MMA HELSINKI 48 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Lower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asmorg Meridyion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asmorg Meridyion told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lower
vs
Meridyion

170 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

195 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Lower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asmorg Meridyion!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lower drives through with a takedown into Meridyion's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Meridyion will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lower is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Meridyion is working an open guard so Lower takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Lower shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Meridyion is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Meridyion tries to reverse the position but Lower maintains control.
Lower controlling his opponent.
Meridyion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lower takes Meridyion's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lower controlling the positon.

Meridyion is trying to roll into a better position but Lower has get a rear naked choke and Meridyion is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Lower!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esko Hanska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakinek Jakinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hanska
vs
Jakinek

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Hanska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakinek Jakinek!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Jakinek both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Esko Hanska has been cut.
Jakinek lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick from Jakinek misses.
Hanska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jakinek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Jakinek both land. Nice combination.
Hanska misses with a right hand
and Jakinek counters with a one-two to the body.

Hanska is rocked!
A punch combination from Jakinek misses.
Oh Hanska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanska throws a right hand that misses
letting Jakinek counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakinek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanska misses with a lunging right hand
and Jakinek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jakinek misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Jakinek.
Hanska misses with an uppercut
and Jakinek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hanska misses with a shot to the body
and Jakinek counters with a nice body shot.
Hanska misses with a right hand
enabling Jakinek to counter with a crisp jab.
Jakinek throws a nice looking combination but Hanska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakinek throws a monster overhand right that drops Hanska! Jakinek follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakinek Jakinek!
Jakinek Jakinek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Johnstone
vs
Vargas

175 cm
20
173 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

188 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Johnstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrico Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas misses with a head kick.
Johnstone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vargas avoids it really well and circles away.

Vargas moves into the clinch successfully.
Vargas misses with a body punch.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Johnstone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnstone shoots and misses

and Vargas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnstone's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vargas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vargas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnstone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnstone has momentary wrist control but Vargas slips an elbow through the middle.
Vargas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vargas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Johnstone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vargas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vargas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnstone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnstone is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnstone's head.
Vargas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnstone is trying to keep Vargas in close.

Vargas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnstone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vargas has managed to get both his arms back between Johnstone's legs - danger averted.
Johnstone wants to stand but Vargas is controlling the position.
Vargas is in close to Johnstone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vargas working some strikes from top position.
Vargas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vargas is in close to Johnstone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vargas cracks Johnstone with a solid left hand.
Vargas pushing down on Johnstone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vargas drops an elbow to the side of Johnstone's head.
Johnstone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vargas scores with a couple of nice shots.

Johnstone is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oh Johnstone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnstone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnstone tries to get out of the position.
Vargas winds up and cracks Johnstone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vargas is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Johnstone is hurt! He's hurt bad - Vargas fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Johnstone from any more punishment! Congratulations to Vargas! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrico Vargas!
In his post fight interview, Enrico Vargas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeeers Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peeeers Mies enters the cage!

Henrique
vs
Mies

192 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

165 cm
28
160 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite 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 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peeeers Mies!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique looks to clinch
and Mies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henrique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henrique misses with a head kick.
Henrique wants to clinch
and Mies counters with a three punch combo that has Henrique backing up. Henrique nods at Mies to acknowledge the strikes.
Henrique walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henrique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henrique is looking to clinch.
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mies just misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique tries to clinch but Mies moves out of range.
Henrique tries to clinch there but Mies circles away.
Henrique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henrique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mies.
Henrique tries to clinch up but Mies circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies catches Henrique with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henrique closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mies throws a shot from downtown. Henrique moves away and avoids it.
Henrique throws a head kick but Mies moves out of range.
Henrique tries to clinch up but Mies circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulo Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrique falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mies counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henrique tries to clinch
and Mies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henrique tries a head kick but it misses.
Henrique closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mies counters with a series of strikes. Henrique will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henrique wants to clinch but Mies slips to the side
and Mies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henrique looks to clinch
and Mies counters with a left to the body.

