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MMA HELSINKI 28 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dok Halidai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Pack has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dok Halidai's chin.
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288 lbs
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259 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dok Halidai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pack!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halidai delivers a nice body kick.
Halidai lands with a nice body kick.
Halidai moves into the clinch.
Halidai lands a nice uppercut.
Halidai pushes Pack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pack is trying to break free.
Halidai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like John Pack has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halidai lands a nice shot to the body.
Pack looks gassed!
Halidai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pack backwards.
Halidai lands a knee to the body.
Halidai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up John Pack's cut even more.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Halidai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halidai.
The cut above John Pack's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Halidai cracks Pack with a nice body shot.
Halidai landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Halidai - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Halidai.
Halidai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halidai lands a damaging elbow.
John Pack's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Pack's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dok Halidai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Turmiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turmiola has chosen Metallica: Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Dominic Ferrari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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262 lbs
10 - 15 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Turmiola!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Turmiola lands but Ferrari takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dominic Ferrari has been cut.
Turmiola shoots in and gets a takedown into Ferrari's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ferrari looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferrari, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turmiola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ferrari's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turmiola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turmiola trying to control but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
Ferrari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turmiola manages to get himself to full guard.
Ferrari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferrari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turmiola is keeping the position for now.
Turmiola escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ferrari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turmiola trying to keep a closed guard but Ferrari is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Turmiola is keeping the position.
Ferrari is working hard here to advance position.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Turmiola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turmiola working for a triangle but Ferrari defends it easily.
Ferrari has gone for a leg lock! Turmiola slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ferrari's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turmiola is pushing down on Ferrari's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ferrari is fighting to maintain full guard but Turmiola has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is not content to let Turmiola control the position.
Ferrari wants to get back to full guard.
Turmiola has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ferrari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Turmiola with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari is trying to escape the mount.
Turmiola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferrari slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ferrari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferrari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turmiola cracks Ferrari with a solid left hand.
Turmiola advances position into side control!
Ferrari is trying to improve his position.
Turmiola is trying to get an arm triangle but Ferrari is defending well.
Ferrari is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Turmiola stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Turmiola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferrari as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turmiola looking to score a takedown here. Ferrari is defending well but Turmiola drives through and ends up in Ferrari's guard.
Turmiola trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrari looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Turmiola passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Turmiola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Ferrari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferrari swats away the attempt to clinch by Turmiola.
Turmiola looks to land a combination but Ferrari avoids it well.
Turmiola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turmiola shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ferrari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ferrari is trying to control the position but Turmiola postures up.
Ferrari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turmiola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ferrari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmiola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferrari is keeping the position for now.
Ferrari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turmiola seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Turmiola landing some decent shots from guard.
Ferrari wants to sweep here but Turmiola controlling him for the moment.
Turmiola passes Ferrari's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ferrari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turmiola's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turmiola's back!
Ferrari doesn't have the hooks in and Turmiola manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turmiola.
Ferrari is trying to keep Turmiola in close.
Turmiola throws a big right hand that misses.
Turmiola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ferrari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turmiola stands and steps away. Ferrari gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferrari checks a leg kick.
Turmiola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferrari shoots for a double leg takedown but Turmiola sprawls well. He's pushed Ferrari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ferrari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to keep at a distance but Turmiola has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turmiola pulls guard successfully.
Turmiola controls Ferrari momentarily but Ferrari frees himself.
Ferrari throws a big elbow that misses.
Ferrari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turmiola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferrariis looking to pass into half guard but Turmiola pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Turmiola is in guard.
Turmiola wants to get up but he can't break Ferrari's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ferrari is trying to hold Turmiola in close to prevent damage but Turmiola has managed to pass into half guard.
Turmiola scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turmiola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferrari with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ferrari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turmiola works his way into side control.
Turmiola working the ground and pound from side control.
Ferrari is looking to reverse the position.
Turmiola trying to control the position but Ferrari is working away.
Turmiola is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ferrari has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turmiola decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Turmiola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dominic Ferrari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Turmiola throws a body punch but Ferrari moves out of range.
Turmiola clinches with his opponent.
Ferrari is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turmiola gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Turmiola tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferrari avoids the damage to the body.
Turmiola breaks from the clinch.
Turmiola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferrari looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ferrari takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ferrari gets back to half guard.
Turmiola lands with a punch from half guard.
Ferrari is looking to improve his position.
Turmiola is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferrari has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turmiola is working away from the top position though.
Ferrari is looking to improve his position.
Ferrari moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turmiola wants to control from the top but Ferrari keeps moving.
Ferrari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turmiola manages to get himself to full guard.
Ferrari drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Turmiola manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ferrari has Turmiola in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turmiola chips away with some ground and pound.
Turmiola drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ferrari looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ferrari looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ferrari!
Ferrari is trying to get an arm triangle but Turmiola is defending well.
Tommi Turmiola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari working away.
Ferrari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ferrari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turmiola parries the strikes from Ferrari easily there. Ferrari is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Turmiola to escape.
