MMAHelsinki - 131 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willem Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kriel
vs
Marcus

178 cm
25
183 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus fails with a takedown attempt.
As Marcus looks to move away, Kriel throws a big counter combo but Marcus just gets out of the way.
Marcus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kriel.
Kriel stuffs the takedown attempt from Marcus. Marcus gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marcus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kriel has one of Marcus's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Marcus is looking to take a break and control but Kriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marcus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kriel wants to control but Marcus postures up.
Marcus controlling the position.
Kriel is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marcus trying to control the position but Kriel is working away.
Kriel struggling a bit here.
Marcus working the body and head with strikes.
Kriel wants to control but Marcus postures up.

Marcus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kriel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Marcus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marcus is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kriel is trying to escape and Marcus transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kriel is forced to tap! Nice work there by Marcus! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Marcus!

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RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumbu Kalambayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradley
vs
Kalambayo

201 cm
27
216 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

188 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sumbu Kalambayo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalambayo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Kalambayo.
Bradley walks into a jab.
Kalambayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Bradley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalambayo back to the cage. Bradley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've been informed that Kalambayo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kalambayo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalambayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalambayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Kalambayo scores with a punch to the head.
Kalambayo tries to land a front kick but Bradley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sumbu Kalambayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalambayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalambayo slips a straight right by Bradley.
Kalambayo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kalambayo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambayo scores with a jab.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalambayo's hands.
Kalambayo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kalambayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambayo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalambayo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley checks a low kick from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo blocks a jab.
Bradley throws the left hand but Kalambayo avoids the punch easily.
Kalambayo swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley throws a big counter combination but Kalambayo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bradley throws a jab when Kalambayo was well out of range.
Kalambayo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalambayo dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Kalambayo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradley's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo dips to his left and cracks Bradley with an uppercut!
Kalambayo throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kalambayo misses.
Kalambayo takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Bradley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kalambayo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalambayo.
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalambayo momentarily.
Kalambayo just misses with a punch to the body.
As Kalambayo looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo but Kalambayo just gets out of the way.
Kalambayo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Bradley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bradley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalambayo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalambayo swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kalambayo.
Kalambayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kalambayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalambayo.
Bradley 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.
Kalambayo lands an overhand right.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Kalambayo is out of range.
Kalambayo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kalambayo misses with a body kick.
Bradley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good shot there by Bradley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambayo thumps Bradley with a low kick.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalambayo.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalambayo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
A lazy left from Bradley finds it's target.
Kalambayo throws a chopping leg kick but Bradley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bradley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bradley connects with a looping right hand.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
Kalambayo dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Bradley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalambayo throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Kalambayo tries to move into range but Bradley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kalambayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bradley moves out of range as Kalambayo strikes.
No joy there for Kalambayo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kalambayo staying out of range there.
Bradley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kalambayo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Kalambayo.
Kalambayo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kalambayo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalambayo moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Kalambayo blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambayo misses with a body shot.
Kalambayo lands a nice hook to Bradley's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Kalambayo looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Kalambayo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Kalambayo's shoulder, as Kalambayo tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley throws a hook but Kalambayo blocks it.
Kalambayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Nice body punch from Bradley.
Kalambayo misses the shot to the body.
Bradley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalambayo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Kalambayo.
Kalambayo swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambayo misses the target.
Bradley throws a big counter combination but Kalambayo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Kalambayo moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo lands with a cross.
Bradley 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.
Kalambayo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalambayo.
Bradley is looking to counter punch.
Kalambayo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kalambayo misses with a right hand
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalambayo lunges at Bradley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bradley's hand.
Bradley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kalambayo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut lands for Kalambayo. That snapped Bradley's head back.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Bradley misses.
Kalambayo thumps Bradley with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Bradley lands a nice hook to Kalambayo's body. Kalambayo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalambayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Kalambayo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kalambayo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bradley has got the better of the exchanges.
Kalambayo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kalambayo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley misses with a hook. Kalambayo ducked under it nicely.
Kalambayo throws out a counter right but Bradley avoids it with no problem.
Kalambayo misses with a hook.
Kalambayo loads up on a big right hand but Bradley slips the punch.
Kalambayo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Kalambayo unleashes a big counter combination but Bradley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradley loads up on a big right hand but Kalambayo slips the punch.
Kalambayo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradley misses with a hook. Kalambayo ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Bradley finds it's way through Kalambayo's defenses.
Kalambayo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Kalambayo saw that one coming.
Kalambayo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bradley momentarily.
Kalambayo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradley.
Kalambayo misses with a low kick.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalambayo. Kalambayo obviously looking to wear him down.
Kalambayo throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalambayo as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Kalambayo as he connects with a hook.
Kalambayo delivers a nice body kick.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalambayo can do to turn this around?
Kalambayo jabs Bradley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bradley lands a really nice looking cross but Kalambayo seems unphased.
Bradley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kalambayo.
Kalambayo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Kalambayo manages to avoid it.
Bradley lunges at Kalambayo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalambayo's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalambayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kalambayo cracks Bradley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalambayo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bradley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalambayo throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it.
Bradley cracks Kalambayo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Kalambayo avoids them all with ease.
Desmond Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bradley stuns Kalambayo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kalambayo.
Bradley checks a low kick from Kalambayo.
Bradley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jab from Bradley.
Kalambayo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradley.
Bradley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kalambayo scores with a leg kick.
Bradley misses the jab.
Kalambayo checks a low kick from Bradley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalambayo throws a body kick that misses
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambayo cracks the inside of Bradley's front leg.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Kalambayo saw that one coming.
Kalambayo tries to counter with a clinch but Bradley shakes him off and moves away.
Kalambayo scores with a nice strike.
Bradley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kalambayo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradley's head backwards.
A punch combination from Kalambayo misses.
A jab lands there for Kalambayo.
Kalambayo takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.
Bradley misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalambayo's sensitive parts.
Bradley throws a hook but Kalambayo avoids it easily.
Kalambayo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalambayo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kalambayo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Kalambayo throws a head kick that misses.
Kalambayo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalambayo lands a high kick!
Bradley misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kalambayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Kalambayo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Desmond Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalambayo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Kalambayo takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Kalambayo blocks a jab.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Kalambayo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bradley scores with a one two! Kalambayo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalambayo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalambayo misses the shot to the body.
Bradley throwing a counter right hand but Kalambayo manages to avoid it.
Kalambayo clobbers Bradley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sumbu Kalambayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalambayo throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Desmond Bradley.
Well Bradley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bradley!
As Desmond Bradley got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pele Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sajjad Gharibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ronaldo
vs
Gharibi

