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MMA HELSINKI 42 - Going Big PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Basti Haddl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basti Haddl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puukko connects with a looping right hand.
Puukko dodges the punch combination from Haddl.
Puukko gets a clinch.
Puukko breaks from the clinch.
Puukko connects with a high kick.
Haddl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puukko moves away.
The fighters circle, before Puukko throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Haddl's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Puukko lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Lauri Puukko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre De La Rosa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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30
193 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Paska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre De La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De La Rosa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paska fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from De La Rosa. No joy for Paska on that attempt.
Paska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De La Rosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De La Rosa lands a leg kick that knocks Paska off balance momentarily.
Paska has his takedown stuffed
and De La Rosa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Paska is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaska Paska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Rosa moves into range and clinches up with Paska.
De La Rosa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Paska is trying to keep an underhook but De La Rosa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
De La Rosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Paska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De La Rosa works his foot free and advances to mount.
De La Rosa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paska is rocked!
De La Rosa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Paska to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Paska shrugs it off.
De La Rosa landing strikes from the mount and Paska is in trouble!
Oh Paska is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paska seems to have got his legs back now.
De La Rosa working for a guillotine from mount but Paska is in no mood to give up.
De La Rosa landing shots from mount.
De La Rosa lands a big shot to the head and Paska winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andre De La Rosa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Kiilopaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kiilopaa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Extreme Ways. Miller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fight Song by Marilyn Manson kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pertti Kiilopaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Miller's chin.
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211 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class 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
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Kiilopaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiilopaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Kiilopaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kiilopaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiilopaa throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Kiilopaa is looking to land body kicks.
Kiilopaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kiilopaa wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Kiilopaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Kiilopaa avoids the body shot from Miller.
Kiilopaa throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Kiilopaa slips a jab from Miller.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Pertti Kiilopaa has been cut.
Kiilopaa throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Kiilopaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miller sprawls well. Miller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kiilopaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiilopaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kiilopaa. Those never looked like landing.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Miller punishes Kiilopaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kiilopaa.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kiilopaa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Miller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Miller parries the strikes from Kiilopaa easily there. Kiilopaa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miller to escape.
Kiilopaa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Miller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kiilopaa tries to score with some ground and pound. Miller controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kiilopaa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Miller is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Kiilopaa crashes against the mat.
Kiilopaa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kiilopaa is working Miller over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kiilopaa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Miller rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kiilopaa's guard! Nice work there by Miller!
Miller wanted to stand there but Kiilopaa had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiilopaa has his foot on Miller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller works his way back into a safe position though.
Kiilopaa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Kiilopaa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miller is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kiilopaa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Miller is looking to defend but Kiilopaa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Miller! Kiilopaa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Miller taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pertti Kiilopaa!
Pertti Kiilopaa opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magne Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoe Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ray's choice of entrance music: BONE. 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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27
215 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Magne Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoe Ray!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray avoids the body shot from Bruno.
Bruno swats away the attempt to clinch by Ray.
Ray looks to land a combination but Bruno avoids it well.
Bruno misses the jab.
Ray doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruno circles away.
Bruno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bruno thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruno misses with a wild body shot.
Bruno swinging wildly here.
Ray takes a swing at Bruno's ribcage but misses.
Ray lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray scores with a hook to the body. Bruno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ray thuds a left hand into Bruno's body.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Bruno's head but Bruno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray scores with a punch to the head.
Ray darts in and clinches Bruno up against the cage.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruno's elbow.
Ray tries a body shot but Bruno blocks it.
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!
Ray is looking to control Bruno's arms but Bruno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ray has his back to the cage.
Ray scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruno presses Ray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ray tries a body shot but Bruno blocks it.
A short right from Ray on the inside.
Bruno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruno's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruno.
Bruno tries to circle away but Ray has him pinned against the cage.
Bruno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruno throws a jab when Ray was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ray.
Ray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruno moves out of range of the body kick.
Ray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bruno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ray has managed to clinch.
Ray goes for a takedown attempt but Bruno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bruno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno avoids the body shot from Ray.
Ray takes a swing at Bruno's ribcage but misses.
Ray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruno.
Bruno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruno moves out of range as Ray throws a body kick.
Bruno blocks a low kick nicely.
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magne Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruno misses the target.
Bruno misses with a straight left.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruno missing with a left hand there. Ray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ray throws a wild body kick that Bruno sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ray.
Bruno lands with an overhand left.
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruno.
Ray is looking to slow Bruno down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray dodges the punch combination from Bruno.
