MMA HELSINKI 40 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jani Ketola Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Neponen (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.

Ketola Jr
vs
Neponen

183 cm
19
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
177 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Ketola Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neponen connects with a single shot there.
Neponen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ketola Jr misses with a hook
and Neponen counters with a nice body kick.
Ketola Jr is breathing heavily.
A combination from Neponen does no damage.
Neponen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neponen throws a front kick that sends Ketola Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ketola Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ketola Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ketola Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Neponen throws a powerful right kick. Ketola Jr tried to block low but the kick was high! Ketola Jr was taken right off of his feet! Neponen jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommi Neponen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dil Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Singlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Singlet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Head
vs
Singlet

168 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
222 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dil Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Singlet!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singlet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Singlet, as that shot connected.
Singlet lands with a good body shot.
Singlet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Singlet moves out of range as Head strikes.
Head misses with an uppercut. Singlet saw that one coming.

Head shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Head showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Singlet wants to improve his position but Head is controlling well.
Singlet throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Singlet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Singlet looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Singlet working for a triangle but Head defends it easily.
Head postures up in Singlet's guard and throws a big left but Singlet blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singlet striking off his back but it's not causing Head any problems.

Head drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Head jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Head trying to control the position from guard on top but Singlet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Head stopping the sweep attempt from Singlet.
Singlet throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Singlet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Singlet is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Singlet has his hands on Head's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Singlet is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Head has latched onto it... Big trouble! Head pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Singlet is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Head!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dil Head!
During a confident post fight interview, Dil Head thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knoxville has chosen Big Ballz as his entrance music. Jonny Knoxville is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Erik Andersen
vs
Knoxville

159 cm
25
137 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Erik Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersen.
Knoxville fails with a takedown attempt.
Andersen tries to clinch up
and Knoxville counters with a head kick.
Knoxville throws out a leg kick but Andersen moves out of range and Knoxville only half commits.

Knoxville scores with a takedown into Andersen's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Knoxville controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Andersen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Andersen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knoxville defends it easily.
Knoxville is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Andersen is looking to sweep but instead, Knoxville has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Knoxville escapes and gets back to his feet.

Andersen pushes Knoxville up against the cage in a clinch.

Knoxville decides to pull guard.
Andersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Knoxville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knoxville is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knoxville doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Andersen 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.

Knoxville isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Andersen stacks Knoxville on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Andersen!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knoxville keeps working.
Knoxville can't do much from the bottom here.
Knoxville manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knoxville won't allow Andersen to pass to mount.

Knoxville looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Knoxville actively working from the bottom here.
Andersen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Knoxville!
Andersen fails to advance to Knoxville's back.
Andersen wants to control the pace but Knoxville is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersen avoids the attempt from Knoxville to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen working Knoxville over with strikes here.
Knoxville tries to lock up and control but Andersen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andersen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Knoxville defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Andersen.
Knoxville wants to control but Andersen is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andersen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knoxville is looking to escape.
Andersen controlling his opponent.
Knoxville throwing hammer fists to the chest of Andersen. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andersen scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Knoxville is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersen wants to control the pace but Knoxville is squirming around nicely.
Knoxville is still in real trouble! Can Andersen finish him?
Andersen looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Knoxville covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Erik Andersen!
A victorious Jon Erik Andersen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Berkovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Limonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limonov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LollyPop - Танцуй, суч kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eduard Limonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Berkovitz
vs
Limonov

174 cm
24
167 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
166 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Conviction

TITAN

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abraham Berkovitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduard Limonov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Limonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Limonov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Limonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Limonov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berkovitz throws a hook but Limonov avoids it easily.
Berkovitz shoots in for a double leg but Limonov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Berkovitz lands a body shot.
Limonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berkovitz fails with the takedown.
Berkovitz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Berkovitz fails with the takedown
and Limonov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Berkovitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Limonov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Berkovitz eats them both and turns towards Limonov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Berkovitz lands.
Berkovitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limonov throws a body punch but Berkovitz moves out of range.
Berkovitz throws a shot from downtown. Limonov moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berkovitz. Limonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Limonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Limonov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berkovitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berkovitz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Limonov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Berkovitz somewhat.
Eduard Limonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berkovitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
Berkovitz throws a hook to the side of Limonov's head but Limonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berkovitz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Limonov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limonov throws a jab when Berkovitz was well out of range.
Limonov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Limonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Limonov swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Limonov.

