4Kings . 005 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sturgis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sturgis
vs
Mirage

185 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
19
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Sturgis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage stuns Sturgis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mirage stuns Sturgis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mirage stalks Sturgis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sturgis's face. Sturgis staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Michael Sturgis has been cut.

Mirage feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sturgis sprawling to the canvas! Sturgis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mirage finish him?!

Sturgis is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage jabs at Sturgis's body.
Sturgis is breathing heavily.
Mirage flashes Sturgis a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Sturgis's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Sturgis crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Mirage punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alphonzo Mirage!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Riner
vs
Potamus

204 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Riner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hippo Potamus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potamus.
Potamus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Teddy Riner has been cut.
Potamus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Riner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Riner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riner moves into full mount! Potamus won't be happy about that!
Riner controlling his opponent.
Potamus really wants to buck Riner off and get back to his feet.
Potamus is squirming around, avoiding Riner's attempts to control the action.
Riner controlling from the full mount.

Riner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potamus is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Riner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Potamus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Riner looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Riner controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Riner looking to isolate an arm here. Potamus doesn't see it coming and as Riner extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Riner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teddy Riner!

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FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dali Aei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Aei
vs
Sol

190 cm
18
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dali Aei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milan Sol!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol misses with a takedown attempt

and Aei counters by moving into the clinch.
Sol wants a takedown.
Aei trying to land knees to the body.
Sol tries to break free but Aei pushes him back against the cage.
Aei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Milan Sol has been cut.
Aei is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dali Aei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Sol.
Aei lands an elbow inside that Sol shrugs off.
Aei 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.
Sol is trying to pull guard but Aei has him pressed against the cage.
Sol avoiding damage as Aei throws knees to the body.
Aei leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sol wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aei pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sol shoots in looking for a takedown but Aei manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sol's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sol circles away quickly and effectively.
Sol fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aei avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aei misses with a body shot.
Sol steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aei.
Sol tries for a takedown but Aei circles away easily

and Aei moves into the clinch.
Aei working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Aei lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Sol goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Aei in side control.

Sol is rocked!
Sol looks winded!
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!
Sol is trying to improve his position.
Sol is still in real trouble! Can Aei finish him?
Aei scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Sol is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Aei can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dali Aei!
After the fight, Dali Aei 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
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Jekyll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Doctor Jekyll was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Van Buren
vs
Jekyll

188 cm
18
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jekyll!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren slips a jab from Jekyll.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Buren. Jekyll shrugs it off though.
Jekyll misses with an uppercut.
Jekyll with a jab.
Jekyll 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.
Van Buren blocks a jab.
Van Buren is looking to counter with a body kick.
Van Buren punishes Jekyll's body with a nice straight punch.
Jekyll misses with a straight left.
As Jekyll tries to get set, Van Buren tries to push him back and clinch up but Jekyll manages to avoid the attempt.
Jekyll throws a hook to the side of Van Buren's head but Van Buren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Van Buren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jekyll has a couple of punches blocked by Van Buren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren digs a right hand into Jekyll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jekyll's gas tank.
Van Buren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Buren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jekyll backwards.
Jekyll working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Van Buren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a shot to the body.
Van Buren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Buren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Van Buren.
Jekyll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Buren.
Jekyll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.

Van Buren closes the distance and clinches.
Jekyll is trying to stall.
Jekyll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Buren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jekyll wants to stall.
Jekyll taking a breather.

Van Buren breaks from the clinch.
Van Buren slips a straight right by Jekyll.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren thumps Jekyll with a low kick.
Jekyll fails to land with a series of punches.
Jekyll takes one on the button.

It looks like Doctor Jekyll has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Buren.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jekyll throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Buren.
Jekyll walks into a stiff left hand from Van Buren.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jekyll throws out the jab.

Jekyll gets tackled into the cage by Van Buren. Van Buren maintains the clinch.
Jekyll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jekyll being controlled against the cage.
Van Buren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jekyll's efforts to push away.
Jekyll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Buren lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a body punch in the clinch.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Buren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Buren.
Van Buren cracks Jekyll with a good jab.
Van Buren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Buren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jekyll walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That has opened up Doctor Jekyll's cut even more.
Jekyll throws the left hand but Van Buren avoids the punch easily.
And Van Buren counters with a quick kick to the body but Jekyll blocks it.
A big left from Van Buren misses.
Jekyll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Van Buren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jekyll loads up on a big right hand but Van Buren slips the punch.
Jekyll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Van Buren misses.
Jekyll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Van Buren misses with a looping left.
Jekyll drops his hands momentarily and Van Buren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Buren moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Buren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Buren thumps Jekyll with a low kick.
Jekyll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Buren connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Buren throws a shot from downtown. Jekyll moves away and avoids it.
Jekyll unleashes a big counter combination but Van Buren bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Jekyll does no damage.
Van Buren misses with a double jab.
Van Buren misses the body punch
and Jekyll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Jekyll's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jekyll on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Jekyll misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Buren. That snapped Jekyll's head back.
Jekyll misses with a straight left.
Jekyll throws a lazy right hand but Van Buren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jekyll throws a big shot that misses.
Van Buren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jekyll. That did some damage!
Van Buren misses with a body punch
and Jekyll counters with a nice uppercut.
Jekyll missing with a left hand there. Van Buren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jekyll misses with an uppercut. Van Buren saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Van Buren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jekyll takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jekyll swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jekyll's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Buren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jekyll lands a jab to the head.
Van Buren staying out of range there.
Van Buren feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jekyll misses with a hook. Van Buren ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Van Buren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jekyll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jekyll doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Buren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren connects with a body shot that sends Jekyll's belly button to the back.