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bruno swings widly with a right hand
and Ray counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bruno throws a big shot that misses.
Ray shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bruno eats them both and turns towards Ray to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bruno throws a jab but it's blocked by Ray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoe Ray 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.
Ray avoids the body shot from Bruno.
Ray scores with a body shot.
Bruno misses the shot to the body.
Ray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ray manages to avoid it.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Ray is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Bruno.
Ray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruno.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Bruno.
Decent striking displayed by Bruno there.
Bruno throws an off balance right hand
and Ray counters with a nice uppercut.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Ray swings for the body but Bruno moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruno. Ray does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruno.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ray, right into the meat.
Bruno misses the shot to the body.
Ray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ray throws a body kick that misses.
Ray scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruno on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray misses the shot to the body.
Bruno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ray.
Ray is looking to slow Bruno down with leg kicks.
Ray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bruno slaps away a takedown attempt from Ray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ray forces Bruno back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray presses Bruno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ray tries to throw a body punch but Bruno avoids it by throwing Ray back against the cage.
Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ray.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruno's elbow.
Ray can't find room to land a body shot as Bruno controls the action.
Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Ray on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ray as Bruno tries to tie him up.
Ray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ray misses with a body punch.
Ray tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Ray.
Bruno prevents a body shot from Ray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bruno stops a takedown attempt from Ray.
Magne Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoe Ray.
A shot in the inside from Ray.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruno stalling in the clinch but Ray improves position.
Ray struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruno controls his hands.
Ray lands with a left to the head.
Bruno managing to block the knees to the body from Ray.
Ray struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruno controls his hands.
Ray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruno or not.
Ray misses with a punch to the body.
Hoe Ray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ray can't find room to land a body shot as Bruno controls the action.
Ray gets through Bruno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ray lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruno's elbow.
Ray lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray controlling the action here for a moment.
Ray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ray avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Ray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruno or not.
Ray lands a nice shot to the body.
Ray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bruno up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ray - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ray presses Bruno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ray works on Bruno's body with a couple of short punches.
Ray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ray gets through Bruno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoe Ray 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. And we move into the final round!
Ray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ray works Bruno's body with a nice hook.
Ray tries to clinch there but Bruno circles away.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Bruno got wobbled bad by a big combination! Ray presses forward with punches and knees until Bruno stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Bruno closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoe Ray!
A victorious Hoe Ray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future has chosen Frederik - Titanic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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250 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jones Future!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Future avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Future moves into the clinch.
Future gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Byczynski regains guard.
Byczynski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Byczynski tries to get out of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Byczynski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Future has passed into side control.
Byczynski taking a bit of punishment here - Future scoring with strikes.
It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byczynski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Future is controlling him well.
Byczynski taking a bit of punishment here - Future scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Future landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Future landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Future scoring with punches from side control.
Future working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Future is staying tight to Byczynski's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Future scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Byczynski to see if he's OK.
Nataniel Byczynski's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Future wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byczynski keeps working.
Future has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Byczynski is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Future yanks on the arm and Byczynski is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Future.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jones Future!
Jones Future was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and West Rupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by Joy Division - Atmosphere. West Rupp told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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164 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, West Rupp!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rupp closes the distance and clinches up with Bruce, looking for a takedown. Rupp pushes Bruce against the cage but Bruce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bruce slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rupp misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce scores with a nice head shot.
Bruce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rupp's head backwards.
Rupp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Rupp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruce checks it well.
Rupp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bruce counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rupp was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Nice body kick there by Bruce.
Rupp looks gassed!
Bruce thuds his shin into the meat of Rupp's side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bruce.
Bruce thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rupp if he has to take too many more of those.
Rupp gets tackled into the cage by Bruce. Bruce maintains the clinch.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rupp is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Rupp is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Rupp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rupp is pressed against the cage. Bruce pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Rupp! Two more big strikes from Bruce and Rupp crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bobby Bruce!
Bobby Bruce retains his lightweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krzysiek Jawor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jawor comes to the cage accompanied by The Analogs - Miejskie Opowieści. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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172 lbs
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Jawor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jawor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jawor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krzysiek Jawor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald moves into the clinch successfully.
Jawor is trying to break the clinch but McDonald has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jawor doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Jawor avoids it.
Jawor swinging wildly here.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
Jawor throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jawor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jawor tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald moves out of range as Jawor strikes.
Jawor throws a leg kick that is checked
and McDonald counters by clinching up.