Berkovitz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berkovitz lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berkovitz throwing strikes from guard but Limonov blocks nicely.
Limonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berkovitz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Berkovitz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Limonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berkovitz.
Limonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berkovitz.
Berkovitz looking to pass the guard.
Berkovitz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berkovitz throwing strikes from guard but Limonov blocks nicely.
Limonov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Limonov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Limonov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkovitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Limonov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Limonov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Berkovitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berkovitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berkovitz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berkovitz throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berkovitz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Berkovitz slips under a jab.
Berkovitz throws a sloppy head kick and Limonov moves out of range easily.
Limonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Berkovitz.
Limonov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berkovitz. Berkovitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berkovitz misses with a hook. Limonov ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Limonov does no damage.
Limonov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berkovitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A combination from Limonov does no damage.
Berkovitz tries to clinch but Limonov is having none of it.
Eduard Limonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkovitz slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Limonov. Berkovitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkovitz throws out a loose jab but Limonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Limonov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berkovitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eduard Limonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berkovitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limonov throws a nice looking combination but Berkovitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Limonov throws a lazy head kick
and Berkovitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Limonov is breathing heavily.
Limonov throws a right and a left that Berkovitz avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Limonov.
A punch combination from Limonov misses.
Berkovitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Berkovitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Limonov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Limonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berkovitz to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Berkovitz.
Berkovitz tries to clinch up but Limonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Berkovitz clobbers Limonov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berkovitz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Limonov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Berkovitz counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limonov looks to land a combination but Berkovitz avoids it well.

Berkovitz closes the distance and clinches.

Berkovitz breaks from the clinch.
Limonov misses with a body punch
and Berkovitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Limonov is rocked!
Berkovitz drops Limonov with a big left hand! Limonov is injured, injured bad! Berkovitz jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Berkovitz!
Abraham Berkovitz thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nmr Bin Odwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knock Out is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bin Odwan
vs
Out

165 cm
28
130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

155 cm
26
141 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nmr Bin Odwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Odwan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bin Odwan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Out is fending him off so far but Bin Odwan persists. Nope, Out circles away and we're back to standing.
Out avoids the head kick by Bin Odwan.
Out rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Odwan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bin Odwan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Out as he jumps to the side.
Bin Odwan shoots in but Out avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nmr Bin Odwan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin Odwan fails with a takedown attempt.
Bin Odwan shoots in for a takedown but Out shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bin Odwan shoots in but Out avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bin Odwan moves away from the strike by Out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bin Odwan dives in and grabs Out's left leg, looking for a takedown. Out pushes down on Bin Odwan's head and hops out.
Bin Odwan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Out sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bin Odwan somewhat.
Nice cross by Out.

It looks like Nmr Bin Odwan has been cut.

Out cracks Bin Odwan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bin Odwan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Out finish him?

Bin Odwan is rocked!
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!
Bin Odwan shoots for a takedown but Out saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oh Bin Odwan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bin Odwan.
Bin Odwan is breathing heavily.
Bin Odwan shoots in and drives through. Out sprawls well.
Bin Odwan seems to have got his legs back now.
Bin Odwan dodges the punch combination from Out.
Out lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Out sends Bin Odwan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Out is motioning to the referee to let Bin Odwan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bin Odwan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Out throws out a loose jab but Bin Odwan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out digs a good body shot into Bin Odwan's ribs.
Bin Odwan shoots in looking for a takedown. Out tries to sprawl out of it but Bin Odwan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Out manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Out misses with a straight right.
Bin Odwan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Out stuffs the takedown attempt from Bin Odwan. Bin Odwan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bin Odwan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Out is fending him off so far but Bin Odwan persists. Nope, Out circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out thuds a left hand into Bin Odwan's body.
Nice jab there from Out.
Out throws a head kick but Bin Odwan moves out of range.
Out throws an overhand right that drops Bin Odwan like a sack of potatoes! Out dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knock Out!
Knock Out really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 1337 ANZAC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Lola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wazz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Lola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lola
vs
Silva

185 cm
23
198 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
28
201 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Lola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lola scores with a jab to the head.
Lola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lola. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Lola in the body.
Lola lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lola cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Lola.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lola throws a one two combo.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Lola!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Krzysiek Jawor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jawor comes to the cage accompanied by The Analogs - Miejskie Opowieści. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jawor
vs
St Pierre

182 cm
22
172 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Jawor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jawor clinches with his opponent.

Jawor breaks from the clinch.

Jawor drives through and clinches with St Pierre against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jawor.

Jawor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Jawor has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Jawor.
Jawor gets through St Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Come on Jawor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Jawor breaks the clinch.
St Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.

Jawor instigates a clinch.
Jawor scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jawor missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jawor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jawor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Jawor pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.

Jawor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

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

St Pierre is rocked!

It looks like Vaino St Pierre has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jawor lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens St Pierre up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Jawor from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw St Pierre's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krzysiek Jawor!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wazz Dakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brave has chosen Eco, Eco (somos de taleco) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dakka
vs
Brave

165 cm
28
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
150 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Dakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Brave!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brave throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Brave does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dakka takes a swing at Brave's ribcage but misses.
Brave dodges the punch combination from Dakka.
Brave ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dakka moves away.
Brave misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Dakka.
Brave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dakka blocks a leg kick.

