SPFT25 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Copley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson has chosen all nightmare long by metallica as his entrance music. 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.

Copley
vs
Swanson

185 cm
33
207 lbs
8 - 16 - 0

185 cm
27
222 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Copley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Copley gets a clinch.
Copley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Copley misses with a knee to the head.
Swanson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Copley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Copley throws a right and a left that Swanson avoids nicely.
Doug Copley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Copley throws a right hand that Swanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Swanson also avoids with ease.
Copley throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Copley darts in trying to clinch
and Swanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Copley thinking.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Swanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Copley which made him look bad.
Swanson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copley misses with a combination
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Copley wants to clinch but Swanson slips to the side
and Swanson counters with a crisp right that sends Copley to the canvas! Swanson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Swanson!
Karl Swanson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jankowski
vs
Dale Johnson

188 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
213 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jozef Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Dale Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson is keen to just control but Jankowski is a slippery customer.
Jankowski is looking to improve his position.

Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.

Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jankowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Jankowski wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Jankowski is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson not doing much here.
Johnson is keen to just control but Jankowski is a slippery customer.
Jankowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Jankowski is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jankowski avoid being mounted?

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jankowski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jankowski is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson trying to control the action but Jankowski is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jankowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.

Jankowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jankowski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jankowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jankowski lands a heavy elbow.
Jankowski scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Jankowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jankowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Jankowski pushes him away.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jankowski unloading with bombs!
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Jankowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Jankowski lands a big elbow.
Jankowski raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Jankowski looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Jankowski landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Jankowski breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jankowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jankowski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jankowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jankowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jankowski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but Jankowski keeps him under control.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jankowski lands a couple of digs.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jankowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Jankowski is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.
Jankowski keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Jankowski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jankowski keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricky Dale Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson leaves Jankowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jankowski.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jankowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jankowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozef Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jankowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson with a poor takedown

and Jankowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Jankowski is keeping busy.
Jankowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jankowski trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Jankowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jankowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jankowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson trying to control but Jankowski postures up.
Jankowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Jankowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jankowski throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Jankowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jankowski is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozef Jankowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jankowski trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Jankowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson trying to work for an americana but Jankowski has managed to regain full guard.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson trying to control but Jankowski is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricky Dale Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Jankowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jankowski pinned against the cage. Jankowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jozef Jankowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dale Johnson.

Jankowski feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Jankowski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Jankowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jankowski works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to control.
Jankowski trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Jankowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jankowski throws a big elbow that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jankowski with a nice head shot there.
Jankowski trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jankowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jankowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jozef Jankowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jankowski scoring with some ground and pound.

Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Johnson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jankowski should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Johnson has tightened it up now! Jankowski should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricky Dale Johnson!
Our winner, Ricky Dale Johnson, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taai Taai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taai has chosen Snoop as his entrance music. 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.

Falconowski
vs
Taai

193 cm
27
260 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

191 cm
30
260 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taai Taai!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taai tries to clinch there but Falconowski circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Taai. No joy for Falconowski on that attempt.
Taai is looking to clinch.

Falconowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taai wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Falconowski.
Falconowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Taai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Falconowski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Taai dodges the ground and pound from Falconowski.
Taai is trying to buck Falconowski off.
Taai is not content to let Falconowski control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taai is pushing Falconowski's head away, looking to escape. Falconowski manages to hold on to the position though.
Falconowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taai some visible discomfort.
Falconowski working the ground and pound but Taai is defending the strikes.
Taai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Falconowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Falconowski lands a nice forearm strike.
Falconowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Taai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Falconowski wants to control but Taai is keeping him busy.
Taai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Falconowski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Falconowski with the ground and pound but Taai regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Falconowski.
Falconowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Falconowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Falconowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Falconowski drops an elbow to the side of Taai's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski drops an elbow to the side of Taai's head.
Falconowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Falconowski throwing shots but Taai is blocking nicely.
Taai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Falconowski.
Taai tries to get to full guard but Falconowski has control of the leg.
Falconowski is trying to control. Taai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Falconowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taai defending well though.
Taai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Falconowski throwing shots but Taai is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taai is refusing to be controlled, as Falconowski sits in half guard.
Taai is trying to stand back up but Falconowski is controlling him
Falconowski is looking to take a break and control but Taai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falconowski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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!

