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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuukka Rask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Nepanavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!



188 cm
21
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0
180 cm
19
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuukka Rask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ignas Nepanavas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Rask is predictable there
and Nepanavas counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Rask moves into the clinch.
Rask gets underhooks to prevent Nepanavas's takedown attempt.
Nepanavas can't get the takedown.

Rask gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nepanavas regains guard.
Nepanavas looking for a sweep. Not yet Nepanavas, not yet.
Rask pushing down on Nepanavas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Rask is trying to work for a kimura but Nepanavas is defending well.
Nepanavas told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nepanavas wants to control but Rask is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nepanavas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rask.
Nepanavas is trying to stand.
Rask is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nepanavas wants to control the action here but instead Rask manages to pass to full mount!
Nepanavas is looking to improve his position but Rask isn't that keen on the idea.
Nepanavas manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Rask is trying for a kimura here. Nepanavas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rask wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tuukka Rask!
After winning the bout, Tuukka Rask thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moistly Seeping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



187 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 1
189 cm
20
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moistly Seeping!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeping lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Damme misses the jab.
Seeping thuds his right hand into Damme's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seeping connects with a crisp jab.
Damme ducks under a wild hook from Seeping.
Seeping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damme.

It looks like Van Damme has been cut.
Seeping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Seeping.
Seeping connects with a nice looking jab.
Seeping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damme throws a right hand that misses
enabling Seeping to counter with a crisp jab.
Seeping stuns Damme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Seeping both land. Nice combination.
Seeping lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Damme misses its intended target.
Damme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Damme. No joy for Seeping on that attempt.
Damme thows a body shot but no joy.

Damme gets caught napping as Seeping dives in and scores a takedown. Damme manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Seeping tries to free his leg and advance position but Damme is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seeping landing with the ground and pound.
Seeping in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seeping trying to control the position from guard on top but Damme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seeping lands a couple of digs.
Seeping is pushing down on Damme's leg trying to pass to half guard. Damme is fighting to maintain full guard but Seeping has managed to sneak the leg through.
Seeping not doing much here.
Seeping looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeping prevents Damme from standing back up.
Seeping trying to control from half guard but Damme is working away.
Damme is breathing heavily.
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. Seeping connects with a nice short shot to Damme's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seeping trying to control the action but Damme is working from the bottom.
Seeping sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Damme defending well though.
Seeping trying to control the pace.
Damme has hold of Seeping's hands but Seeping slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeping thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damme's head.
Damme avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seeping.
Seeping thows a huge punch but Damme dodges it nicely.
Seeping is trying to control. Damme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Seeping scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Seeping is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Damme!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Seeping cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Damme is rocked!

Van Damme's cut is getting worse.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Moistly Seeping!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski comes to the cage accompanied by War is My Destiny. 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.



200 cm
38
260 lbs
28 - 28 - 0
196 cm
30
240 lbs
14 - 9 - 0
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin


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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 28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pes Barbos!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Byczynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbos slows down the pace here.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Byczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Barbos controls the action.
Byczynski letting Barbos take a breather here.
Barbos connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
Barbos works on Byczynski's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbos is looking to control Byczynski's arms but Byczynski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbos has his back to the cage.
Byczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbos looks for a takedown but Byczynski sprawls well.

A jab-cross combination lands for Barbos and sends Byczynski crashing to the mat! Barbos follows him down to the mat - Byczynski regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczynski wants to control but Barbos is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byczynski keeps working.
Byczynski looks like he's trying to stand up.

Byczynski kicks Barbos off and gets back to his feet.

