TFL 15 - Force of Baphomet PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Burnquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sweat Loaf. Bob Burnquist told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dengel
vs
Burnquist

193 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

198 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

No Shit Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Dengel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Burnquist!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Burnquist.

A head kick lands from Burnquist that sends Dengel to the canvas. Dengel tries to scramble back to his feet but Burnquist brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Paul Dengel has been cut.
Burnquist just content to control the position.
Dengel tries to escape but Burnquist is in control.
Dengel dodges the ground and pound from Burnquist.

Burnquist decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dengel to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnquist feints a jab and as Dengel dips his head, Burnquist unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Dengel right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Dengel falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Burnquist smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Burnquist!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenni Flisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Kolacic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolacic has chosen Nermina Golubovic - Kolacic as his entrance music. Milo Kolacic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Flisa
vs
Kolacic

174 cm
20
192 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

168 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenni Flisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milo Kolacic!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flisa misses with an uppercut. Kolacic saw that one coming.
Flisa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flisa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolacic as he avoids it easily.
Flisa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kolacic drives through and clinches with Flisa against the cage.
Kolacic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flisa is trying to drag Kolacic to the mat but Kolacic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenni Flisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolacic is working Flisa over against the cage.
Flisa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kolacic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flisa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kolacic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flisa throws a head punch that misses.
Kolacic lands a nice shot to the body.
Kolacic lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Lenni Flisa has been cut.
Flisa is working for takedown but Kolacic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kolacic missing with knees to the body.
Kolacic tries a knee to the head but Flisa blocks it.

Kolacic has hold of one of Flisa's legs. Flisa is fighting the takedown attempt but Kolacic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kolacic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flisa has momentary wrist control but Kolacic slips an elbow through the middle.
Kolacic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flisa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kolacic distracts Flisa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flisa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kolacic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kolacic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolacic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolacic content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolacic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flisa wants to sweep here but Kolacic controlling him for the moment.
Kolacic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kolacic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kolacic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Flisa working for a triangle but Kolacic defends it easily.
Flisa is breathing heavily.
Kolacic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Kolacic 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolacic tries to free his leg and advance position but Flisa is retaining full guard.
Kolacic controls from within his opponent's guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Milo Kolacic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flisa with a hook.
Flisa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolacic swings for the body but Flisa moves out of range.
Flisa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kolacic as he avoids it easily.

That's four 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flisa.
The fighters circling - Kolacic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flisa.
Kolacic fails to land with a series of punches.

Kolacic gets a clinch.
Kolacic gets underhooks to prevent Flisa's takedown attempt.
Kolacic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kolacic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Flisa avoiding damage as Kolacic throws knees to the body.
Kolacic tries to land knees in the clinch but Flisa avoids the damage to the body.
Kolacic tries a body shot but Flisa blocks it.
Flisa misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Kolacic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenni Flisa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kolacic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kolacic is pushing Flisa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flisa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kolacic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flisa landing knees to the head.
Flisa prevents a body shot from Kolacic.
Flisa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Kolacic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Flisa is trying to keep an underhook but Kolacic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kolacic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kolacic drops an elbow to the side of Flisa's head.
Kolacic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Milo Kolacic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flisa dodges the punch combination from Kolacic.
Flisa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kolacic but Kolacic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenni Flisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Flisa does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flisa.
Kolacic misses with a low kick.
Flisa fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flisa.
Flisa fails with a takedown attempt.
Flisa fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kolacic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flisa is trying to escape the position but Kolacic is controlling the position.
Flisa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kolacic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kolacic looks up at the clock and then as Flisa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kolacic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kolacic takes a little break here. Flisa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Check out the look on Kolacic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Flisa is looking to regain half guard here but Kolacic keeps moving and retains side control.
Kolacic scoring with punches and elbows.
Flisa is being controlled here.
Kolacic grinds an elbow into Flisa's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolacic works to advance to full mount. Flisa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kolacic content just to control the position here.
Kolacic with good strikes from the mount here!
Kolacic raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolacic scoring with strikes but Flisa is staying in there.
Kolacic controlling from mount.
Flisa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolacic lands a nice shot to the head.
Kolacic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kolacic punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Kolacic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lenni Flisa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kolacic looks to throw the jab but Flisa is out of range.
Flisa fails with the takedown

