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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Jamison is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jamison
vs
Pudzianowski

180 cm
23
158 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison tries a head kick but it misses.
Pudzianowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pudzianowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jamison.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook.
Pudzianowski scores with a jab.
Jamison tries to clinch up.
Jamison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pudzianowski throws a body punch but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison misses with a two punch combination.
Jamison throws a lazy right hand but Pudzianowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pudzianowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jamison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jamison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pudzianowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pudzianowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jamison tries to clinch up but Pudzianowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Pudzianowski tests Jamison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pudzianowski moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands a shoulder strike.
Pudzianowski avoiding damage.
Jamison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pudzianowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands with a short shot to the head.

Jamison is rocked!
Pudzianowski stalling.
Oh Jamison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pudzianowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pudzianowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jamison is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jamison's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jamison drops to his knees and Pudzianowski pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Pudzianowski!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Fafnisbani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Rakennusmies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fafnisbani's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, What Frequencies Do to People by Tieum and Ophidian. Reiska Rakennusmies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fafnisbani
vs
Rakennusmies

176 cm
26
162 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

195 cm
22
169 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigurd Fafnisbani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Rakennusmies!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakennusmies takes a swing at Fafnisbani's ribcage but misses.
Rakennusmies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fafnisbani.

Fafnisbani darts in and clinches Rakennusmies up against the cage.
Rakennusmies throws a head punch that misses.
Fafnisbani lands an elbow that stopped Rakennusmies in his tracks for a moment.
Fafnisbani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fafnisbani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Rakennusmies to work.
Fafnisbani slowing the pace effectively.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sigurd Fafnisbani.

Fafnisbani closes the distance and clinches.
Fafnisbani misses with a body punch.
Rakennusmies misses with the head strike.
Rakennusmies presses Fafnisbani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rakennusmies stalling the fight.
Fafnisbani throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fafnisbani is trying to maintain a safe position but Rakennusmies gets an underhook and turns Fafnisbani into the cage.
Fafnisbani stalls.
Fafnisbani misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakennusmies lands an uppercut.
Rakennusmies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fafnisbani is looking to control Rakennusmies's arms but Rakennusmies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fafnisbani has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rakennusmies.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rakennusmies leaning his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Fafnisbani.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sigurd Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Rakennusmies is having none of it.
Fafnisbani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakennusmies moves away.
Fafnisbani staying out of range there.
Fafnisbani moves out of range as Rakennusmies strikes.
Rakennusmies blocks a jab.
Rakennusmies looks to score with a jab to the body but Fafnisbani is just out of range.
Fafnisbani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rakennusmies is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Fafnisbani moves into range and clinches up with Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rakennusmies cracks Fafnisbani with a nice body shot.
Fafnisbani digs a right hand into Rakennusmies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rakennusmies's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fafnisbani swings wildly with an uppercut but Rakennusmies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rakennusmies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies is working Fafnisbani over against the cage.
Rakennusmies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fafnisbani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rakennusmies is trying to stall.
Fafnisbani digs a right hand underneath Rakennusmies's ribcage. Rakennusmies let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rakennusmies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fafnisbani's efforts to push away.
Fafnisbani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fafnisbani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fafnisbani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rakennusmies pushes Fafnisbani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fafnisbani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rakennusmies fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fafnisbani takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rakennusmies throws a punch but it's blocked by Fafnisbani.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakennusmies has a couple of punches blocked by Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani is trying to maintain a safe position but Rakennusmies gets an underhook and turns Fafnisbani into the cage.
Rakennusmies lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rakennusmies fails to land.
Rakennusmies takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rakennusmies fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rakennusmies letting Fafnisbani take a breather here.
Fafnisbani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fafnisbani stalling in the clinch but Rakennusmies improves position.
Fafnisbani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Fafnisbani fails to land.
Rakennusmies has a couple of punches blocked by Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rakennusmies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fafnisbani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rakennusmies misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani just leaning against Rakennusmies, taking a breather.
Rakennusmies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rakennusmies blocking some punches.
Fafnisbani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rakennusmies lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rakennusmies fails to land.

Fafnisbani manages to break the clinch.
Rakennusmies fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani misses with a jab to the body
and Rakennusmies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rakennusmies looks gassed!
Fafnisbani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fafnisbani blocks a jab.
Rakennusmies on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rakennusmies keeps the fight on the outside.
Fafnisbani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fafnisbani as he avoids it easily.
Fafnisbani scores with a leg kick.
Fafnisbani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fafnisbani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fafnisbani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rakennusmies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fafnisbani moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakennusmies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fafnisbani.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fafnisbani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch there but Rakennusmies circles away.
Rakennusmies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fafnisbani moves away.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sigurd Fafnisbani will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Fafnisbani as he connects with a hook.
Fafnisbani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani misses with a wild body shot.
Rakennusmies misses the body punch
and Fafnisbani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fafnisbani is looking to wear down Rakennusmies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Rakennusmies does no damage.
Fafnisbani missing with a left hand there. Rakennusmies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rakennusmies throws a shot from downtown. Fafnisbani moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Fafnisbani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani throws a jab when Rakennusmies was well out of range.
Rakennusmies throws a leg kick but Fafnisbani moved away.
Reiska Rakennusmies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fafnisbani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakennusmies manages to avoid it.

Fafnisbani moves into the clinch successfully.
Fafnisbani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fafnisbani trying to land knees to the body.
Rakennusmies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fafnisbani's elbow.
Fafnisbani wants to stall.
Fafnisbani lands an elbow that stopped Rakennusmies in his tracks for a moment.
Rakennusmies blocks a body shot from Fafnisbani.
Rakennusmies is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stalling in the clinch from Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani trying to stall but Rakennusmies improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fafnisbani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rakennusmies's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafnisbani blocking some punches.
Rakennusmies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fafnisbani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rakennusmies up against the cage.
Rakennusmies blocking some punches.
Fafnisbani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fafnisbani stalling in the clinch but Rakennusmies improves position.
Fafnisbani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fafnisbani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rakennusmies backwards.

Rakennusmies pulls Fafnisbani into guard.
Fafnisbani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fafnisbani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Fafnisbani gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fafnisbani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rakennusmies misses with a double jab.
Rakennusmies missing with a left hand there. Fafnisbani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fafnisbani looks to throw the jab but Rakennusmies is out of range.

