UPG 18: Bad Intentions PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Conor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Conor
vs
Melendez

172 cm
28
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

173 cm
21
158 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Conor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conor throws a body punch but Melendez moves out of range.
Conor walks into a left hand.
Conor misses with a wild combination.
Melendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melendez looks to land a left hand but Conor moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Melendez misses.
Conor punishes Melendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Conor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Conor lands a head shot.
Conor blocks a jab.
Melendez throws a looping overhand right but Conor ducks down to avoid it.
Conor is looking to clinch.
Conor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melendez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Conor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Melendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conor.
Melendez misses with a double jab
and Conor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melendez misses with a wild combination.
Conor throws a body punch but Melendez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez stuns Conor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Melendez.
Conor lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Melendez. Those never looked like landing.
Melendez misses with a straight right.
Melendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Melendez avoids the body shot from Conor.
Conor swings for the body but Melendez moves out of range.
Conor walks into a straight right hand from Melendez.
Conor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Conor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Melendez at a distance.
Melendez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conor is looking to clinch but Melendez is avoiding it.
A big right from Melendez misses.
Craig Conor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conor connects with a nice looking jab.
Melendez moves away from the strike by Conor.
Melendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Melendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conor.
Melendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Conor.
Melendez lands with a nice body punch.
Conor just misses with a punch to the body.
Melendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melendez slips under a jab.
Conor throws a body punch but Melendez moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conor.
Conor slips a jab and a cross from Melendez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melendez scores with a hook.
Melendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conor moves away.
Melendez thows a body shot but no joy.
Melendez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Melendez throws a lazy right hand but Conor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Melendez slips a jab from Conor.
Conor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conor throws a looping overhand right but Melendez ducks down to avoid it.
Conor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melendez moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conor tries to clinch there but Melendez circles away.
Conor jabs Melendez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Melendez scores with a jab. Conor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Conor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melendez moves out of range as Conor strikes.
Melendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Melendez throws out a loose jab but Conor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conor thows a body shot but no joy.
Conor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Melendez. Melendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Conor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Melendez slips under a jab.
A cross from Melendez lands.
Melendez throws a right and a left that Conor avoids nicely.
Conor throws a looping overhand right but Melendez ducks down to avoid it.
Conor misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a body punch but Conor moves out of range.
Conor slips under a jab.
Conor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melendez manages to avoid it.
Conor misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Melendez. That snapped Conor's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melendez throws a right and a left that Conor avoids nicely.
Melendez looks to throw the jab but Conor is out of range.
Melendez defending well as Conor loads up on a big left hand.
Conor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conor just misses with a punch to the body.
Conor cracks Melendez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Melendez throws a nice looking combination but Conor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melendez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Melendez. Those never looked like landing.
Conor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melendez.
Melendez misses with an uppercut. Conor saw that one coming.
Conor avoids the body shot from Melendez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dante Melendez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Melendez tries to bum rush Conor with a series of wild strikes but Conor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conor was well out of range. Poor timing from Melendez.
Melendez blocks a jab.
Melendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Melendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Conor takes a swing at Melendez's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Conor misses its intended target.
Melendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conor staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Conor misses its intended target.
Conor looks to score with a jab to the body but Melendez is just out of range.
Conor punishes Melendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Melendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Conor is looking to clinch.
Conor is looking to wear down Melendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Conor tries to clinch up but Melendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Melendez avoids the body shot from Conor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Conor.
Conor slips a straight right by Melendez.
Craig Conor is winning the standup battle so far.
Conor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melendez scores with a shot to the body.
Conor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Melendez looks to land a combination but Conor avoids it well.
Melendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Conor to counter with a crisp jab.
Conor takes one on the button.
A jab lands there for Melendez.
Melendez clobbers Conor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danga de danga de dang - Melendez scores with a four punch combination!

Conor is rocked!
Conor is holding his hands too far apart here. Melendez throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Conor is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Melendez!
Dante Melendez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ~T~ Laoch Nutrition + Laundry Q140 NOW ONLY $15!!! for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Bertnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Velazquez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Velazquez
vs
Bertnar

185 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Velazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximo Bertnar!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bertnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Velazquez.
Velazquez throws a hook to the side of Bertnar's head but Bertnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velazquez misses with a wild body shot.
Velazquez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Maximo Bertnar has been cut.
Bertnar shoots for a takedown but Velazquez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bertnar tries to clinch up.
Velazquez swings for the body but Bertnar moves out of range.
Velazquez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bertnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Velazquez but Velazquez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bertnar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velazquez throws a body punch but Bertnar moves out of range.
Hector Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velazquez throws a right hand that Bertnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bertnar also avoids with ease.
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bertnar slips under a jab from Velazquez.
Velazquez misses the jab.
Bertnar shoots in for a takedown but Velazquez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hector Velazquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Bertnar.
Bertnar looks for a takedown but Velazquez sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez lands with a hook. Bertnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Velazquez misses with a looping left.