and Kolacic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flisa's guard.
Kolacic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kolacic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kolacic wants to control from the top but Flisa keeps moving.
Kolacic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flisa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kolacic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolacic is working Flisa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolacic stops Flisa from standing up.
Kolacic with a nice head shot there.
Kolacic working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flisa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kolacic passes into half guard.
Kolacic is controlling the pace.
Kolacic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kolacic controlling the action here.
Kolacic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flisa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Milo Kolacic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flisa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kolacic.
Flisa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kolacic.
Lenni Flisa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flisa wants to clinch

and Kolacic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flisa!
Kolacic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kolacic raining down shots from the mount!
Kolacic working the ground and pound effectively.
Kolacic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Flisa looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flisa working to try and regain half guard.
Kolacic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flisa?

Flisa is rocked!
The referee warns Flisa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Flisa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kolacic! Flisa is hurt baaadly! Kolacic is firing away with more strikes - Flisa is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Milo Kolacic!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Ruuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nalle Karhunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nalle Karhunen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kim Ruuti's chin.

Ruuti
vs
Karhunen

203 cm
23
174 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Ruuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nalle Karhunen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruuti throws a head kick but Karhunen moves out of range.
Karhunen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruuti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruuti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruuti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Kim Ruuti has been cut.
Ruuti looks for a takedown but Karhunen sprawls well.

Ruuti has closed the distance and engaged Karhunen in a clinch.

Karhunen successfully pulls guard.
Karhunen keeping moving, preventing Ruuti from controlling successfully.
Karhunen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhunen is trying to control the position but Ruuti postures up.

Karhunen is looking for a triangle but Ruuti pushes his legs off easily.
Ruuti trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karhunen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruuti's guard.

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.
Ruuti trying to strike off his back.
Ruuti controls Karhunen momentarily but Karhunen frees himself.
Karhunen tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruuti is retaining full guard.
Ruuti will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruuti keeping moving, preventing Karhunen from controlling successfully.
Karhunen controlling from the top position.
Karhunen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruuti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Karhunen looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Karhunen feints and as Ruuti raises his hands in defense, Karhunen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ruuti trying to keep a closed guard but Karhunen is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nalle Karhunen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Ruuti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ruuti gets a clinch.
Ruuti can't break the clinch.
Ruuti stops a takedown attempt from Karhunen.
Ruuti is trying to drag Karhunen to the mat but Karhunen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Ruuti breaks the clinch.
Karhunen darts in trying to clinch

and Ruuti counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Karhunen pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruuti is fighting to break Karhunen's control of his arms but Karhunen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karhunen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruuti is one step ahead there.

Karhunen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruuti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruuti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

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.

Karhunen working for a triangle but Ruuti defends it easily.
Karhunen is breathing heavily.
Ruuti trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhunen trying to control the position.
Ruuti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ruuti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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.
Karhunen pulls Ruuti in to control the position.
Karhunen wants to sweep but no luck.

Ruuti stands up and waves to Karhunen to follow him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karhunen has his takedown stuffed
and Ruuti counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Ruuti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karhunen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Ruuti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kim Ruuti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ruuti scores with a one two! Karhunen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ruuti really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karhunen fails with the takedown
and Ruuti counters with a head kick.
Kim Ruuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhunen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ruuti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ruuti has hold of one of Karhunen's legs. Karhunen is fighting the takedown attempt but Ruuti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ruuti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karhunen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karhunen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruuti works over Karhunen with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruuti cracks Karhunen with a solid left hand.
Ruuti looking to sit in guard and control but Karhunen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruuti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karhunen's guard.

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.
Ruuti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ruuti preventing the sweep.
Ruuti throwing strikes from guard but Karhunen blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhunen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ruuti wants to stand but Karhunen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Ruuti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

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.
Ruuti throws a head kick but Karhunen moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruuti.
Ruuti circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ruuti decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karhunen's guard.
Karhunen controls Ruuti momentarily but Ruuti frees himself.
Ruuti trying to control but Karhunen is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Ruuti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruuti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Ruuti!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evaristo Esteves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearns comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Esteves has chosen Dream Evil - Chasing The Dragon as his entrance music. Evaristo Esteves struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Thomas Hearns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hearns
vs
Esteves

190 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Team S.W.A.T.

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evaristo Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hearns.
Hearns feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Esteves sprawling to the canvas! Esteves rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hearns finish him?!

