IFT4 - Respect PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hako Kyti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hako Kyti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kyti
vs
Mela

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

195 cm
20
273 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hako Kyti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Mela!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kyti.
Mela looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyti throws a series of punches but Mela moves out of range.
Mela avoids the head kick by Kyti.
Kyti throws a sloppy head kick and Mela moves out of range easily.
Kyti misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hako Kyti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kyti to the mat! Kyti manages to get full guard.
Kyti trying to strike off his back.
Kyti wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mela manages to pass to side control.

Mela is trying for a kimura here. Kyti looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mela wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Heikki Mela!
Heikki Mela is the new super heavyweight champion!

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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 Arm Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Arm Barr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barr
vs
Jake

188 cm
24
270 lbs
2 - 11 - 0

189 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arm Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jake!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barr slips under a jab.
Jake punishes Barr's body with a nice straight punch.
Barr takes one on the button.
Jake misses with a two punch combination.
Barr tries to close the distance and clinch but Jake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jake looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Barr or perhaps it was just good defense by Jake which made him look bad.
Barr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barr tries to clinch but Jake moves out of range.
Jake misses with an uppercut.
Barr tries to clinch but Jake moves out of range.
Jake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jake throws a hook but Barr blocks it.
Arm Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jake cracks Barr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barr really is a fat lump.
Jake fails to land with a series of punches.
Jake swats away the attempt to clinch by Barr.
Jake tries to bum rush Barr with a series of wild strikes but Barr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jake tries to break the clinch but Barr is controlling the position.
Barr stalling.
Barr lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barr.
Nice elbow from Barr.

Barr manages to break the clinch.
Barr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jake avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Barr.

Barr clinches.

Barr jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake trying to control but Barr is working from the bottom.
Jakeis looking to pass into half guard but Barr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Barr is in guard.

Barr gets to his feet - Jake follows without any prompting.
Barr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arm Barr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jake looks to land a combination. Barr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Barr clinches.
Barr goes for a takedown attempt but Jake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Iron Jake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr misses with a straight right.
Jake lands a right hook to the body.
Barr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jake pinned against the cage. Jake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Jake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barr shoots for a double leg takedown but Jake sprawls well. He's pushed Barr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barr tries to clinch there but Jake circles away.
Barr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jake throws a head kick that misses.
Barr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jake keeps the fight on the outside.
Barr is looking to clinch.
Jake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jake cracks Barr with a good jab.
Jake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jake throws a right hand that Barr ducks under and follows up with a left that Barr also avoids with ease.
Jake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barr circles away quickly and effectively.

Barr moves into the clinch.
Barr prevents Jake from breaking the clinch.
Barr keeps control of Jake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Barr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Iron Jake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barr tries to clinch but Jake moves out of range.
Barr ducks right into an uppercut from Jake.
Barr doesn't manage to clinch there - Jake circles away.
Nice shot by Jake.
Jake throws a series of punches but Barr avoids them all with ease.

Barr forces Jake back against the cage and clinches.

Barr breaks the clinch.

Barr has taken the fight to the clinch.

Barr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Jake does no damage.
Jake ducks under a wild hook from Barr.
Jake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jake as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barr tries to clinch up but Jake circles away and keeps his distance.
Jake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jake tries to hold on but Barr pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Jake really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jake is desperately trying to improve his position but Barr has a good base and remains in mount.
Barr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jake tries to reverse the position but Barr maintains control.

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.
Barr looking to control but Jake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jake is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jake tries to lock up and control but Barr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barr tries to control but Jake wriggling away.
Jake throwing hammer fists to the chest of Barr. What's that going to do exactly?
Barr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barr tries to control but Jake wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barr throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barr trying to control but Jake is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arm Barr dominated that second round.
That's time! Barr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Barr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barr tries to clinch there but Jake circles away.
Jake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jake avoids the head kick by Barr.
Arm Barr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barr dives in and grabs Jake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jake pushes down on Barr's head and hops out.
Barr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barr wants to clinch.
Jake scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake cracks a nice hook into Barr's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jake lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Jake.
Jake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jake slaps away a takedown attempt from Barr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barr wants to clinch.
Barr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arm Barr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jake stuffs the takedown.
A nice combination there by Jake.

