MMA HELSINKI 13 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen One 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?

Morris
vs
Nelson

170 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Morris there.

Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morris, pushing him back against the cage.

Nelson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nelson manages to end up in side control.
Nelson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Morris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morris bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A left and a right from Morris both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Skyler Nelson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.

Morris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nelson was covering up waiting for the punch and Morris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morris 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Leroy Morris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Morris tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morris thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Nelson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morris.
Morris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nelson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morris tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nelson pulls guard.
Morris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Morris postures up.
Morris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Leroy Morris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Morris.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
Morris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Nelson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Morris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skyler Nelson's cut.
That's time! Morris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Morris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Morris.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morris's waist but Morris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
Morris misses with the combination.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morris throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
A big left from Morris misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Morris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leroy Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skyler Nelson.
A nice combination there by Morris.
Leroy Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.

Morris gets a double leg takedown into Nelson's guard.

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

Morris stands up from Nelson's guard - Morris perhaps looking for a knockout.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morris thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morris pinned against the cage. Morris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Morris is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nelson's half guard.
Morris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morris seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nelson for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Leroy Morris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morris lands a hook that stumbles Nelson back into the cage. Morris follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nelson to the canvas! Morris pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nelson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Leroy Morris!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bader might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This Is War. This should be fireworks!

Bader
vs
Hunt

188 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Bader throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bader manages to avoid it.

Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Bader is blocking nicely.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bader makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bader lands a right hand.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Bader taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Bader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ken Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Bader throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Bader walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunt.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bader connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bader gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Bader misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Ken Bader has been cut.

Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Bader.
Bader fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Bader tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Bader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt'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.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Bader takes a knee to the side of the body.

Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bader takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bader.
Bader on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bader is breathing heavily.
Hunt throws a head kick that Bader semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bader.
Hunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Bader's head.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt is looking to slow Bader down with leg kicks.

Bader clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bader.
Bader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Bader fails to land.
Hunt gets through Bader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Bader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bader can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Bader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baders head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt lands a knee to the head.
Hunt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bader's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Bader's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bader scores with a nice strike.
Bader takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bader takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bader throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bader.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Bader avoids them all with ease.
Bader throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bader. That did some damage!

Hunt has Bader up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt 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!
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bader fails to pull guard.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Bader can't break the clinch.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phol Hunt.

Hunt has managed to clinch.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt just leaning against Bader, taking a breather.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Bader avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Bader fails to pull guard.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Bader fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Bader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Bader looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
Bader fails to pull guard.
Bader misses with a body punch.
Bader fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is stalling here.
Bader tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Bader fails to pull guard.
Hunt lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baders head.
Bader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phol Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Bader's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt connects with a high kick.
Bader swinging wildly here.
Bader throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bader scores with a hook.

Hunt is rocked!
Bader fakes the body blow, causing Hunt to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Hunt goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Bader!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Stelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Paska
vs
Stelios

184 cm
29
193 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

188 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Paska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dane Stelios!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paska doesn't manage to clinch there - Stelios circles away.

Stelios pushes Paska up against the cage in a clinch.

Stelios is trying to trip Paska. He has hold of a leg but Paska is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stelios persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Stelios sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Paska doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Stelios paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Paska - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaska Paska!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Brooker (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!

Ortiz
vs
Brooker

188 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Strikefirst Nutrion

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Brooker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brooker misses with a takedown attempt

and Ortiz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ortiz.
Ortiz looking to sit in guard and control but Brooker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brooker is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooker trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Brooker is controlling him.
Brooker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brooker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet but Brooker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Brooker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brooker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brooker is controlling him.
Ortiz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brooker on the ground.
Brooker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz wants to stand but Brooker is controlling the position.

Brooker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brooker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ortiz is wriggling around but Brooker manages to pass to half guard.

