Infinity 111: Ei vs Ahokas II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Tyson
vs
Turpa

190 cm
29
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

181 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 13 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

BlackStar Athletics

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalja Turpa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpa checks a leg kick.
Turpa is looking to clinch.
Turpa throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson throws a big counter combination but Turpa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turpa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tyson prevents a body shot from Turpa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turpa pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turpa misses with some punches.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Turpa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turpa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turpa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turpa as Tyson tries to tie him up.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Turpa has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turpa lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyson won't want to take too many of those.
Tyson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turpa looking to stall.
Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turpa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turpa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Turpa.
Turpa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Turpa scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turpa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turpa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Turpa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyson is keeping busy.
Turpa scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Turpa scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Turpa.
Turpa lands a right hand.
Turpa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Turpa working Tyson over with knees to the body.
Turpa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turpa trying to stall but Tyson improves his position.
Turpa lands a body punch.
Turpa gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turpa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyson's face.
Turpa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Turpa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Turpa - that landed with a thud.
Turpa gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turpa lands an uppercut.
Turpa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turpa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turpa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turpa scores with a hook to the body.
Turpa pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turpa 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.
Turpa gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turpa cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Turpa has the dominant position.
Turpa stalling in the clinch but Tyson improves position.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turpa has him pressed against the cage.
Turpa is looking to control Tyson's arms but Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turpa has his back to the cage.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turpa to keep the fight standing.
Turpa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turpa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Turpa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyson is keeping busy.
Turpa looking to slow down the pace here.
Turpa taking a breather.
Turpa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turpa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyson's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Turpa moves into the clinch.
Turpa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turpa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turpa tries to stall but Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turpa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyson jumps guard but Turpa stands there with Tyson around his waist. Tyson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Turpa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turpa wants to stall.
Turpa landing knees to the body.
Turpa cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpa lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalja Turpa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyson looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpa lands an elbow inside that Tyson shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Turpa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Turpa tries to stall but Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turpa lands an elbow inside that Tyson shrugs off.
Turpa lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Tank Tyson has been cut.
Turpa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Turpa.
Turpa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Tyson is rocked!
Turpa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tyson to his knees! Turpa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalja Turpa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Babilon Mamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cream Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Babilon Mamed
vs
Pie

175 cm
26
140 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

165 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Babilon Mamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cream Pie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mamed throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pie was covering up waiting for the punch and Mamed finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pie keeping moving, preventing Mamed from controlling successfully.

Pie working for a triangle but Mamed defends it easily.
Mamed looking to sit in guard and control but Pie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pie tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamed is retaining full guard.

Mamed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pie is aware though and is defending well.
Mamed keeping full guard, as Pie tries to pass.
Pie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mamed's guard.
Mamed trying to hold on to Pie's head to control him but Pie postures up.

Pie wants to work for an arm triangle but Mamed is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Mamed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Pie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pie trying to mount his opponent but Mamed defends it.
Pie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Pie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pie content to control rather than advance.

Mamed actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mamed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pie.
Pie working the head and body with strikes.
Pie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pie scoring with strikes but Mamed is staying in there.

Pie working for a guillotine from mount but Mamed is in no mood to give up.

Pie wants to finish this one by submission but Mamed is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mamed is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Nordic Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pie landing strikes from the mount and Mamed is in trouble!
Mamed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Pie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mamed turns into him and now he's in Pie's guard.
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!
Pie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mamed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cream Pie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mamed.
Pie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mamed tries to advance to mount but Pie denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamed trying to control the position but Pie is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamed looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pie is avoiding damage well.
Pie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mamed off and has taken his back!