Barr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barr lands an elbow just above Jake 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jake's defenses.
Nice elbow from Barr.
Barr lands a damaging elbow.
Barr lands a knee to the head.
Jake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jake working hard to break the clinch.
Barr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barr is working for takedown but Jake is calmly controlling the position for now.

Barr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barr scores with a takedown into Jake's guard.
Barr trying to control but Jake is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake wants to stand but Barr is controlling the position.
Barr pushes down on Jake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jake wants to improve his position but Barr is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jake is looking to escape.
Jake is trying to escape back to his feet but Barr uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Jake is trying to buck Barr off.
Jake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arm Barr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barr 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Arm Barr!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Arm Barr!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Arm Barr!

Arm Barr wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stacey Malouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rowley has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Steve Rowley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Malouf
vs
Rowley

184 cm
20
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stacey Malouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Rowley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malouf throws a body punch but Rowley moves out of range.
Malouf cracks Rowley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Rowley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malouf to the mat! Malouf manages to get full guard.

Malouf has his feet on Rowley's thighs here. He's pushed Rowley 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! Rowley screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stacey Malouf!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

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

cummo
vs
Dumars

188 cm
23
205 lbs
10 - 21 - 0

185 cm
21
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Syndicate Drugs

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 10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luke cummo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arsene Dumars!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cummo slaps away a takedown attempt from Dumars, before circling back to the center of the mat.
cummo leaves Dumars with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dumars takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dumars shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as cummo sprawls well. cummo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dumars gets slowly back to his feet.
luke cummo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arsene Dumars.
Dumars misses with a takedown attempt - cummo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
cummo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dumars's calf.
A head kick misses from Dumars.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumars moves in looking to clinch but cummo pushes him off.
No joy there for cummo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dumars misses with a head kick.
cummo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dumars is on the wrong end of a nice combination from cummo.
cummo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dumars looks for a takedown but cummo sprawls well.
Dumars looks gassed!
cummo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cummo misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from cummo misses.

cummo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. cummo showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like cummo is going to stand back up.
cummo working Dumars over with strikes.
cummo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from cummo there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumars blocking the ground and pound attempt from cummo.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
cummo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dumars on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
cummo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Dumars actively working from the bottom here.
Dumars taking some punishment here, with cummo in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cummo winds up and cracks Dumars with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
cummo working Dumars over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dumars on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Dumars is rocked!
cummo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dumars is still in real trouble! Can cummo finish him?
cummo winds up and cracks Dumars with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
cummo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
cummo lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dumars! More strikes land and this one is all over! cummo jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). luke cummo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son Goku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ali
vs
Goku

175 cm
22
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhammad Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Son Goku !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goku misses with a two punch combination.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Goku throws a series of punches but Ali moves out of range.
Goku throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Goku throws a leg kick but Ali moved away.
Ali throws a right hand that Goku ducks under and follows up with a left that Goku also avoids with ease.
Ali scores with a head kick.

Goku is rocked!
Ali connects with a nice cross there... Goku is looking wobbly and Ali recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Goku to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ali jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Muhammad Ali!
Muhammad Ali is the new bantamweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matto Luuttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonaton Manzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manzo has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Dance With The Devil as his entrance music. Matto Luuttu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Luuttu
vs
Manzo

175 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matto Luuttu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonaton Manzo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luuttu circles away quickly and effectively.
Luuttu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Manzo misses the jab.
Luuttu moves out of range of the body kick.

Luuttu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Manzo is trying to defend but Luuttu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Manzo is trying to stand up here but Luuttu is controlling him well.
Manzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luuttu.
Manzo is trying to stand back up but Luuttu is controlling him
Luuttu wants to pass the guard but Manzo is defending well.
Luuttu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luuttu moves nicely into side control.
Manzo struggling a bit here.
Luuttu is staying tight to Manzo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Luuttu 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.
Luuttu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luuttu tries to advance to mount but Manzo denies him.