Henrique closes the distance and clinches.
Henrique tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Mies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique avoids the body shot from Mies.
Mies misses with a straight left.
Henrique throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mies scores with a jab. Henrique acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henrique counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Henrique throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mies throws a jab but it's blocked by Henrique.
Mies swats away the attempt to clinch by Henrique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mies lands with an uppercut that bounces Henrique off the cage and back into range.
Henrique throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henrique really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henrique throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mies counters with a three punch combo that has Henrique backing up. Henrique nods at Mies to acknowledge the strikes.
Henrique fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henrique tries to clinch up
and Mies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henrique tries to clinch up but Mies circles away and keeps his distance.
Henrique wants to clinch but Mies slips to the side
and Mies counters with a left and a right that stings Henrique.
Henrique throws a sloppy head kick and Mies moves out of range easily.
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henrique looks to clinch
and Mies counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies throws the left hand but Henrique avoids the punch easily.
Henrique doesn't manage to clinch there - Mies circles away.
Henrique wants to clinch.
Mies throws a jab when Henrique was well out of range.
Henrique doesn't manage to clinch there - Mies circles away.
Henrique takes one on the button.
Mies 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.
Mies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henrique tries to clinch but Mies is having none of it.
Mies circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Mies to counter with a crisp jab.
Mies is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henrique had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henrique pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mies is out of range and Henrique settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peeeers Mies will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Henrique plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paulo Henrique is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henrique moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henrique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mies swats away the attempt to clinch by Henrique.
Mies throws out a powerful jab.
Mies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henrique.
Henrique throws a head kick but Mies moves out of range.
Henrique throws a sloppy head kick and Mies moves out of range easily.
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henrique throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique tries to clinch but Mies is having none of it.
Henrique tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique tries to close the distance and clinch but Mies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mies stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mies works Henrique's body with a nice hook.
Mies throws a series of punches but Henrique moves out of range.
Henrique fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mies connects with a looping right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mies in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mies keeps the fight on the outside.
Henrique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mies.
Henrique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mies.
Henrique throws a head kick but Mies moves out of range.
Henrique tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mies keeps the fight on the outside.
Henrique pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique dodges the punch combination from Mies.
Henrique tries to clinch up but Mies circles away and keeps his distance.
Henrique defending well as Mies loads up on a big left hand.
Mies tries to bum rush Henrique with a series of wild strikes but Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henrique lands a head kick. Mies smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henrique tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mies counters with a left and a right that stings Henrique.
Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mies.
Mies swats away the attempt to clinch by Henrique.
Henrique defending well as Mies loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Mies misses.
Henrique fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henrique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Henrique fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henrique closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrique moves away from the strike by Mies.
A head kick misses from Henrique.
Henrique throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Mies. Those never looked like landing.
Henrique closes the distance but Mies moves to the side
and Mies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mies listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henrique tries to clinch but Mies moves away
letting Mies counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mies avoids the head kick by Henrique.
Mies lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mies.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mies.

Henrique is rocked!
Henrique pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Henrique is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mies avoids the head kick by Henrique.
Mies scores with a sloppy right hand. Henrique should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mies counters with a left to the body.
Mies lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Henrique can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Mies and Henrique drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Mies.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peeeers Mies!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Zelda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju . 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?

Rausku
vs
Zelda

182 cm
29
190 lbs
10 - 15 - 1

194 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Zelda!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rausku shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zelda is trying to defend but Rausku finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zelda wants to improve his position but Rausku is controlling well.
Rausku is keen to just control but Zelda is a slippery customer.
Zelda wants to control but Rausku is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rausku is trying to work for a kimura but Zelda is defending well.
Zelda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rausku passes Zelda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zelda trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelda wants to get back to his feet.
Rausku tries to pass to full mount but Zelda defends it.

Rausku is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zelda defends it well.

Rausku is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rausku seems to be working for a kimura but Zelda defends the submission attempt.
Rausku blocks the strikes from Zelda.
Zelda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rausku is working away from the top position though.
Rausku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zelda trying to control here.

Zelda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zelda trying to control but Rausku postures up.
Rausku is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Rausku is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelda is looking for a sweep. Rausku is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zelda is looking to escape.

Rausku is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rausku is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zelda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rausku's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rausku's back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelda is trying to stick to Rausku's back but Rausku is turning into Zelda. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Zelda's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rausku.
Zelda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Zelda is trying to control the position but Rausku postures up.

Zelda is looking for a triangle but Rausku pushes his legs off easily.
Zelda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Zelda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rausku defends well.

Zelda is looking for a triangle but Rausku pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelda doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rausku wants to control from the top but Zelda keeps moving.
Zelda controls Rausku momentarily but Rausku frees himself.
Zelda might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rausku kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rausku pushes down on Zelda's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Rausku is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rausku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Zelda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zelda trying to control but Rausku postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rausku is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zelda wants to control but Rausku is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rausku lands a nice short elbow.
Zelda trying to control here.

Rausku is looking for a kimura here.
Zelda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Zelda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rausku is aware though and is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rausku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arvi Rausku will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Zelda misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Zelda enables Rausku to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zelda manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

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

Zelda is looking for a triangle but Rausku pushes his legs off easily.
Rausku wants to control from the top but Zelda keeps moving.
Zelda keeping full guard, as Rausku tries to pass.