Pie looking to break Mamed's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mamed remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mamed trying to control the position but Pie manages to sink in the hooks.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cream Pie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marius Dudjezski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haukka has chosen Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dudjezski
vs
Haukka

170 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
37
163 lbs
17 - 28 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marius Dudjezski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haukka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dudjezski, pushing him back against the cage.
Haukka has Dudjezski pushed against the cage.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudjezski blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dudjezski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haukka backwards.
Haukka blocks a body shot from Dudjezski.
Dudjezski managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dudjezski avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudjezski.
Dudjezski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haukka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haukka prevents a body shot from Dudjezski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Dudjezski.
Dudjezski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dudjezski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudjezski scores with a shot to the side of Haukka's head.
Dudjezski tries to work over Haukka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudjezski lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Dudjezski blocks it.
Haukka trying to land knees to the body.
Dudjezski scores with a shot to the side of Haukka's head.
Haukka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dudjezski is keeping busy.
Haukka blocks a body shot from Dudjezski.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Dudjezski blocks with his arms.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Dudjezski blocks it.
Haukka misses with an elbow over the top.
Dudjezski lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dudjezski.
Dudjezski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudjezski lands with a right to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haukka has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dudjezski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haukka backwards.
Dudjezski tries to throw a body punch but Haukka avoids it by throwing Dudjezski back against the cage.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Haukka gets tackled into the cage by Dudjezski. Dudjezski maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haukka trying to land knees to the body.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Dudjezski blocks it.
Haukka stalling the fight.
Dudjezski lands with a left to the head.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudjezski blocks it with crossed arms.
Dudjezski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haukka backwards.
Dudjezski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dudjezski avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka blocking some punches.

Dudjezski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haukka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudjezski.
Haukka is looking to clinch but Dudjezski is avoiding it.
Haukka tries to clinch
and Dudjezski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haukka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Dudjezski circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudjezski keeps the fight on the outside.
Haukka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dudjezski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haukka misses with a combination
and Haukka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dudjezski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dudjezski.
Dudjezski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Haukka misses.
And Dudjezski counters with a quick kick to the body but Haukka blocks it.
Haukka tries to clinch up
and Dudjezski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Haukka is rocked!
Jab, jab by Dudjezski - just one landing.
Haukka is still on wobbly legs! Can Dudjezski finish him?
Dudjezski walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Haukka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dudjezski swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Haukka's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marius Dudjezski!
Marius Dudjezski thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Supermies might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to D12 - Fight Music. Simo Supermies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Supermies
vs
Clausen

180 cm
41
196 lbs
39 - 28 - 0

189 cm
33
195 lbs
21 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Supermies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supermies walks into a left hand.

Supermies darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Supermies is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clausen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Supermies.
Clausen looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Supermies is working away from the top position though.
Supermies throwing shots but Clausen is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Supermies connects with a nice short shot to Clausen's temple.
Supermies is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Supermies in particular looking to stall.
Supermies is just content to waste time from the top position. Clausen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Supermies has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Supermies drops back, looking for a kneebar! Clausen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Clausen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Clausen!

Supermies struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supermies sneaks back into half guard.
Supermies has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Supermies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Supermies is trying to control but can't.
Clausen wants to stand up but Supermies manages to regain full guard.
Supermies looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Supermies is looking for a triangle but Clausen pushes his legs off easily.
Supermies trying to keep a closed guard but Clausen is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Supermies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Supermies is trying to keep Clausen in close.
Supermies lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clausen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clausen looking for a sweep. Not yet Clausen, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Supermies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clausen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Supermies wants to pass the guard but Clausen is keeping the position.
Clausen keeping moving, preventing Supermies from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Supermies shoots for a double leg takedown but Clausen sprawls well. He's pushed Supermies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clausen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Supermies.
Claus Clausen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clausen misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Supermies misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Supermies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Supermies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clausen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clausen! But no joy.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses.
Supermies walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clausen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clausen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Clausen lands a nice looking body shot.

Supermies moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Supermies fails to land.

Supermies has picked Clausen up - he's going for a ride! Supermies dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Supermies seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clausen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Supermies not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clausen is looking to control Supermies's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clausen avoid being mounted?
Simo Supermies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Supermies seems to be working for a kimura but Clausen defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clausen is trying to get back to full guard.
Supermies not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Supermies is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Supermies is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clausen is not content to let Supermies control the position.
Supermies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clausen can do to turn this around?
Supermies tries to pass to full mount but Clausen defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clausen is not content to let Supermies control the position.
Clausen wants to get back to full guard.
Clausen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Supermies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clausen circles away.
Supermies's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clausen under the eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Supermies checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Supermies. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Clausen misses.
Supermies takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Supermies tries to clinch but Clausen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clausen. Supermies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clausen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Supermies tries to clinch up
and Clausen counters with a nice uppercut.
Clausen misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Clausen. That snapped Supermies's head back.