177 cm
30
266 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

183 cm
23
328 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sajjad Gharibi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gharibi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gharibi scores with a body shot.
Gharibi lunges at Ronaldo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ronaldo's hand.
Gharibi just misses with a punch to the body.

Ronaldo feints and as Gharibi raises his hands in defense, Ronaldo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ronaldo with a nice head shot there.
Gharibi trying to keep a closed guard but Ronaldo is proving a slippery customer.
Ronaldo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Ronaldo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ronaldo trying to control but Gharibi is working from the bottom.
Gharibi trying to control the position.
Gharibi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Ronaldo drops back looking for a leg! Gharibi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gharibi manages to kick Ronaldo off! Ronaldo jumps back into Gharibi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ronaldo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ronaldo stands up over Gharibi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gharibi working a defensive guard here.
Ronaldo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Ronaldo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ronaldo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Ronaldo drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Ronaldo as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Gharibi screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Ronaldo! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pele Ronaldo!
Pele Ronaldo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Pulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erling Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulis comes to the cage accompanied by Chacarron Macarron. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pulis
vs
Koch

210 cm
24
290 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

201 cm
26
250 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Venom Combat Sports
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jasper Pulis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erling Koch!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulis throws a hook but Koch avoids it easily.
Koch misses with a wild combination.
Koch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulis.
Koch misses the jab.
Pulis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koch's coach down at CT + BJJ & Wrestling & Boxing & MT SPARRING GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pulis cracks Koch on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Koch falls backwards against the cage. Pulis follows up with more strikes that drop Koch to his knees. Pulis keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Koch! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Pulis!