Rausku thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rausku throwing strikes from guard but Zelda blocks nicely.
Zelda manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zelda wants to control the action but instead Rausku gets a body lock and reverses into Zelda's guard! Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zelda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Zelda working for a triangle but Rausku defends it easily.
Rausku wants to pass the guard but Zelda is keeping the position.
Zelda tries to strike from the bottom.
Zelda doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Rausku thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rausku sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zelda's guard.
Rausku lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Rausku is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zelda defends it well.
Zelda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rausku might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zelda manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelda scores with a jab. Rausku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zelda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rausku scores with a decent looking hook.
Rausku drops his hands momentarily and Zelda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arvi Rausku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rausku momentarily.
Rausku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zelda connects with a jab.
Zelda misses with a looping left.
Zelda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zelda throws the left hand but Rausku avoids the punch easily.

Rausku throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zelda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rausku is in Zelda's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rausku thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rausku tries to free his leg and advance position but Zelda is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rausku won't allow Zelda to get back to his feet.
Rausku won't allow Zelda to sweep him here.

Zelda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rausku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zelda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zelda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Zelda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rausku defends well.
Rausku throws a big right hand that misses.

Zelda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rausku advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelda is trying to buck Rausku off.
Zelda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rausku's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zelda wants to improve his position but Rausku is controlling well.
Rausku tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zelda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelda trying to control here.

Rausku 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zelda is trying to stand up here but Rausku is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lance Zelda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rausku closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zelda to the mat! Zelda manages to get full guard.
Zelda is trying to keep Rausku in close.
Rausku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Zelda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zelda trying to control the position.
Rausku slips nicely into half guard.
Zelda is looking to control Rausku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zelda avoid being mounted?

Rausku seems to be working for a kimura but Zelda defends the submission attempt.

Zelda looking for submissions off his back.

Zelda actively working from the bottom here.
Zelda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rausku is working for a submission of some sort.
Rausku wants to take a breather but Zelda is having none of it.
Arvi Rausku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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

Rausku is looking for a kimura here.
Zelda is trying to stand.

Zelda looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rausku pushes past his half guard into mount!

Rausku working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Zelda turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Rausku off and cradles Zelda's limp body as Rausku celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Arvi Rausku!
A victorious Arvi Rausku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Bandit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bandit
vs
Paska

193 cm
21
191 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

184 cm
30
193 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Paska!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Bandit tries to keep at a distance but Paska has taken the fight into the clinch.

Paska works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bandit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bandit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paska is controlling him.
Paska sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paska accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paska trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandit trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bandit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paska.
Paska trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bandit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paska is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bandit has his foot on Paska's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paska works his way back into a safe position though.
Paska passes Bandit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Paska seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bandit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paska is working away from the top position though.

Bandit looking for submissions off his back.

Bandit actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paska slips a nice elbow through Bandit's hands, connecting with Bandit's forehead.
Paska slips a nice elbow through Bandit's hands, connecting with Bandit's forehead.
Bandit regains full guard. Nicely done.

Bandit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paska manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bandit is breathing heavily.
Paska distracts Bandit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paska trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.
Paska advances position into side control!
Paska scoring with punches from side control.
Paska creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Paska working the ground and pound from side control.
Bandit is trying to get back to half guard.
Bandit looking for a sweep but Paska has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Paska controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paska breaks from Bandit's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bandit is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bandit is squirming around, avoiding Paska's attempts to control the action.
Bandit is desperately trying to improve his position but Paska has a good base and remains in mount.
Paska raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paska lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Paska is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bandit is surviving well by controlling Paska's body position as best he can.
Paska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bandit is working to get back to half guard.
Paska can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bandit is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit tries to hold on but Paska pushes him away.
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!
Paska lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bandit hang on?
Bandit tries to hold on but Paska postures up.
Paska working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paska scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bandit?
Paska is landing with some decent strikes but Bandit is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paska working the ground and pound effectively.

Bandit is rocked!
Paska looking to finish Bandit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bandit!
Oh Bandit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bandit wants to hold on but Paska pushes him away.
Bandit seems to have got his legs back now.
Bandit swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Paska closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bandit did well to prevent Paska getting side control.
Paska seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Paska there.
Bandit taking some punishment here, with Paska in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Paska there.
Paska is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paska working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bandit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paska trying to control from half guard but Bandit is working away.

Bandit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paska seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jaska Paska has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit is trying to stand back up but Paska is controlling him
Paska prevents Bandit from improving his position.
Bandit trying to hold on to Paska's head to control him but Paska postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paska scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bandit is refusing to be controlled, as Paska sits in half guard.
Paska is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Bandit actively working from the bottom here.
Paska controlling the pace.

