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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Pithe Canthropus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Taylor's chin.

Canthropus
vs
Taylor

175 cm
31
165 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

170 cm
23
167 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pithe Canthropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Canthropus throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Canthropus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
A telegraphed right hand from Canthropus misses the target.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Canthropus misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Canthropus is breathing heavily.
Canthropus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Canthropus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canthropus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canthropus throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Canthropus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Canthropus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Canthropus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taylor.
Canthropus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Canthropus circles away.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Canthropus avoids them all with ease.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Canthropus ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Canthropus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Canthropus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canthropus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Canthropus uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Canthropus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Canthropus misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Ryan Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor throws a hook but Canthropus avoids it easily.
Canthropus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Pithe Canthropus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Taylor.
Canthropus misses with a straight right.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Canthropus ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Canthropus's head but Canthropus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Canthropus which made him look bad.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Canthropus moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Canthropus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Canthropus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canthropus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Canthropus wants it to stay on the feet.
Canthropus is looking to score with low kicks.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Canthropus motions for Taylor to come forward. Canthropus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canthropus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor winds up and cracks Canthropus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Canthropus keeps working.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Canthropus is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canthropus regains full guard. Nicely done.

Canthropus working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor is in close to Canthropus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Canthropus on the side of the head.
Taylor defending well as Canthropus loads up on a big left hand.
Canthropus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Canthropus throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Canthropus throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Canthropus. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Canthropus slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Canthropus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Nice defenses there by Canthropus.
Horrible takedown by Canthropus or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Taylor scores with a jab. Canthropus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Canthropus shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A cross from Taylor lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor 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.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Canthropus knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.

Canthropus is rocked!
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Canthropus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Canthropus.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
BOOM! Taylor lands a beautiful left hook that drops Canthropus. Canthropus tries to recover but Taylor is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Canthropus lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Taylor!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Snihc Swyzcnski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Kills has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Swyzcnski
vs
Kills

194 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snihc Swyzcnski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Kills!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swyzcnski connects with an inside leg kick.

Swyzcnski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kills avoiding damage as Swyzcnski throws knees to the body.

Swyzcnski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swyzcnski throws a leg kick which misses Kills's front leg but catches the back leg as Kills tries to avoid it.
Swyzcnski thumps Kills with a low kick.

Swyzcnski clinches up with Kills and pushes him back against the cage.
Kills fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swyzcnski misses with a knee to the head.
Swyzcnski misses with a knee to the head.
Swyzcnski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Swyzcnski with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dave Kills has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kills on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kills fails to pull guard.
Kills tries to land knees in the clinch but Swyzcnski avoids the damage to the body.
Swyzcnski misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kills blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Swyzcnski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kills fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Swyzcnski as Kills shoots in.
Snihc Swyzcnski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Kills.
Kills avoids a kick to the body.
Swyzcnski dodges the punch combination from Kills.
Swyzcnski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Swyzcnski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swyzcnski stuffs the takedown attempt from Kills. Kills gets slowly back to his feet.
Swyzcnski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swyzcnski throws a front kick aimed at Kills's knee but Kills avoids it well.

Swyzcnski drives through and clinches with Kills against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kills drops down looking for an ankle pick but Swyzcnski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kills changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swyzcnski tries to avoid it but Kills manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swyzcnski to the ground. Swyzcnski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kills looks gassed!
That kick from Swyzcnski tenderised Kills's leg. Kills is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swyzcnski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kills takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swyzcnski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Snihc Swyzcnski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swyzcnski thumps Kills with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swyzcnski. That's going to slow Kills down.
Swyzcnski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Swyzcnski.
Crunch! Swyzcnski slams his shin into Kills's torso.
Swyzcnski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Snihc Swyzcnski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swyzcnski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swyzcnski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kills.
Kills's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kills on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swyzcnski. Swyzcnski obviously looking to wear him down.

Kills gets tackled into the cage by Swyzcnski. Swyzcnski maintains the clinch.
Swyzcnski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Swyzcnski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kills jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Swyzcnski walks away with a smile on his face. Kills gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Swyzcnski throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swyzcnski. That's going to slow Kills down.
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!
Swyzcnski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kills's calf.
Swyzcnski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Swyzcnski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swyzcnski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Swyzcnski thows a body kick. Kills tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Swyzcnski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kills.
Swyzcnski cracks the inside of Kills's front leg.
Swyzcnski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swyzcnski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swyzcnski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Swyzcnski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kills crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Swyzcnski - the referee stops the clock and Kills gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Swyzcnski. Kills manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kills takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swyzcnski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kills stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swyzcnski.
Kills takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snihc Swyzcnski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Kills's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Swyzcnski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Kills does no damage.
Swyzcnski throws a head kick that half lands.