Ferrari has an Americana. Turmiola didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ferrari is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ferrari hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dominic Ferrari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osulep Lig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorn Nordberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorn Nordberg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 Helsinki, Osulep Lig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorn Nordberg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lig throws a sloppy head kick and Nordberg moves out of range easily.
Lig misses with a leg kick.
Lig shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nordberg is trying to defend but Lig finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nordberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nordberg trying to hold on to Lig's head to control him but Lig postures up.
Lig controlling the pace.
Nordberg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nordberg tries to roll over but Lig keeps him under control.
Lig slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lig lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lig is controlling the pace.
Nordberg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lig works his way into full mount!
Nordberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nordberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lig postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nordberg looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nordberg reaches up to try and control the position but Lig seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Nordberg rolls and tries to escape and now Lig has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lig is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Nordberg is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Osulep Lig!
Osulep Lig made sure to mention his sponsor, Revolution Fatigues in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Springsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
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245 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Springsteen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Springsteen does no damage.
Springsteen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wiggins.
Springsteen swinging wildly here.
Paul Springsteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggins misses with a straight left.
Wiggins misses with a straight left.
Wiggins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Springsteen's waist but Springsteen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wiggins off to one side.
Springsteen catches Wiggins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Caleb Wiggins has been cut.
Springsteen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiggins.
A combination from Springsteen does no damage.
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!
Springsteen misses with the combination.
Springsteen lands a left and a right that send Wiggins crashing to the mat, dazed. Springsteen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wiggins is rocked!
Wiggins circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Springsteen. Wiggins falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Springsteen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Springsteen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysiek Jawor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis comes to the cage accompanied by Eyeless. Jawor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Analogs - Miejskie Opowieści. Krzysiek Jawor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Jawor!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawor misses with a head kick.
Jawor tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jawor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pettis misses with a straight right.
Jawor moves in looking to clinch but Pettis pushes him off.
Jawor gets a clinch.
Jawor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pettis can't break the clinch.
Jawor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Pettis.
Jawor closes the distance and clinches.
Jawor trying to land knees to the body.
Jawor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pettis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jawor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jawor tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.
Jawor wants to clinch.
Jawor gets a clinch.
Jawor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis throws out a loose jab but Jawor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis keeps the fight on the outside.
Jawor ducks under a wild hook from Pettis.
Jawor misses with a head kick.
Jawor throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jawor moves into the clinch successfully.
Jawor breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pettis, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jawor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pettis sprawling to the canvas! Pettis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jawor finish him?!
Pettis is rocked!
It looks like Paul Pettis has been cut.
Pettis scores with the left hand. Jawor knows he should have avoided that one.
Jawor moves into the clinch.
Pettis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pettis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jawor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jawor closes the distance and clinches.
Jawor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pettis is trying to break the clinch but Jawor has him pressed against the cage.
Jawor has Pettis pushed against the cage.
Jawor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pettis misses the target.
Jawor rushes Pettis and presses him up against the cage.
Jawor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jawor clinches up against the cage.
Jawor cracks Pettis with a nice body shot.
Jawor stalling.
Jawor breaks from the clinch.
Jawor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jawor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jawor effectively controlling the action here.
Jawor pushes Pettis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawor lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jawor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Pettis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jawor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Pettis blocks a head kick by Jawor.
Jawor lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Pettis is looking to close the distance but Jawor sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Pettis crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Pettis is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Krzysiek Jawor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stalone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Stalone!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stalone.
Stalone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stalone dives in and grabs Benson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benson pushes down on Stalone's head and hops out.
Benjamin Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stalone.
Stalone shoots for a takedown but Benson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stalone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stalone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benson connects with a high kick.
It looks like Brandon Stalone has been cut.
Stalone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stalone swinging wildly here.
Benson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson scores with a jab to the body.
Stalone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benson.
Stalone tries to clinch but Benson moves away
and Benson counters with a head kick.
Benson lands with a hook. Stalone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benson scores with a hook to the body. Stalone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benjamin Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brandon Stalone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stalone eats them both and turns towards Benson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stalone is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson lands a body shot.
Stalone is still on wobbly legs! Can Benson finish him?
Stalone looks up at the clock. Bad move! Benson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Stalone. Benson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Benson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pullo Kalevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future has chosen Frederik - Titanic as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pullo Kalevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jones Future!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Future rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalevi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Future.
Future moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Future. That's going to slow Kalevi down.
Future throws a right hand that Kalevi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalevi also avoids with ease.
Future feints and then cracks Kalevi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kalevi down.
Kalevi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kalevi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Future swivels and escapes.
Kalevi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Future goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice takedown defense from Future. No joy for Kalevi on that attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Future lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future throws a head kick that Kalevi semi-blocks.
Future throws a head kick but Kalevi moves out of range.
Future cracks Kalevi with a good jab.
That kick from Future tenderised Kalevi's leg. Kalevi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Future rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalevi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalevi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Future tries to avoid it but Kalevi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Future to the ground. Future escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pullo Kalevi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Future displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kalevi.
Kalevi is breathing heavily.