Bandit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paska pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paska lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paska takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paska moves nicely into side control.
Bandit tries to bench press Paska off him but Paska keeps the position.
Paska cracks Bandit with a big right hand but Bandit just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bandit can't do much from the bottom here.
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!
Paska passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bandit!
Bandit really wants to buck Paska off and get back to his feet.
Paska working Bandit over with strikes here.
Paska scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paska lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Paska with good strikes from the mount here!
Bandit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paska lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bandit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bandit is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paska scoring with strikes but Bandit is staying in there.
Paska scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bandit?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paska cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bandit tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paska breaks from Bandit's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paska landing shots from mount.
Bandit is looking to get to half guard.
Bandit is bucking up trying to escape but Paska cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paska landing strikes from the mount and Bandit is in trouble!
Bandit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Paska connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paska controlling the position easily from mount.
Paska with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paska controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaska Paska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Paska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paska fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bandit avoids it really well and circles away.
Paska is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bandit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paska gets a takedown into half guard.
Bandit is refusing to be controlled, as Paska sits in half guard.

Bandit looking for submissions off his back.
Bandit is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Paska lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Paska prevents Bandit from getting the reversal.
Bandit is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Paska landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paska pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bandit tries to hold on but Paska pushes him away.
Paska lands a heavy elbow.
Paska landing punches.
Paska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bandit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paska landing strikes from the mount and Bandit is in trouble!
Bandit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paska controlling the position easily from mount.
Bandit tries to reverse the position but Paska maintains control.
Paska working the ground and pound effectively.
Paska looking to finish Bandit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bandit!
Bandit working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Paska connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paska controlling his opponent.
Bandit is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Paska connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paska scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bandit?
Paska scoring with strikes but Bandit is staying in there.
Paska loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bandit scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Paska land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Paska stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaska Paska!
Jaska Paska took some time post fight to say the following; 'I LIKE TURTLES !!! '.

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jansku Butthead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antto Kuivahko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antto Kuivahko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Butthead
vs
Kuivahko

165 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jansku Butthead !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antto Kuivahko!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butthead swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuivahko counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Butthead closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kuivahko to the mat! Kuivahko manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kuivahko is trying to control the position but Butthead postures up.
Kuivahko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Butthead gets to his feet. Kuivahko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Butthead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuivahko.
Kuivahko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butthead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Butthead rushes Kuivahko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Butthead lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuivahko backwards.
Kuivahko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butthead wants to break the clinch but can't.

Butthead breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butthead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuivahko throws a nice looking combination but Butthead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuivahko scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Kuivahko.
Kuivahko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butthead with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuivahko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kuivahko enables Butthead to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kuivahko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Kuivahko is working an open guard so Butthead takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kuivahko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Butthead . Butthead circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jansku Butthead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butthead fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Butthead is breathing heavily.

Butthead gets tackled into the cage by Kuivahko. Kuivahko maintains the clinch.
Butthead is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuivahko has double underhooks.
Butthead misses with a body punch.
Butthead wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kuivahko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butthead fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuivahko avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jansku Butthead . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuivahko cracks a nice hook into Butthead 's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butthead tries to clinch there but Kuivahko circles away.

Kuivahko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Butthead trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuivahko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Butthead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kuivahko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butthead throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butthead is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuivahko has wrist control.
Butthead postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Kuivahko is looking for a triangle but Butthead pushes his legs off easily.
Butthead postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butthead throwing strikes from guard but Kuivahko blocks nicely.
Kuivahko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Butthead 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kuivahko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Butthead keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kuivahko's head.
Butthead postures up and lands a big shot to Kuivahko's brow.
Kuivahko looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuivahko, not yet.
Butthead chips away with some ground and pound.
Butthead is working Kuivahko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Kuivahko looking for a guillotine here but Butthead defends easily.
Kuivahko trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butthead scoring with some ground and pound.
Butthead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Butthead wants to pass the guard but Kuivahko is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butthead landing with the ground and pound.
Butthead landing some decent shots from guard.
Butthead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butthead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kuivahko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Butthead is in close to Kuivahko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Butthead misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuivahko counters with a nice body kick.
Kuivahko tries to clinch there but Butthead circles away.
Kuivahko digs a good hook to Butthead 's body.
Kuivahko tries to bum rush Butthead with a series of wild strikes but Butthead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuivahko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Butthead shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kuivahko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butthead . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuivahko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Butthead not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Butthead landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Butthead throwing shots but Kuivahko is blocking nicely.
Butthead not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butthead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuivahko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Butthead lands strikes from half guard.
Butthead throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Butthead there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butthead lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kuivahko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Kuivahko looking for a guillotine here but Butthead defends easily.
Kuivahko is breathing heavily.
Butthead wants to control from the top but Kuivahko keeps moving.
Kuivahko trying to control the position.
Butthead is in close to Kuivahko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jansku Butthead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuivahko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Butthead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivahko trying to control the position here.
Butthead throwing strikes but missing.
Butthead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Butthead got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuivahko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Butthead has managed to get both his arms back between Kuivahko's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuivahko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kuivahko has momentary wrist control but Butthead slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butthead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Butthead working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Butthead pushes down on Kuivahko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Butthead has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuivahko has hold of Butthead 's hands but Butthead slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butthead lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butthead scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butthead lands a nice short elbow.

