NFC 6 Tolonen vs Virtanen PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Bimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jana Kristin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bimbo
vs
Kristin

180 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

165 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Bimbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jana Kristin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kristin tries to sprawl out of it but Bimbo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kristin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bimbo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kristin as he jumps to the side.

Kristin forces Bimbo back against the cage and clinches.
Bimbo is trying to drag Kristin to the mat but Kristin 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 Kimbo Bimbo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimbo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kristin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Kimbo Bimbo has been cut.
Bimbo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kristin landing knees to the body.
Kristin scores a nice knee to the body.
Kristin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bimbo is breathing heavily.
Bimbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristin crunches a lovely knee into Bimbo's ribcage.
Kristin prevents a takedown attempt there.

Bimbo has Kristin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bimbo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kristin tumbling to the mat - Bimbo dives into Kristin's guard.
Kristin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kristin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Kristin breaks the clinch.
Kristin tries a head kick but it misses.

A big head kick from Kristin and Bimbo is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Bimbo is rocked!
Bimbo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kristin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bimbo, up you get!

Kristin clinches.
Kristin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Kristin breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristin throws a head kick that Bimbo semi-blocks.
Oh Bimbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle, before Kristin throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Bimbo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kristin lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jana Kristin!

C
A

C
B

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 Uzumaki Naruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Naruto
vs
Rua

180 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uzumaki Naruto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wandy Rua!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naruto manages to avoid it.
Naruto tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Uzumaki Naruto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naruto throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Naruto is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Naruto circles away and we're back to standing.
Naruto connects with a jab.
Naruto drops Rua with a left right combo! Naruto follows him down to the ground into side control.

Rua is rocked!
Rua can't do much from the bottom here.

Naruto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rua to his feet.
Naruto tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Naruto works over Rua's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naruto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Naruto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Naruto breaks the clinch.
Naruto moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Uzumaki Naruto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandy Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Naruto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naruto lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Rua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Naruto is trying to buck Rua off.

Naruto bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rua misses the jab.
Rua fails with the takedown.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Naruto, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Naruto against the cage but Naruto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua looks gassed!
Rua needs to keep his hands up - Naruto had a free shot at his head there.

Rua gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naruto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rua asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naruto keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto wants to get back to his feet.

Rua goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Naruto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rua's guard! Nice work there by Naruto!

Naruto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rua, up you get!
Naruto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rua backs up against the cage.
Naruto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruto wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Naruto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Naruto checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Naruto.
Naruto moves away from the strike by Rua.
Naruto stuffs the takedown.
Naruto throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Naruto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Naruto but Naruto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua moves forwards but Naruto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naruto.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Naruto fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Rua gets a takedown into half guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Naruto kicks off Rua and gets to his feet.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Naruto moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Naruto misses.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Naruto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.

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

Rua goes for an armbar but Naruto turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Naruto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naruto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rua's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uzumaki Naruto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Naruto as he jumps to the side.
Naruto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Naruto lands.
Rua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Naruto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the cage.

Naruto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua shoots in but Naruto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Naruto blocks the leg kick.
Rua blocks a head kick by Naruto.

Naruto gets caught flat footed, as Rua shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rua passes Naruto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruto wants to get back to his feet.
Rua is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Naruto reverses the position - he's now on top in Rua's guard.
Rua controlling the position.
Rua is trying to keep Naruto in close.

Rua looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Naruto passes into half guard.

Naruto escapes and gets back to his feet.
Naruto throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruto moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Uzumaki Naruto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naruto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Naruto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Naruto thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uzumaki Naruto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandy Rua.
Naruto lands with an uppercut that bounces Rua off the cage and back into rage.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naruto to score with a decent uppercut.
Naruto throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.

Rua fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Naruto sprawls well initially but Rua persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rua prevents Naruto from standing back up.
Rua looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rua is keen to just control but Naruto is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Rua trying to pass the guard but Naruto defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naruto wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Naruto throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Naruto as he jumps to the side.

