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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borisov
vs
Hovi

182 cm
25
210 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boyko Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Borisov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hovi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borisov looking to pass the guard.
Borisov throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hovi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borisov is fighting to break Hovi's control of his arms but Hovi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hovi keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hovi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Borisov counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi misses with a series of wild punches.
Hovi swings for the body but Borisov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.

Borisov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hovi wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borisov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hovi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hovi pushes Borisov off looking to stand but Borisov dives back in and keeps control.
Borisov is thwarting Hovi's attempts to control the position.

Borisov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hovi tries to kick Borisov off but Borisov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hovi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Borisov preventing the sweep.
Hovi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borisov manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borisov working a defensive guard here.
Hovi preventing the sweep.

Borisov has his foot on Hovi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hovi works his way back into a safe position though.
Hovi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hovi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Borisov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hovi tries to free his leg and advance position but Borisov is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Seppo Hovi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hovi slaps away a takedown attempt from Borisov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hovi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borisov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hovi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borisov takes one to the chin there.
Hovi tries to close the distance and clinch but Borisov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borisov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyko Borisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hovi moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Hovi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borisov jumps guard but Hovi stands there with Borisov around his waist. Borisov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hovi effectively controlling the action here.
Hovi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Borisov fails to pull guard.
Hovi is pressed up against the cage. Borisov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hovi down to the mat. Hovi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Borisov fails with the takedown
and Hovi counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Borisov's head but Borisov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borisov avoids the body shot from Hovi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hovi connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Hovi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hovi thuds a left hand into Borisov's body.
Hovi misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Borisov with that takedown attempt.
Borisov dives in and grabs Hovi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hovi pushes down on Borisov's head and hops out.
Borisov fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyko Borisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borisov takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hovi misses.
Hovi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borisov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hovi as he avoids it easily.
Hovi lands a jab to Borisov's midsection.
Seppo Hovi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
Borisov walks into a straight right hand from Hovi.
Borisov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hovi's waist but Hovi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borisov off to one side.
Boyko Borisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hovi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body. Borisov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi stuns Borisov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hovi cracks Borisov with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hovi. That's going to slow Borisov down.
Hovi takes a swing at Borisov's ribcage but misses.
Seppo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body. Borisov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice takedown defense from Hovi. No joy for Borisov on that attempt.
Borisov has a takedown stuffed.
Hovi lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Borisov is rocked!
Borisov is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Hovi Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Borisov is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Seppo Hovi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Usko Luttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Trifu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luttinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, usko luttisen elämänkerta. Usko Luttinen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Luttinen
vs
Trifu

172 cm
24
158 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

187 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Fight Night Nutrition

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Luttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavius Trifu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Trifu.
Luttinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luttinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luttinen throws a series of punches but Trifu avoids them all with ease.
Trifu lands a front kick.
Trifu scoring well with a low kick there.
Luttinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Trifu avoids the body shot from Luttinen.
Trifu connects with a leg kick. Luttinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luttinen takes a swing at Trifu's ribcage but misses.
Trifu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Luttinen cracks Trifu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Luttinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luttinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trifu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Trifu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luttinen throws out the jab.
Luttinen thows a leg kick but Trifu checks it
letting Trifu counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luttinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Trifu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trifu throws a sloppy head kick and Luttinen moves out of range easily.
Trifu just misses with a punch to the body.
Luttinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Trifu is rocked!
Luttinen ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Trifu's jaw. Trifu's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Luttinen does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Usko Luttinen!
A victorious Usko Luttinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny has chosen Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fei Hong
vs
Kenny

178 cm
31
275 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Fei Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Hong moves to clinch but Kenny breaks away

and Kenny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kenny.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kenny wants to control from the top but Fei Hong keeps moving.
Fei Hong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kenny wants to pass the guard but Fei Hong is keeping the position.
Kenny trying to control but Fei Hong is working from the bottom.
Kenny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kenny throws a big elbow that misses.
Kenny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fei Hong is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Hong is pulling down on Kenny's head. It's preventing any offense from Kenny, at least for the moment.
Fei Hong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kenny cracks Fei Hong with a solid left hand.
Fei Hong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kenny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kenny trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fei Hong manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fei Hong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong throws a strike but Kenny rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kenny distracts Fei Hong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenny throws a big elbow that misses.
Kenny trying to control but Fei Hong is working from the bottom.
Kenny prevents Fei Hong from getting back to his feet.
Kenny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenny prevents Fei Hong from getting back to his feet.
Kenny works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fei Hong is trying is best to control the position here.
Kenny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kenny winds up and cracks Fei Hong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kenny trying to control from half guard but Fei Hong is working away.

