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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Murch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Rahid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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300 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Murch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdullah Rahid!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murch decides to stand back up. Murch steps back and let's Rahid get back to his feet.
Murch shoots in and bounces Rahid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Murch passes into half guard.
Murch stops Rahid from getting back to his feet.
Rahid looks gassed!
Murch is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rahid is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Walter Murch!
A very excited looking Walter Murch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jusma Siltanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuula Natsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jusma Siltanen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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283 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jusma Siltanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuula Natsi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Siltanen - just one landing.
Natsi shoots in and bounces Siltanen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Natsi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Natsi wants to pass the guard but Siltanen is keeping the position.
Natsi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natsi won't allow Siltanen to get back to his feet.
Natsi trying to control but Siltanen is working from the bottom.
Natsi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kuula Natsi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Siltanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siltanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Siltanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siltanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Siltanen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Siltanen has Natsi up against the cage in a clinch.
Natsi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Siltanen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Siltanen tries to get out of the position.
Natsi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Natsi wants to pass the guard but Siltanen is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Natsi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Natsi slows the pace down in half guard.
Siltanen is defending against the submission attempts here by Natsi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsi seems to be working for a kimura but Siltanen defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Natsi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Natsi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Natsi stops Siltanen from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Natsi passes to side control.
Siltanen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Natsi.
Natsi has an Americana. Siltanen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Natsi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Natsi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kuula Natsi!
Post fight, Kuula Natsi took to the microphone: 'I love muslim immigrants, but i hate how they raped my sister! but still its good to have them here in finland cos they help us alot by raping and selling drugs, and thats what finland needs. and i kick ASS!!! and i did make that nazi liberal immigrant hugger roll around the cage. i RULE! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Morgul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgul comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex-Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Morgul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Vieri!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieri darts in and clinches Morgul up against the cage.
Vieri lands an uppercut.
It looks like Johan Morgul has been cut.
A hook to the body from Vieri.
Vieri stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Vieri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vieri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morguls head.
Nice body punch from Vieri.
A short right from Vieri on the inside.
Morgul tries to land knees in the clinch but Vieri avoids the damage to the body.
Morgul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morgul is rocked!
Vieri digs a right hand into Morgul's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgul's gas tank.
Oh Morgul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieri avoiding damage.
Vieri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vieri pushes Morgul against the cage. Vieri is working some dirty boxing. Vieri pushes off with a quick right hook! Morgul goes down! Morgul tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vieri moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erkki Vieri!
Erkki Vieri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crahan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All That Remains - The Last Time. Vasquel has chosen Surviving the Times as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Crahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodolpho Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crahan.
Crahan tries to land a leg kick but Vasquel saw it coming and moves away.
Crahan slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasquel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crahan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vasquel shoots and misses
and Crahan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Rodolpho Vasquel has been cut.
Vasquel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vasquel slips under a jab.
Vasquel instigates a clinch.
Crahan is trying to force a seperation but Vasquel has the dominant position.
Crahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodolpho Vasquel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crahan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Crahan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vasquel shoots in and bounces Crahan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vasquel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crahan, up you get!
Crahan lands a nice hook to Vasquel's body. Vasquel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crahan as he jumps to the side.
Shawn Crahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolpho Vasquel.
Vasquel has a takedown stuffed.
Vasquel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vasquel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crahan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vasquel looks gassed!
Crahan misses with a two punch combination.
Crahan drops Vasquel with a beautiful combination! Vasquel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crahan is looking for the KO!
Vasquel is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crahan sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Vasquel's defenses. It connects perfectly with Vasquel's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Crahan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunil Ganga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganga comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. The key to victory for Sunil Ganga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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177 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
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sunil Ganga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Mustang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mustang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ganga.
Ganga throws the left hand but Mustang avoids the punch easily.
Ganga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Ganga. No joy for Mustang on that attempt.
Ganga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mustang gets a double leg takedown into Ganga's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mustang looking to sit in guard and control but Ganga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ganga trying to control but Mustang is working from the bottom.
