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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Harakiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vince Noir has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vince Noir seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?



190 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0
188 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


Black Skull Clothing


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vince Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musashi Harakiri!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harakiri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noir misses with a wild combination.
Noir staying out of range there.
Harakiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir throws a series of punches but Harakiri moves out of range.
Harakiri tests Noir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harakiri throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
Noir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Noir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noir slips a jab from Harakiri.
Noir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harakiri throws an overhand right that lands on Noir's shoulder, as Noir tries to avoid the shot.
Noir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Noir.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harakiri, as that shot connected.
Harakiri looks to land a right hand but Noir moved out of range.
Harakiri lands with a hook. Noir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harakiri throws out a loose jab but Noir uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir fails to land with a series of punches.
Noir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harakiri.
Harakiri throws out a loose jab but Noir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harakiri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harakiri misses with a hook.
Noir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harakiri throws out the jab.
Noir looks to land a combination but Harakiri avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Harakiri as he connects with a hook.
Noir throws a series of punches but Harakiri moves out of range.
A big left from Harakiri misses.
Harakiri might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Noir misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Harakiri misses.
Noir slips a jab from Harakiri.
Noir tests Harakiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noir slips a jab from Harakiri.
Harakiri blocks a jab.
Noir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harakiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harakiri throws a good cross that connects.
Noir throws a nice looking combination but Harakiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noir thuds his right hand into Harakiri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Musashi Harakiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakiri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harakiri lands a jab.
Harakiri throws a looping overhand right but Noir ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harakiri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Noir with a hook.
Harakiri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noir.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Noir does no damage.
Harakiri misses with a double jab
and Noir counters with a straight right hand.
Harakiri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harakiri throws the left hand but Noir avoids the punch easily.
Harakiri lands a nice looking body shot.
Harakiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Noir misses.
Harakiri throws a hook but Noir blocks it.
The fighters circling - Noir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harakiri misses with a wild body shot.
Harakiri misses with a straight left.
Noir lands a really nice looking cross but Harakiri seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harakiri.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harakiri.
Harakiri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noir's head.
Harakiri misses with a body punch
and Noir counters with a series of strikes. Harakiri will be more careful next time no doubt.
Noir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noir slips a straight right by Harakiri.
Harakiri throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Harakiri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Noir had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed right hand from Harakiri misses the target.
Harakiri throws a hook but Noir avoids it easily.
Harakiri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harakiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Noir.
Noir throws a nice looking combination but Harakiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harakiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Noir.
Harakiri throws a hook but Noir avoids it easily.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harakiri.
Noir throws an overhand right that lands on Harakiri's shoulder, as Harakiri tries to avoid the shot.
Noir misses with a two punch combination.
Harakiri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harakiri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Noir misses.
Noir throws a series of punches but Harakiri moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakiri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harakiri.
A left lands for Noir.
Harakiri scores with a jab. Noir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noir throws a series of punches but Harakiri avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Noir does no damage.
Noir staying out of range there.
Noir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harakiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harakiri.
Harakiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
A left lands for Noir.
Noir moves out of range of the strikes.
Harakiri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harakiri connects with a right hand. Noir shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harakiri moves away from the strike by Noir.
Harakiri misses with a straight left.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harakiri throws the left hand but Noir avoids the punch easily.
Harakiri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vince Noir will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Noir swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Harakiri.
Harakiri slips a jab and a cross from Noir.
Noir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harakiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Harakiri.
Noir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harakiri. Harakiri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noir checks a leg kick nicely.
Harakiri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Noir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harakiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Harakiri misses with a body shot.
Harakiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
A lazy left from Harakiri finds it's target.
Noir swinging wildly here.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Harakiri.
Harakiri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harakiri lands a right hook to the body.
Harakiri scores with a body shot.
Noir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakiri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Harakiri as he connects with a hook.
Harakiri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Harakiri.
Harakiri connects with a jab.
Vince Noir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harakiri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harakiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Musashi Harakiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harakiri throws a sloppy body shot
and Noir counters with a stiff right hand.
Harakiri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Noir on the side of the head.
Harakiri lands a nice looking body shot.
Noir misses with a two punch combination.
Harakiri catches Noir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noir throws a big shot that misses.
Noir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Noir misses with a combination
and Harakiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harakiri 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.
Noir misses with a few strikes there.
Harakiri is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noir.
Harakiri misses with a hook to the body
and Noir counters with a three punch combo that has Harakiri backing up. Harakiri nods at Noir to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harakiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noir misses with a combination
and Harakiri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harakiri lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Noir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Noir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harakiri.
Noir slips under a jab from Harakiri.
Harakiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir lands a two punch combo.