Future cracks the inside of Kalevi's front leg.
Jones Future is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Future throws a low kick but Kalevi moves out of range easily.
Kalevi shoots in looking for a takedown but Future manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kalevi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Future.
Jones Future seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Future connects with a nice looking jab.
Future misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Kalevi with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Future throws a series of punches but Kalevi avoids them all with ease.
Kalevi 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.
Future tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Future pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kalevi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kalevi 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.
Future misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalevi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Future lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kalevi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalevi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Future circles away.
Kalevi shoots in for a double leg but Future sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Future lands a head kick. Kalevi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Future - that will leave a mark!
Future misses with a few strikes there.
Kalevi 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.
Future lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Future throws a quick inside leg kick.
Future throws a leg kick but Kalevi checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Future.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Future is looking to chop away at Kalevi's legs.
Future feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kalevi's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Future dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kalevi blocks a low kick nicely.
Future throws a head kick that misses.
Jones Future is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Future lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalevi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kalevi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Future feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kalevi's calf.
Kalevi dodges the punch combination from Future.
Future throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalevi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Future throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalevi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Future misses with a wild combination.
Kalevi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kalevi moves out of range of the leg kick from Future.
Future lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Future dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kalevi. That did some damage!
Kalevi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Future counters with a thumping low kick.
Kalevi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kalevi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Future throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalevi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Future defends it nicely.
Kalevi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Future.
Future feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kalevi's calf.
Future stalks Kalevi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kalevi's face. Kalevi staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi fails with the takedown
and Future counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pullo Kalevi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalevi blocks a head kick by Future.
Future lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kalevi misses the shot to the body.
Future scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Future moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kalevi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Future but Future pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Future pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Future throws a front kick that sends Kalevi stumbling back into the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Future.
Future swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalevi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Future counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Future.
An inside leg kick lands from Future.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Future throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Future scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Future showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kalevi shoots in looking for a takedown but Future manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kalevi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kalevi misses with a takedown attempt
and Future counters with a leg kick.
Future lands a nice hook to Kalevi's body. Kalevi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalevi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Future can pounce on him.
Future tries a head kick but it misses.
Future lands a leg kick that knocks Kalevi off balance momentarily.
That kick from Future tenderised Kalevi's leg. Kalevi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Future scores with a one two! Kalevi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kalevi slips a jab and a cross from Future.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Future misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalevi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Future throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kalevi's head.
Jones Future seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Future dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Future ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Future throws a leg kick which misses Kalevi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kalevi tries to avoid it.
Future lands with a shot to the body.
Future has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Future lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Future fails to land with a series of punches.
Future is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kalevi rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Future misses with the combination.
Future tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Future stuns Kalevi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Future misses with a double jab.
Future misses with an uppercut.
Future is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Future throws a leg kick but Kalevi checks it.
Kalevi has his takedown stuffed
and Future counters with a head kick. That will keep Kalevi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pullo Kalevi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Future lands but Kalevi takes it in his stride.
Future lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kalevi blocks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Future as Kalevi shoots in.
A chopping leg kick lands by Future.
Future will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kalevi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Future's waist but Future gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kalevi off to one side.
Future lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalevi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Future throws a right hand that Kalevi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalevi also avoids with ease.
Kalevi shoots for a takedown but Future saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A good leg kick by Future.
Nice body punch from Future.
Future misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Future lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Future comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Future has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Future!
An out of breath Jones Future 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unknown Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasvo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Danzig Mother. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unknown Fighter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter has his takedown stuffed
and Kasvo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Unknown Fighter has been cut.
Kivi Kasvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasvo ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Kasvo moves into the clinch.
Kasvo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Kasvo lands with a light punch inside.
Kasvo leaning against his opponent.
Kasvo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kasvo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Fighter with a big uppercut! Fighter tries to clinch up but Kasvo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Fighter to the mat! Fighter covers up and Kasvo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kivi Kasvo! Kivi Kasvo retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kivi Kasvo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pain Statement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Statement comes into the arena with Statement of Pain blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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287 lbs
14 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pain Statement!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Ives!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ives misses with an attempted mid kick.
Statement misses with an uppercut. Ives saw that one coming.
Statement checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ives fails in his attempt to clinch.
Statement slips a straight right by Ives.
Statement needs to keep his hands up - Ives had a free shot at his head there.
Statement walks into a straight right hand from Ives.
Statement gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ives.
Statement lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ives avoids the body shot from Statement.
Statement lands with a straight right. Ives didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statement steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ives. That one must have hurt.
Ives ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ives on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ives looks gassed!
Ives takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Johnny Ives has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Statement digs a good body shot into Ives's ribs.
Ives takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ives takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ives has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Statement finds it's way round the side to connect with Ives's head.
Ives gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Statement points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Ives wakes up just in time to hear Statement thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pain Statement!
Pain Statement retains his heavyweight title!
Pain Statement took some time post fight to say the following; 'Ives is a hell of a fighter and he's got a hell of a future ahead of him. I'll admitt I was nervouse heading into this fight.'.
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