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.
Naruto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Naruto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naruto throws a big shot that misses.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Naruto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Naruto throws a one two combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naruto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naruto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua's head.
Naruto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naruto misses with a hook.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rua closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rua lands in his opponent's guard.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Rua prevents Naruto from getting back to his feet.
Wandy Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Naruto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Naruto kicks Rua off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Naruto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Naruto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Rua has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rua walks into a straight right hand from Naruto.
Nice takedown defense from Naruto. No joy for Rua on that attempt.
Naruto lands with a hook. Rua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Naruto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naruto closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Naruto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naruto lands a nice shot to the body.

Rua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Naruto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Rua crashes against the mat.
Naruto pushes Rua away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rua gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Rua is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Naruto is trying to escape and Rua transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Naruto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rua! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wandy Rua!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Momson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Ojanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Momson
vs
Ojanen

183 cm
22
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Momson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Ojanen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momson tries to clinch but Ojanen moves out of range.
Ojanen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Momson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ojanen throws out a loose jab but Momson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ojanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ojanen swinging wilding here.

Momson moves into the clinch.

Momson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ojanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Momson wants to clinch up but Ojanen keeps it at a distance.
Momson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ojanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ojanen avoids the head kick by Momson.
Ojanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Momson scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Tarmo Ojanen has been cut.
Momson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ojanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whack! Momson lands a heavy head kick that drops Ojanen. The ref tackles Momson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ojanen was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jeff Momson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herb Tarlic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emilaniko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emilaniko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tarlic
vs
Emilaniko

200 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herb Tarlic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Emilaniko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emilaniko is looking to clinch.
Emilaniko shoots in for a takedown but Tarlic shows good takedown defense.
Emilaniko connects with a jab.
Emilaniko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tarlic waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Emilaniko.
Emilaniko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emilaniko fails to land with a series of punches.
Emilaniko tries to clinch up.

Emilaniko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emilaniko showed some decent athleticism there.
Tarlic tries to get to full guard but Emilaniko has control of the leg.
Emilaniko is taking a breather. Tarlic 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.
Tarlic tries to roll over but Emilaniko keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlic moves into full guard.
Emilaniko tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarlic is retaining full guard.
Emilaniko 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.

Tarlic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tarlic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emilaniko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.

Tarlic is working an open guard so Emilaniko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Emilaniko or perhaps it was just good defense by Tarlic which made him look bad.
Herb Tarlic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emilaniko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emilaniko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarlic tries to work over Emilaniko's front leg with a kick but Emilaniko checks it.
Emilaniko tries to bum rush Tarlic with a series of wild strikes but Tarlic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emilaniko looks gassed!
A jab from Tarlic misses.
The fighters circling - Tarlic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emilaniko slips a jab and a cross from Tarlic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilaniko moves in looking to clinch but Tarlic pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Tarlic.

Tarlic moves into the clinch.

Tarlic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Emilaniko misses.
Tarlic throws a hook but Emilaniko avoids it easily.
Tarlic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emilaniko manages to avoid it.
Tarlic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emilaniko.

Emilaniko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Emilaniko preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlic is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlic wants to sweep but no luck.
Tarlic striking off his back but it's not causing Emilaniko any problems.
Tarlic keeping full guard, as Emilaniko tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Emilaniko.
Tarlic blocks a head kick by Emilaniko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emilaniko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Emilaniko darts in trying to clinch
and Emilaniko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Fedor Emilaniko has been cut.
Emilaniko looks to clinch
and Tarlic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Emilaniko checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tarlic.
Emilaniko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fedor Emilaniko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarlic throws a right and a left that Emilaniko avoids nicely.
Emilaniko clinches but Tarlic breaks the clinch

and Tarlic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Tarlic is trying to work for a kimura but Emilaniko is defending well.
Tarlic wants to pass the guard but Emilaniko is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tarlic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Emilaniko defends it well.
Tarlic is thwarting Emilaniko's attempts to control the position.
Emilaniko is staying active underneath Tarlic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tarlic wants to free his trapped foot but Emilaniko is holding on for dear life with his legs.