Harakiri is rocked!
Noir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Noir lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Harakiri falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vince Noir!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Klubbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dennis Gavin enters the cage!



194 cm
24
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0
202 cm
20
285 lbs
5 - 0 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Klubbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Klubbo defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
Klubbo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gavin. That did some damage!
Klubbo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gavin's calf.
Klubbo throws a head kick that misses.

Klubbo instigates a clinch.
Klubbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Gavin won't allow it.
Klubbo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Klubbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klubbo misses with a head kick.
Gavin misses with a hook. Klubbo ducked under it nicely.
Gavin misses with a two punch combination.
Klubbo staying out of range there.
Gavin jabs at Klubbo's body.
Klubbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavin lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klubbo avoids the body shot from Gavin.

Gavin tries to keep at a distance but Klubbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klubbo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gavins head.
Klubbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Klubbo breaks the clinch.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Klubbo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Klubbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Gavin won't allow it.
Gavin tries a body shot but Klubbo blocks it.

Klubbo manages to break the clinch.
Klubbo misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Klubbo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klubbo.
Klubbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Klubbo.

Klubbo instigates a clinch.
Gavin pushes Klubbo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klubbo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Dennis Gavin has been cut.
Klubbo managing to block the knees to the body from Gavin.
Gavin tries a body shot but Klubbo blocks it.

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

Gavin drops Klubbo with a beautiful combination! Klubbo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gavin is looking for the KO!

Klubbo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin moves in close and cracks Klubbo with a massive right hand! Klubbo, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Gavin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dennis Gavin!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Machiavelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machiavelli kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is August Burns Red - "11th Hour". The crowd seem to be enjoying Jutila's choice of entrance music: The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. Jari Jutila has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Augustus Machiavelli's chin.



177 cm
25
164 lbs
6 - 7 - 0
178 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Augustus Machiavelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Jutila!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Machiavelli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Machiavelli is looking for a kimura here.

Jutila is defending against the submission attempts here by Machiavelli.

Machiavelli seems to be working for a kimura but Jutila defends the submission attempt.

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

Machiavelli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jutila doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Machiavelli.
Jutila wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila trying to control from the bottom.

Machiavelli 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.
Jutila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Machiavelli tries for a takedown but Jutila sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jutila misses with a few strikes there.
Jutila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machiavelli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jutila sprawls well. Jutila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Machiavelli gets slowly back to his feet.
Machiavelli staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Machiavelli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jutila circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augustus Machiavelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machiavelli fails to land the takedown.
Jutila keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machiavelli is breathing heavily.
Machiavelli shoots in but Jutila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jutila throws a big shot that misses.
Machiavelli blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jutila. Machiavelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jutila lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Machiavelli backs up against the cage.

It looks like Augustus Machiavelli has been cut.
Jutila lands a jab to the head.

Machiavelli is rocked!
Machiavelli shoots for a double leg takedown but Jutila sprawls well. He's pushed Machiavelli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machiavelli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jutila as he avoids it easily.

Jutila cracks Machiavelli with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jutila has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Machiavelli to stand back up!
Oh Machiavelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jutila ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Machiavelli out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jari Jutila!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
68%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Kolacic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Simon Says. Kolacic has chosen Nermina Golubovic - Kolacic as his entrance music. Milo Kolacic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mason Anderson's chin.