Supermies shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Supermies showed some decent athleticism there.
Clausen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Supermies. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clausen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Clausen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Supermies not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Supermies looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Supermies is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clausen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Supermies.
Clausen looks like he's trying to stand up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Supermies wants to take a breather but Clausen is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Supermies dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Supermies throws a hook to the side of Clausen's head but Clausen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clausen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clausen leaves Supermies with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clausen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Supermies throws a combination. Clausen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Simo Supermies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clausen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Supermies throws a head kick but Clausen moves out of range.
Supermies is looking to clinch.
Clausen lands a glancing blow to the side of Supermies's head.
Supermies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clausen throws a body punch but Supermies moves out of range.
Claus Clausen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supermies ducks right into an uppercut from Clausen.
Clausen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supermies with a poor takedown
and Clausen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clausen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Supermies or perhaps it was just good defense by Clausen, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Supermies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Supermies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clausen.
Supermies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supermies will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clausen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Supermies shoots in for a double leg but Clausen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It seemed like Clausen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Claus Clausen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clausen stuns Supermies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clausen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Supermies rather than just go for the knockout.
Clausen digs a good hook to Supermies's body.
Supermies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clausen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Supermies throws a body shot but no joy.
Supermies avoids the body shot from Clausen.
Clausen misses with a wild body shot.
Clausen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clausen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Supermies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clausen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Supermies walks into a straight right hand from Clausen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clausen lands with a good body shot.
Clausen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Supermies doesn't seem bothered though.
Clausen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Supermies on the side of the head.
Clausen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clausen jabs Supermies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clausen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clausen takes a swing at Supermies's ribcage but misses.
Supermies needs to keep his hands up - Clausen had a free shot at his head there.
Clausen misses with a hook.
Supermies ducks under a wild hook from Clausen.
Clausen works Supermies's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen just misses with a punch to the body.
Clausen is looking to slow Supermies down with leg kicks.
Supermies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Supermies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Supermies.
A nice side step and Clausen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Clausen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Supermies throws a quick counter kick to the body but Clausen avoids it.
Clausen missing with a left hand there. Supermies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clausen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Supermies moves away.
Clausen connects with a single shot there.

Simo Supermies's cut is getting worse.
Clausen avoids the head kick by Supermies.
Nice shot by Clausen.
Clausen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clausen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Supermies fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Claus Clausen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clausen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clausen throws out a counter right but Supermies avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Supermies or perhaps it was just good defense by Clausen, which made it look bad.
Clausen misses with a body shot
and Supermies counters with a body kick.
Clausen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Clausen swinging wildly here.
Clausen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clausen.
Supermies wants to clinch.
Supermies shoots in looking for a takedown but Clausen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Supermies's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claus Clausen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Supermies has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Supermies!
A relieved looking Simo Supermies thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agapit Blondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Diver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diver has chosen Holy Diver by Dio as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Blondi
vs
Diver

175 cm
29
180 lbs
12 - 29 - 1

161 cm
30
174 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Agapit Blondi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holy Diver!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Blondi or perhaps it was just good defense by Diver, which made it look bad.
Holy Diver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Diver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diver distracts Blondi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diver 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.
Diver with a nice head shot there.
Diver throws a strike but Blondi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diver is looking to stand up but Blondi isn't so interested in that idea.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diver holds on and takes a little breather.

