MMA Helsinki - 25 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vult comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine by KISS. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Vult
vs
Bolt

207 cm
36
222 lbs
18 - 19 - 1

190 cm
30
211 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vult tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vult really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bolt shoots in looking for a takedown but Vult manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bolt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've been told by Vult's head coaches at Nordic Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vult.
Vult misses with a body shot.
Vult fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vult looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vult lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Bolt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vult connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bolt momentarily.
Vult tries to clinch
and Bolt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vult misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Vult gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vult makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vult avoiding damage.
Bolt tries to score a body lock takedown but Vult shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vult lands a body punch.

Vult pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vult tries to clinch there but Bolt circles away.
Vult connects with a body shot that sends Bolt's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vult lunges at Bolt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolt's hand.
Bolt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Vult.
Bolt keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vult throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Bolt crashing down! Bolt tries to stagger back to his feet but Vult just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Bolt asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reinhart Vult!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Reinhart Vult waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Damage Inc.. McManus has chosen Jeff Danna - 'The Blood of Cú Chulainn' as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Friman
vs
McManus

168 cm
42
160 lbs
25 - 25 - 0

177 cm
29
167 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor McManus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Friman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McManus pulls Friman in close to prevent any damage.
Friman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Friman trying to control but McManus is working from the bottom.

Friman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Friman stopping the sweep attempt from McManus.
Friman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McManus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McManus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Friman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McManus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friman is one step ahead there.

Friman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Friman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

McManus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Friman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McManus keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.
McManus wants to sweep but no luck.
McManus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Friman manages to get himself to full guard.

Friman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McManus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Friman has his foot on McManus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McManus works his way back into a safe position though.
McManus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Friman is keeping the position for now.
McManus wants to control from the top but Friman keeps moving.
Friman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
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!
Friman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus throws a big right hand that misses.
Friman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

Friman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McManus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McManus trying to control the position from guard on top but Friman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McManus throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus trying to control the position from guard on top but Friman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McManus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Friman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McManus's guard.
Friman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McManus wants to sweep but no luck.
Friman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Friman wants to control from the top but McManus keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McManus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Friman is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Connor McManus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McManus misses with a head kick.
Friman doesn't manage to clinch there - McManus circles away.
Friman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McManus circles away quickly and effectively.
McManus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McManus slips a jab from Friman.
McManus misses with a looping left.
Friman throws a big shot that misses.
McManus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McManus digs a good hook to Friman's body.
McManus is looking to clinch.
Friman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Friman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McManus on the side of the head.
A cross from McManus lands.
McManus scores with a jab.
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 head kick misses from McManus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McManus misses with a hook. Friman ducked under it nicely.
McManus misses with a straight right.
Friman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McManus.
Friman connects with an inside leg kick.
McManus tries to clinch but Friman moves out of range.
McManus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

McManus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McManus showed some decent athleticism there.
McManus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Friman trying to control but McManus postures up.
Connor McManus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Friman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
McManus throwing shots but Friman is blocking nicely.
Friman is not content to let McManus control the position.
McManus winds up and cracks Friman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Friman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman is looking to control McManus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Friman avoid being mounted?

Friman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McManus pulls his head out easily.
McManus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Friman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McManus with the ground and pound from mount.
McManus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus controlling the position easily from mount.
Friman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Friman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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.
Friman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor McManus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Friman misses with a straight left.

Friman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McManus's half guard.

McManus actively working from the bottom here.
Friman passes the guard and advances to mount!
McManus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McManus has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Friman is pressing down on McManus's thigh, looking to free his foot. McManus is holding on for now.
Friman prevents McManus from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. McManus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus wants to control the position but Friman says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
McManus tries to get to full guard but Friman has control of the leg.
McManus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McManus.
McManus controlling the position.
McManus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friman's guard.
Friman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
McManus preventing the sweep.
McManus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McManus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McManus chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McManus.
Friman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Friman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McManus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McManus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Friman's head.
Friman tries to roll over but McManus keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Friman is working hard here to advance position.
McManus is looking to advance position but Friman won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Friman wants to get back to full guard.
McManus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Friman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Friman is not content to let McManus control the position.
Friman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McManus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McManus's back!
McManus breaks Friman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Valdemar Friman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Friman working for a triangle but McManus defends it easily.
Friman is trying to keep McManus in close.
Connor McManus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Friman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McManus controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McManus is pushing down on Friman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Friman is fighting to maintain full guard but McManus has managed to sneak the leg through.

