HFA Berserker 28 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Bunoyan
vs
Pavlis

170 cm
25
250 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
260 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Bunoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mixalis Pavlis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A jab-cross combination lands for Pavlis and sends Bunoyan crashing to the mat! Pavlis follows him down to the mat - Bunoyan regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like George Bunoyan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pavlis controlling the pace.
Bunoyan is trying to control but can't.
Pavlis stalling.
Let's hope that Pavlis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mixalis Pavlis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pavlis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pavlis lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Bunoyan falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mixalis Pavlis!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Drophaminos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Drophaminos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Drophaminos
vs
Kantola

185 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
21
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Drophaminos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drophaminos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drophaminos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Daniel Drophaminos has been cut.
Kantola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kantola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drophaminos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drophaminos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kantola counters with a stiff right hand.
Kantola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kantola drops Drophaminos with a naaaaasty hook - Drophaminos is in real trouble here! Kantola dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Kantola!

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FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Ralcha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele has chosen Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music. Pyry Perkele has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikko Ralcha's chin.

Ralcha
vs
Perkele

214 cm
30
225 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
18
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Ralcha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralcha throws a sloppy head kick

and Perkele counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ralcha leaning against his opponent.
Perkele trying to stall but Ralcha improves his position.
Ralcha lands with a right to the head.
Ralcha slows down the pace here.

Ralcha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Ralcha.
Ralcha throws a lazy head kick

and Perkele counters with a single leg into guard. Ralcha didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Perkele slips nicely into half guard.
Ralcha is looking to improve his position.
Ralcha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perkele on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perkele seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ralcha is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pyry Perkele!
Pyry Perkele decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Sikapossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikapossu comes to the cage accompanied by Little pig. Seppo Sikapossu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sikapossu
vs
Kosarev

200 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

189 cm
26
190 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Sikapossu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Kosarev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikapossu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kosarev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sikapossu throws a nice looking combination but Kosarev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kosarev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kosarev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sikapossu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kosarev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sikapossu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sikapossu misses with a wild combination.
Sikapossu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sikapossu misses with a double jab.
Kosarev tries to clinch but Sikapossu moves away
and Sikapossu counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosarev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kosarev blocks a head kick by Sikapossu.
Kosarev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sikapossu but Sikapossu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seppo Sikapossu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitriy Kosarev.
Kosarev tries to clinch up.
Kosarev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sikapossu tries to avoid it but Kosarev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sikapossu to the ground. Sikapossu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sikapossu with a jab.
Kosarev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sikapossu. Sikapossu obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikapossu misses with the combination.
Sikapossu with a hook.

It looks like Dmitriy Kosarev has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sikapossu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sikapossu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crunch! Sikapossu slams his shin into Kosarev's torso.
Kosarev looks gassed!
Sikapossu thumps Kosarev with a low kick.

Sikapossu lands a head kick that stumbles Kosarev and the fighters go to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sikapossu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sikapossu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
OH! Kosarev has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Sikapossu smells blood and charges in for the finish! Sikapossu unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Kosarev sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seppo Sikapossu!

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FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrik Larsson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Miles
vs
Larsson

185 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Desmond Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miles lands a jab-cross combination.
Miles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miles throws a series of strikes that have Larsson backpedaling.
Miles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Larsson back to the cage. Miles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Larsson fails with the takedown.
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!
Larsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Larsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Miles which made him look bad.
Miles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miles tries to bum rush Larsson with a series of wild strikes but Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miles counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles lands a two punch combo.
Miles lands a two punch combo.

Larsson is rocked!
Desmond Miles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles scores with a three punch combo!
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Miles finish him?
Miles lands with a big left! Larsson is wobbled badly! Miles comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Larsson to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Desmond Miles!
A victorious Desmond Miles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Darnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Trezeguet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trezeguet
vs
Darnell

193 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

188 cm
28
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Experienced

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Trezeguet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Darnell!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnell fails with a takedown attempt.
Trezeguet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trezeguet closes the distance but Darnell moves to the side
and Darnell counters with a straight right hand.
Darnell misses with a takedown attempt - Trezeguet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Trezeguet. No joy for Darnell on that attempt.
David Trezeguet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Darnell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown by Darnell or perhaps it was just good defense by Trezeguet which made him look bad.
Trezeguet moves in looking to clinch but Darnell pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell lands with a hook. Trezeguet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Darnell does it's job there.
Darnell's corner calls for a 1-2. Darnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Darnell steps into range and cracks Trezeguet with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Trezeguet flops backwards and Darnell dives into his guard looking to finish!