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A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Joukahainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joukahainen
vs
Funkhouser

205 cm
29
220 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

196 cm
27
222 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorma Joukahainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trenton Funkhouser!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Joukahainen. Funkhouser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkhouser misses with a hook
and Joukahainen counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice cross by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joukahainen throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joukahainen. Funkhouser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkhouser with a hook.
Joukahainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Funkhouser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joukahainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joukahainen 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.
Funkhouser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkhouser misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Funkhouser coming out on top.
Joukahainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funkhouser was well out of range. Poor timing from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen is looking to wear down Funkhouser with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Funkhouser throws a jab when Joukahainen was well out of range.
Joukahainen throws out a loose jab but Funkhouser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkhouser lunges at Joukahainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joukahainen's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Funkhouser gets the takedown into side control.
Joukahainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Funkhouser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joukahainen is looking for a sweep. Funkhouser is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Funkhouser is trying to work for a kimura but Joukahainen is defending well.
Joukahainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Funkhouser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Funkhouser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funkhouser not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Joukahainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Funkhouser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joukahainen trying to control here.
Funkhouser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Funkhouser looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Funkhouser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Joukahainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joukahainen wants to control but Funkhouser is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Funkhouser lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Funkhouser working Joukahainen over with strikes here.
Joukahainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Funkhouser scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joukahainen?
Funkhouser is landing with some decent strikes but Joukahainen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Funkhouser with good strikes from the mount here!
Funkhouser landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Joukahainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A big strike lands for Funkhouser! That's really hurt Joukahainen and he's turned his back - Funkhouser keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Funkhouser jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trenton Funkhouser!
In his post fight interview, Trenton Funkhouser started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Gumshoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hedman Karlsson
vs
Gumshoe

178 cm
25
173 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

179 cm
27
177 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Gumshoe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumshoe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gumshoe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hedman Karlsson moves away from the strike by Gumshoe.
Gumshoe throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Gregory Gumshoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Gumshoe.
Hedman Karlsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gumshoe.

Gumshoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hedman Karlsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Gumshoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gumshoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gumshoe working aggressively here.
Gumshoe pushes Hedman Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hedman Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Gumshoe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Gumshoe misses with a low kick.
Hedman Karlsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gumshoe.
Gumshoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gumshoe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gumshoe is looking to chop away at Hedman Karlsson's legs.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hedman Karlsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hedman Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Gumshoe ducks down to avoid it.
Gumshoe throws out a powerful jab.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gumshoe manages to avoid it.
Gumshoe throws out a counter right but Hedman Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Hedman Karlsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Gumshoe shoots in and bounces Hedman Karlsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gumshoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumshoe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gumshoe wants to pass the guard but Hedman Karlsson is keeping the position.
Gumshoe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gumshoe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gumshoe preventing the sweep.
Gumshoe throws a big right hand that misses.

Hedman Karlsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gumshoe is aware though and is defending well.
Gumshoe won't allow Hedman Karlsson to sweep him here.
Gumshoe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gumshoe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hedman Karlsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gumshoe is one step ahead there.

Hedman Karlsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gumshoe is aware though and is defending well.
Hedman Karlsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gumshoe controls the pace.
Gumshoe wants to control from the top but Hedman Karlsson keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gumshoe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gumshoe connects with a couple of short punches.
Gumshoe cracks Hedman Karlsson with a solid left hand.

Hedman Karlsson is looking for a triangle but Gumshoe pushes his legs off easily.

