IF 8: Spring Time Fights PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chino Meek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - Like Yeah. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Patterson
vs
Meek

183 cm
24
276 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chino Meek!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patterson drops Meek with a beautiful combination! Meek stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Patterson is looking for the KO!

Meek is rocked!

It looks like Chino Meek has been cut.
Meek looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Patterson instigates a clinch.
Meek is still on wobbly legs! Can Patterson finish him?

Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Patterson shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Meek is out cold and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Lee Patterson!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ookami Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Raised Fist - Words and Phrases. Ookami Taylor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Alvarez
vs
Taylor

178 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

170 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ookami Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Alvarez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
Alvarez slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg.
Alvarez controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Antonio Alvarez just wasn't active enough.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarez wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Alvarez fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Taylor.

Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alvarez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Taylor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Alvarez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Taylor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alvarez gets to mount! Taylor was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor is trying to escape the mount.
Taylor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvarez controlling his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Alvarez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alvarez's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor throws and elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taylor's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!
Alvarez controlling from the top position.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alvarez won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
Alvarez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Alvarez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Taylor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Taylor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Taylor!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvarez struggling a bit here.
Alvarez parries the strikes from Taylor easily there. Taylor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alvarez to escape.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Taylor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taylor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taylor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alvarez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alvarez is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Alvarez is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Taylor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Taylor advances to full mount.
Taylor scoring with strikes but Alvarez is staying in there.
Alvarez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Alvarez wants to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Alvarez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Taylor.
Taylor looking to finish with strikes here!
Alvarez can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alvarez tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Taylor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Alvarez tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
Taylor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Antonio Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alvarez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ookami Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alvarez has control of Taylor's left arm, preventing Taylor from doing any damage.

Taylor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alvarez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alvarez has escaped and now he's on top!
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez stops Taylor from standing up.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvarez cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.

Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez striking off his back but it's not causing Taylor any problems.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez seems keen to control Taylor's posture.

Taylor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alvarez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alvarez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alvarez!
Taylor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alvarez.
Alvarez just content to control the position.
Taylor struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvarez is staying tight to Taylor's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Alvarez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alvarez is staying tight to Taylor's torso, preventing him from escaping.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ookami Taylor.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ookami Taylor!

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Howard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Anderson
vs
Howard

188 cm
24
190 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

168 cm
27
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Howard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anderson stands up over Howard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson stands up over Howard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Howard keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson stands up over Howard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Howard is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Howard has wrist control.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Howard's head.
Anderson passes Howard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Howard looks gassed!
Anderson winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson working Howard over with strikes.
Howard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Howard wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Howard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson is nestled in close to Howard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Howard's hands, connecting with Howard's forehead.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson is nestled in close to Howard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Howard has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anderson is nestled in close to Howard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Anderson working over Howard with some ground and pound. Howard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Howard's head.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Howard has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson is nestled in close to Howard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anderson working Howard over with strikes.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Howard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Howard's hands, connecting with Howard's forehead.
Howard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Howard's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson is in close to Howard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson is in close to Howard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson works over Howard with some ground and pound from guard.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Greg Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson distracts Howard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Howard trying to control the position.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Howard has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson stands up over Howard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson is working Howard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson works over Howard with some ground and pound from guard.

Anderson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Anderson seems to have locked his on tight now - Howard screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Anderson, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Greg Anderson!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Train might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rammstein - Feuer Frei. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Train
vs
Gaines

190 cm
24
206 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

190 cm
26
209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Train!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Train swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Train looks to land a combination but Gaines avoids it well.
Train misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaines.
Gaines doesn't manage to clinch there - Train circles away.
Train with a nice cross.

It looks like Kevin Gaines has been cut.
Gaines tries to close the distance and clinch up but Train swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Train. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Train.
Gaines fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaines tries to close the distance and clinch up but Train swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Train blocks a jab.
Train changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaines avoids the body shot from Train.
Gaines throws a jab when Train was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Train.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaines swinging wildly here.
Kevin Gaines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaines looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Train lands a jab.
Gaines seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Train shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Gaines is backing up but Train catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Gaines covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Train Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Train!
Mike Train retains his light heavyweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Meek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mata
vs
Meek

174 cm
28
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Mata!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Meek!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meek shoots in for a takedown but Mata shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Marko Meek has been cut.
Marko Meek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meek shoots in looking for a takedown but Mata manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mata lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Meek needs to keep his hands up - Mata had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mata jabs at Meek's body.
Meek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mata steps in with a hook that catches Meek right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mata follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Meek looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Mata!
Jose Mata is the new middleweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Maleady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caleb Cohen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maleady
vs
Cohen