Velazquez tries to keep at a distance but Bertnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Velazquez tries to circle away but Bertnar has him pinned against the cage.
Velazquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Velazquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velazquez looks to land a left hand but Bertnar moved out of range nicely.
Bertnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Velazquez avoids it really well and circles away.

Bertnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bertnar misses with a head shot. Velazquez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bertnar wants to control from the top but Velazquez keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velazquez working a defensive guard here.
Bertnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bertnar looking to sit in guard and control but Velazquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Maximo Bertnar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bertnar slips a jab from Velazquez.
Bertnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velazquez lands with a shot to the body.
Bertnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Velazquez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bertnar's hands.
Bertnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That has opened up Maximo Bertnar's cut even more.
Bertnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velazquez.
Velazquez throws a lazy uppercut

and Bertnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez manages to get to full guard.
Bertnar throws a strike but Velazquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bertnar wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bertnar has his foot on Velazquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Velazquez works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Velazquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximo Bertnar's cut.
That's time! Velazquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bertnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velazquez lands a jab.
Bertnar slips under a jab.
Bertnar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Velazquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Bertnar is rocked!
Velazquez cracks Bertnar with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bertnar falls to his knees and Velazquez doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Velazquez!
In his post fight interview, Hector Velazquez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet's entrance music is Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. A fine choice. Vladimir Nakamura acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bennet
vs
Nakamura

166 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

166 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamura throws a series of punches but Bennet avoids them all with ease.
Nakamura misses with a head kick.
Nakamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakamura throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
A low kick from Nakamura is predictable there

and Bennet counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nakamura!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bennet scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bennet connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Vladimir Nakamura has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nakamura is looking to get to half guard.
Bennet with shots to the head and body - Nakamura looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bennet raining down shots from the mount!

Nakamura is rocked!

That has opened up Vladimir Nakamura's cut even more.
Bennet lands a big elbow.
Nakamura is still in real trouble! Can Bennet finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet with good strikes from the mount here!

The cut above Vladimir Nakamura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bennet punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nakamura sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nakamura seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakamura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bennet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Nakamura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bennet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bennet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Nakamura looking for a guillotine here but Bennet defends easily.
Nakamura looks gassed!
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bennet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bennet trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennet stands and throws Nakamura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nakamura takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet controlling the position from side mount.
Nakamura tries to bench press Bennet off him but Bennet keeps the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bennet lands an elbow.
Bennet creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bennet lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bennet trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
Bennet scores with a couple of short elbows.

Vladimir Nakamura's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vladimir Nakamura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Bennet!
In his post fight interview, Charles Bennet started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Sevenson (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.