Fafnisbani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fafnisbani throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fafnisbani.
A body shot lands from Rakennusmies.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani blocking some punches.
Fafnisbani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fafnisbani has a couple of punches blocked by Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani stalling against the cage.
Fafnisbani is looking to control Rakennusmies's arms but Rakennusmies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fafnisbani has his back to the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rakennusmies as Fafnisbani tries to tie him up.
Fafnisbani just leaning against Rakennusmies, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sigurd Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Fafnisbani misses.
Rakennusmies scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rakennusmies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fafnisbani.
Sigurd Fafnisbani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fafnisbani moves into range and clinches up with Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rakennusmies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rakennusmies misses with some punches.
Fafnisbani lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fafnisbani pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reiska Rakennusmies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rakennusmies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fafnisbani backwards.
Fafnisbani tries to stall but Rakennusmies uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Fafnisbani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fafnisbani ducks under a wild hook from Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani moves in looking to clinch but Rakennusmies pushes him off.
Fafnisbani bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fafnisbani throws a sloppy head kick and Rakennusmies moves out of range easily.
Rakennusmies moves out of range as Fafnisbani throws a body kick.
Rakennusmies looks to land a left hand but Fafnisbani moved out of range nicely.
Fafnisbani ducks under a wild hook from Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fafnisbani looks to land a right hand but Rakennusmies moved out of range.
Rakennusmies 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.
Fafnisbani misses with a straight left.
Rakennusmies misses the jab.
Fafnisbani is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rakennusmies's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Rakennusmies is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani wants to clinch
enabling Rakennusmies to counter with a crisp jab.
Fafnisbani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rakennusmies misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Rakennusmies misses.
Fafnisbani lands with a good body shot.
Fafnisbani lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rakennusmies takes a step back to recover.
Fafnisbani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fafnisbani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fafnisbani sizes up Rakennusmies with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Fafnisbani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fafnisbani lands with a shot to the body.
Fafnisbani connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fafnisbani has Rakennusmies up against the cage in a clinch.
Fafnisbani cracks Rakennusmies with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fafnisbani looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Fafnisbani dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rakennusmies on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Fafnisbani.

Fafnisbani moves into range and clinches up with Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani taking a breather.
Rakennusmies has a couple of punches blocked by Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rakennusmies is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fafnisbani taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sigurd Fafnisbani.
Rakennusmies fails to land with a series of punches.
Rakennusmies takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fafnisbani feints and then cracks Rakennusmies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rakennusmies down.
Fafnisbani looks to land a combination. Rakennusmies sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sigurd Fafnisbani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fafnisbani looks to land a combination but Rakennusmies avoids it well.
Rakennusmies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fafnisbani lands a leg kick that knocks Rakennusmies off balance momentarily.
Fafnisbani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rakennusmies is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fafnisbani.
Sigurd Fafnisbani is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fafnisbani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fafnisbani tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakennusmies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafnisbani misses with a hook. Rakennusmies ducked under it nicely.
Fafnisbani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani misses with a head kick.
Fafnisbani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fafnisbani cracks Rakennusmies with an open hand slap.
Rakennusmies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rakennusmies misses with a hook.
Fafnisbani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani cracks a nice hook into Rakennusmies's ribs.
Rakennusmies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fafnisbani.
Rakennusmies circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fafnisbani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakennusmies throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fafnisbani counters with a nice uppercut.
Fafnisbani lands a front kick.
Fafnisbani connects with a body shot.
Rakennusmies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fafnisbani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakennusmies was well out of range. Poor timing from Fafnisbani.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani tries a head kick but it misses.
Fafnisbani misses with a wild body shot.
Rakennusmies blocks a jab.
Fafnisbani slips a straight right by Rakennusmies.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fafnisbani, right into the meat.
Rakennusmies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fafnisbani scores with a body shot.
Rakennusmies has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fafnisbani.

Fafnisbani instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rakennusmies as Fafnisbani tries to tie him up.
Fafnisbani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fafnisbani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fafnisbani taking a breather.
Rakennusmies lands a hook that snaps the head of Fafnisbani backwards.
Fafnisbani is trying to maintain a safe position but Rakennusmies gets an underhook and turns Fafnisbani into the cage.
Fafnisbani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rakennusmies working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fafnisbani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fafnisbani trying to stall but Rakennusmies improves his position.
Fafnisbani has Rakennusmies pressed against the cage.

Rakennusmies decides to pull guard.
Fafnisbani wants to get up but he can't break Rakennusmies's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Fafnisbani gets to his feet - Rakennusmies follows without any prompting.
Fafnisbani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rakennusmies.
Fafnisbani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rakennusmies cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rakennusmies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fafnisbani throws out the jab.
Fafnisbani misses with a looping left.
Rakennusmies throws out a loose jab but Fafnisbani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rakennusmies throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fafnisbani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rakennusmies lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Fafnisbani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Fafnisbani has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rakennusmies pulls guard effortlessly.

Fafnisbani stands and steps away. Rakennusmies gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fafnisbani looks to throw the jab but Rakennusmies is out of range.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Rakennusmies moves away
and Rakennusmies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fafnisbani lands with a shot to the body.
Fafnisbani falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rakennusmies to counter with a crisp jab.
Fafnisbani moves out of range as Rakennusmies strikes.
Fafnisbani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fafnisbani moves out of range of the strikes.
Rakennusmies throws a hook but Fafnisbani blocks it.
Fafnisbani connects with a solid leg kick.
Fafnisbani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fafnisbani slips under a jab.
Rakennusmies needs to keep his hands up - Fafnisbani had a free shot at his head there.
Rakennusmies dodges the punch combination from Fafnisbani.
Reiska Rakennusmies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rakennusmies stuns Fafnisbani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurd Fafnisbani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fafnisbani 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigurd Fafnisbani!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Klubbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klubbo
vs
Jones

194 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

195 cm
23
245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Klubbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Klubbo which made him look bad.
Jones throws a series of punches but Klubbo moves out of range.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klubbo but Klubbo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Klubbo quickly recovers to half guard.
Klubbo is not content to let Jones control the position.
Klubbo wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.

Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Klubbo sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones wants to stand up but Klubbo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jones wants to control but Klubbo is keeping him busy.
Klubbo tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones wants to control but Klubbo is keeping him busy.
Jones is controlling the pace.
Jones tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Klubbo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Erik Jones hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Klubbo moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Klubbo tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones lands a jab to Klubbo's midsection.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Klubbo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hugo Klubbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klubbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Klubbo as Jones shoots in.
Klubbo tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Klubbo tries to clinch up.
Hugo Klubbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klubbo tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

Klubbo darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Klubbo tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Klubbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Klubbo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Klubbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klubbo is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klubbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jones rushes Klubbo and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klubbo is trying to break free.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klubbo's efforts to push away.
Klubbo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Klubbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klubbo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Klubbo looks to clinch

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Klubbo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klubbo gets back to half guard.
Klubbo is looking to improve his position.
Klubbo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Klubbo.

