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Event:
EFA 60 Garcia vs Urani
Date: May 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Steiner ducks under a wild hook from Porvola.
Porvola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steiner blocks a jab.
Jab by Steiner.#CUT2#
It looks like Luukas Porvola has been cut.
Steiner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Porvola.
Porvola misses with a wild body shot.
Porvola swings for the body but Steiner moves out of range.
Porvola moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT#
It looks like Dennis Steiner has been cut.
Porvola misses with a wild body shot.
Steiner cracks Porvola with a hook to the temple - Porvola is on wobbly legs here! Steiner swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Porvola falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Steiner wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dennis Steiner!
A victorious Dennis Steiner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
EFA 50 Kim vs Correia
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Porvola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Porvola throws a body punch but Giou moves out of range.
Giou has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giou there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Porvola.#TD2#
Giou throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Porvola was covering up waiting for the punch and Giou finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Giou tries to free his leg and advance position but Porvola is retaining full guard.
Porvola has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Porvola wants to sweep but no luck.
Giou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giou looking to pass the guard.
Giou scoring with punches to the head and body.
Porvola controlling the position.
Porvola working a defensive guard here.
Giou is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Giou thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Giou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Giou stopping the sweep attempt from Porvola.#T1#
Giou connects with a couple of short punches.
Giou won't allow Porvola to get back to his feet.
Giou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porvola is adopting a defensive guard.
Porvola's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Giou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porvola might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Giou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giou stopping the sweep attempt from Porvola.
Giou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Porvola is trying to control the position but Giou postures up.
Giou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Porvola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Porvola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T2#
Porvola is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Porvola wants to control but Giou is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Giou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Porvola is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB2#
Giou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Porvola trying to control the pace.
Porvola wants to pass to mount but Giou is defending the position. #T3##SUB2#
Giou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Porvola controlling the action here.#SUB2#
Giou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Giou is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Porvola pulls his head out easily.
Porvola is keen to just control but Giou is a slippery customer.
Porvola stalling.
Porvola continues to stall.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Giou makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Giou.#SUB2#
Giou escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Porvola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Porvola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Giou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Giou has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porvola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Porvola is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luukas Porvola will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Porvola misses with a wild combination.
Porvola misses with a wild body shot.
Porvola leaves Giou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Giou ducks right into an uppercut from Porvola.
Giou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Porvola swivels and escapes.
Porvola looks to land a combination. Giou sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Porvola misses with a body shot.
Porvola lands a body shot.
Porvola stuffs the takedown attempt from Giou. Giou gets slowly back to his feet.
Luukas Porvola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Giou.
Porvola fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Giou to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Giou looks to clinch but Porvola throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Giou taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luukas Porvola!
After the fight, Luukas Porvola was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
EFA 41 Pavlov vs Kubota
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1#
A good leg kick by Link.
Porvola throws a series of punches but Link avoids them all with ease.
Link takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Porvola misses with a hook
and Link counters with a good low kick that Porvola was not able to check.
Porvola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Link in his tracks. #CUT2#
It looks like Boa Link has been cut.
Link shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Porvola but Porvola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Link shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Porvola sprawls well. Porvola wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Link gets slowly back to his feet.
Porvola looks to land a left hand but Link moved out of range nicely.
Porvola lands a right hook to the body.
Porvola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Link is looking to land body kicks.
Porvola misses with the combination.
Link goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Link loads up on a big right hand but Porvola slips the punch.
Link pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Link fakes the leg kick and cracks Porvola in the body. #T1#
Porvola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Link.
Porvola avoids the head kick by Link.
Porvola takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Porvola throws a combination. Link tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Link has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Porvola finds it's way round the side to connect with Link's head.
Link goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Porvola throws a good cross that connects.
Link thuds his shin into the meat of Porvola's side.
Porvola's corner calls for a 1-2. Porvola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Porvola lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porvola looks to score with a jab to the body but Link is just out of range.
Link slips under a jab.
Link takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Link fails with the takedown
and Porvola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boa Link. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Link takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Link ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luukas Porvola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Link on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Porvola punishes Link's body with a nice straight punch.
Link is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Porvola. That snapped Link's head back.
Porvola has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Link keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Porvola lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Link shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Porvola sprawls well. Porvola wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Link gets slowly back to his feet.
Porvola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porvola lands a slapping body shot.
Luukas Porvola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porvola jabs Link to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Porvola misses with a hook. Link ducked under it nicely.
Link slips a jab and a cross from Porvola.
