HFL 3:Findland vs Winner PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Holopainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Holopainen had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Gregor Wilhelm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holopainen
vs
Wilhelm

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Holopainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregor Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wilhelm.
Holopainen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wilhelm scores with a jab to the head.
Holopainen checks a leg kick.
Holopainen tries to clinch there but Wilhelm circles away.
Holopainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilhelm misses with a low kick.
Holopainen tries to clinch there but Wilhelm circles away.
Wilhelm with a jab.
Wilhelm connects with a right hand. Holopainen shakes it off.
Wilhelm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilhelm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holopainen's head.
Holopainen wants to clinch.
Wilhelm cracks Holopainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilhelm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen blocks a head kick by Wilhelm.

Wilhelm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holopainen looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Wilhelm.
Holopainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilhelm has double underhooks.

Holopainen manages to break the clinch.
Wilhelm staying out of range there.
Wilhelm connects with a crisp jab.
Holopainen avoids a kick to the body.
Wilhelm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holopainen. Holopainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wilhelm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holopainen wants to clinch.
Holopainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wilhelm cracks Holopainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gregor Wilhelm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm with a hook.
Wilhelm throws a nice looking combination but Holopainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilhelm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilhelm tries to land a front kick but Holopainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holopainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilhelm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilhelm lands an overhand right.
Wilhelm scores with a jab to the head.
Wilhelm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm connects with a crisp jab.
Holopainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilhelm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holopainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holopainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Wilhelm has managed to clinch.
Holopainen keeps control of Wilhelm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilhelm stalling.
Wilhelm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holopainen backwards.
Wilhelm tries to break the clinch but Holopainen is controlling the position.
Holopainen keeps control of Wilhelm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilhelm is trying to break free.
Holopainen prevents Wilhelm from breaking the clinch.
Wilhelm is looking to break free of the clinch but Holopainen has double underhooks.
Wilhelm is trying to break the clinch but Holopainen has him pressed against the cage.
Wilhelm changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holopainen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilhelm 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.
Wilhelm connects with a jab.
Wilhelm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holopainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilhelm lands with a nice body punch.
Holopainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Wilhelm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilhelm throws a sloppy head kick and Holopainen moves out of range easily.
Wilhelm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holopainen.
Holopainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holopainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilhelm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilhelm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilhelm connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wilhelm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wilhelm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holopainen tries to clinch there but Wilhelm circles away.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilhelm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilhelm lands with an uppercut that bounces Holopainen off the cage and back into rage.
Holopainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilhelm counters with a stiff right hand.

Wilhelm closes the distance and clinches.
Wilhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilhelm pushes Holopainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Holopainen won't allow it.
Holopainen keeps control of Wilhelm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilhelm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holopainen has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Wilhelm.
Holopainen prevents Wilhelm from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holopainen prevents Wilhelm from breaking the clinch.
Wilhelm can't break the clinch.
Wilhelm tries to break the clinch but Holopainen is controlling the position.
Wilhelm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilhelm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holopainen backwards.
Wilhelm wants a takedown.
Wilhelm keeps control of Holopainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilhelm gets through Holopainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilhelm is looking to break free of the clinch but Holopainen has double underhooks.
Wilhelm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilhelm tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holopainen just stands there and leans against the cage.

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.
Wilhelm is stalling here.
Wilhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilhelm goes for a takedown attempt but Holopainen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Albert Holopainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Wilhelm.
Wilhelm is looking to chop away at Holopainen's legs.
Wilhelm connects with a crisp jab.
Wilhelm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilhelm sizes up Holopainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good shot there by Wilhelm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilhelm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wilhelm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holopainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holopainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilhelm connects with the punch.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilhelm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilhelm throws a leg kick but Holopainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilhelm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilhelm scores with a hook.
Wilhelm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilhelm cracks Holopainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilhelm tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilhelm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilhelm cracks Holopainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilhelm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holopainen is out of range and Wilhelm settles back down.
Wilhelm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilhelm scores with a four punch combination!
Holopainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilhelm cracks Holopainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilhelm throws a wild body kick that Holopainen sees coming a mile off.
Wilhelm lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holopainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wilhelm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holopainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilhelm as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregor Wilhelm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm cracks Holopainen with a good jab.
Wilhelm is looking to clinch but Holopainen is avoiding it.
Wilhelm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holopainen at a distance.
Holopainen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wilhelm throws a leg kick but Holopainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holopainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holopainen misses the body punch
and Wilhelm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilhelm scores with the left hand. Holopainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilhelm cracks a nice hook into Holopainen's ribs.
Gregor Wilhelm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilhelm tries to clinch up but Holopainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilhelm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilhelm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holopainen.

Wilhelm tries to keep at a distance but Holopainen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilhelm is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holopainen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Holopainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm connects with a single shot there.
Wilhelm looks to throw the jab but Holopainen is out of range.