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

Kills is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Swyzcnski - that's a beauty! Kills is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Swyzcnski can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Snihc Swyzcnski!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Nelson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Don Nelson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nelson
vs
Niaz

150 cm
28
290 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

196 cm
19
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Dick Niaz has been cut.
Nelson tries a body shot but Niaz blocks it.
Niaz lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Don Nelson has been cut.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Niaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niaz cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Niaz prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Niaz working aggressively here.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Niaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niaz.
Nelson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Niaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Niaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
Niaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nelson looking to score a takedown here. Niaz is defending well but Nelson drives through and ends up in Niaz's guard.
Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Niaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nelson can't escape the position.

Niaz working for a submission but Nelson is keeping him at bay.

Niaz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nelson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nelson shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niaz looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nelson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Niaz goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nelson is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Niaz is on top in guard.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Niaz tries to pass.
Niaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Niaz passes Nelson's left leg - he's now in half guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Nelson trying to control here.

Niaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nelson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nelson tries to get out of the position.

Niaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nelson sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niaz moves nicely into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson wants to control but Niaz postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Niaz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Niaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nelson in his tracks.

Niaz drops Nelson with a big left hand and mounts him. Nelson is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niaz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Nelson is rocked!
Niaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Nelson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niaz throwing strikes here but Nelson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Niaz trying to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Niaz takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Nelson wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Dick Niaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson taking shots to the head.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nelson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nelson is trying to escape the mount but Niaz keeps good control and instead manages to take Nelson's back.

Niaz looking for the choke from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Niaz.
Niaz punches the canvas rather than the man.

Niaz looking for the choke from the back.

Niaz working for a choke but Nelson is defending well.

Niaz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control his opponent's hands but Niaz gets his hands free.

Niaz looking for the RNC.

Niaz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is striking well from the back but Nelson escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Nelson wants to control but Niaz is keeping busy.
Nelson is staying active underneath Niaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Niaz seems to be working for a kimura but Nelson defends the submission attempt.
Niaz is trying to control. Nelson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Niaz is trying to work for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.

Niaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Nelson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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

Niaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson won't allow Niaz to pass to mount.
Niaz is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Niaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Niaz circles away.

Nelson rushes Niaz and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Niaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Niaz stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niaz throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with a body punch.

Niaz pulls Nelson into guard.
Nelson won't allow Niaz to sweep him here.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Niaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Niaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nelson is aware though and is defending well.
Niaz keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Niaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Nelson won't allow Niaz to sweep him here.
Nelson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nelson trying to control but Niaz is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Don Nelson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Nelson rushes Niaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Niaz stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Niaz.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nelson as Niaz tries to tie him up.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Nelson keeps control of Niaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dick Niaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Niaz working hard to break the clinch.
Niaz working aggressively here.

Nelson has picked Niaz up - he's going for a ride! Nelson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nelson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Niaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nelson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nelson's back!

Niaz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Nelson is in bad spot here.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
What can Nelson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Niaz has the hooks in. Nelson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

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 Don Nelson.
Well Niaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Niaz!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hero Tasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov has chosen Red Army - Kalinka as his entrance music. Hero Tasaki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tasaki
vs
Dragunov

186 cm
28
197 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

190 cm
26
194 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hero Tasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Tasaki coming out on top.
Tasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Dragunov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tasaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hero Tasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tasaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dragunov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tasaki avoids the attempt from Dragunov to control.
Dragunov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasaki slips a nice elbow through Dragunov's hands, connecting with Dragunov's forehead.
Tasaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragunov trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasaki is keen to just control but Dragunov is a slippery customer.
Tasaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tasaki is looking to take a break and control but Dragunov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tasaki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dragunov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Tasaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dragunov is not content to let Tasaki control the position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Tasaki escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Tasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov walks into a left hand.
Tasaki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dragunov backs up against the cage.

Dragunov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tasaki avoids the elbow strike from Dragunov, against the cage.
Dragunov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dragunov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tasaki managing to block the knees to the body from Dragunov.
Tasaki scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tasaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dragunov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tasaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hero Tasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tasaki.
Tasaki blocks an elbow strike.
Dragunov looking to throw knees to the head but Tasaki is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tasaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Dragunov.
Dragunov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tasaki avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasaki trying to stall but Dragunov improves his position.

Tasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragunov.
Dragunov misses with a wild body shot.
Tasaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Tasaki throws a good cross that connects.
Dragunov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragunov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasaki stalks Dragunov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dragunov's face. Dragunov staggers backwards, shaken.
Dragunov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tasaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dragunov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tasaki is just out of range.
Tasaki throws a series of punches but Dragunov avoids them all with ease.
Tasaki lands with a big left! Dragunov is wobbled badly! Tasaki comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dragunov to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hero Tasaki!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Susikasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernanes Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Susikasi
vs
Silva

180 cm
30
178 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

183 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Susikasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hernanes Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susikasi shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Susikasi misses.
Silva feints and then cracks Susikasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Susikasi down.