183 cm
27
197 lbs
11 - 6 - 0
168 cm
22
186 lbs
10 - 4 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined


Crippler's Corner


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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Kolacic!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolacic was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to de liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Kolacic misses its intended target.
Kolacic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kolacic misses with a body shot.
Kolacic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kolacic but Kolacic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Kolacic's body. Kolacic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Kolacic.
Kolacic misses with a body shot.
Kolacic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kolacic scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kolacic doesn't seem phased though.
Kolacic shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Mason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Kolacic.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Kolacic moved out of range.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Kolacic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Kolacic moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kolacic misses its intended target.
Kolacic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kolacic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Kolacic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Kolacic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Kolacic throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kolacic tries to clinch up.

Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kolacic!

Anderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kolacic can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Kolacic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kolacic is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Kolacic is controlling an arm, preventing Anderson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kolacic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolacic punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolacic gets back to full guard.
Kolacic keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kolacic is on top in guard.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kolacic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Anderson has his foot on Kolacic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kolacic works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kolacic!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Anderson is working for a guillotine from mount but Kolacic frees his head quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Anderson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kolacic has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kolacic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kolacic stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Kolacic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolacic misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolacic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Kolacic clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Kolacic is controlling the position.
Kolacic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kolacic.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Kolacic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kolacic slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Kolacic avoids nicely.

Kolacic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolacic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolacic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolacic slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
Kolacic misses with a head shot. Anderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kolacic wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Kolacic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kolacic trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kolacic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kolacic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kolacic throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson stuns Kolacic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolacic. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kolacic misses with a straight left.
Kolacic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anderson cracks Kolacic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolacic. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kolacic throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milo Kolacic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Kolacic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson misses with the combination.
A big left from Anderson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolacic misses with a straight right.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kolacic.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kolacic.
Kolacic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kolacic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson moves out of range as Kolacic strikes.
A slow jab from Kolacic misses its intended target.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kolacic shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Kolacic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Kolacic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kolacic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kolacic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kolacic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
Anderson lands with some strikes.
Kolacic tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
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 Mason Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!


Kolacic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Kolacic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kolacic is controlling him.
Anderson pulls Kolacic in close to prevent any damage.
Kolacic postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolacic trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to keep Kolacic in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kolacic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kolacic swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kolacic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Milo Kolacic has got the better of the ground game so far.

Anderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolacic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Kolacic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Kolacic.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Kolacic misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kolacic throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mason Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kolacic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Kolacic.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kolacic slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson digs a good hook to Kolacic's body.
Kolacic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Kolacic avoids it well.
Kolacic misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kolacic.
Kolacic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Kolacic shows good takedown defense.
Kolacic throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kolacic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kolacic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kolacic as he jumps to the side.
Kolacic jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kolacic circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolacic blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolacic. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kolacic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kolacic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolacic was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range as Kolacic strikes.
Kolacic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Mason Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kolacic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Kolacic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Kolacic.
Kolacic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Kolacic misses the target.
Anderson slips a jab from Kolacic.
Kolacic misses with a body shot.
Kolacic throws a sloppy body shot
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab from Kolacic.
Kolacic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Milo Kolacic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson misses with a looping left.

Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Anderson!
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G S C
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G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
62%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Cappuccino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cappuccino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Shot the Sheriff. The crowd seem to be enjoying Slyker's choice of entrance music: Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