It looked like Link was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Porvola throws a big shot that misses.
Porvola looks to land a combination but Link avoids it well.
Porvola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Porvola.
Link throws a low kick but it's checked well by Porvola.
Porvola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
Porvola throws out a powerful jab.
Link throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Porvola jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CUT2#
Boa Link's cut is getting worse.
Porvola lands a nice looking body shot.
#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Porvola has knocked Link down with a huge combo! Porvola steps away and waves a wobbly Link back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Link is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porvola connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Link is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porvola cracks a nice hook into Link's ribs.
Porvola cracks Link with a hook to the temple - Link is on wobbly legs here! Porvola swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Link falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Porvola wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luukas Porvola!
Luukas Porvola bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
EFA 32 Carsara vs Trucks
Date: Mar 03, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Jak moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Jak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Porvola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Porvola throws a body shot but no joy.
Porvola stuns Jak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jak moves in looking to clinch but Porvola pushes him off.
Jak throws a series of punches but Porvola moves out of range.
Jak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Porvola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jak.#CUT#
It looks like Harsh Jak has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Porvola.
Jak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Porvola lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jak falls backwards - clearly groggy! Porvola dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luukas Porvola!
A very excited looking Luukas Porvola rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
EFA 22 Randleman vs Ingle
Date: Feb 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Porvola misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Porvola.
No joy there for Henrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porvola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Porvola swings for the body but Henrick moves out of range.
No joy there for Henrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henrick misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henrick misses with a double jab
and Porvola counters with a right hand to the body.
Henrick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Porvola has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Henrick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Henrick lands a jab-cross combination.
Porvola misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Porvola misses.
Henrick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Porvola looks to land a left hand but Henrick moved out of range nicely.
Henrick throws a combination. Porvola tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Henrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Porvola misses the target.
Porvola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henrick is breathing heavily.#KD2#
Porvola drops Henrick with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Henrick looks back up at him and smiles so Porvola waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Henrick is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Damon Henrick has been cut.
Porvola cracks a nice hook into Henrick's ribs.
Oh Henrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porvola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Henrick was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T1#
Porvola ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Henrick out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luukas Porvola!
Luukas Porvola spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
EFA 8 Stewart vs Brockheart
Date: Jan 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Hitme tests Porvola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porvola's coach down at Cozad MMA Helsinki was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Porvola's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Porvola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitme.
Porvola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hitme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Porvola throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitme on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Comeon Hitme has been cut.
Porvola throws a lazy right hand but Hitme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hitme throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hitme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porvola throws a nice looking combination but Hitme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL#
Hitme fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porvola, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porvola is trying to force a seperation but Hitme has the dominant position.
Porvola lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitme has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#BC#
Hitme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porvola circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hitme.
Hitme lands with a nice combination. Porvola backs away looking to recover.
Porvola lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Porvola throws a right hand that Hitme ducks under and follows up with a left that Hitme also avoids with ease.
Porvola avoids the head kick by Hitme.
#T1##TD#
Hitme shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES2#
Porvola uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD#
Hitme shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hitme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porvola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hitme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitme prevents Porvola from improving his position.
Hitme not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hitme looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Porvola with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hitme is looking to advance position but Porvola won't allow it.
Hitme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Porvola defending well though.
Porvola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitme.
Hitme throwing shots but Porvola is blocking nicely.
Porvola trying to control but Hitme postures up.
Porvola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hitme. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Hitme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hitme is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Porvola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitme.
Porvola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hitme.
Hitme 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.
Hitme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hitme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hitme lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Porvola! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hitme jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Comeon Hitme!
A victorious Comeon Hitme thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Porvola throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Green fails to land the takedown.
Green could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Porvola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Porvola.
Green tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Porvola defends well and Green ends up having to push Porvola into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Green on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Porvola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green throws a big counter combination but Porvola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porvola. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green shoots in but Porvola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skyler Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porvola throws a body shot but no joy.
Porvola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Green stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Porvola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Green fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Porvola avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Porvola fails to land with a series of punches.
Porvola digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
Porvola swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green slips under a jab from Porvola.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Porvola lands with a good body shot.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Green is breathing heavily.
Porvola stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Porvola releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Porvola lands the left hand.#T2#
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Porvola pinned against the cage. Porvola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Green has a takedown stuffed.
Porvola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Porvola with a nice cross.
Porvola drops Green with a naaaaasty hook - Green is in real trouble here! Porvola dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luukas Porvola!
Luukas Porvola decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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