HFC: 185 Grand Prix R2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Sadecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafal Sadecki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sadecki
vs
Rutten

183 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Sadecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten scores with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Rutten. No joy for Sadecki on that attempt.
Sadecki throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sadecki ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Sadecki looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sadecki instigates a clinch.

Sadecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sadecki fails with the takedown.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadecki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rutten sprawls well. Rutten wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sadecki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafal Sadecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sadecki.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
Sadecki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rutten avoids it really well and circles away.
Sadecki is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Rutten.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rutten lands a big head kick that sends Sadecki tumbling to the mat! Rutten takes a step backwards and waves Sadecki back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sadecki is rocked!

It looks like Rafal Sadecki has been cut.
Sadecki avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Oh Sadecki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sadecki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sadecki seems to have got his legs back now.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Sadecki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sadecki thumps Rutten with a low kick.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Sadecki sees coming a mile off.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sadecki shoots for a takedown but Rutten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Sadecki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sadecki gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bas Rutten!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldin Arifi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Storm
vs
Arifi

174 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aldin Arifi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Storm has closed the distance and engaged Arifi in a clinch.

Arifi decides to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Arifi manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Arifi clinches.
Storm tries to stall but Arifi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Storm letting Arifi take a breather here.
Arifi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arifi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Storm tries to land knees in the clinch but Arifi avoids the damage to the body.
Storm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm landing knees to the head.
Storm trying to land knees to the body.
Arifi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arifi blocks it with crossed arms.

Arifi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Storm is trying to keep an underhook but Arifi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Arifi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arifi works his way into side control.
Storm defending against the ground and pound.
Arifi throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Arifi tries for a kimura but Storm is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arifi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Arifi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Check out the look on Arifi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm prevents Arifi from improving position.
Sloppy strikes there by Arifi.

Arifi has hold of Storm's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Storm seems comfortable defending it but Arifi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Storm is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Storm is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Arifi couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aldin Arifi!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carnival Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hippo
vs
Thompson

180 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

167 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carnival Hippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippo throws a combination that misses

and Thompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Hippo is keeping the position.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson postures up in Hippo's guard and throws a big left but Hippo blocks it.
Hippo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hippo has Thompson pulled in close to control his posture.
Thompson forces his way into half guard.
Thompson is thwarting Hippo's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hippo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Thompson has cracked it and Hippo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Thompson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hunter Thompson!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberik Gunther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Miller (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.

Gunther
vs
Miller

225 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alberik Gunther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Miller!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunther shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
Gunther fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunther misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberik Gunther. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gunther scores a takedown into full mount!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Gunther is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Miller has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Miller!
Gunther looking for a sweep. Not yet Gunther, not yet.
Miller trying to control but Gunther is working from the bottom.
Gunther will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Miller drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gunther dives on top into guard.

Gunther got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunther has managed to get both his arms back between Miller's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunther pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.

Gunther gets to his feet - Miller follows without any prompting.
Gunther really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gunther wants to get back to full guard.

Gunther actively working from the bottom here.

Gunther actively working from the bottom here.
Miller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gunther with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller is nestled in close to Gunther, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Gunther looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miller passes the guard and advances to mount!

Miller looking for a guillotine from mount but Gunther is having none of it.
Gunther gets back to half guard.
Miller prevents Gunther from improving his position.
Gunther is working hard here to advance position.
Gunther has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gunther wants to get back to full guard but Miller has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther is in a horrible position here. Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gunther is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miller raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Gunther that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Miller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gunther?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunther is working to get back to half guard.
Miller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gunther is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gunther sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gunther looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gunther is breathing heavily.
Miller is keen to just control but Gunther is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gunther looking for submissions off his back.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Gunther is defending the position.

Miller is working for a kimura but Gunther is defending it quite comfortably.
Gunther regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Gunther working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.
Gunther pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gunther gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gunther is trying to drag Miller to the mat but Miller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gunther wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberik Gunther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunther as Miller tries to tie him up.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller is looking to control Gunther's arms but Gunther gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miller has his back to the cage.

