvist staying out of range there.
Mulqvist throws a chopping leg kick but van Bruggen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mulqvist slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
van Bruggen feints and then cracks Mulqvist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mulqvist down.
Mulqvist lunges at van Bruggen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by van Bruggen's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mulqvist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by van Bruggen. van Bruggen obviously looking to wear him down.
van Bruggen motions for Mulqvist to come forward. van Bruggen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from van Bruggen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mulqvist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mulqvist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
van Bruggen digs a good hook to Mulqvist's body.
Mulqvist scores with a jab to the head.
Mulqvist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mulqvist lands a jab.
van Bruggen scores with a jab.
Mulqvist takes a swing at van Bruggen's ribcage but misses.
Mulqvist checks a low kick from van Bruggen.
Mulqvist throws a lazy head kick
letting van Bruggen counter with a right hand.
Mulqvist scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Bruggen misses with a body shot.
van Bruggen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mulqvist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mulqvist throws a nice looking combination but van Bruggen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mulqvist throws a lazy body kick
and van Bruggen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
van Bruggen swings for the body but Mulqvist moves out of range.
van Bruggen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mulqvist circles away.
van Bruggen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mulqvist rather than just go for the knockout.
van Bruggen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
van Bruggen throws a low kick but Mulqvist moves out of range easily.
van Bruggen slips under a jab from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick but van Bruggen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mulqvist throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Bruggen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mulqvist closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming van Bruggen to the mat! van Bruggen manages to get full guard.
Mulqvist looking to pass the guard.
Mulqvist trying to control but van Bruggen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
van Bruggen is trying to control the position but Mulqvist postures up.
Mulqvist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. van Bruggen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulqvist trying to control but van Bruggen is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
van Bruggen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mulqvist sprawls well initially but van Bruggen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist trying to control but van Bruggen postures up.
van Bruggen tries to pass to full mount but Mulqvist defends it.
Mulqvist is trying to stand.
van Bruggen is looking to advance position but Mulqvist won't allow it.
Mulqvist trying to control from the bottom.
van Bruggen wants to control but Mulqvist is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Still in half guard, van Bruggen seems content to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mulqvist is not content to let van Bruggen control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johannes van Bruggen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
van Bruggen throws a low kick but Mulqvist avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harri Mulqvist will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Mulqvist. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by van Bruggen.
van Bruggen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mulqvist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
van Bruggen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mulqvist tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. van Bruggen is in Mulqvist's guard.
van Bruggen is looking to advance position but Mulqvist has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
van Bruggen is squirming around, avoiding Mulqvist's attempts to control the action.
van Bruggen wants to hold on but Mulqvist pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist wants to control the pace but van Bruggen is squirming around nicely.
van Bruggen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mulqvist tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mulqvist looking to finish van Bruggen with some ground and pound. This is bad for van Bruggen!
van Bruggen is squirming around, avoiding Mulqvist's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen is trying to escape the mount.
van Bruggen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mulqvist.
van Bruggen can't escape the position.
Mulqvist connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van Bruggen wants to control but Mulqvist is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mulqvist wants to finish this one by submission but van Bruggen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist controlling his opponent.
van Bruggen is squirming around, avoiding Mulqvist's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist prevents van Bruggen from getting the reversal.
van Bruggen is squirming around, avoiding Mulqvist's attempts to control the action.
Mulqvist content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van Bruggen 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.
Harri Mulqvist dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
van Bruggen swings widly with a right hand
and Mulqvist counters with a shoot takedown. van Bruggen fights it but they end up in guard.
Mulqvist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
van Bruggen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mulqvist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. van Bruggen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulqvist is stalling in the full guard.
Mulqvist slips nicely into half guard.
van Bruggen moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bruggen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mulqvist controls the pace.
Mulqvist trying to control the position from guard on top but van Bruggen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulqvist won't allow van Bruggen to sweep him here.
Mulqvist trying to control but van Bruggen is working from the bottom.
Mulqvist stopping the sweep attempt from van Bruggen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
van Bruggen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mulqvist has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harri Mulqvist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mulqvist works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mulqvist tries to control but van Bruggen wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bruggen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mulqvist looking to control but van Bruggen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mulqvist controlling the position easily from mount.
Johannes van Bruggen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mulqvist has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mulqvist trying to control but van Bruggen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Harri Mulqvist just wasn't active enough.
van Bruggen swings for the body but Mulqvist moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Mulqvist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mulqvist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Mulqvist!
An out of breath Harri Mulqvist thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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