Mustang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ganga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ganga controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ganga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mustang has his feet on Ganga's thighs here. He's pushed Ganga off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ganga screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Mustang!
Roy Mustang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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183 lbs
16 - 15 - 1 |
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24
184 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paula Abdul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McBrain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abdul cracks a nice hook into McBrain's ribs.
Abdul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McBrain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBrain.
McBrain avoids the body shot from Abdul.
Abdul dodges the punch combination from McBrain.
McBrain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abdul counters with a straight right hand.
McBrain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abdul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McBrain just misses with a punch to the body.
McBrain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McBrain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for McBrain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McBrain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McBrain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBrain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abdul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McBrain.
McBrain connects with a looping right hand.
McBrain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBrain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdul manages to avoid it.
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but McBrain is just out of range.
A combination from McBrain does no damage.
McBrain connects with a looping right hand.
McBrain feints and then cracks Abdul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdul down.
McBrain throws a hook to the side of Abdul's head but Abdul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdul throws a body punch but McBrain moves out of range.
Abdul sizes up McBrain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abdul is looking to wear down McBrain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abdul moves out of range of the body kick.
McBrain misses with a wild body shot.
McBrain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abdul connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBrain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abdul.
Abdul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McBrain at a distance.
Abdul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McBrain lands a high kick!
Abdul scores with a shot to the body.
Abdul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McBrain.
Abdul thuds a left hand into McBrain's body.
McBrain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McBrain throws the left hand but Abdul avoids the punch easily.
McBrain misses with a straight right.
McBrain throws a low kick but Abdul moves out of range easily.
Abdul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdul blocks a jab.
McBrain staying out of range there.
Abdul defending well as McBrain loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain misses with a double jab.
Abdul blocks a leg kick.
McBrain throws a shot from downtown. Abdul moves away and avoids it.
McBrain fails to land with a series of punches.
McBrain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abdul checks a leg kick.
Abdul jabs at McBrain's body.
McBrain swings for the body but Abdul moves out of range.
McBrain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdul counters with a stiff right hand.
McBrain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abdul back to the cage. McBrain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McBrain throws a head kick that misses.
McBrain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
A cross from Abdul lands.
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!
Abdul avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abdul scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBrain. Abdul does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBrain motions for Abdul to come forward. McBrain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
McBrain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abdul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McBrain to score with a decent uppercut.
McBrain throws a leg kick but Abdul checks it.
McBrain lands a nice looking body shot.
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but McBrain is just out of range.
Abdul swinging wildly here.
McBrain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdul.
A looping hook to the body misses from McBrain. Abdul does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBrain tries to bum rush Abdul with a series of wild strikes but Abdul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBrain tries a head kick but it misses.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBrain moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce McBrain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce McBrain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McBrain missing with a left hand there. Abdul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdul connects with a body shot that sends McBrain's belly button to the back.
McBrain misses with an uppercut.
McBrain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abdul stuns McBrain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Abdul both land. Nice combination.
McBrain misses with a right hand
and Abdul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McBrain throws a head kick that misses.
McBrain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paula Abdul is winning the standup battle so far.
McBrain takes a swing at Abdul's ribcage but misses.
Abdul sizes up McBrain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McBrain is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
and Abdul counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts McBrain! He's just covering up as Abdul starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paula Abdul!
Our winner, Paula Abdul, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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275 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aerts throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Hessu Hopo has been cut.
Aerts throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopo counters by clinching up.
Aerts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopo's elbow.
Hopo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hopo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aerts misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hopo takes a shot to the head.
Aerts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aerts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hopo's brow.
Hopo breaks from the clinch.
Aerts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopo doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aerts with a hook.
Aerts throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hopo's head.
Hopo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aerts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aerts.
Aerts is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Hopo.
Hopo takes a swing at Aerts's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hopo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hopo tries to keep at a distance but Aerts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aerts as Hopo tries to tie him up.
Aerts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aerts throws an elbow that misses.
Aerts lands an elbow inside that Hopo shrugs off.
Aerts misses with an elbow over the top.