Luuttu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manzo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Manzo wants to control but Luuttu postures up.
Manzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luuttu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Luuttu is trying to get an arm triangle but Manzo is defending well.
Manzo tries to bench press Luuttu off him but Luuttu keeps the position.
Manzo keeping his opponent close.
Manzo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Luuttu is controlling him well.
Luuttu trying to control the position but Manzo is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Luuttu tries to move to mount but Manzo blocks the move with his legs.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Manzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manzo.
Manzo misses with a double jab.
Luuttu avoids the head kick by Manzo.
Manzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luuttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luuttu.
Manzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Luuttu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luuttu shoots in for a double leg but Manzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manzo misses with a body shot.
Manzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Matto Luuttu has been cut.

Luuttu scores with a takedown into Manzo's guard.
Luuttu prevents Manzo from getting back to his feet.
Manzo looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu wants to control from the top but Manzo keeps moving.
Luuttu looking to sit in guard and control but Manzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Luuttu wants to sweep but no luck.
Manzo wants to stand but Luuttu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Luuttu keeping moving, preventing Manzo from controlling successfully.
Luuttu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Manzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Luuttu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Luuttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luuttu takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luuttu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manzo but Manzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manzo wants to clinch up but Luuttu keeps it at a distance.
Manzo throws a head kick but Luuttu moves out of range.
Manzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luuttu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Manzo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manzo wants it to stay on the feet.

Manzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Luuttu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Luuttu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Luuttu trying to control but Manzo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonaton Manzo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matto Luuttu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Manzo misses with a double jab

and Luuttu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Luuttu.
Manzo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luuttu is controlling him.
Luuttu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luuttu advances position into side control!
Luuttu wants to control but Manzo is keeping him busy.

Luuttu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Luuttu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manzo wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manzo is looking for a sweep.
Luuttu controlling the position from side mount.
Luuttu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manzo keeps working.
Luuttu is really struggling to control Manzo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Manzo wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Luuttu has a takedown stuffed.
Luuttu fails with the takedown.

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.
Manzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Manzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Manzo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Manzo lands a two punch combo.
Manzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luuttu on the side of the head.

Luuttu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Manzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Luuttu controlling the position from side mount.
Luuttu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Manzo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Luuttu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Manzo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Luuttu's guard! Nice work there by Manzo!
Luuttu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luuttu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manzo wants to get up but he can't break Luuttu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Luuttu looking to control.

Luuttu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Manzo has picked Luuttu up and slammed him! Luuttu can't keep hold of the triangle and Manzo manages to pass to side control!
Luuttu can't do much from the bottom here.

Manzo decides to stand back up.
Manzo misses with a few strikes there.
Manzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Luuttu gets a takedown into half guard.
Manzo tries to kick Luuttu off but Luuttu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luuttu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manzo's head.
Luuttu wants to take a breather but Manzo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manzo tries to kick Luuttu off but Luuttu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luuttu trying to control the pace.
Manzo tries to kick Luuttu off but Luuttu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Luuttu in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Manzo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Luuttu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matto Luuttu!
Matto Luuttu retains his welterweight title!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uuno Turpahuuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Ylvinge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpahuuro comes to the cage accompanied by The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name. Robert Ylvinge is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Turpahuuro
vs
Ylvinge

178 cm
22
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uuno Turpahuuro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Ylvinge!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ylvinge misses.
Ylvinge takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turpahuuro misses with a head kick.
Uuno Turpahuuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpahuuro throws a head kick but Ylvinge moves out of range.
Turpahuuro doesn't manage to clinch there - Ylvinge circles away.
Ylvinge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turpahuuro looks for the body kick but Ylvinge saw that one coming.
Ylvinge blocks a head kick by Turpahuuro.
Turpahuuro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Robert Ylvinge has been cut.
Turpahuuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turpahuuro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Turpahuuro closes the distance and clinches.
Ylvinge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Turpahuuro fails to land.
Ylvinge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turpahuuro backwards.
Turpahuuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ylvinge backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpahuuro lands a body punch.
Turpahuuro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ylvinge.
Turpahuuro lands an uppercut.

