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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wicked Sick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haukka has chosen Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sick
vs
Haukka

182 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
35
163 lbs
16 - 25 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wicked Sick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haukka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sick.

Haukka moves into the clinch successfully.
Sick has Haukka pressed against the cage.
Sick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haukka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haukka takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Daniel Haukka has been cut.
Sick misses with a body punch.
Haukka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sick misses with a knee strike.
Sick landing knees to the head.
Haukka managing to block the knees to the body from Sick.
Sick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sick.
Sick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sick trying to land knees to the body.
Sick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haukka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka lands an elbow inside that Sick shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sick missing with knees to the body.
Sick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haukka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haukka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haukka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haukka blocking some punches.
Haukka tries to land knees in the clinch but Sick avoids the damage to the body.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sick avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sick tries a body shot but Haukka blocks it.
Sick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haukka trying to land knees to the body.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Sick to work.

Haukka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haukka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haukka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Haukka drives through and clinches with Sick against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka missing with knees to the body.
Sick misses with a knee to the head.
Haukka managing to block the knees to the body from Sick.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sick landing knees to the head.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sick is defending well for now.
Sick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haukka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sick is defending well for now.
Sick scores a nice knee to the body.
Haukka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sick digs a right hand into Haukka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haukka's gas tank.
Sick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haukka's elbow.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haukka avoiding damage as Sick throws knees to the body.
Sick throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haukka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Sick blocks it.
Sick takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters up against the cage, Haukka throws an elbow but misses.
Haukka lands a nice knee to the body.
Sick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haukka's face.
Haukka managing to block the knees to the body from Sick.
Sick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haukka tries to break free but Sick pushes him back against the cage.
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sick's face.
Sick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haukka backwards.
Haukka taking a breather.
Sick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka avoiding damage.
Sick misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sick tries to work over Haukka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haukka's elbow.
Haukka scores a nice knee to the body.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haukka avoids it.
Sick with a knee to the head.
Sick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haukka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sick being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sick misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Sick.
Sick avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Haukka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wicked Sick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Haukka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sick lands a jab.

Haukka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haukka trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haukka is defending well for now.
Sick throws an elbow that misses.
Sick landing knees to the body.
Haukka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haukka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haukka missing with knees to the body.
Sick misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sick misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka prevents a body shot from Sick.
Haukka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sick.
Haukka lands a nice knee to the body.
Sick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sick lands a nice elbow.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Haukka taking a breather.
Haukka dodges an elbow strike from Sick.
Sick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haukka blocks it with crossed arms.
Sick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haukka blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Sick fails to land.
Sick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Sick managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haukka wants to break free but Sick has control.
Sick avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sick is defending well for now.
Sick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haukka or not.
Haukka is breathing heavily.
Sick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haukka is defending well for now.
Sick tries to throw a body punch but Haukka avoids it by throwing Sick back against the cage.
Sick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wicked Sick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sick scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka dodges an elbow strike from Sick.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sick avoids it.
Sick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haukka avoids it.
Sick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sick.
Sick blocks the elbow strike.
Haukka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haukka takes an elbow to the temple.
Sick lands with a right to the head.
Haukka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haukka.
Haukka takes an elbow to the temple.
Sick tries to land a knee to the head but Haukka blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Sick.
Haukka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sick is keeping busy.
Sick scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Daniel Haukka's cut even more.
Sick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haukka can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sick landing knees to the body.
Haukka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Sick blocks it.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Sick lands an elbow inside.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Sick blocks with his arms.
Sick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haukka avoids it.
Sick misses with a knee strike.
Sick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sick avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka wants to stall.
Sick leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wicked Sick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Haukka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A combination from Sick does no damage.
A left lands for Sick.

