BHFC - Peippo vs. Gracie PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Hartley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hartley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Twilight Zone . The key to victory for Todd Hartley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hartley
vs
Kastinen

192 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Hartley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartley lands with an uppercut that bounces Kastinen off the cage and back into rage.
Hartley is looking to slow Kastinen down with leg kicks.
Kastinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Hartley tries to bum rush Kastinen with a series of wild strikes but Kastinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kastinen.
Hartley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Hartley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartley throws the left hand but Kastinen avoids the punch easily.
Hartley is looking to slow Kastinen down with leg kicks.
Hartley is looking to chop away at Kastinen's legs.
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartley as he jumps to the side.

Kastinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kastinen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hartley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hartley is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Kastinen stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Seppo Kastinen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hartley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hartley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kastinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kastinen looks gassed!
Kastinen takes one on the button.
Hartley throws an overhand right that lands on Kastinen's shoulder, as Kastinen tries to avoid the shot.
Hartley's corner calls for a 1-2. Hartley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Kastinen.
Hartley throws a solid leg kick but Kastinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hartley.
Hartley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kastinen defending well as Hartley loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley scores with a decent looking hook.

Kastinen gets the takedown into side control.
Kastinen staying calm.
Hartley is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Kastinen stalls from top position.

Kastinen has hold of Hartley's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hartley tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kastinen cranks the arm and Hartley screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hartley, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Seppo Kastinen!

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RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shlomo Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena comes to the cage accompanied by you cant see me . Shlomo Wolowitz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Cena's chin.

Cena
vs
Wolowitz

185 cm
19
255 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shlomo Wolowitz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolowitz thumps Cena with a low kick.

Cena shoots in and bounces Wolowitz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wolowitz wants to sweep here but Cena controlling him for the moment.
Wolowitz keeping moving, preventing Cena from controlling successfully.

Wolowitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cena can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Wolowitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cena can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cena is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Wolowitz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cena is aware though and is defending well.
Wolowitz looking to control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cena is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wolowitz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cena is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cena wants to pass the guard but Wolowitz is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Wolowitz is looking for a triangle but Cena pushes his legs off easily.
Wolowitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolowitz, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wolowitz has his foot on Cena's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cena works his way back into a safe position though.

Wolowitz is looking for a triangle but Cena pushes his legs off easily.
Cena stays in close to Wolowitz's body and controls the position.
Wolowitz keeping moving, preventing Cena from controlling successfully.
Wolowitz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cena's guard.
Wolowitz advances position into side control!

Wolowitz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cena has escaped the position, nice work there.

Wolowitz decides to stand back up. Wolowitz steps back and let's Cena get back to his feet.
Wolowitz fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Cena blocks the leg kick.
Shlomo Wolowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but Wolowitz shows good takedown defense.

Cena throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wolowitz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cena is in Wolowitz's guard.
Cena content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wolowitz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cena!
Cena knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolowitz on the ground.
Cena wants to hold on but Wolowitz pushes him away.
Cena working to try and regain half guard.
Cena is working hard here to advance position.
Cena is breathing heavily.

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

Wolowitz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cena postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena preventing the sweep.

Wolowitz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cena preventing the sweep.
Wolowitz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cena controls the pace.

Wolowitz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cena is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Wolowitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wolowitz looking for a guillotine here but Cena defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cena stands and steps away. Wolowitz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shlomo Wolowitz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cena closes the distance and clinches up with Wolowitz, looking for a takedown. Cena pushes Wolowitz against the cage but Wolowitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Cena darts in and clinches Wolowitz up against the cage.

Wolowitz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cena is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wolowitz to the mat. Wolowitz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shlomo Wolowitz has got the better of the ground game so far.

Wolowitz looking for a triangle here. Cena is fighting it but it looks tight! Wolowitz pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cena is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shlomo Wolowitz!

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mulligan McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mulligan McGee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

McGee
vs
Lee

185 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mulligan McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Lee!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGee tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into McGee's ribcage.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee just leaning against McGee, taking a breather.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee just leaning against McGee, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee working McGee over with knees to the body.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGee's face.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee looks gassed!
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGee's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has McGee pressed against the cage, preventing McGee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee has McGee pushed against the cage.
McGee tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
McGee stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
McGee blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGee stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGee's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee digs a right hand into McGee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGee's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee working McGee over with knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Lee is working McGee over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
McGee managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGee's brow.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGee tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee working McGee over with knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but McGee blocks with his arms.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
McGee misses with some punches.
McGee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGee, as that shot connected.

