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QFC Tournament 360 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Tuukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahamud Najib Osman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Tuukkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahamud Najib Osman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Najib Osman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuukkanen.
Najib Osman shoots in for a takedown but Tuukkanen shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Tuukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuukkanen digs a good hook to Najib Osman's body.
Najib Osman misses with a wild combination.
Tuukkanen scores with a nice strike.
Tuukkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Najib Osman closes the distance but Tuukkanen moves to the side
and Tuukkanen counters with a series of strikes. Najib Osman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Tuukkanen. No joy for Najib Osman on that attempt.
Najib Osman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Najib Osman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tuukkanen pinned against the cage. Tuukkanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harry Tuukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahamud Najib Osman.
Najib Osman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tuukkanen scores with a one two! Najib Osman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Najib Osman fails with a takedown attempt.
Tuukkanen looks to land a combination. Najib Osman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tuukkanen sizes up Najib Osman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Najib Osman misses with a takedown attempt - Tuukkanen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Najib Osman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tuukkanen as he jumps to the side.
Najib Osman wants to clinch but Tuukkanen slips to the side
and Tuukkanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Tuukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuukkanen misses with a double jab.
Najib Osman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tuukkanen defends it nicely.
A combination from Tuukkanen does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuukkanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Tuukkanen misses.
Tuukkanen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Tuukkanen.
Tuukkanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Najib Osman on the side of the head.
Tuukkanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Najib Osman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tuukkanen lands with a cross.
Najib Osman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuukkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tuukkanen throws a right hand that Najib Osman ducks under and follows up with a left that Najib Osman also avoids with ease.
Najib Osman walks into a stiff left hand from Tuukkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najib Osman thuds his shin into the meat of Tuukkanen's side.
Tuukkanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuukkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tuukkanen.
Tuukkanen is breathing heavily.
Najib Osman tries to clinch but Tuukkanen moves away
and Tuukkanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Najib Osman shoots in for a takedown but Tuukkanen shows good takedown defense.
Tuukkanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Najib Osman circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Tuukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harry Tuukkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuukkanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Najib Osmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Tuukkanen misses.
Tuukkanen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Najib Osman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Najib Osman throws out a loose jab but Tuukkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Tuukkanen as Najib Osman shoots in.
Najib Osman moves in looking to clinch but Tuukkanen pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuukkanen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Najib Osman.
Najib Osman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tuukkanen as he avoids it easily.
Tuukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Tuukkanen scores with a four punch combination!
Najib Osman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tuukkanen throws a right and a left that Najib Osman avoids nicely.
Tuukkanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Najib Osman looks like he's thinking about clinching 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!
Tuukkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harry Tuukkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuukkanen stuffs the takedown.
Tuukkanen throws a right hand that Najib Osman ducks under and follows up with a left that Najib Osman also avoids with ease.
Najib Osman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Tuukkanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Najib Osman fails to land the takedown.
Najib Osman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Najib Osman looks to clinch
and Tuukkanen counters with a left and a right that stings Najib Osman.
Sloppy strikes from Tuukkanen. Those never looked like landing.
Tuukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Tuukkanen. No joy for Najib Osman on that attempt.
Najib Osman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harry Tuukkanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Najib Osman takes one to the chin there.
Tuukkanen throws a series of punches but Najib Osman moves out of range.
Tuukkanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Tuukkanen.
Tuukkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuukkanen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Najib Osman. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuukkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Najib Osman shoots for a takedown but Tuukkanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harry Tuukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahamud Najib Osman.
Najib Osman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Najib Osman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuukkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuukkanen lands with a nice combination. Najib Osman backs away looking to recover.
Tuukkanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Najib Osman fails with a takedown attempt.
Tuukkanen misses with the combination.
Tuukkanen connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najib Osman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tuukkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harry Tuukkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Najib Osman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tuukkanen on his heels. He'll look to pass Tuukkanen's guard now, I'm sure.
Tuukkanen is looking to stand up but Najib Osman isn't so interested in that idea.
Najib Osman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuukkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuukkanen wants to stand but Najib Osman is controlling the position.
Najib Osman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuukkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Najib Osman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Najib Osman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najib Osman trying to control but Tuukkanen is working from the bottom.
Tuukkanen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Najib Osman dives into side control.