192 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0
186 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Cappuccino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Slyker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cappuccino doesn't manage to clinch there - Slyker circles away.
Slyker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Slyker blocks the low kick.
Cappuccino misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Cappuccino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Cappuccino misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Slyker blocks the leg kick.
Slyker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cappuccino tries to clinch up.
Slyker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slyker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cappuccino tried to score with a low kick but Slyker checks it.
A good leg kick by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino tries to clinch but Slyker moves out of range.
Slyker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappuccino throws a leg kick but Slyker checks it.
Slyker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cappuccino was well out of range. Poor timing from Slyker.
Slyker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Al Cappuccino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
Slyker blocks a leg kick.
Cappuccino thuds his shin into the meat of Slyker's side.
Slyker moves out of range as Cappuccino strikes.
Slyker shoots in but Cappuccino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Cappuccino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cappuccino throws a head kick but Slyker moves out of range.
Cappuccino throws a leg kick but Slyker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Slyker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cappuccino misses with a kick to the body.
Cappuccino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cappuccino tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slyker is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slyker avoids the head kick by Cappuccino.
Cappuccino tries to close the distance and clinch but Slyker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cappuccino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cappuccino misses with a knee strike.
Slyker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cappuccino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cappuccino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slyker keeps control of Cappuccino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slyker has Cappuccino pressed against the cage, preventing Cappuccino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Slyker is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cappuccino can't fight it off and eventually Slyker manages to take the fight to the floor. Cappuccino looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Slyker is looking to work some ground and pound but Cappuccino has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slyker thows a big elbow that misses.
Slyker works over Cappuccino with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slyker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slyker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slyker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slyker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slyker throws and elbow that misses. Cappuccino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slyker's guard. Nice move by Cappuccino!
Slyker looking for a sweep. Not yet Slyker, not yet.
Cappuccino looking to pass the guard.
Slyker is looking to stand up but Cappuccino isn't so interested in that idea.
Slyker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cappuccino is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cappuccino cracks the inside of Slyker's front leg.
Nice body kick from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slyker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cappuccino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slyker is out of range.
Cappuccino thows a body kick. Slyker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cappuccino takes a swing at Slyker's ribcage but misses.
Cappuccino looks for the body kick but Slyker saw that one coming.
Cappuccino is looking to clinch but Slyker is avoiding it.

Slyker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Cappuccino dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.


Slyker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cappuccino as he avoids it easily.
Slyker checks a leg kick nicely.
Slyker fails to land the takedown.
Slyker blocks a low kick nicely.
Cappuccino throws a leg kick but Slyker moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cappuccino.

Slyker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Slyker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slyker won't allow Cappuccino to sweep him here.
Slyker with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slyker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slyker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cappuccino is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slyker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slyker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slyker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cappuccino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cappuccino leaves Slyker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Al Cappuccino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
Cappuccino misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cappuccino won't be happy with that.
Cappuccino struggling a bit here.
Cappuccino avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slyker.
Cappuccino is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Slyker there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Slyker.
Slyker thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cappuccino to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slyker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cappuccino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cappuccino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cappuccino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cappuccino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cappuccino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slyker.
Slyker thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cappuccino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slyker shoots in but Cappuccino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slyker shoots in but no luck this time.
Slyker is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slyker shoots in but Cappuccino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cappuccino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cappuccino throws a leg kick but Slyker moved away.
Slyker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A low kick from Cappuccino misses

and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cappuccino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cappuccino trying to keep a closed guard but Slyker is proving a slippery customer.
Slyker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cappuccino working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slyker lands a couple of elbows.
Slyker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cappuccino manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Slyker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slyker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Slyker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slyker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slyker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cappuccino wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Slyker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!


Cappuccino closes the distance but Slyker moves to the side

and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cappuccino tries to roll over but Slyker keeps him under control.
Slyker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slyker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cappuccino defending well though.
Cappuccino keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cappuccino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slyker.
Cappuccino has hold of Slyker's hands but Slyker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cain Slyker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slyker misses with a head shot. Cappuccino uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slyker postures up in Cappuccino's guard and throws a big left but Cappuccino blocks it.
Slyker throws a big right hand that misses.
Slyker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slyker is looking to work some ground and pound but Cappuccino has wrist control.
Slyker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slyker postures up in Cappuccino's guard and throws a big left but Cappuccino blocks it.
Cappuccino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slyker slips a jab from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slyker's calf.
Cappuccino lands with an uppercut that bounces Slyker off the cage and back into rage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cappuccino connects with a solid leg kick.
Cappuccino misses with a body kick.
Slyker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cappuccino throws a low kick but Slyker avoids it.
Slyker shoots in and drives through. Cappuccino sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cappuccino.

Slyker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Slyker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slyker throws a strike but Cappuccino avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Slyker throws a strike but Cappuccino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slyker wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slyker wants to stand but Cappuccino is controlling the position.
Cappuccino wants to control from the top but Slyker keeps moving.

