vahti Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 NFC 69: Kujansuu vs Red Preview Main Event: 265 lbs Kalle Kujansuu (8-1) v Jimmy Red (15-7) For the Main Event tonight we have a Heavyweight battle between Kalle Kujansuu and Jimmy Red. Red is looking to get second win in a row after wasting his title shot in December and winning would bring him straight back up to the title contention. Kujansuu on the other hand has only his second fight in the NFC cage, after losing to Apila in his premier in NFC he is now looking to make a statement how he belongs here. Jimmy Red has the edge here with more well-rounded skills and experience, but Kujansuu should not be counted out though. He has 8 victories under his belt and all 8 of them have came by KO or TKO. Shows what kinda power he has on his hands! The longer the fight goes on the better Red's chances are going to look so Kujansuu has a lot to think in his gameplan. Co-Main Event 185 lbs Anabol Asteroid (16-6) v Roibos Fredriksson (12-2) The Co-main event of the night features the third and final episode of the Asteroid vs Fredriksson. These two middleweight contenders have met twice before, both time Asteroid coming off with the decicion victory. Every time Fredriksson has bounced off with wins straight after, but in order to get back into title contention he really needs to find a way to defeat Asteroid. Asteroid just went under a management change, how well he do under the new management? That we'll see soon enough. The winner of this fight is way too close to predict as even if their last fight was just a while back many things have changed! 185 lbs Anthony Creaturos (14-5) v Ran Plan III (7-2) This one ain't funny. Apparently the new management decided it was best for Creaturos to jump onto plane to Rio without any notice. Two days to go until the fight and he's nowhere to be seen. EDIT: Huge thanks to MikeTycoon for superfast plane to Helsinki! =) 170 lbs Palkki Niskavuori (8-1) v Esko Salo (11-4) Aye, this welterweight battle is going to be extremely interesting! The stakes are high as former top contender Palkki Niskavuori takes on Esko Salo. Niskavuoris only loss so far came by submission against former champion Jesse Mortenssen. In this fight I don't think he's going to have to worry about that as we won't be seeing a lot of ground action. What makes the difference in this fight will be if Salo will be able to avoid Niskavuori's clinch and kicks and utilize his own boxing upto his potential. Undercard Matches: 205 lbs Mikko Tysooni (12-5) v Al Inyourbutt (9-3) 185 lbs Turim Jursu (8-3) v Aarre Voutilainen (11-6) 205 lbs Aslan Bagrian (10-6-1) v Alexander Michalski (10-6) 265 lbs Hessu Hopo (6-2) v Lasse Lukottaja (9-6) 170 lbs All or Nothing (11-8) v Martti Aho (11-9) 185 lbs Seppo Hanska (12-8) v Tauno Potku (8-4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 NFC 69 Kujansuu vs Red Review Main Event: 265 lbs Kalle Kujansuu (8-1) v Jimmy Red (15-7) In the main event we saw a quite nice top contender fight at the heavyweight division. Jimmy Red came in as the more well rounded fighter and we saw a little of that throughout the fight as he mixed things up quite nicely with some clinch and takedowns. Too bad he wasn't able to do very much at those positions where he clearly had the edge. This time Kujansuus boxing skills got the victory, even though a razor close one! Winner by Split Decicion: Kalle Kujansuu! Co-Main Event 185 lbs Anabol Asteroid (16-6) v Roibos Fredriksson (12-2) Ohhhh crap! This was the final episode of Asteroid vs Fredriksson and guess what? These guys somehow were able to battle it out as a Draw! Asteroid mostly utilized his boxing skills, swinging wildly but wasn't able to land with too high percentage while Fredriksson concentrated more on kicking. First round went to Asteroid quite clearly while Fredriksson took the last round, sealing that with a nice takedown at the end. Second round is what caused the draw to happen, as neither of the fighters did anything very remarkable in the whole round. Judges declared this fight as a Draw! 185 lbs Anthony Creaturos (14-5) v Ran Plan III (7-2) This middleweight battle was almost cancelled as Creaturos was still hanging around in Rio just few days before the fight, but thanks to our own MMA god Mr. Tycoon Creaturos was able to make it to Helsinki just in time for the fight! Well maybe that little "holiday" was not so good for Creaturos as Plan III proceeded to completely dominate him in the clinch for the whole fight. All Creaturos was able to do before getting knocked out late in the third was some sloppy punches and takedown attempts. Winner by Domination: Ran Plan III 170 lbs Palkki Niskavuori (8-1) v Esko Salo (11-4) Next up we had a top contender matchup at the welterweight division between Palkki Niskavuori and Esko Salo. As in many fights before it was pretty clear right from the start who would win this one. Salo came in utilizing pretty much only his boxing skills, whereas Niskavuori clearly had more weapons in his arsenal. First round was somewhat close as Salo was able to break Niskavuoris clinch attempts quite fast but in the later rounds when both fighters were a little tired Niskavuori was able to keep the pace better and started domination Salo. Winner by Unaminous Decicion: Palkki Niskavuori! Undercard Matches: 205 lbs Al Inyourbutt (9-3) defeated Mikko Tysooni (12-5) with Split Decicion 185 lbs Aarre Voutilainen (11-6) defeated Turim Jursu (8-3) via Unaminous Decicion 205 lbs Aslan Bagrian (10-6-1) defeated Alexander Michalski (10-6) by Knockout 265 lbs Hessu Hopo (6-2) defeated Lasse Lukottaja (9-6) with Technical Knockout 170 lbs v Martti Aho (11-9) defeated All or Nothing (11-8) with Technical Knockout 185 lbs Seppo Hanska (12-8) defeated Tauno Potku (8-4) by Knockout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeikkoK Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 NFC 70 Itaniemi vs Gonzalez Preview Main event: 205 lbs Urho Itaniemi (18-4) v Jesus Gonzalez (22-8) In our main event we have a great stand-up superfight coming as two sensational boxers try to strike their way to the top of the light heavyweight ladder of world. Itaniemi is the NFC champion who has excellent KO power in both hands and feet. Gonzalez relies bit more on his excellent fists, and uses kicks mostly to mix things up and slow his opponent down. Both fighters have only lost against very tought competition, the last loss of both fighters came against Ossi Jokinen who demolished both of this guys in the first round. But after those losses, they are on 4 and 3 fight win streak. Co-main event: 205 lbs Ni Hao (14-4) v Muskeli Mies (8-1) Another striker vs striker match, and this is probably going to be a almost pure boxing match, as neither man likes to kick much. Both fighters have pretty equal stand up skills, so it's hard to predict how this goes, but I'm pretty sure this one wont ho the the distance, as all 22 wins of both fighters are via KO/TKO! 155 lbs Rolf Thorkildsen (12-4) v Otso Jokinen (7-2) Former NFC lightweight champion Rolf Thorkildsen tries to rebound to the title contention against tough Otso Jokinen, who has excellent boxing and ground game, although we haven't seen any submission attempts from him, his ground and pound and defensive aspects on ground are more than solid. Thorkildsen is a wizard on the mat, and his striking isn't bad either, so it's interesting to see what kind of game plan he has here. 265 lbs Michael Duddits (9-0) v Mikko Kytta (8-5) Undefeated Michael Duddits is a very one-dimensional striker with poor Muay Thai set, and that's what Mikko Kyttä will no doubt try to use in his advantage. What Kytta lacks in boxing skills, he makes it up with good MT and better wrestling, so he could try to take the fight to the clinch, as Duddits has bit reach advantage. This should be fireworks! Preliminary fights on the card: 185 lbs Urpo Nyrkki v Kalle Reinikainen 185 lbs Nisper Ykonen v Amigo Cerveza 170 lbs Martti Aho v Will Power 185 lbs Kalle Kinkeri v Robert Mules 155 lbs Hannu Hantta v Raimo Tikkari 155 lbs Mark Spencer v Jorma Kaki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 NFC 72 Remmi vs Landersson Preview Heavyweight title fight – Main event: Veto "Rotta" Remmi (21-2-1, 4-0 NFC) vs. Ludvig "Biffen" Landersson (10-2, 4-0 NFC) You have to look long and hard to find a Heavyweight more successful on the Finnish MMA scene than Veto Remmi, he is currently on a ten fight winning streak and came in to the NFC as the reigning Duel champion. The twenty-eight year old is well-rounded in all aspects of MMA, and he puts his skills to good use in his quest for the destruction of the unfortunate men put in front of him. In a typical fight with Remmi you will see an elusive and unpredictable mixed martial artist who mixes it up with kicks, punches and takedowns to set up his vicious ground and pound. Now the Swedish striker Ludvig Landersson is planning to put an end to the veteran’s winning streak, and boy does he have the tools to do it, nine of his ten victories has come via knockout and very few of his fights has ever gone past the first round. He is probably almostas well-rounded as Remmi, but he does not deny that his high level boxing and heavy handed bombs are his most important keys to victory. Predicted’s prediction: It’s the classic case of the experienced veteran taking on the young up and coming challenger, Landersson has lately been knocking people out like it’s going out of fashion, and Remmi has proven simply unbeatable regardless who has been thrown into the ring with him, even if Landersson looks like he could steamroll most of the heavyweights in the world I think that Remmi will pull out a decision victory due to his experience and well-rounded skillset. Heavyweight – Co main event: Pekka "Venom" Topohanta (15-4-1, 8-3 NFC) vs. Pertti Apila (13-4 4-2 NFC) When you have finished fourteen of your fifteen victories via knockout or TKO, most set up with your coma inducing head kick you tend to create a name for yourself amongst the fans, and that is exactly what Pekka Topohanta has done throughout his career, the gigantic world class kick boxer has the ability to end any fight on a split seconds notice, an ability that he showed in his last fight when he got back to his winning ways, and if he beats the former number one contender, a title shot may be in the immediate future for the former heavyweight champ Topohanta. Pertti Apila is another huge man with nine minor head traumas on his conscience, which has definitely made him one of the most entertaining fighters in the NFC, he has six fight of the night awards to his name and the NFC management knows he always comes to scrap, thus making him an excellent second man for any great co main event. Predicted’s prediction: With twenty-three knockouts and TKOs between them, it is unlikely that these two are going for a decision victory, personally I think Topohanta’s superior kicks and clinchwork will get him a stoppage in the second or third round. Heavyweight: “Lentävä" Janne Maunonen (11-5, 3-1 NFC) vs. Roddy "Big Time" Bowes (10-6, 7-3 NFC) This fight showcases just how deep NFC’s heavyweight division is when they allow themselves to have six beastly heavyweights to step into the cage on the same night, Roddy Bowes is currently on a three fight tear, and a potential win over the well-rounded Janne Maunonen will surely put him close to a title shot. Maunonen comes off a win when entering the cage and will need to build momentum to resume his quest for a title shot, and if he is to be taken seriously, he has to stop Bowes in this fight somehow, his best hope for doing so is obviously on the ground, as Bowes has eight knockouts on his resume you don’t want to stand and trade with him, on the ground however, Maunonen has the clear advantage. Predicted’s prediction: I see Maunonen connecting with some hard hitting ground and pound softening Bowes who will tap or get TKOd in the second round. Welterweight: Jesse "BigJ" Mortensson (16-4, 7-2 NFC) vs. Felix Flashlighter (16-8, 8-3 NFC) I would be underselling it if I told you these guys have a history, the long reigning welterweight champion Jesse Mortensson has already beaten Felix Flashlighter twice, the first time by a majority decision, the second time however Mortensson left nothing to the judges ending it with a come from behind submission in the third round. Now Mortensson has finally been dethroned as the king of 170 and as the opportunity bode itself Flashlighter decided to come calling for payback. The super talented kick boxer isn’t known for his knockout power, but rather for relying on his technical striking to score him points with the judges, Mortensson is his polar opposite, he dives for submissions like they’re on sale, and he has subsequently finished ten men with his decapitating submissions, definitely not someone you want to grapple with. Predicted’s prediction: Mortensson is going for the hat trick and I foresee him submitting Flashlight in the third round. Undercard Matches: 265+ lbs Martin Gomes v Rick Thompson 265 lbs Timo Ryti v Mitchell Stehling 265 lbs Antti Haapasalo v Jiis DeKuyt 205 lbs Needadis Shepard v Terry Uzi 265 lbs Lou Cifer Jr v Herb Tarlic 265+ lbs Erling Mathias Havna v Jenkem Fields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 NFC 72 Remmi vs Landersson Review Veto Remmi vs. Ludvig Landersson Just like I predicted, the heavyweight champion Veto Remmi decided to come at his challenger from all directions and never being a stationary or predictable target worked out for him perfectly, Landersson connected with four strikes throughout the three round ordeal, while Remmi was all over the place, scoring takedowns, connecting with kicks and punches from all angles. The problems started for Landersson early with a cut caused by a wild combination from Remmi, who smelled blood as the fight went on and decided to work the cut at regular intervals, both with his ground and pound and