Tuukkanen pushes Najib Osman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Najib Osman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Najib Osman works to advance to full mount. Tuukkanen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Najib Osman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tuukkanen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Najib Osman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Najib Osman working for a guillotine from mount but Tuukkanen is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Najib Osman looking to control but Tuukkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najib Osman controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuukkanen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Najib Osman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuukkanen is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Najib Osman.
Tuukkanen is squirming around, avoiding Najib Osman's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuukkanen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Najib Osman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Najib Osman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahamud Najib Osman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Najib Osman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Najib Osman closes the distance but Tuukkanen moves to the side
and Tuukkanen counters with a one-two to the body.
Tuukkanen lands a nice hook to Najib Osman's body. Najib Osman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuukkanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Tuukkanen.
Nice sprawl there from Tuukkanen as Najib Osman shoots in.
Tuukkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tuukkanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Najib Osman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuukkanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tuukkanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Harry Tuukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahamud Najib Osman.
Tuukkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Najib Osman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Najib Osman goes for a double leg but Tuukkanen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tuukkanen continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Najib Osman drags the fight down to the ground.
Tuukkanen wanted to stand there but Najib Osman had control of the position.
Tuukkanen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tuukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Najib Osman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Najib Osman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A cross from Tuukkanen lands.
Najib Osman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tuukkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Najib Osman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuukkanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuukkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Najib Osman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tuukkanen tries to avoid it but Najib Osman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tuukkanen to the ground. Tuukkanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice combination there by Tuukkanen.
Najib Osman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tuukkanen defends well and Najib Osman ends up having to push Tuukkanen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tuukkanen working hard to break the clinch.
Najib Osman breaks from the clinch.
Tuukkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Najib Osman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tuukkanen swivels and escapes.
Najib Osman avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Tuukkanen. No joy for Najib Osman on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najib Osman throws a series of punches but Tuukkanen moves out of range.
Najib Osman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tuukkanen lands a jab-cross combination.
Najib Osman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Najib Osman dodges the punch combination from Tuukkanen.
Najib Osman doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuukkanen circles away.
Tuukkanen misses with the combination.
Najib Osman thows a body shot but no joy.
Najib Osman shoots in and drives through. Tuukkanen sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Tuukkanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuukkanen misses with the combination.
Tuukkanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tuukkanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Najib Osman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tuukkanen.
Tuukkanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Najib Osman.
Tuukkanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Najib Osman swings for the body but Tuukkanen moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Tuukkanen.
Najib Osman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuukkanen circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Tuukkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuukkanen 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 Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight for Harry Tuukkanen!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Harry Tuukkanen!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Harry Tuukkanen!
Harry Tuukkanen wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miachel Maquiavel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Sevo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miachel Maquiavel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Sevo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevo shoots in looking for a takedown but Maquiavel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sevo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maquiavel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maquiavel lands in his opponent's guard.
Maquiavel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maquiavel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sevo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maquiavel controls the pace.
Maquiavel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sevo's head.
Maquiavel postures up.
Maquiavel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sevo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maquiavel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sevo closes the distance and clinches up with Maquiavel, looking for a takedown. Sevo pushes Maquiavel against the cage but Maquiavel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maquiavel misses with a body shot
and Sevo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maquiavel has Sevo pressed against the cage, preventing Sevo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maquiavel has Sevo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sevo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sevo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Sevo - that landed with a thud.
Sevo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maquiavel is defending well.
Miachel Maquiavel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Sevo.
Sevo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maquiavel misses with a knee strike.
Sevo blocks an uppercut.
Maquiavel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sevo is defending well for now.
Maquiavel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sevo is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevo blocks a body shot from Maquiavel.
Sevo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sevo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sevo wants to take the fight to the mat but Maquiavel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sevo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maquiavel.
Maquiavel has Sevo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sevo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maquiavel is trying to trip Sevo. He has hold of a leg but Sevo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Maquiavel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sevo keeping moving, preventing Maquiavel from controlling successfully.
Maquiavel postures up.
Maquiavel trying to control but Sevo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maquiavel works over Sevo with some ground and pound from guard.
Maquiavel stopping the sweep attempt from Sevo.
Maquiavel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sevo's guard.
Sevo wants to control but Maquiavel is keeping busy.
Maquiavel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sevo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maquiavel drops an elbow to the side of Sevo's head.
