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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Kowalewski II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalewski II has chosen Rahim - Podróże as his entrance music. Jakub Kowalewski II has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Kowalewski II

205 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

199 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakub Kowalewski II!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalewski II moves out of range easily.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Kowalewski II, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalewski II moves out of range easily.
Kowalewski II keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Kowalewski II looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kowalewski II fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalewski II takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a head kick but Kowalewski II moves out of range.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kowalewski II obliges.

Kowalewski II breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kowalewski II.
Mike Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Kowalewski II.
Kowalewski II avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kowalewski II counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kowalewski II.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Kowalewski II's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalewski II avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Kowalewski II shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kowalewski II.
Mike Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kowalewski II tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kowalewski II.
Kowalewski II tries to clinch up.

Kowalewski II moves into the clinch.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.

Kowalewski II gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lee regains guard.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kowalewski II won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Lee wriggles free and stands up.
Lee throws a head kick that Kowalewski II semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalewski II fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kowalewski II scores a takedown into full mount!
Kowalewski II looks gassed!
Lee tries to hold on but Kowalewski II postures up.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalewski II scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee can't escape the position.
Kowalewski II throws some wild stikes that Lee manages to avoid easily.
Kowalewski II landing strikes from the mount.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kowalewski II lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kowalewski II avoids the attempt from Lee to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kowalewski II cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Kowalewski II lands with some strikes.
Kowalewski II with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Lee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kowalewski II closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kowalewski II working away.
Kowalewski II advances to mount.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee is in a horrible position here. Kowalewski II smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kowalewski II unloading with bombs!
Kowalewski II unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kowalewski II is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kowalewski II not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kowalewski II's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kowalewski II's back!
Lee tries to keep control of the position but Kowalewski II is staying busy.
Kowalewski II rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lee tries to stand and escape but Kowalewski II is controlling the position.
Lee is looking to pass Kowalewski II's guard but actually Kowalewski II recovers to full guard.

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.

Lee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kowalewski II manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lee has Kowalewski II in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalewski II wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Kowalewski II wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.
Kowalewski II preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kowalewski II defends well.
Lee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kowalewski II drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kowalewski II throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kowalewski II wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeis looking to pass into half guard but Kowalewski II pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kowalewski II is in guard.
Kowalewski II landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Kowalewski II is proving a slippery customer.
Kowalewski II won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Kowalewski II wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Kowalewski II showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kowalewski II throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee tries to clinch
and Kowalewski II counters with a solid body kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee clinches but Kowalewski II breaks the clinch

and Kowalewski II counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kowalewski II.
Kowalewski II tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Kowalewski II drops back down to his feet.
Kowalewski II tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalewski II is defending well for now.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.

Kowalewski II breaks the clinch.
Kowalewski II looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Lee tries to clinch

and Kowalewski II counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Kowalewski II is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee looking for a guillotine here but Kowalewski II defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lee is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Kowalewski II leaning against his opponent.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalewski II.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Kowalewski II has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mike Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Kowalewski II.
Lee clinches but Kowalewski II breaks the clinch

and Kowalewski II counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kowalewski II.
Lee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kowalewski II trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Kowalewski II scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Kowalewski II stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick

and Kowalewski II counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Lee pushes Kowalewski II off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kowalewski II is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Kowalewski II avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalewski II shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalewski II paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee wants to clinch

and Kowalewski II decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
Kowalewski II is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Kowalewski II is proving a slippery customer.

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

Lee kicks Kowalewski II off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalewski II shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.

Kowalewski II jumps guard.

Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kowalewski II shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalewski II moves out of range easily.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalewski II takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Kowalewski II fails to land the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Kowalewski II comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kowalewski II has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakub Kowalewski II!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mumin Mamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mumin Mamma is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Aquino
vs
Mamma

195 cm
19
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benigno Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mumin Mamma!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Mumin Mamma has been cut.
Mamma moves out of range of the strikes.
Mamma avoids the body shot from Aquino.
Aquino throws out a loose jab but Mamma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aquino has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Benigno Aquino has been cut.
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!
Mamma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aquino moves away.
Mamma ducks under a wild hook from Aquino.
Aquino throws a shot from downtown. Mamma moves away and avoids it.
Aquino thuds a left hand into Mamma's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aquino. Mamma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aquino swings for the body but Mamma moves out of range.
Mamma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aquino drops his hands momentarily and Mamma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mamma shoots for a double leg takedown but Aquino sprawls well. He's pushed Mamma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aquino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aquino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamma.
Aquino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aquino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mamma lands a head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mamma.
Aquino is breathing heavily.
Mamma fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Aquino to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Aquino looks to clinch but Mamma throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Aquino taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mumin Mamma!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlin Paschal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes to the cage accompanied by Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Berzevaco
vs
Paschal

178 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Warrior Custom Skins 8$ Shirts!!

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlin Paschal!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Berzevaco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paschal to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Berzevaco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berzevaco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paschal throws a strike but Berzevaco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Berzevaco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paschal looking for a sweep. Not yet Paschal, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berzevaco passes Paschal's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Paschal looking for submissions off his back.
Berzevaco lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paschal is trying to get back to full guard.

Paschal looking for submissions off his back.
Berzevaco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Berzevaco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Berzevaco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paschal has managed to free his arm - good work.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berzevaco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paschal defends it well.
Berzevaco works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paschal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Berzevaco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Berzevaco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paschal tries to reverse the position but Berzevaco maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berzevaco controlling his opponent.
Paschal is trying to escape the mount.
Berzevaco wants to control the pace but Paschal is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berzevaco working for a guillotine from mount but Paschal is in no mood to give up.
Paschal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paschal has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Berzevaco gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Will Berzevaco go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Paschal is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Berzevaco gets his way!
Berzevaco is breathing heavily.
Berzevaco doesn't have the hooks in and Paschal manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paschal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berzevaco is keeping the position for now.
Paschal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Berzevaco is trying to keep Paschal in close.
Berzevaco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paschal manages to get himself to full guard.
Berzevaco trying to control the position from guard on top but Paschal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Berzevaco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berzevaco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Berzevaco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paschal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berzevaco can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Berzevaco dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Berzevaco misses with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Berzevaco!

Berzevaco gets a takedown into half guard.
Berzevaco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Berzevaco is nestled in close to Paschal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paschal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paschal.

Paschal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berzevaco defends it easily.

Berzevaco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berzevaco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Paschal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berzevaco defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paschal wants to sweep but no luck.

Paschal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berzevaco defends it easily.
Berzevaco postures up and lands a big shot to Paschal's brow.
Berzevaco wants to control from the top but Paschal keeps moving.
Berzevaco landing some decent shots from guard.

Berzevaco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berzevaco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Berzevaco stands and throws Paschal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hakeem Berzevaco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paschal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Berzevaco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Berzevaco is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Paschal's shoulder. That is not cool.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Berzevaco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paschal, who protects the arm well.
Paschal trying to remain calm as Berzevaco controls from the top position.
Paschal regains half guard.

Berzevaco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Paschal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berzevaco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paschal is trying to get back to full guard.

Paschal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Berzevaco pulls his head out easily.
Berzevaco drops an elbow to the side of Paschal's head.
Paschal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berzevaco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Berzevaco works his way into side control.

Berzevaco is working to tighten is grip on Paschal's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Paschal has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Berzevaco is really squeezing tight and eventually Paschal passes out! Berzevaco breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hakeem Berzevaco!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sorensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lube-Shparu. The key to victory for Viktor Kulakov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kulakov
vs
Sorensen

184 cm
21
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

190 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Sorensen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Kulakov lands.
Sorensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulakov.
Kulakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sorensen.
Kulakov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kulakov wants it to stay on the feet.
Kulakov misses the shot to the body.
Kulakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulakov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Sorensen shoots in and bounces Kulakov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sorensen wants to control from the top but Kulakov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorensen advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kulakov's head.
Sorensen stops Kulakov from getting back to his feet.
Sorensen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sorensen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kulakov!