Aerts throws a head punch that misses.
Aerts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aerts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hopo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hopo blocks a body shot from Aerts.
Aerts lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Hessu Hopo's cut even more.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
Hopo blocks an elbow strike from Aerts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aerts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aerts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopo avoiding damage.
Hopo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aerts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopo. That did some damage!
Hopo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The cut above Hessu Hopo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Peter Aerts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aerts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aerts tries to clinch but Hopo is having none of it.
Hopo avoids the head kick by Aerts.
Hopo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aerts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopo.
Hopo throws a shot from downtown. Aerts moves away and avoids it.
Peter Aerts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopo scores with a jab to the body.
Aerts throws a head kick but Hopo moves out of range.
Aerts scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopo should have avoided that one.
Hopo moves out of range of the strikes.
Aerts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aerts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aerts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo shoots in but Aerts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hopo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aerts tests Hopo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopo looks to score with a jab to the body but Aerts is just out of range.
Aerts keeps Hopo at a distance using the push kick.
Hopo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aerts.
Hopo shoots in and bounces Aerts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hopo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aerts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hopo lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopo trying to control but Aerts is working from the bottom.
Hopo wants to pass the guard but Aerts is keeping the position.
Hopo postures up.
Hopo looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hopo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Aerts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hessu Hopo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aerts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hopo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aerts was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopo.
Aerts thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hopo if he has to take too many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Aerts.
Aerts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hopo misses with a looping right.
Hopo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aerts defends it nicely.
Aerts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aerts looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopo is just out of range.
Aerts misses with a hook.
Hopo fails with a takedown attempt.
Aerts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hopo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopo is just out of range.
Hopo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aerts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aerts rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Aerts. That snapped Hopo's head back.
Hopo shoots in for a takedown but Aerts shows good takedown defense.
Peter Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hessu Hopo.
Aerts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopo.
Hopo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aerts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aerts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aerts throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hopo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aerts.
Aerts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopo misses with a hook.
Hopo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aerts finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopo's head.
Aerts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aerts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aerts misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aerts is looking to land body kicks.
Hopo moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts misses with the head strike.
Hopo wants to stall.
Aerts throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Aerts.
Aerts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Hopo misses.
Hopo moves out of range of the body kick.
Hopo misses the jab.
Hopo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aerts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hopo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aerts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hopo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aerts.
Hopo is breathing heavily.
Aerts lands a leg kick that knocks Hopo off balance momentarily.
Aerts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aerts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hopo.
That kick from Aerts tenderised Hopo's leg. Hopo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aerts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aerts throws a push kick but Hopo slaps the foot to one side.
Peter Aerts is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopo moves out of range of the body kick from Aerts.
Aerts throws a wild body kick that Hopo sees coming a mile off.
Aerts throws a jab when Hopo was well out of range.
Aerts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice sprawl there from Aerts as Hopo shoots in.
Aerts looks to land a body kick but Hopo moved away.
Crunch! Aerts slams his shin into Hopo's torso.
Hopo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aerts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aerts delivers a nice body kick.
Aerts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aerts lands a head shot.
Hopo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aerts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aerts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hopo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hopo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aerts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo forces Aerts back against the cage and clinches.
Aerts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hopo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aerts misses with an elbow strike.
Aerts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aerts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aerts misses with the head strike.
Hopo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aerts is keeping busy.
Hopo is trying to push Aerts away but Aerts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo has Aerts pushed against the cage.
Aerts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aerts here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hopo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Aerts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hessu Hopo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Aerts misses its intended target.
Aerts lands a nice hook to Hopo's body. Hopo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopo walks into a stiff left hand from Aerts.
Hopo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hopo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aerts is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hopo looking to control but Aerts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Aerts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopo looking to control but Aerts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hopo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo unloads with some shots from mount but Aerts bucks and avoids them well.
Hopo thowing shots but they're missing.
Aerts doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Hopo trying to control but Aerts is having none of it.
Aerts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aerts is looking to escape.
Hopo content just to control the position here.