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Klubbo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Klubbo's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones 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.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones stands and throws Klubbo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Klubbo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Klubbo looking for submissions off his back.
Klubbo moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Klubbo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked Klubbo up and slammed him! Klubbo can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!
Klubbo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Klubbo is not content to let Jones control the position.
Klubbo is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klubbo working to try and regain half guard.
Klubbo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones looks for a takedown but Klubbo sprawls well.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Klubbo back into the cage.
Klubbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Klubbo managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Klubbo is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Klubbo down to the mat. Klubbo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Klubbo wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side

and Jones counters by clinching up.

Klubbo breaks from the clinch.
Klubbo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Klubbo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hugo Klubbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Jones.
Klubbo closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Klubbo is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Klubbo down to the mat. Klubbo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Klubbo sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Klubbo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to break free but Klubbo pushes him back against the cage.

Klubbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jones rushes Klubbo and presses him up against the cage.
Klubbo is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones is trying to drag Klubbo to the mat but Klubbo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Klubbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klubbo wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side

and Jones counters by clinching up.

Klubbo breaks from the clinch.
Klubbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Klubbo breaks the clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klubbo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Klubbo manages to break the clinch.
Klubbo looks to clinch

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Klubbo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Klubbo is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Klubbo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Klubbo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jones has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jones prevents Klubbo from taking his back.

Klubbo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jones has worked his arm free - good work by Jones!
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!
Jones wants to control but Klubbo postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Klubbo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones wants to control but Klubbo postures up.

Klubbo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Klubbo tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Klubbo is working for a submission of some sort.

Klubbo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Klubbo eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

Klubbo is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Klubbo is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.

Klubbo wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Klubbo looks to clinch

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Klubbo!
Klubbo is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones breaks from Klubbo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Klubbo is looking to get to half guard.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Klubbo is trying to escape the mount.
Klubbo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Klubbo won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Klubbo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klubbo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Klubbo seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Jones has recovered full guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Klubbo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones with a nice head shot there.

Klubbo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Erik Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Klubbo looking for subs off his back but Jones has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Klubbo!
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Klubbo looks a forlorn figure.
Klubbo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Klubbo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Klubbo is looking to escape.
Klubbo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klubbo tries to get out of the position.

Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks from Klubbo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Klubbo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Klubbo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klubbo is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Klubbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Klubbo working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones wants to control from the top but Klubbo keeps moving.
Jones wants to stand but Klubbo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Klubbo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Erik Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Klubbo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Klubbo has a hand on Jones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hugo Klubbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeeves Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols. 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.

Smith
vs
Fernando Gonzalez

178 cm
28
177 lbs
17 - 7 - 2

183 cm
24
177 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeeves Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith tries to work over Gonzalez's front leg with a kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Smith.

Gonzalez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gonzalez lands in his opponent's guard.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonzalez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.
Smith being controlled here momentarily.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez content to control rather than advance.
Gonzalez working the head and body with strikes.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.

Smith looking for a guillotine here but Gonzalez defends easily.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzalez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzalez throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Fernando Gonzalez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gonzalez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith lands a front kick.
Jeeves Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
A clash of legs there as Gonzalez blocks the low kick.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jeeves Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Gonzalez sees coming a mile off.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonzalez's knee momentarily.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Smith tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzalez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzalez's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt.
Jeeves Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernando Gonzalez.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith throws a leg kick

and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gonzalez is aware though and is defending well.
Gonzalez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gonzalez scoring with some ground and pound.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzalez landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.

Smith drops back looking for a leg! Gonzalez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzalez manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Gonzalez's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeeves Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gonzalez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Smith slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Smith leaves Gonzalez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez 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.
Smith throws a leg kick but Gonzalez moved away.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Jeeves Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernando Gonzalez.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeeves Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeeves Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Cappuccino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cappuccino has chosen I Shot the Sheriff as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Draper
vs
Cappuccino

187 cm
23
224 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

192 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Cappuccino!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper jabs Cappuccino right on the nose. Cappuccino blinks but takes it well.
Cappuccino slips under a jab from Draper.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draper with a jab.
Draper misses with a series of wild punches.
A good leg kick by Cappuccino.
Draper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cappuccino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Draper misses its intended target.
A left lands for Cappuccino.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cappuccino.
Draper lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Draper misses.
Draper tries to bum rush Cappuccino with a series of wild strikes but Cappuccino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cappuccino motions for Draper to come forward. Cappuccino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cappuccino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draper.
Draper throws a hook to the side of Cappuccino's head but Cappuccino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cappuccino ducks under a wild hook from Draper.
Cappuccino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cappuccino.
A combination from Draper does no damage.
Draper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cappuccino slips a jab and a cross from Draper.
A telegraphed right hand from Draper misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cappuccino, right into the meat.
Cappuccino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Draper as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper lands with a straight right. Cappuccino didn't see that one coming.
Draper throws a right hand that Cappuccino ducks under and follows up with a left that Cappuccino also avoids with ease.
Draper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cappuccino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cappuccino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draper.
Draper throws a nice looking combination but Cappuccino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cappuccino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cappuccino wants to clinch.
Draper fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Draper misses.
Draper looks to land a left hand but Cappuccino moved out of range nicely.
Draper connects with a right hand. Cappuccino shakes it off.
Cappuccino explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cappuccino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cappuccino's head backwards.
A big left from Draper misses.
Draper connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Draper misses the target.

Cappuccino has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Draper.
Cappuccino missing with knees to the body.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draper avoids it.
Draper wants to break free but Cappuccino has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draper is trying to break the clinch but Cappuccino is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Draper.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but Draper blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Cappuccino.
Draper wants to break free but Cappuccino has control.
Cappuccino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draper is defending well for now.
Cappuccino tries to land knees in the clinch but Draper avoids the damage to the body.
Cappuccino tries to land knees in the clinch but Draper avoids the damage to the body.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draper avoids it.
Draper tries to throw a body punch but Cappuccino avoids it by throwing Draper back against the cage.

Draper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cappuccino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draper.
Draper lands with a hook. Cappuccino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cappuccino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draper tries to bum rush Cappuccino with a series of wild strikes but Cappuccino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cappuccino misses with a kick to the body.
Draper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draper cracks Cappuccino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Draper throws a hook but Cappuccino avoids it easily.
Cappuccino throws the kick towards the body but Draper avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draper swats away the attempt to clinch by Cappuccino.
Draper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cappuccino.
Draper throws a combination. Cappuccino tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Al Cappuccino has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Cappuccino.
Don Draper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cappuccino ducks under a wild hook from Draper.
Draper misses the jab.
Draper throws a jab but it's blocked by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino tries a low kick but Draper avoids it.
Draper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cappuccino.
Cappuccino tries to clinch up.
Cappuccino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cappuccino connects with a right hand. Draper shakes it off.
Draper lands a really nice looking cross but Cappuccino seems unphased.
Draper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cappuccino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draper lands with a nice combination. Cappuccino backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cappuccino is looking to clinch but Draper is avoiding it.
Draper throws a big shot that misses.
Draper throws a jab but it's blocked by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Draper checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cappuccino gets a clinch.
Cappuccino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draper blocks it with crossed arms.
Cappuccino stalling in the clinch but Draper improves position.
Draper lands a body punch.