Slyker pushes Cappuccino off and gets back to his feet.
Al Cappuccino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slyker misses with a takedown attempt - Cappuccino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slyker checks a low kick from Cappuccino.
Cappuccino throws a leg kick

and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cappuccino is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slyker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cappuccino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slyker.
Cappuccino regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slyker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slyker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cappuccino looking for a sweep. Not yet Cappuccino, not yet.
Cappuccino controlling Slyker's posture.
Slyker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Slyker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slyker 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Slyker!
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G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
47%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taalasmaa's choice of entrance music: Duran Duran - The Wild Boys. The key to victory for Gunnar Madsen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.



188 cm
23
269 lbs
5 - 0 - 0
199 cm
24
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful


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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnar Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madsen misses with a two punch combination.
Madsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taalasmaa's hands.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Madsen.
Taalasmaa staying out of range there.

Taalasmaa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Madsen tries to improve position but can't.

Taalasmaa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Madsen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Madsen wants to control but Taalasmaa postures up.

Taalasmaa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Taalasmaa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Madsen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Taalasmaa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taalasmaa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Taalasmaa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Madsen is looking to regain half guard here but Taalasmaa keeps moving and retains side control.
Taalasmaa controlling the position.
Madsen controls the position for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Taalasmaa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Madsen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Madsen is trying to control. Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Madsen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Madsen prevents Taalasmaa from improving his position.
Madsen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Madsen is controlling the pace.
Taalasmaa is looking to control Madsen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taalasmaa avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa manages to get to full guard.
Madsen trying to control but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
Madsen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Madsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Taalasmaa is retaining full guard.
Madsen is pushing down on Taalasmaa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taalasmaa is fighting to maintain full guard but Madsen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Madsen is trying to control. Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Madsen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taalasmaa won't allow Madsen to pass to mount.
Taalasmaa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Madsen chips away with some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa keeping moving, preventing Madsen from controlling successfully.
Madsen won't allow Taalasmaa to sweep him here.
Madsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taalasmaa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Madsen wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.
Taalasmaa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Taalasmaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Madsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Madsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Madsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Taalasmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ismo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!


Madsen dodges the punch combination from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madsen.
Taalasmaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gunnar Madsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Madsen.

Madsen waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Taalasmaa. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Taalasmaa to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madsen throwing strikes from guard but Taalasmaa blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Madsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taalasmaa pulls Madsen in close to prevent any damage.
Taalasmaa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Madsen!
Madsen is desperately trying to improve his position but Taalasmaa has a good base and remains in mount.
Madsen is working hard here to advance position.
Taalasmaa tries to control but Madsen wriggling away.
Madsen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Madsen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Madsen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Taalasmaa controlling the pace for now.

Taalasmaa working for a guillotine from mount but Madsen is in no mood to give up.
Madsen is looking to improve his position but Taalasmaa isn't that keen on the idea.
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound but Madsen is blocking nicely.
Madsen is trying desperately to improve position.
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Gunnar Madsen has been cut.
Madsen is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madsen is squirming around, avoiding Taalasmaa's attempts to control the action.

Taalasmaa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Madsen is in all sorts of trouble here.

Taalasmaa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Madsen is surviving well by controlling Taalasmaa's body position as best he can.
Taalasmaa content just to control the position here.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Madsen is desperately trying to improve his position but Taalasmaa has a good base and remains in mount.
Taalasmaa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Madsen is looking to get to half guard.
Madsen gets back to half guard.
Madsen tries to roll over but Taalasmaa keeps him under control.
Madsen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Madsen.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Madsen keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Madsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Madsen'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!


Madsen loads up on a big right hand but Taalasmaa slips the punch.
Taalasmaa dives in and grabs Madsen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Madsen pushes down on Taalasmaa's head and hops out.

Taalasmaa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Madsen is trying to defend but Taalasmaa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Madsen is positioning himself well to prevent Taalasmaa advancing to mount.
Taalasmaa is thwarting Madsen's attempts to control the position.
Taalasmaa prevents Madsen from improving his position.
Madsen is trying to maintain the position but Taalasmaa is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa trying to control the action but Madsen is working from the bottom.
Madsen tries to get to full guard but Taalasmaa has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Madsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Madsen as he avoids it easily.
Madsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taalasmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madsen throws out the jab.
Taalasmaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madsen leaves Taalasmaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gunnar Madsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismo Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madsen.
Madsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taalasmaa.
Madsen lands a nice shot that snaps Taalasmaa's head back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Madsen.
Madsen avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Madsen misses with a straight right.
Taalasmaa slips a jab from Madsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taalasmaa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taalasmaa showed some decent athleticism there.