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.

Emilaniko has one foot on Tarlic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Emilaniko doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tarlic moves into the clinch.
Tarlic managing to block the knees to the body from Emilaniko.

Tarlic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emilaniko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tarlic counters with a nice uppercut.
Emilaniko wants to clinch but Tarlic slips to the side

and Tarlic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emilaniko's guard now.
Tarlic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emilaniko is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tarlic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emilaniko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emilaniko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emilaniko!
Tarlic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Emilaniko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tarlic wants to control but Emilaniko postures up.
Emilaniko trying to control the position but Tarlic is working away.
Tarlic tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Emilaniko presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

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.

Emilaniko is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Emilaniko closes the distance looking to clinch

and Tarlic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tarlic trying to control but Emilaniko is working from the bottom.
Emilaniko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emilaniko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tarlic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Tarlic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emilaniko'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tarlic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emilaniko tries to bum rush Tarlic with a series of wild strikes but Tarlic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarlic shoots in for a takedown but Emilaniko shows good takedown defense.
Emilaniko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tarlic circles away quickly and effectively.
Emilaniko tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Tarlic to counter with a crisp jab.
Emilaniko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarlic.
Emilaniko wants to clinch but Tarlic slips to the side
and Tarlic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emilaniko wants to clinch

so Tarlic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tarlic trying to move into half guard but instead Emilaniko has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarlic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tarlic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tarlic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Tarlic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emilaniko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tarlic wants to improve his position but instead Emilaniko has moved into half guard.
Emilaniko passes into side control, despite Tarlic's attempt to control the position.

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.
Emilaniko controlling from side mount.
Tarlic is trying to get back to half guard.

Emilaniko has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Emilaniko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tarlic counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Tarlic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Emilaniko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Emilaniko is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Tarlic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Emilaniko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Emilaniko tries to escape but Tarlic is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Tarlic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Emilaniko prevents Tarlic from moving into mount.
Tarlic working the body and head with strikes.

Tarlic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Tarlic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Emilaniko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tarlic but great work by Emilaniko.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Tarlic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarlic 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Tarlic!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Artelac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aalio Paalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artelac's entrance music is Wolfmother - Joker & The Thief. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Artelac
vs
Paalio

225 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Artelac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aalio Paalio!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Paalio.

It looks like Hank Artelac has been cut.
Paalio scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paalio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paalio drops his shoulder and cracks Artelac with a huge uppercut! Artelac goes down! Can Paalio finish him?

Artelac is rocked!
Paalio postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Artelac covers up, he's hurt! Paalio keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Paalio and the ref steps in to end the fight! Paalio can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aalio Paalio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo miami vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

miami vice
vs
Hughes

180 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo miami vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miami vice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughes but Hughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

miami vice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hughes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
miami vice is pressing down on Hughes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hughes is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, miami vice seems content to control.

Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
miami vice seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hughes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. miami vice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
miami vice slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes forces miami vice back against the cage and clinches.
miami vice is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
miami vice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
miami vice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo miami vice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
miami vice shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense.
miami vice slips under a jab.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from miami vice.
Matt Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

miami vice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
miami vice trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is trying to get back to his feet.
miami vice gets to mount! Hughes was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes regains half guard.
miami vice thows a huge punch but Hughes dodges it nicely.
Hughes is trying to stand.
Hughes is not content to let miami vice control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
miami vice tries to pass to full mount but Hughes defends it.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.

miami vice is working for a kimura but Hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughes trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
miami vice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by miami vice.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
miami vice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
miami vice slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Hughes is looking to clinch but miami vice is avoiding it.
miami vice misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hughes.
miami vice avoids the head kick by Hughes.
miami vice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
miami vice shoots for a double leg takedown but Hughes sprawls well. He's pushed miami vice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
miami vice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

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.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.