Barbos moves into range and clinches up with Byczynski.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski thows a body shot but no joy.
Byczynski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Barbos has Byczynski up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski pushes Barbos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byczynski tries to work over Barbos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Byczynski prevents Barbos from breaking the clinch.
Byczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbos backwards.
Byczynski is working Barbos over against the cage.
Barbos tries to land a knee to the head but Byczynski blocks with his arms.
Barbos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barbos is looking to control Byczynski's arms but Byczynski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbos has his back to the cage.
Barbos managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Pes Barbos has been cut.
Barbos tries a knee to the head but Byczynski blocks it.
Barbos is trying to pull guard but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage.
Nataniel Byczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pes Barbos.
Byczynski prevents the takedown attempt.
Barbos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barbos looks winded!
Byczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbos.
Barbos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Nataniel Byczynski's cut is getting worse.
Barbos trying to stall but Byczynski improves his position.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but Barbos blocks it.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbos avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Byczynski.
Byczynski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barbos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage 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!
Byczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Barbos looking to stall.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbos avoids it.
Barbos tries to land a knee to the head but Byczynski blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbos.
Barbos managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Barbos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbos controlling the action here for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbos.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Barbos shoots for a double leg takedown but Byczynski sprawls well. He's pushed Barbos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pes Barbos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Barbos. Those never looked like landing.
Barbos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Byczynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Barbos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Byczynski tries to roll over but Barbos keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byczynski works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pes Barbos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Barbos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Byczynski tries to avoid it but Barbos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Byczynski to the ground. Byczynski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Byczynski has closed the distance and engaged Barbos in a clinch.
Byczynski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbos blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byczynski prevents Barbos from breaking the clinch.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbos is defending well for now.
Barbos tries a knee to the head but Byczynski blocks it.
Barbos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barbos is trying to drag Byczynski to the mat but Byczynski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barbos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Byczynski landing knees to the body.
Barbos is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byczynski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.

Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Byczynski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barbos shoots in for a takedown but Byczynski shows good takedown defense.
Nataniel Byczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pes Barbos.
Byczynski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barbos fails with a takedown attempt.
Byczynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Byczynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Byczynski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbos in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byczynski stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbos. Barbos gets slowly back to his feet.
Barbos fails with the takedown
and Byczynski counters with a one-two to the body.
Byczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski scores with a body shot.
Byczynski misses with a double jab.
Byczynski misses with a kick to the body.
Barbos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Byczynski has Barbos up against the cage in a clinch.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbos avoids it.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbos avoids the damage to the body.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbos avoids it.
Byczynski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barbos is trying to break the clinch but Byczynski is controlling him.
Byczynski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbos is defending well for now.
Byczynski misses with a knee strike.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbos is defending well for now.
Barbos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Byczynski smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Barbos or perhaps it was just good defense by Byczynski which made him look bad.

Byczynski gets a clinch.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbos is defending well for now.
Barbos managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Nataniel Byczynski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbos misses with a knee to the head.
Barbos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Barbos manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbos under the eye.
Byczynski is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Byczynski. Those never looked like landing.
Barbos blocks a leg kick.
Barbos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Byczynski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbos somewhat.
Barbos dives in and grabs Byczynski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Byczynski pushes down on Barbos's head and hops out.
Byczynski thows a body kick. Barbos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbos blocks a head kick by Byczynski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Barbos closes the distance and clinches.
Byczynski lands with a light punch inside.

Barbos is rocked!
Byczynski pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Barbos! Byczynski unloads with more strikes and Barbos sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nataniel Byczynski!
Nataniel Byczynski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!



188 cm
36
197 lbs
29 - 18 - 0
182 cm
34
192 lbs
20 - 10 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed


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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 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Bird!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird looks to clinch
and Maynard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bird fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Bird misses
and Maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maynard.
Maynard throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Maynard stuns Bird with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bird looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Maynard misses

and Bird counters by moving into the clinch.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bird's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maynard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bird has had enough of the clinch but Maynard keeps him there for the moment.
Maynard pushes Bird back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maynard scores with a shoulder strike.
Maynard just leaning against Bird, taking a breather.
Bird wants to take the fight to the mat but Maynard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands with a light punch inside.