Gunther pulls guard successfully.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunther is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
Gunther tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Miller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Gunther looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller is in close to Gunther's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miller wants to control from the top but Gunther keeps moving.

Gunther working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
David Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunther is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller trying to control but Gunther is working from the bottom.
Gunther manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is bucking up trying to escape but Gunther cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Miller throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gunther. What's that going to do exactly?
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
Miller tries to hold on but Gunther pushes him away.
Gunther with a couple of short strikes.

Gunther goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Miller is on top in guard.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunther is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Miller has his hands clasped together but Gunther extends an breaks Miller's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gunther.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alberik Gunther!
Alberik Gunther got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blitz Finish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into the arena with Hit 'em High blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jokinen
vs
Finish

190 cm
20
203 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
202 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Warrior Suplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blitz Finish!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
Finish throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Finish blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Finish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Finish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to avoid it but Finish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen to the ground. Jokinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finish misses with a hook.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen punishes Finish's body with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finish.
Finish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokinen at a distance.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finish's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
Finish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finish tries to bum rush Jokinen with a series of wild strikes but Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Otto Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finish.
Finish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
Finish walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the temple. Finish shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Finish tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jokinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Finish looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Finish avoids it.
Jokinen takes a swing at Finish's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen lands a jab to Finish's midsection.
Jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finish's calf.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finish thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
Finish throws a combination. Jokinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jokinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sloppy strikes from Finish. Those never looked like landing.
Finish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Finish with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen scores with the left hand. Finish knows he should have avoided that one.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finish fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finish on the side of the head.
Jokinen scores with a head kick.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Finish blocks the low kick.
Finish looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Finish's defenses.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jokinen motions for Finish to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Finish's body. Finish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Finish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen thumps Finish with a low kick.
Finish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Crunch! Jokinen slams his shin into Finish's torso.
A left lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finish.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Finish takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finish momentarily.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Finish off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Finish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finish feints a jab promting Jokinen to slip. Finish then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jokinen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Finish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finish tries to bum rush Jokinen with a series of wild strikes but Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Finish.
Jokinen misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jokinen.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Finish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen clobbers Finish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from Jokinen.
Finish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. Finish looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finish is breathing heavily.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finish can do to turn this around?
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finish throws a right hand that misses
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
Otto Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Finish might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jokinen has got the better of the exchanges.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Finish misses the body punch
and Jokinen counters with a big head kick but Finish shrugs it off.

Finish is rocked!
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Finish is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Jokinen swings for the body but Finish moves out of range.
Finish seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Jokinen. Those never looked like landing.
Jokinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Finish takes a step back to recover.
Jokinen pushes Finish away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finish has time to react.
Finish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Finish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen delivers a nice body kick.
Finish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Blitz Finish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finish misses with a looping right.
Finish drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Finish down.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finish takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Finish.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Finish shoots for a takedown but Jokinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finish takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen works Finish's body with a nice hook.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finish tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jokinen moves out of range as Finish throws a body kick.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finish.
Finish drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
A jab lands there for Jokinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Finish's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Finish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finish was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finish.
Finish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Finish takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Jokinen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jokinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Finish counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Finish has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land a body kick
and Finish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finish throws out the jab.
Finish throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Finish misses with a two punch combination.
Finish misses with a straight left.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Finish's legs.
Blitz Finish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Finish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finish doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finish. That did some damage!
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Finish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Finish in the body.
Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen catches Finish with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Finish misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Otto Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finish fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jokinen. Finish shrugs it off though.
Jokinen lands a jab to Finish's midsection.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Finish seems unphased.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
Finish misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Finish.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Finish.
Jokinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finish throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
A head kick misses from Finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Finish throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
Jokinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Finish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finish throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Finish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finish lands a body shot.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finish throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Finish 's knee.
Jokinen slips a jab from Finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen dips to his left and cracks Finish with an uppercut!
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
Jokinen lands a jab to Finish's midsection.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finish manages to avoid it.
Finish checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Some wild striking there from Finish.
Horrible takedown by Finish or perhaps it was just good defense by Jokinen which made him look bad.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that Finish avoids nicely.
Blitz Finish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen dips to his left and cracks Finish with an uppercut!
Finish jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Jokinen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Otto Jokinen waved his t-shirt featuring Warrior Suplements's logo in front of the cameras.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliezer Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heart - If Looks Could Killl. Kafka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machado
vs
Kafka