Trezeguet is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Darnell gets to his feet and stands over Trezeguet, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Trezeguet felt that one! Darnell unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Trezeguet from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Darnell!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mika Ker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tamonta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ker comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem: Quitter. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamonta's choice of entrance music: Give me everything tonight. Mika Ker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Tamonta's chin.

Ker
vs
Tamonta

185 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Ker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Tamonta!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamonta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ker.
Tamonta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ker avoids it really well and circles away.
Tamonta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Tamonta misses.

Ker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tamonta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ker is in Tamonta's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ker slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Ker there.
Ker passes to side control.
Ker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ker moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamonta is looking to get to half guard.
Ker with shots to the head and body - Tamonta looks very uncomfortable down there.

Tamonta is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tamonta is still in real trouble! Can Ker finish him?
Ker loads up with a big shot that hurts Tamonta! He's pulled Ker in close but Ker has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Tamonta survive? More strikes from Ker and Tamonta is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mika Ker!
Mika Ker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perrin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Pershiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Pershiki

190 cm
29
178 lbs
19 - 15 - 1

190 cm
22
178 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pershiki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pershiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Pershiki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pershiki throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Pershiki should have avoided that one.
Pershiki tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Pershiki throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pershiki.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Pershiki should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Pershiki.
Pershiki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pershiki as he jumps to the side.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Pershiki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Pershiki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Pershiki moves away and avoids it.
Pershiki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Pershiki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pershiki's head.

Jones clinches with his opponent.

Pershiki gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pershiki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones prevents Pershiki from getting back to his feet.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones stops Pershiki from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pershiki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pershiki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.

Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pershiki keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Pershiki wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Pershiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pershiki, up you get!
Pershiki throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Pershiki walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Pershiki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Pershiki slips the punch.
Pershiki leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pershiki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perrin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Pershiki blocks it.
Pershiki thumps Jones with a low kick.
Pershiki slips a straight right by Jones.
Pershiki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Pershiki off the cage and back into range.
Pershiki drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pershiki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pershiki throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.

Pershiki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Pershiki is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Pershiki throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Pershiki seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pershiki under the eye.

Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones prevents Pershiki from escaping the position.

Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pershiki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pershiki defending against the ground and pound.

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

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perrin Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.

Jones tightens his grip and picks Pershiki up, before dumping him to the ground. Pershiki manages to land in guard.
Pershiki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pershiki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Pershiki keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Pershiki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pershiki manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Pershiki's guard.
Pershiki is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Pershiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones stands and steps away. Pershiki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

Jones jumps guard.
Pershiki is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pershiki defends it easily.
Pershiki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jones looking for a triangle here. Pershiki is fighting it but it looks tight! Jones pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Pershiki is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Perrin Jones!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Goffard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eeppinen biisi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus Gronholm is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Goffard
vs
Gronholm

190 cm
20
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
31
280 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Goffard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goffard dodges the punch combination from Gronholm.
Goffard feints a jab promting Gronholm to slip. Goffard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gronholm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Marcus Gronholm has been cut.
Goffard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gronholm as he avoids it easily.
Goffard connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gronholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goffard lands a jab-cross combination.
Goffard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goffard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Goffard moves into the clinch successfully.

Goffard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gronholm keeps the fight on the outside.
Gronholm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goffard.
Goffard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goffard is breathing heavily.
Gronholm swinging wildly here.
Gronholm fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goffard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gronholm can pounce on him.
Gronholm lands with a nice combination. Goffard backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Nathan Goffard has been cut.
Gronholm cracks Goffard's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Goffard slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Gronholm can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Gronholm!
A determined Marcus Gronholm didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!