Diver manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Diver has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi fails with the takedown.
Blondi throws a head kick that misses

and Diver counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diver controlling the action here.
Blondi tries to roll over but Diver keeps him under control.
Diver missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diver looks to land a strike but Blondi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diver won't allow Blondi to get back to his feet.
Diver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blondi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blondi's head.
Diver content to stall in guard here.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blondi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blondi being controlled here, momentarily.
Diver chips away with some ground and pound.
Diver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diver wants to pass the guard but Blondi is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Diver closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blondi quickly recovers to half guard.
Diver trying to control from half guard but Blondi is working away.

Diver stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blondi to get to his feet.

Diver closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blondi to the mat! Blondi manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diver tries to free his leg and advance position but Blondi is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Blondi trying to control the position from guard on top but Diver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Diver connects with a couple of short punches.
Blondi looking for a sweep. Not yet Blondi, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diver content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy Diver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Diver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blondi's half guard.
Holy Diver has got the better of the ground game so far.

Diver is working for a kimura but Blondi is defending it quite comfortably.
Diver is nestled in close to Blondi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blondi gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diver controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diver throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blondi is looking for a triangle but Diver pushes his legs off easily.
Diver is stalling in the full guard.
Blondi is trying to keep Diver in close.
Diver trying to control but Blondi is working from the bottom.
Diver cracks Blondi with a solid left hand.
Diver throws a strike but Blondi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Blondi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diver swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Diver uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Blondi as Diver shoots in.
Blondi throws a lazy head kick

and Diver counters with a shoot takedown. Blondi fights it but they end up in guard.
Diver landing some decent shots from guard.
Diver with a nice head shot there.
Diver trying to control but Blondi is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diver postures up in Blondi's guard and throws a big left but Blondi blocks it.
Diver seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diver throwing strikes from guard but Blondi blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diver throws a big elbow that misses.
Blondi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blondi's head.
Diver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diver won't allow Blondi to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blondi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Diver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diver trying to control but Blondi is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diver is in close to Blondi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blondi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diver controls the pace.
Diver is working Blondi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diver is working Blondi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diver throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy Diver 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!

Diver drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diver wants to control from the top but Blondi keeps moving.
Diver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diver postures up in Blondi's guard and throws a big left but Blondi blocks it.
Diver working some strikes from top position.
Diver lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blondi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diver's guard.

Diver has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blondi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Diver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Blondi gets caught flat footed, as Diver shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blondi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Diver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi is trying to control the position but Diver postures up.
Diver postures up in Blondi's guard and throws a big left but Blondi blocks it.
Diver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diver throws a strike but Blondi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Diver looking for a sweep. Not yet Diver, not yet.
Blondi trying to control but Diver is working from the bottom.
Diver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blondi is looking to work some ground and pound but Diver has wrist control.
Blondi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diver managing to control the position.

Diver kicks Blondi off and gets to his feet.

Diver bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blondi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Diver creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blondi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Diver controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Blondi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi regains half guard, as Diver was trying to land strikes.

Diver throws a strike but Blondi manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Diver tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Agapit Blondi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bilashki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Almasy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Black Mages - Force Your Way. Bilashki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Warriors of Skyrim kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Almasy
vs
Bilashki

188 cm
33
215 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

225 cm
39
300 lbs
11 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Bilashki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Almasy clinches.
Almasy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bilashki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bilashki working aggressively here.

Bilashki manages to break the clinch.
Bilashki closes the distance and clinches up with Almasy, looking for a takedown. Bilashki pushes Almasy against the cage but Almasy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bilashki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Almasy rushes Bilashki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Almasy obliges.
Almasy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bilashki up against the cage.
Bilashki tries to work over Almasy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilashki is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bilashki is trying to break the clinch but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
Bilashki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Bilashki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bilashki told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Bilashki breaks from the clinch.
Almasy shoots for a takedown but Bilashki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bilashki tries to avoid it but Almasy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bilashki to the ground. Bilashki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Almasy tries for a takedown but Bilashki circles away easily
and Bilashki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seifer Almasy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almasy darts in looking for a takedown but Bilashki gets double underhooks and turns Almasy into the cage.

