SFL 7: Gordon vs. Lindgren PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Gilreath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gilreath
vs
Love

225 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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, Ricky Gilreath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Love!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilreath stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gilreath wants it to stay on the feet.
Love is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gilreath sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Love has a takedown stuffed.
Ricky Gilreath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Love.
Gilreath shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
Gilreath really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Love moves in looking to clinch but Gilreath pushes him off.
Brandon Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilreath swinging wilding here.

Love tries to keep at a distance but Gilreath has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gilreath has Love pressed against the cage, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Love is trying to break free.
Gilreath goes for a takedown in the clinch but Love prevents it.
Gilreath is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Love 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.

Gilreath gets control of Love's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gilreath will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Love throws a strike but Gilreath rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gilreath in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Love throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

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

Gilreath got a little sloppy there for a moment and Love has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gilreath has managed to get both his arms back between Love's legs - danger averted.
Gilreath wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.

Love had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gilreath is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Love Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gilreath's back instead.
Love missing with punches from the back.
Love keeps control of the position as Gilreath tries to break free.

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.
Love landing with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilreath wants to control his opponent's hands but Love gets his hands free.
Gilreath covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Love is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gilreath is defending well though. Love let's go of the attempt for now.
Love lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gilreath hold on?!
Gilreath trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Love lands strikes to the head.
Love is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Love gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Love gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Love apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Love misses with a takedown

and Gilreath counters by clinching up.
Love working hard to break the clinch.
Love prevents a body shot from Gilreath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Love's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but Gilreath has double underhooks.
Gilreath has Love pressed against the cage, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but Gilreath has double underhooks.
Love has had enough of the clinch but Gilreath keeps him there for the moment.
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gilreath looking for a takedown.
Love wants to break free but Gilreath has control.
A frustrated look appears on Love's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gilreath tries to break the clinch but Love is controlling the position.
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Love working hard to break the clinch.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Love is trying to break free.
Gilreath has Love pressed against the cage, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Love can't break the clinch.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Gilreath has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Love's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Love is trying to break free.
Gilreath prevents Love from breaking the clinch.
Gilreath has Love pressed against the cage, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Love looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Love wants to break free but Gilreath has control.

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.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Love has had enough of the clinch but Gilreath keeps him there for the moment.
Gilreath keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
Love looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Love has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gilreath keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Gilreath is controlling him.
Gilreath has Love pressed against the cage, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gilreath has him pressed against the cage.

Gilreath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Love fails with the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gilreath.
Love is not content to let Gilreath control the position.
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 Ricky Gilreath will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Love tries to clinch there but Gilreath circles away.
Love with a poor takedown
and Gilreath counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Love doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gilreath counters with a head kick.
Love is looking to clinch.
Love shoots and misses
and Gilreath counters with a body kick that stops Love in his tracks momentarily.
Ricky Gilreath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Love.
Love is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gilreath sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gilreath decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Gilreath is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Love doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gilreath.
Gilreath seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Love does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilreath looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Love missing with punches from the bottom.
Love punching from the bottom.
Gilreath blocks the strikes from Love.
Love misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Love is looking for a sweep. Gilreath is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gilreath counters by clinching up.
Love is trying to break free.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gilreath is trying to drag Love to the mat but Love just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

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.
Love can't break the clinch.
Love looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gilreath has Love pressed against the cage, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gilreath wants a takedown but no success here.
Love tries to score a body lock takedown but Gilreath shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Love has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but Gilreath won't allow it.
Gilreath has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Love avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Love wants to break free but Gilreath has control.
Gilreath looking for a takedown.
Love tries for a takedown but Gilreath manages to get underhooks.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gilreath keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Gilreath is controlling him.
Love can't break the clinch.
Gilreath is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Gilreath jumps guard.
Love thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Gilreath drags the fight down to the ground.
Gilreath controlling Love's posture.
Love passes Gilreath's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Love working Gilreath over with strikes.
Love looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Love lands a nice short elbow.
Love really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilreath. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gilreath looks like he's trying to stand up.
Love looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Love.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gilreath flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Love with the ground and pound but Gilreath uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Love thows a big elbow that misses.

Love avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Love with that takedown attempt.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gilreath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Gilreath dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gilreath lands a head kick. Love smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Love with a poor takedown

and Gilreath counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gilreath trying to mount his opponent but Love defends it.

Love looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Love tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Love throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilreath not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Love is not content to let Gilreath control the position.

Love looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Gilreath manages to pass to side control.
Gilreath working the body and head with strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Love shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gilreath counters by moving into the clinch.
Gilreath prevents Love from breaking the clinch.
Love has had enough of the clinch but Gilreath keeps him there for the moment.