Susikasi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Susikasi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Susikasi wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Susikasi passes to side control.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Susikasi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Susikasi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Susikasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Susikasi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Susikasi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Susikasi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Susikasi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Susikasi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Susikasi wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Susikasi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Susikasi crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susikasi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seppo Susikasi!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan has chosen Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bell
vs
Van der Laan

180 cm
26
196 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

185 cm
29
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™
Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van der Laan swinging wildly here.
Bell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses.
Bell throws a shot to the body.
Van der Laan misses with a looping left.
Bell lands with a hook. Van der Laan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van der Laan moves away.
Bell shoots for a takedown but Van der Laan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van der Laan throws a big shot that misses.
Van der Laan lands with a nice body punch.
Van der Laan thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van der Laan.
Bell moves out of range as Van der Laan throws a body kick.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Van der Laan tries a head kick but it misses.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses.
Van der Laan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van der Laan moves away.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van der Laan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van der Laan lands with a straight right. Bell didn't see that one coming.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van der Laan.

Van der Laan moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan prevents a body shot from Bell.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bell managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van der Laan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bell blocks it with crossed arms.
Bell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van der Laan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bell's brow.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Van der Laan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van der Laan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van der Laan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Van der Laan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bell's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van der Laan.
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the head.
Van der Laan landing knees to the body.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van der Laan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van der Laan is stalling here.
Bell takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van der Laan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bell.
Van der Laan stalling against the cage.
Bell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van der Laan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that Bell semi-blocks.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van der Laan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van der Laan moves into range and clinches up with Bell.
Van der Laan blocks an uppercut.
Bell takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Stringer Bell has been cut.
Bell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van der Laan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van der Laan thows a body shot but no joy.
Van der Laan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van der Laan throws a series of punches but Bell avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van der Laan sprawls well. Van der Laan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stringer Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Van der Laan rushes Bell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van der Laan blocks a body shot from Bell.
Bell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bell is trying to maintain a safe position but Van der Laan gets an underhook and turns Bell into the cage.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Bell won't want to take too many of those.
Bell stalling in the clinch but Van der Laan improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bell's face.
Van der Laan connects with a knee to the head.
Bell is looking to control Van der Laan's arms but Van der Laan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bell has his back to the cage.
Van der Laan lands a nice knee to the body.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van der Laan obliges.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van der Laan lands a knee to the body.
Bell avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside that Bell shrugs off.
Van der Laan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van der Laan has Bell pushed against the cage.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bell successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van der Laan looking to pass the guard.
Van der Laan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van der Laan is one step ahead there.
Bell is trying to keep Van der Laan in close.

Van der Laan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan throwing strikes from guard but Bell blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stringer Bell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Van der Laan misses with a low kick as Bell jumps back.
Van der Laan swinging wildly here.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Van der Laan throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell is looking to wear down Van der Laan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van der Laan fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bell is defended easily by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan digs a good body shot into Bell's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andre Van der Laan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Bell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van der Laan cracks Bell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van der Laan leaves Bell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bell lands a nice looking body shot.
Van der Laan jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Van der Laan is just out of range.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van der Laan.
Bell throws a body punch but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Van der Laan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Van der Laan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bell avoids the head kick by Van der Laan.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Stringer Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van der Laan tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Bell connects with a right hand. Van der Laan shakes it off.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van der Laan manages to avoid it.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that half lands.
Bell takes a swing at Van der Laan's ribcage but misses.
Van der Laan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van der Laan. Van der Laan obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Bell is predictable there
and Van der Laan counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stringer Bell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Bell blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van der Laan manages to avoid it.
Van der Laan misses with a few strikes there.
Van der Laan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van der Laan misses with a body shot.
Van der Laan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van der Laan stuffs the takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van der Laan throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bell takes a swing at Van der Laan's ribcage but misses.
Van der Laan stuffs the takedown attempt from Bell. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stringer Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van der Laan connects with a solid leg kick.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van der Laan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van der Laan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van der Laan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Van der Laan tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Van der Laan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van der Laan lands an elbow just above Bell 's eye.
Van der Laan scores with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to control Van der Laan's arms but Van der Laan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bell has his back to the cage.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bell is defending well for now.
Van der Laan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van der Laan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van der Laan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van der Laan lands a nice knee to the body.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
Bell managing to block the knees to the body from Van der Laan.
Bell tries to circle away but Van der Laan has him pinned against the cage.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bell avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.
Bell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van der Laan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van der Laan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a knee to the body.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van der Laan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van der Laan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bell takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van der Laan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van der Laan working Bell over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van der Laan blocks a body shot from Bell.
Van der Laan blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Van der Laan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Stringer Bell's cut.
That's time! Bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Van der Laan lands a really nice looking cross but Bell seems unphased.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Van der Laan is just out of range.
Van der Laan misses with a low kick.
Bell cracks Van der Laan with a good jab.