Turpahuuro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpahuuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turpahuuro tries a head kick but it misses.
Ylvinge blocks the body kick.
Ylvinge misses with a two punch combination.
Turpahuuro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turpahuuro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ylvinge counters with a straight right hand.
Turpahuuro cracks a nice hook into Ylvinge's ribs.
Turpahuuro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ylvinge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turpahuuro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Ylvinge counters by clinching up.
Turpahuuro trying to land knees to the body.
Turpahuuro lands a nice uppercut.
Turpahuuro lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpahuuro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ylvinge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turpahuuro scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Turpahuuro.
Ylvinge looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ylvinge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turpahuuro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turpahuuro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ylvinge or not.
Turpahuuro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turpahuuro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turpahuuro has Ylvinge pressed against the cage, preventing Ylvinge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ylvinge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turpahuuro pushes Ylvinge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turpahuuro lands a shoulder strike.
Turpahuuro scores with a shot to the side of Ylvinge's head.
Turpahuuro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turpahuuro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ylvinge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turpahuuro lands an uppercut.
Turpahuuro gets through Ylvinge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turpahuuro lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turpahuuro throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turpahuuro.
Turpahuuro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turpahuuro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turpahuuro lands with a left to the head.
Turpahuuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ylvinge backwards.
Turpahuuro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ylvinge.
Ylvinge managing to block the knees to the body from Turpahuuro.
A right hand to the body from Turpahuuro.
Ylvinge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turpahuuro lands a body punch.
Turpahuuro crunches a lovely knee into Ylvinge's ribcage.
Turpahuuro works on Ylvinge's body with a couple of short punches.
Turpahuuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ylvinge backwards.
Turpahuuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ylvinge backwards.
Turpahuuro lands a nice elbow.

Ylvinge is rocked!
Turpahuuro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ylvinge is still on wobbly legs! Can Turpahuuro finish him?
Turpahuuro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ylvinge seems to have recovered his senses.
Turpahuuro pushes Ylvinge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turpahuuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ylvinge backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpahuuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ylvinge is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ylvinge letting Turpahuuro take a breather here.
Turpahuuro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ylvinge.
Turpahuuro lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ylvinge.
Ylvinge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turpahuuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ylvinge backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turpahuuro.
Turpahuuro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turpahuuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Turpahuuro.
Turpahuuro gets through Ylvinge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Turpahuuro.
Turpahuuro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpahuuro lands an elbow that stopped Ylvinge in his tracks for a moment.
Turpahuuro creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ylvinge with a big uppercut! Ylvinge tries to clinch up but Turpahuuro pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Ylvinge to the mat! Ylvinge covers up and Turpahuuro unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Uuno Turpahuuro!
Uuno Turpahuuro retains his featherweight title!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Nator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Usali Basilisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basilisk has chosen "welcome To My Nightmare" - Alice Cooper as his entrance music. Usali Basilisk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nator
vs
Basilisk

174 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispa Nator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usali Basilisk!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nator throws a big shot that misses.
Basilisk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nator sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Basilisk somewhat.
Nator misses with a body kick.
Ispa Nator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Basilisk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Basilisk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Basilisk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nator.
Basilisk moves in looking to clinch but Nator pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Basilisk.
Basilisk looks for a takedown but Nator sprawls well.
Ispa Nator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usali Basilisk.
Nator wants to clinch.
Nator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Basilisk moves out of range as Nator strikes.
Nator throws a right hand that Basilisk ducks under and follows up with a left that Basilisk also avoids with ease.
Ispa Nator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Basilisk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nator circles away.
Nator leaves Basilisk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nator misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Nator as Basilisk shoots in.

Nator moves into range and clinches up with Basilisk.

Nator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Basilisk blocks a head kick by Nator.

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.
Nator stuffs the takedown.
Basilisk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nator throws out the jab.
Nator misses with a head kick.
Basilisk fails with a takedown attempt.
Nator wants to clinch up but Basilisk keeps it at a distance.

Nator clinches up with Basilisk and pushes him back against the cage.

Nator manages to break the clinch.
Nator darts in trying to clinch

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

Nator kicks Basilisk off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basilisk counters with a stiff right hand.