Gilreath manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ricky Gilreath overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gilreath manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Love manages to get himself to full guard.
Gilreath wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Love throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilreath trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Love looking for a guillotine here but Gilreath defends easily.

Love is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gilreath is aware though and is defending well.
Love is striking from the bottom but Gilreath uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Gilreath wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
Love throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gilreath counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ricky Gilreath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Love.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love shoots in but Gilreath avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gilreath throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Love tries to clinch up
and Gilreath counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Love is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Love has his takedown stuffed

and Gilreath holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gilreath controlling the action here for a moment.
Love tries to circle away but Gilreath has him pinned against the cage.
Love tries to circle away but Gilreath has him pinned against the cage.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but Gilreath won't allow it.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but Gilreath won't allow it.
Gilreath is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Love gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Love wants to break free but Gilreath has control.

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.
Love tries to break free but Gilreath pushes him back against the cage.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gilreath prevents Love from breaking the clinch.

Gilreath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love has a takedown stuffed.
Love doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilreath circles away.
Love tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Gilreath decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Love's guard.
Gilreath scoring with some ground and pound.

Love has his foot on Gilreath's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gilreath works his way back into a safe position though.
Gilreath will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Love throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Love can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gilreath advances to half guard.
Brandon Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Gilreath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gilreath is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Gilreath showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gilreath 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Gilreath!

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Susi Solmunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Helter Skelter - The Beatles. Solmunen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blood Is Thicker Than Water. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jackson
vs
Solmunen

170 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
154 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

The Fighter's Ultimate Nutrition

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, Jeff Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Susi Solmunen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Solmunen moves out of range.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.

Jackson lands a left and a right that send Solmunen crashing to the mat, dazed. Jackson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Susi Solmunen has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solmunen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Solmunen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jeff Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Susi Solmunen.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solmunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solmunen fails with a takedown attempt.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
Solmunen looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Solmunen 's eye.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solmunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson is looking to slow Solmunen down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Solmunen circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Solmunen won't want to take too many of those.
Solmunen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solmunen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeff Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solmunen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Solmunen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Solmunen.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Solmunen won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeff Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Solmunen circles away.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson cracks the inside of Solmunen's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Solmunen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Solmunen is avoiding it.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solmunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solmunen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Solmunen slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.

Jackson has Solmunen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Susi Solmunen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Solmunen checks a leg kick nicely.
Solmunen fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Solmunen checks a leg kick.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Solmunen in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Solmunen won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeff Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Solmunen pushes him off.
Jackson wants to clinch.

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

Solmunen is rocked!
Solmunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Jackson has Solmunen up against the cage in a clinch.
Solmunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jeff Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Jackson breaks the clinch.
Solmunen seems to have recovered his senses.

Jackson clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Solmunen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jackson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Solmunen.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solmunen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Solmunen in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Solmunen circles away and keeps his distance.
Solmunen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solmunen's calf.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solmunen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Solmunen keeps the fight on the outside.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Jackson.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solmunen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Solmunen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Jackson drops Solmunen with a beautiful combination! Solmunen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to clinch there but Solmunen circles away.

Jackson closes the distance and clinches.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solmunen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson working Solmunen over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Susi Solmunen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Solmunen is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Solmunen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Solmunen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Solmunen checks a leg kick nicely.
Solmunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jeff Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Solmunen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Solmunen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Solmunen is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solmunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Solmunen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solmunen can do to turn this around?
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Solmunen keeps it at a distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Solmunen circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.

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.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Solmunen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Solmunen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solmunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Solmunen keeps it at a distance.

Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Solmunen is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solmunen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Solmunen.

Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Solmunen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Solmunen's legs - danger averted.
Solmunen has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.

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.

Solmunen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Solmunen has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Susi Solmunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Solmunen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Solmunen is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jackson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gordon
vs
Lindgren

192 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gordon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon stops Lindgren from getting back to his feet.

Lindgren kicks off Gordon and gets to his feet.

Gordon scores with a takedown into Lindgren's guard.
Gordon advances to half guard.
Lindgren tries to kick Gordon off but Gordon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lindgren has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gordon is working away from the top position though.
Gordon is trying to control the action in half guard but Lindgren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gordon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindgren is holding on to half guard well.
Lindgren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gordon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lindgren tries to avoid it but Gordon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lindgren to the ground. Lindgren escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gordon looks for a takedown but Lindgren sprawls well.

Lindgren scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Lindgren has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gordon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lindgren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindgren moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
Gordon doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lindgren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gordon is breathing heavily.