Kuivahko is rocked!
Kuivahko wants to get back to his feet.
Kuivahko is still in real trouble! Can Butthead finish him?
Butthead is nestled in close to Kuivahko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kuivahko has hold of Butthead 's hands but Butthead slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Butthead connects with a nice short shot to Kuivahko's temple.
Butthead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuivahko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Butthead drops an elbow to the side of Kuivahko's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Butthead connects with a nice short shot to Kuivahko's temple.
Butthead working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuivahko is trying to control but can't.
Butthead prevents Kuivahko from improving his position.
Butthead takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivahko is trying to maintain the position but Butthead is very close to passing his half guard.
Butthead working Kuivahko over with strikes.
Butthead lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Butthead seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Butthead connects with a nice short shot to Kuivahko's temple.
Butthead is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Butthead is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Butthead lands a nice short elbow.
Butthead is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Butthead in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jansku Butthead dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Butthead throws an overhand right that drops Kuivahko like a sack of potatoes! Butthead dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jansku Butthead !
A victorious Jansku Butthead thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
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C
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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PeeJii Penni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Name
vs
Penni

150 cm
29
135 lbs
10 - 11 - 1

155 cm
18
142 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, PeeJii Penni!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Penni. Name does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penni misses with a straight left.
Name misses with a head kick.
Penni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penni avoids the head kick by Name.
Name moves out of range as Penni strikes.
Name keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penni.
Name looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penni is fending him off so far but Name persists. Nope, Penni circles away and we're back to standing.
Name jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Name misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Name fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Name misses its intended target.
Name throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penni misses with a straight left.
Name throws a shot from downtown. Penni moves away and avoids it.
Penni throws a big shot that misses.
Penni throws a good cross that connects.
Penni takes a swing at Name's ribcage but misses.
Penni lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penni tests Name's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Name throws a good cross that connects.
Name staying out of range there.
Name ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Name.
Penni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Name. Name circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Penni misses the target.
Name connects with a high kick.
Penni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penni throws a poor cross that misses
and Name counters with a two punch combo.

Penni is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Name pushes Penni up against the cage in a clinch.
Penni has a couple of punches blocked by Name.
Penni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Name lands with a short shot to the head.
Name gets through Penni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Name lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penni wants to get back to striking at distance but Name won't allow it.
Penni is trying to break the clinch but Name has him pressed against the cage.
Name lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penni backwards.
Penni working aggressively here.
Name lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penni backwards.
Name is pushing Penni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Name has Penni pressed against the cage, preventing Penni from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Name blocking some punches.
Penni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Name drops down looking for an ankle pick but Penni pulls his leg out and moves away.
Penni cracks Name with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Name tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Name drives through with a takedown into Penni's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Name is breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Name works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name controlling the pace.

Name is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Name is looking for a kimura but Penni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Name to get the leverage.
Name content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. No Name wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Penni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Penni misses with an uppercut. Name saw that one coming.
Penni digs a good body shot into Name's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