Taalasmaa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taalasmaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Madsen defending well though.

Taalasmaa is working for a kimura but Madsen is defending it quite comfortably.
Taalasmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madsen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madsen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Madsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Madsen kicks Taalasmaa off and gets to his feet.
Taalasmaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taalasmaa misses with a low kick as Madsen jumps back.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madsen throws a right and a left that Taalasmaa avoids nicely.
Madsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taalasmaa manages to avoid it.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown attempt - Madsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Madsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madsen 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Madsen!
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G S C
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G S C G energy
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A | B
pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
53%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veijo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes into the arena with Enter Sandman -Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



190 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 0
199 cm
19
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong
ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful


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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veijo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver misses with a few strikes there.

Driver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Driver to work.

Driver breaks from the clinch.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Driver but Driver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good standup being displayed there by Driver as he connects with a hook.

Driver gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Driver manages to break the clinch.
Driver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Driver slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Driver as he avoids it easily.
Mike Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veijo Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie throws a hook but Driver avoids it easily.
Driver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
Driver is in all sorts of trouble here.

Gracie goes for an armbar but Driver turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Driver.

Gracie is working an open guard so Driver takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Driver looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Driver is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Driver circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Driver.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie looks gassed!
Driver tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Driver can pounce on him.
Driver cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Driver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Driver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Driver scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mike Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driver lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mike Driver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Driver with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Driver!
Driver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Driver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Driver cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Driver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Driver scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Driver lands the left hand.

Driver moves into the clinch.

Driver breaks from the clinch.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Driver finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Driver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Driver wants it to stay on the feet.
Driver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Driver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Driver throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Driver rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Driver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Driver works the jab nicely.

Driver moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.

Driver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Driver throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Driver's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Driver duly obliges.
Jab from Driver.

Driver closes the distance and clinches.

Driver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Driver connects with a crisp jab.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Driver has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Driver.

Driver manages to break the clinch.
Driver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Driver is working the combinations to good effect here.
Good exchange - Driver coming out on top.
Driver works the jab nicely.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Driver.
Driver lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Driver cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.

Driver gets a clinch.

Driver manages to break the clinch.
Driver lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Driver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Driver lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Mike Driver is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Driver throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Driver digs a good hook to Gracie's body.

Driver closes the distance and clinches.
Driver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.

Driver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Driver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driver connects with a crisp jab.
Mike Driver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Driver clinches with his opponent.

Driver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Driver sprawls well.
Mike Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veijo Gracie.
Driver clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Driver.
Good leg kick by Driver there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Driver lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Driver throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Driver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Nice cross by Driver.
Driver cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Driver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Driver lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Driver feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.

Driver moves into the clinch.

Driver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Driver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Driver 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.
Driver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Driver lands a two punch combo.
Driver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Driver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Driver has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.

Driver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Driver catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Driver throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Driver gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Driver breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Driver dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!



Driver clinches up against the cage.

Driver manages to break the clinch.
Driver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Driver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Driver moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Driver just stands there and leans against the cage.

Driver breaks from the clinch.
Driver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Driver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Driver scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Driver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Driver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Driver!
A shot to de liver by Driver. Beautiful body shot.
Driver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Driver lands with a good body shot.
Driver scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Driver lands with an overhand left.

Driver drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.

Driver manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Driver as he connects with a hook.
Driver scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Driver gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Driver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie moves forwards but Driver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Driver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Driver moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.

Driver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Driver thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Driver throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Driver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mike Driver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Driver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Driver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Driver scores with a punch to the head.

Driver moves into the clinch successfully.
Driver is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Driver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Driver counters with an inside leg kick.
Mike Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veijo Gracie.