Draper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cappuccino is looking to chop away at Draper's legs.
Draper digs a good body shot into Cappuccino's ribs.
Cappuccino tries to score with a low kick but Draper moves his leg out of the way.
Draper punishes Cappuccino's body with a nice straight punch.
Cappuccino looks gassed!
Draper checks the leg kick.
A big left from Draper misses.
Cappuccino tries to land a leg kick but Draper saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Draper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draper throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cappuccino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draper throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Draper misses its intended target.
Cappuccino tries a low kick but Draper avoids it.
Cappuccino misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Draper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Cappuccino's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cappuccino tries to clinch but Draper moves out of range.
Cappuccino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cappuccino moves away.
Cappuccino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draper.
Cappuccino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draper misses the shot to the body.
Draper misses with a wild body shot.
Draper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cappuccino. Cappuccino obviously looking to wear him down.
Draper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cappuccino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draper throws a good cross that connects.
Cappuccino is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Cappuccino.
Draper misses with a few strikes there.
Draper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cappuccino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draper throws out a loose jab but Cappuccino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draper jabs at Cappuccino's body.
Cappuccino walks into a jab.
Cappuccino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Draper misses with an uppercut.
Cappuccino doesn't manage to clinch there - Draper circles away.
Cappuccino dodges the punch combination from Draper.
Cappuccino tries to land a leg kick but Draper saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappuccino moves out of range as Draper strikes.

Cappuccino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Draper, pushing him back against the cage.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draper avoids it.
Cappuccino looking to throw knees to the head but Draper is blocking nicely.

Draper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cappuccino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cappuccino throws out a leg kick but Draper moves out of range and Cappuccino only half commits.
Draper 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.
Draper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cappuccino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draper misses with a hook.
Draper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cappuccino's head backwards.
Draper misses with a looping left.
Draper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cappuccino throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cappuccino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cappuccino closes the distance and pushes Draper back into the cage.
Draper managing to block the knees to the body from Cappuccino.
Draper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cappuccino tries to land a knee to the head but Draper blocks with his arms.
Cappuccino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draper blocks it with crossed arms.
Cappuccino with a knee to the head.
Cappuccino is breathing heavily.
Cappuccino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

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

Cappuccino clinches up with Draper and pushes him back against the cage.
Draper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Draper breaks from the clinch.
Cappuccino throws a low kick but Draper avoids it.
Cappuccino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Cappuccino has Draper up against the cage in a clinch.
Cappuccino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Draper tries to break the clinch but Cappuccino is controlling the position.
Cappuccino with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappuccino trying to control the position but instead, Draper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cappuccino into the cage.
Draper is trying to force a seperation but Cappuccino has the dominant position.

Draper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draper lands a jab-cross combination.
Don Draper is winning the standup battle so far.
Draper moves out of range as Cappuccino throws a body kick.
Draper scores with a body shot.
Cappuccino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draper's sensitive parts.
Cappuccino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cappuccino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Draper misses the target.
Draper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cappuccino doesn't seem bothered though.
Cappuccino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Draper swinging wildly here.
Draper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cappuccino needs to keep his hands up - Draper had a free shot at his head there.
Draper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Draper blocks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Draper, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Draper - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Draper.
Cappuccino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Don Draper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Draper tests Cappuccino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Draper jabs at Cappuccino's body.
Cappuccino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draper connects with a right hand. Cappuccino shakes it off.
Draper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Draper throws a right and a left that Cappuccino avoids nicely.
Cappuccino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draper lands a nice shot that snaps Cappuccino's head back.
Draper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cappuccino was well out of range. Poor timing from Draper.
Draper lands with a nice combination. Cappuccino backs away looking to recover.
Cappuccino is looking to slow Draper down with leg kicks.
Cappuccino tries to clinch but Draper is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Draper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Al Cappuccino's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Draper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cappuccino.
Cappuccino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Draper lands with a cross.
Draper takes a swing at Cappuccino's ribcage but misses.
Cappuccino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Draper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cappuccino.
Draper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Draper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draper loads up on a big right hand but Cappuccino slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Draper.
Draper throws a looping overhand right but Cappuccino ducks down to avoid it.
Draper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draper misses with a looping right.
Draper misses the shot to the body.
Draper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cappuccino.
Cappuccino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cappuccino misses with a low kick as Draper jumps back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draper looks to land a combination but Cappuccino avoids it well.
Cappuccino tries to score with a low kick but Draper moves his leg out of the way.
Cappuccino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draper checks a low kick from Cappuccino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappuccino scores with a leg kick.
Cappuccino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cappuccino misses the shot to the body.

Cappuccino rushes Draper and presses him up against the cage.
Draper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Cappuccino.
Draper struggles to land a body shot inside as Cappuccino controls his hands.
Cappuccino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cappuccino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cappuccino crunches a lovely knee into Draper's ribcage.
Cappuccino lands a knee to the head.
Cappuccino working Draper over with knees to the body.
Cappuccino tries to land knees in the clinch but Draper avoids the damage to the body.
Cappuccino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cappuccino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cappuccino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draper blocks it with crossed arms.
Cappuccino lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Cappuccino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cappuccino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Draper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cappuccino is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Draper tries to work over Cappuccino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cappuccino with a knee to the head.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Draper is trying to force a seperation but Cappuccino has the dominant position.
Cappuccino misses with a knee to the head.
Draper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cappuccino has him pressed against the cage.
Draper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cappuccino with a knee to the head.
Draper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Draper.
Cappuccino throws an elbow but it misses.

Draper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cappuccino. Cappuccino obviously looking to wear him down.
Cappuccino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Draper.
Cappuccino is looking to clinch.
Don Draper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cappuccino counters with a thumping low kick.
Cappuccino delivers a nice body kick.
Cappuccino tries to clinch but Draper moves out of range.
Cappuccino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draper misses the body punch
and Cappuccino counters with a thumping low kick.
Draper misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cappuccino.
Draper misses with a wild body shot.
Cappuccino is looking to clinch but Draper is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Cappuccino both land. Nice combination.
Cappuccino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Draper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cappuccino counters with a nice leg kick.
Draper misses with a hook.
Draper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cappuccino, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Cappuccino.
Draper checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Draper misses
and Cappuccino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Draper's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draper. Cappuccino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draper throws an overhand right that lands on Cappuccino's shoulder, as Cappuccino tries to avoid the shot.
Cappuccino tries to clinch up but Draper circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Cappuccino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cappuccino blocks a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Draper scores with a four punch combination!
Cappuccino is looking to clinch but Draper is avoiding it.
Cappuccino pushes Draper away with a front kick.
Cappuccino tries to clinch but Draper is having none of it.
Cappuccino ducks under a wild hook from Draper.
Cappuccino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draper finds it's way round the side to connect with Cappuccino's head.
Draper misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cappuccino, right into the meat.
Cappuccino slips a straight right by Draper.
Cappuccino is looking to clinch but Draper is avoiding it.
Draper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cappuccino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cappuccino tries to close the distance and clinch but Draper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cappuccino dodges the punch combination from Draper.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Cappuccino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Draper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Draper!