Holopainen moves into range and clinches up with Wilhelm.
Wilhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen is trying to stall.
Wilhelm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilhelm is looking to break free of the clinch but Holopainen has double underhooks.
Wilhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Holopainen won't allow it.
Wilhelm wants to break free but Holopainen has control.
Wilhelm is trying to break the clinch but Holopainen has him pressed against the cage.
Holopainen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wilhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilhelm lands with a left to the head.
Wilhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilhelm lands a body punch in the clinch.

Holopainen breaks the clinch.
Wilhelm scores with a jab. Holopainen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilhelm throws a head kick that misses.
Wilhelm looks to clinch

and Holopainen counters with a takedown into side control.

Holopainen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Holopainen moves out of range as Wilhelm strikes.
Wilhelm throws a sloppy head kick and Holopainen moves out of range easily.
Wilhelm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Holopainen rushes Wilhelm and presses him up against the cage.
Wilhelm is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Holopainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holopainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilhelm jabs Holopainen right on the nose. Holopainen blinks but takes it well.
Holopainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gregor Wilhelm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holopainen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wilhelm looks to clinch

and Holopainen counters by clinching up.
Wilhelm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but Holopainen won't allow it.
Holopainen trying to stall but Wilhelm improves his position.
Wilhelm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Albert Holopainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilhelm has had enough of the clinch but Holopainen keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Holopainen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilhelm 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Wilhelm!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Percy Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Percy Mayweather had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The key to victory for Percy Mayweather has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mayweather
vs
Baptista

184 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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, Percy Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franco Baptista!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Mayweather pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baptista dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a low kick.
Mayweather shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baptista pinned against the cage. Baptista gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Baptista forces Mayweather back against the cage and clinches.
Mayweather changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baptista fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Baptista shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baptista in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baptista controlling the position easily from mount.
Baptista trying to control but Mayweather is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayweather tries to buck Baptista off but Baptista takes his back!
Mayweather is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptista throws strikes from the back but Mayweather rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Mayweather.

Baptista drops back looking for a leg! Mayweather is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mayweather manages to kick Baptista off! Baptista jumps back into Mayweather's guard.

Baptista 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.
Baptista works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mayweather is not content to let Baptista control the position.

Baptista is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayweather sees it coming and defends easily.
Baptista throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.
Mayweather is trying to stand.

Baptista is looking for a kimura here.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up but Baptista is controlling him
Baptista uses his free foot to push down on Mayweather's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mayweather.
Mayweather is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Baptista looking to isolate an arm here. Mayweather doesn't see it coming and as Baptista extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Baptista!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franco Baptista!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Flannel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Liivak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mattias Liivak 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!

Flannel
vs
Liivak

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Valhalla War Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Flannel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mattias Liivak!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Liivak misses with a combination

and Flannel counters by moving into the clinch.

Flannel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Flannel or perhaps it was just good defense by Liivak which made him look bad.
Flannel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liivak misses with a combination
and Flannel counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liivak misses with a double jab
and Flannel counters with a left and a right... And another left! Liivak is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Flannel!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Fuk Yuuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuk Yuuu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yuuu
vs
Hess

155 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fuk Yuuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derick Hess!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuuu shoots for a double leg takedown but Hess sprawls well. He's pushed Yuuu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yuuu throws a head kick but Hess moves out of range.
No luck for Hess with that takedown attempt.
Yuuu with a poor takedown

so Hess counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hess tries to free his leg and advance position but Yuuu is retaining full guard.
Hess won't allow Yuuu to sweep him here.
Yuuu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hess throws a strike but Yuuu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hess has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yuuu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hess has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hess escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yuuu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yuuu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yuuu trying to control but Hess is working from the bottom.
Yuuu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hess is looking for a triangle but Yuuu pushes his legs off easily.

Hess throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yuuu uses it to pass to side control.
Yuuu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hess manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yuuu's best efforts.
Hess gets full guard.
Yuuu content to stall in guard here.
Yuuu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hess swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hess is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hess looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hess keeping moving, preventing Yuuu from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hess has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yuuu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Hess is looking for a triangle here but Yuuu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hess is not content to let Yuuu control the position.

Yuuu tries for a kimura but Hess is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yuuu stands up and beckons Hess to his feet.
Hess is looking to clinch.
Yuuu fails with the takedown

and Hess counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuk Yuuu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuuu trying to control from the bottom.
Yuuu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hess is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Hess is looking for a kimura here.
Yuuu trying to hold on to Hess's head to control him but Hess postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuuu is looking for a sweep. Hess is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Hess is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yuuu sees it coming and defends easily.
Yuuu is doing well to control the position and prevent Hess from advancing to side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hess wants to clinch.
Yuuu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hess circles away.

Yuuu moves into the clinch successfully.
Hess fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derick Hess dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hess is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuuu.
Hess shoots in for a double leg but Yuuu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yuuu looks for a takedown but Hess sprawls well.
Hess wants to clinch but Yuuu slips to the side
and Yuuu counters with a good, hard body kick but Hess shrugs it off.
Hess is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.

Yuuu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yuuu looking to throw knees to the head but Hess is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yuuu.