Friman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Connor McManus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McManus 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor McManus!
After winning the bout, Connor McManus 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
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. 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.

Thorhalla
vs
Katchenko

200 cm
32
249 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

195 cm
34
222 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorhalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorhalla lands with a good body shot.
Thorhalla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thorhalla lands with a hook. Katchenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Katchenko wants to clinch up but Thorhalla keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Thorhalla misses.
Thorhalla misses the shot to the body.
Katchenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thorhalla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katchenko thows a body kick. Thorhalla tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thorhalla shoots in for a double leg but Katchenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thorhalla is looking to slow Katchenko down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Thorhalla. Beautiful body shot.
Katchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thorhalla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katchenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla throws a jab but it's blocked by Katchenko.
Katchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorhalla.
Katchenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Thorhalla tries to sprawl out of it but Katchenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thorhalla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pihkalan Sali in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorhalla scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katchenko in his tracks.
A big left from Thorhalla misses.
Thorhalla throws a right hand that misses
and Katchenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thorhalla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katchenko moves away.
Thorhalla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Katchenko moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katchenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Katchenko is struggling to control the position.
Katchenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thorhalla is trying to push Katchenko away but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katchenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorhalla's efforts to push away.
Thorhalla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorhalla is defending well for now.
Katchenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorhalla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla is looking to break free of the clinch but Katchenko has double underhooks.
Thorhalla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage.

Thorhalla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorhalla swings for the body but Katchenko moves out of range.
Katchenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorhalla.

That has opened up Andrei Katchenko's cut even more.
Katchenko lands with a nice body kick.
Thorhalla throws the left hand but Katchenko avoids the punch easily.
Thorhalla misses with a hook
and Katchenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Katchenko closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katchenko taking a breather.
Thorhalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katchenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thorhalla's efforts to push away.
Katchenko misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorhalla avoids the damage to the body.
Katchenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorhalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorhalla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Katchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katchenko shoots in and drives through. Thorhalla sprawls well.
Katchenko punishes Thorhalla's body with a nice straight punch.
Thorhalla lands a nice shot that snaps Katchenko's head back.
The fighters circling - Thorhalla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorhalla throws a hook but Katchenko avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Oooooh!!! Thorhalla has knocked Katchenko down with a huge combo! Thorhalla steps away and waves a wobbly Katchenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Katchenko is rocked!
Katchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Katchenko takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Thorhalla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thorhalla throws a right and a left that Katchenko avoids nicely.
Thorhalla fails with the takedown.
Thorhalla just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorhalla loads up on a big right hand but Katchenko slips the punch.
Katchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorhalla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katchenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katchenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thorhalla lands with a right hand.
Katchenko moves away from the strike by Thorhalla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko throws a head kick but Thorhalla moves out of range.
Thorhalla is looking to land body kicks.
Katchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorhalla.
Katchenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorhalla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katchenko.
Katchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorhalla throws out the jab.
Thorhalla scores with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Katchenko as Thorhalla shoots in.
Thorhalla misses with a jab to the body
and Katchenko counters with a nice body kick.
Katchenko looks to land a combination but Thorhalla avoids it well.
Katchenko defending well as Thorhalla loads up on a big left hand.
Katchenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thorhalla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hjalmar Thorhalla is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko lands with a right hand.
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!
Katchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Thorhalla moves out of range easily.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Thorhalla.
Katchenko is looking to clinch.
Katchenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thorhalla takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Hjalmar Thorhalla has been cut.
Thorhalla connects with a single shot there.