We're going to have a standup here because Falcon Falconowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Taai tries to clinch but Falconowski moves away
and Falconowski comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Taai stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Falconowski is on him like rabid pit bull! Taai slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Falcon Falconowski!
After the fight, Falcon Falconowski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Romita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuuska Muikkunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romita comes to the cage accompanied by Rollin' Like A Boss. Nuuska Muikkunen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Romita's chin.

Romita
vs
Muikkunen

165 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

160 cm
23
153 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Romita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuuska Muikkunen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muikkunen misses with a wild body shot.

Romita looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Muikkunen keeping moving, preventing Romita from controlling successfully.

Muikkunen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muikkunen 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.
Muikkunen can't keep his opponent in guard - Romita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Romita seems to be working for a kimura but Muikkunen defends the submission attempt.

Muikkunen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Romita pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Romita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Muikkunen sees it coming and defends easily.

Romita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Muikkunen is looking for a sweep. Romita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita throwing shots but Muikkunen is blocking nicely.
Muikkunen is trying to maintain the position but Romita is very close to passing his half guard.
Romita is looking to advance position but Muikkunen won't allow it.
Muikkunen manages to get to full guard.
Muikkunen 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.
Muikkunen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

Muikkunen has his foot on Romita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romita works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romita drops back, looking for a kneebar! Muikkunen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Muikkunen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Muikkunen!
Muikkunen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Romita taking a bit of punishment here - Muikkunen scoring with strikes.
Muikkunen misses with the ground and pound.
Romita is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Muikkunen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Romita to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muikkunen lands a few punches from side control.
Muikkunen throws a strike aimed at the side of Romita's head but Romita avoids it well.
Romita is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Muikkunen is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romita is looking to regain half guard here but Muikkunen keeps moving and retains side control.
Muikkunen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Romita down.
Muikkunen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Muikkunen scores with punches from side control.
Muikkunen working the ground and pound.
Muikkunen in side control, throwing shots but Romita defends.
Romita wants to get back to his feet but Muikkunen drags him back down.
Muikkunen working the ground and pound from side control.
Muikkunen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Romita some visible discomfort.

Romita is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Romita throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Muikkunen.

Muikkunen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Muikkunen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muikkunen landing strikes.
Romita regains half guard, as Muikkunen was trying to land strikes.
Muikkunen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muikkunen trying to mount his opponent but Romita defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Muikkunen defending well as Romita loads up on a big left hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Muikkunen.

Muikkunen is trying to get an arm triangle but Romita is defending well.
Muikkunen happy to just control the position for now.
Romita regains half guard, as Muikkunen was trying to land strikes.
Nuuska Muikkunen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muikkunen working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Muikkunen there.
Muikkunen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romita defending well though.
Romita wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muikkunen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Romita is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Muikkunen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Muikkunen lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muikkunen passes to full mount!
Muikkunen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Romita is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muikkunen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Muikkunen is landing with some decent strikes but Romita is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Muikkunen lands a big shot to the head and Romita winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nuuska Muikkunen!
After winning the bout, Nuuska Muikkunen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. 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.

Hawking
vs
Jorma

175 cm
34
150 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

166 cm
21
147 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jorma swivels and escapes.
Jorma looks for the body kick but Hawking saw that one coming.

Jorma darts in and clinches Hawking up against the cage.
Jorma throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawking.
Hawking is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jorma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hawking drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jorma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Hawking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hawking tightens his grip and picks Jorma up, before dumping him to the ground. Jorma manages to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jorma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawking stopping the sweep attempt from Jorma.
Hawking tries to free his leg and advance position but Jorma is retaining full guard.
Jorma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hawking!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking can't escape the position.
Hawking is working hard here to advance position.
Jorma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jorma sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hawking sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hawking is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking is trying to control but can't.
Hawking makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hawking.
Jorma wants to control from the top but Hawking keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawking manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hawking landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Hawking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hawking.
Jorma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hawking working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawking lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Jorma is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawking scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jorma is still in real trouble! Can Hawking finish him?
Hawking postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Jorma badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hawking around the waist but Hawking pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hawking is the winner by TKO! Hawking jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Hawking!
Stephen Hawking retains his featherweight title!
An intense looking Stephen Hawking took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm the best lookin, smartest and baddest man on this planet !!! NO ONE CAN DEFEAT ME !!! '.