Bell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van der Laan quickly recovers to half guard.
Bell wants to pass to mount but Van der Laan is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van der Laan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Van der Laan is keeping the position.
Bell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van der Laan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bell pushes down on Van der Laan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van der Laan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van der Laan's head.
Bell is looking to advance position but Van der Laan won't allow it.

Bell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van der Laan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bell.
Bell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stringer Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to mount his opponent but Van der Laan defends it.
Van der Laan trying to control but Bell postures up.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bell thows a huge punch but Van der Laan dodges it nicely.

Bell is trying to work for a kimura but Van der Laan is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan trying to control here.
Bell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Bell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van der Laan defends it well.
Bell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van der Laan's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stringer Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van der Laan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Van der Laan!
Andre Van der Laan is the new middleweight champion!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gerome Kabasla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Aomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kabasla
vs
Aomi

158 cm
22
146 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerome Kabasla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aoki Aomi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabasla misses with a head kick.
Aomi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Aomi tries to clinch up
and Kabasla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kabasla lands a leg kick that knocks Aomi off balance momentarily.
Kabasla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aomi.
Kabasla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kabasla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Kabasla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aomi doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Aoki Aomi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kabasla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aomi. That did some damage!
Kabasla is looking to slow Aomi down with leg kicks.
Kabasla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kabasla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kabasla scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kabasla. That's going to slow Aomi down.
Kabasla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aomi 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.
Kabasla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kabasla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kabasla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabasla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kabasla! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gerome Kabasla!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Momo Djembe Djembe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaow Klaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Djembe Djembe
vs
Klaj

215 cm
26
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

220 cm
20
286 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Solid chin

Adrenaline

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Momo Djembe Djembe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaow Klaj!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djembe Djembe misses with a right hand
and Klaj counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Klaj.
Djembe Djembe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Djembe Djembe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Djembe Djembe cracks Klaj with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djembe Djembe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klaj. Klaj circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Djembe Djembe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klaj has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Djembe Djembe.
Djembe Djembe lands a lovely overhand right.
Klaj closes the distance looking to clinch
and Djembe Djembe counters with a straight right hand.
Djembe Djembe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Klaj darts in trying to clinch
enabling Djembe Djembe to counter with a crisp jab.
Klaj looks gassed!
Djembe Djembe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klaj stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Djembe Djembe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klaj. Klaj circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djembe Djembe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klaj has time to react.

Klaj is rocked!
Djembe Djembe cracks Klaj with a hook to the temple - Klaj is on wobbly legs here! Djembe Djembe swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Klaj falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Djembe Djembe wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Momo Djembe Djembe!

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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg has chosen Flying in a Blue Dream as his entrance music. Borg has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Vince Borg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Black's chin.

Black
vs
Borg

185 cm
25
215 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vince Borg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Black lands a high kick!
Borg misses the shot to the body.
Borg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
Borg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borg looks gassed!
Borg throws a poor cross that misses
and Black makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borg misses with a right hand
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick from Black lands but Borg takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Borg tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black prevents a body shot from Borg.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borg.
Black lands with a left to the head.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Borg.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black pushes Borg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borg's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgs head.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borg.
Borg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black is working Borg over against the cage.
Black lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Borg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black stalling in the clinch.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Borg controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands an uppercut.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Black.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Black.
Black has Borg pressed against the cage.
Black digs a right hand underneath Borg's ribcage. Borg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Borg controls his hands.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borg has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to work over Borg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borg can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black avoiding damage.
Borg prevents a body shot from Black.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Borg fails to land.
Black lands with a left to the head.
Borg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borg misses with a body punch.
Borg throws a head punch that misses.
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black lands a body punch in the clinch.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Borg avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black works on Borg's body with a couple of short punches.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Borg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Borg avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Borg throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borgs head.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borg.
Black taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Borg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mike Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Borg controls the action.
Black has Borg pressed against the cage, preventing Borg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black digs a right hand into Borg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borg's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black tries to throw a body punch but Borg avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Come on Black - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borg's elbow.
Borg is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black has Borg pressed against the cage, preventing Borg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Black lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Black.
A short right from Black.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Borg is rocked!
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borg is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Black scores with a hook to the body.
Black creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Borg's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Borg drops to his knees and Black pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Black!
Mike Black retains his light heavyweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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