Sick has closed the distance and engaged Haukka in a clinch.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sick tries a knee to the head but Haukka blocks it.
Sick landing knees to the head.
Sick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sick avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Sick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haukka tries to stall but Sick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sick trying to stall but Haukka improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haukka dodges an elbow strike from Sick.
Sick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haukka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sick connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sick working Haukka over with knees to the body.
Sick managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Haukka is rocked!
Sick landing knees to the head.
Haukka is still on wobbly legs! Can Sick finish him?
Sick working the clinch nicely. Haukka is working for position but Sick cracks him with a big knee to the head! Haukka crumples up against the cage and Sick lands two more shots before the ref can save Haukka! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Wicked Sick!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smee Again (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freely Flowing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freely Flowing will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Again
vs
Flowing

182 cm
26
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smee Again!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freely Flowing!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Again moves out of range as Flowing throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Flowing.
Again tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flowing sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Again somewhat.
Again checks a low kick from Flowing.

Again clinches.
Flowing lands an elbow inside that Again shrugs off.
Flowing lands an elbow inside that Again shrugs off.
Flowing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Smee Again has been cut.
Flowing lands a damaging elbow.
Again prevents a body shot from Flowing.
Again is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flowing pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flowing misses with a punch to the body.
Flowing lands an elbow inside.
Flowing taking a breather.
Flowing digs a right hand into Again's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Again's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Again is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smee Again. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Again blocks an elbow strike from Flowing.
Flowing tries a body shot but Again blocks it.
Flowing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flowing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Again dodges an elbow strike from Flowing.
Again drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flowing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flowing throws an elbow that misses.
Flowing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Again's defenses.
Nice elbow from Flowing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flowing.
Flowing throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flowing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Again wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Again drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flowing gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Again can't get the takedown.
Flowing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flowing has Again pressed against the cage, preventing Again from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Again avoids a wild elbow strike from Flowing.
Flowing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Again avoids the elbow strike from Flowing, against the cage.
Again can't get the takedown.
Again is trying to pull guard but Flowing has him pressed against the cage.
Flowing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flowing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Again's elbow.
Flowing lands an elbow inside that Again shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flowing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Again's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flowing just misses with a elbow thrown towards Again's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flowing pushes off an throws an elbow but Again leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Again wants a takedown but no success here.
Again goes for a takedown attempt but Flowing pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Again fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flowing avoids it really well and circles away.
Flowing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Again clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Flowing fails to land.
Flowing misses with a body punch.
Again avoids a wild elbow strike from Flowing.
Flowing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flowing struggles to land a body shot inside as Again controls his hands.
Again avoids the elbow strike from Flowing, against the cage.
Again jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flowing walks away with a smile on his face. Again gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Again closes the distance and clinches up with Flowing, looking for a takedown. Again pushes Flowing against the cage but Flowing circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowing is looking to clinch.
Freely Flowing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flowing misses with a wild combination.
Flowing throws a wild body kick that Again sees coming a mile off.
Flowing misses with an attempted mid kick.

Flowing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Again, pushing him back against the cage.
Flowing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flowing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flowing stalling in the clinch but Again improves position.
Again takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flowing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Again misses with a knee to the head.
Flowing misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Flowing darts in and clinches Again up against the cage.
Again wants to take the fight to the mat but Flowing manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Again wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Again blocks an elbow strike.
Flowing tries a body shot but Again blocks it.
Flowing misses with a punch on the inside.
Again tries to pull guard but Flowing won't allow it.
Flowing lands a nice elbow.
Again has a couple of punches blocked by Flowing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flowing.
Flowing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowing swings wildly with an uppercut but Again uses good head movement to avoid it.
Again has Flowing pressed against the cage.

Again breaks from the clinch.
Flowing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Again closes the distance and clinches up with Flowing, looking for a takedown. Again pushes Flowing against the cage but Flowing circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smee Again. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flowing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flowing doesn't manage to clinch there - Again circles away.
Flowing cracks the inside of Again's front leg.
Again fails with the takedown.
Flowing throws the kick towards the body but Again avoids it.
Flowing works Again's body with a nice hook.