Van Buren moves into the clinch.
Van Buren has Jekyll pressed against the cage, preventing Jekyll from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Van Buren.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Buren.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jekyll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Buren.
Jekyll lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jekyll stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Buren.
Van Buren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren misses with a combination
and Jekyll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jekyll throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Buren counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jekyll's knee momentarily.
Van Buren misses with a lunging right hand
and Jekyll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Buren scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. Jekyll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Buren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Jekyll counter with a right hand.
Van Buren thumps Jekyll with a low kick.
Van Buren lands with a thumping leg kick.

Van Buren gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Van Buren scores with a nice short uppercut.

Van Buren breaks the clinch.

Van Buren clinches.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Buren scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Buren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Buren defending well as Jekyll loads up on a big left hand.
Van Buren works Jekyll's body with a nice hook.
Jekyll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Buren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The cut above Doctor Jekyll's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Van Buren closes the distance and clinches.
Van Buren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jekyll throws a head punch that misses.
Jekyll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Buren blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jekyll working hard to break the clinch.

Van Buren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Buren feints and then cracks Jekyll's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jekyll down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Buren lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jekyll will feel that in the morning.
Van Buren thumps Jekyll with a low kick.
Jekyll lands a jab to Van Buren's midsection.
Jekyll takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jekyll throws a looping overhand right but Van Buren ducks down to avoid it.
Jekyll throws a hook but Van Buren avoids it easily.
Jekyll misses with a right hand
and Jekyll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Buren.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jekyll's calf.
Van Buren sizes up Jekyll with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Jekyll's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Buren slips a straight right by Jekyll.
Jekyll misses with a hook
and Van Buren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jekyll throws out a loose jab but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Buren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren throws a shot to the body.
Van Buren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jekyll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Buren.
Jekyll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.
Jekyll might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jekyll throws a shot from downtown. Van Buren moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jekyll moves away.
Van Buren cracks the inside of Jekyll's front leg.
Van Buren cracks a nice hook into Jekyll's ribs.
Jekyll slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jekyll lands with a good body shot.
Jekyll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.
Van Buren scores with a nice body kick.
Jekyll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Buren half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. Jekyll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Buren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jekyll can do to turn this around?
Van Buren misses the jab.
Jekyll throws a big shot that misses.
Van Buren thinks about countering with a body kick.
Van Buren moves out of range as Jekyll strikes.
Nice body kick from Van Buren.
Jekyll takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Buren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Jekyll misses.
That kick from Van Buren tenderised Jekyll's leg. Jekyll is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jekyll has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Buren.
Jekyll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Doctor Jekyll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren ducks under a wild hook from Jekyll.
Jekyll misses with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Buren - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Van Buren closes the distance and clinches.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jekyll staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands with an uppercut that bounces Jekyll off the cage and back into range.
Jekyll misses with a straight left.
Jekyll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Buren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jekyll takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jekyll's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Buren moves into range and clinches up with Jekyll.
Jekyll misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Buren.
A bit of stalling here from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jekyll backwards.

Van Buren breaks the clinch.
Jekyll takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Van Buren.
Van Buren lands a leg kick that knocks Jekyll off balance momentarily.
Van Buren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jekyll misses with a body punch
and Van Buren counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Buren lands a jab to the nose.
Jekyll ducks right into an uppercut from Van Buren.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jekyll takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jekyll throws out a loose jab but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jekyll's calf.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jekyll's calf.
Van Buren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jekyll has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Buren scores with a shot to the body.
Jekyll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
A jab from Van Buren finds it's way through Jekyll's defenses.

Van Buren clinches up with Jekyll and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Buren digs a right hand into Jekyll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jekyll's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Van Buren.
Joost Van Buren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!