C
A

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energy
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 Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Geist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lindros
vs
Geist

189 cm
22
218 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Geist!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lindros just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Geist.
Nice defenses there by Geist.
Eric Lindros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindros misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lindros lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Geist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Geist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Geist slips a jab from Lindros.
Lindros misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Lindros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Geist with that takedown attempt.
Lindros thuds his right hand into Geist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Viktor Geist has been cut.

Geist shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lindros is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Geist scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros trying to control from the bottom.
Lindros misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lindros blocking the ground and pound attempt from Geist.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Geist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lindros taking some punishment here, with Geist in his half guard.
Geist seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lindros tries to get to full guard but Geist has control of the leg.
Geist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lindros keeps working.
Geist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lindros's head.
Lindros pushes Geist off looking to stand but Geist dives back in and keeps control.
Geist landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lindros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindros is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Geist is trying to control the action in half guard but Lindros is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Lindros kicks off Geist and gets to his feet.
Lindros misses with a hook. Geist ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindros connects with a right hand. Geist shakes it off.
Geist gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lindros.
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!

Geist shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lindros napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Geist is putting a hurting on Lindros here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lindros tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Geist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lindros gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geist is thwarting Lindros's attempts to control the position.
Lindros is refusing to be controlled, as Geist sits in half guard.
Lindros is pressing down on Geist's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lindros trying to keep a closed guard but Geist is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lindros keeping moving, preventing Geist from controlling successfully.
Geist chips away with some ground and pound.
Lindros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Geist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lindros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Geist looking to sit in guard and control but Lindros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lindros trying to control but Geist is working from the bottom.
Geist manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lindros manages to get himself to full guard.
Lindros controlling Geist's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindros working a defensive guard here.
Lindros is looking to stand up but Geist isn't so interested in that idea.
Geist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lindros 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.
Geist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lindros is trying to control the position but Geist postures up.
Geist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lindros's head.
Geist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geist works over Lindros with some ground and pound from guard.
Geist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Geist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lindros is keeping the position for now.
Geist trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Lindros will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Geist's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lindros stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lindros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lindros missing with a left hand there. Geist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindros is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lindros throws a big shot that misses.
Lindros throws a hook to the side of Geist's head but Geist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindros throws an overhand right that lands on Geist's shoulder, as Geist tries to avoid the shot.
Geist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lindros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Viktor Geist's cut even more.
Geist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geist has a takedown stuffed.
Geist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lindros lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Lindros.
Nice uppercut there from Lindros.

The cut above Viktor Geist's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lindros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lindros throws a looping overhand right but Geist ducks down to avoid it.
Geist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindros.
Lindros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lindros checks a low kick from Geist.
Lindros misses with the combination.
Lindros lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindros.
Lindros thows a body shot but no joy.
Geist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Geist.
Nice cross by Lindros.
Lindros throws a leg kick but Geist moved away.
Geist misses with a takedown attempt
and Lindros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Lindros.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lindros checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Lindros.

Viktor Geist's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindros throws a shot from downtown. Geist moves away and avoids it.
Geist shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lindros counters with a right hand to the body.
Eric Lindros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Geist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Geist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lindros is fending him off so far but Geist persists. Nope, Lindros circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindros.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eric Lindros!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Taalasmaa
vs
Salama

170 cm
24
167 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Salama!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Salama.
Taalasmaa looks to throw the jab but Salama is out of range.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Salama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salama ducks right into an uppercut from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
Salama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salama.
Taalasmaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salama avoids it really well and circles away.
Salama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salama.
Salama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Taalasmaa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Salama is trying to defend but Taalasmaa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Taalasmaa there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa trying to control from half guard but Salama is working away.
Taalasmaa working over Salama with some ground and pound. Salama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Taalasmaa is looking to advance position but Salama won't allow it.
Salama is trying to maintain the position but Taalasmaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but Salama is blocking nicely.
Salama trying to control here.
Taalasmaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taalasmaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salama's head.
Taalasmaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taalasmaa drops an elbow to the side of Salama's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but Salama is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa throws a strike but Salama avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Salama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taalasmaa's guard.
Salama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taalasmaa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salama!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taalasmaa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Salama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taalasmaa is landing with some decent strikes but Salama is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taalasmaa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taalasmaa dominating with strikes here.
Salama tries to reverse the position but Taalasmaa maintains control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Taalasmaa punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa thowing shots but they're missing.
Salama is squirming around, avoiding Taalasmaa's attempts to control the action.
Taalasmaa looking to finish Salama with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salama!
Taalasmaa dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taalasmaa controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa landing punches.
Salama working to try and regain half guard.

Taalasmaa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Salama is now in Taalasmaa's guard. A big mistake from Taalasmaa there, giving up the dominant position!
Taalasmaa 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.