McDonald blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jawor tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jawor fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jawor tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
McDonald keeps Jawor at a distance using the push kick.
Jawor is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawor wants to clinch.
McDonald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jawor's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McDonald.
Jawor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
McDonald scores with a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McDonald.
Look low, kick high! McDonald uses the oldest trick in the book to send Jawor tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! McDonald is absolutely delighted - when Jawor wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maurice McDonald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fleegle Bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bananasplits comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Korpisuo has chosen Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Risto Korpisuo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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212 lbs
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fleegle Bananasplits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpisuo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bananasplits takes a knee to the side of the body.
Korpisuo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bananasplits fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bananasplits fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bananasplits gets tackled into the cage by Korpisuo. Korpisuo maintains the clinch.
Bananasplits wants to get back to striking at distance but Korpisuo won't allow it.
Bananasplits is trying to push Korpisuo away but Korpisuo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bananasplits prevents a body shot from Korpisuo.
Korpisuo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Korpisuo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bananasplits knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Korpisuo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bananasplits is in trouble now - Korpisuo has advanced to mount!
Korpisuo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bananasplits has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpisuo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Korpisuo looking to finish with strikes here!
Korpisuo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Korpisuo but it's paid off an Bananasplits is forced to tap! Nice work by Korpisuo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Risto Korpisuo!
A relieved looking Risto Korpisuo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ola has chosen Disorder by Ice T&Slayer as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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133 lbs
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141 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Nykanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ola defending well as Nykanen loads up on a big left hand.
Ola lands a head kick. Nykanen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nykanen misses with a body shot.
Nykanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ola moves away.
Ola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ola. Nykanen shrugs it off though.
Ola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Ola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nykanen. Ola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ola works over Nykanen's head and body with a nice combination.
Ola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nykanen throws a hook but Ola blocks it.
Nykanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ola is just out of range.
Nykanen blocks a leg kick.
Nykanen takes a swing at Ola's ribcage but misses.
Nykanen shoots in looking for a takedown but Ola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nykanen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ola with a nice cross.
Ola digs a good body shot into Nykanen's ribs.
Ola scores with a three punch combo!
Nykanen throws a looping overhand right but Ola ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Ola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nykanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ola.
Ola throws a series of punches but Nykanen moves out of range.
Ola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ola misses with a hook to the body
and Nykanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nykanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nykanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ola was well out of range. Poor timing from Nykanen.
Ola cracks Nykanen with an open hand slap.
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!
Ola connects with a leg kick. Nykanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ola thows a body kick. Nykanen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ola swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ola, right into the meat.
Nykanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ola can pounce on him.
Nykanen is looking to wear down Ola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ola avoids the body shot from Nykanen.
Ola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ola lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nykanen takes one on the button.
Nykanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ola.
Ola lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nykanen backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen takes a swing at Ola's ribcage but misses.
Nykanen misses with a wild combination.
Nykanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nykanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Ola misses.
Nykanen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nykanen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ola looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nykanen is pressing down on Ola's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ola is holding on for now.
Ola looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ola is looking to improve his position.
Ola makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ola.
Nykanen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nykanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ola is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nykanen frees his head nicely. Oh but Ola has switched to an armbar! Nykanen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nic Ola! Nic Ola retains his bantamweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Kemp has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Kemp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kemp lands with a straight right. Miller didn't see that one coming.
Kemp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kemp connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
Kemp throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kemp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Miller in side control, throwing shots but Kemp defends.
Miller cracks Kemp with a big right hand but Kemp just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kemp is trying to improve his position.
Kemp is trying to get back to his feet.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Miller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Miller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Miller lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp is looking for a sweep.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kemp stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kemp sprawls well. Kemp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kemp sprawls well. Kemp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Adam Kemp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Miller.
Miller drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kemp 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.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kemp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kemp seems keen to control Miller's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is pushing down on Kemp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kemp is fighting to maintain full guard but Miller has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kemp keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Miller looks to land a strike but Kemp avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kemp controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Miller is looking to stand up but Kemp won't let him.
Kemp wants to sweep but no luck.
Kemp pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to stand up but Kemp won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Kemp wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kemp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kemp wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kemp.
Kemp throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Kemp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kemp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Kemp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kemp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kemp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kemp tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kemp stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kemp tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Kemp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a body punch.
Kemp is stalling here.
Kemp lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller is rocked!
Kemp lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Miller to his knees! Kemp keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Kemp!
Adam Kemp retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Adam Kemp 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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