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FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ahearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konsti Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Ahearn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ahearn
vs
Hamalainen

209 cm
25
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsti Hamalainen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamalainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ahearn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hamalainen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hamalainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Ahearn, which made it look bad.
Ahearn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Konsti Hamalainen has been cut.
Ahearn stuffs the takedown.
James Ahearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konsti Hamalainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn works Hamalainen's body with a nice hook.
Ahearn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamalainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ahearn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahearn stuns Hamalainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hamalainen looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ahearn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hamalainen at a distance.
Ahearn digs a good body shot into Hamalainen's ribs.
Ahearn cracks Hamalainen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hamalainen falls to his knees and Ahearn doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Ahearn!
In his post fight interview, James Ahearn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Estaban Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy Roy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Chavez
vs
Roy

170 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estaban Chavez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boy Roy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws a quick inside leg kick.

Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Roy's head.
A bit of stalling here from Chavez.
Roy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chavez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Roy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy needs to keep his hands up - Chavez had a free shot at his head there.
Chavez misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roy moves out of range of the body kick.
Roy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roy with a poor takedown

and Chavez moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Chavez taking a breather.
Roy goes for a takedown attempt but Chavez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Estaban Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Roy.
Roy blocks the body kick.
Roy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chavez feints and then cracks Roy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roy down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Boy Roy has been cut.
Chavez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Chavez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Chavez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez stops a takedown attempt from Roy.

Roy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Chavez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roy is one step ahead there.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Roy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chavez has Roy pulled in close to control his posture.
Roy wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chavez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roy throws a fast counter high kick but Chavez manages to duck under it in time.

Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Chavez stalling the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chavez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chavez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Chavez gets through Roy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Chavez lands an uppercut.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Roy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Estaban Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boy Roy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
And Roy tries to counter it with a takedown but Chavez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roy.
Chavez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRoy.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Roy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roy shoots for a takedown but Chavez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chavez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez scoring well with a low kick there.
Chavez looks to land a body kick but Roy moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez punishes Roy's body with a nice straight punch.
Roy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chavez misses the body punch

and Roy counters with a takedown into side control.
Chavez is holding Roy down, trying to stall.
Roy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy tries to move to mount but Chavez blocks the move with his legs.
Chavez stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wants to control but Roy postures up.
Roy wants to control but Chavez is keeping him busy.
Roy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chavez down.
Roy trying to control the action but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Roy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Roy is looking to take a break and control but Chavez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chavez thuds a left hand into Roy's body.
Roy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roy is breathing heavily.
Chavez connects with a right hand. Roy shakes it off.
Nice cross by Chavez.
Estaban Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Chavez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Roy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Estaban Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Chavez misses with a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Roy misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Estaban Chavez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boy Roy's cut.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Roy shoots for a takedown but Chavez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chavez tried to counter with a leg kick but Roy avoided it.
Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roy on the side of the head.
Chavez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chavez throws a low kick but Roy avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roy.

Roy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Roy from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Roy looking to sit in guard and control but Chavez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Roy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chavez stands and throws Roy's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez working away.
Roy looking for a sweep but Chavez has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Roy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roy can't escape the position.
Roy tries to hold on but Chavez pushes him away.
Roy is trying to escape the mount.
Chavez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roy wants to control but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez fails to advance to Roy's back.
Roy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chavez controlling his opponent.
Roy wants to control but Chavez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roy can't escape the position.
Chavez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roy is working to get back to half guard.
Chavez controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Estaban Chavez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Boy Roy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chavez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roy's calf.
Chavez misses with a two punch combination.
Estaban Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez is looking to chop away at Roy's legs.

Chavez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chavez is pushing Roy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez has Roy pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Chavez pushes Roy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Chavez.
Chavez lands a body punch.
A short left from Chavez.
A right hand to the body from Chavez.
Good body shot from Chavez.
Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
A body shot lands from Chavez.
Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roy backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Chavez stalling the fight.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chavez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roy.
Chavez digs a right hand underneath Roy's ribcage. Roy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chavez works on Roy's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Chavez.
A right hand to the body from Chavez.
Chavez avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is leaning against Roy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chavez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chavez digs a right hand underneath Roy's ribcage. Roy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chavez.
Roy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chavez cracks Roy with a nice body shot.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chavez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chavez lands a right hand.
Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.

Roy is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roy is still on wobbly legs! Can Chavez finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chavez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roy takes a shot to the head.
Chavez leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chavez throws a big uppercut that drops Roy! More strikes from Chavez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Roy lies dazed against the cage as Chavez celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Estaban Chavez!
Estaban Chavez is the new featherweight champion!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhullar comes to the cage accompanied by Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bhullar
vs
Campbell

180 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
21
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell misses with a hook to the body

and Bhullar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Campbell is wriggling around but Bhullar manages to pass to half guard.

Campbell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bhullar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bhullar winds up and cracks Campbell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bhullar prevents Campbell from improving his position.
Bhullar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bhullar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Campbell is rocked!
Bhullar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bhullar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Campbell is still in real trouble! Can Bhullar finish him?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bhullar sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Campbell! Oh, Campbell is in big trouble! Bhullar lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arjan Bhullar!
A relieved looking Arjan Bhullar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.