184 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Warrior Suplements
PRIME DESIGNS

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliezer Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kafka.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kafka is just out of range.
Kafka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kafka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Kafka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kafka throws a leg kick but Machado checks it.
Machado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kafka thumps Machado with a low kick.
Machado misses with a straight left.
Machado throws a big shot that misses.
Kafka throws a leg kick which misses Machado's front leg but catches the back leg as Machado tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado throws a jab when Kafka was well out of range.
Machado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kafka tried to score with a low kick but Machado checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado misses the shot to the body.
Machado wants to clinch up but Kafka keeps it at a distance.
Machado moves out of range of the leg kick from Kafka.

Machado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machado misses with a body punch.
Machado tries to throw a body punch but Kafka avoids it by throwing Machado back against the cage.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kafka's elbow.
Kafka pushes Machado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machado prevents Kafka from breaking the clinch.
Kafka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kafka as the two fighters clinch.
Machado's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kafka blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka pushes Machado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kafka wants to stall.
Machado slows down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kafka is trying to break the clinch but Machado is controlling him.
Machado is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kafka throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kafka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kafka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kafka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machado misses with some punches.
Kafka is looking to control Machado's arms but Machado gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kafka has his back to the cage.
Kafka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kafka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kafka is trying to push Machado away but Machado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Machado.
Kafka taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machado.
Kafka looking to stall.
Machado avoids a wild elbow strike from Kafka.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Kafka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kafka is trying to stall.
Machado being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Machado - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Kafka throws a head punch that misses.
Machado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Machado is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Kafka fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado presses Kafka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kafka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machado blocks the elbow strike.
Kafka blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Machado.
Kafka blocks a body shot from Machado.
Kafka prevents a body shot from Machado.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viktor Kafka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kafka misses with a low kick.
Machado scores with a jab to the body.
Kafka scores with a spinning back kick!
Machado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Machado misses its intended target.
Kafka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Kafka.
Machado is looking to clinch.
Kafka throws a body kick that misses.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kafka is just out of range.
Kafka throws a low kick but Machado avoids it.
Kafka throws a low kick but Machado avoids it.
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kafka. Kafka obviously looking to wear him down.
Machado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado blocks a head kick by Kafka.
Machado wants to clinch up but Kafka keeps it at a distance.
Machado throws a lazy uppercut
and Kafka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machado takes a swing at Kafka's ribcage but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kafka. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kafka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machado finds it's way round the side to connect with Kafka's head.
Kafka throws a leg kick but Machado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Machado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Machado throws a looping overhand right but Kafka ducks down to avoid it.
Machado just misses with a punch to the body.
Kafka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kafka is looking to score with low kicks.
Kafka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado checks a leg kick nicely.
Kafka ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Machado has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Machado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machado avoids a kick to the body.
Kafka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kafka misses with a leg kick.
Kafka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kafka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Machado lands with a hook. Kafka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kafka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machado.
Kafka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Machado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kafka to score with a decent uppercut.
Machado throws a looping overhand right but Kafka ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Machado forces Kafka back against the cage and clinches.
Kafka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kafka being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kafka.
Machado lands a hook that snaps the head of Kafka backwards.
The referee calls for Machado to work.
Kafka tries to break the clinch but Machado is controlling the position.
Kafka trying to stall but Machado improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Machado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kafka blocking some punches.
Machado scores with a shot to the side of Kafka's head.
Kafka takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Machado.
Kafka tries to land knees in the clinch but Machado avoids the damage to the body.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kafka misses with a punch to the body.
Machado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kafka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kafka.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machado.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kafka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kafka leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machado.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kafka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kafka is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Viktor Kafka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Machado avoids the body shot from Kafka.
Kafka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kafka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machado checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machado digs a good body shot into Kafka's ribs.
Machado misses with a hook.
Kafka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kafka.
Kafka throws a chopping leg kick but Machado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Machado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kafka.
Machado is looking to clinch but Kafka is avoiding it.

