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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soz Sztrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sztrova's choice of entrance music: In Flames - Delight and Anger. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Darko
vs
Sztrova

188 cm
23
201 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soz Sztrova!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko digs a good hook to Sztrova's body.
Darko with a jab.
Darko slaps away a takedown attempt from Sztrova, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sztrova is defended easily by Darko.
Sztrova takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sztrova is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Soz Sztrova has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sztrova shoots for a double leg takedown but Darko sprawls well. He's pushed Sztrova's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donnie Darko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soz Sztrova.
Sztrova walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sztrova fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Darko avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko lands with a straight right. Sztrova didn't see that one coming.
Sztrova gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sztrova shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darko as he avoids it easily.
Sztrova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sztrova misses with a takedown attempt
and Darko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sztrova momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sztrova gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darko works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Darko lands a left and a right that send Sztrova crashing to the mat, dazed. Darko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Sztrova is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sztrova fails with the takedown
and Darko counters with a big right hand! Oh Sztrova is in trouble here! Darko follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Darko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

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

Kovaluu
vs
Kosarev

180 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
190 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hessu Kovaluu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Kosarev!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosarev fails with the takedown

and Kovaluu moves into the clinch.
Kovaluu pushes Kosarev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kosarev wants a takedown but no success here.
Kosarev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Dmitriy Kosarev has been cut.
Kosarev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovaluu lands a hook that snaps the head of Kosarev backwards.
Kosarev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kovaluu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hessu Kovaluu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitriy Kosarev.

Kosarev pulls guard successfully.
Kovaluu is in close to Kosarev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kosarev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kovaluu tries to free his leg and advance position but Kosarev is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kosarev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kovaluu trying to control but Kosarev is working from the bottom.
Kovaluu looking to sit in guard and control but Kosarev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovaluu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kosarev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kovaluu gets full guard.
Kosarev trying to control but Kovaluu is working from the bottom.

Kovaluu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovaluu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kovaluu scores with a jab to the head.
Kovaluu moves in looking to clinch but Kosarev pushes him off.
Kosarev shoots for a takedown but Kovaluu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kovaluu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kosarev, pushing him back against the cage.
Kosarev tries for a takedown but Kovaluu manages to get underhooks.
Kovaluu lands a right hand.
Kovaluu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kosarev controls his hands.
Kovaluu working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovaluu tries a body shot but Kosarev blocks it.
Kovaluu stalls.

Kovaluu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kosarev is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kovaluu to the mat. Kovaluu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Kovaluu has his feet on Kosarev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kosarev tries for a takedown but Kovaluu circles away easily
and Kovaluu counters with a left to the body.
Kosarev looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev walks into a jab.
Kovaluu misses with a few strikes there.
Kosarev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovaluu.
Kovaluu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovaluu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kosarev has a takedown stuffed.
Kovaluu tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kosarev counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kovaluu to work.
Kovaluu lands a nice uppercut.
Kovaluu lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Kovaluu.
Kovaluu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kosarev or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosarev takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovaluu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kovaluu.
Kosarev tries to pull guard but Kovaluu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hessu Kovaluu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitriy Kosarev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kovaluu cracks a nice hook into Kosarev's ribs.

Kovaluu clinches with his opponent.
Kovaluu lands a left hand.
Kovaluu is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Kovaluu.
Kosarev goes for a takedown attempt but Kovaluu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kovaluu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Kosarev has closed the distance and engaged Kovaluu in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovaluu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kosarev is breathing heavily.
Kovaluu'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.
A shot in the inside from Kovaluu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovaluu.
Kovaluu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kovaluu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Kosarev is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovaluu.
Kosarev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kovaluu prevents it.
Kovaluu pushes Kosarev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovaluu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovaluu is pushing Kosarev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaluu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kovaluu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kovaluu lands with a left to the head.
Hessu Kovaluu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kosarev letting Kovaluu take a breather here.
Kosarev blocks a body shot from Kovaluu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kovaluu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hessu Kovaluu.
Kosarev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Kovaluu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaluu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovaluu lands a right hand.
Kovaluu lands a hook that snaps the head of Kosarev backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovaluu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kovaluu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovaluu.
A body shot lands from Kovaluu.
Kovaluu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kovaluu.
Kovaluu lands with a left to the head.
Kovaluu pushes Kosarev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovaluu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovaluu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hessu Kovaluu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitriy Kosarev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kovaluu moves into range and clinches up with Kosarev.
Kosarev blocking some punches.
A short right from Kovaluu on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kovaluu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kovaluu lands a body shot.
Kovaluu lands with a light punch inside.
Kovaluu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kovaluu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kosarev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kovaluu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kosarevs head.
Kovaluu lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovaluu lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kovaluu.
Kovaluu lands with a right to the head.
Kosarev is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovaluu finish him?
Kovaluu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kosarev backwards.
Kovaluu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kosarev seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Kovaluu.
Kovaluu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kovaluu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kovaluu lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovaluu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kosarevs head.
Kovaluu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kosarev up against the cage.
Kovaluu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kosarev can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovaluu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Kovaluu drops Kosarev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kosarev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short right from Kovaluu on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kovaluu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kovaluu pushes Kosarev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kovaluu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovaluu lands with a left to the head.