173 cm
27
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Maleady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Cohen does no damage.
Maleady looks for a takedown but Cohen sprawls well.
Maleady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cohen tries to avoid it but Maleady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cohen to the ground. Cohen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maleady slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen throws a combination. Maleady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maleady closes the distance and clinches up with Cohen, looking for a takedown. Maleady pushes Cohen against the cage but Cohen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Maleady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maleady closes the distance and clinches up with Cohen, looking for a takedown. Maleady pushes Cohen against the cage but Cohen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cohen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maleady shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cohen as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen lands a jab to Maleady's midsection.
Maleady doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cohen throws a right and a left that Maleady avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Cohen misses.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen tries to bum rush Maleady with a series of wild strikes but Maleady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cohen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cohen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maleady.
Cohen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleady dodges the punch combination from Cohen.
Cohen throws a right hand that Maleady ducks under and follows up with a left that Maleady also avoids with ease.
Cohen scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Cohen does no damage.
Cohen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maleady tries a low kick but Cohen avoids it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Maleady. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cohen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maleady.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleady shoots for a takedown but Cohen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen misses with a wild combination.
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Maleady avoids it well.

Maleady shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maleady tries to stand but Cohen is controlling from the bottom.

Cohen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maleady is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cohen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maleady is aware though and is defending well.
Cohen keeping moving, preventing Maleady from controlling successfully.
Cohen trying to control the position.

Cohen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maleady defends well.
Cohen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Maleady avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Maleady got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cohen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maleady has managed to get both his arms back between Cohen's legs - danger averted.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Maleady drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cohen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maleady has Cohen in his guard.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Maleady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen won't allow Maleady to sweep him here.
Cohen trying to control but Maleady is working from the bottom.
Cohen advances position into side control!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cohen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maleady keeps working.
Cohen just content to control the position.
Cohen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maleady keeps working.
Maleady is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maleady is trying to escape the position but Cohen is controlling the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Caleb Cohen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maleady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cohen swivels and escapes.
Maleady avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cohen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cohen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maleady rather than just go for the knockout.
Cohen throws a series of strikes that have Maleady backpedaling.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cohen.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maleady shoots in and drives through. Cohen sprawls well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cohen.

Maleady is rocked!
Maleady slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Maleady looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cohen is fending him off so far but Maleady persists. Nope, Cohen circles away and we're back to standing.
Maleady is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maleady avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maleady takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a nice looking combination but Maleady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cohen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cohen scores with a body shot.
Cohen misses with a series of wild punches.
Maleady takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cohen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cohen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Cohen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maleady slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan Maleady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cohen's corner calls for a 1-2. Cohen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maleady has a takedown stuffed.
Caleb Cohen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maleady manages to avoid it.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen throws a shot to the body.
Maleady shoots in but Cohen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Maleady or perhaps it was just good defense by Cohen which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Maleady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maleady dodges the punch combination from Cohen.
A punch combination from Cohen misses.
Cohen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maleady back to the cage. Cohen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen lands a nice looking body shot.
Cohen swinging wildly here.
Cohen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caleb Cohen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maleady shoots in for a double leg but Cohen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cohen throws a nice looking combination but Maleady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cohen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maleady.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maleady slips a jab and a cross from Cohen.
Cohen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maleady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cohen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cohen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cohen misses with a wild body shot.
Caleb Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen throws a nice looking combination but Maleady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cohen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maleady stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maleady doesn't seem bothered though.
Cohen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Cohen as Maleady shoots in.
Maleady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maleady manages to avoid it.
Cohen misses with a few strikes there.
Maleady tries for a takedown but Cohen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cohen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maleady doesn't seem bothered though.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cohen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maleady backs up against the cage.
Cohen misses with the combination.
Cohen scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Maleady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady moves out of range.
Maleady seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Cohen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maleady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cohen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cohen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Cohen.
Cohen swinging wildly here.
Cohen misses with a double jab.
Cohen scores with a shot to the body.
Cohen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cohen misses with the combination.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maleady is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cohen.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen misses with the combination.
Cohen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cohen lands a nice looking body shot.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maleady shoots in but Cohen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Cohen. Beautiful body shot.
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
Cohen misses with a wild combination.
Cohen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cohen lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cohen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maleady back to the cage. Cohen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Maleady avoids it well.
Cohen throws a combination. Maleady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cohen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
Cohen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Cohen.
Cohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Cohen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Maleady fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Cohen.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady avoids them all with ease.
Cohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maleady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cohen lands a nice looking body shot.
Maleady shoots for a takedown but Cohen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cohen. Those never looked like landing.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleady shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cohen as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Maleady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maleady looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maleady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cohen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cohen misses with the combination.
Cohen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maleady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Maleady moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cohen throws a right hand that Maleady ducks under and follows up with a left that Maleady also avoids with ease.
Maleady misses with a combination
and Cohen counters with a series of strikes. Maleady will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Cohen does no damage.
Cohen misses with a double jab.
Cohen throws a body punch but Maleady moves out of range.
Maleady shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cohen counters with a three punch combo that has Maleady backing up. Maleady nods at Cohen to acknowledge the strikes.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cohen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maleady looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maleady.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cohen.
Cohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maleady with a poor takedown
and Cohen counters with a left right combination that sends Maleady crashing to the mat - Cohen wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Maleady out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Cohen!
Caleb Cohen is the new welterweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanovcan's entrance music is Moskau. A fine choice. Justina Vanovcan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Vanovcan
vs
Puska