Mansour
vs
Sevenson

190 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

177 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Sevenson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansour takes one on the button.
Sevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sevenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mansour counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Sevenson defending well as Mansour loads up on a big left hand.
Sevenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mansour.
Sevenson misses with a straight left.
Sevenson throws out a loose jab but Mansour uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mansour throws a hook to the side of Sevenson's head but Sevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mansour takes one to the chin there.
Sevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mansour.
Sevenson swings for the body but Mansour moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour moves away from the strike by Sevenson.
Sevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mansour throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sevenson looks to throw the jab but Mansour is out of range.
Sevenson misses the shot to the body.
Sevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Mansour.
Mansour throws a lazy right hand but Sevenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mansour shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sevenson looks to land a left hand but Mansour moved out of range nicely.
Sevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mansour.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sevenson.
Sevenson throws a hook but Mansour blocks it.
Sevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Sevenson misses.
Mansour throws the left hand but Sevenson avoids the punch easily.
Sevenson misses with a looping left.
Mansour thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mansour misses with an uppercut.
Mansour takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mansour. Sevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sevenson throws out the jab.
Mansour moves away from the strike by Sevenson.
Sevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Mansour's shoulder, as Mansour tries to avoid the shot.
Sevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Mansour throws a lazy right hand but Sevenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mansour throws a solid leg kick but Sevenson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mansour.
Mansour misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Mansour throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sevenson moves away.
Mansour displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sevenson throws out the jab.
Sevenson misses with a right hand
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sevenson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sevenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mansour scores with a hook.
Sevenson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mansour throws a body punch but Sevenson moves out of range.
Sevenson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sevenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Mansour throws a body punch but Sevenson moves out of range.
Sevenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sevenson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Mansour's shoulder, as Mansour tries to avoid the shot.
Mansour with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mansour throws a shot to the body.
Sevenson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sven Sevenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sevenson misses with a straight left.
Sevenson misses with a hook.
Mansour bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sevenson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mansour.
Mansour fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sevenson manages to avoid it.
Mansour jabs Sevenson right on the nose. Sevenson blinks but takes it well.
Sevenson lands a jab to the head.
Mansour takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sevenson slips a jab from Mansour.
A jab from Sevenson does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevenson looks to throw the jab but Mansour is out of range.
Sevenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mansour makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mansour showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sevenson.
Mansour moves away from the strike by Sevenson.
Sevenson swings for the body but Mansour moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mansour. Sevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sevenson throws a head kick that misses.
Mansour sizes up Sevenson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mansour was well out of range. Poor timing from Sevenson.
Sevenson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mansour circles away quickly and effectively.
Mansour is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mansour moves out of range of the strikes.
Sevenson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mansour counters with a stiff right hand.
Mansour throws a hook but Sevenson avoids it easily.
Sven Sevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevenson lands a head shot.
Mansour scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Sevenson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mansour doesn't seem phased though.
Sevenson tries to land a front kick but Mansour steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mansour takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mansour counters with a left to the body.
Sevenson throws a jab when Mansour was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevenson misses with a straight left.
Sevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Sevenson.
Sevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mansour.
Mansour uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sevenson.
Sevenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mansour connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Sevenson - just one landing.
Sevenson misses with an uppercut. Mansour saw that one coming.
Sevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mansour.
Mansour defending well as Sevenson loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour throws a big shot that misses.
Mansour looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Sevenson misses.
Mansour misses with a straight left.
Mansour slips a jab from Sevenson.
Nice defenses there by Mansour.
Mansour uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sevenson.
Sevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mansour jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mansour slips a jab from Sevenson.
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!
Sevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Sevenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mansour throws a shot from downtown. Sevenson moves away and avoids it.
Sevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sevenson misses with a body shot.
Sevenson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Mansour.
Sevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mansour manages to avoid it.
Mansour keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sevenson.
Mansour steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sevenson.
Sevenson takes one on the button.
Sevenson throws a shot from downtown. Mansour moves away and avoids it.
Sevenson misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mansour makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sevenson throws an off balance right hand
and Mansour counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Sevenson misses its intended target.
Sevenson misses with a right hand
and Mansour counters with a one-two to the body.
Sevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mansour manages to avoid it.
Mansour connects with a body shot.
Sevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sevenson with a jab.
A jab from Sevenson misses.
Sevenson swings for the body but Mansour moves out of range.
Sevenson looks to throw the jab but Mansour is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevenson misses with an uppercut
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mansour was well out of range. Poor timing from Sevenson.
Sevenson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mansour connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Mansour both land. Nice combination.
Mansour misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sevenson misses with an uppercut. Mansour saw that one coming.
Mansour displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sevenson throws out the jab.
Mansour missing with a left hand there. Sevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mansour was well out of range. Poor timing from Sevenson.
Sevenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mansour throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevenson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mansour counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Mansour coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Mansour.
Sevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mansour jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mansour on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mansour throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sevenson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mansour slips under a jab from Sevenson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sevenson misses with an uppercut. Mansour saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Sevenson finds it's target.
Sevenson misses with a looping left.
Sevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mansour was well out of range. Poor timing from Sevenson.
Mansour throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mansour throws an overhand right that lands on Sevenson's shoulder, as Sevenson tries to avoid the shot.
Sevenson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mansour cracks Sevenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sevenson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansour shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kenneth Mansour.
Well Sevenson 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Sven Sevenson!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Sven Sevenson!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Sven Sevenson!

Sven Sevenson wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Semanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kivi
vs
Semanov

175 cm
21
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Semanov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Semanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kivi.
Kivi shoots in for a double leg but Semanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kivi tries to bum rush Semanov with a series of wild strikes but Semanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kivi scores a takedown into full mount!
Semanov working to try and regain half guard.
Kivi controlling his opponent.
Semanov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Semanov is squirming around, avoiding Kivi's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kivi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Semanov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kivi looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi trying to control but Semanov is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kivi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Semanov is looking to improve his position but Kivi isn't that keen on the idea.
Kivi is landing with some decent strikes but Semanov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kivi trying to control but Semanov is having none of it.
Semanov tries to lock up and control but Kivi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kivi controlling the position easily from mount.
Kivi scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi tries to control but Semanov wriggling away.
Semanov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kivi lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi working Semanov over with strikes here.
Kivi lands a big elbow.