It looks like Johnny Lee has been cut.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGee but McGee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
McGee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGee takes an elbow to the forehead.
McGee misses with a body punch.
McGee looking to slow down the pace here.
McGee takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGee misses with a body punch.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee blocks a body shot from McGee.
Lee taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGee tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Lee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
McGee tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. McGee won't want to take too many of those.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGee's efforts to push away.
McGee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee just leaning against McGee, taking a breather.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
McGee being controlled against the cage.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
McGee misses with a body punch.
Lee is stalling here.
McGee can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
McGee is trying to break free.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee has McGee pressed against the cage, preventing McGee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
McGee wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McGee tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
McGee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch.
McGee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGee wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Johnny Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGee avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but McGee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but McGee blocks with his arms.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGee.
McGee tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing McGee back against the cage.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
McGee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
McGee trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGee into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McGee clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
McGee tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into McGee's ribcage.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped McGee in his tracks for a moment.
Lee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee digs a right hand underneath McGee's ribcage. McGee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGee is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGee is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee blocks a body shot from McGee.
Lee stalls.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGee tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing McGee back against the cage.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGee is trying to break free.
McGee takes a shot to the head.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but McGee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but McGee is blocking nicely.
McGee can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGee is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGee is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
McGee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGee wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped McGee in his tracks for a moment.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGee's face.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
McGee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee lands an elbow inside that McGee shrugs off.
McGee stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into McGee's ribcage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGee avoids it.
Lee blocks a body shot from McGee.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee working McGee over with knees to the body.
McGee tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing McGee back against the cage.
McGee tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.

That's four 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.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGee misses with the head strike.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGee's efforts to push away.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGee tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McGee is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Mulligan McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGee tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing McGee back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Lee!

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FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junkyard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez has chosen 300 music video - the devils own as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Dog
vs
Fernandez

184 cm
27
255 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

220 cm
22
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog scores with a jab.
Fernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fernandez momentarily.
Fernandez tries to land a front kick but Dog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dog cracks Fernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernandez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dog misses with a head kick.
Dog lands a head shot.
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt
and Dog counters with a left to the body.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Dog lands with a cross.
Dog looks to land a right hand but Fernandez moved out of range.
Dog lands with a hook. Fernandez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Fernandez is rocked!
Fernandez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dog.
Fernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog finish him?
Fernandez thows a leg kick but Dog checks it
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dog steps in with a hook that catches Fernandez right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dog follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Fernandez looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junkyard Dog!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Hentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hudson
vs
Hentz

205 cm
19
272 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

202 cm
24
248 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Hentz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson shoots in for a takedown but Hentz shows good takedown defense.

Hentz scores a takedown into full mount!
Hudson is trying to stand.
Hudson stops Hentz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
You get the feeling that Hudson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hentz controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hentz has taken his back!
Will Hentz go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hentz controlling from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hudson is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Hentz has his takedown stuffed

and Hudson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hentz keeping hold of Hudson's head, controlling as best he can.
Hentz is pressing down on Hudson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hudson throwing strikes from guard but Hentz blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hentz wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hudson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hentz seems keen to control Hudson's posture.
Hentz looking for a sweep. Not yet Hentz, not yet.
Hudson throwing strikes but missing.
Hentz looking for a sweep. Not yet Hentz, not yet.
Hudson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hudson throws and elbow that misses. Hentz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hudson's guard. Nice move by Hentz!
Hentz 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hudson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hudson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hentz gets back to full guard.
Hudson preventing the sweep.
Hentz is pulling down on Hudson's head to control his posture.
Hudson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hentz seems keen to control Hudson's posture.
Hudson with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 James Hudson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hudson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hentz misses with a takedown attempt

and Hudson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hudson looks to land a strike but Hentz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hudson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hentz has wrist control.
Hentz trying to keep a closed guard but Hudson is proving a slippery customer.
Hentz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hentz controls Hudson momentarily but Hudson frees himself.
Hudson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hudson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hudson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hudson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hentz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hentz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hudson manages to get himself to full guard.
Hentz controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hentz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hentz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Robert Hentz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hudson tries for a takedown but Hentz circles away easily

and Hentz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hudson!
Hentz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hudson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hentz controlling the pace for now.
Hudson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hudson tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hentz controlling the position easily from mount.
Robert Hentz has got the better of the ground game so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hentz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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.
Hentz wants to take Hudson's back here but Hudson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hudson wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robert Hentz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hentz misses with a takedown

and Hudson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hudson.
Hentz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hudson.
Hentz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hentz is trying to control the position but Hudson postures up.
Hentz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hudson throws and elbow that misses. Hentz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hudson's guard. Nice move by Hentz!
Hentz wants to control from the top but Hudson keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hentz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Robert Hentz.
Hentz misses with a takedown

so Hudson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hudson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hudson works over Hentz with some ground and pound from guard.
Hentz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hudson is one step ahead there.
Hudson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hentz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hudson.
Hudson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hentz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hentz 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.
Hudson is in close to Hentz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hentz controlling the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Robert Hentz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hentz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hudson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hudson.
James Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Hentz.
Hentz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hentz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hudson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hudson throws a big right hand that misses.
Hudson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hudson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson postures up in Hentz's guard and throws a big left but Hentz blocks it.
Hentz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hentz working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hentz looking for a sweep. Not yet Hentz, not yet.