Brooker is trying to work for a kimura but Ortiz is defending well.
Brooker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ortiz!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Brooker with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ortiz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Brooker landing punches.
Brooker landing punches.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Brooker unloading with bombs!
Brooker dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooker has isolated one of Ortiz's arms. Ortiz looking to fight him off but Brooker twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo Brooker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unknown Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chie Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fighter
vs
Sung

190 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
338 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unknown Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chie Sung!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sung gets a takedown into half guard.
Sung is thwarting Fighter's attempts to control the position.
Fighter is positioning himself well to prevent Sung advancing to mount.
Fighter trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sung controlling his opponent.
Fighter is desperately trying to improve his position but Sung has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter tries to hold on but Sung pushes him away.

Unknown Fighter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Sung is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fighter's half guard.
Fighter is trying to maintain the position but Sung is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is doing well to control the position and prevent Sung from advancing to side control.
Fighter really is a fat lump.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fighter is trying to control but can't.

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

Sung scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sung content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fighter is trying to control Sung's posture but Sung avoids it.
Fighter is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to regain half guard here but Sung keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fighter is trying to control Sung's posture but Sung avoids it.
Sung controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sung has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Sung.
Fighter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sung swivels and escapes.

Sung decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fighter trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fighter looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sung throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fighter was covering up waiting for the punch and Sung finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Fighter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fighter controls Sung momentarily but Sung frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung is stalling in the full guard.
Fighter controls Sung momentarily but Sung frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fighter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sung is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Unknown Fighter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Sung gets a double leg takedown into Fighter's guard.
Fighter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sung postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sung seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Unknown Fighter wasn't doing enough on the ground.

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

Fighter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sung defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung postures up.
Fighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fighter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Fighter looking for a guillotine here but Sung defends easily.
Fighter is trying to control the position but Sung postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fighter has his foot on Sung's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sung works his way back into a safe position though.
Fighter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Fighter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sung sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sung must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Fighter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sung has passed into half guard!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sung takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chie Sung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sung drives through with a takedown into Fighter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fighter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fighter being controlled here, momentarily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Unknown Fighter!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Kasvo

194 cm
19
274 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
300 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasvo with a nice cross.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Kasvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Robert Johnson has been cut.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Kasvo counters with a nice uppercut.

Kasvo has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasvo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kasvo gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasvo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasvo.
Kasvo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kasvo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Kasvo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kasvo lands with a left to the head.

Robert Johnson's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Kasvo lands a nice uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Kasvo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasvo is working Johnson over against the cage.
Kasvo digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Kasvo lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasvo.
Kasvo lands a body punch.
Kasvo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Kasvo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
A short left from Kasvo.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Kasvo.

Robert Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Kasvo.
Kasvo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Good body shot from Kasvo.
Kasvo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kasvo throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Kasvo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Kasvo celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kivi Kasvo!
Kivi Kasvo is the new super heavyweight champion!

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis has chosen Eyeless as his entrance music. Paul Pettis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Greene
vs
Pettis