The cut above Andrei Katchenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thorhalla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Katchenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorhalla finish him?
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorhalla swinging wildly here.
Thorhalla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katchenko seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla blocks the body kick.
Thorhalla scores with a body shot.
Thorhalla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorhalla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katchenko ducks right into an uppercut from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla swings widly with a right hand
and Katchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorhalla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katchenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thorhalla finds it's way round the side to connect with Katchenko's head.
A shot to the liver by Thorhalla. Beautiful body shot.
Hjalmar Thorhalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorhalla lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Andrei Katchenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Katchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Katchenko lands with a nice body punch.
Katchenko is looking to land body kicks.
Katchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Katchenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Katchenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Katchenko's waist but Katchenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thorhalla off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Thorhalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorhalla lands with a shot to the body.
Thorhalla swings widly with a right hand
and Katchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Thorhalla 's knee.
Thorhalla throws a hook but Katchenko avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Thorhalla dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Katchenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorhalla shoots in but no luck this time.
Thorhalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorhalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Thorhalla there.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Katchenko dodges the punch combination from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla lands with a straight right. Katchenko didn't see that one coming.
Katchenko drops his hands momentarily and Thorhalla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thorhalla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Katchenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Katchenko is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorhalla defends it nicely.
Thorhalla dives in and grabs Katchenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Katchenko pushes down on Thorhalla's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Thorhalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Thorhalla misses the target.
Thorhalla throws a lazy uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a good low kick that Thorhalla was not able to check.
Katchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katchenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Katchenko moves into the clinch.

Katchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut.
Thorhalla fails with the takedown.
A head kick by Katchenko misses
and Thorhalla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Thorhalla as Katchenko shoots in.
Katchenko scores with a punch to the head.
Thorhalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla misses with a hook
and Katchenko counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katchenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Thorhalla sprawls well. He's pushed Katchenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Katchenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Katchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Katchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorhalla lands a nice looking body kick.
Katchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katchenko avoids the head kick by Thorhalla.
Katchenko connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla is looking to land body kicks.
Thorhalla swats away the attempt to clinch by Katchenko.
Thorhalla misses with an uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorhalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorhalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorhalla.
Nice sprawl there from Thorhalla as Katchenko shoots in.
Thorhalla scores with a body shot.
Thorhalla connects with a jab.
Katchenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Thorhalla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hjalmar Thorhalla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katchenko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thorhalla is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Katchenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorhalla looks to throw a body kick
and Katchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katchenko tries to clinch there but Thorhalla circles away.
Thorhalla swats away the attempt to clinch by Katchenko.
Andrei Katchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorhalla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorhalla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Katchenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katchenko lands a leg kick that knocks Thorhalla off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katchenko tries to clinch there but Thorhalla circles away.
Thorhalla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorhalla.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Thorhalla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thorhalla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Thorhalla!
In his post fight interview, Hjalmar Thorhalla started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Juha Vainio - Nakkila. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koltun
vs
Pelli

198 cm
23
259 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

193 cm
30
266 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun throws a hook but Pelli avoids it easily.
Pelli with a nice cross.

It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
Pelli throws an off balance right hand
letting Koltun counter with a right hand.
Pelli throws a jab when Koltun was well out of range.
Koltun slips a jab and a cross from Pelli.
Some wild striking there from Pelli.
Pelli misses with a wild body shot.
Pelli slips under a jab.
Koltun definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pelli throws a head kick that misses

and Koltun moves into the clinch.
Pelli tries to circle away but Koltun has him pinned against the cage.

Koltun manages to break the clinch.
Pelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelli throws out a powerful jab.
Koltun wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelli misses with a few strikes there.
Koltun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koltun dodges the punch combination from Pelli.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pelli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Koltun counter with a right hand.
Koltun tests Pelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Kullervo Pelli has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelli misses with an uppercut.
Koltun avoids the body shot from Pelli.
Pelli misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koltun.
Koltun moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pelli looks winded!
Koltun moves out of range as Pelli strikes.
Koltun thumps Pelli with a low kick.
Pelli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pelli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
Pelli misses the jab.
Kullervo Pelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koltun!
Koltun cracks Pelli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koltun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pelli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Koltun as he connects with a hook.

Pelli is rocked!
Koltun pounces like a tiger and cracks Pelli with a vicious hook! Pelli is down but not out! Koltun follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kamil Koltun!
Kullervo Pelli was interviewed post fight and said 'Well fuck this shit. I lost and I hate it. I should have knocked the fucker out in the first minute.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory comes to the cage accompanied by Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs. Jin Kim acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gregory
vs
Kim

192 cm
33
205 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

185 cm
39
220 lbs
28 - 39 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 39 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gregory keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Kim avoids a kick to the body.
Gregory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gregory counters with a leg kick.

Gregory fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Paul Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kim.