Robert Hentz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hentz shoots and misses

so Hudson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hudson preventing the sweep.
Hentz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hudson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hudson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hentz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hentz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hentz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hudson connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hudson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hentz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hudson with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Hudson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hudson 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robert Hentz!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kuume Lohineva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jami Roguay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lohineva comes into the arena with Mc Nikke T - Jos Haluu saada on pakko antaa blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lohineva
vs
Roguay

182 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuume Lohineva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Roguay!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lohineva is defended easily by Roguay.
Roguay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Roguay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roguay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lohineva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roguay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lohineva.
Lohineva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roguay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lohineva somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuume Lohineva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lohineva misses with a takedown attempt - Roguay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lohineva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roguay's waist but Roguay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lohineva off to one side.
Roguay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roguay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lohineva's head.
Roguay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roguay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Kuume Lohineva has been cut.
Lohineva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roguay circles away.
Roguay looks to land a combination. Lohineva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lohineva shoots for a takedown but Roguay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lohineva is breathing heavily.
Roguay throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Lohineva colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Roguay as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Lohineva is left battered and dazed whilst Roguay and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jami Roguay!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lilburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Couture had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Couture
vs
Lilburn

186 cm
26
213 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
218 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Crimson Supplements($50 159 Recovery)

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture avoids the body shot from Lilburn.
Couture takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A low kick from Lilburn misses
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lilburn swings for the body but Couture moves out of range.
Couture throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lilburn's waist but Lilburn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Couture off to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lilburn. That's going to slow Couture down.
Couture gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Lilburn counter with a right hand.
Couture shoots and misses
and Lilburn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lilburn throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.
Couture avoids the head kick by Lilburn.

Couture feints and as Lilburn raises his hands in defense, Couture changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Couture decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lilburn is looking to land body kicks.
Couture misses with a takedown
and Lilburn counters with a solid body kick.
John Lilburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture takes one to the chin there.
Lilburn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lilburn. Couture shrugs it off though.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Couture chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lilburn can pounce on him.
Lilburn throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Lilburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Lilburn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Couture crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lilburn - the referee stops the clock and Couture gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lilburn. Couture manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lilburn scoring well with a low kick there.
Couture takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Lilburn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Couture doesn't seem phased though.
Lilburn looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Lilburn pushes Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Lilburn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lilburn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lilburn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lilburn scores a nice knee to the body.
Lilburn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Lilburn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lilburn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lilburn scores with a spinning back kick!
Lilburn digs a good hook to Couture's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lilburn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn lands a jab to Couture's midsection.
Lilburn scores with a kick to the body.
Lilburn scores with a nice body kick.
Couture will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lilburn works the jab nicely.
Lilburn thuds his shin into the meat of Couture's side.
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!
Couture stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lilburn.
Lilburn lands a nice shot to the body.
Lilburn looks to land a body kick but Couture moved away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lilburn!

It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Lilburn throws a leg kick which misses Couture's front leg but catches the back leg as Couture tries to avoid it.
Lilburn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lilburn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lilburn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Lilburn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lilburn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Couture.
Lilburn lands a leg kick that knocks Couture off balance momentarily.
Couture is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lilburn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lilburn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lilburn throws the kick towards the body but Couture avoids it.
Couture takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Lilburn. That snapped Couture's head back.
Lilburn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lilburn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Couture walks into a straight right hand from Lilburn.

Lilburn has closed the distance and engaged Couture in a clinch.
Lilburn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lilburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture'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.

Lilburn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
John Lilburn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lilburn connects with an inside leg kick.
Lilburn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lilburn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Couture has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lilburn.
Lilburn throws a wild body kick that Couture sees coming a mile off.
Lilburn scores with a sloppy right hand. Couture should have avoided that one.
Couture shoots for a double leg takedown but Lilburn sprawls well. He's pushed Couture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lilburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lilburn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lilburn takes a swing at Couture's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lilburn. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.