Esteves is rocked!
Hearns lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Esteves is looking to close the distance but Hearns sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Esteves crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Esteves is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Thomas Hearns!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bocek comes into the arena with Song 2 blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Bocek
vs
Tikkanen

176 cm
19
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Takomo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Bocek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Bocek.
Tikkanen throws a series of punches but Bocek moves out of range.
Tikkanen throws a series of punches but Bocek avoids them all with ease.
Bocek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tikkanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Mark Bocek has been cut.
Tikkanen throws a series of punches but Bocek avoids them all with ease.
Tikkanen throws out a loose jab but Bocek uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bocek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bocek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Bocek is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tikkanen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bocek lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bocek looking for a guillotine from mount but Tikkanen is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bocek looking to control but Tikkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Bocek is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tikkanen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tikkanen!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bocek is on top in guard.
Bocek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bocek tries to free his leg and advance position but Tikkanen is retaining full guard.
Tikkanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bocek.
Bocek passes Tikkanen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tikkanen is staying active underneath Bocek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Bocek is looking for a kimura but Tikkanen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bocek to get the leverage.
Bocek uses his free foot to push down on Tikkanen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tikkanen.

Bocek is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tikkanen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tikkanen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bocek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bocek has a closed guard, preventing Tikkanen from standing up.
Bocek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tikkanen is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bocek has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tikkanen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bocek.

That's four 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.
Tikkanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bocek keeps working.
Bocek is looking to regain half guard here but Tikkanen keeps moving and retains side control.

Tikkanen tries for a kimura but Bocek is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Bocek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Bocek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bocek's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tikkanen throws a jab when Bocek was well out of range.
Bocek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tikkanen misses with a looping right.
Tikkanen tries to clinch but Bocek is having none of it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bocek.
Bocek tries to advance to mount but Tikkanen denies him.

Bocek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tikkanen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tikkanen is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tikkanen keeps working.
Bocek cracks Tikkanen with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Bocek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tikkanen has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bocek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tikkanen tries to buck Bocek off but Bocek is having none of it.

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.

Bocek swings around for an armbar but Tikkanen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bocek's guard.
Tikkanen won't allow Bocek to sweep him here.
Tikkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bocek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikkanen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tikkanen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tikkanen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bocek's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Bocek looking for submissions off his back.
Bocek is looking to improve his position.
Bocek punching from the bottom.
Bocek wants to improve his position but Tikkanen is controlling well.
Tikkanen wants to control but Bocek is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bocek tries to roll over but Tikkanen keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tikkanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tikkanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tikkanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mark Bocek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bocek shoots in and bounces Tikkanen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Bocek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tikkanen fails with the takedown

and Bocek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tikkanen's guard.
Tikkanen keeping full guard, as Bocek tries to pass.
Tikkanen keeping moving, preventing Bocek from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Bocek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bocek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tikkanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bocek is out of range and Tikkanen settles back down.

Bocek clinches up against the cage.
Tikkanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bocek has double underhooks.
Tikkanen is pressed up against the cage. Bocek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tikkanen down to the mat. Tikkanen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tikkanen misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tikkanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bocek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bocek showed some decent athleticism there.
Tikkanen wants to get back to his feet.
Mark Bocek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tikkanen won't allow Bocek to pass to mount.
Bocek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bocek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tikkanen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bocek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bocek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bocek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tikkanen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bocek prevents Tikkanen from improving his position.
Bocek moves into full mount! Tikkanen won't be happy about that!

Bocek goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tikkanen turns into him and now he's in Bocek's guard.
Bocek tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bocek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bocek has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tikkanen has passed into side control.
Bocek is trying to improve his position.
Bocek manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tikkanen's best efforts.
Bocek is looking for a sweep. Tikkanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bocek is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tikkanen jumps into side control!
Bocek is looking for a sweep.

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.
Tikkanen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bocek!

Tikkanen gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mark Bocek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bocek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Tikkanen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bocek's guard.
Tikkanen preventing the sweep.
Bocek working a defensive guard here.
Tikkanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bocek swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Tikkanen stands up from guard. Let's bang!

And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Tikkanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bocek has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Bocek!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whisky Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaapo Hannuksela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan's entrance music is "I'm a man" by Black Strobe. A fine choice. Hannuksela has chosen The Sex Pistols - Submission as his entrance music. 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.