Semanov is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Kivi.
Semanov is still in real trouble! Can Kivi finish him?
Kivi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kivi lands a big shot to the head and Semanov winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Atlas Kivi!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulku Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Haye has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Haye
vs
Koira

191 cm
22
197 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

182 cm
28
198 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulku Koira!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira avoids the body shot from Haye.
Haye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koira doesn't seem bothered though.
Haye throws a series of punches but Koira avoids them all with ease.
Koira takes one to the side of the head.
Haye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koira throws a leg kick but Haye sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koira misses with a wild body shot.
Koira misses with a straight right.
Haye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haye throws a big shot that misses.
Haye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koira on the side of the head.

Koira darts in and clinches Haye up against the cage.
Koira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Haye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koira looks for a takedown but Haye sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haye circles away.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kulku Koira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye throws a body punch but Koira moves out of range.
Haye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koira tries to clinch up but Haye circles away and keeps his distance.
Haye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haye misses with a body shot.
Haye connects with a crisp jab.
Koira throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Haye scores with a jab.
Koira doesn't manage to clinch there - Haye circles away.
Haye throws a good cross that connects.
Haye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haye throws a hook to the side of Koira's head but Koira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koira slips under a jab from Haye.
A swing and a miss from Haye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koira there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Koira misses with a series of wild punches.
Koira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haye pinned against the cage. Haye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haye scores with a jab to the body.
Haye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koira at a distance.
Haye takes a swing at Koira's ribcage but misses.
Koira shoots in but Haye avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Koira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koira misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira missing with a left hand there. Haye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koira's head.
Koira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haye circles away.
Haye looks to throw the jab but Koira is out of range.
Haye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koira shoots in looking for a takedown but Haye manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koira moves out of range of the strikes.
Koira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haye uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koira has time to react.
Koira avoids the body shot from Haye.
Koira misses with a straight left.
Koira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Haye is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Koira.

Koira feints and as Haye raises his hands in defense, Koira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koira throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haye controls Koira momentarily but Koira frees himself.
Koira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haye is keeping the position for now.
Koira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koira working the body and head with strikes.
Koira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Haye is avoiding damage well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haye is looking for a sweep.
Koira throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Haye works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Haye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Haye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Haye misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Haye.
Koira shoots in for a takedown but Haye shows good takedown defense.
Koira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Koira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haye quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koira slips a nice elbow through Haye's hands, connecting with Haye's forehead.
Haye makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haye.

Koira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Haye looking for a sweep. Not yet Haye, not yet.
Koira postures up and lands a big shot to Haye's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haye is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Koira prevents Haye from breaking the clinch.

Koira works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Haye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kulku Koira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haye on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haye tries to get out of the position.
Haye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haye knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koira on the ground.
Koira is looking to work some ground and pound but Haye has wrist control.
Haye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koira won't allow Haye to sweep him here.
Haye trying to keep a closed guard but Koira is proving a slippery customer.
Koira with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koira misses with the ground and pound.
Haye tries to bench press Koira off him but Koira keeps the position.
Haye is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kulku Koira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain comes to the cage accompanied by kuningas. 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.

Mountain
vs
Murphy

189 cm
26
209 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

188 cm
21
221 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )
Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy staying out of range there.
Mountain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mountain throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Mountain blocks the low kick.
Mountain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mountain lands a jab.
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Jari Mountain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with the body kick
and Mountain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mountain is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Mountain's head but Mountain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mountain throws out the jab.
Murphy throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain dives in and grabs Murphy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes down on Mountain's head and hops out.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Mountain sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mountain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mountain misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mountain lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Mountain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mountain thows a body shot but no joy.
Mountain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Mountain tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Mountain.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a straight right.
Mountain misses with a kick to the body
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Mountain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountain.
Murphy throws a low kick but Mountain moves out of range easily.
Mountain tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Mountain.
Mountain misses with a hook.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mountain.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain checks a low kick from Murphy.
Mountain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murphy. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Mountain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mountain misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Mountain sees coming a mile off.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Mountain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mountain throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body kick from Murphy.
Mountain checks a leg kick.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountain.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Mountain lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mountain throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murphy was covering up waiting for the punch and Mountain finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mountain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mountain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mountain stops Murphy from standing up.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Mountain throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mountain's guard. Nice move by Murphy!
Mountain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murphy is controlling him.