Hopo wants to control the pace but Aerts is squirming around nicely.
Hessu Hopo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hopo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hopo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Aerts is now in Hopo's guard. A big mistake from Hopo there, giving up the dominant position!
Hopo managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Aerts wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aerts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aerts scores with a nice body kick.
Aerts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hopo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aerts scores with a push kick.
Aerts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Aerts jabs Hopo right on the nose. Hopo blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Hopo.
Hopo missing with a left hand there. Aerts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aerts lands a nice hook to Hopo's body. Hopo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peter Aerts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aerts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aerts. Hopo shrugs it off though.
Hopo shoots in looking for a takedown but Aerts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hopo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A shot to the liver by Aerts. Beautiful body shot.
Hopo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aerts.
Hopo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aerts.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hessu Hopo.
I think Aerts has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Aerts!
Peter Aerts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bortman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes into the arena with Tagidi Li Masheu blaring out of the sound system. Yossi Avitan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Bortman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bortman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Avitan pushes Bortman away with a front kick.
Bortman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bortman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Avitan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Avitan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bortman's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Avitan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bortman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Avitan.
Avitan throws a front kick that sends Bortman stumbling back into the cage.
Bortman misses with a hook. Avitan ducked under it nicely.
Bortman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avitan circles away quickly and effectively.
Bortman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Alex Bortman has been cut.
Bortman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avitan thumps Bortman with a low kick.
A head kick by Bortman misses
and Avitan counters with a nice uppercut.
Avitan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bortman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Avitan misses.
Good exchange - Avitan coming out on top.
Avitan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avitan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avitan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Avitan lands with an overhand left.
Avitan throws a body kick that misses.
Bortman throws an off balance right hand
and Avitan counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bortman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avitan can pounce on him.
Avitan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Avitan keeps Bortman at a distance using the push kick.
Bortman looks gassed!
Bortman misses with a combination
and Avitan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bortman's knee momentarily.
Avitan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan throws a sloppy head kick and Bortman moves out of range easily.
Bortman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avitan.
Bortman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good exchange - Avitan coming out on top.
Avitan scores with a jab. Bortman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Avitan scores with a jab to the head.
Avitan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bortman is trying to break free.
Come on Avitan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bortman jumps guard but Avitan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Avitan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bortman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Avitan has Bortman pressed against the cage, preventing Bortman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bortman tries to circle away but Avitan has him pinned against the cage.
Avitan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bortman up against the cage.
Avitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bortman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bortman looks to score with a jab to the body but Avitan is just out of range.
Avitan scores with a punch to the head.
Bortman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avitan circles away quickly and effectively.
Avitan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avitan misses with a lunging right hand
and Bortman counters with a nice body shot.
Donk. Avitan catches Bortman right on the button with a cross.
Bortman tries a head kick but it misses.
Avitan slips a jab from Bortman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avitan tries to land a front kick but Bortman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick from Avitan.
Bortman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avitan lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bortman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Alex Bortman's cut even more.
Avitan scores with a hook to the body. Bortman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Avitan cracks Bortman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Avitan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bortman to stand back up!
Bortman is rocked!
Bortman throws a sloppy head kick
and Avitan counters with a body kick that stops Bortman in his tracks momentarily.
Bortman is still on wobbly legs! Can Avitan finish him?
Bortman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bortman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avitan.
Crunch! Avitan slams his shin into Bortman's torso.
Avitan scores with a kick to the body.
Bortman gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Avitan gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yossi Avitan!
Yossi Avitan retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Yossi Avitan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Michieletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Davide Michieletto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregorio San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro throws a hook to the side of Michieletto's head but Michieletto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michieletto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. San Pedro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michieletto misses with a shot to the body
and San Pedro counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Michieletto misses.
Michieletto moves out of range of the strikes.
Michieletto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
San Pedro clobbers Michieletto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Michieletto thumps San Pedro with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Michieletto does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Michieletto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Michieletto.
San Pedro throws a hook but Michieletto avoids it easily.
San Pedro checks a low kick from Michieletto.