Lindgren decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lindgren shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gordon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lindgren misses.
Gordon misses with a takedown attempt

and Lindgren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Gordon is looking for a triangle but Lindgren pushes his legs off easily.
Lindgren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Gordon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lindgren doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lindgren manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lindgren slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lindgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lindgren is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Gordon has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lindgren doesn't defend quickly enough and Gordon has managed to lock this one up! Can Lindgren escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gordon on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Israel Gordon!
Israel Gordon retains his heavyweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dejon Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dejon Jordon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jordon
vs
Ruutu

182 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Global Nutritional Supplements (Q145 for $16)

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, Dejon Jordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ruutu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jordon.
No luck for Jordon with that takedown attempt.

Jordon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jordon showed some decent athleticism there.
Jordon is trying to control. Ruutu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ruutu is defending against the submission attempts here by Jordon.

Jordon seems to be working for a kimura but Ruutu defends the submission attempt.
Jordon is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruutu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Ruutu looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ruutu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ruutu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jordon stops Ruutu from standing up.
Ruutu looks gassed!
Ruutu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jordon trying to control but Ruutu is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ruutu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dejon Jordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Jordon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruutu avoids it really well and circles away.
Jordon wants to clinch.
Jordon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruutu circles away.
Jordon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ruutu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jordon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruutu is working away from the top position though.
Ruutu wants to stand up but Jordon is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ruutu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jordon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jordon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jordon wants to stand but Ruutu is controlling the position.

Jordon has his feet on Ruutu's thighs here. He's pushed Ruutu off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ruutu screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dejon Jordon!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

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

Tasalakki
vs
Baliskad

175 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tasalakki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bentong Baliskad!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tasalakki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tasalakki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Baliskad has hold of Tasalakki's hands but Tasalakki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tasalakki slows the pace down in half guard.

Baliskad is defending against the submission attempts here by Tasalakki.
Tasalakki prevents Baliskad from standing back up.
Baliskad is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tasalakki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baliskad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tasalakki controlling the pace.
Tasalakki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Tasalakki is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasalakki trying to mount his opponent but Baliskad defends it.

Tasalakki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Baliskad is defending against the submission attempts here by Tasalakki.
Tasalakki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tasalakki moves nicely into side control.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasalakki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baliskad keeps working.
Baliskad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tasalakki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baliskad is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tasalakki has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Tasalakki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tasalakki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baliskad tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Baliskad looks gassed!

Tasalakki is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baliskad is trying to defend against the choke here but Tasalakki has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Tasalakki Tightens the hold and Baliskad taps out furiously! Tasalakki displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tauno Tasalakki!
Tauno Tasalakki retains his welterweight title!

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energy
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A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dameko Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Penis Turpos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penis Turpos has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Brewer
vs
Turpos

187 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dameko Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penis Turpos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turpos.
Brewer tries to clinch up.
Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Brewer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brewer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brewer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turpos is controlling him.
Brewer keeping full guard, as Turpos tries to pass.
Turpos trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turpos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brewer's guard.
Turpos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brewer trying to control but Turpos postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Turpos moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer catches Turpos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turpos shoots in for a double leg but Brewer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Turpos clinches with his opponent.
Brewer is trying to break the clinch but Turpos is controlling him.
Turpos tries a knee to the head but Brewer blocks it.
Turpos can't get the takedown.
Brewer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brewer tries to score a body lock takedown but Turpos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brewer is trying to force a seperation but Turpos has the dominant position.

Turpos has Brewer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Turpos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Brewer tumbling to the mat - Turpos dives into Brewer's guard.
Turpos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turpos looks gassed!
Brewer is looking to stand up but Turpos isn't so interested in that idea.
Brewer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Turpos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brewer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brewer wants to stand up but Turpos is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brewer lands some strikes from the bottom.
Brewer could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brewer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Turpos tries to free his leg and advance position but Brewer is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brewer with a poor takedown

and Turpos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brewer is looking to stand up but Turpos isn't so interested in that idea.
Brewer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turpos trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brewer wants to stand up but Turpos is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpos trying to control but Brewer is working from the bottom.
Brewer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Brewer catches Turpos right on the button with a cross.
Dameko Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer wants to land a leg kick but Turpos is out of range.
Brewer connects with a single shot there.
Turpos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brewer doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Turpos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brewer!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dameko Brewer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brewer working to try and regain half guard.
Turpos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer wants to hold on but Turpos pushes him away.
Brewer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brewer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turpos on the ground.
Brewer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Turpos avoids the attempt from Brewer to control.
Turpos tries to control but Brewer wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer prevents Turpos from taking his back.
Brewer swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Penis Turpos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brewer lands an overhand right.