standup, and in the second round Landersson’s face was soaked in blood, but by a miracle of an already scarred for life referee, he was allowed to walk out for a third and be it, final round. In the third round he briefly had some luck with the clinch, but it was cut short with Remmi forcing a break and then diving in for a takedown to set up his deadly accurate ground and pound. After seeing the beating Remmi was putting on his opponent the referee had no choice, but to stop the fight and save Landersson, who at this point looked like he had been in a knifefight. Pekka Topohanta vs. Pertti Apila This fight was all one way traffic down Topohanta avenue, he has been touted as being one of the best Muay Thai strikers in the world today, and he really showed why in this fight, he pulled out all the stops, he showed great hands, kicks and clinchwork as he methodically broke down Apila who seemed to have no answer to Topohanta’s relentless assault. Topohanta landed a quick jab early that seemed to cut Apila open, Nate Diaz style, then after a brutal headkick, the Muay Thai champion showed us what I would dear to call his most utilized and underappreciated weapon, the elbows. After spending two minutes desperately trying to avoid elbows in the clinch and mount some sort of offense, Apila looked like he had just finished auditioning for saw ten. In the second round it went pretty much the same way, Topohanta kicked Apila some then took it to the clinch then proceeded to miss with a lot of elbows, knowing only a couple of them connecting would end the fight. And sure enough, after a particularly nasty elbow Apila could barley see for all the blood pouring into his eyes and the referee was once again forced to stop the fight due to cuts. Janne Maunonen vs. Roddy Bowes Maunonen came out looking to take Bowes’ head off of him, while he landed pretty much everything he threw he threw caution to the wind and forgot one of the most important rules of fighting, don’t get hit. Bowes who was already known for his excellent kicks landed two strikes standing before Maunonen had had enough. Both knocked Maunonen on his ass, the first one opened a nasty gash in his forehead, the second visibly rocked him, and what does a grappler do when he is rocked? He dives for the takedown, and down they went, for a while it looked like Maunonen was recovering his wits, he started landing some ground and pound, but all of a sudden, one of Bowes’ sweeps worked, and he ended up in mount, and with a final strike to the already gored up face of Maunonen he forced the referee to stop the fight due to the cut which was now bleeding freely. Jesse Mortensson vs. Felix Flashlighter In a fight which seemed predetermined by history, Felix Flashlighter went out into the cage to prove that third time’s the charm, his two previous bouts had all ended with Mortensson getting his hand raised. Another similarity was that in both fights, Felix was unable to do much against Mortensson’s pressure, but the finnish kick boxer must have found a magical remedy to deal with it for the third fight. He managed to slow down the fight and basically narrowly outscore Mortensson who went for takedowns and submission whenever possible, but he just could not hold Flashlighter down. It was a boring affair to be honest, with very little action, but I’m sure Flashlighter is happy with finally getting one over on his rival 265+ lbs Rick Thompson defeated Martin Gomes via KO 265 lbs Mitchell Stehling defeated Timo Ryti via TKO 265 lbs Antti Haapasalo defeated Jiis DeKuyt via UD 205 lbs Needadis Shepard defeated Terry Uzi via UD 265 lbs Lou Cifer Jr defeated Herb Tarlic via KO 265+ lbs Erling Mathias Havna defeated Jenkem Fields via Majority Congratulations to all the victorious fighters and their crew. And I feel obliged to point out that if anyone wants to send flowers or long term psychological help to the referee he could sorely need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 NFC 73 Hallavaara vs Hao Preview Light heavyweight – Main event: Unski Hallavaara (18-5, 8-3 NFC) vs. Ni Hao (15-4, 2-0 NFC) Holy cow is this fight exciting, Ni Hao, who made his NFC debut with a dominating first round knockout on new year’s eve has gotten the KO or TKO in every single bout he has won, the boxer has power comparable with that of a nineteenth century cannon being blasted off in your face. and he has proven again and again that his physical prowess and one shot knockout can get him out of tight spots. Hallavaara does not have the same knockout power as Hao, he does however have an uncanny ability to grind out fights and completely shut down other strikers with his relentless pressure, this will of course be brought to the test as he cannot afford to make one mistake against Hao, because if he touches you, you will most likely wake up in an hospital bed… or in heaven. Predicted’s prediction: Hallavaara has a history of shutting down boxers, but Hao only needs one clean shot to the chin and it’s over, this ability sways it in Hao’s favor in my books. Hao by knockout. Middleweight – Co main event: Sampsa Siloposki (15-5, 3-3 NFC) vs. Anabol "Global Killer" Asteroid (16-6-1, 2-1-1 NFC) This fight is almost as exciting as the last, the two fighters have twenty-two knockouts between them in only thirty-one fights, the two kick boxers are promising a show, and both seem willing to swear on their first born son that they will knock the other guy out, they are both former NFC champions, and although their reigns didn’t last long they both seem hungry to get another shot at the belt. But that will take some serious rank climbing, and whoever is left defeated is looking at a steep slope to another title shot. Predicted’s prediction: It’s a tough one to call, Siloposki has the chin to stand nipping nonchalantly at his coffee during a bombing raid on the house next door, while Asteroid has knockout power in such doses used only in sleeping pills for elephants, but I think Silopski will take this one, via knockout. Middleweight: Ran "Tan" Plan III (8-2, 7-2 NFC) Vs. "The Wolverine" Roibos Fredriksson (12-2-1, 7-2-1 NFC) Ran Plan III has fought veterans before, but none on the level of Rolbos Fredriksson, the former NFC champion. Fredriksson has always been a great Muay Thai competitor, but has as his career progressed cross trained and acquired quite a skillset for himself. While he still holds true to the his origins with the chopping leg kick readily at his disposal, his vast arsenal has opened up new opportunities for him to be unpredictable, shoot for takedowns and earn submission victories. Plan III however is a boxer, plain and simple, with only one of his wins being via decision, the rest coming by devastating knockouts, the up and coming youngster’s career seem to be rocketing towards stardom, but first he has to knock the former champion silly, and that is by no means and easy task. Predicted’s prediction: Plan III is devastating, and I think he can knock Fredrisksson out tonight, despite being the underdog. Light heavyweight: Al "Put It" Inyourbutt (10-3, 8-3 NFC) Vs. Les "Bei Dem Knee" Grossman (8-4-1, 1-2 NFC) Once Grossman gets you on your back, you are in deep trouble, he has scarily accurate strikes from the top, and the top level wrestler seems only too keen to apply them to Inyourbutt’s face. Inyourbutt however has other plans, the well rounded fighter seem to think he will be able to tool Grossman both in the standup and on the ground. Out of his eight victories Grossman has won seven by some form of TKO due to his ground and pound, while Inyourbutt has recorded his victories via decisions, knockouts and submissions, and is deadly wherever the fight takes place. Predicted’s prediction: I see Grossman taking this one, and I hope he will knock some sense into Inyourbutt and have him legally change his last name. 185 lbs Gunnar Ingi Jr vs Jake Kilmster 205 lbs Mikko Tysooni vs Simo Kuassimo 185 lbs Joey Silvera vs Turim Jursu 265+lbs Milo Kroton vs Artturi Virtanen 155 lbs Travis International vs Mikko Koskinen 185 lbs Stringer Bell vs Tauno Potku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 NFC 73 Hallavaara vs Hao Review Ni Hao vs. Unski Hallavaara Fight of the night. In a shocker of a fight, knockout artist Ni Hao recorded the first decision victory of his career while extending his winning streak to four fights in a row further proving he belongs in title contention. But even though it went to a decision the fight was extremely exciting with Unski Hallavaara taking the lead early, and he was dominating with his Greco roman clinch, which he used to set up his dirty boxing. After the first round Hao was breathing heavily as Hallavaara’s dirty boxing had taken a toll on the Chinese boxer, but through the second round Hao started improving, and landing his devastating shots which seemed to slow Hallavaara down, both in the clinch and from the distance. This continued through the third round with punches in bunches coming hard and fast from both sides, and while neither man lost consciousness and kept swinging, they definitely won the hearts of the crowd with the back and forth action and the great showing of heart and determination, but alas there could only be one winner, and the judges saw it to Ni Hao who walked away with the W. Ni Hao by decision. Sampsa Siloposki vs. Anabol Asteroid Sometimes it’s tough to be a ringside judge, and this night proved exactly how difficult it can be, with many close decisions, these two kick boxers also went back and forth, and after two rounds of hammering each other they stood with arguably one round a piece and it was just down to who wanted it the most. Asteroid cracked Siloposki early with a heavy shot which cut him, but Siloposki rebounded, and after a takedown it was all one way traffic where he dominated the fight with his accurate kicks and punches for which Asteroid seemed to have no answer. But still, Asteroid landed the power shots, while Siloposki was way more accurate, but it seemed like the judges preferred quantity over damaging blows. Sampsa Siloposki by decision. Ran "Tan" Plan III vs. "The Wolverine" Roibos Fredriksson It looked like Plan III was in trouble early as Fredriksson took him down early in the fight, Plan III not having much experience on the ground and Fredriksson has a BJJ brown belt and three submission wins on his record, so Plan III was desperate to avoid grappling with the accomplished submission wrestler. But he managed to stand up, and later when he was taken down again he stalled until the clock ran out which allowed him to reset in preparation for the second round. And while Fredriksson certainly was fighting back with his own kicks and punches, there is no denying that Plan III was in a class of his own once he managed to avoid getting taken down, I for one was surprised Fredriksson even tried to go for takedowns, as they seemed to sap more out of it than they did good, and I thought he would be better served to just kick box with Plan without trying so hard to get a takedown. Ran "Tan" Plan III by decision. Al Inyourbutt vs. Les Grossman Very little happened in this bout, Grossman controlled the entire bout from the top position, he scored with most of his takedowns and never allowed Inyourbutt to get any submissions or work his boxing, quite frankly the most exciting thing that happened was at the end of round two where Inyourbutt got on top and started working for submissions, but to no avail. Les Grossman by decision. 185 lbs Gunnar Ingi Jr Jake Kilmster TKO (Strikes) 1 rd 00:34 205 lbs Simo Kuassimo Mikko Tysooni TKO (Strikes) 1 rd 04:02 185 lbs Joey Silvera Turim Jursu Decision (Unanimous) 3 rd 05:00 265+ lbs Milo Kroton Artturi Virtanen Submission (Strikes) 1 rd 01:59 155 lbs Mikko Koskinen Travis International Submission (Strikes) 1 rd 02:37 185 lbs Stringer Bell Tauno Potku Submission (Guillotine) 1 rd 03:03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 NFC 74 Itaniemi vs Pendulum Preview Light heavyweight super fight – Main event: Urho "FinnFury" Itaniemi (19-4, 5-1 NFC, NFC Light heavyweight champion) vs. Snake The Pendulum (15-0, UVT Light heavyweight champion) The longer reigning champion of Ultimate Vale Tudo: Kings of Rio’s Light heavyweight division Snake The Pendulum is well known in Brazil, the gigantic light heavyweight has been undefeated in all his time on the Brazilian MMA circuit, now he is looking for recognition beyond the borders of Brazil by taking on knockout artist and NFC light heavyweight champion Urho Itaniemi, who has welcomed the challenge and the opportunity to fight another top ten light heavyweight. Pendulum has a distinct advantage over almost anyone in the light heavyweight division due to his share size, being 215 cm gives you a reach regularly built 205ers will have trouble competing with and has certainly been helpful throughout his career as he has accumulated nine knockouts on his record. Itaniemi may not have the same awe-inspiring mystique that goes along with an undefeated record, but he is a on a five fight winning streak since his back to back losses against the two world class fighters, John Keynes and Ossi Jokinen. Since then he has been on a rampage sending people into small comas and single handedly keeping the Neurological department in the local hospital in business, an ominous sign for Pendulum who is putting his undefeated streak on the line. Predicted’s prediction: I think Finnfury has what it takes to bring The Pendulum’s undefeated streak to a halt, he has excellent hands, well-rounded skills and immeasurable knockout power. Itaniemi by KO. Welterweight title fight – Main event: Esko Takanen (18-6-1, 2-1 NFC) vs. "Tolkuton mullikka" Palkki Niskavuori (9-1, 5-1 NFC) The reigning champion Esko Takanen will be hungry for redemption after losing to Russian Combat’s welterweight champion, Olli Jokinen, the kick boxer was previous to the fight against Jokinen on a seven fight winning streak, and he will be looking to