Fei Hong is defending against the submission attempts here by Kenny.
Fei Hong is trying to maintain the position but Kenny is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
Kenny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fei Hong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kenny controlling the pace.
Kenny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kenny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenny misses with a head shot. Fei Hong uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kenny distracts Fei Hong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fei Hong closes the distance but Kenny moves to the side
and Kenny counters with a thumping low kick.
Kenny takes a swing at Fei Hong's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Kenny.
Kenny scores with a shot to the body.
Kenny misses with a wild body shot.
Kenny punishes Fei Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Kenny feints and then cracks Fei Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fei Hong down.
King Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Fei Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenny throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenny misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kenny scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Kenny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Fei Hong tries to sprawl but Kenny drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kenny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kenny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenny slips a nice elbow through Fei Hong's hands, connecting with Fei Hong's forehead.
Fei Hong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kenny.
King Kenny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kenny working Fei Hong over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny works his way into side control.
Kenny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Hong keeps working.
Fei Hong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kenny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei Hong keeps working.
Kenny misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kenny is putting a hurting on Fei Hong here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny in side control, throwing shots but Fei Hong defends.

Kenny is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fei Hong is trying to escape and Kenny transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fei Hong is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kenny! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). King Kenny!
King Kenny seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan has chosen Flight of the Valkyries as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Daniel Bryan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Fish
vs
Bryan

183 cm
24
195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

179 cm
23
203 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan lands with a thumping leg kick.

Bryan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bryan slips nicely into half guard.
Bryan wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fish defending well though.
Bryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryan wants to take a breather but Fish is having none of it.
Fish moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fish wants to sweep but no luck.
Fish wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bryan controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan won't allow Fish to sweep him here.
Fish keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fish throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bryan's head.

It looks like Daniel Bryan has been cut.
Fish throws a head kick but Bryan moves out of range.
Fish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Fish gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bryan trying to control but Fish is working from the bottom.
Bryan pushing down on Fish's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bryan is looking for a kimura here.
Bryan is trying to control. Fish wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but Fish defending well.
Bryan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bryan is trying to control the action in half guard but Fish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fish defending well though.
Fish preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bryan trying to control the action but Fish is working from the bottom.
Fish is in trouble now - Bryan has advanced to mount!
Bryan controlling his opponent.
Bryan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fish wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bryan.
Bryan misses with some ground and pound and Fish recovers position to half guard.
Fish preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fish's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Bryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bryan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fish digs a good body shot into Bryan's ribs.
Bryan is looking to chop away at Fish's legs.
Bryan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fish is able to avoid easily.
Bryan throws out a leg kick but Fish moves out of range and Bryan only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Bryan blocks the low kick.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fish but Fish pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Bryan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fish pulls Bryan in close to his closed guard and prevents Bryan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fish controls Bryan momentarily but Bryan frees himself.
Bryan looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fish trying to keep a closed guard but Bryan is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bryan throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bryan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fish is aware though and is defending well.

Bryan is looking for a triangle but Fish pushes his legs off easily.

Bryan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryan keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.

Bryan is looking for a triangle but Fish pushes his legs off easily.

Bryan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bryan being controlled here, momentarily.

Bryan is looking for a triangle but Fish pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Bryan, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Albert Fish.
Fish lands a front kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bryan blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Bryan does no damage.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Bryan is out of range.
Bryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Bryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fish moves away from the strike by Bryan.
Bryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fish wants to land a leg kick but Bryan is out of range.
Bryan misses with a kick to the body.
Fish tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Bryan.
Fish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Fish slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bryan tries to clinch up.