Kim has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gregory clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Kim is working for a rear naked choke. Gregory is not defending it well and Kim has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Gregory refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Gregory's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jin Kim!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! . Musta Surma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Puska
vs
Surma

175 cm
35
149 lbs
38 - 15 - 1

167 cm
32
152 lbs
20 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot lands for Puska.
Puska misses with a body shot.
Surma slips a jab from Puska.
Puska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Surma staying out of range there.
Surma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puska misses with a hook.
Puska misses with a head kick.
Surma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puska.
Surma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puska.
Puska throws a right and a left that Surma avoids nicely.
Surma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Mike Puska has been cut.
Surma misses the jab.
Surma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Surma. Those never looked like landing.
Puska tries for a takedown but Surma circles away easily
and Puska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch but Puska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puska takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Surma tries to clinch but Puska moves out of range.
Surma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Surma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puska.

It looks like Musta Surma has been cut.
Puska swinging wildly here.
Surma throws out a powerful jab.
Surma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mike Puska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puska throws a push kick but Surma slaps the foot to one side.

Puska darts in and clinches Surma up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puska avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma stops a takedown attempt from Puska.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Puska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Puska shrugs off.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Puska leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Surma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Puska misses with the head strike.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Puska in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Surma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Puska misses with a punch on the inside.
Surma misses with an elbow strike.
Puska wants to take the fight to the mat but Surma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mike Puska's cut is getting worse.
Puska is trying to force a seperation but Surma has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puska wants a takedown.
Puska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Surma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Puska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puska blocks an elbow strike from Surma.
Puska swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Surma.
Surma scores with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Puska.
Puska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puska throws a punch but it's blocked by Surma.
Puska tries to break free but Surma pushes him back against the cage.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but Puska blocks with his arms.
Puska avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Puska takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Puska avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Puska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
Surma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puskas head.
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!
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Puska avoids the damage to the body.
Puska lands a body punch.
Surma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Puska tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Puska back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puska swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Surma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Surma dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Puska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mike Puska is winning the standup battle so far.
Puska tries a head kick but it misses.
Puska lands a lovely overhand right.
Puska loads up on a big right hand but Surma slips the punch.
Surma tries to clinch but Puska moves out of range.
Puska keeps the fight on the outside.
Surma throws a series of punches but Puska avoids them all with ease.
Surma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puska.
Surma moves out of range of the strikes.
Surma throws a lazy head kick
and Puska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Puska.
Puska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puska looks to throw the jab but Surma is out of range.
Surma scores with a hook.
Puska pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Surma.
A big left from Puska misses.

Surma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Puska to the mat! Puska manages to get full guard.
Puska controls Surma momentarily but Surma frees himself.
Puska keeping moving, preventing Surma from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Musta Surma wasn't active enough on the ground.
Puska throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws out a powerful jab.
Surma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Mike Puska's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Surma avoids the head kick by Puska.
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Surma tries to bum rush Puska with a series of wild strikes but Puska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Surma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puska finds it's way round the side to connect with Surma's head.
Puska feints and then cracks Surma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Surma down.
Nice straight punches there by Puska. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puska.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Puska is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Surma avoids the head kick by Puska.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Puska.
An inside leg kick lands from Puska.
Puska bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Surma's head backwards.
Puska misses with a hook.
Puska throws a lazy uppercut
and Surma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Puska shoots in looking for a takedown. Surma tries to sprawl out of it but Puska keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Surma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Surma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puska.

Surma pushes Puska up against the cage in a clinch.
Puska goes for a takedown in the clinch but Surma prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Puska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Puska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska takes an elbow to the forehead.
Surma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puskas head.
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!
Surma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puska's defenses.
Puska dodges an elbow strike from Surma.
Surma has Puska pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Puska manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jeez, Mike Puska's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Puska gets through Surma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Surma blocks an uppercut.
Puska works on Surma's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Puska fails to land.
Surma has Puska pressed against the cage, preventing Puska from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Surma.
Puska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puska.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Musta Surma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Puska's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Surma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puska.
Surma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Surma.
Puska throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Surma counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Puska!
Surma wants to control but Puska is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surma advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Surma cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Surma putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Musta Surma!
Musta Surma 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Zotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kula comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet - Bite the Bullet. Zotov has chosen Мы расправи as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kula
vs
Zotov

158 cm
26
133 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

160 cm
32
137 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Zotov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kula gets a double leg takedown into Zotov's guard.