Lilburn has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilburn lands a nice knee to the body.
Lilburn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Couture is defending well for now.
Lilburn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Couture blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Lilburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilburn throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.
Good shot there by Lilburn.
Lilburn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lilburn throws a wild body kick that Couture sees coming a mile off.
Lilburn feints and then cracks Couture's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Couture down.
Lilburn misses with a double jab.
Couture moves out of range as Lilburn throws a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lilburn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lilburn.
Lilburn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lilburn scores with a nice head shot.
Lilburn connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lilburn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lilburn looks for the body kick but Couture saw that one coming.
Lilburn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Couture on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Lilburn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lilburn.

Randy Couture's cut is getting worse.
Lilburn tests Couture's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Lilburn lands a big head kick that sends Couture tumbling to the mat! Lilburn takes a step backwards and waves Couture back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Couture is rocked!
Lilburn lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Couture is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Couture crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lilburn - the referee stops the clock and Couture gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lilburn. Couture manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Couture seems to have got his legs back now.
Lilburn lands a jab to Couture's midsection.
Lilburn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Lilburn moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Couture takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lilburn lands an uppercut.

Lilburn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lilburn cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
Lilburn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lilburn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lilburn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lilburn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilburn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lilburn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Couture takes a step back to recover.
Randy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lilburn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Lilburn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Couture takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn pushes Couture away with a front kick.
Lilburn throws a head kick that half lands.

Randy Couture's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lilburn pushes Couture away with a front kick.
Couture steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lilburn. That one must have hurt.
Couture takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lilburn fakes the leg kick and cracks Couture in the body.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lilburn.
Lilburn misses with a body kick.
Lilburn scores with a push kick.
Couture looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lilburn gets a clinch.
Lilburn lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
Lilburn gets through Couture's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lilburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Lilburn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lilburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lilburn moves into the clinch successfully.
Lilburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Couture.
Lilburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
Lilburn presses Couture against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Couture managing to block the knees to the body from Lilburn.
Couture blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Lilburn breaks from the clinch.
Couture's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lilburn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Couture scrambles back to his feet.
Lilburn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Couture fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lilburn sprawls well initially but Couture persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Lilburn pushes Couture off and gets back to his feet.
Lilburn throws a nice head kick!
Lilburn lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lilburn.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburn lands a high kick!
Lilburn lands a leg kick that knocks Couture off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lilburn.
Couture takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lilburn lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lilburn. Couture shrugs it off though.
Lilburn scores with a leg kick.
Lilburn throws the kick towards the body but Couture avoids it.
Lilburn throws a half hearted mid kick.

Lilburn clinches.

Lilburn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilburn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilburn throws a front kick that sends Couture stumbling back into the cage.
Lilburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Couture has time to react.
Lilburn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lilburn.
Lilburn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Couture has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lilburn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lilburn lands an overhand right.
Lilburn misses the shot to the body.
Lilburn scoring well with a low kick there.
Lilburn throws the kick towards the body but Couture avoids it.

Lilburn pushes Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Lilburn lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Randy Couture's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Lilburn!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyato Kimuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Wolf has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hyato Kimuraba's chin.

Kimuraba
vs
Wolf

194 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hyato Kimuraba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimuraba feints a jab promting Wolf to slip. Kimuraba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wolf slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Kimuraba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wolf quickly recovers to half guard.
Kimuraba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wolf looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wolf is refusing to be controlled, as Kimuraba sits in half guard.
Kimuraba trying to pass the guard but Wolf defending well.
Kimuraba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kimuraba working Wolf over with strikes.
Kimuraba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wolf is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolf is refusing to be controlled, as Kimuraba sits in half guard.
Kimuraba is thwarting Wolf's attempts to control the position.

Kimuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kimuraba is looking for a kimura but Wolf is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimuraba to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimuraba is thwarting Wolf's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimuraba is keen to just control but Wolf is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf has hold of Kimuraba's hands but Kimuraba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Kimuraba is looking for a kimura but Wolf is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimuraba to get the leverage.

Kimuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wolf tries to kick Kimuraba off but Kimuraba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kimuraba working over Wolf with some ground and pound. Wolf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolf pushes Kimuraba off looking to stand but Kimuraba dives back in and keeps control.

Kimuraba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kimuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wolf is trying to maintain the position but Kimuraba is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is looking to improve his position.
Wolf gets back to full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hyato Kimuraba!
Hyato Kimuraba retains his light heavyweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hoger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Peippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peippo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Public Enemy - Terminator X to the Edge of Panic . Kari Peippo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gracie
vs
Peippo

178 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
172 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Peippo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Peippo counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Peippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Peippo circles away easily

and Peippo counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Peippo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peippo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Peippo thows a big elbow that misses.

Peippo drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Peippo off! Peippo jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peippo is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peippo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peippo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Peippo controlling him for the moment.

Peippo drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Peippo off! Peippo jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Peippo cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Peippo stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peippo stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peippo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.

Peippo is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Peippo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Peippo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hoger Gracie!