reestablish himself as the dominant welterweight in Helsinki against Palkki Niskavuori. Being an incredible Muay Thai specialist like Niskavuori certainly gives you a lot of tools to choose from, and he has proven time and time again that his style of attacking from all angles and using all weapons available to him has made him one of the most successful youngsters in Helsinki, his only loss came from his first crack at the title against Jesse Mortensson, after that fight he landed on his feet and regained momentum with two one sided beatdowns, but if Palkki Niskavuori is to be successful in his second title shot he has to keep it in the clinch, which in this matchup is indisputably his realm of expertise. Predicted’s prediction: I think that Palkki Niskavuori will grind out a decision in the clinch. Lightweight: Rolf Thorkildsen (12-5, 9-4 NFC) vs. Torsti Turjake (13-7,3-1 NFC) These two men have at least one thing in common, the traumatic experience of facing Junior Lessard for the title, they both lost very one sided decisions and are looking to turn their careers around and get back on a winning streak. Thorkildsen’s biggest strength is his unpredictability, he has great ground and pound, won six fights by submission, and if that wasn’t enough, he has excellent hands and is more than able to hold his own in the standup. But against Torsti Turjake holding your own when striking is not enough, the world class Finnish boxer has seven knockouts as well as an extensive amateur boxing career on his record, so it seems that Thorkildsen’s best hope is his grappling. Predicted’s prediction: I think Rolf Thorkildsen can ground and pound Turjake into a little pulp. Thorkildsen by submission or TKO. Middleweight: "Kuuma" Kalle Reinikainen (6-0, 6-0 NFC) vs. Aarre Voutilainen (12-6, 3-3 NFC) Kalle Reinikainen is a young up and comer unnoticed by the MMA community, the 6-0 former amateur boxer decided to go for broke on his professional debut, and started off his career in one of the toughest organizations in the world, the NFC. And he has had spectacular results with five knockouts in six fights, all within the first round, the biggest feather in his cap must be his latest fight where he knocked out a former champion in Urpo Nyrkki, now the young boxer is moving closer and closer to a title shot, sending one veteran at a time to the hospital as the MMA world is finally starting to take notice. But if you were to pick someone to end the increasingly amazing undefeated streak, Aarre Voutilainen would be a prime candidate for the job, he is an experienced brawler with almost unmatchable power in his hands, and with nine knockout victories Reinikainen would be a fool to take him lightly. Predicted’s prediction: Even though Aarre Voutilainen is a big strong knockout artist, I just cannot look past Kalle Reinikainen who is an outstanding prospect and a guaranteed future contender for the belt, regardless if he wins or loses tonight, however I think he will knock Voutilainen into orbit. 185 lbs Urpo Nyrkki v Amigo Cerveza 170 lbs Esko Salo v Will Power 185 lbs Anthony Creaturos v Nisper Ykonen 155 lbs Tatau Bloodgood v Raimo Tikkari 205 lbs Miksu Rupunen v Oloff Larsen 155 lbs Mark Spencer v Eino Juutilainen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 NFC 74 Itaniemi vs Pendulum Review Snake The Pendulum vs. Urho Itaniemi Winner: Snake The Pendulum by decision (Unanimous) I was wrong, I saw Snake The Pendulum falter under the pressure Urho Itaniemi was sure to put on him, but no, after a first round that went to Itaniemi Snake went all out and dominated the subsequent four rounds, plain and simple, his leg kicks looked outstanding and they really seemed to hurt Itaniemi who was limping out of the cage supported by two of his cornermen after the fight. And even though Itaniemi seemed to be moderately effective with his striking in the beginning, he slowed down considerably until the end, and he allowed Pendulum to completely take over the fight letting him push the pace, which earned him four out of five rounds in the judges books. Esko Takanen vs. Palkki Niskavuori Winner: Palkki Niskavuori by decision (Unanimous) Finally Palkki Niskavuori got a belt around his waist, after failing once before the Muay Thai striker came into this fight look impeccable, he dodged an oncoming barrage of punches from Takanen, who by the looks of it, was trying to run Niskavuori down while punching him in the face. But Niskavuori kept his head cool and did what he had trained to do in the gym, wearing his opponents down with leg and body kicks. The only bright side for Takanen was his ability to completely avoid taking any damage when Niskavuori tried to clinch, but that has to be a small comfort after taking ribcracking kicks to the body and destructive leg kicks for twenty-five minutes. Rolf Thorkildsen vs. Torsti Turjake Torsti Turjake by decision (Unanimous) I really do not understand Torsti Turjake’s reasoning for taking Thorkildsen to the ground, yes, he is a good submission wrestler, but Thorkildsen has six submission victories, and Turjake is one of the most celebrated strikers in the NFC, but even though I found it weird there is no denying it’s effectiveness, Turjake dominated every round both in the standup and on the ground, where he comfortably dealt with Thorkildsen’s submission attempts, and was able to comfortably drag in a decision victory. He did not display the ferocity we expected, but a calculated and successful grind for the victory. Kalle Reinikainen vs. Aarre Voutilainen Winner: Aarre Voutilainen by KO. Finally a match that lived up to its hype, the two world class strikers went at it from the opening bell, Voutilainen got the clinch looking to unload with dirty boxing, but Reinikainen seemed to be just fine with that, as he was the aggressor and tried hard to connect with his strikes before breaking free. But it was after a body shot that seemed to really knock the wind out of Reinikainen that turned the tide, after that he never recovered and Voutilainen was allowed free reign. And when you give a striker of his caliber free reign to punch you wherever he wants, you are ending up on a hospital bed. As evident by round two where Reinikainen walked into an uppercut that sent him sailing to the mat, out cold. 185 lbs Urpo Nyrkki defeated Amigo Cerveza via Decision (Unanimous) 170 lbs Will Power defeated Esko Salo via Decision (Unanimous) 185 lbs Anthony Creaturos defeated Nisper Ykonen via Decision (Unanimous) 155 lbs Raimo Tikkari defeated Tatau Bloodgood via Decision (Unanimous) 205 lbs Miksu Rupunen defeated Oloff Larsen via Submission (Armbar) 155 lbs Mark Spencer defeated Eino Juutilainen via Submission (Kimura) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 NFC 75 Kalske vs Remmi Preview Super heavyweight title fight – Main event: Hemmo "Butcher" Kalske (10-0, 4-0 NFC) vs. Veto "Rotta" Remmi (22-2-1, 5-0 NFC) So it has all come down to this, Veto Remmi, arguably the most dominant heavyweight in Finnish MMA is taking on the undefeated monster Hemmo Kalske, the winner takes the superheavyweight strap, but something tells me that whoever picks it up will not walk unscarred away from the ordeal. Hemmo Kalske’s past is bloodier than a minor international conflict, his slicing elbows has earned him six doctor stoppages due to his opponents almost bleeding out on the floor after spending a couple of minutes in the cage with Kalske, a dangerous opponent you DO NOT want to clinch with, whatever you do. And what haven’t been said about Veto Remmi, the heavyweight is currently sporting an eleven fight winning streak and was ranked as the number ten in the world after his last fight, but Remmi is a very unassuming fighter on paper, he isn’t bad in any area, but he doesn’t shine either, it is how he combines his skills to open up for a diverse and well-rounded arsenal that has proven to be the recipe for success for the Finnish twenty-eight year old. Predicted’s prediction: Kalske’s undefeated record is a though nut to crack, Remmi is certainly the man for the job, but I think Kalske’s Muay Thai will make the difference for him, he will get the fight into the clinch and gut Remmi like a pig. Heavyweight – Co main event: Mikko Kytta (9-5, 3-1 NFC) vs. Ludvig "Biffen" Landersson (10-3, 5-1 NFC) Mikko Kytta is the embodiment of tenacity and never giving up, the Muay Thai striker lost four of his first five fights and was at a point where he could have discontinued his career and no one would have blamed him, but he stuck to it and seven fight winning streak where he taught many men to fear his right foot as it was detrimental to his fighting career earning him several knockouts. With Ludvig Landersson being the second man in the cage, we can up the combined amount of knockouts between the two to seventeen, neither fighter is happy with a decision, Landersson’s track record shows a devastating right hand that can make any chin implode on a good day, my advice for Kytta? Kick him silly, but will Kytta have the ability to stay away from Landersson’s right hand forever? Predicted’s prediction: I see Landeersson winning by KO. Heavyweight: Roddy "Big Time" Bowes (11-6, 8-3 NFC) vs. Jimmy Red (15-8, 3-3 NFC) Nine wins by knockout or TKO, Roddy Bowes took his boxing to another level when he stepped into MMA and started knocking people out left, right and center. Later he developed an all round skillset for MMA, he is now on a four fight winning streak and getting really close to a crack at Veto Remmi’s belt. But first he has to go through former title contender Jimmy Red, who despite his well developed striking prefers to fight on the ground where he has recorded almost all of his victories. If Bowes is going to have any hope of winning the fight and get one step closer to a title shot he has to stop Red’s takedowns, if he doesn’t he will get submitted or knocked out, but if he is allowed to make Red’s chin a regular target, history shows that he can knock the guy out. Predicted’s prediction: I see Jimmy Red taking Bowes down, punching him in the face and then submitting him. Super heavyweight: Aalio "Scarface" Paalio (12-6, 12-6 NFC) vs. Boris "Angry Fist" Metusalem (13-4, 7-3 NFC) Never have a nickname been more fitting; as all of Aalio Paalio’s losses has come from cuts, the nickname “Scarface” seems only perfect. But not only has Paalio never lost by any other form than doctor stoppage, he has also recorded all of his victories via knockout or TKO. This makes him a dangerous opponent for anyone willing to step into the cage with him, and especially Metusalem who does have a somewhat questionable chin. But these two fighters are very alike, Metusalem and Paalio are both high level boxers who scores most (or all in Paalio’s case) their wins by knockout, they go all out and put everything on the table letting the hardest hitting man win, which has made them fan favorites in the Finnish MMA scene. Predicted’s prediction: I see Paalio outstriking Metusalem by a mile in this one, Paalio by first or second round knockout. 265 lbs Neik Hammerlik v Mauri Kunnas 205 lbs Jake Orange v Aslan Bagrian 265 lbs Antti Haapasalo v Henry Saari 265 lbs Jiis DeKuyt v Luola Mies 265 lbs Timo Ryti v Paul Baller 170 lbs All or Nothing v Joonatan Roinatan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 NFC 75 Kalske vs Remmi Review Hemmo Kalske vs. Veto Remmi Winner: Hemmo Kalske (Unanimous decision) The fight between the undefeated super heavyweight champion Hemmo Kalske and the seemingly unstoppable dark horse and heavyweight champion Veto Remmi made NFC history, not only did it bring the NFC to the number one spot for a week, but it saw the stop to Veto Remmi’s reign of terror. And what a rude awakening it was, Kalske had his way with Remmi in the opening rounds, the nonstop assault in the clinch methodically broke Remmi down, and it seemed to not end, but even when Remmi shrugged off Kalske’s attempts to clinch he was dominated, getting his legs pummeled by kicks, getting punched everywhere Kalske could reach and pretty much getting dominated in every way imaginable leading to between three and four 10-8 rounds on the judges’ score cards. Mikko Kytta vs. Ludvig Landersson Winnder: Ludvig Landersson (TKO cut) In another dominating performance the co main event was mostly one way traffic down Landersson alley, his high level boxing and coupled with the Greco Roman clinch really put any offense Mikko Kytta tried to mount seem feeble in comparison, Kytta was cut in the first couple of exchanges, but as the round progressed and Landersson kept gaining momentum he really worked the cut making it an open wound by the end of the round. Despite having a deep gash on his forehead Kytta was given the thumbs up to go out and receive more punishment, but it seems that the doctor regretted this decision fairly quickly as Lnadersson connected with a well aimed combination that really opened up the cut pouring blood all over Kytta and Landersson, the referee interrupted the fight and the doctor called it off. A dominating performance by Landersson, but a slightly disappointing ending. Roddy Bowes vs. Jimmy Red Winner: Roddy Bowes (Unanimous decision) Before this fight Roddy Bowes was building up momentum for his title shot, but in the beginning it looked very bleak for him as he got taken down by Jimmy Red who has extensive grappling experience, but survived several choke attempts from the BJJ brown belt. Bowes was probably very encouraged having survived three minutes on the ground with Red, but he had to know he lost the first round. But even though he had a minute to debate with his corner what his strategy would be he could not avoid getting taken down by Red, however, Bowes’ continuous attempts for a sweep finally bear fruits, and he controlled most of the second round lying on top of Red controlling the action. This sudden turn of events seemed to go unnoticed by Red however as he again took Bowes down in the opening minute of the last round, and again, even faster this time, Bowes swept Red with astonishing ease. The fight most people thought Bowes would win standing he instead won with grappling, where he on paper was outclasses by a good amount, if anything a great upset in my opinion. Aalio Paalio vs. Boris Metusalem Winner: Boris Metusalem (TKO Cut) Hoooly crap, did I call the Kytta vs. Landersson fight one way traffic? This is on a whole different plateau in the realm of one-sided assfucks, in a fight that on paper would be fairly easily dominated by former amateur boxer Aalio Paalio we saw barroom brawler Boris Metusalem dismantle the methodical Paalio in an all out assault that left pedestrians outside the building shell-shocked. Metusalem never allowed Paalio to start his methodical striking, instead we saw him charge out and hit Paalio repeatedly in the haed for a little over a minute. In that time a gash so ugly that it would make even George Bush say Yowsa, leaving the referee no choice, but to stop the fight. 