Michieletto thuds his shin into the meat of San Pedro's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michieletto.
San Pedro takes a swing at Michieletto's ribcage but misses.
Michieletto misses with a low kick.
Michieletto digs a good body shot into San Pedro's ribs.
Michieletto takes a swing at San Pedro's ribcage but misses.
Michieletto throws a nice looking combination but San Pedro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michieletto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Pedro misses with an uppercut
and Michieletto counters with a thumping low kick.
Michieletto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michieletto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Pedro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michieletto throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michieletto scores with a spinning back kick!
San Pedro looks gassed!
Michieletto sends San Pedro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Michieletto is motioning to the referee to let San Pedro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Gregorio San Pedro has been cut.
Michieletto is looking to slow San Pedro down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michieletto.
Michieletto scores with a nice body kick.
San Pedro walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Michieletto swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Davide Michieletto!
Davide Michieletto retains his heavyweight title!
Davide Michieletto gave a mention to Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu comes to the cage accompanied by Doctor Doctor by UFO. Uusisto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. Jurmas Uusisto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Velmu is out of range and Uusisto settles back down.
Uusisto connects with a nice looking jab.
Uusisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uusisto slaps away a takedown attempt from Velmu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from Uusisto is predictable there
and Velmu counters with a shoot takedown. Uusisto fights it but they end up in guard.
Velmu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uusisto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Velmu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uusisto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Velmu wants to control from the top but Uusisto keeps moving.
Uusisto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Uusisto manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Velmu wants to sweep but no luck.
Velmu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Velmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velmu has control of Uusisto's left arm, preventing Uusisto from doing any damage.
Uusisto stopping the sweep attempt from Velmu.
Velmu looking for a guillotine here but Uusisto defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Velmu is looking for a triangle but Uusisto pushes his legs off easily.
Velmu has his hands on Uusisto's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velmu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Uusisto just holding on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Velmu looking to ground and pound but Uusisto is blocking nicely.
Velmu landing shots from mount.
Velmu looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velmu landing strikes from the mount and Uusisto is in trouble!
Velmu with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Velmu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Uusisto?
Velmu thowing shots but they're missing.
Velmu looking to ground and pound but Uusisto is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto regains half guard.
Uusisto moves into full guard.
Uusisto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Velmu manages to get himself to full guard.
Velmu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uusisto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Velmu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Velmu wants to sweep but no luck.
Uusisto trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Uusisto stopping the sweep attempt from Velmu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrska Velmu 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.
Uusisto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Uusisto duly obliges.
Uusisto misses with a wild body shot.
Velmu lands with a straight right. Uusisto didn't see that one coming.
Velmu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Velmu. No joy for Uusisto on that attempt.
Velmu checks a leg kick nicely.
Velmu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uusisto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velmu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uusisto connects with a leg kick. Velmu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velmu closes the distance and clinches up with Uusisto, looking for a takedown. Velmu pushes Uusisto against the cage but Uusisto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyrska Velmu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velmu.
Velmu shoots in but Uusisto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Velmu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu takes one to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Uusisto. No joy for Velmu on that attempt.
Uusisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velmu.
Uusisto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Velmu.
Uusisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Velmu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velmu lands a really nice looking cross but Uusisto seems unphased.
Uusisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velmu looks for a takedown but Uusisto sprawls well.
Uusisto lands with a shot to the body.
Velmu shoots in for a takedown but Uusisto shows good takedown defense.
A jab lands there for Uusisto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uusisto. Velmu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velmu misses with a looping left.
Velmu lands a body shot.
Velmu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velmu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uusisto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Velmu!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velmu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Uusisto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Velmu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyrska Velmu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Velmu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Velmu wants to sweep but Uusisto has passed to side control!
Uusisto working the ground and pound from side control.
Velmu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uusisto wants to free his trapped foot but Velmu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Velmu is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Velmu tries to roll over but Uusisto keeps him under control.
Uusisto trying to mount his opponent but Velmu defends it.
Uusisto trying to control from half guard but Velmu is working away.