Driver moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Veijo Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Driver holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Veijo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Driver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Driver 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Driver!
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A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
89%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



190 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 2 - 0
173 cm
26
177 lbs
11 - 4 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale throws a right hand that Dylan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dylan also avoids with ease.
Macale throws a big shot that misses.
Macale tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Macale wants it to stay on the feet.
Dylan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Macale tries to clinch but Dylan is having none of it.
Macale swings for the body but Dylan moves out of range.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Dylan is out of range.
Macale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dylan manages to avoid it.
Macale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dylan at a distance.
Macale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dylan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Macale misses.
Dylan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Dylan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macale dodges the punch combination from Dylan.
Macale connects with a single shot there.
Dylan works Macale's body with a nice hook.
Dylan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dylan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Macale misses with a wild body shot.
Tiao Macale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dylan misses with a hook. Macale ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale misses with a looping left.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Dylan is out of range.
Macale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dylan throws a combination that misses

and Macale counters by moving into the clinch.
Macale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dylan blocking some punches.
Dylan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macale backwards.
Dylan lands a shot to the body.
Dylan tries for a takedown but Macale manages to get underhooks.
Macale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dylan blocking some punches.
Dylan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macale's elbow.
Dylan cracks Macale with a nice body shot.
Dylan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Macale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dylan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macale swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan swinging wildly here.
Dylan misses with a wild combination.
Macale throws a jab but it's blocked by Dylan.
Macale connects with a jab.
Dylan digs a good body shot into Macale's ribs.
Macale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dylan.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Dylan is out of range.
No joy there for Dylan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Macale misses.
Macale works the jab nicely.
Macale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dylan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Macale's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dylan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Macale defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macale wants to control but Dylan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dylan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Dylan lands a nice hook to Macale's body. Macale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macale misses with a wild body shot.
Dylan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Macale counter with a right hand.
Macale digs a good body shot into Dylan's ribs.
Dylan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan avoids the body shot from Macale.
Some wild striking there from Macale.
Macale cracks Dylan with an open hand slap.
Dylan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Macale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan just misses with a punch to the body.
Macale throws a looping overhand right but Dylan ducks down to avoid it.
Macale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dylan avoids the body shot from Macale.
Macale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macale clinches but Dylan breaks the clinch

and Dylan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dylan 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.
Dylan trying to control but Macale is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dylan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan throws a strike but Macale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dylan has a closed guard, preventing Macale from standing up.

Dylan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale won't allow Dylan to sweep him here.
Macale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dylan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dylan working a defensive guard here.
Dylan 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Macale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dylan tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Macale avoids the body shot from Dylan.
Macale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dylan.
Macale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dylan.
Macale cracks Dylan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macale thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiao Macale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.


Macale swings for the body but Dylan moves out of range.
Dylan misses with a series of wild punches.

Dylan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Macale keeping control of the position.
Dylan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Macale is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dylan is staying active.
Macale is trying to stand.
Macale moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dylan is looking to work some ground and pound but Macale has wrist control.
Dylan being controlled here momentarily.
Rob Dylan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dylan stands and throws Macale's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Dylan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
I wouldn't like to be where Macale is right now.
Dylan working the strikes but Macale uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dylan thows a huge punch but Macale dodges it nicely.
Macale wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Macale regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dylan.
Tiao Macale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dylan looking to pass the guard.
Dylan works over Macale with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dylan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Macale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiao Macale!
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Linic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Linic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.



191 cm
26
262 lbs
10 - 4 - 0
190 cm
22
250 lbs
10 - 4 - 0
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful


Behold The Beast
Behold The Beast


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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Linic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sorsa.
Sorsa shoots in but Linic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Linic misses with an uppercut.
Linic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Linic misses with a straight right.
Linic misses with a hook.
Linic wants to clinch up but Sorsa keeps it at a distance.
Linic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorsa staying out of range there.
Linic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sorsa was well out of range. Poor timing from Linic.
Mario Linic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linic.
Linic thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linic misses with a looping left.
Mario Linic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sorsa is able to avoid easily.
Sorsa defending well as Linic loads up on a big left hand.
Linic throws a looping overhand right but Sorsa ducks down to avoid it.
Linic loads up on a big right hand but Sorsa slips the punch.
Linic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sorsa moves away from the strike by Linic.
Linic misses the shot to the body.
Linic is looking to clinch but Sorsa is avoiding it.
Sorsa moves out of range of the strikes.
Linic missing with a left hand there. Sorsa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linic swings for the body but Sorsa moves out of range.