Kovaluu drops Kosarev onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kosarev is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kovaluu scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovaluu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kovaluu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kosarev.
Kovaluu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kovaluu as the two fighters clinch.
Kovaluu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kovaluu is working Kosarev over against the cage.
Kovaluu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kovaluu digs a right hand into Kosarev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kosarev's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovaluu lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kovaluu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kosarev goes for a takedown attempt but Kovaluu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kovaluu connects with a body shot that sends Kosarev's belly button to the back.
Kovaluu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kosarev's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovaluu misses the shot to the body.
Dmitriy Kosarev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hessu Kovaluu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Kovaluu does it's job there.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hessu Kovaluu!

C
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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mc Jitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Sikapossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikapossu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Little pig kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jitus
vs
Sikapossu

194 cm
28
213 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

200 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mc Jitus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Sikapossu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikapossu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jitus.
Sikapossu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sikapossu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jitus.
Jitus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sikapossu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jitus.
Jitus misses with a jab to the body
and Sikapossu counters with a right hand to the body.
Sikapossu scores with a body shot.
Sikapossu lands with a nice combination. Jitus backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Mc Jitus has been cut.
Jitus is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikapossu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sikapossu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sikapossu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jitus slips a jab and a cross from Sikapossu.
Jitus takes a swing at Sikapossu's ribcage but misses.
Sikapossu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sikapossu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikapossu scores with a jab.

Mc Jitus's cut is getting worse.
Sikapossu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sikapossu cracks the inside of Jitus's front leg.
Sikapossu throws a series of punches but Jitus moves out of range.
Sikapossu staying out of range there.
Jitus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jitus swings for the body but Sikapossu moves out of range.
Sikapossu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jitus manages to avoid it.
Jitus takes a swing at Sikapossu's ribcage but misses.
Sikapossu throws a head kick that misses.
Sikapossu misses with the combination.
Sikapossu misses with a combination
and Jitus counters with a three punch combo that has Sikapossu backing up. Sikapossu nods at Jitus to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sikapossu dodges the punch combination from Jitus.
Sikapossu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sikapossu feints and then cracks Jitus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jitus down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sikapossu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sikapossu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jitus swings for the body but Sikapossu moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sikapossu. Those never looked like landing.
Jitus dodges the punch combination from Sikapossu.
Sikapossu feints a jab promting Jitus to slip. Sikapossu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jitus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikapossu misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Jitus does no damage.
Jitus throws a hook but Sikapossu avoids it easily.
Sikapossu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jitus's calf.
Jitus misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Jitus as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Sikapossu misses the target.
Sikapossu misses with a series of wild punches.
Sikapossu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikapossu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jitus is able to avoid easily.
Jitus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sikapossu misses with a double jab.
Jitus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sikapossu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jitus avoids the head kick by Sikapossu.
Sikapossu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jitus is looking to wear down Sikapossu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jitus throws a nice looking combination but Sikapossu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jitus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Sikapossu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mc Jitus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jitus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mc Jitus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikapossu misses with a double jab.
Jitus lands a jab-cross combination.
Sikapossu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jitus.
Sikapossu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sikapossu misses with a leg kick
and Jitus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sikapossu looks to land a combination but Jitus avoids it well.
Sikapossu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sikapossu throws a right and a left that Jitus avoids nicely.
Jitus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mc Jitus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sikapossu throws a sloppy head kick and Jitus moves out of range easily.
Sikapossu throws a right hand that Jitus ducks under and follows up with a left that Jitus also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikapossu tries a head kick but it misses.
Jitus has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jitus checks a leg kick.
Jitus misses with the combination.
Jitus throws a series of punches but Sikapossu avoids them all with ease.
Jitus looks to score with a jab to the body but Sikapossu is just out of range.
Jitus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sikapossu back to the cage. Jitus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sikapossu scores with a head kick. Jitus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sikapossu lands with an uppercut that bounces Jitus off the cage and back into range.
Jitus dodges the punch combination from Sikapossu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jitus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sikapossu circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Sikapossu misses.
A shot to the liver by Jitus. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sikapossu tries to bum rush Jitus with a series of wild strikes but Jitus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sikapossu misses with the combination.
Seppo Sikapossu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jitus looks to throw the jab but Sikapossu is out of range.
Sikapossu swings for the body but Jitus moves out of range.
Jitus scores with a jab to the body.
Jitus throws a nice looking combination but Sikapossu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitus throws a right and a left that Sikapossu avoids nicely.
Sikapossu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jitus.
Jitus takes a swing at Sikapossu's ribcage but misses.
Sikapossu throws a head kick but Jitus moves out of range.
Jitus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jitus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sikapossu slips a jab from Jitus.
Sikapossu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jitus misses with a straight right.
Jitus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jitus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jitus fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitus throws a right hand that Sikapossu ducks under and follows up with a left that Sikapossu also avoids with ease.
Sikapossu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jitus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sikapossu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sikapossu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sikapossu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jitus misses with a straight left.
Jitus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jitus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sikapossu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sikapossu throws a head kick that misses.
Sikapossu slips a straight right by Jitus.
Sikapossu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mc Jitus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mc Jitus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sikapossu slips a jab and a cross from Jitus.
Jitus throws a right and a left that Sikapossu avoids nicely.
Sikapossu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A right-left combo lands from Jitus.
Sikapossu cracks Jitus with an open hand slap.
Sikapossu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jitus.
Jitus blocks the body kick.
Jitus throws a right hand that Sikapossu ducks under and follows up with a left that Sikapossu also avoids with ease.
Jitus misses the shot to the body.
Jitus misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sikapossu is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick there by Sikapossu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sikapossu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jitus.
Sikapossu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sikapossu. Jitus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sikapossu defending well as Jitus loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Sikapossu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jitus doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for Sikapossu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jitus throws a right hand that Sikapossu ducks under and follows up with a left that Sikapossu also avoids with ease.
Jitus throws a right and a left that Sikapossu avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sikapossu.
Sikapossu misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sikapossu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left and a right from Sikapossu both land. Nice combination.
Sikapossu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikapossu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jitus.
Sikapossu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jitus looks to land a combination but Sikapossu avoids it well.
Sikapossu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jitus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sikapossu.
Jitus misses with a double jab.
Jitus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sikapossu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sikapossu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sikapossu.
Sikapossu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sikapossu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jitus moves out of range as Sikapossu throws a body kick.
Jitus misses with a right hand
and Sikapossu counters with a left and a right that stings Jitus.