No Name dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Name ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Name missing with a left hand there. Penni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penni tests Name's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Name throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Name pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Name cracks Penni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Name misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penni throws a hook but Name avoids it easily.
Penni 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.
Name swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penni lands an overhand right.
No Name is winning the standup battle so far.
Name keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Name scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Penni blocks a head kick by Name.
Penni with a jab.
Penni throws a hook but Name blocks it.
Name misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Name gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penni.
Name throws an overhand right that lands on Penni's shoulder, as Penni tries to avoid the shot.
Penni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Name stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penni misses with a few strikes there.
Penni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Name's head.
No Name seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Name misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Name manages to avoid it.
Name moves out of range of the strikes.
Name waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penni.
Name jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Penni.
Penni misses with a looping right.
Name ducks under a wild hook from Penni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Name. Those never looked like landing.
Penni moves away from the strike by Name.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penni needs to keep his hands up - Name had a free shot at his head there.
Penni lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Penni misses its intended target.
Penni cracks Name with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Penni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Name fails with the takedown.
Penni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Name sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penni wants it to stay on the feet.
Name ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Penni.
Penni throws a lazy right hand but Name sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Name misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Name keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penni.
Name takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penni swings for the body but Name moves out of range.
Penni loads up on a big right hand but Name slips the punch.
Name throws a sloppy head kick and Penni moves out of range easily.
Penni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Name doesn't seem bothered though.
Penni with a nice cross.
Penni throws out a loose jab but Name uses good head movement to avoid it.
Name closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Name slips a jab from Penni.
Penni lands with a cross.
Penni jabs Name right on the nose. Name blinks but takes it well.
Name gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Name uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name slips a jab from Penni.
Penni just misses with a punch to the body.
Penni throws a body punch but Name moves out of range.
Name looks to land a combination but Penni avoids it well.
Penni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Name throws a big shot that misses.
Name lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penni circles away quickly and effectively.
Penni lands a lovely overhand right.
Penni tests Name's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Name avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penni lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Name.
Name throws a sloppy head kick and Penni moves out of range easily.
Penni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Name.
Penni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

PeeJii Penni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Penni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Penni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penni throws a body punch but Name moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penni. Name does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Name throws a head kick but Penni moves out of range.
Name looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Penni throws the left hand but Name avoids the punch easily.
Penni cracks Name with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Penni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Name misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Penni. No joy for Name on that attempt.
Name throws an off balance right hand
and Penni counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Name is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penni.
Penni scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Name misses its intended target.
Penni scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penni throws a looping overhand right but Name ducks down to avoid it.
Penni defending well as Name loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Penni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penni jabs Name to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penni missing with a left hand there. Name was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Name pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Name keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penni.
Penni throws a jab but it's blocked by Name.

Name darts in and clinches Penni up against the cage.
A short right from Name on the inside.
Penni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Name blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Name blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penni is looking to break free of the clinch but Name has double underhooks.
Penni is trying to force a seperation but Name has the dominant position.
Penni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Name drops down looking for an ankle pick but Penni pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Name with a hook.
Penni throws the left hand but Name avoids the punch easily.
Penni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Name misses with a combination
and Penni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Name moves away.
A big right from Penni misses.
Penni looks to throw the jab but Name is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Name tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Name, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Name ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Name ducks under a wild hook from Penni.
A big left from Penni misses.
Penni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Name.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penni misses with a looping left.
Name fails to land with a series of punches.
Name blocks a jab.
Penni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Name uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penni.
Penni 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.
Penni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Name.
Nice defenses there by Penni.
Penni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Name.
Penni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Name momentarily.
Name moves out of range of the strikes.
Penni slips under a jab.
Name ducks under a wild hook from Penni.
A telegraphed right hand from Penni misses the target.
Name fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Penni misses its intended target.
Name dives in and grabs Penni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penni pushes down on Name's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for No Name. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penni missing with a left hand there. Name was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Name tries a head kick but it misses.
Penni lands a nice looking body shot.
Penni lands with a shot to the body.
Name has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penni missing with a left hand there. Name was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Name slips a straight right by Penni.
A slow jab from Penni misses its intended target.
Name avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Name throws a head kick that misses.
Penni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Name throws a poor cross that misses
and Penni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Name misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
PeeJii Penni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PeeJii Penni!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Jeff Jonhson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oscar Jones's chin.

Jones
vs
Jonhson

190 cm
26
197 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

190 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jonhson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jonhson lands with a right hand.

It looks like Oscar Jones has been cut.
Jones swinging wildly here.

Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones landing strikes.
Jonhson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jonhson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonhson keeps working.
Jonhson pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jonhson kicks Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Jeff Jonhson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jonhson scores with a leg kick.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Jonhson's defenses.
Jonhson tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jonhson pinned against the cage. Jonhson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jonhson swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jonhson misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jonhson throws out a powerful jab.
Jones looks for a takedown but Jonhson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonhson swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jonhson.
Jones looks to land a combination but Jonhson avoids it well.
Jonhson moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jonhson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Jonhson ducks down to avoid it.
Oscar Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jonhson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jonhson's hands.
Jonhson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jonhson scores with a push kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.

Jonhson lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Jonhson stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!

Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson lands a nice looking body kick.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonhson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones checks a leg kick.