Kula thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kula trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zotov wants to stand but Kula is controlling the position.

Kula is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kula thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've been hearing that Kula has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Zotov wants to sweep but no luck.

Kula drops back looking for a leg! Zotov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zotov manages to kick Kula off! Kula jumps back into Zotov's guard.
Zotov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Kula thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Kula is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kula forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kula is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zotov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kula passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zotov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Kula is trying to get an arm triangle but Zotov is defending well.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kula tries for a kimura but Zotov is defending well.

Kula thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Kula is trying to get an arm triangle but Zotov is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kula thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zotov is looking to reverse the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kula wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zotov, who protects the arm well.

Kula tries for a kimura but Zotov is defending well.

Kula is trying to get an arm triangle but Zotov is defending well.
Zotov is looking to regain half guard here but Kula keeps moving and retains side control.

Kula is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zotov has escaped the position, nice work there.

Zotov wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Kula has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Zotov's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Zotov is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Kula!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kalle Kula!
Kalle Kula seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Baka Survivor . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aoki
vs
Gallo

180 cm
29
165 lbs
20 - 3 - 1

190 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki takes one to the chin there.
Gallo tests Aoki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gallo tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aoki misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick from Aoki.
Gallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aoki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Gallo ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Gallo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aoki eats them both and turns towards Gallo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallo.
Gallo's corner calls for a 1-2. Gallo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallo's calf.
We've been hearing reports that Aoki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gallo clobbers Aoki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gallo lands with a shot to the body.
Gallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe Gallo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki throws a wild body kick that Gallo sees coming a mile off.
Gallo lands a jab to the head.
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gallo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aoki counters with a big head kick but Gallo shrugs it off.
Aoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gallo pinned against the cage. Gallo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallo stalks Aoki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aoki's face. Aoki staggers backwards, shaken.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallo.
A lazy left from Gallo finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallo throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallo blocks the body kick.
Gallo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aoki's head backwards.
Gallo scores with a hook.
Gallo throws a body shot but no joy.
Gallo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gallo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallo misses the shot to the body.
Gallo lands a jab to Aoki's midsection.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallo throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Gallo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aoki rather than just go for the knockout.
Gallo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aoki under the eye.

Aoki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gallo dodges the ground and pound from Aoki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aoki swings around for an armbar but Gallo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aoki's guard.
Gallo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Aoki looking for subs off his back but Gallo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gallo content to control rather than advance.
Aoki wants to control but Gallo passes into side.
Aoki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki sneaks back into half guard.
Gallo is trying to control the action in half guard but Aoki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Gallo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice straight punches there by Gallo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gallo.
Gallo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gallo!
Gallo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aoki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aoki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the body from Gallo misses
and Aoki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe Gallo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallo misses with a body shot.
Gallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Aoki scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Gallo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gallo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallo connects with a crisp jab.
Gallo scores with a hook.
Aoki tries to clinch there but Gallo circles away.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Nice body punch from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt
and Gallo counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aoki throws a solid leg kick but Gallo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aoki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Aoki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Gallo misses.
Gallo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Gallo works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
Gallo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gallo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gallo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gallo throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki throws a body kick that misses.
Aoki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aoki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gallo.
Gallo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Gallo.
Gallo scores with a shot to the body.
Aoki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aoki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gallo finds it's way round the side to connect with Aoki's head.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Gallo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gallo takes a step back to recover.
Aoki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallo.
Gallo is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Gallo fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Gallo swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Gallo misses the shot to the body.
Gallo fails to land with a series of punches.
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aoki lands with a kick to the temple. Gallo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Gallo moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A cross from Gallo lands.
Gallo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Gallo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gallo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gallo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gallo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aoki - the referee stops the clock and Gallo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aoki. Gallo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aoki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gallo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aoki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aoki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gallo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Gallo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gallo.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallo effectively controlling the action here.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gallo tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Gallo back against the cage.
Gallo lands a body shot.
Gallo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gallo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
Gallo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallo lands a body punch.
Gallo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aoki tries a body shot but Gallo blocks it.
Gallo is looking to control Aoki's arms but Aoki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gallo has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gallo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aoki.
Gallo lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Gallo as the two fighters clinch.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
Gallo throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki prevents a body shot from Gallo.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallo has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Gallo.
Gallo can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Gallo stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Aoki.
Gallo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aoki is trying to break the clinch but Gallo is controlling him.
Aoki misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Gallo stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Gallo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gallo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Gallo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gallo looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gallo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gallo tries a body shot but Aoki blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Gallo as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallo is trying to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
Gallo struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gallo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gallo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aoki Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Gallo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gallo digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gallo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gallo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gallo!
After the fight, Joe Gallo 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.