Brewer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brewer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brewer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brewer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turpos's face.
Turpos tries to lock up and control but Brewer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Brewer looking for a guillotine from mount but Turpos is having none of it.
Turpos swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Brewer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turpos is looking to escape.
Brewer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the head.
Turpos is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpos is bucking up trying to escape but Brewer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brewer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brewer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brewer scoring with strikes but Turpos is staying in there.
Brewer working Turpos over with strikes here.
Turpos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brewer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brewer looking to finish Turpos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Turpos!
Turpos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brewer wants to control the pace but Turpos is squirming around nicely.
Brewer with good strikes from the mount here!
Brewer breaks from Turpos's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brewer working Turpos over with strikes here.
Brewer tries to control but Turpos wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brewer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Turpos tries to hold on but Brewer postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brewer raining down shots from the mount!
Brewer lands with some strikes.
Brewer raining down shots from the mount!
Brewer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turpos is looking to escape.
Brewer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turpos looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer with a couple of short strikes.
Brewer is landing with some decent strikes but Turpos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brewer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brewer landing strikes from the mount and Turpos is in trouble!
Brewer with shots to the head and body - Turpos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brewer is landing with some decent strikes but Turpos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brewer breaks from Turpos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Turpos can't escape the position.
Brewer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Turpos is trying to escape the mount.
Brewer cracks Turpos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turpos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brewer.
Brewer trying to control but Turpos is having none of it.
Brewer scoring with strikes but Turpos is staying in there.
Brewer landing punches.
Turpos is looking to improve his position but Brewer isn't that keen on the idea.
Brewer lands a big shot there that rocks Turpos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turpos is squirming around, avoiding Brewer's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dameko Brewer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brewer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brewer tries to clinch up.
Brewer tries to clinch but Turpos moves out of range.
Brewer misses with a takedown attempt - Turpos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brewer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brewer tries a head kick but it misses.
Turpos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brewer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turpos wants to clinch.
Brewer lands a nice shot that snaps Turpos's head back.
Turpos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Brewer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brewer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brewer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brewer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Brewer is looking to take a break and control but Turpos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brewer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brewer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Turpos taking some punishment here, with Brewer in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Brewer.
Brewer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Brewer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brewer wants to stand but Turpos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Turpos gets back to full guard.
Brewer wants to get up but he can't break Turpos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Turpos keeping moving, preventing Brewer from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brewer gets to his feet - Turpos follows without any prompting.

Turpos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brewer's guard.
Dameko Brewer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turpos stops Brewer from standing up.
Turpos wants to pass the guard but Brewer is keeping the position.
Turpos wants to control from the top but Brewer keeps moving.
Brewer wants to get back to his feet but Turpos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turpos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brewer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Turpos trying to control but Brewer is working from the bottom.
Brewer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brewer tries to get out of the position.
Brewer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turpos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turpos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penis Turpos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turpos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turpos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Brewer.
Brewer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turpos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brewer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brewer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turpos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brewer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dameko Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Penis Turpos.
Turpos shoots in for a takedown but Brewer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dameko Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brewer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dameko Brewer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nettles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Crenshaw (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!

Nettles
vs
Crenshaw

175 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Nettles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darryl Crenshaw!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Crenshaw misses.
Nettles lands a jab to Crenshaw's midsection.
Nettles waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Crenshaw.
Crenshaw is looking to clinch.
Darryl Crenshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crenshaw slaps away a takedown attempt from Nettles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nettles scoring well with a low kick there.
Crenshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crenshaw misses with a takedown attempt - Nettles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crenshaw throws a nice looking combination but Nettles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crenshaw throws a nice looking combination but Nettles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Nettles.
Crenshaw tries to clinch up but Nettles circles away and keeps his distance.
Nettles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nettles connects with the punch.

It looks like Darryl Crenshaw has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nettles lands a big head kick that sends Crenshaw to the canvas! Nettles follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Nettles!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courtney Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wallace
vs
Wallace

182 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Courtney Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brandon Wallace clinches with his opponent.

Brandon Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Brandon Wallace as Courtney Wallace shoots in.
Courtney Wallace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brandon Wallace moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Courtney Wallace has been cut.
Brandon Wallace throws a series of punches but Courtney Wallace moves out of range.
Brandon Wallace misses with a double jab.
Brandon Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Courtney Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Courtney Wallace blocks a head kick by Brandon Wallace.
Brandon Wallace throws a right hand that Courtney Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Courtney Wallace also avoids with ease.
Brandon Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Courtney Wallace with a hook.
Brandon Wallace throws a head kick but Courtney Wallace moves out of range.
Brandon Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Courtney Wallace moves out of range easily.
Brandon Wallace walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon Wallace misses with a head kick.
Courtney Wallace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brandon Wallace sprawls well. Brandon Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Courtney Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Brandon Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brandon Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.
Brandon Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Courtney Wallace.
Courtney Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Courtney Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandon Wallace circles away.
Courtney Wallace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brandon Wallace in his tracks.

Brandon Wallace is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtney Wallace drops Brandon Wallace with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Brandon Wallace! Courtney Wallace dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Courtney Wallace!