265 lbs Neik Hammerlik defeated Mauri Kunnas via Decision (Unanimous) 205 lbs Jake Orange defeated Aslan Bagrian via TKO (Kick and Punches) 265 lbs Henry Saari defeated Antti Haapasalo via Decision (Unanimous) 265 lbs Luola Mies defeated Jiis DeKuyt via KO (Head Kick) 265 lbs Paul Baller defeated Timo Ryti via TKO (Strikes) 170 lbs All or Nothing defeated Joonatan Roinatan via Submission (Kimura) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 NFC 76 Kullero vs Plan III Preview Middleweight title fight: "Hillitön paahtaja" Pasi Kullero (12-0, 7-0 NFC) vs. Ran "Tan" Plan III (9-2, 6-1 NFC) There is a certain air of mystique when someone has been allowed to go undefeated for twelve fights, for most mixed martial having a couple of losses on your record is pretty much expected, as many claim to improve tremendously from their losses as well as their victories. But for one who has never experienced a defeat in a professional fight, Pasi Kullero doesn’t seem to unnerved by his “lack of experience”. Fighting him is usually a horrible experience, where he rams his fists as far towards the back of your skull that he can manage a couple of hundred times, and with his strength and size that is not pleasant… at all. Ran "Tan" Plan III has claimed high and low that he will be the man to stop Kullero’s reign, and the Finnish kick boxer certainly has the skills to do so. His knockout power is well known with seven devastating knockouts, many in the first round, on his conscience he is not oen one to be fucked with for sure, but can he stop the former pro boxer Kullero from doing what he does best? Predicted’s prediction: I don’t think so, Kullero is such a great athlete and will easily beat Plan III by decision. Light heavyweight title fight – Co main event: Urho "FinnFury" Itaniemi (19-5, 4-2 NFC) vs. Ni Hao (16-4, 3-0 NFC) These two monsters has combined thirty knockouts throughout their careers. That is crazy, even crazier when you think about the fact that they have both only been stopped by strikes once. No wonder this is one of the most heavily anticipated fights in the history of Finnish MMA. If you judge them by their records you would be quite right in assuming that they are fairly one dimensional sluggers who always prefer a good scrap to cup grinding and Gogonomaplata holds, simple styles often make for the best fights. Ni Hao has never in his career gone for a takedown, while Itanimei has five very embarrassing imitations of takedowns hidden somewhere in the piles of fight tape of his, so if this fight hits the ground I can assure you it will be purely accidental, what you will see here is two blokes trying to knock each other into orbit, and one of them will most likely succeed. Predicted’s prediction: I see “Finnfury” retaining his belt and knocking Ni Hao out cold. Lightweight title fight: Junior "toivotaan, toivotaan" Lessard (13-1, 2-0 NFC) vs. Otso "Spartacus" Jokinen (8-2, 2-1 NFC) Lessard is one of the most devastating kick boxers in the lightweight division, nine knockouts out of thirteen wins make him a danger for anyone to strike with, but Otso Jokinen is on a whole other level when it comes to disposing people to the hospital. The world class wrestler has always been great at wrestling, but he has mostly used that particular skill to allow himself to box instead of going to the ground, his vicious dirty boxing and heavy bombs thrown at a distance has been by far his greatest assets throughout his career. Predicted’s prediction: Lessard is an extremely dangerous striker, which is why I think we will see Jokinen go for a takedown for once to set up a TKO victory from ground and pound. Super heavyweight: "KO-Artist" Nyrkki Sankari (8-1,2-0 NFC) vs. Rick "Tiny" Thompson (9-4, 5-3 NFC) Yet another fight which promises to write itself down as one of the all time greats, all of the fights that these two individuals has ever fought in, has ended by knockout, win or lose someone has always been knocked out in the end, and that I think tells you all you need to know about these two individuals, they are able to absorb a tremendous amount of punishment and have knockout power to rival that of Jenna Jameson’s cans. Predicted’s prediction: It’s hard to tell who will win, both fighters are tremendously popular, and incredibly powerful, but I gotta give the edge to Rick Thompson who has the better technique of the two, but it wouldn’t be the first time technique got shoved aside by raw power. 205 lbs Horst Linkke v Unski Hallavaara 205 lbs Ming Xin v Muskeli Mies 205 lbs Simo Kuassimo v Al Inyourbutt 265 lbs Michael Duddits v Mitchell Stehling 265 lbs Pertti Rauta v Vlad Tepez 265+ lbs Artturi Virtanen v Jenkem Fields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 NFC 76 Kullero vs Plan III Review Pasi Kullero vs. Ran Plan III Winner: Pasi Kullero by TKO Pasi Kullero really showed why he is undefeated as he put on a striking clinic against another high level striking in Ran Plan III, in the first round Kullero was content to exchange blows with Plan III for a while, but after a couple of failed attempts he went into the clinch, where he completely obliterated any offense Plan III might have planned for him, towards the end of the round Plan III was break dancing Lesnarstyle after a vicious hook connected to his face, but he somehow survived the onslaught. For the rest of the fight Kullero and lit Plan III up in the clinch, he got a hold of a clearly dazed Plan III and kept him in the clinch for almost the entirety of the rest of the fight before finally connecting with an uppercut from hell that lead to an impressive TKO victory. Urho Itaniemi vs. Ni Hao Winner: Urho Itaniemi by KO Title challenger Ni Hao was a little less than a standing target dummy for Itaniemi in one of the shortest title fights in NFC history, he connected with almost everything he threw completely humiliating the striking ability of Ni Hao and knocking him out in only a little over a minute. Junior Lessard vs. Otso Jokinen Winner: Otso Jokinen by decision (Unanimous) If one thing was certain it was that Otso Jokinen did not want to strike from a distance against the high level kick boxer in Junior Lessard, and even though he did fairly well against Lessard in the exchanges Lessard still came out on top, instead Jokinen wanted to use his wrestling background to dominate Lessard in the clinch and on the ground. Twenty-five minutes, three takedowns and almost a hundred strikes later the NFC had a new champion. Nyrkki Sankari vs. Rick Thompson Winner: Nyrkki Sankari by KO In a fight between two knockout artists with suspect chins they came in with completely different strategies, Rick Thompson wanted to avoid getting hit by staying on his heels and countering, Nyrkki Sankari on the other hand decided to hit Thompson before he could get hit back, and it was clear which strategy that worked, Thompson didn’t hit anything as Sankari steamrolled over him in one minute forty-five seconds of complete domination. 205 lbs Unski Hallavaara def Horst Linkke via KO (Strikes) 205 lbs Ming Xin def Muskeli Mies via Decision (Unanimous) 205 lbs Simo Kuassimo def Al Inyourbutt via KO (Head Kick) 265 lbs Mitchell Stehling def Michael Duddits via TKO (Strikes) 265 lbs Pertti Rauta def Vlad Tepez via KO (Punches) 265+ lbs Jenkem Fields def Artturi Virtanen via TKO (Cut) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 NFC 77 Landersson vs Topohanta Preview Heavyweight – Main event: Ludvig "Biffen" Landersson (11-3, 6-1 NFC) vs. Pekka "Venom" Topohanta (16-4-1, 9-3 NFC) One of the first and longest lasting NFC champions Pekka Topohanta is looking for payback, back in November Ludvig Landersson had the nerve to beat him in a close contest by cuts, Topohanta has not forgotten and reportedly relishes in the opportunity to beat down Landersson. Both fighters only have one decision victory, the rest are all TKOs or knockouts, and I for one can’t wait to see what happens when these two sluggers go at it. Landersson will probably stay away from the clinch, as Topohanta is a high level Muay Thai striker something Landersson has to be very vary about if he is to win the rematch. Predicted’s prediction: Pekka Topohanta’s muay thai will be the tiebreaker in this fight I think, he has learned from his mistake and will go much harder in the clinch and win by cuts. Middleweight: Sampsa Siloposki (16-5, 4-3 NFC) vs. "The Wolverine" Roibos Fredriksson (12-3-1, 7-3-1 NFC) Roibos Fredriksson is an extremely-rounded fighter, he has won in every conceivable way which has made him one of the biggest home grown stars in the NFC, but as he comes of a loss and a draw in his last two fights he really has to step his game up if he is to get another campaign to get his gold back up and running. If you look at Siloposki’s skillset in comparison to Fredriksson, they are very similar, if you overlook his grappling experience of course, they are both decent wrestlers with a high level kick boxing backround, I think that Fredriksson will be looking to add another submission to his record and avoid Siloposki’s knockout power which so far has claimed eleven victims. Predicted’s prediction: I see Fredriksson winning, either by submission or decision. Middleweight: "Global Killer" Anabol Asteroid (16-7-1, 2-2-1 NFC) vs. Gunnar "Svartur" Ingi Jr (10-3, 7-3 NFC) Gunnar Ingi Jr had an extremely good case to get a title shot when he took on Anthony Creaturos, he was on a four fight winning streak within one of the toughest middleweight divisions in the world, but his dreams for a title shot was quickly shot down as Creaturos dominated all three rounds, now Ingi Jr is back on his winning streak after knocking out Jake Kilmster in only thirty seconds, now he is given a really though test against the last Duel champion Anabol Asteroid. The Finnish knockout artist haven’t had to good a time in the NFC, winning only two of his last five, but with eleven knockout wins he is never to be counted out of a fight. Predicted’s prediction: Gunnar Ingi Jr is a high level boxer with very little variety in his offense, I think Asteroid can pull off an upset if he gets the fight to the clinch. Heavyweight: Syltty "orhi" Tallikone (15-6, 3-1 NFC) vs. Pertti Apila (13-5, 4-3 NFC) Both fighters in this fight are high level kick boxers with high knockout rates, Apila’s chin has been validated time and time again and his only loss by stoppage has been by cuts, Tallikone’s chin is a little more questionable, he has been knocked out twice and will look to avoid getting hit too many times by Apila. Predicted’s prediction: A though fight to call, Apila has a good chin while Talikone has the superior striking, I think Talikone can win, but only by decision. 205 lbs Re Christensen v Les Grossman 265 lbs Hessu Hopo v James Dille 155 lbs Mikko Koskinen v Vesku Torni 205 lbs Abdi Muhammed v Mikko Tysooni 265+ lbs Milo Kroton v Erling Mathias Havna 185 lbs Seppo Hanska v Kalle Kinkeri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 NFC 77 Landersson vs Topohanta Review Ludvig Landersson vs. Pekka Topohanta Winner: Ludvig Landersson by Decision (Unanimous) Prior to the fight Pekka Topohanta seemed to be one of the best bets as to who could stop Landersson’s quest for the title, having earned fifteen knockouts in twenty-one fights shows both the skill and power of the veteran, but Landerssson had found a way to counter Topohanta’s aggressive style of Muay Thai, and completely shut him down. Every round was seemingly the same, topohanta trying to mount some offense, but getting grinded down by Landersson’s relentless strikes, and it wasn’t long before Topohanta seemed the worse for wear. It was a complete destruction of Topohanta, and the only good thing he can take away from the fight is that he was still standing after taking all those shots to the head. Sampsa Siloposki vs. Roibos Fredriksson Winner: Sampsa Siloposki by Decision (Unanimous) The co main event was a much more even bout, Fredriksson put up a courageous fight even though Siloposki’s kick boxing and striking in the clinch seemed to overwhelm him early. He was able to recoup and in the second and third round his kicks seemed to really take a toll on Siloposki. But even though the BJJ Brown belt got a takedown both in the first and third round he was never able to use it to his advantage, all the submissions he threw up was easily defended by Siloposki who took the win in the end. Anabol Asteroid vs. Gunnar Ingi Jr Winner: Gunnar Ingi Jr by Decision (Unanimous) Gunnar Ingi Jr didn’t seem to keen to try and strike with Anabol Asteroid, who is known for his devastating knockout wins and he gladly pounced as he knocked Asteroid down in the first round, but his strategy on the ground didn’t seem more entertaining than what he was doing on his feet, resulting in a great sweep from Asteroid, proving that belt colors isn’t everything. But even if Asteroid was able to defend on the ground, Ingi controlled the pace after that, so few strikes were thrown, but since Ingi Jr was able to defend against almost everything Asteroid tried to do on his feet he was awarded the victory. Syltty Tallikone vs. Pertti Apila Winner: Pertti Apila by Decision (Unanimous) Holy crap, now this was a great fight, neither fighter seemed to even think about going for a takedown and where glad to exchange strikes. Apila showed early how strong he was in the clinch as he took Tallikone to town in it and landed many devastating blows to the body that seemed to momentarily sap all the energy out of him. And while Tallikone’s arms where down and he was breathing heavily, Apila pounced rocking him before pushing him back against the cage to unleash more dirty boxing, I’d say Tallikone was lucky to survive the first round. After the first round the fight became more even, but Apila’s strength in the clinch seemed to be the deciding factor, not even Tallikone’s feared knees could circumvent the inevitable as his winning streak was broken. 