Dan
vs
Hannuksela

186 cm
20
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
198 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whisky Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaapo Hannuksela!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hannuksela scores with a takedown into Dan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hannuksela stays in close to Dan's body and controls the position.
Hannuksela postures up in Dan's guard and throws a big left but Dan blocks it.
Dan keeping full guard, as Hannuksela tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hannuksela thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hannuksela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hannuksela missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dan working a defensive guard here.
Hannuksela trying to control but Dan is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hannuksela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dan but Dan pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan lands with a kick to the temple. Hannuksela shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hannuksela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dan swivels and escapes.
Hannuksela shoots in and drives through. Dan sprawls well.
Whisky Dan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaapo Hannuksela.
Dan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hannuksela is just out of range.
Dan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hannuksela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hannuksela looks gassed!
Dan misses with a series of wild punches.

Dan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dan lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dan 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.
Dan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hannuksela's guard.
Hannuksela trying to control but Dan postures up.

Dan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hannuksela has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dan blocks the strikes from Hannuksela.
Hannuksela is pressing down on Dan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dan forces his way into half guard.
Hannuksela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dan trying to pass the guard but Hannuksela defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hannuksela keeps working.
Hannuksela tries to get to full guard but Dan has control of the leg.
Dan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hannuksela is looking to improve his position.

Dan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hannuksela defends it well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

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.
Dan lands a nice shot to the body.
Hannuksela doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dan counters with a shoot takedown. Hannuksela fights it but they end up in guard.
Dan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hannuksela has wrist control.
Dan advances to half guard.
Hannuksela is in trouble now - Dan has advanced to mount!
Dan throws some wild stikes that Hannuksela manages to avoid easily.
Dan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hannuksela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hannuksela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dan misses with a head kick.
Dan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hannuksela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hannuksela with a flurry of punches that miss.

Dan is looking for a triangle but Hannuksela pushes his legs off easily.
Hannuksela lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hannuksela is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Dan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dan throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Dan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hannuksela wants to control from the top but Dan keeps moving.

Dan working for a triangle but Hannuksela defends it easily.
Hannuksela wants to pass the guard but Dan is keeping 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.
Hannuksela throwing strikes but missing.
Hannuksela trying to control the position from guard on top but Dan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dan lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Hannuksela misses
and Dan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hannuksela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannuksela slips a jab and a cross from Dan.
Hannuksela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Whisky Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hannuksela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dan lands with a kick to the temple. Hannuksela shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dan.
Hannuksela is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Dan crashes against the mat.

Dan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hannuksela is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hannuksela is looking for a sweep.
Hannuksela gets back to half guard.
Hannuksela trying to control here.
Dan tries to pass to full mount but Hannuksela defends it.
Hannuksela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hannuksela is trying to control but Dan manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whisky Dan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hannuksela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hannuksela misses with a takedown attempt

and Dan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hannuksela is pressing down on Dan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dan wants to stand but Hannuksela is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hannuksela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hannuksela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dan is one step ahead there.
Hannuksela keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
Hannuksela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannuksela trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dan stays in close to Hannuksela's body and controls the position.
Hannuksela keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
Hannuksela looking for a sweep. Not yet Hannuksela, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Dan.
Dan throws a right hand that Hannuksela ducks under and follows up with a left that Hannuksela also avoids with ease.
Dan throws a head kick that half lands.
Hannuksela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Dan is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hannuksela looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dan gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hannuksela is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dan lets go of the hold and Hannuksela can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Whisky Dan!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Brooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Jones
vs
Brooke

207 cm
23
272 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

210 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

No Shit Nutrition

Sub Zero - 156Q for $100!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Brooke!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brooke checks a leg kick.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Brooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Brooke counters with a nice leg kick.
Brooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brooke counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Brooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones wants to clinch
and Brooke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Brooke counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Brooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooke throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooke lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brooke.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Brooke's shoulder, as Brooke tries to avoid the shot.
Brooke scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chris Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooke lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Brooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brooke.
Brooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brooke.
Good leg kick by Brooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Brooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brooke connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooke is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.

Brooke sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Jones to the ground! Brooke dives into full mount looking to finish!

Jones is rocked!
Brooke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooke mounts Jones! Really nice guard pass there!
Brooke content just to control the position here.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Brooke trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jones doesn't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooke avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Brooke has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jones has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Jones is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jones is really stuck here.
Brooke controls the action.
Jones tries to escape but Brooke has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Brooke is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Jones is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyrone Brooke!