Sorensen has control of Kulakov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kulakov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sorensen tries to control but Kulakov wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorensen won't let Kulakov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sorensen controlling from the full mount.
Kulakov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kulakov taking shots to the head.
Kulakov tries to buck Sorensen off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sorensen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Sorensen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sorensen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sorensen throws some wild stikes that Kulakov manages to avoid easily.

Sorensen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kulakov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sorensen wants to control the pace but Kulakov is squirming around nicely.
Kulakov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sorensen on the ground.
Kulakov is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sorensen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kulakov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kulakov is squirming around, avoiding Sorensen's attempts to control the action.
Sorensen looks gassed!
Kulakov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sorensen looking to control but Kulakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sorensen looking to ground and pound but Kulakov is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Sorensen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sorensen is defended easily by Kulakov.
Jab by Kulakov.
Kulakov looks to land a combination but Sorensen avoids it well.
Sorensen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kulakov circles away.
Kulakov throws the left hand but Sorensen avoids the punch easily.
Kulakov cracks a nice hook into Sorensen's ribs.
Kulakov throws a one two combo.

It looks like Daniel Sorensen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulakov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Kulakov. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Kulakov misses.
Sorensen moves forwards but Kulakov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kulakov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kulakov throws a shot to the body.

Kulakov lands a left and a right that send Sorensen crashing to the mat, dazed. Kulakov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sorensen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Sorensen is rocked!
Sorensen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kulakov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sorensen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kulakov jabs at Sorensen's body.

Kulakov drops Sorensen with a beautiful combination! Sorensen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kulakov is looking for the KO!
Sorensen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulakov finish him?
Kulakov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulakov throws out a powerful jab.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kulakov! Sorensen is backing up but he can't get away as Kulakov lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Sorensen and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Viktor Kulakov!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ollila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Koskelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ollila
vs
Koskelo

182 cm
22
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ollila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Koskelo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ollila wants it to stay on the feet.
Ollila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koskelo. That did some damage!
Koskelo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ollila sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koskelo somewhat.
Koskelo shoots in and drives through. Ollila sprawls well.
Ville Ollila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaarlo Koskelo.
Ollila connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Ollila finds it's way through Koskelo's defenses.
Koskelo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ollila.

Koskelo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koskelo looks gassed!
Ollila keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ollila trying to hold on to Koskelo's head to control him but Koskelo postures up.
Ollila preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ollila slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koskelo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ollila not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ollila pulls Koskelo in close to his closed guard and prevents Koskelo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Koskelo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koskelo wants to control from the top but Ollila keeps moving.
Koskelo throws a big right hand that misses.
Ollila utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koskelo shoots in for a double leg but Ollila sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

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.
Ollila lands a head kick. Koskelo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Ollila has Koskelo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ollila tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskelo avoids the damage to the body.
Ollila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ollila stops a takedown attempt from Koskelo.
Ollila lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ollila connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kaarlo Koskelo has been cut.
Koskelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koskelo is trying to break the clinch but Ollila has him pressed against the cage.
Ollila lands an elbow that stopped Koskelo in his tracks for a moment.
Ollila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koskelo can't get the takedown.
Ollila lands a knee to the body.
Ollila stalling against the cage.
Ollila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ollila obliges.
A knee to the head by Ollila.
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ollila landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ollila.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ollila.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ollila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ollila tries a knee to the head but Koskelo blocks it.
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ollila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koskelo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ollila tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskelo avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koskelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ollila pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ollila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koskelo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ollila's waist but Ollila gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koskelo off to one side.
Kaarlo Koskelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ollila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koskelo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ollila scores with a push kick.
Koskelo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ollila pinned against the cage. Ollila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ollila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koskelo. That did some damage!
Koskelo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Ollila.

