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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Un Real (ranked 2965 p4p, 299 weight class) and Jesse Karhu (ranked 3002 p4p, 300 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Real
vs
Karhu

188 cm
26
257 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

213 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Un Real!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Un Real has been cut.
Karhu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jesse Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Real showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karhu.
An attempted straight right counter from Real misses the target.
Real needs to keep his hands up - Karhu had a free shot at his head there.
Karhu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good shot there by Karhu.
Karhu misses with the combination.
Real throws a lazy right hand but Karhu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Real takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Real misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Real gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Karhu does no damage.
Karhu misses the jab.
It looked like Real wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Real throwing a counter right hand but Karhu manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Real does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Real was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Real throws a looping overhand right but Karhu ducks down to avoid it.
Karhu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Real takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karhu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Real cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Real misses.
Karhu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karhu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Karhu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karhu tests Real's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karhu blocks a jab.
Karhu throws a right and a left that Real avoids nicely.
Real on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karhu misses with a looping right.
Real swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Real is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Karhu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Real bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Real wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karhu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Real.
Real ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Karhu does it's job there.
Karhu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Real under the eye.
Real ducks under a wild hook from Karhu.
Real swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Karhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Un Real's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Karhu lands a head shot.
Karhu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Real throws a shot from downtown. Karhu moves away and avoids it.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Real manages to avoid it.
Karhu cracks Real with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Real.
Real misses with a double jab
and Karhu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Un Real's cut is getting worse.
Karhu throws a lazy right hand but Real sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Real was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu throws a right hand that misses
and Real counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jesse Karhu has been cut.
Karhu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Real misses the target.
Real is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Real.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karhu! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Real 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Real.
Karhu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karhu cracks Real with a right hand to the side of the head.
Real ducks right into an uppercut from Karhu.
Karhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Real doesn't seem bothered though.
Real cracks a nice hook into Karhu's ribs.
Karhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Real looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Karhu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Real is looking to counter punch.
Real gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Un Real's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A big left from Karhu misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Real doesn't seem bothered though.
Karhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Real throws out the jab.
Karhu scores with a jab. Real acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Karhu. Those never looked like landing.
Karhu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karhu lands with a right hand.
Real looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karhu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Real moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karhu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Real misses with an uppercut
and Karhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Real.
Karhu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karhu works over Real's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Karhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Karhu lands with a nice body punch.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Real takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karhu with a nice cross.
Karhu lands the left hand.

Jeez, Un Real's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Karhu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Karhu!
An out of breath Jesse Karhu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simo Ahvenus (ranked 3825 p4p, 376 weight class) and Jacob Menard (ranked 24772 p4p, 538 weight class). Jacob Menard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Simo Ahvenus's chin.

Ahvenus
vs
Menard

178 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Ahvenus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Menard!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ahvenus gets a double leg takedown into Menard's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Menard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ahvenus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Menard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ahvenus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ahvenus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ahvenus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Menard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahvenus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ahvenus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Menard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Menard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ahvenus.
Ahvenus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahvenus forces his way into half guard.
Menard taking some punishment here, with Ahvenus in his half guard.
Menard tries to get to full guard but Ahvenus has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahvenus winds up and cracks Menard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ahvenus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Menard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Menard taking some punishment here, with Ahvenus in his half guard.

Menard is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ahvenus connects with a nice short shot to Menard's temple.
Menard is still in real trouble! Can Ahvenus finish him?
Ahvenus scores with a big shot! Menard's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Menard! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simo Ahvenus!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Fothergill (ranked 1118 p4p, 141 weight class) and Ivan Samsonov (ranked 1175 p4p, 144 weight class). Fothergill comes into the arena with Austrian Death Machine - Get To The Choppa blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fothergill
vs
Samsonov

188 cm
24
260 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

202 cm
22
270 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Fothergill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fothergill.
Fothergill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samsonov.
Fothergill throws a combination. Samsonov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fothergill misses with the combination.
Fothergill throws a sloppy body shot
and Samsonov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fothergill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samsonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Jimmy Fothergill has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Fothergill. Those never looked like landing.
Fothergill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samsonov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fothergill falls off balance throwing a combination

and Samsonov counters with a head kick that drops Fothergill to the mat! Fothergill scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Fothergill is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fothergill misses with a combination
and Samsonov counters with a big left hand that crumples Fothergill! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Samsonov!
Ivan Samsonov is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ivan Samsonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jimmy Fothergill was interviewed post fight and said 'Fair play to Samsonov there, that's a mighty man with a mighty beard! I'll get back to the drawing board and look forward to a rematch in the near future! Sithee!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richie Simpson (ranked 1905 p4p, 217 weight class) and Veikko Keskinen (ranked 3921 p4p, 383 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Simpson
vs
Keskinen

180 cm
25
154 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keskinen jabs Simpson right on the nose. Simpson blinks but takes it well.

Keskinen pushes Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.

Simpson breaks from the clinch.
Simpson connects with a body shot.
Simpson scores with a sloppy right hand. Keskinen should have avoided that one.
Keskinen needs to keep his hands up - Simpson had a free shot at his head there.
Veikko Keskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Keskinen falls backwards - clearly groggy! Simpson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Simpson!
Richie Simpson is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Richie Simpson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.