179 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene lands a right hook to the body.
Greene catches Pettis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pettis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Greene fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pettis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Pettis misses.
Pettis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Greene.
Pettis just misses with a punch to the body.
Greene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greene throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greene lands a slapping body shot.
Pettis jabs Greene right on the nose. Greene blinks but takes it well.
Pettis throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Danny Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Greene misses with a low kick.
A cross from Greene lands.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greene. Greene obviously looking to wear him down.
Greene catches Pettis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pettis scores with a jab.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene lands with an uppercut that bounces Pettis off the cage and back into range.
Greene is looking to wear down Pettis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters circling a little - Greene finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Greene jabs Pettis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greene jabs at Pettis's body.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Pettis looks to land a right hand but Greene moved out of range.
Greene with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pettis looks to score with a jab to the body but Greene is just out of range.
Pettis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Greene stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
A shot to the liver by Greene. Beautiful body shot.
Pettis throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Greene swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.
Greene lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Greene connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab from Greene.
Greene lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Greene wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettis.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Greene staying out of range there.
Pettis throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene scores with a jab to the body.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Greene waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pettis.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Pettis moved out of range nicely.
Greene changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pettis avoids the body shot from Greene.
Greene comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a looping right.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pettis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a nice looking combination but Pettis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Pettis's head but Pettis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pettis throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Greene throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
Greene keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pettis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Greene.
Pettis looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Pettis takes one on the button.
Pettis throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Greene is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettis throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Pettis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pettis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Greene connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Greene dominated that round.
That's time! Greene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Greene lands a jab to Pettis's midsection.
Greene throws a jab but it's blocked by Pettis.
Greene swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.
Greene misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Pettis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greene connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pettis's hands.
Pettis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greene bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettis defending well as Greene loads up on a big left hand.
Greene wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greene scores with a shot to the body.
Pettis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Pettis walks into a stiff left hand from Greene.
Jab from Greene.
Pettis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis blocks a jab.
Greene stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Pettis misses with a looping left.
Pettis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pettis connects with a jab.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greene throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Greene misses.
Pettis takes one to the side of the head.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettis lunges at Greene with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Greene's hand.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettis is just out of range.
Pettis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene scores with a hook to the body. Pettis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettis.
Greene avoids the body shot from Pettis.
Pettis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pettis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greene.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Greene misses with a straight left.
Pettis ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pettis throws out the jab.
Pettis misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Danny Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Greene throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pettis misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greene.
Pettis needs to keep his hands up - Greene had a free shot at his head there.
Pettis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Greene doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettis circles away.
Greene lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Greene avoids it well.
Greene throws the left hand but Pettis avoids the punch easily.
Greene defending well as Pettis loads up on a big left hand.
Greene takes a swing at Pettis's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Pettis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greene fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Greene throws a leg kick which misses Pettis's front leg but catches the back leg as Pettis tries to avoid it.
Pettis misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene throws a hook but Pettis avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Greene throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Greene wants to clinch up but Pettis keeps it at a distance.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pettis can do to turn this around?
Greene digs a good hook to Pettis's body.
Greene connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Greene. Beautiful body shot.
Greene connects with a solid leg kick.
Greene scores with a jab to the body.
Greene throws a hook to the side of Pettis's head but Pettis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pettis staying out of range there.
Pettis takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pettis doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Pettis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Greene dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pettis misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Greene.
Pettis ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
Pettis misses with an uppercut.
Pettis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pettis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Greene.
Greene lands a nice shot to the body.
Pettis takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
Pettis throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
Greene fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pettis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Greene.
Jab, jab by Pettis - just one landing.
Pettis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pettis manages to avoid it.
Greene lands with a good body shot.
Greene throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pettis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Greene has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice shot by Greene.
Pettis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene misses with a body shot
and Pettis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greene fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Greene fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Greene digs a good body shot into Pettis's ribs.
Pettis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pettis avoids the body shot from Greene.
Greene lands a jab to the nose.
Greene is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pettis.
Greene misses with a looping right.
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pettis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pettis throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pettis momentarily.
Greene lands a body shot.
Greene lands with a good body shot.
Greene connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pettis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greene lands a jab to Pettis's midsection.
Pettis misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a hook. Greene ducked under it nicely.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pettis throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Greene.
Greene tries to clinch up.
Greene jabs Pettis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a looping left.
Greene swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.
Greene avoids the body shot from Pettis.
Good exchange - Greene coming out on top.
Greene moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pettis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greene lands a nice shot to the body.
Pettis throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Greene cracks the inside of Pettis's front leg.
Greene slips a straight right by Pettis.
Pettis misses with the combination.
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pettis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Greene ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis misses with a body shot.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pettis's head.
Sloppy strikes from Pettis. Those never looked like landing.
Greene scores with a nice head shot.
Paul Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greene lunges at Pettis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pettis's hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greene has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Greene!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov has chosen Red october as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mir
vs
Leonov

190 cm
26
248 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
29
248 lbs
17 - 18 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leonov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
Leonov lands with a hook. Mir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leonov swivels and escapes.
Leonov throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.