153 cm
26
130 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
143 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan shoots in and drives through. Puska sprawls well.
Vanovcan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Puska misses with a jab, cross combination.

Puska closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vanovcan is looking to regain half guard here but Puska keeps moving and retains side control.
Puska is staying tight to Vanovcan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanovcan is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska in side control, just content to control the action for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Puska.
Puska getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vanovcan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but Puska is having none of it.
Puska misses with an uppercut.

Vanovcan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Puska pushes Vanovcan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vanovcan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska tries to improve position but can't.

Vanovcan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vanovcan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vanovcan throws a strike aimed at the side of Puska's head but Puska avoids it well.
Puska gets back to half guard.
Vanovcan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Puska moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puska is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vanovcan is controlling him.
Vanovcan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Puska is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vanovcan trying to control but Puska is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Puska manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vanovcan slips under a jab.
Puska throws the left hand but Vanovcan avoids the punch easily.
Vanovcan ducks under a wild hook from Puska.
Puska jabs Vanovcan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Puska throws a jab when Vanovcan was well out of range.
Puska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanovcan.
Puska throws a looping overhand right but Vanovcan ducks down to avoid it.
Puska throws a big shot that misses.
Vanovcan staying out of range there.
Puska moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vanovcan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Puska.
Puska misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan slips a jab from Puska.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanovcan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mike Puska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanovcan shoots and misses

and Puska counters with a shoot takedown. Vanovcan fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puska sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Puska has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vanovcan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from Puska misses.
Vanovcan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vanovcan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Puska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puska cracks Vanovcan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vanovcan closes the distance but Puska moves to the side
and Vanovcan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vanovcan slips under a jab.

Puska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Puska is working for a guillotine from mount but Vanovcan frees his head quite easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Puska controlling from mount.
I looks like Puska might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Puska with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Puska tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Puska is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vanovcan is surviving well by controlling Puska's body position as best he can.

Puska is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vanovcan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vanovcan is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Puska controlling his opponent.
Vanovcan tries to hold on but Puska postures up.
Puska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Puska dominated that round.
That's time! Vanovcan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Puska with a nice cross.
Vanovcan on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Puska feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mike Puska has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puska sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Vanovcan looking for subs off his back but Puska has passed one foot through into half guard.
Puska stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Puska is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vanovcan sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Puska trying to mount his opponent but Vanovcan defends it.

Puska is looking for a kimura here.
Vanovcan regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Puska showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Vanovcan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Puska passes into half guard.

Vanovcan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Puska is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska not doing much here.

Vanovcan actively working from the bottom here.
Puska passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Puska controlling his opponent.
Puska's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Mike Puska has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vanovcan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Puska throws a hook but Vanovcan blocks it.
Vanovcan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puska.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vanovcan with a poor takedown
and Puska counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vanovcan moves out of range of the strikes.
Puska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vanovcan tries for a takedown but Puska circles away easily
and Puska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puska lands a glancing blow to the side of Vanovcan's head.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Vanovcan moves away and avoids it.
Puska misses with a looping right.
Vanovcan moves out of range of the strikes.