Hughes has closed the distance and engaged miami vice in a clinch.
miami vice is trying to maintain a safe position but Hughes gets an underhook and turns miami vice into the cage.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but miami vice has him pressed against the cage.
miami vice tries to score a body lock takedown but Hughes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
miami vice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.
miami vice is breathing heavily.
miami vice slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes motions for miami vice to come forward. Hughes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
miami vice shoots for a double leg takedown but Hughes sprawls well. He's pushed miami vice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
miami vice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hughes breaks the clinch.
miami vice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes cracks miami vice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from miami vice misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Hughes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

miami vice shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense.
Hughes misses with a kick to the body.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hughes swinging wilding here.

Hughes clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hughes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

miami vice pulls guard effortlessly.
miami vice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.

miami vice looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but miami vice is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
miami vice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
miami vice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hughes stands up over miami vice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
miami vice trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes throws a strike but miami vice rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
miami vice passes Hughes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
miami vice scoring with strikes to the body and head.

miami vice is working for a kimura but Hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
miami vice trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is trying to maintain the position but miami vice is very close to passing his half guard.

miami vice seems to be looking for submissions.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
Hughes missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
miami vice misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
miami vice tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.

Hughes moves into the clinch.
miami vice tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo miami vice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes works on miami vice's body with a couple of short punches.
Hughes lands with a right to the head.
Hughes misses with a hook to the ribs.
miami vice is trying to drag Hughes to the mat but Hughes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hughes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt miami vice or not.
Hughes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Hughes breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by miami vice.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes throws a series of punches but miami vice avoids them all with ease.
miami vice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Hughes misses.
miami vice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hughes swivels and escapes.
Hughes misses with a body kick.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

miami vice looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hughes is trying to stand.
Hughes is pressing down on miami vice's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
miami vice advances position into side control!

miami vice tries for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo miami vice will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hughes thuds a left hand into miami vice's body.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Hughes as miami vice shoots in.
miami vice shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but miami vice seems unphased.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. miami vice moves away and avoids it.
miami vice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Hughes. No joy for miami vice on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo miami vice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Hughes as miami vice shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
miami vice moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughes.
miami vice takes a jab right on the kisser.
miami vice tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
miami vice is looking to clinch.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but miami vice manages to avoid it.

Hughes pushes miami vice up against the cage in a clinch.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
miami vice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have miami vice backpedaling.

miami vice tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hughes stalling the fight.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but miami vice has him pressed against the cage.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
miami vice tries to clinch up
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. miami vice will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to clinch but miami vice is having none of it.
Ricardo miami vice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes misses with a body kick.
miami vice misses with a kick to the body.

Hughes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing miami vice from controlling successfully.

miami vice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
miami vice looking to pass the guard.
miami vice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
miami vice sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

miami vice drops back looking for a leg! Hughes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hughes manages to kick miami vice off! miami vice jumps back into Hughes's guard.
miami vice stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hughes throws a body kick that misses.
miami vice has his takedown stuffed

and Hughes moves into the clinch.
Hughes is pushing miami vice up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
miami vice is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hughes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
miami vice is working for takedown but Hughes is calmly controlling the position for now.

Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
miami vice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hook to the body lands for Hughes.
Hughes lands a hook that snaps the head of miami vice backwards.
miami vice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hughes prevents it.
Hughes is looking to break free of the clinch but miami vice has double underhooks.
Hughes lands a body punch.
Hughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes 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 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Hughes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anna Margret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Joystick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Margret
vs
Joystick

170 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anna Margret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Joystick!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margret shoots in but Joystick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joystick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Margret shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Joystick has closed the distance and engaged Margret in a clinch.

Joystick breaks the clinch.
Joystick tries to clinch but Margret is having none of it.
James Joystick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Joystick.
Joystick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Margret paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joystick fails with the takedown

and Margret counters with a shoot takedown. Joystick fights it but they end up in guard.
Margret tries to free his leg and advance position but Joystick is retaining full guard.

Margret 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.
Joystick keeping full guard, as Margret tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margret advances to half guard.

Margret is looking for a kimura but Joystick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Margret to get the leverage.
Joystick won't allow Margret to pass to mount.
Joystick wants to get back to full guard.