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FIGHT
RATING
90%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen Clique as his entrance music. Leroy Morris acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Barbosa
vs
Morris

165 cm
29
148 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

170 cm
31
150 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Heisenberg

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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leroy Morris!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris connects with a single shot there.
Morris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morris looks to land a combination but Barbosa avoids it well.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Barbosa.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Barbosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morris gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barbosa is keen to just control but Morris is a slippery customer.
Morris wants to improve his position but Barbosa is controlling well.
Barbosa is keen to just control but Morris is a slippery customer.
Morris trying to hold on to Barbosa's head to control him but Barbosa postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morris wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Morris is defending against the submission attempts here by Barbosa.
Morris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Morris has wrist control.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barbosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barbosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morris's head.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa throws an elbow that misses. Morris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barbosa's guard. Nice move by Morris!
Morris looking to pass the guard.
Barbosa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Morris controlling him for the moment.
Barbosa is trying to keep Morris in close.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
Morris wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Morris is looking to advance position but Barbosa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Morris has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Barbosa controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa avoids the attempt from Morris to control.
Morris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morris is squirming around, avoiding Barbosa's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Barbosa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Morris turns into him and now he's in Barbosa's guard.
Morris wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hector Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Jab from Morris.
Morris avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Morris tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Morris knows he should have avoided that one.
Morris throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Leroy Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbosa as he jumps to the side.
Morris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morris misses with a combination

and Barbosa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morris's guard.
Barbosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Morris is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Barbosa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morris has control of Barbosa's left arm, preventing Barbosa from doing any damage.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morris wants to sweep here but Barbosa controlling him for the moment.

Morris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa is working Morris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barbosa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbosa is one step ahead there.
Morris keeps trying to improve his position.
Morris working a defensive guard here.
Barbosa won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Hector Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris managing to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leroy Morris wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Morris down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
A left and a right from Morris both land. Nice combination.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Morris.
Morris tries for a takedown but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Morris sees coming a mile off.
Barbosa lands with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barbosa!
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Morris's head back.
Barbosa leaves Morris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hector Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Morris.
Morris swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Morris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Morris down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Morris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morris's calf.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Morris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Hector Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hector Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barbosa fails to land the takedown.
Barbosa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morris swinging wildly here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Morris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barbosa - the referee stops the clock and Morris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barbosa. Morris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morris, right into the meat.
Morris throws a series of strikes that have Barbosa backpedaling.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Morris is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Morris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barbosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morris somewhat.
Morris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morris.

Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barbosa is thwarting Morris's attempts to control the position.
Barbosa prevents Morris from improving his position.
Barbosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morris's head.
Barbosa slips a nice elbow through Morris's hands, connecting with Morris's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barbosa seems to be working for a kimura but Morris defends the submission attempt.
Barbosa slips a nice elbow through Morris's hands, connecting with Morris's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barbosa lands a nice short elbow.
Morris wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Morris is looking for a sweep. Barbosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbosa working Morris over with strikes.
Barbosa trying to control from half guard but Morris is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barbosa pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa is nestled in close to Morris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morris.
Morris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morris's guard.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morris's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris is pulling down on Barbosa's head to control his posture.
Barbosa is working Morris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barbosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barbosa is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Barbosa clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Morris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick from Morris misses.
Morris throws a good cross that connects.
Morris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa lands a jab to Morris's midsection.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. Morris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab from Morris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Morris ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and Morris counters with a two punch combo.
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
Morris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Morris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barbosa on his heels. He'll look to pass Barbosa's guard now, I'm sure.
Barbosa working a defensive guard here.
Morris looking to sit in guard and control but Barbosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barbosa trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris working a defensive guard here.
Barbosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Morris is looking to sweep but instead, Barbosa has passed into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa working Morris over with strikes.
Morris trying to control but Barbosa postures up.
Morris wants to get back to full guard.
Morris is trying to maintain the position but Barbosa is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morris looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa winds up and cracks Morris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Morris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barbosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Morris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barbosa scores with a couple of nice shots.