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FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Louhikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes into the arena with Slayer - Angel of Death blaring out of the sound system. Louhikko has chosen Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Uzi
vs
Louhikko

192 cm
27
304 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
305 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Uzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Louhikko!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louhikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uzi moves away.
Louhikko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Louhikko swats away the attempt to clinch by Uzi.
Louhikko throws a body punch but Uzi moves out of range.
Uzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Louhikko circles away.
Uzi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Louhikko swivels and escapes.
Louhikko swats away the attempt to clinch by Uzi.
Louhikko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzi manages to avoid it.
Louhikko misses with a looping right.
Louhikko misses with a wild body shot.
Louhikko swats away the attempt to clinch by Uzi.
Louhikko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Louhikko.
Louhikko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzi.
Louhikko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uzi moves in looking to clinch but Louhikko pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Kurt Uzi has been cut.

Uzi has managed to clinch.
Uzi tries to score a body lock takedown but Louhikko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Louhikko prevents it.
Uzi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Louhikko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Louhikko prevents the takedown attempt.
Louhikko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Louhikko tries to break the clinch but Uzi is controlling the position.
Louhikko tries to break the clinch but Uzi is controlling the position.
Louhikko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Louhikko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Uzi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Louhikko gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louhikko prevents a takedown attempt there.

Louhikko manages to pull guard.
Louhikko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Louhikko 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Louhikko is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uzi keeping moving, preventing Louhikko from controlling successfully.
Louhikko tries to free his leg and advance position but Uzi is retaining full guard.
Louhikko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uzi wants to stand and escape but Louhikko is having none of it.
Uzi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louhikko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uzi is looking to stand up but Louhikko isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Louhikko wants to control from the top but Uzi keeps moving.
Uzi wants to get back to his feet but Louhikko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Louhikko throws a strike but Uzi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uzi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Louhikko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Uzi jabs Louhikko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louhikko.
Louhikko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uzi.
Kurt Uzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louhikko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Uzi pushes Louhikko up against the cage in a clinch.

Louhikko breaks the clinch.
Uzi tries to clinch up.
Louhikko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uzi moves to clinch but Louhikko breaks away
and Louhikko counters with a series of strikes. Uzi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Uzi is looking to clinch but Louhikko is avoiding it.
Uzi moves in looking to clinch but Louhikko pushes him off.
Uzi is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Uzi with that takedown attempt.
Louhikko loads up on a big right hand but Uzi slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Louhikko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uzi slips under a jab.
Louhikko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Louhikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louhikko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Uzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Louhikko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Uzi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Louhikko hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Uzi.
Uzi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi punching from mount but Louhikko doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Uzi cracks Louhikko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Louhikko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Uzi dominating with strikes here.
Uzi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Uzi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kurt Uzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uzi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Louhikko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko tries to hold on but Uzi postures up.
Louhikko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Uzi.
Uzi content just to control the position here.
Uzi looking to control but Louhikko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko is desperately trying to improve his position but Uzi has a good base and remains in mount.
Uzi thowing shots but they're missing.
Uzi looking to control but Louhikko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louhikko tries to hold on but Uzi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Uzi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi'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.

Louhikko tests Uzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uzi tries for a takedown but Louhikko circles away easily
and Louhikko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louhikko digs a good hook to Uzi's body.
Louhikko works the jab nicely.
Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Louhikko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Louhikko looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.

Uzi has closed the distance and engaged Louhikko in a clinch.
Uzi is looking for a takedown.

Louhikko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Louhikko as Uzi shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzi shoots in but no luck this time.
Louhikko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uzi rather than just go for the knockout.
Uzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louhikko lands a jab to Uzi's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Louhikko.
Louhikko swings for the body but Uzi moves out of range.
Uzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crunch! Louhikko slams his shin into Uzi's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louhikko works over Uzi's head and body with a nice combination.

Kurt Uzi's cut is getting worse.
Louhikko lands with a good body shot.
Louhikko lands a nice looking body shot.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louhikko.
Sloppy strikes from Louhikko. Those never looked like landing.
Louhikko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louhikko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uzi at a distance.
Nice jab there from Louhikko.
Uzi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Uzi is rocked!

Kurt Uzi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Louhikko connects with a superb combination that knocks Uzi out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Louhikko before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Uzi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lauri Louhikko! Lauri Louhikko retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Lauri Louhikko, 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.