Yuuu breaks the clinch.
Hess has his takedown stuffed

and Yuuu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuuu.
Yuuu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Yuuu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuuu, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Yuuu.
Hess misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fuk Yuuu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derick Hess.
Hess has his takedown stuffed

and Yuuu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuuu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuuu is trying to break free.
Yuuu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hess tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yuuu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yuuu misses with a knee to the head.

Yuuu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yuuu throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Yuuu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hess closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yuuu circles away.
Yuuu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hess as he jumps to the side.

Yuuu moves into the clinch successfully.

Hess gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hess wants to take a breather but Yuuu is having none of it.

Hess is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yuuu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hess's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hess's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hess breaks Yuuu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hess looking to pass the guard.
Yuuu throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Yuuu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hess's guard.

Hess has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yuuu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hess looking to control.

Yuuu gets to his feet. Hess looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess slips a jab and a cross from Yuuu.
Hess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuuu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hess closes the distance and clinches.
Hess is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yuuu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hess trying to stall but Yuuu improves his position.
Yuuu throws a punch but it's blocked by Hess.
Yuuu looking to throw knees to the head but Hess is blocking nicely.
Hess has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yuuu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yuuu scores with a knee to the head.
Yuuu can't break the clinch.
Yuuu is looking to break free of the clinch but Hess has double underhooks.
Yuuu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hess fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Yuuu fails to land.
Hess prevents the takedown attempt.

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.
Yuuu avoiding damage.
Hess jumps guard but Yuuu stands there with Hess around his waist. Hess gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Yuuu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yuuu is trying to break the clinch but Hess has him pressed against the cage.
Yuuu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Hess pulls guard.
Yuuu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yuuu wanted to stand there but Hess had control of the position.
Yuuu trying to control the position from guard on top but Hess is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fuk Yuuu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hess gets a clinch.

Hess has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yuuu is trying to keep an underhook but Hess manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Hess there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yuuu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yuuu gets back to full guard.
Yuuu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hess connects with a couple of short punches.
Hess passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yuuu taking a bit of punishment here - Hess scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hess stands up and beckons Yuuu to his feet.
Hess avoids the head kick by Yuuu.
Yuuu tries to clinch but Hess moves away

and Hess counters with a shoot takedown. Yuuu fights it but they end up in guard.

Hess drops back looking for a leg! Yuuu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yuuu manages to kick Hess off! Hess jumps back into Yuuu's guard.

Yuuu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yuuu has control of Hess's left arm, preventing Hess from doing any damage.

Hess postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yuuu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hess, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yuuu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Yuuu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yuuu throws a head kick but Hess moves out of range.
Yuuu throws a head kick that misses.

Hess forces Yuuu back against the cage and clinches.
Hess tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yuuu smiles and moves away.
Hess fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuk Yuuu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuuu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuuu throws a head kick but Hess moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yuuu's waist but Yuuu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hess off to one side.
Yuuu misses with a head kick.

Hess closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yuuu is trying to improve his position.
Yuuu is working hard here to advance position.
Yuuu wants to get back to his feet.

Hess wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yuuu, who protects the arm well.
Hess lands a nice forearm strike.
Hess is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hess working the ground and pound but Yuuu is defending the strikes.
Yuuu gets back to half guard.
Yuuu wants to get back to full guard.
Hess working the head and body with strikes.
Hess is taking a breather. Yuuu 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.

Hess is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hess wants to stand but Yuuu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Hess looking for a submission but Yuuu manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Yuuu working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derick Hess comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hess 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derick Hess!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

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

Dynamite
vs
tank

185 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, sherman tank!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite avoids a punch combination nicely.
sherman tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dynamite keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like sherman tank has been cut.
tank misses with a takedown attempt - Dynamite sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
tank fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
tank shoots in but Dynamite avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sherman tank.
tank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tank looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dynamite is fending him off so far but tank persists. Nope, Dynamite circles away and we're back to standing.
Dynamite fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

tank drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

tank thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
tank looks gassed!
Dynamite takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
tank postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
tank working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
tank tries to score with some ground and pound. Dynamite controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
tank misses with the ground and pound.
tank fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dynamite knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for tank on the ground.
Dynamite on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
tank trying to control the action but Dynamite is working from the bottom.
tank misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

tank thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dynamite dodges the ground and pound from tank.
tank controlling the position.
tank wants to control but Dynamite is keeping him busy.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dynamite lands a jab to the head.
tank waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dynamite.
Dynamite scores with a jab. tank acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

tank feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as tank accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dynamite holds on and takes a little breather.
Dynamite is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Napoleon Dynamite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on sherman tank's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dynamite throws a left that rocks tank and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dynamite dives into side control, looking to finish! Can tank regain composure!

tank is rocked!
tank can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
tank throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
tank is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on tank's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tank is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
tank is breathing heavily.
Dynamite blocks the strikes from tank.
tank has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
tank fails with the takedown.
tank closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tank gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That has opened up sherman tank's cut even more.
Dynamite with a jab.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Dynamite! tank is out on his feet! Dynamite rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - tank is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! tank is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Dynamite!
Napoleon Dynamite is the new welterweight champion!