Ollila closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koskelo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koskelo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ollila lands a good knee to the midsection. Koskelo won't want to take too many of those.
Koskelo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ollila gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ollila scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ollila prevents the takedown attempt.
Ollila lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ollila working Koskelo over with knees to the body.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ollila landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Ollila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Koskelo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ollila throws a head kick that Koskelo semi-blocks.
Koskelo tries to bum rush Ollila with a series of wild strikes but Ollila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koskelo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ollila lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koskelo will feel that in the morning.

Ollila pushes Koskelo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ollila creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koskelo's defenses.
Koskelo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Ollila.
Koskelo managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Ollila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koskelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Koskelo working hard to break the clinch.
Koskelo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ollila lands a knee to the body.
Koskelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koskelo has Ollila pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ollila manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ollila lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Ollila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ollila working Koskelo over with knees to the body.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but Koskelo blocks with his arms.
Koskelo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ollila is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ville Ollila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaarlo Koskelo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koskelo avoids it.
Ollila prevents the takedown attempt.

Ollila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ollila misses with a low kick as Koskelo jumps back.
Koskelo misses with the combination.
Ollila lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ollila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ollila lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koskelo takes a step back to recover.
Koskelo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ollila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ollila.
Koskelo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ollila sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ollila throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Ollila lands but Koskelo takes it in his stride.

Ollila moves into the clinch.
Ollila connects with a knee to the head.
Ollila tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskelo avoids the damage to the body.
Ollila gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koskelo.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ollila.
Koskelo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koskelo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ville Ollila has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ollila is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ollila lands a nice knee to the body.
Ollila has Koskelo pushed against the cage.
Koskelo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ollila with a knee to the head.
Ollila is pushing Koskelo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koskelo wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskelo.
Ollila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koskelo's face.
Koskelo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ollila avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ollila gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koskelo.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Ollila is pressed up against the cage. Koskelo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ollila down to the mat. Ollila avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick from Ollila lands but Koskelo takes it in his stride.
Ollila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koskelo's calf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ollila.
Ollila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koskelo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ollila. Ollila obviously looking to wear him down.
Ollila misses with a two punch combination.
Koskelo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ollila.
Ollila ducks under a wild hook from Koskelo.
Koskelo misses with a takedown attempt - Ollila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Koskelo with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo blocks a head kick by Ollila.
Koskelo shoots in but no luck this time.
Koskelo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ollila can pounce on him.
Koskelo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ollila but Ollila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ollila throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koskelo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koskelo closes the distance and clinches up with Ollila, looking for a takedown. Koskelo pushes Ollila against the cage but Ollila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ollila lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ollila.
Ollila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koskelo.
A left and a right from Ollila both land. Nice combination.
Ollila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ollila, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Ollila dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Koskelo's cut.
That's time! Ollila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ollila takes the fight into the clinch.
Ollila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ollila lands a nice knee to the body.
Ollila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ollila connects with a knee to the head.
Ollila landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ollila.
Knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ollila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koskelo can do to turn this around?
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ollila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koskelo is defending well for now.
Koskelo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ollila gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koskelo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ollila gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ollila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Koskelo is trying to drag Ollila to the mat but Ollila just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ville Ollila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaarlo Koskelo.
Koskelo can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo has Ollila pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ollila manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koskelo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ollila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koskelo is defending well for now.
Ollila working Koskelo over with knees to the body.
Koskelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ollila pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koskelo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koskelo shoots in and drives through. Ollila sprawls well.
Ollila digs a good hook to Koskelo's body.
Ollila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ollila wants it to stay on the feet.

Koskelo tries to keep at a distance but Ollila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ollila lands an elbow just above Koskelo 's eye.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Koskelo looking for a takedown.
Ollila misses with a knee to the head.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Ollila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koskelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo goes for a takedown attempt but Ollila pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ollila, right into the meat.
Koskelo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ollila is fending him off so far but Koskelo persists. Nope, Ollila circles away and we're back to standing.
Ollila connects with a high kick.
Ollila lands with a slapping head kick.
Crunch! Ollila slams his shin into Koskelo's torso.
Koskelo fails with a takedown attempt.
Koskelo shoots in and drives through. Ollila sprawls well.
Ollila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ville Ollila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ollila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koskelo's calf.
Ville Ollila is winning the standup battle so far.
Ollila scores with a spinning back kick!
Koskelo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Koskelo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ollila ducks under a wild hook from Koskelo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollila lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koskelo takes a step back to recover.