Mc Jitus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jitus avoids the head kick by Sikapossu.
Jitus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sikapossu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Jitus misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikapossu connects with the punch.
Sikapossu works over Jitus's head and body with a nice combination.
Sikapossu throws a right and a left that Jitus avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick from Sikapossu misses.
Jitus throws a body punch but Sikapossu moves out of range.
Sikapossu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sikapossu throws a head kick but Jitus moves out of range.
Jitus lunges at Sikapossu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sikapossu's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jitus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sikapossus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sikapossu misses with a wild combination.
Sikapossu avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Sikapossu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sikapossu 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Sikapossu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvid Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipp Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vasara
vs
Sanders

191 cm
24
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvid Vasara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philipp Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Vasara moves into the clinch.

Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders misses with a double jab.
Vasara doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanders circles away.
Vasara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders throws a good cross that connects.
Vasara takes one to the side of the head.
Sanders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanders stalks Vasara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vasara's face. Vasara staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders swinging wildly here.
Vasara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vasara's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasara throws a solid leg kick but Sanders takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vasara.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanders.
Vasara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanders counters with a left and a right that stings Vasara.
Vasara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanders.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanders.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders lands with a nice combination. Vasara backs away looking to recover.
Sanders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasara.
Sanders pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vasara back to the cage. Sanders follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanders throws a combination that misses
and Vasara counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Philipp Sanders has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
Vasara misses with an uppercut.
Sanders throws a leg kick which misses Vasara's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasara tries to avoid it.
Vasara throws a low kick but Sanders avoids it.
Sanders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanders shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vasara eats them both and turns towards Sanders to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanders is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands with an uppercut that bounces Vasara off the cage and back into range.
Sanders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vasara's calf.
Nice jab there from Sanders.

Vasara drops his shoulder and cracks Sanders with a huge uppercut! Sanders goes down! Can Vasara finish him?

Sanders is rocked!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Sanders is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasara finish him?
Vasara is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanders has double underhooks.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Vasara lands a nice uppercut.
Sanders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanders working hard to break the clinch.
Vasara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vasara - that landed with a thud.
Sanders looks gassed!
Vasara tries to circle away but Sanders has him pinned against the cage.
Vasara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a knee to the body.

Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Vasara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasara tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Vasara bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Sanders! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vasara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vasara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vasara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasara forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands a big elbow - Sanders is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Vasara!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvid Vasara!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Zarencev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Avalon
vs
Zarencev

187 cm
25
203 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
28
205 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artem Zarencev!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarencev fails to land the takedown.
Avalon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Avalon lands with a nice body punch.
Zarencev tries for a takedown but Avalon circles away easily
and Avalon counters with a two punch combo.
Avalon tests Zarencev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zarencev shoots for a takedown but Avalon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James Avalon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artem Zarencev.
Avalon lands with a good body shot.
Zarencev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zarencev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Avalon lands with a right that hurts Zarencev. Zarencev looks to clinch but Avalon throws a short knee that drops Zarencev. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). James Avalon!
A relieved looking James Avalon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.