Machado pushes Kafka up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado tries to work over Kafka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kafka swings wildly with an uppercut but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Kafka controls his hands.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kafka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kafka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Machado.
Good body shot from Machado.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kafka.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kafka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kafka pushes Machado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Machado scores with a shot to the side of Kafka's head.
Machado tries a body shot but Kafka blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kafka's elbow.
Machado scores with a shot to the side of Kafka's head.
Machado blocking some punches.
Kafka misses with a punch on the inside.
Machado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Machado working aggressively here.
Machado lands a left hand.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
Kafka trying to stall but Machado improves his position.
Machado cracks Kafka with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka landing knees to the body.
Kafka stalling the fight.
Kafka taking a breather.
Kafka working hard to break the clinch.
Kafka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado blocks an elbow strike.
Machado lands a body shot.
Kafka trying to stall but Machado improves his position.
Kafka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kafka scores with a shot to the side of Machado's head.
Kafka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kafka misses with an elbow over the top.
Machado scores with a hook to the body.
Kafka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as Kafka controls the action.
Viktor Kafka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kafka prevents a body shot from Machado.
Kafka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado lands a body shot.
Kafka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kafka's elbow.
Eliezer Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kafka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machado is defending well for now.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kafka's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machado lands a shoulder strike.
Kafka tries to work over Machado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machado lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eliezer Machado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kafka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Viktor Kafka!
Viktor Kafka very nearly forgot to thank PRIME DESIGNS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolas Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Splin - Moyo serdce blaring out of the sound system. Nikolas Romanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Romanov

193 cm
28
244 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

190 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Gilop®

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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kirill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolas Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romanov moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Kirill Brown has been cut.
Romanov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Romanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Romanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Romanov.
Romanov lands a head shot.
A clash of legs there as Romanov blocks the low kick.
Brown tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Romanov.
Romanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Romanov misses with a body shot.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Romanov!
Romanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Romanov with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Romanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Romanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Romanov blocks a head kick by Brown.
Romanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Romanov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Romanov both land. Nice combination.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a head kick but Romanov moves out of range.
Brown misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Brown tenderised Romanov's leg. Romanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Romanov moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romanov blocks a leg kick.
Brown wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
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 Kirill Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kirill Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Romanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown thumps Romanov with a low kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Romanov checks it.
Brown scores with a hook.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kirill Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romanov is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Romanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nikolas Romanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown throws a low kick but Romanov avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanov. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirill Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown tries to clinch up but Romanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Romanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown throws a leg kick but Romanov checks it.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Romanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romanov checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Romanov is out of range.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Romanov misses the jab.
Brown moves away from the strike by Romanov.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown tries to clinch but Romanov moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Romanov checks a low kick from Brown.
A leg kick checked by Romanov.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Romanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romanov.
Brown throws a head kick but Romanov moves out of range.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Romanov's leg but Romanov calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a head kick but Romanov moves out of range.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Romanov misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.

Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romanov has Brown pressed against the cage.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanov avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov working hard to break the clinch.
Romanov managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kirill Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Romanov moves his leg out of the way.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown cracks the inside of Romanov's front leg.
Brown wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Romanov's leg but Romanov calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Romanov misses
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Romanov 's knee.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romanov.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Romanov stumbling back into the cage.
Romanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Romanov down.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romanov.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romanov checks a leg kick.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romanov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Romanov blocks a head kick by Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romanov's sensitive parts.
Nikolas Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanov circles away.

Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Romanov is blocking nicely.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romanov can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown prevents a body shot from Romanov.

Romanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown tries to work over Romanov's front leg with a kick but Romanov checks it.
Romanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Brown lands but Romanov takes it in his stride.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Romanov should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Brown!
Kirill Brown took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Penn's Skin Shop SALE! 5.99$ *laundry 93% for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricias Alnhez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeramiah Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alnhez comes to the cage accompanied by Pain - Shut Your Mouth. This should be fireworks!

Alnhez
vs
Rose

176 cm
23
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Adrenaline

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabricias Alnhez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeramiah Rose!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alnhez throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alnhez slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alnhez.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Alnhez off balance momentarily.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alnhez.
Alnhez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alnhez backs up against the cage.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Alnhez is looking to land body kicks.
Alnhez tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
Alnhez connects with a leg kick. Rose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alnhez misses with a wild body shot.
Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose lands a jab.
Alnhez loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose checks a low kick from Alnhez.
Rose checks a leg kick.
Alnhez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Rose throws a body punch but Alnhez moves out of range.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alnhez on the side of the head.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alnhez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose scores with a nice right hand.
Alnhez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alnhez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Rose with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alnhez doesn't seem bothered though.
Alnhez throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Alnhez only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alnhez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alnhez misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with a nice body shot.
Alnhez connects with a looping right hand.
Alnhez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Alnhez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alnhez is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Alnhez wants to slow Rose down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose throws a body punch but Alnhez moves out of range.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alnhez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alnhez was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Alnhez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alnhez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alnhez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alnhez throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Alnhez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alnhez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Alnhez throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Alnhez.
Alnhez walks into a jab.
Rose scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rose.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alnhez.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Alnhez slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose throws a body punch but Alnhez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Alnhez.
Rose throws a leg kick but Alnhez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alnhez at a distance.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Alnhez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alnhez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Alnhez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Alnhez thows a leg kick but Rose checks it
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose moves away from the strike by Alnhez.
Rose lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rose walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alnhez.
Alnhez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Alnhez 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alnhez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Alnhez misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeramiah Rose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alnhez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alnhez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Alnhez needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
Alnhez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Alnhez throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alnhez lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Alnhez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Alnhez throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Alnhez.
Rose checks a low kick from Alnhez.
Alnhez misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Alnhez saw that one coming.
Alnhez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alnhez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alnhez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alnhez throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alnhez throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Alnhez misses with a straight right.
Rose misses with a leg kick.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alnhez doesn't seem bothered though.
Alnhez throws a low kick, looking for Rose's leg but Rose calmly moves out of range.
Alnhez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alnhez slips under a jab.
Alnhez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rose's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Alnhez misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with a three punch combo that has Alnhez backing up. Alnhez nods at Rose to acknowledge the strikes.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alnhez can pounce on him.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Alnhez's belly button to the back.
Alnhez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alnhez throws a head kick that misses.
Alnhez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alnhez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Alnhez.
Alnhez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose throws a hook but Alnhez avoids it easily.
Alnhez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alnhez. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose lands the left hand.
Alnhez throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Alnhez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Alnhez off balance momentarily.
Rose lands a jab to Alnhez's midsection.
Alnhez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rose works over Alnhez's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jeramiah Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alnhez throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rose throws a leg kick but Alnhez checks it.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid body kick from Alnhez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rose.
Alnhez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Alnhez misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose lands a jab to the nose.
Alnhez swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose digs a good hook to Alnhez's body.
Rose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alnhez misses with a leg kick.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alnhez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alnhez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alnhez throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeramiah Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rose slips a jab from Alnhez.
Alnhez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alnhez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alnhez connects with a leg kick. Rose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alnhez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alnhez is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
Alnhez thumps Rose with a low kick.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alnhez backs up against the cage.
Fabricias Alnhez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Rose dips to his left and cracks Alnhez with an uppercut!
Alnhez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Rose blocks a head kick by Alnhez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alnhez scores with a jab.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Alnhez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rose blocks a head kick by Alnhez.
Alnhez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alnhez throws a head kick that misses
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alnhez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alnhez doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alnhez doesn't seem phased though.
Alnhez throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Jeramiah Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alnhez misses with a looping left.
Rose motions for Alnhez to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alnhez is looking to land body kicks.
Rose avoids the body shot from Alnhez.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alnhez was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose connects with a right hand. Alnhez shakes it off.
Fabricias Alnhez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose 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 Alnhez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alnhez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Alnhez counters with a big head kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Rose avoids the head kick by Alnhez.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose moves away from the strike by Alnhez.
Rose lands a body shot.
Alnhez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alnhez was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Alnhez avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose scores with a body shot.
Alnhez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alnhez misses with a looping left.
Alnhez misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Alnhez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose slips a straight right by Alnhez.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Alnhez is predictable there
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alnhez backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Rose.
Alnhez misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Alnhez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Alnhez misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alnhez's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alnhez misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alnhez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alnhez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeramiah Rose.
Well Rose has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jeramiah Rose!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katt Mamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietrus Malkevicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malkevicius's choice of entrance music: Arch Enemy - We Will Rise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mamma
vs
Malkevicius