Salama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taalasmaa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Salama has managed to get both his arms back between Taalasmaa's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salama preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taalasmaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salama throws out a leg kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range and Salama only half commits.
Salama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taalasmaa shoots for a takedown but Salama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Salama moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taalasmaa.
Salama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salama throws a leg kick
and Taalasmaa counters with a low kick, right behind Salama 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salama.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Taalasmaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Salama which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Taalasmaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Salama which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salama throws a head kick that Taalasmaa semi-blocks.
Taalasmaa scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Salama ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taalasmaa.
Salama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taalasmaa is out of range and Salama settles back down.
Salama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taalasmaa's calf.
Salama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa is out of range.
Salama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taalasmaa tries a low kick but Salama avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taalasmaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Salama throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Salama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa avoids the head kick by Salama.
Salama misses with a straight left.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salama.
Taalasmaa motions for Salama to come forward. Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sami Salama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Salama drops his hands momentarily and Taalasmaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taalasmaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salama pinned against the cage. Salama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taalasmaa throws a jab when Salama was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Salama has managed to clinch.
A short right from Taalasmaa on the inside.
Taalasmaa has a couple of punches blocked by Salama.
A right handed body shot lands from Taalasmaa.
Salama lands an elbow inside that Taalasmaa shrugs off.
Salama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taalasmaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Taalasmaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Salama.
Salama prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Salama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Salama lands an elbow inside that Taalasmaa shrugs off.
Taalasmaa working aggressively here.
Taalasmaa misses with the head strike.
Salama trying to stall but Taalasmaa improves his position.
Salama missing with knees to the body.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Taalasmaa being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salama blocks a body shot from Taalasmaa.
Salama lands an elbow inside that Taalasmaa shrugs off.
Taalasmaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salama being controlled against the cage.
Taalasmaa taking a breather.
Salama trying to land knees to the body.
Taalasmaa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Salama looking to stall.
Taalasmaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salama.
Salama scores with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salama trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Taalasmaa fails to land.
Salama is trying to maintain a safe position but Taalasmaa gets an underhook and turns Salama into the cage.
Taalasmaa tries to throw a body punch but Salama avoids it by throwing Taalasmaa back against the cage.
Salama lands a body shot.
Taalasmaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taalasmaa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Salama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Salama leaves Taalasmaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Salama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Taalasmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salama lands with a kick to the temple. Taalasmaa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Salama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taalasmaa to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Salama moves out of range.
Salama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taalasmaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and Salama counters with a good low kick that Taalasmaa was not able to check.
An inside leg kick from Taalasmaa misses.
Taalasmaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
Salama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looks to land a left hand but Salama moved out of range nicely.
Taalasmaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Salama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taalasmaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Salama drives through and clinches with Taalasmaa against the cage.
Salama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Salama trying to land knees to the body.
Taalasmaa avoiding damage as Salama throws knees to the body.
Salama blocks an uppercut.
Salama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salama gets underhooks to prevent Taalasmaa's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salama displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taalasmaa up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taalasmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Salama controls his hands.
Salama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Salama.
Taalasmaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Salama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but Salama blocks it.
Taalasmaa is trying to stall.
Salama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salama landing knees to the body.
Salama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Salama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Salama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Salama manages to get underhooks.
Taalasmaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salama stalling against the cage.
Salama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taalasmaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Salama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taalasmaa's defenses.
Taalasmaa tries to work over Salama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taalasmaa jumps guard but Salama stands there with Taalasmaa around his waist. Taalasmaa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salama.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taalasmaa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Salama to work.
Nice elbow from Salama.
Taalasmaa looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salama.
Taalasmaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Salama is trying to stall.
Salama tries a knee to the head but Taalasmaa blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salama blocks a body shot from Taalasmaa.
Salama missing with knees to the body.
Salama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taalasmaa is defending well for now.
Taalasmaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salama gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taalasmaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taalasmaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Taalasmaa to work.
Salama tries to land knees in the clinch but Taalasmaa avoids the damage to the body.
Taalasmaa is looking to control Salama's arms but Salama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taalasmaa has his back to the cage.
Taalasmaa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Salama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taalasmaa is defending well for now.
Salama has Taalasmaa pushed against the cage.
Taalasmaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salama avoiding damage.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Salama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salama 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Salama!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim Star is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rock
vs
Star

183 cm
22
176 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crashforce Nutrition
Fire Nutrition (Muscle Bulk 157)

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Star!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock tries to clinch but Star moves out of range.
Star misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Star.
Rock feints and then cracks Star's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Star down.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rock throws a front kick aimed at Star's knee but Star avoids it well.
Star scores with a jab to the body.

Rock closes the distance and clinches.
Rock wants to stall.

Star's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Star chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Star checks a leg kick nicely.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Rock misses.
Star blocks a head kick by Rock.
Rock throws a nice head kick!
Rock throws a head kick that Star semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Star avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Star as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Star misses.
Star throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Star misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Star tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Star lands a nice shot that snaps Rock's head back.
Star looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Rock is looking to slow Star down with leg kicks.

Star tries to keep at a distance but Rock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Star fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rock keeps control of Star as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rock cracks Star with a nice body shot.
Rock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Star.
Rock landing knees to the head.

It looks like Slim Star has been cut.
Star wants to break free but Rock has control.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rock.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rock loads up on a big right hand but Star slips the punch.
Star fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rock misses with a hook to the body
letting Star counter with a right hand.
Star thows a left - swing and a miss!
Star fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Star throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Star.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maddy Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Rock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Star scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Star misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a series of punches but Star avoids them all with ease.
Star misses the body punch
and Rock counters with a good low kick that Star was not able to check.
A big left from Star misses.
Rock lands a nice looking body kick.
Star looks gassed!

Rock moves into the clinch.
Star has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Star can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rock.
Star wants to break free but Rock has control.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rock is pushing Star up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Star misses with the head strike.
Rock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Star's efforts to push away.
Rock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Star up against the cage.
Star wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rock has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rock effectively controlling the action here.
Star is trying to force a seperation but Rock has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rock landing knees to the body.
Rock lands a shot to the body.
Star tries to break the clinch but Rock is controlling the position.
Star wants to stall.
Star tries to break the clinch but Rock is controlling the position.
Star is trying to break the clinch but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock stalling in the clinch.
Rock trying to control the position but instead, Star has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rock into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddy Rock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slim Star's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Star falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rock counters with a solid body kick.
Star stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rock.
Star misses with a straight left.
Rock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Star's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Star swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rock. That's going to slow Star down.
Rock connects with a solid leg kick.
Star misses with a wild body shot.
Maddy Rock is winning the standup battle so far.

Rock clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Rock.
Rock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Star's efforts to push away.
Star is trying to break the clinch but Rock is controlling him.
Rock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rock lands an elbow that stopped Star in his tracks for a moment.
Rock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Star's efforts to push away.
Star is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star is trying to break the clinch but Rock is controlling him.
Star has had enough of the clinch but Rock keeps him there for the moment.
Star has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rock keeps control of Star as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Star can't break the clinch.
Star has had enough of the clinch but Rock keeps him there for the moment.
Rock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Star working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rock.
Rock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Star's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Star blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Rock.
Star wants to break the clinch but can't.
Star wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.
Star has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Star letting Rock take a breather here.

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.

Star's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rock forces Star back against the cage and clinches.
Star has had enough of the clinch but Rock keeps him there for the moment.
Rock has Star pressed against the cage.
A short right from Rock on the inside.
Rock looking to throw knees to the head but Star is blocking nicely.
Star is looking to control Rock's arms but Rock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Star has his back to the cage.
Star wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rock lands a left hand.
Rock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Star is breathing heavily.
Star is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rock is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rock for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star wants to break free but Rock has control.
Rock scores with a hook to the body.
Rock stalling in the clinch.

Star escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Star throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock dodges the punch combination from Star.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rock.
Star connects with a nice looking jab.
Rock keeps Star at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Star stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Star looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rock clinches up against the cage.
Star is trying to force a seperation but Rock has the dominant position.
Star dodges an elbow strike from Rock.
Star misses with a short punch on the inside.
Star letting Rock take a breather here.
Star is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rock as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rock.
Rock lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Slim Star's cut even more.
Star has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rock misses with a knee to the head.
Star wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Star is trying to break the clinch but Rock is controlling him.
Star tries to break the clinch but Rock is controlling the position.
Star being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddy Rock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slim Star's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Star tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Star walks into a stiff left hand from Rock.
Star misses with a looping right.
Rock connects with an inside leg kick.
Rock tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rock.

Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Star wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rock scores with a shoulder strike.
Star takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Star has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Star wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Star.
Star can't break the clinch.
Rock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rock scores with a hook to the body.
Rock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Star has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Star lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Rock.
Star misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Star's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rock keeps control of Star as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rock has Star pressed against the cage, preventing Star from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Star is trying to break free.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Star avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Star's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Star working hard to break the clinch.
Star is trying to break free.
Rock lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Star wants to break free but Rock has control.
Star can't find room to land a body shot as Rock controls the action.
Rock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
Star tries to circle away but Rock has him pinned against the cage.
Rock stalls.
Star wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Rock.
Rock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Star avoids it.
Star is trying to break free.
Star wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Star is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock has double underhooks.
Rock scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Star escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Star circles away from the clinch attempt
and Star counters with a stiff right hand.
Maddy Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rock avoids the body shot from Star.
Rock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rock misses with a two punch combination.
Rock is looking to clinch.
Star looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Rock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Star keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Star finds it's way round the side to connect with Rock's head.
Rock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Star blocks a head kick by Rock.
Star avoids the head kick by Rock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to clinch but Star moves away
letting Star counter with a right hand.
Rock blocks a jab.
Star takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slim Star has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Star looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range.
Rock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Star.
Rock cracks the inside of Star's front leg.
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Star thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rock throws a shot to the body.

Rock clinches.
A right hand to the body from Rock.
Rock lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Star manages to break the clinch.
Star fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rock connects with an inside leg kick.
Star throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rock 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 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhrgryn Raedwulfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigori Lebedev had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lebedev
vs
Raedwulfson

200 cm
21
270 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

Crashforce Nutrition
Fire Nutrition (Muscle Bulk 157)

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Lebedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jhrgryn Raedwulfson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Lebedev or perhaps it was just good defense by Raedwulfson which made him look bad.
Lebedev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lebedev blocks a low kick nicely.
Raedwulfson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raedwulfson throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Raedwulfson misses its intended target.
Raedwulfson tries to land a front kick but Lebedev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lebedev shoots in and drives through. Raedwulfson sprawls well.
Lebedev swinging wildly here.
Lebedev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Raedwulfson does no damage.
Lebedev throws a one two combo.

It looks like Jhrgryn Raedwulfson 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!
Lebedev throws a series of punches but Raedwulfson moves out of range.
Lebedev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Lebedev does no damage.
Lebedev keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lebedev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Lebedev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebedev fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Lebedev.
Raedwulfson looks to land a combination but Lebedev avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev defending well as Raedwulfson loads up on a big left hand.
Lebedev tries to clinch up but Raedwulfson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jhrgryn Raedwulfson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lebedev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raedwulfson misses with a head kick.
Lebedev blocks a head kick by Raedwulfson.
Raedwulfson throws a right and a left that Lebedev avoids nicely.
Raedwulfson tries a head kick but it misses.
Raedwulfson tries to clinch but Lebedev moves out of range.
Lebedev misses with a two punch combination.
Lebedev misses with a few strikes there.
Raedwulfson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lebedev misses with a few strikes there.
Lebedev misses with a double jab.
Raedwulfson misses with a looping right.
Raedwulfson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lebedev.
Lebedev avoids the body shot from Raedwulfson.
Raedwulfson misses with a two punch combination.
Lebedev tries to bum rush Raedwulfson with a series of wild strikes but Raedwulfson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raedwulfson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Grigori Lebedev has been cut.

Raedwulfson moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raedwulfson backwards.
Lebedev avoids a wild elbow strike from Raedwulfson.
Raedwulfson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Raedwulfson breaks from the clinch.
Raedwulfson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lebedev wants to clinch.
Lebedev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lebedev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raedwulfson tries to avoid it but Lebedev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raedwulfson to the ground. Raedwulfson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lebedev lands with a nice combination. Raedwulfson backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Raedwulfson gets caught flat footed, as Lebedev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Lebedev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lebedev throws a big right hand that misses.
Lebedev is pushing down on Raedwulfson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Raedwulfson is fighting to maintain full guard but Lebedev has managed to sneak the leg through.

Lebedev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lebedev stops Raedwulfson from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lebedev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Raedwulfson!
Lebedev lands a big elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lebedev landing shots from mount.
Raedwulfson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lebedev landing strikes from the mount and Raedwulfson is in trouble!

Raedwulfson is rocked!
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!
Lebedev controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Raedwulfson has left one of his arms exposed and Lebedev doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Raedwulfson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grigori Lebedev!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norzu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Anekdoten - Karelia. This should be a great matchup!

Norzu
vs
Hanson

185 cm
23
163 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fire Nutrition (Muscle Bulk 157)

Bare Knuckle Combat-Nutrition
Fire Nutrition (Muscle Bulk 157)