205 lbs 3 Les Grossman def Re Christensen via Decision (Unanimous) 265 lbs 3 James Dille def Hessu Hopo via Submission (Triangle) 155 lbs 3 Mikko Koskinen def Vesku Torni via Decision (Unanimous) 205 lbs 3 Mikko Tysooni def Abdi Muhammed via TKO (Punches) 265+ lbs 3 Milo Kroton def Erling Mathias Havna via KO (Strikes) 185 lbs 3 Kalle Kinkeri def Seppo Hanska via Decision (Unanimous) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 NFC 78 Remmi vs Kujansuu Preview Heavyweight title fight – Main event: Veto "Rotta" Remmi (22-3-1, 5-1 NFC) vs. Kalle Kujansuu (9-1, 1-1 NFC) The spell is broken, the unstoppable force has finally been finished, and the unbelievable eleven fight winning streak has come to an end, but it doesn’t matter, it’s all about how you rebound from that one loss that will define your career. Veto Remmi takes on one a fighter with one of the heaviest hands in the business, eight concussions in nine wins is a very good track record, but is it enough when facing one of the all time great heavyweights in Remmi? I don’t think so somehow, Remmi has overcome adversity and has always been counted out, and even though he is coming off a loss against the best opponent of his career he is still the NFC heavyweight champion, and I think it will stay that way. Predicted’s prediction: Remmi by TKO. Welterweight title fight – Co main event: "Tolkuton mullikka" Palkki Niskavuori (10-1, 6-1 NFC) vs. Felix Flashlighter (17-8, 9-3 NFC) Neither of these two fighters are especially heavy handed, or well known for their knockout power, instead they are technical strikers who seemingly have sniper scopes on their gloves when they are winning, this has lead them both to this fight, where the well rounded kick-boxer Felix Flashlighter gets another crack at the NFC strap against the newly crowned champion and Muay Thai expert Palkki Niskavuori. Another thing they have in common is their shared history with the former champion Jesse Mortensson, they have both been submitted by him, and while Flashlighter has avenged his loss, the only blemish on Niskavuori’s record remains. Predicted’s prediction: A very though fight to call, but I think that Niskavuori’s kicks will prove the difference maker in this fight. Middleweight: Aarre Voutilainen (13-6, 4-3 NFC) vs. Urpo Nyrkki (13-5, 3-3 NFC) Aarre Voutilainen seems to have been successful in turning his boxing experience into an MMA career, having finished ten of his fights by knockout he is no fighter to be taken lightly, even though his Achilles heel seems to be his underdeveloped Muay Thai and grappling. This is something Urpo Nyrkki has to capitalize on if he wants to avoid that gigantic sledgehammer right hand of Voutilainen, I would advise him to kick the legs all day to take away the movement and foundation of his opponent, because to stand and bang with Voutilainen seems to be a recipe for disaster. Predicted’s prediction: I think Urpo Nyrkki can grind out a decision in this one, but only if he uses his Muay Thai kicks to their full potential. Welterweight: Esko Takanen (18-7-1, 2-1 NFC) "The Shrink" Will Power (7-1, 6-0 NFC) The up and coming prospect Will Power is a future star in the making, he can withstand a lot of punishment, and nearly went into professional boxing before landing on MMA as his sport of choice, he has steadily raised his stock in the NFC by beating up increasingly though competition, now he takes on a veteran of twenty-six MMA fights in Esko Takanen, who has never been finished on his feet. But never being finished is one thing, taking on a fighter who seems vastly superior in all aspects of fighting is another, and while I think Takanen can hang on, I don’t see him winning. Predicted’s prediction: Takenen is a great gatekeeper, but when faced with such competition I just can’t see him winning. 170 lbs Fransico Junior v Jesse Mortensson 155 lbs Rolf Thorkildsen v Frank Andersson 170 lbs Esko Salo v Harri Sirkkeli 205 lbs Thomas Pinta v Needadis Shepard 265 lbs Jose Luis Rodriguez v Lou Cifer Jr 205 lbs Sepi Kumpulainen v Terry Uzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 NFC 79 Kalske vs Sankari 2 Preview Superheavyweight title fight – Main event: Hemmo "Butcher" Kalske (11-0, 5-0 NFC) vs. "KO-Artist" Nyrkki Sankari (9-1, 6-0 NFC) I have a feeling many people are counting out Nyrkki Sankari in this fight, he has already been knocked out once before by Hemmo Kalske, which the only loss on his record, but besides that fight Sankari has been devastating, knocking out much more technically gifted fighters with his style reckless assault, which has caused all of his fights, bar one, to end early in the first round, I think we can safely say that if Sankari connects with any chin, it’s owner will black out as surely as my predictions will always fail. But Kalske is obviously no pushover, as he holds the most prestigious super heavyweight strap in the world, is undefeated and considered as the best in his weight class, counting him out would indicate at least a minor brain injury. So the two fighters meet again, if history is to repeat itself the seemingly unstoppable Kalske may have to avoid letting his fists go too soon, because as his records would indicate, Sankari has hands of steel. Predicted’s prediction: I still think Kalske will win this one, even though Sankari looks more and more menacing for every fight, the kicks will wear him down quickly and end up getting him knocked out. Heavyweight – Co main event: Roddy "Big Time" Bowes (12-6, 9-3 NFC) vs. Mikko Kytta (9-6, 3-2 NFC) If Roddy Bowes wins this one, I’m sure he stands as the next in line for a title shot, Bowes has been on a tear lately and has improved dramatically winning all his last five fights in the NFC stopping four of his opponents proving that he is no joke. His opponent’s biggest strength is his well-rounded skills, he isn’t an expert in any one technique, but relies on exploiting the holes in his opponents’ game, something he has been fairly successful against inferior opponents, but now he takes on a hungry giant who looks to take his head off in the process of finally securing a belt around his waist. Predicte’ds prediction: Roddy Bowes should run through Kytta and finish him in the first round. Super heavyweight: Boris "Angry Fist" Metusalem (14-4, 8-3 NFC vs. Masaru "The" Midget (8-2, 3-1 NFC ) How Boris Metusalem has ever made it this far in MMA is beyond me, his technique is not top notch to say the least, and of the losses he has suffered a majority has been knockouts, yet, Metusalem keeps plowing onwards building a career out of the shattered hopes and teeth of his unfortunate opponents. Masaru Midget is in the other end of the spectrum, he is a young up and comer with great, well rounded skills and to top it off he has powerful hands that can knock most people out if they connect flush on the chin. Predicted’s prediction: Metusalem has the advantage in both experience and technique, believe it or not, and I think that is what will make him the victor tonight and bring him one step forward to be the number one contender for the belt. Heavyweight: Neik Hammerlik (13-6, 1-0 NFC) vs. optimus "autobot" Prime (14-8, NFC debut) From the beginning of his career Prime was always a wrestler first, but he quickly learned the important of submission grappling as he picked up more and more tricks through his BJJ training, which changed his career, already having a great wrestling base, Prime has been able to become a dominant and well known force in Finnish MMA. Prime has always been taking though fights and does not have a padded record, something he looks to prove again as he takes on Neik Hammerlik who has been on form recently earning himself a four fight winning streak. In contrast to Prime’s well honed skills, Hammerlik’s strength is his striking, and only that, he should not want anything to do with Prime’s grappling, and I suspect much of his training camp has been focused on stopping the takedown and defending on the ground. Predicted’s prediction: But not only does Prime has great submission wrestling, he also has great power in his hands, both on his feet and on the ground, and Hammerlik has displayed a nasty habit of going to sleep when people start punching him, and that is what I think will be happening in this fight. 155 lbs 3 Torsti Turjake v Valdemar Friman 265 lbs 3 Janne Maunonen v Henry Saari 185 lbs 3 Anthony Creaturos v Bumba Motumbo 205 lbs 3 Aslan Bagrian v Mega Fredriksson 265 lbs 3 Timo Ryti v Jiis DeKuyt 155 lbs 3 Mark Spencer v Raimo Tikkari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Light heavyweight title fight – Main event: Urho "FinnFury" Itaniemi (20-5, 5-2 NFC) vs. Unski Hallavaara (19-6, 10-4 NFC) Unski Hallavaara is one of the most familiar faces in the NFC, while a title has always alluded him his exploits has still made him a fan favorite. The biggest reason is that he is always exciting to watch, his punches comes in bunches and he has beaten some truly stellar competition. Urho Itaniemi haven’t defended his title all too much over his past bouts, he has taken superfight after superfight, but after his loss to the undefeated Snake The Pendulum he seems to have returned to defending his belt on a more regular basis. The two match up fairly well, but I feel like the reigning champion is superior in every respect and should be able to leave the octagon the victor. Itaniemi’s keys to victory: His vicious and well documented knockout power coupled with his usually extremely ferocious style. Unski Hallavaara’s keys to victory: Hallavaara’s best hope would be to overwhelm Itaniemi, force him to counter and stay defensive and then going into the clinch where his wrestling background should serve him well. Middleweight – Co main event: Ran "Tan" Plan III (9-3, 6-2 NFC) vs. Ni Hao (16-5, 3-1 NFC) Both Ran Plan III and Ni Hao are coming off losses in title fights, and where forced to go back to the drawing board, Ni Hao decided that a drop in weight was in order and was immediately given the former middleweight contender. While Ni Hao is twenty-seven and has over twenty fights on his resume, the younger Ran Plan III is only in the onset of his career, that is not saying that this fight isn’t important to the twenty-two year old, but unlike Ni Hao, he has plenty of time to improve upon his holes, which is his obvious inexperience in grappling and the clinch. Ran Plan III’s keys to victory: His knockout power is vitally important, his boxing background plus his ability to put most his victims to sleep will be what he is banking on going in against Ni Hao. Ni Hao’s keys to victory: Just as Plan III he has vicious knockout power, and has only won one decision, the rest of his sixteen victories have been knockouts, which is not a good statistic to be going against, Hao should also abuse his reach to get his bombs off before his opponent. Light heavyweight: "Caveman" Ming Xin (19-5, 1-1 NFC) vs. Simo Kuassimo (6-0, 2-0 NFC) Twenty-one years old and undefeated in six fights, Simo Kuassimo continues to make a serious impact in Finnish MMA has he climbs the light heavyweight ranks in one of the biggest organizations in the world, the insanely god striker is known for his complete and utter destruction of anyone who has come in contact with him inside the ring landing an incredible amount of strikes while doing so. But Ming Xin is not amused, Xin is a veteran of MMA and the former long reigning Russian Combat champion and will be looking to add Kuassimo to an already impressive, and pretty long resume. Xin has twelve submission wins and very rarely fights standing, even though he is more than able to. He shows that even though most top guys today are sprawl and brawlers, there are still those on the top able to submit their opponents. Even though Ming Xin is well rounded, trying to take on Kuassimo would be pretty stupid and asking for an asskicking, he should and will keep to his strengths which is his very well developed submission grappling. Ming Xin’s keys to victory: He has the striking to set up a takedown, and that’s what he should do, play Kuassimo’s game for just long enough to grab a hold of him and take him to the ground, once there he should use his vicious submissions to grab a hold of a limb and break it. Simo Kuassimo’s keys to victory: Basically his superior striking and knockout power, he needs to put pressure on Xin, use his reach, use his power and then maybe, he can become the first man to stop Ming xin. Super heavyweight: Iiro "The Man" Tolonen (16-6, NFC debut)vs. Rick "Tiny" Thompson (9-5, 5-4 NFC) Knockout artists with glass jaws would be an accurate description of this matchup if it wasn’t for Thompson’s opponents, even though all his losses has come via knockout, all five fighters who has knocked him out have incredible knockout ratios, so getting knocked out by any of them isn’t exactly telling when measuring chin resistance. But one thing is certain about him, none of his fights have left the first round, win or lose, you know for a fact that when Thompson steps into the ring, someone is leaving the ring on a stretcher. Iiro Tolonen is much the same, all his losses have been knockouts, but all of them have been at the hand of opponents with incredible knockout ratios. He himself has twelve knockouts or TKOs in his win column, and like Thompson, he rarely leaves the first round, but unlike Thompson he is also experienced on the ground and likes to mix his incredible striking up with his powerful takedowns which Thompson has to stop. Iiro Tolonen’s keys to victory: Tolonen has a vast arsenal of attacks he can use, against Thompson, his well rounded skill set allows him to be unpredictable which will make everything he does more effective as Thompson can’t know what Tolonen is doing next. This also ensures that he has an answer for any situation Thompson puts him in. Rick Thompson key’s to victory: Thompson’s explosive power is obviously an asset that any fighter would like to have, he also has quite a significant reach advantage that may put him at a disadvantage if Tolonen being the more experienced ground fighter takes him down, but as long as the fight stays standing I think Thompson has an advantage. 