Flowing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Again wants to take the fight to the mat but Flowing manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Flowing fails to land.
Flowing lands a damaging elbow.
Flowing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Again's elbow.
Again can't break the clinch.
Flowing misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flowing prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Again tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Flowing smiles and moves away.
Flowing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flowing tries to clinch up.
Flowing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Again manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flowing throws a predictable looking body shot
and Again counters with a straight right hand.
Flowing throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flowing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flowing misses with a low kick.
Smee Again is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Again avoids the head kick by Flowing.
Flowing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flowing keeps Again at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Again moves out of range of the leg kick from Flowing.
Flowing throws a body shot but no joy.

Again closes the distance and clinches.
Again tries to pull guard but Flowing won't allow it.
Again looking to stall.
Again tries for a takedown but Flowing manages to get underhooks.
Flowing tries to work over Again's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flowing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flowing misses with a punch to the body.
Flowing stops a takedown attempt from Again.
Flowing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flowing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Again blocks an elbow strike.
Again takes an elbow to the temple.
Again tries to pull guard but Flowing forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Again is trying to push Flowing away but Flowing has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flowing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Again blocks a body shot from Flowing.
Flowing pushes off an throws an elbow but Again leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flowing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Again wants a takedown.
Flowing lands an elbow just above Again 's eye.
Flowing gets through Again's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flowing misses with a body punch.
Flowing lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flowing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flowing lands an elbow inside.
Flowing lands an elbow just above Again 's eye.

Again is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flowing just misses with a elbow thrown towards Again's brow.
Flowing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Again's defenses.
Oh Again is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Smee Again's cut is getting worse.
Flowing pushes Again back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freely Flowing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Smee Again's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Flowing instigates a clinch.
Flowing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flowing lands a damaging elbow.
Flowing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flowing managing to block the knees to the body from Again.
Again is pressed against the cage. Flowing pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Again! Two more big strikes from Flowing and Again crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Freely Flowing!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Iloliemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex The could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaakko Iloliemi's chin.

The
vs
Iloliemi

190 cm
26
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
250 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Iloliemi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The moves away from the strike by Iloliemi.
The closes the distance and clinches up with Iloliemi, looking for a takedown. The pushes Iloliemi against the cage but Iloliemi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The misses with a takedown attempt

so Iloliemi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iloliemi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The is keeping the position for now.
Iloliemi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Iloliemi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Iloliemi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The controls Iloliemi momentarily but Iloliemi frees himself.
Iloliemi won't allow The to get back to his feet.
Iloliemi lands a couple of elbows.
Iloliemi stands up over The, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iloliemi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iloliemi throwing strikes but missing.
Iloliemi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Iloliemi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The's head.
The trying to keep a closed guard but Iloliemi is proving a slippery customer.
Iloliemi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Iloliemi trying to control but The is working from the bottom.
Iloliemi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

The throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Iloliemi escapes and throws The's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Iloliemi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The is looking for a sweep. Iloliemi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Iloliemi.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Iloliemi working the head and body with strikes.
Iloliemi is nestled in close to The, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Iloliemi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Iloliemi working over The with some ground and pound. The looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The won't allow Iloliemi to pass to mount.
The has hold of Iloliemi's hands but Iloliemi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The is trying to maintain the position but Iloliemi is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Iloliemi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The moves into full guard.

Iloliemi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iloliemi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Iloliemi lands a couple of elbows.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Iloliemi working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Iloliemi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Iloliemi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The is looking to stand up but Iloliemi isn't so interested in that idea.

The had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Iloliemi defends it easily.
Iloliemi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Iloliemi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Iloliemi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The did well to prevent Iloliemi getting side control.
Iloliemi lands with a punch from half guard.
Iloliemi wants to take a breather but The is having none of it.

Iloliemi is looking for submissions but instead, The has regained full guard.
Iloliemi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Iloliemi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The is keeping the position for now.