Jonhson lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Jonhson waves Jones back to his feet!
Jonhson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeff Jonhson!
Jeff Jonhson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Katainen
vs
Duran

187 cm
26
194 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
193 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Katainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Duran!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katainen misses with a left hand
and Duran counters with an inside leg kick.
Katainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duran.
Katainen misses with an uppercut.
Katainen misses with an uppercut. Duran saw that one coming.
Duran misses with a few strikes there.
Duran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duran moves away from the strike by Katainen.
Katainen misses with a left hand
and Duran counters with a three punch combo that has Katainen backing up. Katainen nods at Duran to acknowledge the strikes.
Duran misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Katainen. Beautiful body shot.

Katainen clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duran blocks an elbow strike from Katainen.
Katainen prevents a body shot from Duran.
Katainen lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Calvin Duran has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duran avoids the elbow strike from Katainen, against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Katainen cracks Duran with a right hand to the side of the head.
Katainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Duran misses with a body shot.
Duran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Katainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duran was well out of range. Poor timing from Katainen.
Duran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katainen.
Katainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duran finds it's way round the side to connect with Katainen's head.
Katainen takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
Duran throws a body punch but Katainen moves out of range.
Katainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Katainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran thumps Katainen with a low kick.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran moves away from the strike by Katainen.
Katainen misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duran finds it's way round the side to connect with Katainen's head.
Katainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katainen lands with a straight right. Duran didn't see that one coming.
Katainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katainen drops his hands momentarily and Duran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Katainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran.
Duran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katainen.
Duran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katainen's sensitive parts.
Duran slips a jab and a cross from Katainen.
Katainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Duran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katainen misses with a hook
and Duran counters with a leg kick.
Katainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katainen.
Duran scores with a hook.

Duran has managed to clinch.
Katainen is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katainen.
Duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Katainen tries to break free but Duran pushes him back against the cage.
Duran struggles to land a body shot inside as Katainen controls his hands.
Katainen misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Katainen.
Katainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katainen looking to stall.
Duran stalling in the clinch but Katainen improves position.
Katainen throws an elbow but it misses.
Duran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katainen looking to stall.
Duran is looking to control Katainen's arms but Katainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duran has his back to the cage.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duran tries to work over Katainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duran throws a head punch that misses.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Katainen is trying to force a seperation but Duran has the dominant position.
Duran throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Katainen.
Katainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katainen's elbow.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Calvin Duran will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin Duran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Duran moves in looking to clinch but Katainen pushes him off.
Calvin Duran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katainen avoids the body shot from Duran.
Katainen throws a series of punches but Duran moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Katainen.

Katainen moves into range and clinches up with Duran.
Duran is trying to maintain a safe position but Katainen gets an underhook and turns Duran into the cage.
Duran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duran working aggressively here.
Duran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Katainen misses with a body punch.
Duran lands a nice shot to the body.
Katainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Katainen.
A shot in the inside from Katainen.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katainen's elbow.
Katainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
Duran pushes Katainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen effectively controlling the action here.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Katainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katainen lands a right hook to the body.

Katainen moves into range and clinches up with Duran.
Katainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Katainen lands a shoulder strike.
Katainen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duran up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Katainen.
Katainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katainen has Duran pressed against the cage.
Duran avoiding damage as Katainen throws knees to the body.
Duran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran avoiding damage as Katainen throws knees to the body.
Duran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Katainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katainen.
Katainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Duran finds it's target.
Katainen misses with a body shot.
Katainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Katainen throws a hook but Duran blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Katainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duran misses with a body shot
and Katainen counters with a one-two to the body.

Katainen closes the distance and pushes Duran back into 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!
Duran blocks an uppercut.
Katainen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Duran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Katainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duran.
Duran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duran lands a shoulder strike.

Katainen manages to break the clinch.
Duran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katainen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katainen throws an overhand right that lands on Duran's shoulder, as Duran tries to avoid the shot.
Duran lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.
Katainen misses with a body punch
and Duran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Katainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran counters with a stiff right hand.
Duran thuds a left hand into Katainen's body.
Duran slips a straight right by Katainen.
Katainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duran.
Duran bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Katainen is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Katainen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duran.
Katainen looks to land a combination but Duran avoids it well.
Duran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Calvin Duran will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

A telegraphed right hand from Katainen misses the target.
Duran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Katainen.
Katainen misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duran.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katainen.
Katainen takes one to the chin there.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duran.
Duran swings for the body but Katainen moves out of range.
Katainen throws a right and a left that Duran avoids nicely.
Duran throws a lazy right hand but Katainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duran moves in looking to clinch but Katainen pushes him off.
A slow jab from Katainen misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Duran connects with a nice looking jab.
Katainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch but Katainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Katainen lands with a good body shot.
Katainen ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Katainen throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran connects with a body shot that sends Katainen's belly button to the back.
Katainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duran stuns Katainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Katainen throws a hook to the side of Duran's head but Duran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Katainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Duran as he connects with a hook.
Oh Katainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Katainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duran.
Katainen throws a series of punches but Duran avoids them all with ease.
Katainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Duran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Katainen gets a clinch.
Duran lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Katainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katainen misses with a hook

and Duran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Katainen breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Duran.
Katainen thows a left - swing and a miss!