Brave gets a clinch.
Brave jumps guard but Dakka stands there with Brave around his waist. Brave gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dakka is trying to break the clinch but Brave has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brave is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dakka is defending well for now.
Dakka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brave pushes off an throws an elbow but Dakka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dakka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Brave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brave scores with a nice body kick.
Brave looks to land a left hand but Dakka moved out of range nicely.
Brave wants to clinch up but Dakka keeps it at a distance.
Brave 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.
Dakka scores with a jab to the body.
Brave dives in and grabs Dakka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dakka pushes down on Brave's head and hops out.
Brave displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dakka misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brave checks it well.
Brave will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brave throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rod Brave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brave throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dakka lands with a nice combination. Brave backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Rod Brave has been cut.
Dakka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brave.
Brave lands a head kick. Dakka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brave throws a low kick, looking for Dakka's leg but Dakka calmly moves out of range.
Brave thows a leg kick but Dakka checks it
enabling Dakka to counter with a crisp jab.
Brave takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Brave throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brave misses with a body kick.
Brave thows a leg kick but Dakka checks it
and Dakka counters with a nice uppercut.
Brave tries to clinch up
and Dakka counters with a straight right hand.

Brave is rocked!
Dakka is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Dakka shuts the power down on Brave. Lights out, game over! Dakka is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wazz Dakka!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Uther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Uther will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mir
vs
Uther

190 cm
27
248 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

200 cm
23
270 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %
Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franz Uther!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uther counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mir thinking.
Uther displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Uther misses with a series of wild punches.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uther circles away quickly and effectively.
Mir misses with an uppercut
enabling Uther to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uther tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uther to the ground. Uther escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Uther cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uther scores with a hook to the body. Mir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Uther uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mir.
Mir fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uther as he jumps to the side.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uther throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
Uther dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mir misses with a combination

and Uther holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Uther is leaning against Mir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Uther lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uther.
Uther scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uther lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uther scores with a hook to the body.
Uther pushes Mir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Uther to work.
Uther lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uther lands with a light punch inside.
Mir is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Uther to keep the fight standing.
Mir tries for a takedown but Uther manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uther.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uther.
Uther lands a left hand.
Uther lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uther lands a hook that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Uther.
Uther lands a shoulder strike.
Uther gets through Mir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uther dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Uther.
Uther lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mir or not.
Uther lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uther lands a shoulder strike.
Uther working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uther lands a shot to the body.
Uther lands a right hand.
Uther content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Uther softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uther lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uther presses Mir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Uther.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Uther.
A shot in the inside from Uther.
Uther lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Uther.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Uther lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Uther lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Uther.
Mir has Uther pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uther manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Uther lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Uther lands with a left to the head.
Uther lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uther lands a right hand.
Uther lands with a left to the head.
Uther lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uther lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franz Uther dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mir takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Uther rushes Mir and presses him up against the cage.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.
Uther scores with a shot to the side of Mir's head.
Franz Uther seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uther tries to work over Mir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Uther.
Uther effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Uther as the two fighters clinch.
Uther controlling the action here for a moment.
Uther lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mir.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uther working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Uther.
Uther has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mir jumps guard but Uther stands there with Mir around his waist. Mir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Uther lands a left hand.
Uther stalls.
Mir wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uther lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uther lands with a short shot to the head.
Uther is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Uther is leaning against Mir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uther lands a hook that snaps the head of Mir backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uther has Mir pressed against the cage.
A short right from Uther on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uther creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Uther.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uther'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.
Uther working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uther lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Uther.
A right hook to the body lands for Uther.
Uther lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mir or not.
Uther lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uther lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uther lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Mir is rocked!
Uther dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oh Mir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uther lands a nice shot to the body.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.
Uther lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Uther lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mir or not.
Uther lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uther lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uther stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Uther breaks the clinch.
Uther thuds a left hand into Mir's body.
Uther fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Uther cracks a nice hook into Mir's ribs.
Uther scores with a nice right hand.

Uther rushes Mir and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uther lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Uther scores with a shoulder strike.
Uther creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mir with a big uppercut! Mir tries to clinch up but Uther pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mir to the mat! Mir covers up and Uther unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franz Uther!
Franz Uther really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 % logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Harjakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesson's entrance music is Annie Get Your Gun. A fine choice. Harjakainen has chosen Let's Go Fiesta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wesson
vs
Harjakainen

188 cm
29
210 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

190 cm
22
212 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Undead clothing. All items 10$

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smith Wesson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Harjakainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harjakainen throws a sloppy head kick and Wesson moves out of range easily.
Wesson shoots in for a takedown but Harjakainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wesson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Smith Wesson has been cut.
Harjakainen leaves Wesson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wesson moves into the clinch.
Harjakainen lands with a right to the head.

Harjakainen breaks the clinch.
Harjakainen digs a good hook to Wesson's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Wesson.
Harjakainen lands a nice looking body shot.
Wesson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wesson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harjakainen is fending him off so far but Wesson persists. Nope, Harjakainen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smith Wesson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Harjakainen. No joy for Wesson on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harjakainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Wesson with a poor takedown
and Harjakainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harjakainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Wesson is rocked!
Harjakainen lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Wesson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Timo Harjakainen! Timo Harjakainen retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Timo Harjakainen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.