Fish tries to keep at a distance but Bryan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fish with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fish.
Bryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fish avoids it really well and circles away.
Bryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
Bryan fails with the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Bryan.
Jab, jab by Fish - just one landing.
Bryan throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bryan.
Fish scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bryan.
Bryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fish.
Bryan blocks a leg kick.
Fish slips a straight right by Bryan.
Fish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bryan on the side of the head.
Fish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bryan wants to slow Fish down by chopping away at his legs.
Bryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Fish is looking to slow Bryan down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fish.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Bryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Bryan.
Daniel Bryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looks to land a left hand but Fish moved out of range nicely.
Fish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryan shoots for a takedown but Fish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Albert Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Bryan.
Bryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan throws a leg kick
and Fish counters with a thumping low kick.
Bryan looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Bryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fish 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fish, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Fish.
Fish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Bryan blocks the low kick.
Fish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looks to throw a body kick
letting Fish counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Daniel Bryan's cut even more.
Bryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bryan misses with a kick to the body.
Bryan closes the distance and clinches up with Fish, looking for a takedown. Bryan pushes Fish against the cage but Fish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Fish.
Fish tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fish as he jumps to the side.
Fish lands a body shot.
Albert Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fish lands a jab to Bryan's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniel Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish catches Bryan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Fish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan misses with a looping right.
Bryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fish misses with a body kick.
Bryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fish feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Bryan collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Albert Fish!
Albert Fish made sure to mention his sponsor, DJs Locker in his post fight interview.
Daniel Bryan spoke after the fight, saying 'NO! NO! NO! NO!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauki comes to the cage accompanied by Kyuss - Green Machine. Nesi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Van Canto - Battery kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hauki
vs
Nesi

188 cm
23
197 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
201 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki throws a lazy uppercut
and Nesi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hauki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hauki misses the jab.
Hauki misses with an uppercut
and Nesi counters with an outside leg kick.
Hauki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nesi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hauki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nesi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hauki.
Nesi moves out of range as Hauki strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nesi throws a leg kick
and Hauki counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Hauki cracks Nesi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nesi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hauki finish him?