Maynard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Maynard's head coaches at Team Nakkikoppiheijari that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maynard misses with a jab to the body
and Bird counters with a good low kick that Maynard was not able to check.
Bird wants to clinch.
Maynard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
Bird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maynard.
Maynard connects with a jab.
Maynard scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard with a nice cross.
Nice body kick there by Maynard.
Bird moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Bird is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Maynard just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Bird has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Maynard!
Alexander Maynard made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
Vincent Bird spoke after the fight, saying 'boooooooooooo'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Take it in Blood -- Nas. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



180 cm
34
179 lbs
23 - 12 - 0
180 cm
34
172 lbs
37 - 18 - 1
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin


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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hanley Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez lands a really nice looking cross but Lemieux seems unphased.
Ramirez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lemieux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemieux needs to keep his hands up - Ramirez had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ramirez digs a good hook to Lemieux's body.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Lemieux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lemieux throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Lemieux blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Lemieux ducks down to avoid it.
Lemieux avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lemieux.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lemieux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lemieux missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanley Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemieux circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemieux swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lemieux doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Lemieux misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Lemieux throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Lemieux or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramirez which made him look bad.
Ramirez punishes Lemieux's body with a nice straight punch.
Lemieux darts in looking for a takedown but Ramirez gets double underhooks and turns Lemieux into the cage.
Hanley Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Lemieux.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.

Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux.
Ramirez lands a jab to the head.

Ramirez instigates a clinch.
Lemieux tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Ramirez.

Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Lemieux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Ramirez - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ramirez drives through and clinches with Lemieux against the cage.
Lemieux can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Lemieux manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez swings for the body but Lemieux moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lemieux is defended easily by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Lemieux misses.

Ramirez forces Lemieux back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lemieux - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Lemieux.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez wants to break free but Lemieux has control.
Ramirez letting Lemieux take a breather here.
Lemieux is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns Lemieux into the cage.
Lemieux fails to pull guard.
Lemieux is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lemieux is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lemieux tries to stall but Ramirez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks with his arms.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramirez as Lemieux tries to tie him up.
Lemieux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Lemieux breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Lemieux is having none of it.
Lemieux takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Lemieux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemieux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramirez is fending him off so far but Lemieux persists. Nope, Ramirez circles away and we're back to standing.
Lemieux misses with a looping right.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Lemieux avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanley Ramirez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Lemieux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramirez cracks Lemieux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramirez is looking to wear down Lemieux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lemieux slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lemieux doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanley Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lemieux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lemieux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lemieux closes the distance and clinches up with Ramirez, looking for a takedown. Lemieux pushes Ramirez against the cage but Ramirez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lemieux scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lemieux is looking to clinch.
Lemieux drops his hands momentarily and Ramirez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Hanley Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lemieux will feel that in the morning.
Lemieux dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
It looks like Ramirez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.

Ramirez moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux pushes Ramirez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Lemieux is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ramirez to keep the fight standing.
Lemieux is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ramirez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lemieux.
Lemieux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Lemieux blocks an uppercut.
Ramirez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez.
Lemieux looking to slow down the pace here.

Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Hanley Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez scores with a head kick.
Lemieux thuds his right hand into Ramirez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemieux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lemieux. Beautiful body shot.
Lemieux throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lemieux throws a series of strikes that have Ramirez backpedaling.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Lemieux moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Ramirez.
Lemieux looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Lemieux 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.

Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemieux misses with a straight left.
Lemieux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lemieux drops Ramirez with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ramirez! Lemieux dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Lemieux!
David Lemieux very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Shaunessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shaunessey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja. Paniikki has chosen N'sync - Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!



164 cm
28
149 lbs
20 - 12 - 0
165 cm
34
155 lbs
20 - 24 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank


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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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaughn Shaunessey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniikki keeps the fight on the outside.
Paniikki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shaunessey misses the shot to the body.
Shaunessey throws a leg kick but Paniikki sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Shaunessey has managed to clinch.
Paniikki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shaunessey slowing the pace effectively.
Paniikki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paniikki fails to pull guard.
Vaughn Shaunessey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Paniikki is working for takedown but Shaunessey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shaunessey.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Paniikki drags the fight down to the ground.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paniikki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Paniikki working for a triangle but Shaunessey defends it easily.