The is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Iloliemi defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iloliemi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Iloliemi won't allow The to sweep him here.
The keeping moving, preventing Iloliemi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iloliemi postures up and lands a big shot to The's brow.
Iloliemi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The is trying to control the position but Iloliemi postures up.
Iloliemi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The's head.

The looking for a guillotine here but Iloliemi defends easily.
Iloliemi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Iloliemi trying to control but The is working from the bottom.
The trying to control the position.
Iloliemi looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Iloliemi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Iloliemi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

The is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Iloliemi defends well.
Iloliemi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Iloliemi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Iloliemi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Iloliemi stops The from standing up.

The working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iloliemi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Iloliemi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Iloliemi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The has momentary wrist control but Iloliemi slips an elbow through the middle.
Iloliemi scoring with some ground and pound.

Iloliemi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

The had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Iloliemi defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Iloliemi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The's head.
Iloliemi landing some decent shots from guard.
Iloliemi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Iloliemi wants to control from the top but The keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iloliemi pushes down on The's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The is trying to get back to full guard.
The trying to hold on to Iloliemi's head to control him but Iloliemi postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The looking for subs from the bottom but Iloliemi mounts him!
The regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Iloliemi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The moves forwards but Iloliemi connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Iloliemi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The's half guard.
The wants to improve his position but Iloliemi is controlling well.
The has hold of Iloliemi's hands but Iloliemi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

The actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iloliemi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Iloliemi seems to be working for a kimura but The defends the submission attempt.
Iloliemi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The trying to control here.
Iloliemi wants to control but The is keeping him busy.

Iloliemi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The defends it well.
The has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Iloliemi is working away from the top position though.
Iloliemi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The trying to hold on to Iloliemi's head to control him but Iloliemi postures up.
Iloliemi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

The actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Iloliemi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Iloliemi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Iloliemi lands with a punch from half guard.

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

The looking for submissions off his back.
Iloliemi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The has hold of Iloliemi's hands but Iloliemi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Iloliemi is looking to take a break and control but The is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Iloliemi connects with a nice short shot to The's temple.
Iloliemi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Iloliemi uses his free foot to push down on The's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The.
Iloliemi lands a big shot there that rocks The but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Iloliemi lands a big shot there that rocks The but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The wants to control but Iloliemi is having none of it.
Jaakko Iloliemi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iloliemi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Iloliemi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The trying desperately to get to his feet.
The tries to hold on but Iloliemi postures up.
Jaakko Iloliemi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Iloliemi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alex The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iloliemi controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Iloliemi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Iloliemi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Iloliemi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easterlund comes to the cage accompanied by Harbinger of Sorrow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Easterlund
vs
Man Randy

188 cm
28
196 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

165 cm
28
190 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Werkka Easterlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easterlund tries to clinch but Randy moves out of range.

Randy feints and as Easterlund raises his hands in defense, Randy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Easterlund is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Randy throwing strikes from guard but Easterlund blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Easterlund's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Easterlund is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Randy is controlling him.
Easterlund will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Easterlund has his foot on Randy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Randy works his way back into a safe position though.
Randy stops Easterlund from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy scoring with some ground and pound.
Easterlund wants to stand and escape but Randy is having none of it.

Easterlund looking for a guillotine here but Randy defends easily.
Easterlund has control of Randy's left arm, preventing Randy from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterlund is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Randy stands up over Easterlund, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Randy prevents Easterlund from getting back to his feet.
Randy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Easterlund has momentary wrist control but Randy slips an elbow through the middle.

Easterlund has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Randy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Randy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Randy throws a big right hand that misses.

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

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Easterlund pushes Randy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Easterlund fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Easterlund tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Randy swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Randy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Easterlund looking for submissions off his back.
Randy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Randy lands a nice short elbow.

Easterlund is rocked!