Morris is rocked!
Barbosa lands with a punch from half guard.
Morris is still in real trouble! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Morris quite badly. Morris pulls Barbosa in close trying to recover. Barbosa postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Morris on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Morris doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Barbosa!
Hector Barbosa retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Hector Barbosa 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
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Berry
vs
Rios

200 cm
38
216 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

182 cm
41
205 lbs
36 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berry throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Rios throws a hook but Berry blocks it.
Berry swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
Berry slips a jab from Rios.
Berry throws a chopping leg kick but Rios manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berry throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.

Rios drives through and clinches with Berry against the cage.
Berry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Berry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rios blocks an uppercut.
Rios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios blocking some punches.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rios pushes Berry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rios slows down the pace here.
Berry working aggressively here.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Berry controls the action.
Rios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rios blocking some punches.
Berry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios leaning against his opponent.
Berry misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rios.
Berry throws a head punch that misses.
Rios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Rios.
Rios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rios is leaning against Berry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Berry throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
Berry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berry swings wildly with an uppercut but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Berry.
A short right from Rios.
Rios swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Berry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Berry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Berry.
A right hand to the body from Rios.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berry.
Berry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rios's elbow.
Berry working aggressively here.
Rios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rioss head.
A short uppercut from Berry.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berry.
Rios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Berry avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Berry misses with some punches.
Rios lands a nice uppercut.
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berry can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
Berry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rios lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rios.
Berry misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios blocking some punches.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by Berry.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by Berry.
A short uppercut from Berry.
Rios misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Berry fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Rios.
Berry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Berry.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rios.
A short right from Rios.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berry.
Berry blocking some punches.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Berry fails to land.
Rios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Berry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berry lands with a short shot to the head.
Rios lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Rios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Berry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Berry tries a head kick but it misses.

Rios closes the distance and pushes Berry back into the cage.
Rios blocks a body shot from Berry.
Berry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
Rios works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Rios lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Berry working aggressively here.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berry misses with a punch on the inside.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rios lands a hook that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Rios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rios digs a right hand underneath Berry's ribcage. Berry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Berry working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berry tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rios.
A short right from Rios.
Rios is leaning against Berry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Rios.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rios.
Rios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Rios scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Berry.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berry's elbow.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
Berry has a couple of punches blocked by Rios.
Rios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rios lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rios digs a right hand into Berry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berry's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Rios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rios lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios swings wildly with an uppercut but Berry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Rios.
Rios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Good body shot from Rios.
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berry's elbow.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Rios.
Berry blocks a body shot from Rios.
A hook to the body from Rios.
Rios tries to work over Berry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Berry controls the action.
Rios misses with some punches.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Berry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berry swings wildly with an uppercut but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Rios lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Berry.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rios takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Berry can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
Berry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Rios.
Rios is working Berry over against the cage.
Rios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Berry takes a shot to the head.
Rios lands a nice uppercut.
Rios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
Rios pushes Berry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rios.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
Rios lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rios cracks Berry with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rios.
Rios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jesus Rios seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Rios.
Rios lands a hook to the side of the head.

Berry is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berry.
Rios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Berry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rios digs a right hand into Berry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berry's gas tank.
Rios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rios scores with a shoulder strike.

Rios drops Berry onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Berry is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Berry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rios's elbow.
Berry working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Rios.
Rios scores with a hook to the body.
Rios tries a body shot but Berry blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Rios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Berry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Berry seems to have got his legs back now.
Berry looks for the body kick but Rios saw that one coming.
Rios tries to clinch up but Berry circles away and keeps his distance.
Berry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rios avoids the body shot from Berry.
Rios throws a sloppy head kick and Berry moves out of range easily.
Berry blocks a head kick by Rios.
Rios lands with a big left! Berry is wobbled badly! Rios comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Berry to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jesus Rios!
Jesus Rios decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Ash Berry stepped up to the mic, saying 'Me and Gus need to sit down and discuss our future together cos I don't like losing!'.