Puska throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vanovcan was covering up waiting for the punch and Puska finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Puska content to stall in guard here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Vanovcan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Puska wants to pass the guard but Vanovcan is keeping the position.
Puska seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Vanovcan is looking for a triangle but Puska pushes his legs off easily.
Puska is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Puska is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Puska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vanovcan is keeping the position for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Puska controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Puska.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up but Puska circles away and keeps his distance.
Vanovcan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puska counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vanovcan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vanovcan enables Puska to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vanovcan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Puska drops back looking for a leg! Vanovcan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vanovcan manages to kick Puska off! Puska jumps back into Vanovcan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Puska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Puska shoots in and bounces Vanovcan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Puska wants to pass the guard but Vanovcan is keeping the position.
Puska is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puska stands and throws Vanovcan's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska slows the pace down.

Puska tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here.

Puska thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vanovcan tries to improve position but can't.

Puska tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vanovcan is trying to escape the position but Puska is controlling the position.
Vanovcan is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Puska looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vanovcan tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Puska controlling the position.
Puska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Puska.
Vanovcan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puska throws out the jab.
Puska's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Puska duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Puska. That snapped Vanovcan's head back.
Vanovcan staying out of range there.
Vanovcan with a poor takedown
and Puska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puska fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puska fails to land with a series of punches.
Puska might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vanovcan has his takedown stuffed

and Puska counters with a takedown into side control.
Puska taking a breather here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Puska wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Puska remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Puska hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Puska scores with a nice head shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puska fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vanovcan on the side of the head.
Vanovcan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puska misses with a looping right.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up

so Puska counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Puska stays in close to Vanovcan's body and controls the position.
Puska works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Puska is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Vanovcan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Puska pulls his head out easily.
Puska perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Mike Puska has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Puska closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Puska seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Vanovcan actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Puska really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vanovcan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puska cracks a nice hook into Vanovcan's ribs.
Puska is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vanovcan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Puska counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Puska is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vanovcan is trying desperately to improve position.

Puska is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vanovcan is surviving well by controlling Puska's body position as best he can.
Puska content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Puska looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Puska is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vanovcan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vanovcan can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Puska controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Puska wasn't active enough on the ground.
Puska lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Puska connects with a jab.
Puska lands a head shot.
Vanovcan misses with a takedown attempt
and Puska counters with a nice body shot.
Puska throws a looping overhand right but Vanovcan ducks down to avoid it.
Puska lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vanovcan misses with a takedown

and Puska decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vanovcan's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Puska thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Puska is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Puska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Puska is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Puska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puska is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Puska connects with a single shot there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vanovcan misses with a takedown attempt

and Puska counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Puska is working for a submission of some sort.
Puska is taking a breather. Vanovcan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Puska is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Puska in particular looking to stall.
Vanovcan is trying to stand.
Puska sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vanovcan wants to control but Puska is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Puska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vanovcan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puska.
Vanovcan ducks right into an uppercut from Puska.
Vanovcan slips under a jab from Puska.
Vanovcan takes one on the button.
Puska misses with a looping left.
Vanovcan throws a combination that misses
and Puska counters with a straight right hand.
Puska throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vanovcan on the side of the head.
Puska lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puska.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Puska works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab lands there for Puska.
Vanovcan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Puska - just one landing.
Puska with a jab.

Puska drives through with a takedown into guard.
Puska not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vanovcan keeping full guard, as Puska tries to pass.
Puska is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Puska dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fighters circling - Puska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanovcan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puska counters with a straight right hand.

Puska scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Puska is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Vanovcan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Puska pulls his head out easily.
Puska trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Puska is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Puska is controlling the pace.
Vanovcan is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puska controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Puska.
Vanovcan shoots and misses

and Puska counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Puska looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Puska is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vanovcan is just riding it out for now. Puska eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Puska is trying to work for a kimura but Vanovcan is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Puska is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vanovcan!
Puska content just to control the position here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan tries to hold on but Puska postures up.
Puska controlling his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Puska hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Puska throws a big shot that misses.
Vanovcan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vanovcan is looking to clinch.
Puska throws a jab when Vanovcan was well out of range.
Vanovcan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puska.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but Puska moves away
and Puska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Puska shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Puska showed some decent athleticism there.
Puska thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puska is taking a breather. Vanovcan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vanovcan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puska is working away from the top position though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puska trying to pass the guard but Vanovcan defending well.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Puska hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Puska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanovcan slips under a jab.

Puska closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vanovcan quickly recovers to half guard.

Puska is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Puska is looking to advance position but Vanovcan won't allow it.
Justina Vanovcan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is trying to get back to full guard.
Mike Puska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puska is looking to advance position but Vanovcan won't allow it.
Puska looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puska works his way into full mount!
Puska controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Puska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puska has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 42:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 42:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Puska!
Mike Puska is the new bantamweight champion!