Almasy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bilashki!
Almasy wants to control but Bilashki is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bilashki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bilashki throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Bilashki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Almasy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bilashki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Almasy is trying to get an arm triangle but Bilashki is defending well.
Bilashki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Almasy has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilashki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bilashki is pushing Almasy's head away, looking to escape. Almasy manages to hold on to the position though.

Almasy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bilashki rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Almasy's guard! Nice work there by Bilashki!
Bilashki prevents Almasy from getting back to his feet.
Almasy looking to control but Bilashki passes into half guard.
Bilashki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Almasy pushes Bilashki off looking to stand but Bilashki dives back in and keeps control.
Bilashki blocks the strikes from Almasy.
Bilashki tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Almasy.
Almasy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilashki prevents Almasy from improving his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Almasy controlling the position well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bilashki connects with a right that clearly hurt Almasy. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Bilashki proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Almasy collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Bilashki!
A very excited looking Jon Bilashki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Koistinen
vs
Dyer

192 cm
36
280 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

195 cm
26
290 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Juha Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyer connects with a single shot there.
Dyer swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koistinen is defended easily by Dyer.

Koistinen has managed to clinch.

Dyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koistinen closes the distance and clinches up with Dyer, looking for a takedown. Koistinen pushes Dyer against the cage but Dyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koistinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No joy there for Koistinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koistinen shoots in but Dyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Koistinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koistinen in his tracks.
Dyer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Koistinen.
Nice sprawl there from Dyer as Koistinen shoots in.
It seemed like Dyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koistinen avoids the body shot from Dyer.
Koistinen slips a straight right by Dyer.
A telegraphed right hand from Dyer misses the target.
Koistinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dyer. Koistinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koistinen throws a head kick that misses.
Koistinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koistinen staying out of range there.
Koistinen blocks a jab.
Stephen Dyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dyer there.
Koistinen misses with a two punch combination.
Dyer misses the shot to the body.
Koistinen tries to counter with a takedown but Dyer is quick to defend against it.
Dyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Koistinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Stephen Dyer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Dyer does it's job there.
Koistinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Dyer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer misses with an uppercut. Koistinen saw that one coming.
Koistinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dyer lands with an overhand left.
Dyer throws a right hand that Koistinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Koistinen also avoids with ease.
Dyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Dyer.
Dyer throws a nice looking combination but Koistinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koistinen tries to clinch but Dyer moves out of range.

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

Koistinen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koistinen circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Dyer. Koistinen falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Dyer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stephen Dyer!
Stephen Dyer 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
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sexy Bitches Playing Metal On Electric Violins. Drakaath Yelgersmold had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Yelgersmold
vs
Do

218 cm
30
280 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

215 cm
32
300 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Do!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelgersmold swinging wildly here.
Do steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold just misses with a punch to the body.
Yelgersmold dips to his left and cracks Do with an uppercut!
Yelgersmold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Do doesn't seem bothered though.

Do scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Do seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Do throwing shots but Yelgersmold is blocking nicely.
Do wants to pass the guard but Yelgersmold is defending well.
Yelgersmold trying to hold on to Do's head to control him but Do postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Do there.

Do is trying to work for a kimura but Yelgersmold is defending well.

Do is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yelgersmold has managed to free his arm - good work.
Do is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do prevents Yelgersmold from standing back up.
Yelgersmold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Do passes the guard and advances to mount!
Do controlling the position easily from mount.

Yelgersmold is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Do locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Yelgersmold is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will Do!
Drakaath Yelgersmold spoke after the fight, saying 'Whatever😈'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ahokas's choice of entrance music: ...Baby one more time!. Kylla Ei could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juha Ahokas's chin.