Ollila moves into the clinch successfully.
Ollila lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ollila obliges.
Ollila working Koskelo over with knees to the body.
Ollila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ollila crunches a lovely knee into Koskelo's ribcage.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koskelo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ollila obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ollila throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koskelo.
Koskelo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ollila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koskelo's face.
Koskelo tries to score a body lock takedown but Ollila shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ville Ollila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ollila scores a nice knee to the body.
Ollila scores with a knee to the head.
Ollila lands a nice knee to the body.
Kaarlo Koskelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollila tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskelo avoids the damage to the body.
Koskelo is trying to break the clinch but Ollila has him pressed against the cage.
Koskelo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ollila prevents it.
Koskelo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koskelo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ollila obliges.
Koskelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ollila pulls his leg out and moves away.

Ollila forces Koskelo back against the cage and clinches.
Ollila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koskelo's face.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Koskelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ollila prevents Koskelo from breaking the clinch.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koskelo avoids it.
Koskelo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ollila avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ollila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Ollila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ollila.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Ollila!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Turmoil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beamer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beamer
vs
Turmoil

185 cm
26
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
19
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Turmoil!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beamer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beamer 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.
Beamer misses the shot to the body.
Beamer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turmoil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turmoil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beamer fails with a takedown attempt.
Beamer lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beamer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

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

Turmoil is rocked!

It looks like Dante Turmoil has been cut.
Turmoil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turmoil is still on wobbly legs! Can Beamer finish him?
Turmoil looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer lands a nice looking body shot.
Turmoil seems to have recovered his senses.

Beamer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turmoil was covering up waiting for the punch and Beamer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turmoil can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beamer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Beamer works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Turmoil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Beamer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beamer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turmoil is in trouble now - Beamer has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer controlling from mount.
Beamer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Beamer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Turmoil to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Turmoil shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beamer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Turmoil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beamer lands a nice shot to the body.

Beamer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Beamer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turmoil can do to turn this around?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Beamer.
Turmoil has his takedown stuffed
and Beamer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turmoil throws a hook to the side of Beamer's head but Beamer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turmoil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beamer counters with a one-two to the body.
Turmoil is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beamer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beamer cracks a nice hook into Turmoil's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer jabs Turmoil right on the nose. Turmoil blinks but takes it well.
Turmoil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turmoil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turmoil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Beamer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Beamer throwing strikes from guard but Turmoil blocks nicely.
Beamer passes Turmoil's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beamer in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beamer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Turmoil!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beamer controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmoil is looking to improve his position but Beamer isn't that keen on the idea.
Turmoil has given up his back here. Will Beamer look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Will Beamer go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Beamer has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Turmoil's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Beamer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Good control from Beamer.
Beamer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turmoil for as long as he can get away with.
Beamer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Beamer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dante Turmoil's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Turmoil shoots and misses
and Beamer counters with a right hand to the body.
Beamer tests Turmoil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beamer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Beamer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Beamer.
Turmoil misses with a takedown

and Beamer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beamer stands and throws Turmoil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beamer advances nicely into full mount.
Turmoil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beamer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turmoil looks a forlorn figure.
Beamer tries to control but Turmoil wriggling away.

Turmoil defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Beamer.
Jim Beamer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beamer moves to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Beamer go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Turmoil tries to break free.
Beamer controls the position.
Will Beamer go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Beamer wants to control the position but Turmoil frees himself and scrambles - Beamer manages to regain control in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beamer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Beamer wants to control for a moment but Turmoil uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Beamer.