187 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
186 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Adrenaline

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katt Mamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietrus Malkevicius!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Malkevicius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mamma sneaks back into half guard.
Mamma gets full guard.

Mamma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Malkevicius defends it easily.
Malkevicius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mamma working a defensive guard here.
Malkevicius throwing strikes from guard but Mamma blocks nicely.
Mamma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Malkevicius!
Mamma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mamma wants to control the pace but Malkevicius is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malkevicius is looking to get to half guard.
Malkevicius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mamma has control of Malkevicius's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Malkevicius regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Malkevicius tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Mamma has isolated one of Malkevicius's arms. Malkevicius looking to fight him off but Mamma twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katt Mamma!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Allard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hei Jari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Allard
vs
Jari

205 cm
21
190 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

203 cm
28
194 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Warrior Suplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Allard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, hei Jari!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allard connects with a body shot that sends Jari's belly button to the back.
Allard misses the body punch
and Jari counters with a stiff right hand.
Jari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allard throws a hook but Jari avoids it easily.
Allard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jari counters with a left and a right that stings Allard.
Allard avoids the body shot from Jari.
Allard misses with a looping left.
Allard with a jab.
Jari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allard.
Allard lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Jari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Allard moves out of range of the body kick from Jari.
Allard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jari takes a swing at Allard's ribcage but misses.
Allard staying out of range there.
Allard cracks Jari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allard throws a hook but Jari blocks it.
Allard staying out of range there.
Jari drops his hands momentarily and Allard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Allard slips a straight right by Jari.
Allard ducks under a wild hook from Jari.
Jari throws a nice looking combination but Allard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jari throws a big shot that misses.
Jari misses with a straight left.
Jab by Jari.
Allard connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Allard is looking to clinch.
Allard is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Allard forces Jari back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jari trying to stall but Allard improves his position.
Jari struggles to land a body shot inside as Allard controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jari tries to land knees in the clinch but Allard avoids the damage to the body.