Leonov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Mir looking for submissions off his back.
Leonov is trying to control the action in half guard but Mir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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!
Leonov uses his free foot to push down on Mir's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mir.
Leonov controlling the pace for now.
Mir wants to hold on but Leonov pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov tries to control but Mir wriggling away.
Mir is trying desperately to improve position.
Mir is working hard here to advance position.
Leonov controlling his opponent.
Leonov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mir is desperately trying to improve his position but Leonov has a good base and remains in mount.
Leonov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leonov trying to control but Mir is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vadim Leonov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leonov scores with a hook to the body. Mir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonov lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir closes the distance and clinches up with Leonov, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes Leonov against the cage but Leonov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mir tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leonov's corner calls for a 1-2. Leonov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leonov digs a good hook to Mir's body.
Leonov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mir rather than just go for the knockout.

Leonov throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Mir stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Leonov follows into mount!

Mir is rocked!

It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov controlling from mount.
Oh Mir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Leonov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Vadim Leonov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mir takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leonov misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leonov drops Mir with a left and a right! Oh, Mir is hurt - Leonov dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir is looking to reverse the position.

Leonov decides to stand back up. Leonov steps back and let's Mir get back to his feet.

Leonov drives through with a takedown into guard.

Leonov stands up from Mir's guard - Leonov perhaps looking for a knockout.

Leonov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mir sprawls well initially but Leonov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Leonov wants to pass to mount but Mir is defending the position.
Leonov wants to stand but Mir has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mir has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Leonov. Oh but Mir has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Leonov goes limp - he's gone! Mir jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frank Mir!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Mayweather Sr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mayweather Sr
vs
Potku

178 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Mayweather Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muuli Potku!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku tries to clinch there but Mayweather Sr circles away.
Potku moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather Sr pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayweather Sr misses the target.
A big right from Mayweather Sr misses.
Potku tries to clinch but Mayweather Sr is having none of it.
Potku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr looks to land a left hand but Potku moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather Sr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potku was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather Sr.

Potku pushes Mayweather Sr up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayweather Sr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayweather Sr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Potku connects with a knee to the head.

Mayweather Sr is rocked!
Potku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potku connects with a knee right up the middle! Mayweather Sr tumbles to the floor and Potku stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Muuli Potku!

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RATING
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hartmann
vs
Murska

191 cm
28
223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Hartmann.
Murska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Murska.
Murska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartmann manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hartmann!

It looks like Balig Murska has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartmann takes a swing at Murska's ribcage but misses.
Murska scores with the left hand. Hartmann knows he should have avoided that one.
Hartmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murska is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick from Murska lands but Hartmann takes it in his stride.
Murska lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Murska misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murska lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hartmann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartmann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartmann throws a nice looking combination but Murska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Murska clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Murska to work.
Hartmann is trying to force a seperation but Murska has the dominant position.
Murska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hartmann or not.
Hartmann is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Murska.
Murska displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hartmann up against the cage.
Murska connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murska - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murska scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murska.
A right hand to the body from Murska.
Murska stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murska using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Murska - that landed with a thud.
Murska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartmanns head.
Murska has Hartmann pressed against the cage.
Murska lands an uppercut.
Murska avoiding damage.
Murska gets through Hartmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murska has Hartmann pressed against the cage.
Murska utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Murska as the two fighters clinch.
Murska digs a right hand underneath Hartmann's ribcage. Hartmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murska landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murska utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murska is working Hartmann over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Murska.
Murska will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hartmann up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Murska.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murska obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska lands a nice shot to the body.
Murska utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murska landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hartmann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murska lands with a left to the head.
Murska scores with a hook to the body.
Murska stalls.
Murska with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Murska lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann letting Murska take a breather here.
Murska with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Hartmann is rocked!

It looks like Lukas Hartmann has been cut.
Murska scores with a shot to the side of Hartmann's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balig Murska dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Murska lands with a shot to the body.
Hartmann misses with a straight right.
Murska fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartmann.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murska - that will leave a mark!

Murska rushes Hartmann and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murska obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Murska.
Knees to the body from Murska.
Murska landing knees to the head.
Oh Hartmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murska working Hartmann over with knees to the body.
Murska lands a big knee to the head and Hartmann goes down! Murska pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balig Murska!

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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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