Sevo is looking to escape.
Maquiavel works his way into side control.
Sevo looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sevo is trying to improve his position.
Maquiavel has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sevo!
Maquiavel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maquiavel 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maquiavel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sevo is rocked!
Maquiavel lands a big elbow - Sevo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sevo is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Miachel Maquiavel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gurmorow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Gurmorow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Striker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from Striker lands but Gurmorow takes it in his stride.
Striker darts in looking for a takedown but Gurmorow gets double underhooks and turns Striker into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Striker obliges.
A left hand lands to the body for Gurmorow.
Gurmorow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Striker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gurmorow.
Striker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gurmorow blocks it with crossed arms.
Striker tries to pull guard but Gurmorow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Striker misses with a knee strike.
Gurmorow is trying to force a seperation but Striker has the dominant position.
Striker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gurmorow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Striker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gurmorow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gurmorow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gurmorow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurmorow lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gurmorow content to control rather than advance.
Gurmorow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gurmorow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Striker defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gurmorow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Gurmorow seems content to control.
Striker trying to hold on to Gurmorow's head to control him but Gurmorow postures up.
Striker taking some punishment here, with Gurmorow in his half guard.
Striker is refusing to be controlled, as Gurmorow sits in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striker wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurmorow working the head and body with strikes.
Gurmorow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Striker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Striker is trying to stand back up but Gurmorow is controlling him
Striker looks winded!
Gurmorow slips a nice elbow through Striker's hands, connecting with Striker's forehead.
Striker tries to get to full guard but Gurmorow has control of the leg.
Gurmorow is looking to advance position but Striker won't allow it.
Gurmorow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Striker defending well though.
Gurmorow working Striker over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker tries to kick Gurmorow off but Gurmorow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Striker is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gurmorow lands a nice short elbow.
Gurmorow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Striker has hold of Gurmorow's hands but Gurmorow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Striker is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gurmorow connects with a nice short shot to Striker's temple.
Striker is still in real trouble! Can Gurmorow finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gurmorow controlling the pace.
Gurmorow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gurmorow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gurmorow lands a big elbow - Striker is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Gurmorow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Gurmorow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Tim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Dantas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tim clinches.
Tim has Dantas pressed against the cage.
Dantas is working for takedown but Tim is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dantas trying to stall but Tim improves his position.
Dantas is looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tim.
A right handed body shot lands from Tim.
Dantas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
John Tim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dantas.
Dantas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tim manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dantas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tim controls Dantas momentarily but Dantas frees himself.
Tim is really struggling to control Dantas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tim is looking to stand up but Dantas isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Tim just wasn't active enough.
Dantas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tim tries to avoid it but Dantas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tim to the ground. Tim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tim jumps guard.
Dantas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dantas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dantas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tim wants to sweep but no luck.
Tim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dantas on the ground.
Dantas passes into half guard.
Tim moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas won't allow Tim to sweep him here.
Dantas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tim looking to control.
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!
Dantas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dantas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dantas is stalling in the full guard.
Tim looking to control.
Dantas scoring with some ground and pound.
Dantas trying to control but Tim is working from the bottom.
Tim looking to control.
Tim is breathing heavily.
Dantas content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dantas tries for a takedown but Tim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tim lands a head kick!
Tim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dantas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dantas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dantas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dantas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dantas is nestled in close to Tim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dantas moves nicely into side control.
Dantas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dantas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantas dominating with strikes here.
Dantas raining down shots from the mount!
Tim is looking to improve his position but Dantas isn't that keen on the idea.
Dantas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dantas lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dantas controlling the pace for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dantas dominated that round.
That's time! Tim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dantas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dantas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tim keeping moving, preventing Dantas from controlling successfully.
Dantas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Dantas.
Dantas gets caught flat footed, as Tim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dantas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dantas is trying to keep Tim in close.
Tim is fighting to break Dantas's control of his arms but Dantas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dantas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dantas cracks Tim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dantas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dantas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dantas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Dantas.
Tim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dantas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dantas with shots to the head and body - Tim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dantas is landing with some decent strikes but Tim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dantas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tim manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tim wants to control but Dantas postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tim will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dantas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dantas landing strikes.
Dantas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tim to see if he's OK.
The referee asks Dantas politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dantas prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dantas is chipping away with strikes.