Duran lands a left and a right that send Katainen crashing to the mat, dazed. Duran thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Katainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Duran counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katainen.
Katainen misses with an uppercut
and Duran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duran misses with the body kick
and Duran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Calvin Duran's cut even more.
Duran misses with a low kick.
Katainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katainen's corner calls for a 1-2. Katainen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duran.
Katainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Katainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran swinging wildly here.
Katainen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Katainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duran circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katainen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Duran.
Katainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katainen walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Duran.
Duran lands with an uppercut that bounces Katainen off the cage and back into range.
Katainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Katainen drives through and clinches with Duran against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran scores with a shoulder strike.
Katainen is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Duran really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Duran. Beautiful body shot.
Katainen keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Katainen.
Duran lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Katainen darts in and clinches Duran up against the cage.

Katainen breaks from the clinch.
Katainen lands a slapping body shot.
Katainen walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katainen. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.

Katainen tries to keep at a distance but Duran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duran swings wildly with an uppercut but Katainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran avoiding damage as Katainen throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Duran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Katainen misses with some punches.
Duran avoiding damage.
Duran lands a nice uppercut.
Katainen lands a right hand.
Duran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Katainen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Katainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Katainen.
Duran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Katainen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duran up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duran as Katainen tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katainen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katainen.
Duran avoids a wild elbow strike from Katainen.
Katainen prevents a body shot from Duran.
A head punch on the inside from Katainen fails to land.

Katainen breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katainen. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
Katainen cracks Duran with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Duran.
Nice uppercut lands for Katainen. That snapped Duran's head back.
Katainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duran scores with a jab.
Duran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duran is looking to clinch.
Duran scores with a nice head shot.
Katainen misses with a left hand
and Duran counters with a nice body shot.
Duran throws a head kick that Katainen semi-blocks.
Duran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duran slips a jab from Katainen.
Duran lands a head kick!
Duran throws a hook but Katainen blocks it.
Katainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran cracks Katainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Katainen misses with a body shot.
Katainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Katainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duran jabs at Katainen's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duran.
Katainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duran misses with a body shot.
Katainen just misses with a punch to the body.

Duran drives through and clinches with Katainen against the cage.
Duran leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duran scores with a shot to the side of Katainen's head.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Duran dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Katainen has managed to clinch.
Duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katainen's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Katainen up against the cage.
Katainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Duran avoids the damage to the body.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Katainen.

Katainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Katainen walks into a left hand.
Duran throws a series of strikes that have Katainen backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Katainen.
Katainen walks into a left hand.
Katainen misses with a hook.
Katainen slips under a jab from Duran.
Katainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Duran swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Katainen drives through and clinches with Duran against the cage.
Katainen lands with a left to the head.
Katainen pushes Duran back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duran is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Duran tries a body shot but Katainen blocks it.
Katainen can't find room to land a body shot as Duran controls the action.
Duran can't find room to land a body shot as Katainen controls the action.
Duran prevents Katainen from breaking the clinch.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran looking to stall.
Katainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Katainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duran is defending well for now.

Katainen breaks the clinch.
Katainen checks a low kick from Duran.
Decent striking displayed by Katainen there.
Katainen blocks a jab.
Katainen throws a shot from downtown. Duran moves away and avoids it.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duran. That's going to slow Katainen down.
Katainen misses with an uppercut.
Duran lands a glancing blow to the side of Katainen's head.
Jyrki Katainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran connects with a leg kick. Katainen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katainen throws a good cross that connects.
Katainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duran 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 Katainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duran needs to keep his hands up - Katainen had a free shot at his head there.
Katainen throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.

Duran gets a clinch.

Katainen breaks the clinch.
Katainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duran has time to react.
Duran scores with a nice strike.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Katainen.
Duran throws a right and a left that Katainen avoids nicely.
Duran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran misses with a wild combination.
Katainen slips under a jab from Duran.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Duran. That snapped Katainen's head back.

Katainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Katainen wants to break free but Duran has control.
Jyrki Katainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Katainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calvin Duran is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duran avoids the elbow strike from Katainen, against the cage.
Katainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duran avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
Katainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Katainen has a couple of punches blocked by Duran.

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 Jyrki Katainen.
I think Duran 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Calvin Duran! Calvin Duran retains his middleweight title!
Calvin Duran gave a mention to KINGDOM in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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