205 lbs Jake Orange vs Horst Linkke 265 lbs Mitchell Stehling vs Jimmy Red 185 lbs Kalle Reinikainen vs Joey Silvera 265 lbs Tony Tauno vs Antti Haapasalo 185 lbs Nisper Ykonen va Stringer Bell 155 lbs Travis International va Jorma Kaki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 NFC 79 Kalske vs Sankari 2 Recap Hemmo Kalske vs. Nyrkki Sankari Winner: Nyrkki Sankari (TKO) WOW, what an upset, Nyrkki Sankari proved once again that you do not have to be technical if you possess the raw power mother nature provided for you as he came out like a house on fire trying to finish Kalske before he could tee off, this strategy proved effective as Kalske buckled after only forty-three seconds. Incredible. Roddy Bowes vs. Mikko Kytta Winner: Mikko Kytta (TKO) Boddy Bowes really wanted to drag Mikko Kytta early, and you could tell why when you saw the end result, Kytta basically connected whenever he threw a strike rapidly breaking down Bowes who seemed to have no answer to the pressure being put on him as he crumbled and forced the referee to step in to save bowes from even more harm Boris Metusalem vs. Masaru Midget Winner: Masaru Midget (TKO) There seemed to be a recurring theme of onesided beatdowns in this event, just like in the others there was a clear better man with no ambiguous judging, but rather a quick clean sprint to the finishline. Masaru Midget clearly didn’t want to miss an important TV-show as he rushed out of the gate and put his fists in Metusalem’s face, where they stayed until the referee pulled him off his victim two minutes later. Neik Hammerlik vs. optimus Prime Winner: Neik Hammerlik (Unanimous decision) Neik Hammerlik was clearly the better man in the opening two rounds as he was the most effective and technical striker of the two, while Prime looked to throw more damaging shots , but rarely connecting, Hammerlik took his time beating down his opponent. Of course this all flew out the window in the third round as Prime finally got the clinch where he clearly dominated for almost an entire round, but sadly for him, not enough to warrant a 10-8 round eventually losing him the fight. 155 lbs Torsti Turjake def Valdemar Friman via Decision (Unanimous) 265 lbs Janne Maunonen def Henry Saari via Decision (Unanimous) 185 lbs Bumba Motumbo def Anthony Creaturos via Decision (Unanimous) 205 lbs Aslan Bagrian def Mega Fredriksson via Submission (Armbar) 265 lbs Jiis DeKuyt def Timo Ryti via KO (Punches) 155 lbs Mark Spencer def Raimo Tikkari via Submission (Armbar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 NFC 80 Itaniemi vs Hallavaara Recap Urho Itaniemi Vs, Unski Hallavaara Winner: Urho Itaniemi (KO) Urho Itaniemi showed his dominance as he extended his title run in the light heavyweight division in crushing fashion. Hallavaara was on the receiving end of a beating for a total of one minute and forty-three seconds where Itaniemi showed his accuracy and well-rounded striking before finally finishing it, painful to watch Hallavaara slaughtered like that, but you cannot do anything, but admire the ferocity of the champion. Ran Plan III vs. Ni Hao Winner: Ran Plan III (TKO) Prior to this matchup some couch potatoes called into question the weight difference and weather or not that would have an effect on the outcome, Plan III can tell you that it certainly didn’t, as throughout the first round his opponent only connected with one strike, while Plan III was able to land at will. When they came out for the second round it was obvious Ni Hao wanted out and he was quick to crumble to the floor after getting caught forcing the referee to stop it. Ming Xin vs. Simo Kuassimo Winner: Ming Xin (Unanimous decision) The up and coming Simo Kuassimo had his career prospects temporarily haltered as he ran into a brick wall by the name of Ming Xin, who was expected to do everything he could to avoid the incredible striking of Kuassimo focused instead on being diverse and unpredictable, making him just as lethal on his feet as on the ground. Kuassimo didn’t know what to defend against and stayed on the defensive receiving the most shots and not doing anything impressive. Iiro Tolonen vs. Rick Thompson Winner: Iiro Tolonen (TKO) Ouch, that was nasty, Tolonen used his wrestling advantage and dragged Thompson into the clinch with him getting away from his deadly hands. Once in the clinch Tolonen turned up hisaggressiveness and wasted little time crushing Thompson’s face with his fist knocking him out in under two minutes. 205 lbs Jake Orange def Horst Linkke via TKO (Strikes) 265 lbs Mitchell Stehling defJimmy Red via Decision (Unanimous) 185 lbs Kalle Reinikainen def Joey Silvera via KO (Punch) 265 lbs Tony Tauno def Antti Haapasalo via Submission (Strikes) 185 lbs Nisper Ykonen def Stringer Bell via TKO (Strikes 155 lbs Travis International def Jorma Kaki via TKO (Strikes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 NFC 81 Kullero vs Siloposki 3 Recap 185: Bobby "Bad" Fingers v Seppo "Heijari" Hanska Over after 4:01 of Round 1, Seppo Hanska will most likely rue taking this one to the mat, after scoring a takedown into side control, Hanska pretty much began trying to beat up on Bobby Fingers who was remaining active off his back, attempting a few submissions before finally trapping Hanska in an arm bar. Hanska paid the price for going to the mat with a superior Ju Jitsu grappler here. 205: Re Christensen v Abdi "Veli" Muhammed Another Round 1 finish here as Re Christensen really bossed Abdi Muhammed landing at will as this fight remained standing until Christensen scored with a head kick that essentially finished the fight before landing some more unanswered shots that forced the ref to intervene. Winner after 4:13 of Round 1 in a classy showing was Re Christensen. 185: Kalle Kinkeri v Jake "Deadpool" Kilmster This one went the distance but Kalle Kinkeri was the clear winner here landing some damaging and energy sapping leg kicks throughout, combining this with some really morale draining clinch work as he really executed a superb game plan to neutralise the dangerous stand up of Jake Kilmster that really left “Deadpool” unable to adapt and do anything of note in this fight. 265: "Neandertalilainen" Luola Mies v "Vapahtaja" Mauri Kunnas Luola Mies dominated in this Heavyweight, eventually taking a unanimous decision victory with all judges scoring this fight 30:25. Mauri Kunnas was unfortunately for him, totally outclassed as "Neandertalilainen" really put on a clinic in this one with a sensational display of striking. Kunnas just had no answer to the unrelenting pressure and aggression that Mies showed in this one. 265: Syltty "orhi" Tallikone v "Raju" Pertti Rauta What fight this one was, both men come out looking to finish this one right away with both finding a way to cut the other wide open before Rauta scored with a great left then right combo which looks to have finished the fight. A clearly rocked Tallikone manages to survive somehow, most likely helped by the fact Rauta let him get back to his feet before landing a hook of his own that sent Rauta to the mat. Tallikone had no problem however in going for the kill as Rauta impressively managed to dodge the ground and pound before getting the fight back to the feet. Both men obviously were happy at this stage to clinch up and try and get back some of their senses before they parted the clinch and this fight finished with a fake jab, followed by a head kick by Tallikone which rendered Rauta unconscious. This fight was an instant classic with Tallikone scoring the KO win via Head Kick at 3:45 of Round 1 but both men came to finish this fight, this was a war with both men displaying incredible heart to even have the fight last this long, surely Rauta must regret not trying to put away "orhi" when he had the chance. 205: "!Roid Rage!" Muskeli Mies v "KeiOu" Mikko Tysooni Muskeli Mies really bossed this one, he managed to leave Mikko Tysooni a bloodied mess before ending this one at 2:31 of Round 1 via (T) KO strikes. Mies showed a real cutting edge and this man goes for the kill, Tysooni was complaining of a poke to the eye but when the referee didn’t interfere Mies swarmed all over Tysooni and launched a devastating attacked that finished the helpless Tysooni, Mies looked very impressive here but in truth he encountered little resistance which helped him along the way. 265+: Milo "Of" Kroton v Aalio "Scarface" Paalio Milo "Of" Kroton was relentless in this Super Heavyweight bout as he didn’t allow “Scarface” Paalio a moment to catch breath as he punished in the clinch during the course of the bout with some particularly heavy body shots and then from the clinch really took this fight to the mat when he wanted to continue his assault. It was good strategy on behalf of Kroton to neutralise the stand-up of Paalio, who did manage to cut open Kroton in the opening seconds of this fight – Perhaps prompting Kroton to go to what he knew best. Kroton really shut-out “Scarface” here to take the unanimous decision win, with all judges scoring this one 30:26. 185: Gunnar "Svartur" Ingi Jr v "The Wolverine" Roibos Fredriksson This was a pretty competitive Middleweight bout with Roibos Fredriksson coming out to take Round 1 scoring an early takedown and then scoring with some effective kicks; "Svartur" did himself score a takedown late in Round 1 but was promptly reversed as “The Wolverine” started brightly. A clearly annoyed Gunnar "Svartur" Ingi Jr came out and dominated Round 2 though, scoring an early takedown and really put the heat on with some ground and pound and mixing that up well with some solid submission attempts. Into the final round and it was anyone’s fight, Fredriksson continued his assault on the legs of "Svartur" and that was really the theme of the final round to be honest, with Inji Jr looking dangerous on the counter as this one went to the judges. I was surprised by the result, but ultimately it was the domination in Round 2 that won Gunnar "Svartur" Ingi Jr this fight was he took down a 29:27 unanimous decision. Gunnar "Svartur" Ingi Jr will be delighted with the win, but I think "The Wolverine" has a case for a rematch in my estimation. 205: Co Main Event: David "Frankenstein" Silva v Les "Bei Dem Knee" Grossman The Co Main Event of the evening was a grappling clinic as David Silva and Les Grossman met, with neither fighter putting much emphasis on the stand up this one was won and lost on the mat which was surprising giving what was, on paper a more superior grappling game for Les Grossman. However it was to be David Silva who took down the closely fought decision win, taking it unanimously as all judges scored the fight 29:28. To be honest, there was nothing in this fight, and it wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing either but Silva was fractionally more clinical on the mat than Les "Bei Dem Knee" Grossman but expect this one to happen again down the way at some stage. The difference here was neglible and had to been called a draw I don’t think anyone would have been surprised. David "Frankenstein" Silva takes down the win however and with it improves to 12-3-0. 