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.
Joystick won't allow Margret to pass to mount.
Margret prevents Joystick from standing back up.

Margret seems to be looking for submissions.
Joystick is trying to stand back up but Margret is controlling him
Joystick is trying to escape back to his feet but Margret uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Margret is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Joystick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Margret working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joystick wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Margret goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Joystick rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Margret's guard! Nice work there by Joystick!
Margret lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Joystick!
Joystick blocking the ground and pound.

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.
Margret moves to the back.

Margret is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Joystick has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Joystick wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anna Margret dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Joystick tries to clinch there but Margret circles away.
Margret circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joystick tries to clinch up.
Joystick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Margret's head.
Joystick tries to clinch but Margret moves out of range.
Joystick tries to close the distance and clinch but Margret swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Joystick instigates a clinch.
Joystick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joystick can't break the clinch.
Joystick is trying to break the clinch but Margret has him pressed against the cage.
Joystick lands a nice knee to the body.
Joystick wants to get back to striking at distance but Margret won't allow it.

Joystick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margret tries for a takedown but Joystick circles away easily
and Joystick counters with a solid body kick.
Margret takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Margret shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joystick but Joystick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anna Margret is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joystick throws a series of strikes that have Margret backpedaling.
Margret fails with the takedown
and Joystick counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anna Margret. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joystick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joystick pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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.
Joystick is looking to clinch but Margret is avoiding it.
Joystick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margret swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Margret tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joystick swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joystick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joystick throws a head kick but Margret moves out of range.
Joystick tries to clinch but Margret is having none of it.

Joystick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Joystick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margret is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Joystick is breathing heavily.

Margret is trying to work for a kimura but Joystick is defending well.

Margret looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margret looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Joystick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Margret looking for a submission but Joystick manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Margret pushes down on Joystick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anna Margret will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Joystick lands with a slapping head kick.
Joystick throws a head kick that misses.
Joystick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Margret.
Joystick tries to clinch there but Margret circles away.
Joystick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Margret.
Joystick tries for a takedown but Margret circles away easily

and Margret counters with a nice double leg into side control. Joystick won't be happy with that.
Joystick gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Joystick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Margret wants to finish this one by submission but Joystick is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Margret.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margret throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Margret moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Joystick has worked his arm free - good work by Joystick!

Margret tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Margret has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Joystick is pushing Margret's head away, looking to escape. Margret manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Margret tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Margret has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joystick is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Margret take his back! Uh oh - Margret has got a rear naked choke here! Joystick is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anna Margret!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomi Koski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Koski
vs
Bell

190 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Combat Pro Design
Combat Pro Design

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koski is fending him off so far but Bell persists. Nope, Koski circles away and we're back to standing.
Koski throws a right and a left that Bell avoids nicely.
Koski waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Bell. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Bell to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Bell is rocked!

It looks like Stringer Bell has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Koski 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.
Bell is still in real trouble! Can Koski finish him?

Koski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Koski missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell seems to have recovered his senses.
Koski flashes Bell a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Bell's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Bell crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Koski punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomi Koski!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artturi Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tolonen
vs
Virtanen

213 cm
23
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

202 cm
22
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Combat Pro Design
Combat Pro Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artturi Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen misses with a wild body shot.
Virtanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Artturi Virtanen has been cut.
Virtanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tolonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Virtanen.
Tolonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Virtanen counters with a three punch combo that has Tolonen backing up. Tolonen nods at Virtanen to acknowledge the strikes.
Tolonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Virtanen slips a straight right by Tolonen.
Virtanen blocks a jab.
Virtanen misses with a double jab.
Virtanen ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Tolonen drops Virtanen with a big left hand and mounts him. Virtanen is in big trouble!

Virtanen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Tolonen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Virtanen is still in real trouble! Can Tolonen finish him?
Tolonen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tolonen postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Virtanen is out cold - huge knockout for Tolonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iiro Tolonen!
Iiro Tolonen retains his super heavyweight title!