Hedman Karlsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gumshoe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gumshoe postures up and lands a big shot to Hedman Karlsson's brow.
Gumshoe lands a couple of elbows.
Gumshoe with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Gumshoe 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.

Gumshoe lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
Gumshoe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gumshoe loads up on a big right hand but Hedman Karlsson slips the punch.
Gumshoe misses with a lunging right hand
and Gumshoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gumshoe scores with a punch to the head.

Gumshoe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gumshoe trying to mount his opponent but Hedman Karlsson defends it.
Gumshoe is trying to control. Hedman Karlsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gumshoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gumshoe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumshoe trying to control from Hedman Karlsson's half guard. Hedman Karlsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hedman Karlsson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gumshoe is now in half guard.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to control Gumshoe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hedman Karlsson avoid being mounted?
Hedman Karlsson wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hedman Karlsson looking for submissions off his back.
Hedman Karlsson is concentrating on defense, preventing Gumshoe from advancing position.

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.
Gumshoe misses with a head shot. Hedman Karlsson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hedman Karlsson controls Gumshoe momentarily but Gumshoe frees himself.
Gumshoe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gumshoe wants to pass the guard but Hedman Karlsson is keeping the position.
Gumshoe wants to control from the top but Hedman Karlsson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Gumshoe avoids it easily.
Gumshoe looks to land a body kick but Hedman Karlsson moved away.
Gumshoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Gumshoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gumshoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hedman Karlsson is fending him off so far but Gumshoe persists. Nope, Hedman Karlsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Hedman Karlsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gumshoe. Gumshoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Hedman Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gumshoe.
As Gumshoe backs away, Hedman Karlsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gumshoe throws a lazy uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Gumshoe does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe misses with an uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gumshoe thinking.
A clash of legs there as Hedman Karlsson blocks the low kick.
Gumshoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Gumshoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gregory Gumshoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hedman Karlsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Gumshoe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hedman Karlsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gumshoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab.
Gumshoe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hedman Karlsson in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Gumshoe moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gumshoe misses with an uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gumshoe lands a right hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Gumshoe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Gumshoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Gumshoe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Hedman Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gumshoe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hedman Karlsson scrambles back to his feet.
Gumshoe fails with the takedown.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
Gumshoe misses the shot to the body.
Gumshoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice cross by Hedman Karlsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the body shot from Gumshoe.
A slow jab from Gumshoe misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Gumshoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gumshoe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands with an overhand left.
Hedman Karlsson throws a series of punches but Gumshoe avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Hedman Karlsson.
Gumshoe looks to land a left hand but Hedman Karlsson moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Hedman Karlsson misses the target.
Gumshoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gumshoe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hedman Karlsson on the side of the head.
Gumshoe throws out a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range and Gumshoe only half commits.
Hedman Karlsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gumshoe just manages to avoid it.
Gumshoe misses with a body punch
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson takes one on the button.
Gumshoe misses with an uppercut. Hedman Karlsson saw that one coming.
Gumshoe feints and then cracks Hedman Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
Gumshoe misses with a leg kick
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumshoe misses with a body shot.
Gumshoe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gumshoe misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Hedman Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson jabs at Gumshoe's body.
Gumshoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gumshoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gumshoe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hedman Karlsson but Hedman Karlsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hedman Karlsson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hedman Karlsson punishes Gumshoe's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe wants to slow Hedman Karlsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Gumshoe blocks the low kick.
Hedman Karlsson scores with the left hand. Gumshoe knows he should have avoided that one.
Gumshoe tries to clinch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Gumshoe tries to clinch up.
Hedman Karlsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Gumshoe throws an off balance right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice body shot.
A solid body kick from Hedman Karlsson.
Gumshoe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Gumshoe looks to land a right hand but Hedman Karlsson moved out of range.
Gumshoe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Gumshoe avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson dodges the punch combination from Gumshoe.
Hedman Karlsson throws a lazy uppercut

and Gumshoe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gumshoe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedman Karlsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gumshoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedman Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hedman Karlsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gumshoe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gumshoe throwing strikes from guard but Hedman Karlsson blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gregory Gumshoe.
Well Gumshoe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Gumshoe!
Gregory Gumshoe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thatcher Halverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. Halverson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bickle
vs
Halverson