Dantas landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dantas is looking to take a break and control but Tim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dantas working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantas is putting a hurting on Tim here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dantas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tim is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dantas is working Tim over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dantas taking a breather here.
Dantas advances nicely into full mount.
Dantas landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dantas dominating with strikes here.
Dantas has hold of Tim's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tim manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jose Dantas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dantas content just to control the position here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dantas 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dantas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tim avoids it really well and circles away.
Dantas closes the distance and clinches up with Tim, looking for a takedown. Dantas pushes Tim against the cage but Tim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tim lands a high kick!
Tim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dantas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dantas tries to sprawl but Tim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dantas is just riding it out for now. Tim eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dantas is pressing down on Tim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dantas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice strikes from Dantas there.
Dantas has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dantas cracks Tim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Dantas.
Dantas raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dantas raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dantas controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dantas lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dantas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dantas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dantas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dantas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tim hang on?
Dantas landing shots from mount.
Tim is rocked!
Dantas lands with some strikes.
Oh Tim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dantas landing strikes from the mount and Tim is in trouble!
Dantas postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tim bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Dantas and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Dantas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Tse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Kliza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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25
133 lbs
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135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Great elbows
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kelvin Tse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Kliza!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tse rushes Kliza and presses him up against the cage.
Tse is trying to stall.
Kliza lands an elbow that stopped Tse in his tracks for a moment.
Kliza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tse just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kliza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tse walks away with a smile on his face. Kliza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tse takes the fight into the clinch.
Tse misses with an elbow over the top.
Kliza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tse walks away with a smile on his face. Kliza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelvin Tse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Kliza.
Kliza wants to clinch
and Tse counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kliza sneaks back into half guard.
Tse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kliza is not content to let Tse control the position.
Tse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kliza looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kliza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kliza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tse controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kliza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tse with a nice head shot there.
Kliza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliza keeping full guard, as Tse tries to pass.
Tse gets to his feet. Kliza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tse misses with a two punch combination.
Kliza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tse counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A punch combination from Tse misses.
Kliza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tse counters with a single leg into guard. Kliza didn't expect that.
Tse trying to control but Kliza is working from the bottom.
Kliza looking for subs off his back but Tse has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kliza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kliza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kliza gets full guard.
Kliza is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tse throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kliza's body to avoid the submission. Kliza has instead reached around Tse's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kliza arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lukasz Kliza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kantemir Gaunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyi Hti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kantemir Gaunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyi Hti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnem�ki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaunov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hti is looking to reverse the position.
Gaunov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gaunov looks up at the clock and then as Hti takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gaunov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaunov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gaunov working the head with strikes.
Gaunov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gaunov throws a strike aimed at the side of Hti's head but Hti avoids it well.
Gaunov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gaunov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hti rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gaunov's guard! Nice work there by Hti!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gaunov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hti has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaunov tries to roll over but Hti keeps him under control.
Gaunov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hti is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gaunov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hti.
Hti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gaunov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gaunov has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hti. Oh but Gaunov has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hti goes limp - he's gone! Gaunov jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kantemir Gaunov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kellen Ashlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kellen Ashlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathon Helm!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashlin shoots in and drives through. Helm sprawls well.
Helm lands with a hook. Ashlin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ashlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helm.
Helm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Helm looks to land a combination but Ashlin avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Helm as Ashlin shoots in.
Ashlin tries to clinch but Helm is having none of it.
A left and a right from Helm both land. Nice combination.
Helm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helm lands a left and a right that send Ashlin crashing to the mat, dazed. Helm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ashlin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helm throws a right hand that Ashlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Ashlin also avoids with ease.
Oh Ashlin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Helm throws a pinpoint strike between Ashlin's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Ashlin crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Helm scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathon Helm!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Pitkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aapo Pitkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitkanen shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pitkanen trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Pitkanen wants to stand and escape but instead Lee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pitkanen is trying to hold Lee in close to prevent damage but Lee has managed to pass into half guard.
Lee controlling the action here.
Pitkanen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pitkanen tries to get out of the position.
Lee is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lee wants to stand but Pitkanen is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitkanen is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
Pitkanen wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Pitkanen is working to get back to half guard.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Pitkanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pitkanen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Pitkanen is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lee locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Pitkanen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Lee!
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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