Randy seems to be working for a kimura but Easterlund defends the submission attempt.
Oh Easterlund is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randy lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Easterlund quite badly. Easterlund pulls Randy in close trying to recover. Randy postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Easterlund on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Easterlund doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demolition Man Randy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Bitches Playing Metal On Electric Violins. The crowd seem to be enjoying Almasy's choice of entrance music: The Black Mages - Force Your Way. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Yelgersmold
vs
Almasy

218 cm
28
280 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

188 cm
30
215 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelgersmold misses with a wild combination.
Almasy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yelgersmold circles away.
Yelgersmold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Almasy's hands.
Almasy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yelgersmold throws a right and a left that Almasy avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Almasy.
Yelgersmold dips to his left and cracks Almasy with an uppercut!
Yelgersmold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yelgersmold looks to throw the jab but Almasy is out of range.
Almasy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yelgersmold as he avoids it easily.
Drakaath Yelgersmold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seifer Almasy.

Almasy moves into range and clinches up with Yelgersmold.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.

Almasy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Yelgersmold is trying to improve his position.
Almasy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Almasy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Almasy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Almasy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yelgersmold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yelgersmold tries to get out of the position.
Almasy working the ground and pound.
Almasy working the ground and pound.
Yelgersmold takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy is chipping away with strikes.
Yelgersmold avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Almasy.
Almasy landing strikes.
Almasy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yelgersmold down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almasy lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almasy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yelgersmold is letting Almasy control him for a moment.
Yelgersmold parries the strikes from Almasy easily there. Almasy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yelgersmold to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelgersmold is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Almasy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yelgersmold is working to avoid the ground and pound but Almasy connects with a decent elbow.
Yelgersmold tries to escape but Almasy is in control.
Yelgersmold taking punishment in the form of punches.
Almasy scoring with punches from side control.
Almasy lands a nice forearm strike.
Almasy looks up at the clock and then as Yelgersmold takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Almasy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Almasy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yelgersmold is looking to regain half guard here but Almasy keeps moving and retains side control.
Almasy working away.
Almasy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy scores with punches from side control.
Almasy trying to control the position but Yelgersmold is working away.
Almasy landing a few strikes.
Yelgersmold taking a bit of punishment here - Almasy scoring with strikes.
Almasy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yelgersmold to see if he's OK.
Almasy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Almasy is chipping away with strikes.
Almasy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yelgersmold down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Almasy gets the takedown into side control.
Yelgersmold is working to avoid the ground and pound but Almasy connects with a decent elbow.
Almasy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almasy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Almasy working the ground and pound from side control.
Almasy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Almasy scores with punches from side control.
Yelgersmold takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Almasy working the ground and pound.
Almasy working the body and head with strikes.
Almasy scoring with punches and elbows.
Almasy landing strikes.

Yelgersmold is rocked!
Yelgersmold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Almasy on the ground.
Almasy in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Yelgersmold looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Almasy turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seifer Almasy!
During a confident post fight interview, Seifer Almasy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Drakaath Yelgersmold stepped up to the mic, saying 'At least I lost to the champ'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kilmster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lentävä Kalakukko. Kilmster is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Maylene & The Sons of Disaster - Darkest of Kin. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Suhonen
vs
Kilmster

185 cm
35
192 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

175 cm
39
195 lbs
27 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Kilmster!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suhonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilmster.
Suhonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilmster momentarily.
Suhonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilmster circles away.

Suhonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Suhonen lands with a right to the head.

Kilmster breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilmster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kilmster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Suhonen has closed the distance and engaged Kilmster in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen tries to circle away but Kilmster has him pinned against the cage.
Suhonen is trying to force a seperation but Kilmster has the dominant position.

Kilmster breaks the clinch.
Suhonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilmster circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilmster looks to land a body kick but Suhonen moved away.
Kilmster misses with a looping left.
Kilmster throws a series of punches but Suhonen avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Suhonen misses.
Suhonen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kilmster looks to land a left hand but Suhonen moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Suhonen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kilmster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilmster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suhonen throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kilmster, as that shot connected.
Suhonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilmster.
Jab by Kilmster.
Kilmster misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilmster scores with a jab. Suhonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kilmster tries to land a leg kick but Suhonen saw it coming and moves away.
Kilmster misses with a double jab.
Jake Kilmster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suhonen throws out a loose jab but Kilmster uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suhonen throws a jab when Kilmster was well out of range.