185 cm
34
193 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

196 cm
25
200 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle throws a right hand that Halverson ducks under and follows up with a left that Halverson also avoids with ease.
Halverson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bickle defends it well.
Bickle misses with a kick to the body.
Halverson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halverson misses with a takedown
and Bickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bickle motions for Halverson to come forward. Bickle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle misses with a looping left.
Bickle throws a jab when Halverson was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halverson! But no joy.
Bickle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halversons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halverson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halverson looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Bickle seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halverson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halverson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bickle pinned against the cage. Bickle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle lands a jab-cross combination.
We've been told by Bickle's head coaches at Red Tri-Angle Gym. 15 Coaches/13 Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Halverson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Halverson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halverson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Halverson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
Bickle swinging wildly here.
Bickle tried to score with a low kick but Halverson checks it.
Halverson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bickle defends it well.
Bickle moves forwards but Halverson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halverson.
Bickle misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Halverson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halverson's sensitive parts.

Halverson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bickle to the mat! Bickle manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halverson wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halverson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bickle is keeping the position for now.
Bickle keeping moving, preventing Halverson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bickle is looking to stand up but Halverson isn't so interested in that idea.
Halverson throws a big right hand that misses.

Bickle uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bickle misses the body punch
and Halverson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halverson ducks right into an uppercut from Bickle.
A lazy body kick from Bickle
and Halverson counters with a stiff right hand.
Halverson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Halverson shoots for a takedown but Bickle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thatcher Halverson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bickle.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halverson.
Bickle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halverson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bickle thows a left - swing and a miss!

Halverson 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.
Bickle is pulling down on Halverson's head. It's preventing any offense from Halverson, at least for the moment.

Bickle looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Halverson has picked Bickle up and slammed him! Bickle can't keep hold of the triangle and Halverson manages to pass to side control!
Bickle is not content to let Halverson control the position.
Bickle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Halverson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Halverson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Halverson trying to control the action but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Bickle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Halverson is looking to take a break and control but Bickle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halverson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Bickle 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.

Halverson shoots for a takedown but Bickle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halverson.
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
and Halverson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
Bickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halverson can do to turn this around?
Halverson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Travis Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halverson.
Bickle throws a head kick but Halverson moves out of range.
Halverson looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Bickle throws a right hand that Halverson ducks under and follows up with a left that Halverson also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Halverson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bickle misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
Bickle misses with a double jab
and Halverson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halverson 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.
Bickle throws a body kick that misses

and Halverson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

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

Halverson stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bickle has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Halverson manages to get his head free but now Bickle has transitioned to an armbar! Halverson grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bickle! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle 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.
Thatcher Halverson spoke after the fight, saying 'I shall rise to the top again! Thanks to the promoter for making the fight and opportunity. Also thanks to my opponent for stepping up and taking the fight. He proved tonight why he's the champ.'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ysengrin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cheeky Nandos. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ysengrin
vs
Holmes

193 cm
34
238 lbs
29 - 8 - 0

172 cm
34
265 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
House of Valor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ysengrin thuds a left hand into Holmes's body.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ysengrin. Ysengrin obviously looking to wear him down.
Ysengrin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ysengrin, as that shot connected.
Ysengrin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holmes.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Dave Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ysengrin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ysengrin lands with an uppercut that bounces Holmes off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ysengrin as he jumps to the side.
Ysengrin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Holmes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Ysengrin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ysengrin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Ysengrin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ysengrin.
A left lands for Holmes.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Ysengrin moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin scores with a nice strike.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ysengrin sprawls well. Ysengrin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Ysengrin there.
Good leg kick by Ysengrin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Holmes. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ysengrin can pounce on him.
Ysengrin connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.