Paniikki has his foot on Shaunessey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shaunessey works his way back into a safe position though.
Shaunessey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Paniikki working for a triangle but Shaunessey defends it easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paniikki working for a triangle but Shaunessey defends it easily.
Paniikki keeping moving, preventing Shaunessey from controlling successfully.

Paniikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaunessey defends it easily.

Paniikki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaunessey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaunessey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Paniikki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shaunessey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paniikki is keeping the position for now.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paniikki working for a triangle but Shaunessey defends it easily.
Shaunessey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Paniikki working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shaunessey has passed into half guard!

Paniikki looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki is looking to improve his position.

Paniikki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shaunessey pulls his head out easily.
Shaunessey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaunessey wants to control but Paniikki is keeping him busy.

Paniikki looking for submissions off his back.

Paniikki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pelle Paniikki 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.


A head kick misses from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaunessey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaunessey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Paniikki's head.

Paniikki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paniikki lands in his opponent's guard.
Shaunessey working a defensive guard here.
Paniikki looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paniikki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shaunessey dives on top into guard.
Shaunessey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shaunessey trying to control the position from guard on top but Paniikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaunessey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Paniikki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shaunessey has picked Paniikki up and slammed him! Paniikki can't keep hold of the triangle and Shaunessey manages to pass to side control!
Paniikki is looking to reverse the position.
Shaunessey trying to control the action but Paniikki is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Paniikki!
Paniikki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paniikki tries to roll over but Shaunessey keeps him under control.

Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paniikki is pressing down on Shaunessey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pelle Paniikki has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Paniikki working for a triangle but Shaunessey defends it easily.
Shaunessey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paniikki is looking for a triangle here but Shaunessey uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Paniikki's face as Shaunessey controls the position.
Paniikki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Paniikki 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.

Paniikki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shaunessey has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey won't allow Paniikki to pass to mount.
Shaunessey works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paniikki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaunessey is keeping the position for now.
Shaunessey working a defensive guard but Paniikki passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pelle Paniikki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!


A right-left combo lands from Shaunessey.
Paniikki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shaunessey counters with an inside leg kick.

Shaunessey tries to sprawl but Paniikki drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Paniikki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Paniikki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Paniikki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shaunessey has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaunessey wants to get back to full guard.
Paniikki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shaunessey!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Paniikki is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shaunessey has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shaunessey!

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

Paniikki is looking for a triangle but Shaunessey pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paniikki has an active guard here but Shaunessey has managed to pass into half guard.

Paniikki actively working from the bottom here.

Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shaunessey is trying to control the action in half guard but Paniikki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shaunessey is taking a breather. Paniikki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Paniikki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paniikki looking for submissions off his back.
Paniikki is not content to let Shaunessey control the position.
Paniikki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shaunessey wants to control from the top but Paniikki keeps moving.
Shaunessey slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shaunessey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paniikki keeps working.

Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shaunessey controlling the action here.
Vaughn Shaunessey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pelle Paniikki.
I've got Paniikki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelle Paniikki!

Pelle Paniikki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Martinez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2pac When We Ride On Our Enemies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



178 cm
35
153 lbs
32 - 22 - 3
165 cm
42
158 lbs
42 - 22 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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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 32 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy body kick from Martinez
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinez can pounce on him.
Martinez thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Martinez's coach down at team razors mma fight club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
Barnes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes checks a low kick from Martinez.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Barnes backpedaling.
Martinez lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Barnes with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mike Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martinez.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Martinez thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Jesus Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Mike Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Martinez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes stuffs the takedown.
Barnes misses with the body kick
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Jab by Martinez.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martinez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Martinez misses.
Barnes scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Martinez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Martinez misses
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Martinez is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez with a hook.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!


Martinez misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barnes swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinez tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Martinez 's knee.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice combination there by Barnes.