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C
B

energy
A | B

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 Nikolai Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beamer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Putin
vs
Beamer

179 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beamer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beamer throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jim Beamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beamer throws a right and a left that Putin avoids nicely.
Beamer misses with a few strikes there.
Putin lands with a cross.
Beamer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beamer throws a hook but Putin blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Putin.
Putin throws a right hand that Beamer ducks under and follows up with a left that Beamer also avoids with ease.
Beamer misses with a double jab

and Putin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Beamer's guard now.
Putin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beamer tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer stops Putin from passing to mount.
Beamer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Putin.

Putin swings around for an armbar but Beamer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Putin's guard.
Beamer trying to control but Putin is working from the bottom.

Putin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beamer trying to control but Putin is working from the bottom.

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.
Putin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beamer trying to control but Putin is working from the bottom.
Beamer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Putin is keeping the position for now.

Putin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beamer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beamer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Putin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beamer lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Putin working a defensive guard here.
Putin is trying to hold Beamer in close to prevent damage but Beamer has managed to pass into half guard.
Putin wants to improve his position but Beamer is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beamer is looking to advance position but Putin won't allow it.
Putin tries to get to full guard but Beamer has control of the leg.

That's four 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.
Beamer slows the pace down in half guard.

Putin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Putin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Beamer pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nikolai Putin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Putin misses with a double jab
and Beamer counters with a left to the body.
Beamer misses with a hook. Putin ducked under it nicely.
Beamer cracks Putin with an uppercut from hell and Putin crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Beamer's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Putin is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beamer trying to control the position from guard on top but Putin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beamer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Putin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Beamer has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beamer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Beamer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it.
Nikolai Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beamer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beamer misses with a double jab
and Putin counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Beamer misses
and Putin counters with a left and a right that stings Beamer.
Jim Beamer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beamer misses with a looping right.
Beamer misses with a jab, cross combination.

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.
Beamer misses with a body punch
and Putin counters with a good low kick that Beamer was not able to check.
Beamer throws a looping overhand right but Putin ducks down to avoid it.
Beamer misses with a body shot
and Putin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beamer misses with a body punch
and Putin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beamer throws a lazy head kick
and Putin counters with a head kick. That will keep Beamer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Beamer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Putin.
Putin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Putin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beamer misses with a combination
and Putin counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer scores with a nice strike.
Beamer misses with a double jab
and Putin counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Putin.
Putin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beamer throws a combination that misses

and Putin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Putin wants to control from the top but Beamer keeps moving.
Beamer is adopting a defensive guard.
Putin tries to free his leg and advance position but Beamer is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Putin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beamer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beamer wants to control the position but Putin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Putin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Putin is looking to take a break and control but Beamer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Beamer as Putin shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beamer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beamer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Beamer looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Beamer misses with a series of wild punches.
Beamer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beamer dodges the punch combination from Putin.
Putin seems to have got his legs back now.
Putin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beamer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beamer misses with an uppercut. Putin saw that one coming.
Putin is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer misses with a hook. Putin ducked under it nicely.
Beamer throws a sloppy head kick

and Putin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Putin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beamer is keeping the position for now.
Putin slips nicely into half guard.
Beamer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beamer has a hand on Putin's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Putin takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Putin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Beamer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Beamer!
Beamer postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beamer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Putin is keeping the position for now.
Putin wants to hit a switch here but Beamer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Putin there!
Putin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beamer looking to control but Putin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Putin tries to hold on but Beamer postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer content just to control the position here.
Putin working to try and regain half guard.
Beamer wants to stand but Putin is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Putin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beamer controlling the position easily from mount.
Putin is squirming around, avoiding Beamer's attempts to control the action.

That's four 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.
Beamer avoids the attempt from Putin to control.
Beamer controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Beamer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Putin has managed to escape the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikolai Putin.
I think Putin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nikolai Putin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angra Veshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veshi has chosen Amon Amarth-Death in Fire as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Biggums
vs
Veshi

225 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angra Veshi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggums looks to land a combination. Veshi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Angra Veshi has been cut.
Biggums misses with a wild body shot.
Veshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Biggums throws a right and a left that Veshi avoids nicely.
Biggums lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Veshi can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Biggums and Veshi drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Biggums.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Biggums!