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

Holmes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Ysengrin counter with a right hand.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Ysengrin finish him?
Ysengrin lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Holmes crumples to the floor! Ysengrin milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dave Ysengrin!
Dave Ysengrin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Mighty Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn's entrance music is Mighty Quinn. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mighty Quinn
vs
Gravano

185 cm
33
206 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
212 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Mighty Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn slips under a jab.
Quinn lands a leg kick that knocks Gravano off balance momentarily.
Quinn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gravano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Quinn. That snapped Gravano's head back.
Quinn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravano.
Quinn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quinn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravano.
Quinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quinn staying out of range there.

Gravano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quinn, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn gets underhooks to prevent Gravano's takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gravano 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.
Gravano throws a head punch that misses.
Gravano wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravano backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gravano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quinn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravano blocks it with crossed arms.

Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Gravano misses
and Quinn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
The Mighty Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravano is just out of range.
Quinn throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gravano is looking to clinch.
Quinn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gravano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quinn.
Gravano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinn cracks the inside of Gravano's front leg.
Quinn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravano.
Quinn punishes Gravano's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quinn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gravano misses with a hook.
Quinn scores with a three punch combo!
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Gravano moves away and avoids it.
Gravano wants to counter with a clinch but Quinn pushes him away.
Quinn scores with a sloppy right hand. Gravano should have avoided that one.
Gravano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Gravano misses.
Gravano takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
Gravano slips a jab from Quinn.
Gravano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Quinn.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Gravano missing with a left hand there. Quinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quinn lands a jab to the nose.
Quinn connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravano lands a jab.
Quinn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinn 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.
Quinn scoring well with a low kick there.
Quinn lands a nice looking body shot.
Gravano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quinn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gravano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quinn.
Quinn dips to his left and cracks Gravano with an uppercut!
Quinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Gravano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano throws a looping overhand right but Quinn ducks down to avoid it.
Gravano is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gravano.
Gravano misses with a body shot.
Quinn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quinn looks to land a right hand but Gravano moved out of range.
Quinn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quinn is looking to score with low kicks.
Gravano throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravano throws out the jab.
Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quinn digs a good hook to Gravano's body.
Gravano misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn slaps away a takedown attempt from Gravano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Mighty Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Quinn cracks the inside of Gravano's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Mighty Quinn dominated that round.
That's time! Quinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gravano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
The Mighty Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Gravano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gravano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quinn defends it nicely.
Sammy Gravano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravano 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravano.
Gravano takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Quinn misses the target.
Quinn connects with a crisp jab.
Gravano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gravano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Quinn does it's job there.
Quinn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gravano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quinn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravano throws an overhand right that lands on Quinn's shoulder, as Quinn tries to avoid the shot.
Gravano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quinn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gravano fails with the takedown.
The Mighty Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gravano.
Quinn throws a hook but Gravano avoids it easily.
Gravano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravano loads up on a big right hand but Quinn slips the punch.
Gravano swinging wildly here.
Gravano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like The Mighty Quinn has been cut.
Gravano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quinn misses with a lunging right hand
and Gravano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quinn. That's going to slow Gravano down.
Quinn works Gravano's body with a nice hook.
Gravano misses the jab.
Gravano looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Gravano moves out of range as Quinn strikes.
Gravano tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
Gravano shoots in for a takedown but Quinn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gravano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Quinn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gravano is breathing heavily.
Gravano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quinn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gravano tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quinn with a jab.
Quinn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quinn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gravano missing with a left hand there. Quinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quinn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quinn dips to his left and cracks Gravano with an uppercut!
Gravano drops his hands momentarily and Quinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Gravano is rocked!
Quinn flashes Gravano a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Gravano's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Gravano crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Quinn punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Mighty Quinn!
During a confident post fight interview, The Mighty Quinn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Sammy Gravano stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is what it is. Well done to my opponent. I'll go home, make some adjustments and come back better.'.