Martinez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a leg kick
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Martinez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Martinez.
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinez in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jesus Martinez 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.
Jab by Barnes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martinez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Martinez keeps Barnes at a distance using the push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinez.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Mike Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Martinez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Martinez 's knee.
Barnes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez misses with a combination

and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
Martinez blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martinez 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!

Jumping up and down and very excited, Jesus Martinez waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Mike Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I love to stand up and bang. Even though I lost this was the fight for the fans'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Under Pressure. 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.



185 cm
30
217 lbs
20 - 13 - 0
225 cm
32
270 lbs
22 - 21 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin


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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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derka Derka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka tries to clinch up.

Derka gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Derka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Derka is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Derka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Derka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Derka working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Derka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Derka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Derka there.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Derka trying to work for an americana but Johnson has managed to regain full guard.
Derka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Derka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Derka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Derka isn't so interested in that idea.
Derka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Derka tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Derka throwing strikes but missing.
Derka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Derka stops Johnson from standing up.
Derka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Derka throws a big right hand that misses.
Derka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Derka is controlling him.
Derka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Derka drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Derka has Johnson in his guard.
Derka has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Derka is proving hard to escape from.

Derka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Derka has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.
Derka tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson wants to stand but Derka has his arm trapped.
Derka is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson tries to stand but Derka is controlling his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson gets to mount! Derka was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Derka is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derka Derka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derka moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Derka blocks the leg kick.
Derka misses with a series of wild punches.
Derka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Derka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.

It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Derka cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Derka lands with a good body shot.
Derka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Derka misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Johnson tries a low kick but Derka avoids it.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derka misses with a body shot.

Derka gets a clinch.
Derka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Derka Derka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derka moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Derka cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Derka.
Derka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Derka checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derka.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Derka lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Derka. Those never looked like landing.
Derka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Calvin Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derka Derka.
Derka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Derka is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Derka's leg. Derka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Derka misses with a few strikes there.
Derka throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Derka throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Derka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Derka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Derka is breathing heavily.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Derka.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Derka.
Derka looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Derka throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Derka throws a one two combo.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Derka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Derka Derka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Derka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Derka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Derka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Derka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Derka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson is looking to slow Derka down with leg kicks.
Johnson cracks the inside of Derka's front leg.
Derka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Calvin Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Derka is just out of range.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Derka moves away and avoids it.
Johnson takes a swing at Derka's ribcage but misses.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Derka thows a body shot but no joy.
Derka misses with a hook.
Johnson swings for the body but Derka moves out of range.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Derka.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Derka tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Derka closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Derka pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
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 Calvin Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin Johnson's cut.
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. This is the final round!


A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Derka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Derka down.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Derka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derka manages to avoid it.
Derka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson thumps Derka with a low kick.
Derka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson stuns Derka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Derka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Derka seems unphased.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Derka down.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Derka avoids the body shot from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Derka misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Derka's leg. Derka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Derka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Derka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Derka's leg. Derka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Derka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Derka's ribs.
Derka misses with a looping right.
Derka Derka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Derka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Derka throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Derka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Derka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Derka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Derka duly obliges.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Derka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson pushes Derka away with a front kick.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Derka down.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Derka.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Derka in his tracks.

Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Derka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Derka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Derka won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Derka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka advances to half guard.
Derka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson tries to kick Derka off but Derka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Derka with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Derka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Derka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Derka is controlling him.
Derka postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Derka Derka has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Derka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Derka stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Johnson!

After winning the bout, Calvin Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Bolda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov comes to the cage accompanied by Diskoteka avaria-Nebo. Bolda has chosen Fett's Vette as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



185 cm
35
202 lbs
25 - 26 - 1
185 cm
31
203 lbs
18 - 10 - 1
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