Basilisk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nator was covering up waiting for the punch and Basilisk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Basilisk won't allow Nator to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Basilisk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Basilisk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Basilisk looks gassed!
Basilisk throwing strikes but missing.
Nator might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Basilisk stops Nator from standing up.
Basilisk throws a strike but Nator rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nator stands up from Basilisk's guard - Nator perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nator throws a sloppy head kick

and Basilisk counters with a shoot takedown. Nator fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Usali Basilisk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Basilisk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Basilisk ducks under a wild hook from Nator.
Some wild striking there from Nator.
Nator tries to clinch but Basilisk moves out of range.
Basilisk misses with a takedown attempt - Nator sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick by Nator misses

and Basilisk counters with a takedown into side control.
Basilisk lands an elbow.
Nator defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Basilisk crashes against the mat.

Nator explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Basilisk.
Basilisk is breathing heavily.

Basilisk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Basilisk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Basilisk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Basilisk looking to control but instead Nator has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nator works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nator has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Basilisk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nator throws a head kick that misses.
Basilisk fails with the takedown.
Ispa Nator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usali Basilisk.
Nator looks to clinch

and Basilisk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nator managing to control the position.
Basilisk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nator wants to stand and escape but Basilisk is having none of it.

Nator pushes Basilisk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Nator.
Basilisk throws a series of punches but Nator moves out of range.
Nator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Basilisk blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Nator misses.
Basilisk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nator pinned against the cage. Nator gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nator rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basilisk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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.
Nator tries to clinch there but Basilisk circles away.
Nator tries to bum rush Basilisk with a series of wild strikes but Basilisk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nator misses with a double jab

and Basilisk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nator won't be happy with that.
Basilisk throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nator works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Basilisk throws a strike but Nator avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Nator manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Usali Basilisk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Basilisk keeps the fight on the outside.
Nator throws a jab when Basilisk was well out of range.
Nator falls off balance throwing a combination

and Basilisk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nator's guard.
Nator is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Basilisk is controlling him.
Basilisk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Basilisk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basilisk with a nice head shot there.
Basilisk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nator works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Basilisk trying to control but Nator is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilisk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Basilisk wants to control from the top but Nator keeps moving.
Basilisk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Basilisk won't allow Nator to get back to his feet.
Basilisk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Basilisk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Nator.

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.
Nator moves in looking to clinch but Basilisk pushes him off.
Basilisk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nator tries a head kick but it misses.
Nator throws a head kick that misses
and Basilisk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nator scores with a head kick.
Nator throws a lazy head kick
and Basilisk counters with a nice uppercut.
Basilisk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nator swivels and escapes.
Basilisk shoots in and drives through. Nator sprawls well.
Ispa Nator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usali Basilisk.
Nator misses with a double jab
and Basilisk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator tries to clinch there but Basilisk circles away.
Nator misses with the combination.

Basilisk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nator parries the strikes from Basilisk easily there. Basilisk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nator to escape.
Nator prevents Basilisk from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Nator's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Basilisk trying to control the action but Nator is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Basilisk throws an elbow but Nator slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nator is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Basilisk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nator is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nator is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Basilisk has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nator tries to clinch up but Basilisk circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Usali Basilisk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Basilisk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Usali Basilisk!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Usali Basilisk!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Usali Basilisk!

Usali Basilisk wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aku Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Kivipaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paukku kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dilated peoples - you can't hide you can't run. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Paukku
vs
Kivipaa

172 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Control Nutrition
Control Nutrition

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Paukku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Kivipaa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivipaa avoids the body shot from Paukku.
Paukku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kivipaa tries to bum rush Paukku with a series of wild strikes but Paukku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paukku throws a head kick that half lands.
Kimmo Kivipaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paukku misses with a head kick.
Paukku closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paukku tries to clinch up but Kivipaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Paukku tries to clinch up.
Kivipaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paukku tries a head kick but it misses.
Kivipaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paukku counters with a head kick. That will keep Kivipaa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Paukku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paukku tries to clinch up.
Paukku tries a head kick but it misses.
Kivipaa throws a shot from downtown. Paukku moves away and avoids it.

Kivipaa lands a big right hand that sends Paukku crashing to the mat! Kivipaa stays standing though and waves Paukku back to his feet!

It looks like Aku Paukku has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paukku throws the left hand but Kivipaa avoids the punch easily.

Kivipaa cracks Paukku with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kivipaa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Paukku to stand back up!

Paukku is rocked!
Kivipaa darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Paukku's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kivipaa before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimmo Kivipaa!
Kimmo Kivipaa is the new lightweight champion!