185: Main Event: "Hillitön paahtaja" Pasi Kullero v Sampsa Siloposki NFC Middleweight Champion, "Hillitön paahtaja" Pasi Kullero put his Middleweight title on the line in the Main Event of the Evening here against an old rival in Sampsa Siloposki. This fight was standing for all five Championship Rounds as we went to the judges to get confirmation, but everyone in attendance knew the result beforehand as Pasi Kullero once again affirmed his position as top dog at 185 in NFC. It was a hell of a fight to watch as both men went for it, Siloposki especially was looking was looking for the head attempting 145 head shots during the course of the bout, perhaps believing if he could find a way through, his power would do the rest. Kullero was more dynamic and perhaps this was the difference with his offence being spread out over a much more varied area making it hard for Siloposki to figure out how to go about his task. There is no doubt that during the course of the bout that Sampsa Siloposki was the more active fighter, however he wasn’t as successful with as many shots as The Champion "Hillitön paahtaja" Pasi Kullero and that basically was the story here with Kullero essentially expending less energy and perhaps catching the judges eyes with his efficiency. This is the third time these men have no met, with all three wins to Pasi Kullero, I am convinced that Sampsa Siloposki believes deep down he can take down Kullero but the Champ is not undefeated for a reason, this is one dangerous man and certainly one of the best Middleweights in the world with a superb record of 14 wins, to no losses and draws thus far in his career. Next up for the Champion is igor "pure evil" glozman who has won his last four straight, with 15 of 18 wins via (T) KO there is no doubt that this man presents a heavy hitting and legitimate challenge to the Number 1 ranked Middleweight in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 NFC 82 Remmi vs Landerson 2 Preview 265: Main Event: Veto "Rotta" Remmi (23-3-1) v Ludvig "Biffen" Landersson (12-3-0) The Main Event of NFC 82 is the rematch between Ludvig "Biffen" Landersson and the Champion, Veto "Rotta" Remmi. These two first met back in January with Remmi taking the win via (T) KO due to a cut. That was a bit of an anti-climax to finish that fight, whilst Remmi did boss the fight – He wasn’t exactly putting Landersson under serious pressure – There were better moments beforehand that really could have put an end to that fight. The question surrounding this fight is, what can “Biffen” change, what can he do to trouble the Champion? With Exceptional Boxing, Remarkable Muay Thai and Wrestling not to mention Brown grade BJJ there is no doubt that the Challenger is a seriously talented guy, Ludvig "Biffen" Landersson has scored 10 of 12 career wins via (T) KO so it’s safe to say that his best chance of a win is to keep this one standing. Back in January Remmi did take down Landersson so this is an area he really will have worked on you suspect. The secondary problem however is the fact that “Biffen” was completely out fought on the feet and you suspect that he might not be as hesitant in this fight to pull the trigger as he appeared to be back then. Remarkable Boxer and Wrestler, Purple grade BJJ grappler and Superb Muay Thai striker, Veto "Rotta" Remmi is one bad man, with 14 of 23 wins via (T) KO he is certainly a finisher, but he also displays an real steel about him, he can grind out a win with 6 decision wins to his name as well. The smart money is on “Rotta” to try and grapple with Landersson where he looked really comfortable in the first meeting, with Landersson sure to come out aggressive I wonder just how Remmi will approach this one. Remmi is a supremely dangerous counter striker and really looks to be a bad matchup for “Biffen”, how will this one go down? The defending Champion surely must start as a heavy favourite however, Ludvig Landersson strangely has an advantage here, he knows what he has to change compared to the first fight. Will this make an impact on the bout? 265+: Main Event: Hemmo "Butcher" Kalske (11-1-0) v Boris "Angry Fist" Metusalem (14-5-0) The Co Main Event features two men whose paths have crossed before as well, as Hemmo Kalske takes on Boris Metusalem once more at Super Heavyweight. These two met at NFC PPV 2 with Hemmo "Butcher" Kalske scoring a Round 1 (T) KO win via strikes in a superbly efficient performance landing with everything he threw before ending this fight with a big elbow that ended this one from the clinch. Hemmo Kalske boasts Wonderful Boxing and Wrestling, combined with Brown grade BJJ and Exceptional Muay Thai. With a record of 8 of 11 career wins via (T) KO this man is one dangerous striker and has only been out of Round 1 three times in his career, win or lose. However this is his first outing since losing the Super Heavyweight title in his last bout at NFC 79 and you have to wonder just how up for this one he’ll be. Take into account his destruction of “Angry Fist” when they last met, this is a bit of a nightmare fight for him on his return. Hemmo "Butcher" Kalske will hope that the first loss of his career doesn’t extend into back to back losses. Across the cage Saturday night will be Boris "Angry Fist" Metusalem, holding a Remarkable Boxing and Wrestling game, “Angry Fist” is an aggressive brawler, with 11 of 14 wins in his career via (T) KO and there is no doubt in my mind this man is going to come out and test Kalske’s will to get in a fight, this fight has the potential to be a classic, both love to punch it out and both rarely make it out of Round 1 in their fights. With both men coming off losses this fight takes particular significance and you have to believe you’re going to see these two come to finish this and get back on track. This one might well come down to who connects first, but one thing is for sure, these are two of the most popular men in NFC and nobody is going to want to miss this one, what a fight in prospect here Saturday. 155: Otso "Spartacus" Jokinen (9-2-0) v Torsti Turjake (15-7-0) Having won the Lightweight crown in his last bout, new NFC 155 Champion Otso "Spartacus" Jokinen will defend his title for the first time here on Saturday night as this supremely talented Lightweight will look to really cement his name as one of the best Lightweights in the world. A Sensational Boxer and Remarkable Muay Thai striker, with 7 of 9 career wins via (T) KO it’s safe to say that this Finn knows how to get the job done. Dangerous with his hands and brutal in the clinch, “Spartacus” will want to keep this fight standing but across the cage Saturday he’ll face a man very much able to take him out of his comfort zone. Torsti Turjake has the striking to stand with the Champion for sure, he holds, on paper, equal striking. However with his Exceptional Wrestling and Brown grade BJJ he has the grappling to take the title. Not only this, but take into consideration that with 7 of 15 career wins via Decision, Torsti Turjake knows what he is doing in the cage and is extremely able to implement his game plans it seems. This one could be won and lost in the fact that Torsti Turjake is the taller man, “Spartacus” is going to have to maybe eat some shots to try and get on the inside like he likes to do, but Turjake has the option of keeping it on the outside and maybe shooting in using Jokinen’s aggression against him. This is a fight with so many variables and I think this one could be one of the fights of the night. 265: Kalle Kujansuu (9-2-0) v Steen Christensen (9-3-0) What a war is in prospect here at Heavyweight with two of NFC’s fastest rising stars facing off, with 18 professional bouts, these two share 16 wins via (T) KO between them as Wonderful Boxer Kalle Kujansuu, fresh off his recent title loss to outstanding Heavyweight Champion Veto "Rotta" Remmi takes on Steen Christensen with his lethal Sensational Boxing and Exceptional Muay Thai. I don’t think there is any chance of this one going to the ground, with both these men being strikers this one is destined to end with one rendered unconscious, the only question is who? Kalle Kujansuu holds a slight reach advantage and that might be crucial, because despite being on paper, a less talented fighter he’s been in the cage with the best and that can only serve him good in the future. Can he begin the start of his ascent here? This one is going to be a war and could well be the fight that provides us with ‘Fight of the Night’ honours. 155: Junior "toivotaan, toivotaan" Lessard (13-2-0) v Rolf Thorkildsen (13-6-0) 185: Urpo Nyrkki (14-5-0) v Lasair Ceasaigh (13-6-0) 205: Thomas Pinta (11-2-1) v Aslan Bagrian (12-7-1) 265: Vlad "The Impaler" Tepez (8-3-0) v Lou Cifer Jr (13-13-0) 170: Harri "Lentävä" Sirkkeli (11-5-0) v "Vegan Reich" All or Nothing (12-9-0) 205: Miksu "Ruho" Rupunen (12-7-0) v Sepi Kumpulainen (4-3-0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 NFC 82 Remmi vs Landerson 2 Review 265: Main Event: Veto "Rotta" Remmi v Ludvig "Biffen" Landersson Veto Remmi defended his Heavyweight title here in very impressive fashion taking just 2:19 of Round 2 to put away the dangerous challenger in “Biffen” Landersson. To be honest Landersson was never really in the fight, from the moment Veto "Rotta" Remmi caught him early on with a jab that opened up the challenger, his aggression seemed to be picked off by the Champion with ease. Landersson spent most of Round 1 coming forward trying to secure the clinch only to take shots on the way in, and out as Remmi really punished him for this tactic. Landersson did score with some offence though, and indeed he did get the clinch just at the end of Round 1 but I thought that Remmi was just doing enough to frustrate the challenger. Into Round 2 and “Rotta” burst out of the gates, catching “Biffen” with a shot that crumpled him to one knee, smelling blood, Remmi went for the takedown and it was from here this fight was won for the Champion. From the takedown Remmi moved into the mount and scored with some really massive shots that ended this fight cutting the face of the challenger brutally in the process to move to 24-3-1 and retaining his title in quite brutal fashion. This was a superb defence and Remmi showed just how hard he is going to be to defeat here with this great win. 265+: Co Main Event: Hemmo "Butcher" Kalske v Boris "Angry Fist" Metusalem What an absolute war this was as these men just met in the middle of the cage and proceeded to put on a real show for those in attendance. First Metusalem comes out swinging looking to put away Hemmo "Butcher" Kalske, and nearly succeeds in doing so with a big left ending up mounting a rocked Kalske who showed incredible heart to survive. The referee then perhaps a little to eagerly stood the action up, only for Boris "Angry Fist" Metusalem to put down Kalske yet again as he caught him with a superb uppercut. This one was in real danger of being stopped I thought and incredibly the referee stood this one up yet again but upon this stand up Kalske looked like a man who really thought this was no fun, and had to do something to defend himself. “Butcher” then started opening up with kicks perhaps desperately trying to keep some distance between himself and “Angry Fist” but this worked to great effect and Metusalem looked to have no answer as Hemmo "Butcher" Kalske began to regain his confidence only to complete a remarkable come from behind win with a massive head kick which finished this fight. The referee perhaps can take some real flak from Metusalem’s corner with those stand ups, but he didn’t really put the heat on when he put him to the mat twice. He’ll regret that for sure right now and Kalske will be glad to get out of town with the win here because whilst this fight lasted just 3:20 of Round 1, the beating he took was unbelievable, for him to take down the win here was really the stuff of legend. Boris "Angry Fist" Metusalem might just be coming back for a rematch I’d have thought however somewhere down the line. 155: Otso "Spartacus" Jokinen v Torsti Turjake Torsti Turjake during the course of this fight really went after the head of Otso "Spartacus" Jokinen when he had the chance, but it was a bad tactic because that only enabled Jokinen to counter and take this fight into the clinch in Round 1 where he really did a number on the challenger. Jokinen was extremely effective in the clinch and really did the damage in this round. As Round 2 started Jokinen opened up on the clearly tired challenger, first rocking him with a big shot to the head, then taking him to the mat for the first time in the fight where he relatively easily slipped into mount and finished this one via (T) KO after 3:20 of Round 2. "Spartacus" looked absolutely sensational here and Turjake looked completely out of his depth as he got decimated by the Champion who now moves to 10-2-0 with his first title defence. On this evidence, there won’t be many relishing taking on this beast from Helsinki, Finland. 265: Kalle Kujansuu v Steen Christensen I promised this fight wouldn’t get out of Round 1 and I was nearly proved a liar but after 4:07 of Round 1 Kalle Kujansuu finished Steen Christensen with strikes as this one was the stand-up war we anticipated. Kalle Kujansuu went after the body of Christensen and scored with some big hits that looked to have gassed out the Dane who looked like he wanted to take this fight into the clinch and see what Kujansuu had there but he was only able to keep the clinch for a matter of seconds really. The fight ended quite bizarrely, Christensen, perhaps feeling the effects of the attacks to the body looked up at the clock and was promptly finished by a big right and left that caught him cold. I think Christensen was on the way out anyway, but Kujansuu has a killer instinct there is no doubt about that – Brutal finish, and yet another Round 1 finish on his record. 155: Junior "toivotaan, toivotaan" Lessard v Rolf Thorkildsen Junior Lessard shuts out Rolf Thorkildsen with a brutal display of leg kicking here which really rendered Thorkildsen no danger. Rolf Thorkildsen did land a takedown in the final round and maybe gave Lessard some concern with a few submission attempts – But it would have been robbery had he managed to take this one as it went the distance before Lessard was announced the unanimous decision victor with all judges scoring the bout 30:26. 185: Urpo Nyrkki v Lasair Ceasaigh Lasair Ceasaigh had no answer to the aggression or power of Urpo Nyrkki here at Middleweight, rocking Ceasaigh early on with a left hand Urpo Nyrkki smelt blood and got his win after just 1:37 of Round 1 with a big right then left combination which rendered Lasair Ceasaigh unconscious. Massive KO win there for Urpo Nyrkki and does he have some heavy hands. 205: Thomas Pinta v Aslan Bagrian Both these men came to fight, but it was Thomas Pinta who devastated Aslan Bagrian finishing him after 1:55 of Round 1 via (T) KO after dropping him initially with a massive hook – It was a superb finish with Pinta letting a clearly rocked Bagrian recover and get to his feet only to immediately drop him with another uppercut. Sensational stuff from Pinta here who improves to 12-2-1 with a big win. 265: Vlad "The Impaler" Tepez v Lou Cifer Jr Vlad "The Impaler" Tepez will be very disappointed to have lost this one; in a Heavyweight fight that went the distance he pretty much brought the fight to Lou Cifer Jr who was very clever in grinding this one out. All judges scored this one 28:29 to Lou Cifer Jr who took this one completely on his efficiency on the mat with his improvement after being taken down by Tepez a particular highlight. Tepez will be very upset by this loss I’d have thought though. 