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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 25 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kvasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Bolda!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolda avoids the head kick by Kvasov.
Bolda catches Kvasov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kvasov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kvasov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolda.
Nice uppercut there from Bolda.
Bolda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bolda misses with a looping right.
A big left from Kvasov misses.
Kvasov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kvasov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kvasov scores with a head kick. Bolda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvasov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bolda works the jab nicely.
Bolda has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Bolda gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kvasov fails to land.
Bolda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kvasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolda's elbow.
Kvasov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kvasov.
Kvasov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boldas head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kvasov as the two fighters clinch.
Kvasov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kvasov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kvasov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kvasov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolda has Kvasov pressed against the cage, preventing Kvasov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kvasov.
Kvasov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kvasov pushes Bolda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kvasov digs a right hand underneath Bolda's ribcage. Bolda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Bolda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kvasov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kvasov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolda's elbow.
Kvasov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kvasov lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov misses with a body punch.
Kvasov lands with a light punch inside.
Kvasov working aggressively here.
Kvasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bolda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kvasov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kvasov.
Bolda prevents Kvasov from breaking the clinch.
Bolda wants a takedown.
Kvasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kvasov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kvasov wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolda won't allow it.
Kvasov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolda backwards.
Bolda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kvasov.

Bolda manages to break the clinch.
Bolda shoots in and drives through. Kvasov sprawls well.
Bolda misses with a straight left.
Kvasov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kvasov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolda misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Kvasov.
Bolda walks into a stiff left hand from Kvasov.

Bolda closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Kvasov.
Kvasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolda scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kvasov fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kvasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kvasov prevents a body shot from Bolda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kvasov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Roman Kvasov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Bolda.
Bolda slips a jab and a cross from Kvasov.
Kvasov misses with a head kick.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses.
Bolda connects with a looping right hand.
Kvasov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Bolda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bolda in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kvasov is trying to buck Bolda off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Kvasov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!



Bolda drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bolda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bolda landing with the ground and pound.
Bolda looking to pass the guard.
Bolda trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvasov 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.
Bolda prevents Kvasov from getting back to his feet.
Kvasov can't keep his opponent in guard - Bolda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bolda trying to mount his opponent but Kvasov defends it.
Kvasov is staying active underneath Bolda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kvasov is trying to stand.
Bolda is looking to take a break and control but Kvasov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolda prevents Kvasov from standing back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bolda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bolda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Bolda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kvasov defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bolda in particular looking to stall.
Bolda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bolda has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bolda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kvasov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bolda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvasov is looking to escape.

Bolda looking for a guillotine from mount but Kvasov is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bolda with a couple of short strikes.
Bolda looking to finish with strikes here!
Kvasov is trying to stand up.
Bolda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kvasov?

Bolda wants to finish this one by submission but Kvasov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bolda.
Bolda drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kvasov! More shots from Bolda and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Bolda!
After the big win, Josh Bolda made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. VHB - Freedom Fighter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



198 cm
28
246 lbs
17 - 8 - 0
201 cm
33
265 lbs
23 - 13 - 1
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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Perkele!


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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lebowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jeffrey Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gorbachoff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lebowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lebowski lands with an overhand left.
Lebowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gorbachoff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lebowski is looking to land body kicks.
Lebowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachoff moves away.
Gorbachoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lebowski pushes Gorbachoff away with a front kick.

Gorbachoff clinches.
Lebowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gorbachoff just stands there and leans against the cage.

Lebowski breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski moves away from the strike by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff misses with a straight left.
Lebowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorbachoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Lebowski.
Gorbachoff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lebowski if he has to take too many more of those.
Lebowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lebowski throws a hook to the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gorbachoff blocks a jab.
Gorbachoff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been informed that Lebowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gorbachoff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorbachoff.
Lebowski throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Lebowski tenderised Gorbachoff's leg. Gorbachoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gorbachoff scores with a spinning back kick!
Lebowski misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorbachoff walks into a left hand.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick which misses Lebowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Lebowski tries to avoid it.
Gorbachoff looks for a takedown but Lebowski sprawls well.
Lebowski scores with a push kick.
Gorbachoff staying out of range there.
Gorbachoff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Lebowski misses.
Lebowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lebowski throws a lazy body kick