Jari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Jari misses.
Allard tests Jari's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Allard has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard digs a right hand underneath Jari's ribcage. Jari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Allard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jari is trying to stall.
Allard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jari's efforts to push away.
Allard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allard.
Jari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jari is trying to break the clinch but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jari misses with the head strike.
Jari is looking to break free of the clinch but Allard has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allard as Jari tries to tie him up.
Jari is trying to break free.
Allard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Allard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jari tries to break the clinch but Allard is controlling the position.
Jari wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Allard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but hei Jari will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Allard clinches up with Jari and pushes him back against the cage.
Allard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Allard.
Jari stalling in the clinch but Allard improves position.
Jari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allard's elbow.
Allard can't find room to land a body shot as Jari controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Allard.
Jari taking a breather.
Allard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allard tries to work over Jari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jari wants to get back to striking at distance but Allard won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allard as Jari tries to tie him up.
Allard prevents a body shot from Jari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jari has had enough of the clinch but Allard keeps him there for the moment.
Jari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jari is looking to control Allard's arms but Allard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jari has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by hei Jari.
Allard throws a combination. Jari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jari throws a jab but it's blocked by Allard.
Sloppy strikes from Jari. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Allard finds it's way through Jari's defenses.
Allard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jari.
Jari misses with a lunging right hand
and Allard counters with a nice uppercut.

Allard pushes Jari up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaris head.
Allard lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allard has a couple of punches blocked by Jari.
Allard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Allard.
Allard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jari's elbow.
Jari is looking to break free of the clinch but Allard has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allard.
Jari taking a breather.
Jari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jari is trying to break the clinch but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Jari is trying to maintain a safe position but Allard gets an underhook and turns Jari into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allard.
Allard has Jari pressed against the cage, preventing Jari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jari misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allard.
Allard has a couple of punches blocked by Jari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Jari prevents a body shot from Allard.
A nice left hand lands by Allard.
Nice body punch from Allard - that landed with a thud.
Allard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Allard gets through Jari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Allard is keeping busy.
Allard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allard lands a body punch.
Allard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jari is trying to stall.
Kai Allard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jari's elbow.
Allard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jari backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Allard keeps control of Jari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jari trying to stall but Allard improves his position.

Jari manages to break the clinch.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Allard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jari doesn't seem phased though.
Jari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Jari does no damage.
Allard connects with a body shot.
Jari needs to keep his hands up - Allard had a free shot at his head there.
Good exchange - Allard coming out on top.
Kai Allard is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jari scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Allard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Allard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jari throws a lazy right hand but Allard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allard slips a jab from Jari.
Jari walks into a jab.
A jab from Allard finds it's way through Jari's defenses.
Allard slips under a jab from Jari.
Jari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jari walks into a jab.
Allard is looking to clinch but Jari is avoiding it.
Jari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jari throws a shot from downtown. Allard moves away and avoids it.
Jari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Allard misses with a straight right.
Allard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jari loads up on a big right hand but Allard slips the punch.

Allard drives through and clinches with Jari against the cage.
Allard prevents Jari from breaking the clinch.
Allard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jari is trying to stall.
Allard lands a hook that snaps the head of Jari backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Allard.
Allard lands a hook that snaps the head of Jari backwards.
A right hand to the body from Allard.
Allard scores with a shot to the side of Jari's head.
Allard lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allard as Jari tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allard lands with a left to the head.
Jari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Allard is keeping busy.
Allard lands a right hand.
Jari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jari missing with knees to the body.
Jari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allard as Jari tries to tie him up.
Allard is working Jari over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allard lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jari is trying to break the clinch but Allard is controlling him.
Jari misses with the head strike.
Jari is looking to control Allard's arms but Allard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jari has his back to the cage.
Jari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Allard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jari tries to break free but Allard pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Allard.
Jari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by hei Jari.
Allard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allard slips a straight right by Jari.
Allard lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allard.
Jari misses with a lunging right hand
and Allard counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jari at a distance.
Jari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Allard takes the fight into the clinch.
Jari misses with a punch to the body.
Jari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jari is trying to break free.
Allard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jari is trying to force a seperation but Allard has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allard scores with a shoulder strike.
Allard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Allard lands a nice uppercut.
Jari trying to stall but Allard improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Allard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Allard!