Velmu trying to control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu has hold of Uusisto's hands but Uusisto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Uusisto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurmas Uusisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Velmu throws a shot to the body.
Velmu shoots in and gets a takedown into Uusisto's guard.
Uusisto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Velmu throws a big right hand that misses.
Uusisto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Velmu!
Velmu is working to get back to half guard.
Uusisto wants to control the pace but Velmu is squirming around nicely.
Uusisto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto controlling the position easily from mount.
Uusisto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Velmu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Uusisto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu tries to reverse the position but Uusisto maintains control.
Uusisto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Velmu hang on?
Uusisto with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velmu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uusisto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velmu looks a forlorn figure.
Velmu is looking to improve his position but Uusisto isn't that keen on the idea.
Velmu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Uusisto controlling the pace.
Velmu wants to improve his position but Uusisto is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uusisto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uusisto's back!
Velmu lands strikes to the head.
Velmu punches the canvas rather than the man.
Velmu thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Uusisto defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Velmu's arms.
Velmu has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Uusisto.
Uusisto has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Velmu.
Uusisto breaks Velmu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velmu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Uusisto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Velmu is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto trying to control the action but Velmu is working from the bottom.
Uusisto tries to pass to full mount but Velmu defends it.
Velmu tries to roll over but Uusisto keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jyrska Velmu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uusisto is defended easily by Velmu.
Velmu lands a nice looking body shot.
Jurmas Uusisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Uusisto.
Uusisto looks to throw the jab but Velmu is out of range.
Uusisto slips under a jab from Velmu.
Velmu loads up on a big right hand but Uusisto slips the punch.
Uusisto scores with a spinning back kick!
Velmu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Velmu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uusisto manages to avoid it.
Uusisto swings for the body but Velmu moves out of range.
Uusisto misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu tries for a takedown but Uusisto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uusisto wants to slow Velmu down by chopping away at his legs.
Velmu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uusisto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velmu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Velmu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uusisto connects with a nice looking jab.
Velmu misses with a looping right.
Uusisto takes a swing at Velmu's ribcage but misses.
Uusisto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Uusisto. Those never looked like landing.
Velmu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Velmu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Velmu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jyrska Velmu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu cracks a nice hook into Uusisto's ribs.
Uusisto shoots in and bounces Velmu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu keeping moving, preventing Uusisto from controlling successfully.
Velmu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velmu is working hard here to advance position.
Uusisto tries to free his leg and advance position but Velmu is retaining full guard.
Uusisto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu looking for a guillotine here but Uusisto defends easily.
Velmu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Uusisto has passed into side control.
Velmu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Velmu regains half guard.
Velmu is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is staying active underneath Uusisto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Velmu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Uusisto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Velmu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Uusisto jumps into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velmu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Uusisto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurmas Uusisto dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Uusisto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Velmu gets full guard.
Velmu looking to control.
Velmu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uusisto's guard.
Velmu landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Velmu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Velmu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto has control of Velmu's left arm, preventing Velmu from doing any damage.
Velmu trying to control but Uusisto is working from the bottom.
Uusisto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Velmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uusisto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velmu preventing the sweep.
Velmu postures up and lands a big shot to Uusisto's brow.
Velmu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Velmu lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto trying to control the position.
Velmu throws a big right hand that misses.
Uusisto trying to keep a closed guard but Velmu is proving a slippery customer.
Velmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uusisto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uusisto wants to sweep here but Velmu controlling him for the moment.
Velmu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uusisto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Velmu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu postures up in Uusisto's guard and throws a big left but Uusisto blocks it.
Uusisto keeping moving, preventing Velmu from controlling successfully.
Uusisto is trying to keep Velmu in close.
Velmu throws a big elbow that misses.
Uusisto keeping moving, preventing Velmu from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu advances to half guard.
Velmu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Uusisto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uusisto actively working from the bottom here.
Uusisto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Uusisto regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Velmu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velmu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Velmu stands and throws Uusisto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jyrska Velmu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Velmu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Jyrska Velmu retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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