and Gorbachoff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lebowski won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
An elbow from Gorbachoff crashes against the mat.
Lebowski wants to control but Gorbachoff postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gorbachoff is staying active.
Gorbachoff is looking to take a break and control but Lebowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gorbachoff throws an elbow but Lebowski slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Gorbachoff are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gorbachoff in the domination position with Lebowski hanging on.
Lebowski is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lebowski is not content to let Gorbachoff control the position.
Check out the look on Gorbachoff's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gorbachoff working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gorbachoff 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff throws an elbow but Lebowski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gorbachoff creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lebowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makahlen Gorbachoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Lebowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Gorbachoff throws an overhand right that lands on Lebowski's shoulder, as Lebowski tries to avoid the shot.
Lebowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lebowski takes one on the button.
Lebowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makahlen Gorbachoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorbachoff misses with a wild body shot.
Lebowski with a hook.
Gorbachoff throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Lebowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebowski looks to land a right hand but Gorbachoff moved out of range.
Lebowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gorbachoff misses with a body kick.
Gorbachoff misses with a looping right.
Lebowski missing with a left hand there. Gorbachoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gorbachoff.
Lebowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorbachoff counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Lebowski tenderised Gorbachoff's leg. Gorbachoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gorbachoff blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a body kick that misses.
Lebowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gorbachoff cracks the inside of Lebowski's front leg.
Lebowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gorbachoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lebowski is looking to land body kicks.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick
and Lebowski counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorbachoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lebowski misses with a looping left.
Lebowski swings for the body but Gorbachoff moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Gorbachoff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lebowski did well to prevent Gorbachoff getting side control.
Gorbachoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gorbachoff wants to pass the guard but Lebowski is defending well.
Gorbachoff is keen to just control but Lebowski is a slippery customer.
Gorbachoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gorbachoff throwing shots but Lebowski is blocking nicely.
Gorbachoff moves into full mount! Lebowski won't be happy about that!
Lebowski gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski tries to roll over but Gorbachoff keeps him under control.
Lebowski trying to control but Gorbachoff postures up.
Makahlen Gorbachoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lebowski won't allow Gorbachoff to pass to mount.
Lebowski wants to improve his position but Gorbachoff is controlling well.
Lebowski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gorbachoff landing strikes.
Lebowski tries to buck Gorbachoff off but Gorbachoff is having none of it.
Gorbachoff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lebowski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lebowski is looking for a sweep. Gorbachoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebowski wants to control but Gorbachoff is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makahlen Gorbachoff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Lebowski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!


Gorbachoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Gorbachoff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lebowski - that will leave a mark!
Lebowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Lebowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lebowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lebowski connects with a looping right hand.
Lebowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lebowski is looking to chop away at Gorbachoff's legs.
Lebowski misses with a low kick.
A big right from Gorbachoff misses.
Gorbachoff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lebowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorbachoff manages to avoid it.

Gorbachoff looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Gorbachoff is working for a kimura but Lebowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lebowski tries to get to full guard but Gorbachoff has control of the leg.
Gorbachoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lebowski defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gorbachoff seems to be working for a kimura but Lebowski defends the submission attempt.
Gorbachoff wants to control but Lebowski is keeping him busy.
Makahlen Gorbachoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gorbachoff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lebowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Gorbachoff wants to take a breather but Lebowski is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski wants to control but Gorbachoff is keeping busy.
Lebowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gorbachoff.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gorbachoff is trying to control. Lebowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lebowski trying to control but Gorbachoff postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gorbachoff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gorbachoff throws a right hand that Lebowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Lebowski also avoids with ease.
Lebowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Lebowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorbachoff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lebowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gorbachoff at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a head kick but Gorbachoff moves out of range.
Gorbachoff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lebowski throws a push kick but Gorbachoff slaps the foot to one side.
Gorbachoff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lebowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lebowski, right into the meat.
Lebowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lebowski misses with a kick to the body.
Lebowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Lebowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jeffrey Lebowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lebowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorbachoff.
A jab from Gorbachoff misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeffrey Lebowski.
Well Gorbachoff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makahlen Gorbachoff!

A very excited looking Makahlen Gorbachoff made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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