Linic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Sorsa drops back looking for a leg! Linic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Linic manages to kick Sorsa off! Sorsa jumps back into Linic's guard.
Sorsa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sorsa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sorsa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Linic keeps moving.
Linic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sorsa controls the pace.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Linic keeps moving.
Linic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Linic 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Linic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Despite being in the dominant position, Repe Sorsa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Linic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linic throws a hook but Sorsa blocks it.
Linic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sorsa momentarily.
Linic tried to score with a low kick but Sorsa checks it.
Linic misses with a looping left.
Linic takes a swing at Sorsa's ribcage but misses.
Sorsa moves out of range as Linic strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linic moves in looking to clinch but Sorsa pushes him off.
Linic lands a head shot.

It looks like Repe Sorsa has been cut.
Sorsa staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Linic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Repe Sorsa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Linic lands with a shot to the body.
Sorsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Linic's waist but Linic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorsa off to one side.
Linic Rushes Sorsa and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sorsa is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Linic Piles on the pressure and Sorsa crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Linic!
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuzzy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



188 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 1 - 0
215 cm
21
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful


Next Level Nutrition (158q for $50!!!!)


Supreme Anabolics
Behold The Beast


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anssi Kukkonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fuzzy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Kukkonen moves out of range easily.
Kukkonen tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
A big left from Kukkonen misses.
A head kick from Bear lands but Kukkonen takes it in his stride.

Kukkonen closes the distance and clinches.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kukkonen stalling in the clinch.
Kukkonen presses Bear against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kukkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anssi Kukkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kukkonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kukkonen moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bear.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Kukkonen moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Bear slams his shin into Kukkonen's torso.
Kukkonen tries to clinch up.
Kukkonen tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bear. That's going to slow Kukkonen down.
Kukkonen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A head kick lands from Bear that sends Kukkonen to the canvas. Kukkonen tries to scramble back to his feet but Bear brings him back down into side control.

Kukkonen is rocked!

It looks like Anssi Kukkonen has been cut.
Kukkonen is letting Bear control him for a moment.
Oh Kukkonen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bear controlling the pace for now.
Kukkonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Kukkonen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear controlling his opponent.
Kukkonen wants to get back to his feet.
Kukkonen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kukkonen is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Bear looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kukkonen is looking to escape.
Bear won't let Kukkonen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kukkonen blocking the ground and pound.
Kukkonen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear unloads with some shots from mount but Kukkonen bucks and avoids them well.
Kukkonen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fuzzy Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anssi Kukkonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!


Kukkonen avoids the head kick by Bear.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kukkonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bear misses the jab.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Kukkonen looks to throw the jab but Bear is out of range.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kukkonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kukkonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Bear misses its intended target.

Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kukkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear blocks an elbow strike.

Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuzzy Bear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kukkonen darts in trying to clinch
and Kukkonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear misses with a wild combination.
Kukkonen tries to clinch up
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kukkonen tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear works the jab nicely.
Kukkonen throws a big shot that misses.
Kukkonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear throws a leg kick but Kukkonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kukkonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bear.
Kukkonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bear is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kukkonen throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuzzy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kukkonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kukkonen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bear's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bear throws a lazy right hand but Kukkonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kukkonen closes the distance but Bear moves to the side
and Bear counters with a head kick.
A punch combination from Kukkonen misses.
Kukkonen takes one on the button.
Bear tries to work over Kukkonen's front leg with a kick but Kukkonen checks it.
Kukkonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Kukkonen wants to clinch but Bear slips to the side
and Bear counters with a left and a right... And another left! Kukkonen is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fuzzy Bear!
Fuzzy Bear is the new middleweight champion!
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
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A | B
FIGHT
RATING
67%

 

 
 
 
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