The fourth Carelia Fight MMA event was arranged on Saturday the 6th of September in Imatra, a small Finnish town close to the Russian border. I the main event rising Finnish prospect, Olli-Jaakko Uitto, made short work of hometown boy Markus Niskanen, choking his opponent in the first round for the submission victory. In the other professional bouts of the evening, Finnish fighters displayed strong ground skills, outwrestling and striking their Czech opponents on the road to four consecutive wins.
Event: Carelia Fight 4Date: 6.9.2008
Location: Imatra, Finland
Official results:
2×5 min, -85 kgTomas Kuzela, Gladiators Prague vs Teemu Inkeroinen, GB Gym
Winner: Inkeroinen, submission (RNC) 2. round at time 4:53
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tomas-Kuzela-13135
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Teemu-Inkeroinen-16305
2×5 min, -70 kgTomas Kucera, Czech Republic vs Tuomo Turkia, MMA Lappeenranta
Winner: Turkia, TKO 2. round at time 2:51
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tomas-Kucera-27551
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tuomo-Turkia-18315
2×5 min, -77 kgTomas Rudolecky, Czech Republic vs Ville Räsänen, MMA Imatra
Winner: Räsänen, unanimous decision
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tomas-Rudolecky-31420
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ville-Ramp228samp228nen-18323
2×5 min, -75 kgVaclav Stastny, Czech Republic vs Anton Kuivanen, GB Gym
Winner: Kuivanen, submission (armbar) 1. round at time 1:51
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Vaclav-Stastny-19141
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Anton-Kuivanen-14865
2×5 min, -77 kgOlli-Jaakko Uitto, MMA Seinäjoki vs Markus Niskanen, MMA Imatra
Winner: Uitto, submission (armbar) 1. round at time 1:45
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Olli-Jaakko-Uitto-24644
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Markus-Niskanen-16211
Pictures and a short coverage of the event in Finnish:
http://www.fightermag.fi/sa.php?cid=s02&sid=&lid=753
best regards,
Tuomas Murdoch
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