It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hauki misses with a hook
and Nesi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hauki throws a head kick that misses.
Nesi throws a hook but Hauki blocks it.
Hauki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nesi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hauki.
Hauki throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Hauki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nesi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hauki misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Hauki misses its intended target.
Nesi walks into a stiff left hand from Hauki.
Nesi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Nesi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hauki thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nesi closes the distance and pushes Hauki back into the cage.
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Nesi controls the action.
Nesi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Hauki.
Hauki misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nesi.
Nesi blocks a body shot from Hauki.
A body shot lands from Nesi.
Hauki avoiding damage as Nesi throws knees to the body.
Nesi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nesi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nesi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nesi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hauki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nesi's elbow.
Hauki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Nesi to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi takes a shot to the head.
Nesi lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Nesi.
A nice left hand lands by Nesi.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hauki avoids it.
Knees to the body from Nesi.
Nesi lands with a short shot to the head.
Nesi connects with a knee to the head.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hauki is defending well for now.
Hauki has a couple of punches blocked by Nesi.
Hauki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hauki avoids it.
Nesi misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nesi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hauki backwards.
Hauki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nesi stalls.
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 Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hauki connects with a leg kick. Nesi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hauki misses with a looping right.
Nesi throws a shot from downtown. Hauki moves away and avoids it.
Hauki throws a hook to the side of Nesi's head but Nesi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hauki - that will leave a mark!
Hauki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Nesi misses.
Hauki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hauki.
Nesi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hauki.
Hauki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nesi.
Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hauki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nesi's hands.
Hauki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nesi.
Hauki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nesi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hauki, pushing him back against the cage.
Nesi blocks an uppercut.
Nesi lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nesi lands with a light punch inside.
Ed Nesi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nesi missing with knees to the body.
Hauki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hauki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hauki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nesi blocking some punches.
Nesi blocks an uppercut.
Hauki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nesi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nesi.
Nesi lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nesi with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nesi.
Nesi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nesi.
Nesi lands a knee to the head.
Nesi lands a knee to the head.
Nesi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nesi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nesi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hauki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hauki prevents a body shot from Nesi.
Nesi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hauki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Nesi controls the action.
Hauki tries a body shot but Nesi blocks it.
Nesi lands a knee to the body.
Nesi with a knee to the head.
Nesi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hauki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Hauki's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nesi obliges.
Nesi working Hauki over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Nesi.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nesi gets through Hauki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nesi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hauki has a couple of punches blocked by Nesi.
A knee to the head by Nesi.
Hauki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi cracks Hauki with a nice body shot.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nesi looking to throw knees to the head but Hauki is blocking nicely.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hauki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hauki managing to block the knees to the body from Nesi.
Nesi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nesi is looking to clinch but Hauki is avoiding it.
Nesi moves out of range as Hauki strikes.
Hauki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hauki misses with a head kick.
Hauki misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nesi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hauki.
Hauki scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Hauki misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hauki gets tackled into the cage by Nesi. Nesi maintains the clinch.
Nesi is working Hauki over against the cage.
Hauki has a couple of punches blocked by Nesi.
Nesi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hauki avoiding damage as Nesi throws knees to the body.
Hauki throws a head punch that misses.
Hauki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hauki tries to throw a body punch but Nesi avoids it by throwing Hauki back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nesi.
A right hand to the body from Nesi.
Nesi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nesi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nesi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nesi connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nesi.
Hauki tries to throw a body punch but Nesi avoids it by throwing Hauki back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi connects with a knee to the head.
Nesi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hauki.
Hauki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hauki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nesi.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nesi obliges.
Hauki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nesi scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nesi.
Nice body punch from Nesi.
Nesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hauki fails to land.
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Nesi controls the action.
Hauki throws a punch but it's blocked by Nesi.
Nesi tries to throw a body punch but Hauki avoids it by throwing Nesi back against the cage.
Nesi lands with a left to the head.
Hauki scores with a shot to the side of Nesi's head.
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Hauki's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nesi.
Nesi lands a good knee to the midsection. Hauki won't want to take too many of those.
Hauki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nesi lands a good knee to the midsection. Hauki won't want to take too many of those.
Nesi landing knees to the body.
Nesi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nesi lands a good knee to the midsection. Hauki won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Hauki's ribcage.
Nesi taking a breather.
A short left from Nesi.
Nesi pushes Hauki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Nesi.
Hauki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nesi scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hauki misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki misses with the head strike.
Hauki blocks a body shot from Nesi.
Hauki tries to throw a body punch but Nesi avoids it by throwing Hauki back against the cage.
Hauki prevents a body shot from Nesi.
Nesi blocks an uppercut.
Hauki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nesi is leaning against Hauki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hauki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hauki is trying to force a seperation but Nesi has the dominant position.
Hauki misses with the head strike.
Nesi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hauki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nesi.
Hauki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hauki misses with the head strike.
Hauki throws a punch but it's blocked by Nesi.
Hauki lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nesi.
Hauki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nesi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hauki.
Hauki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nesi to score with a decent uppercut.
Hauki throws a hook to the side of Nesi's head but Nesi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nesi scores with a jab to the body.
Hauki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nesis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nesi. That's going to slow Hauki down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hauki.
Nesi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hauki to counter with a crisp jab.
Nesi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hauki looks to land a right hand but Nesi moved out of range.
Nesi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nesi lands with a shot to the body.
Hauki lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nesi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nesi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hauki checks it well.
Hauki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nesi.
Nesi misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hauki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nesi's calf.
Nesi misses with a low kick.
Taneli Hauki is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nesi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nesi throws out a loose jab but Hauki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nesi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hauki.
Hauki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nesi.