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norzu misses the jab.
Norzu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hanson's head.
Norzu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norzu counters with a good low kick that Hanson was not able to check.
Norzu throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily.
Hanson tries to bum rush Norzu with a series of wild strikes but Norzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Norzu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Santeri Norzu has been cut.
Hanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanson misses with a straight left.
Hanson 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norzu just misses with a punch to the body.
Norzu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norzu tries to score with a low kick but Hanson moves his leg out of the way.
Hanson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norzu doesn't seem phased though.
Norzu throws out a loose jab but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Norzu.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norzu circles away quickly and effectively.
Norzu throws a good cross that connects.
Norzu misses with a hook.
Norzu takes one to the side of the head.
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanson throws a right hand that Norzu ducks under and follows up with a left that Norzu also avoids with ease.
A big right from Hanson misses.
Norzu misses with a body shot.
Hanson throws a nice looking combination but Norzu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanson dodges the punch combination from Norzu.
Norzu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Norzu ducks down to avoid it.
Norzu wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Hanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santeri Norzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norzu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
Norzu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norzu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanson if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norzu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu dodges the punch combination from Hanson.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanson blocks the leg kick.
Norzu looks to land a body kick but Hanson moved away.
Hanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norzu looks to land a left hand but Hanson moved out of range nicely.
Norzu jabs Hanson right on the nose. Hanson blinks but takes it well.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Norzu avoids it well.
Hanson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Norzu throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norzu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanson. That did some damage!
Norzu throws out a loose jab but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hanson.
Hanson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Norzu lands a nice shot that snaps Hanson's head back.
Norzu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norzu thuds his right hand into Hanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hanson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Norzu avoids it well.
Norzu tries to land a body kick
and Hanson counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson checks a leg kick nicely.
Hanson throws a right hand that Norzu ducks under and follows up with a left that Norzu also avoids with ease.
Norzu misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Santeri Norzu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santeri Norzu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice shot by Hanson.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Norzu ducks down to avoid it.
Norzu misses the shot to the body.
Norzu slips a jab from Hanson.
Hanson takes a swing at Norzu's ribcage but misses.
Hanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norzu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Norzu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norzu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Norzu misses with a double jab
and Hanson counters with a straight right hand.
Norzu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norzu tries to work over Hanson's front leg with a kick but Hanson checks it.
Hanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norzu to score with a decent uppercut.
Norzu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Hanson thuds his right hand into Norzu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Norzu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Hanson.
Norzu scores with a jab. Hanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Norzu finds it's target.
Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Norzu moves away and avoids it.
Hanson lands a nice shot that snaps Norzu's head back.
Norzu tries to work over Hanson's front leg with a kick but Hanson checks it.
Norzu throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hanson misses
and Norzu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norzu wants to land a leg kick but Hanson is out of range.
Norzu misses with a head kick.
Hanson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Santeri Norzu is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanson dodges the punch combination from Norzu.
Norzu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norzu misses with a shot to the body
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Norzu thows a body shot but no joy.
Norzu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanson.
Hanson staying out of range there.
Norzu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norzu avoids the body shot from Hanson.
Hanson slips under a jab from Norzu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanson.
Norzu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanson.
Norzu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanson counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norzu manages to avoid it.
Hanson lands with a cross.
Hanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norzu.
Hanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.
Norzu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hanson will feel that in the morning.
Norzu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Hanson.
Hanson scores with a jab. Norzu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tests Norzu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norzu throws a hook but Hanson avoids it easily.
Norzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Norzu wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Norzu throws a lazy right hand but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norzu moves out of range as Hanson strikes.
Hanson throws a hook but Norzu avoids it easily.
Norzu is looking to clinch but Hanson is avoiding it.
A big left from Norzu misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanson misses with an uppercut. Norzu saw that one coming.
Hanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanson misses with a looping left.
Hanson moves away from the strike by Norzu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Hanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Santeri Norzu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norzu is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norzu.
Norzu wants to clinch.
Norzu misses with a looping right.
Norzu thuds his shin into the meat of Hanson's side.
Hanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Norzu tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norzu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanson. Norzu does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu throws a body kick that misses.
Hanson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Norzu is just out of range.
Norzu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Hanson looks to land a right hand but Norzu moved out of range.
Hanson connects with a right hand. Norzu shakes it off.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Norzu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norzu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norzu throws a combination that misses
and Hanson counters with a series of strikes. Norzu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hanson throws an overhand right that lands on Norzu's shoulder, as Norzu tries to avoid the shot.
Norzu throws a looping overhand right but Hanson ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norzu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Norzu is just out of range.
Norzu throws a hook but Hanson avoids it easily.
A jab from Norzu misses.
Some wild striking there from Norzu.
Hanson looks to land a left hand but Norzu moved out of range nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Norzu!
Norzu with a jab.
Norzu moves in looking to clinch but Hanson pushes him off.
Norzu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hanson finds it's way round the side to connect with Norzu's head.
Norzu throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Norzu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Norzu 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.
Norzu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanson.
Norzu throws a looping overhand right but Hanson ducks down to avoid it.
Hanson missing with a left hand there. Norzu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norzu with a nice cross.
Norzu misses with a hook.
Hanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norzu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Norzu moves away and avoids it.
A left and a right from Hanson both land. Nice combination.
Norzu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanson.
Hanson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norzu avoids the body shot from Hanson.
Norzu throws a wild body kick that Hanson sees coming a mile off.
Norzu ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Norzu misses with a combination
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Norzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanson 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.
Good exchange - Norzu coming out on top.
Norzu throws a hook but Hanson avoids it easily.
Norzu cracks the inside of Hanson's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Hanson lands.
Norzu thumps Hanson with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Norzu ducks down to avoid it.
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santeri Norzu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Norzu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Norzu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norzu throws a leg kick which misses Hanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanson tries to avoid it.
Norzu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanson misses with a combination
and Norzu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norzu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Norzu.
A right-left combo lands from Hanson.
Norzu throws a big shot that misses.
Hanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norzu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norzu walks into a straight right hand from Hanson.
Norzu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson connects with a jab.
Hanson misses with a straight left.
Norzu throws a head kick that misses.
Hanson swinging wildly here.
Norzu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanson throws a big shot that misses.
Hanson tries to move into range but Norzu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norzu misses with a body shot
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson throws a good cross that connects.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norzu.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norzu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hanson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hanson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Norzu lands but Hanson takes it in his stride.
Hanson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Hanson misses.
Norzu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Norzu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hanson.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Norzu.
Hanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hanson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norzu's hands.
Norzu throws a hook but Hanson blocks it.
Norzu misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Hanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norzu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanson moves out of range as Norzu throws a body kick.
Hanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Norzu clinches but Hanson breaks the clinch
and Hanson counters with a nice body shot.
Hanson tests Norzu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norzu ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Hanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norzu is looking to clinch but Hanson is avoiding it.
Norzu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norzu throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily.
Hanson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanson works over Norzu's head and body with a nice combination.
Norzu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Norzu is rocked!
Norzu wants to clinch.
Oh Norzu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Hanson misses.
Norzu seems to have got his legs back now.
Norzu scores with a hook.
Hanson takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norzu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norzu lands a nice hook to Hanson's body. Hanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Santeri Norzu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santeri Norzu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Norzu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norzu lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanson off the cage and back into rage.
Hanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norzu counters with a nice body kick.
Norzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norzu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Norzu misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Hanson does no damage.
Hanson moves out of range as Norzu throws a body kick.
Norzu takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a straight left.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Hanson.
Hanson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Norzu backs up against the cage.
Norzu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norzu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norzu.
A telegraphed right hand from Norzu misses the target.
Hanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanson avoids the body shot from Norzu.
Norzu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hanson does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanson blocks a jab.
Steve Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norzu lands a jab to the head.
Norzu throws a shot from downtown. Hanson moves away and avoids it.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Hanson is looking to land body kicks.
Hanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanson punishes Norzu's body with a nice straight punch.
Hanson throws a right and a left that Norzu avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Norzu as he connects with a hook.
Norzu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tests Norzu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Norzu with a hook.
Norzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
A nice combination there by Hanson.
Norzu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norzu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Norzu throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norzu throws a sloppy head kick and Hanson moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norzu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanson.
Hanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norzu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Norzu!
Santeri Norzu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norzu.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Norzu avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Norzu.
Norzu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norzu stuns Hanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hanson misses with a two punch combination.
Norzu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norzu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanson.
Norzu throws a head kick that half lands.

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 Santeri Norzu.
Well Norzu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Santeri Norzu!
Santeri Norzu retains his lightweight title!