Turmoil 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beamer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Beamer working for submissions but it's allowed Turmoil to get to half guard.
Turmoil lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Beamer is trying to get back to full guard.
Turmoil has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Turmoil unloads with some shots from mount but Beamer bucks and avoids them well.
Turmoil unloads with some shots from mount but Beamer bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turmoil avoids the attempt from Beamer to control.
Beamer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beamer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beamer 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beamer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Young Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young Hope could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Boy's chin.

Hope
vs
Boy

180 cm
22
198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Young Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hope.
Danga de danga de dang - Boy scores with a four punch combination!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Hope.
Boy tries to break free but Hope pushes him back against the cage.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hope.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hope.
Hope throws a knee to the head but misses.

Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hope slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Hope slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Hope's shoulder, as Hope tries to avoid the shot.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy throws a nice looking combination but Hope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hope wants to clinch up but Boy keeps it at a distance.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Hope throws a combination that misses
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hope swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boy counters with a three punch combo that has Hope backing up. Hope nods at Boy to acknowledge the strikes.
Boy missing with a left hand there. Hope was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope clinches but Boy breaks the clinch
and Boy counters with a straight right hand.
Hope lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Johnny Boy has been cut.
Boy lands a body shot.
Hope clinches but Boy breaks the clinch
and Boy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hope is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.

Hope instigates a clinch.

Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy avoids the head kick by Hope.
Hope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hope scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Hope gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boy backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hope breaks the clinch.
Hope darts in trying to clinch
and Boy counters with a series of strikes. Hope will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hope makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boy really felt that one!
Hope tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Hope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boy. That did some damage!
Boy stalks Hope and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hope's face. Hope staggers backwards, shaken.
Hope throws a head kick that misses.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hope doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy scores with a one two! Hope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hope scores with a nice right hand.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Boy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnny Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hope makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boy really felt that one!
Hope moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Boy throws a combination that misses
and Hope counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Boy throws a combination that misses
and Hope counters with an inside leg kick.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Boy blocks a head kick by Hope.
Hope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy lands with a nice combination. Hope backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hope takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hope tried to score with a low kick but Boy checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a combination that misses
and Hope counters with a low kick, right behind Boy 's knee.
Boy lunges at Hope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hope's hand.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hope showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hope circles away quickly and effectively.
Hope throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boy misses with a combination
and Hope counters with a head kick.
Boy throws a series of punches but Hope moves out of range.
Boy's corner calls for a 1-2. Boy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hope circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Boy finds it's way through Hope's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hope throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Boy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hope counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hope misses with a knee to the head.
Boy lands a left hand.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boy lands a body shot.
Hope has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boy throws a right and a left that Hope avoids nicely.
Boy throws a one two combo.
Hope dodges the punch combination from Boy.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy scores with a body shot.
Boy throws a combination that misses
and Hope counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young Hope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hope counters by clinching up.
Hope misses with a knee strike.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Hope has double underhooks.

Hope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hope takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hope's hands.
Boy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hope counters with an outside leg kick.
Boy works over Hope's head and body with a nice combination.
Boy lands a glancing blow to the side of Hope's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy blocks a leg kick.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Boy misses with the combination.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hope circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Boy duly obliges.
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!
Boy lands a two punch combo.

Hope is rocked!
Good shot there by Boy.
Oh Hope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boy looks to land a combination but Hope avoids it well.
A lazy left from Boy finds it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Boy scores with a four punch combination!
Boy drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hope right on the button. Hope goes down! Boy follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Boy gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Boy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gendun Metohkangmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Odorants - This Night. Metohkangmi has chosen Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Sankari
vs
Metohkangmi

225 cm
21
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

212 cm
26
283 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Crashforce Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gendun Metohkangmi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari cracks Metohkangmi with an open hand slap.
Sankari's corner calls for a 1-2. Sankari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Metohkangmi misses the shot to the body.
Metohkangmi on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Metohkangmi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metohkangmi walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Sankari swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nyrkki Sankari!