That has opened up Ed Nesi's cut even more.
Nesi ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Nesi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hauki throws a hook to the side of Nesi's head but Nesi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nesi 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a leg kick but Nesi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nesi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hauki throws a poor cross that misses
and Nesi counters with a left to the body.
Nesi slips a straight right by Hauki.
Nesi misses with an uppercut. Hauki saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Nesi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hauki. Nesi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nesi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hauki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nesi is able to avoid easily.
Nesi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hauki.
Hauki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nesi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hauki.
Nesi wants to clinch up but Hauki keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nesi 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 Hauki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hauki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hauki lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nesi forces Hauki back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Nesi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hauki scores with a shot to the side of Nesi's head.
Hauki misses with some punches.
Nesi misses with a knee strike.
Hauki throws a head punch that misses.
Nesi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Nesi controls the action.
Hauki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nesi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hauki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nesi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hauki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nesi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hauki's face.
Nesi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the head but Hauki blocks with his arms.
A short right from Hauki.
Nesi misses with a body punch.
Hauki swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hauki breaks the clinch.
Nesi stuns Hauki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Nesi rushes Hauki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hauki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hauki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hauki throws a right hand that Nesi ducks under and follows up with a left that Nesi also avoids with ease.
Nesi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hauki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Hauki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hauki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nesi. Nesi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nesi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Nesi clinches up with Hauki and pushes him back against the cage.
Hauki misses with some punches.
Nesi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi tries a knee to the head but Hauki blocks it.
Hauki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hauki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nesi lands a nice shot to the body.
Nesi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki throws a punch but it's blocked by Nesi.
Hauki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nesi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hauki or not.
Nesi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hauki misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nesi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nesi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hauki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hauki struggles to land a body shot inside as Nesi controls his hands.
Hauki throws a head punch that misses.
Hauki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hauki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Nesi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nesi 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Nesi!
Ed Nesi is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Ed Nesi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakata comes to the cage accompanied by Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST. Rokka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Antero's Walkout kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sakata
vs
Rokka

183 cm
23
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
212 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka blocks a jab.
Rokka works Sakata's body with a nice hook.
Sakata loads up on a big right hand but Rokka slips the punch.
Rokka checks a low kick from Sakata.
Sakata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakata takes one to the side of the head.
Sakata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakata throws a low kick, looking for Rokka's leg but Rokka calmly moves out of range.
Sakata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rokka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakata takes a swing at Rokka's ribcage but misses.
Rokka thows a body kick. Sakata tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakata looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokka is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rokka.
Sakata lands a leg kick that knocks Rokka off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Sakata.
Rokka moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka moves out of range of the strikes.
Rokka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Sakata slams his shin into Rokka's torso.
Sakata misses with a straight left.

Rokka closes the distance and pushes Sakata back into the cage.
Sakata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rokka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakata throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sakata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakata lands with a light punch inside.
Rokka misses with the head strike.
Sakata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rokka blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rokka gets through Sakata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakata lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rokka backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakata looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rokka working aggressively here.
Sakata tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rokka avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka avoiding damage as Sakata throws knees to the body.
Sakata throws a head punch that misses.
Rokka lands a nice uppercut.
Rokka avoiding damage as Sakata throws knees to the body.
Rokka blocks a body shot from Sakata.
Sakata throws a head punch that misses.
Sakata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rokka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rokka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakata backwards.
Sakata throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokka.
Rokka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rokka lands a body shot.
Rokka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sakata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rokka swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakata uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rokka drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rokka has his foot on Sakata's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakata works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rokka wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakata looking to pass the guard.
Rokka wants to sweep here but Sakata controlling him for the moment.

Rokka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rokka keeping moving, preventing Sakata from controlling successfully.
Sakata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rokka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sakata defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakata trying to control the position from guard on top but Rokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rokka has his foot on Sakata's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakata works his way back into a safe position though.
Rokka keeping moving, preventing Sakata from controlling successfully.