Ei
vs
Ahokas

210 cm
26
289 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

192 cm
34
288 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Mohito Fightwear
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ahokas. That did some damage!
Ei cracks Ahokas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ei throws a right hand that misses
and Ahokas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ei throws the left hand but Ahokas avoids the punch easily.
Ei lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ahokas throws a poor cross that misses
and Ei counters with a series of strikes. Ahokas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ei was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
Ei tries to clinch there but Ahokas circles away.
Nice defenses there by Ahokas.
Ahokas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ei scores with a body shot.
Ahokas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ei.
Ei throws out a powerful jab.
Ei misses with an uppercut
and Ahokas counters with a straight right hand.
Ahokas lands with a hook. Ei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Ei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ei.
Nice defenses there by Ahokas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Ei slams his shin into Ahokas's torso.
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!
Ei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahokas counters with a stiff right hand.
Ei lands a really nice looking cross but Ahokas seems unphased.
Ahokas misses with a left hand
and Ei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahokas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ahokas misses with a looping right.
Kylla Ei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahokas.
Ei lands a jab to the head.
Ahokas with a nice cross.

Ei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ei lands a left hand.
Ei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahokas is defending well for now.
Ei lands a knee to the body.
Ei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahokas.
Ei misses with a body punch.
Ahokas content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ei lands a body shot.
Ei crunches a lovely knee into Ahokas's ribcage.
Ahokas looks winded!
Ei lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ahokas takes a knee to the side of the body.

Ei breaks the clinch.
Jab from Ei.
Ahokas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ahokas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ei scores with a three punch combo!
Ahokas dodges the punch combination from Ei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas throws an overhand right that lands on Ei's shoulder, as Ei tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Ei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ei misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ei to score with a decent uppercut.
Ei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ei misses with a straight left.
And Ahokas tries to counter it with a takedown but Ei pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahokas can do to turn this around?
Ei moves away from the strike by Ahokas.
A little feinted left hand from Ei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ei. Ahokas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Ahokas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Ahokas misses.
Ei's corner calls for a 1-2. Ei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kylla Ei is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a hook
and Ahokas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kylla Ei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ei defending well as Ahokas loads up on a big left hand.
Ei is looking to counter punch.
Ahokas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ei darts in trying to clinch
and Ahokas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahokas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahokas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ahokas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahokas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donk. Ahokas catches Ei right on the button with a cross.
Ei throws a head kick but Ahokas moves out of range.
Ei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahokas.
Ei connects with an inside leg kick.
Ahokas scores with a hook.
Ahokas takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas swats away the attempt to clinch by Ei.
Ahokas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ei wants to clinch.
Ahokas misses with a straight left.
Ei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ahokas eats them both and turns towards Ei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahokas throws a poor cross that misses
and Ei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ei throws a hook but Ahokas blocks it.
Ahokas misses with a hook
and Ei counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ei gets a clinch.
Ahokas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ei is stalling here.
Ahokas avoiding damage as Ei throws knees to the body.
Ahokas has Ei pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ei fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei misses with some punches.
Ei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahokas is defending well for now.
Ei scores a nice knee to the body.
Ahokas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ahokas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ahokas managing to block the knees to the body from Ei.
Ei prevents a body shot from Ahokas.
Ahokas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas has had enough of the clinch but Ei keeps him there for the moment.
Ei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahokas backwards.
Ahokas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ahokas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ahokas up against the cage.
Ahokas prevents a body shot from Ei.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ei.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahokas avoids it.
Kylla Ei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ahokas slowing the pace effectively.
Ahokas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ahokas avoiding damage as Ei throws knees to the body.
Ei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ei.
Ei lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Ei.
Ahokas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ei scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ahokas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Ahokas breaks from the clinch.
Ahokas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahokas's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Ei as he connects with a hook.

Ahokas is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kylla Ei clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ahokas counter with a right hand.
Kylla Ei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ei slips under a jab.
Ei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahokas on the side of the head.
Ahokas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ahokas is still on wobbly legs! Can Ei finish him?
Ei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahokas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ahokas seems to have recovered his senses.
Ei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahokas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ei ducks under a wild hook from Ahokas.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ei.
Ei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ei connects with an inside leg kick.
Ei throws out a powerful jab.
Ei drops Ahokas with a huge uppercut! Ahokas drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ei is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kylla Ei!
Kylla Ei retains his heavyweight title!
Kylla Ei made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'JUHA AHOKAS, is a weak, weak man. '.
Juha Ahokas was interviewed post fight and said 'Sucker!'.