170: Harri "Lentävä" Sirkkeli v "Vegan Reich" All or Nothing Harri Sirkkeli bossed All or Nothing in this fight, “Vegan Reich” only tried to takedown Sirkkeli during the course of this bout and was very unsuccessful in that landing only 1 of 12 attempts. Whereas Harri "Lentävä" Sirkkeli was able to take this one down to the mat at will eventually taking the unanimous 30:27 decision win as scored by all judges. 185: Miksu "Ruho" Rupunen v Sepi Kumpulainen It was far from an eye catcher, but winner via arm bar submission here was Miksu Rupunen. Kumpulainen took a very poor Round 1, but after “Ruho” secured a takedown late in Round 2 he was relentless in his Submission attempts until he got paid off. Rupunen moves to 13-7-0 with the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted April 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 http://www.mmatycoon.info/images/6/63/Nfc83.jpg NFC 83 Sankari vs Tolonen Preview 265+: Main Event: "KO-Artist" Nyrkki Sankari (10-1-0) v Iiro "The Man" Tolonen (17-6-0) The Main Event of the Evening promises to be an outstanding affair between two men who I believe might well come to the cage and stand and bang this one out, as Nyrkki Sankari meets Iiro "The Man" Tolonen at Super Heavyweight to decide the NFC Super Heavyweight Championship. "KO-Artist" won’t bring any surprises to the cage Saturday night, as this Wonderful Boxer and Strong Muay Thai striker has won every fight of his career thus far via (T) KO, "KO-Artist" Nyrkki Sankari is the number 1 ranked Super Heavyweight in the world, and really has come from nowhere to be the best in the world. "KO-Artist" has only been out of Round 3 once in his career, and while he does face a vastly experienced opponent Saturday night he’ll be supremely confident that he can take this one down early, and why wouldn’t he with that record of his. Across the cage on fight night will be "The Man" who it must be said, is the much better fighter on paper especially considering his Exceptional Wrestling game, complimented with dangerous Brown grade BJJ. With 13 of 17 career wins however via (T) KO and Exceptional Boxing and Remarkable Muay Thai – We might well see both men’s ego’s get the better of the other here and have these two stand and smash it out. It doesn’t seem like a smart option for Tolonen, but he’s done everything in the game and he will want Sankari to maybe get a taste of his own medicine perhaps and have him eat a few shots. And interestingly, when under pressure, Nyrkki Sankari has shown he is susceptible to cuts – indeed this was the method of his only loss to date, via (T) KO cut and for this reason we might well see Iiro "The Man" Tolonen test out how good at Nyrkki Sankari is at receiving. This is a really interesting fight, there isn’t much between these fighters, Tolonen is the much better all-round fighter in my estimation, however for pure power and explosiveness Nyrkki Sankari has that one, it remains to be seen who will prevail, but knowing these two, it could be a short fight in prospect. Another superb main event from NFC proving once again why they are the best in the business. 205: Co Main Event: "Caveman" Ming Xin (20-5-0) v Jake "Agent" Orange (11-3-0) With 12 of 20 career wins via submission, Ming Xin is one dangerous man. Boasting Exceptional Wrestling and Brown grade BJJ he’s well able to takedown anyone and finish them but also, dangerously for Jake Orange, he’s never ever been finished in his career. Ming Xin also has Exceptional Boxing but I suspect that he’ll eventually want to take this to the mat and test out just how good Jake Orange is on the mat. And that could well be a problem for “Agent” Orange as his grappling game is indeed his weakest area; however the fight will start standing and his Sensational Boxing and Exceptional Muay Thai means that he will be more than a handful for “Caveman” and this really seems to be the striker versus grappler contest. I anticipate a game of cat and mouse early on with Jake Orange probably wary of Ming Xin exploding early on with the takedown and ruining his early advantage. With 7 of 11 career wins via (T) KO Jake Orange certainly knows how to finish a fight, but coming up against the vastly experienced Ming Xin will he have power or the ability to finish the remarkably durable Ming Xin? Interestingly, Jake Orange will hold a very big reach and height advantage in this fight, how will this unfold during the course of the bout? There are a lot of questions regarding this fight and I am very interested to see how this fight goes. Ming Xin is a vastly experienced fighter, he’s been around the block and will Jake “Agent” Orange be able to bring anything to the table that he hasn’t bore witness to before? 170: Felix Flashlighter (18-8-0) v Esko Takanen (18-7-2) NFC Welterweight Champion, Felix Flashlighter puts up his crown Saturday night in what will be his first defence since finally winning the title that eluded him for so long. This is a bout between two of the most experienced men in NFC and there is nothing that these two men haven’t seen over the course of their careers so this one basically comes down to what advantage they have over the other. The Champion is a real grinder; he’s been the distance in 18 of his 26 career bouts to date and someone who really knows their way around the cage. Tactically sound, he’ll be confident he can drag this fight into the late stages and really take Esko Takanen out of his comfort zone. It also is very pertinent that Felix Flashlighter has only been finished once in his career, that was some time ago via submission and this is another big advantage he’ll believe he has coming into this one. An Exceptional Boxer and Muay Thai striker – Felix Flashlighter will believe now is his time, and he can stand and bang with anyone. Interestingly, the challenger hasn’t won in three bouts; Esko Takanen has won 9 of 18 bouts thus far in his career via strikes due to his Sensational Boxing and he’ll be more than happy to keep this one standing, this one I believe comes down to who can take the most punishment, I don’t believe either man will want to turn this into a grappling contest and this could well be a contender for both ‘Fight of the Night’ and ‘Knockout of the Night’. 265: Pertti Apila (14-5-0) v Tony Tauno (5-0-0) An interesting battle ahead here at Heavyweight with the vastly experienced Pertti Apila taking on the undefeated sensation, Tony Tauno. With 9 of 14 wins via (T) KO and boasting Wonderful Boxing and Muay Thai Pertti Apila is a dangerous man on his feet, and there is no doubt he’s got the hands to finish a fight. But Saturday night he faces a very real and upcoming threat in Tony Tauno. With Exceptional Wrestling and dangerous Black grade BJJ this is man who literally can do it all, but strangely, its Tauno’s striking that has done most of the damage thus far in his career albeit via ground and pound. With 4 of 5 career wins thus far via strikes this adds a whole other dimension and it remains to be seen how he’ll cope with being in the cage with a man as experienced as Apila. I think this one is tactically fascinating, Apila will want to stand for sure – But how will Tauno come out for this one? His strength is his ground game and he’s easily taken down everyone he’s faced thus far, but will Apila be a step too far, too soon? Apila will want Tauno to be forced to stand and then he’ll hope that his striking is merely window dressing. 265: optimus "autobot" Prime (14-9-0) v Henry "Paalu" Saari (7-2-0) 170: Fransico "Muri" Junior (8-4-0) v "The Shrink" Will Power (7-1-1) 155: Mikko "Kikkeli" Koskinen (10-3-0) v Jack "The Surreal Killer" Ripper (11-4-0) 205: Al "Put It" Inyourbutt (10-5-0) v Randy "The Phoenix" Tyler (10-4-0) 155: Vesku Torni (11-9-0) v Mark "Man of science" Spencer (3-0-0) 265+: Gigantus Boagrius (4-2-0) v "Relentless" Jenkem Fields (7-2-0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahti Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 http://www.mmatycoon.info/images/6/63/Nfc83.jpg NFC 83 Sankari vs Tolonen Review 265+: Main Event: "KO-Artist" Nyrkki Sankari v Iiro "The Man" Tolonen The Main Event of the Evening lasted just the one round as Iiro "The Man" Tolonen absolutely breezed past the supposed challenge of Nyrkki Sankari out striking him on his feet, and taking him down at will as he bossed him here at Super Heavyweight. This fight was ended the 4:57 of Round 1 mark via (T) KO strikes, but it could have also been stopped for the cuts incurred by Nyrkki Sankari but he was really brushed aside here. Nyrkki Sankari didn’t even get to land one shot in this bout as Iiro "The Man" Tolonen really showed all his experience and guile to take this one relatively easy and improve to 18-6-0, he’ll now defend his title for the first time against Anssi Randi who is another striker, and one suspects he won’t have that fight just as easy. Great win however, and it must be mentioned, with that win Tolonen becomes the number one Super Heavyweight in the world. 205: Co Main Event: "Caveman" Ming Xin v Jake "Agent" Orange "Caveman" Ming Xin I said before the fight could take advantage of his opponents relative lack of grappling, this proved the case as Ming Xin really bossed this bout, attempting 9 takedowns during the course of the bout and succeeding with 6 of them which really was the route to his unanimous decision win. Ming Xin wasn’t exactly aggressive on the mat, but he knew he could shut out Jake Orange and that’s exactly what he did to take a win in the Co Main Event of the Evening, it wasn’t pretty for the fans, but it’s a results based business and Ming Xin gets the result he came for to move to 21-5-0 and straight into a title shot at Light-Heavyweight against the Champion, Urho "FinnFury" Itaniemi. He’s won his last three via his striking, and “Caveman” will be very confident having shut out a very dangerous striker here. 170: Felix Flashlighter v Esko Takanen Esko Takanen started this Welterweight title clash like a house on fire and via the use of some seriously impressive clinch work took the opening two rounds as he really took the fight to Felix Flashlighter and put the pressure on the Champion in some style. However it was almost as if the Champion had enough of that, and for the remainder of the bout Takanen was unable to gain the clinch position. This left him really at sea as the Champion began to grow into the task and perhaps knowing he was in real danger of being put in a position where he needed the finish he began to settle. Flashlighter looked the more dangerous when there was distance between the fighters, scoring with quite a number of kicks particularly making it harder for Takanen to clinch and it seemed that Flashlighter was happy to sit back and punish the aggression of the Challenger as he out thought Takanen as this fight evolved. It went the distance, but Flashlighter showed what a real Champion he is by overcoming a very real threat here as he took a 48:46 unanimous decision win. I think Esko Takanen might well rue his lack of plan B, but you cannot deny that Felix Flashlighter is truly one of the great Welterweights in the world. 265: Pertti Apila v Tony Tauno A really competitive Heavyweight bout went the distance here, but it was Pertti Apila who took the win. Tony Tauno was more concerned with trying to take the fight to the mat but found that it wasn’t just that easy whereas Apila was much more varied in his offence particularly his stand up as he kept Tauno at bay and went on to take a decision win with the judges scoring it 30:27, 30:27 and 30:28 in his favour. 265: optimus "autobot" Prime v Henry "Paalu" Saari A near mirror fight to the one that preceded this Heavyweight bout, as optimus "autobot" Prime decided to take a leaf out of Fransico "Muri" Junior’s book and employ a nearly identical game plan. To be fair to “autobot” though he was looking to end this bout but failed with a number of submission attempts which will be a worry despite bossing his opponent here on way to the unanimous decision win. 170: Fransico "Muri" Junior v "The Shrink" Will Power Fransico "Muri" Junior punished Will Power in this Welterweight bout for his lack of Wrestling, and particular ability to stop the takedown as he basically shut out Will Power for the duration of this fight picking up a relatively easy 30:27 win by all judges. “Muri” was especially effective on the mat, but he can take a man down easily, if he works on his offence, he’ll be a real danger at Welterweight in NFC I believe. 155: Mikko "Kikkeli" Koskinen v Jack "The Surreal Killer" Ripper Mikko "Kikkeli" Koskinen was brought the distance here, but there was only one winner as he absolutely destroyed Jack Ripper in this Lightweight fight. "Kikkeli" will be disappointed not to have finished this one, but he absolutely destroyed his opponent as he eased to a 30:25 decision win by all the judges scoring. 205: Al "Put It" Inyourbutt v Randy "The Phoenix" Tyler This one went the distance, and somewhat controversially ended with Randy Tyler the winner via contentious majority decision. Al "Put It" Inyourbutt dominated Round 1, but will rue missing the number of takedowns which essentially cost him this fight. Randy Tyler stopped 17 takedown attempts from “Put It” and that won him the fight despite doing very little himself. 155: Vesku Torni v Mark "Man of science" Spencer Another quick finish here as Mark Spencer took little time in taking this one to the mat, working his way to the rear of Vesku Torni and wrapping this one up after just 3:05 of Round 1 via Rear Naked Choke. 265+: Gigantus Boagrius v "Relentless" Jenkem Fields This one took place exclusively on the mat, with “Relentless” Jenken Fields taking the (T) KO win after 2:50 of Round 2 after some excellent BJJ to sweep his opponent and then making no mistake after a big elbow which ended this fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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