Sakata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sakata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rokka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakata wants to control from the top but Rokka keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antero Rokka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sakata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sakata works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Sakata misses.
Sakata throws a hook to the side of Rokka's head but Rokka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sakata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sakata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Sakata throws a looping overhand right but Rokka ducks down to avoid it.
Sakata throws a push kick but Rokka slaps the foot to one side.
Sakata will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sakata motions for Rokka to come forward. Sakata throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakata.
Sakata misses with a straight right.
Rokka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rokka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rokka.
Rokka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rokka moves away from the strike by Sakata.
Sakata misses with a leg kick.
Rokka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sakata will feel that in the morning.
Sakata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rokka tests Sakata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rokka throws a leg kick which misses Sakata's front leg but catches the back leg as Sakata tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rokka. That's going to slow Sakata down.
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rokka scores with a punch to the head.
Sakata keeps the fight on the outside.
Rokka connects with an inside leg kick.
Rokka catches Sakata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rokka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Sakata is rocked!
Rokka moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Sakata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rokka moves out of range as Sakata throws a body kick.
Sakata seems to have got his legs back now.
Sakata misses with a straight left.
Rokka throws a head kick but Sakata moves out of range.
Sakata swats away the attempt to clinch by Rokka.
Rokka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakata has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rokka throws a nice looking combination but Sakata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakata looks to land a right hand but Rokka moved out of range.
Antero Rokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
Sakata throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sakata misses with a body shot.
Sakata lands with a good body shot.
Rokka moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakata misses with a hook.
Rokka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sakata scores with a decent looking hook.
Sakata fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sakata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokka scoring well with a low kick there.
Rokka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rokka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sakata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
Rokka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakata.
Rokka thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakata connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rokka is breathing heavily.
Rokka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rokka lands a really nice looking cross but Sakata seems unphased.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakata.
A jab from Sakata misses.
Sakata throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sakata misses with a wild body shot.
Rokka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rokka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakata missing with a left hand there. Rokka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakata thumps Rokka with a low kick.
Sakata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sakata lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakata scores with a kick to the body.
Sakata lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakata fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rokka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mitsuomi Sakata will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sakata throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sakata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rokka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sakata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakata keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sakata misses with a two punch combination.
Sakata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rokkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sakata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Sakata misses.
Sakata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakata throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rokka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rokka dips to his left and cracks Sakata with an uppercut!
Rokka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rokka tries to clinch up.
Rokka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Sakata there.
Rokka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sakata wants to slow Rokka down by chopping away at his legs.
Rokka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sakata misses with an uppercut

and Rokka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rokka.
Rokka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Rokka.
A left hand lands to the body for Rokka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakata lands with a left to the head.
Sakata misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rokka.
Sakata with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokka throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakata.
A left hand lands to the body for Rokka.
A shot in the inside from Rokka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka lands a nice shot to the body.
Rokka is trying to pull guard but Sakata turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakata trying to land knees to the body.
Rokka avoids the elbow strike from Sakata, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokka.
Rokka lands with a short shot to the head.
Sakata prevents a body shot from Rokka.
A head punch on the inside from Sakata fails to land.
Rokka blocks a body shot from Sakata.
Rokka lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakata backwards.
Rokka avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakata.
Rokka lands a body punch.
Rokka misses with a body punch.
Rokka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakata swings wildly with an uppercut but Rokka uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka blocks an elbow strike from Sakata.
Sakata misses with a knee strike.
Sakata working aggressively here.
Sakata scores with a knee to the head.
Rokka stalling in the clinch.
Sakata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rokka's elbow.
Sakata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rokka's elbow.
Rokka blocking some punches.
Rokka blocks the elbow strike.
Rokka working aggressively here.
Sakata swings wildly with an uppercut but Rokka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakata tries to throw a body punch but Rokka avoids it by throwing Sakata back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rokka.
Rokka scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakata prevents a body shot from Rokka.
Sakata misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Rokka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Rokka.
Rokka is trying to pull guard but Sakata turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sakata lands an elbow that stopped Rokka in his tracks for a moment.
Sakata looking to throw knees to the head but Rokka is blocking nicely.
Rokka lands a right hand.
Rokka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakata misses with a body punch.
Rokka blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakata swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakata misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rokka.
Sakata throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakata lands a body shot in the clinch.

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 Mitsuomi Sakata.
I think Sakata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mitsuomi Sakata!
Post fight, Mitsuomi Sakata stared into the camera and said 'Minnasan, arigatou gozaimasu! Ore wa sugoku ureshii desu! Yatta!'.