Suhonen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kilmster manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Suhonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilmster is keeping the position for now.
Kilmster is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suhonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kilmster being controlled here, momentarily.
Kilmster looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilmster, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilmster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suhonen's guard.

Kilmster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Suhonen is looking for a triangle here but Kilmster uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Kilmster is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Suhonen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kilmster looks up at the clock and then as Suhonen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kilmster smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Kilmster will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A combination from Suhonen does no damage.
Suhonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilmster.
Kilmster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suhonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suhonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suhonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilmster.
Kilmster misses with a wild combination.
Kilmster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Suhonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilmster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kilmster lands a jab to Suhonen's midsection.
Suhonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kilmster counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Suhonen.
Kilmster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suhonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Suhonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilmster.
Suhonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suhonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suhonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suhonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kilmster misses with a two punch combination.

Kilmster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Suhonen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suhonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suhonen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kilmster passes into half guard.

Kilmster in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Suhonen tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kilmster!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Kilmster!
Jake Kilmster is the new middleweight champion!
Jake Kilmster decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Nevsky

180 cm
31
184 lbs
21 - 14 - 2

178 cm
38
181 lbs
30 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Nevsky!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Nevsky's body. Nevsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nevsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nevsky.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nevsky at a distance.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevsky.
Nevsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Nevsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Turd Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Nevsky.
Nevsky staying out of range there.
Nevsky 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.
Nevsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
A right-left combo lands from Nevsky.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevsky moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson takes a swing at Nevsky's ribcage but misses.
We've been hearing reports that Anderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nevsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nevsky gets caught napping as Anderson dives in and scores a takedown. Nevsky manages to retain guard.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nevsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevsky tries to kick Anderson off but Anderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nevsky wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson is keen to just control but Nevsky is a slippery customer.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Nevsky's head.
Anderson prevents Nevsky from improving his position.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Nevsky is defending it quite comfortably.
Nevsky wants to get back to his feet.
Nevsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nevsky wants to get back to his feet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nevsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anderson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nevsky is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a couple of good shots and Nevsky has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Anderson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Anderson cracks Nevsky with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Nevsky from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nevsky is trying to stand back up.
Nevsky trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nevsky trying to get back to his feet but Anderson is in full control for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson trying to control.
Nevsky trying to get back to his feet but Anderson is in full control for now.
Nevsky tries to roll but Anderson sticks to his back.
Anderson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nevsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevsky.
Nevsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nevsky doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nevsky is defended easily by Anderson.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nevsky at a distance.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevsky shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turd Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Nevsky.
Anderson jabs Nevsky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky with a poor takedown

and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Nevsky didn't expect that.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevsky is retaining full guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Nevsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson stands up over Nevsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Nevsky's brow.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson stands and throws Nevsky's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working the body and head with strikes.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nevsky can do to turn this around?
Nevsky takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson lands an elbow.
Nevsky tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Nevsky is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Anderson is controlling him well.
Anderson 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.
Anderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nevsky is looking to get back to his feet here but Anderson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Nevsky's back.

Anderson working for the choke.
Nevsky wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is punishing Nevsky with some ground and pound.
Anderson is landing with strikes from the back.

Nevsky is rocked!

Anderson is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Nevsky has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Anderson has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Nevsky taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Anderson doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Turd Anderson!
Turd Anderson retains his welterweight title!
Turd Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Alexander Nevsky was interviewed post fight and said 'Well ... what can I say ... my opponent was better than me tonight and congratulations for him! But I will come back strong and better prepared next time and put on a show for you guys !!!!'.