Mountain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mountain is working an open guard so Murphy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Mountain cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Mountain's knee but Mountain avoids it well.
Mountain avoids the body shot from Murphy.

Mountain closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Murphy did well to prevent Mountain getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Mountain is looking for a kimura here.
Mountain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Mountain dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mountain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mountain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Mountain slips a straight right by Murphy.
Nice shot by Mountain.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Mountain blocks a low kick nicely.
Mountain throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
Mountain thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mountain misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.

Mountain clinches with his opponent.
Mountain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Mountain lands an uppercut.
Mountain is trying to break the clinch but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Mountain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Mountain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountain misses with a wild body shot.
Jari Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mountain throws a shot to the body.
Mountain loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Mountain 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.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tries to work over Mountain's front leg with a kick but Mountain checks it.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mountain throws out the jab.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy motions for Mountain to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Mountain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
Mountain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mountain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mountain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mountain.
A left and a right from Mountain both land. Nice combination.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mountain misses the jab.
Mountain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Mountain checks it.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jari Mountain!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jari Mountain!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Jari Mountain!

Jari Mountain wins by unanimous decision!
Jari Mountain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Acustus Koiranaama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyffe Pehmytkudos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pehmytkudos has chosen Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Koiranaama
vs
Pehmytkudos

198 cm
25
216 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
212 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Real Fighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Acustus Koiranaama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koiranaama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pehmytkudos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pehmytkudos throws an off balance right hand
and Koiranaama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pehmytkudos lands with an uppercut that bounces Koiranaama off the cage and back into range.
Nice sprawl there from Koiranaama as Pehmytkudos shoots in.
Pehmytkudos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pehmytkudos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pehmytkudos misses with a combination
and Koiranaama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pehmytkudos throws out a loose jab but Koiranaama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pehmytkudos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koiranaama misses with a body shot.
Pehmytkudos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koiranaama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koiranaama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koiranaama moves away.
Pehmytkudos throws a series of punches but Koiranaama avoids them all with ease.
Koiranaama scores with a shot to the body.
Pehmytkudos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koiranaama throws a hook to the side of Pehmytkudos's head but Pehmytkudos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pehmytkudos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pehmytkudos throws a jab but it's blocked by Koiranaama.
Koiranaama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Acustus Koiranaama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koiranaama.
Pehmytkudos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Koiranaama closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pehmytkudos is trying to pull guard but Koiranaama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pehmytkudos wants to take the fight to the mat but Koiranaama manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Acustus Koiranaama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nyffe Pehmytkudos.

Pehmytkudos gets control of Koiranaama's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pehmytkudos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Koiranaama wants to get up but he can't break Pehmytkudos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Koiranaama throwing strikes but missing.
Pehmytkudos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koiranaama is looking to escape.
Koiranaama is staying active underneath Pehmytkudos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Pehmytkudos is looking for a kimura but Koiranaama is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pehmytkudos to get the leverage.

Pehmytkudos is trying to work for a kimura but Koiranaama is defending well.
Pehmytkudos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koiranaama defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pehmytkudos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koiranaama is just riding it out for now. Pehmytkudos eventually gives up the hold.
Pehmytkudos works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Acustus Koiranaama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Koiranaama scores with a jab. Pehmytkudos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nyffe Pehmytkudos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pehmytkudos with a hook.
Pehmytkudos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koiranaama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pehmytkudos lands a jab to Koiranaama's midsection.
Pehmytkudos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pehmytkudos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pehmytkudos misses with a double jab
and Pehmytkudos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koiranaama blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Koiranaama.
Pehmytkudos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koiranaama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pehmytkudos.
Nyffe Pehmytkudos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pehmytkudos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pehmytkudos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koiranaama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koiranaama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pehmytkudoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pehmytkudos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pehmytkudos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koiranaama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koiranaama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pehmytkudos is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pehmytkudos 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koiranaama cracks the inside of Pehmytkudos's front leg.
Koiranaama scores with a decent looking hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koiranaama lands a nice elbow.
Pehmytkudos takes a shot to the head.

Pehmytkudos is rocked!
Koiranaama throws a big uppercut that drops Pehmytkudos! More strikes from Koiranaama and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pehmytkudos lies dazed against the cage as Koiranaama celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Acustus Koiranaama!
Acustus Koiranaama retains his light heavyweight title!