BHFC 160 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Isonmycok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Lightbringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isonmycok comes to the ring accompanied by funky cold medina . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Isonmycok
vs
Lightbringer

195 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Outkast Clothing Line

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Isonmycok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jericho Lightbringer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lightbringer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Isonmycok is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lightbringer pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Isonmycok looking for submissions off his back.

Lightbringer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Isonmycok keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Lightbringer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lightbringer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

It looks like Johann Isonmycok has been cut.

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

Lightbringer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Isonmycok manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightbringer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Isonmycok taking punishment in the form of punches.

Lightbringer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Isonmycok knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Isonmycok manages to get back to half guard.
Isonmycok trying to control from the bottom.

Lightbringer seems to be looking for submissions.
Lightbringer is looking to take a break and control but Isonmycok is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Isonmycok is defending against the submission attempts here by Lightbringer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isonmycok moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

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

Isonmycok is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lightbringer is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lightbringer is sitting in close to Isonmycok's body. Isonmycok has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lightbringer is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lightbringer is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Isonmycok.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johann Isonmycok!
After the fight, Johann Isonmycok was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Andrews
vs
Bruno

180 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews moves in looking to clinch but Bruno pushes him off.
Andrews moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruno looks for a takedown but Andrews sprawls well.
Bruno shoots for a takedown but Andrews saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Andrews shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Andrews was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Andrews is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Bruno is in real trouble.
Bruno covering up well and avoiding damage.
Andrews has good solid back control here.

Andrews tightening his grip on Bruno, looking for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Andrews.
Andrews landing with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bruno is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bruno is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bruno covering up well and avoiding damage.
Andrews really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bruno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrews looking for the RNC.
Andrews struggling to keep hold of the position.
Andrews 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.
Andrews has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bruno's body.
Bruno is trying to stand back up.
Bruno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews misses with punches from the back.
I would not like to be Bruno right now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Andrews is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bruno. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Andrews controlling the positon.

Andrews tightening his grip on Bruno, looking for the choke.

Andrews has his opponent's back but Bruno is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Andrews.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andrews.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruno changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andrews tries to avoid it but Bruno manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andrews to the ground. Andrews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tim Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johann Bruno.
Bruno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bruno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andrews.
Andrews blocks a head kick by Bruno.
No luck for Andrews with that takedown attempt.
Bruno leaves Andrews with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bruno counters with a two punch combo.
Tim Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruno doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bruno won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno bucks up and tries to throw Andrews off but instead Andrews has got his back!
Bruno is trying to get back to his feet but Andrews has full control of the position and if anything, Bruno has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Andrews is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Andrews gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Andrews gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Andrews apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Andrews tries to clinch but Bruno moves out of range.
Andrews tries to clinch up but Bruno circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andrews defends it nicely.
Andrews misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews moves in looking to clinch but Bruno pushes him off.

Andrews scores with a takedown into Bruno's guard.

Andrews stands up and waves to Bruno to follow him.
A big left from Bruno misses.
Bruno doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrews circles away.
Andrews shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is looking to clinch but Bruno is avoiding it.
Andrews closes the distance and clinches up with Bruno, looking for a takedown. Andrews pushes Bruno against the ropes but Bruno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andrews shoots in and drives through. Bruno sprawls well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Andrews crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bruno - the referee stops the clock and Andrews gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bruno. Andrews manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Andrews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruno slaps away a takedown attempt from Andrews, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrews misses with the body kick
and Bruno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andrews will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bruno moves into the clinch successfully.
Bruno pushes Andrews back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bruno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruno gets underhooks to prevent Andrews's takedown attempt.
Bruno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Bruno.
Bruno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrews is looking to control Bruno's arms but Bruno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andrews has his back to the ropes.
Bruno stalling in the clinch but Andrews improves position.
Bruno landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johann Bruno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Andrews blocks a head kick by Bruno.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruno circles away.
Bruno with a lazy takedown attempt

so Andrews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andrews advances to half guard.
Andrews uses his free foot to push down on Bruno's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bruno.
BOOM! Andrews connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews landing strikes from the mount and Bruno is in trouble!
Andrews takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Andrews is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bruno is surviving well by controlling Andrews's body position as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews controlling the position easily from mount.
Bruno is trying to stand but he's just given Andrews his back.

Andrews is persistently looking for the submission but Bruno is defending it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrews working for the choke.
Andrews keeps control of the position easily here as Bruno tries to buck him off.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Andrews's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Andrews scores with punches to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews struggling to land strikes to the head as Bruno covers up.
Andrews is riding his opponent, not letting Bruno buck him off.

Andrews working for a choke but Bruno is defending well.
Andrews has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bruno's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bruno covering up well under a series of strikes from Andrews.

Andrews is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bruno knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bruno for a finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bruno defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrews 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Andrews!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nafes Alhangum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakata has chosen Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST as his entrance music. Mitsuomi Sakata will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Alhangum
vs
Sakata

190 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nafes Alhangum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alhangum manages to avoid it.
Alhangum slips under a jab from Sakata.
Sakata throws a shot to the body.
Sakata attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sakata throws a head kick but Alhangum moves out of range.
Sakata scores with a body shot.
Sakata throws a body punch but Alhangum moves out of range.
Alhangum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakata.
Sakata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alhangum moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakata pushes Alhangum away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Nafes Alhangum has been cut.
Good leg kick by Sakata there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sakata lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alhangum is breathing heavily.
Sakata takes a swing at Alhangum's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alhangum rather than just go for the knockout.
Sakata misses with a body kick.
Sakata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sakata lands a big head kick that sends Alhangum to the canvas! Sakata follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsuomi Sakata!
As Mitsuomi Sakata got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Minnasan, arigatou gozaimasu! Ore wa sugoku ureshii desu! Yatta!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonic The Hedge Hog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa's entrance music is Kokkelivekkulit. A fine choice. The Hedge Hog comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sonic The HedgeHog theme song by SEGA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sonic The Hedge Hog enters the ring!

Taalasmaa
vs
The Hedge Hog

173 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!)

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonic The Hedge Hog!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Seppo Taalasmaa has been cut.
Taalasmaa walks into a left hand.
Taalasmaa moves forwards but The Hedge Hog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taalasmaa fails with the takedown
and The Hedge Hog counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut there from The Hedge Hog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Hedge Hog connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taalasmaa's hands.
Nice uppercut lands for The Hedge Hog. That snapped Taalasmaa's head back.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.

The Hedge Hog feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Taalasmaa sprawling to the canvas! Taalasmaa rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can The Hedge Hog finish him?!

Taalasmaa is rocked!
Taalasmaa gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! The Hedge Hog points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Taalasmaa wakes up just in time to hear The Hedge Hog thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonic The Hedge Hog!
A very excited looking Sonic The Hedge Hog made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poro Nussija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odinson has chosen Tyr - Valhalla as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nussija
vs
Odinson

189 cm
26
225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Poro Nussija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Odinson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Odinson misses its intended target.
Nussija ducks under a wild hook from Odinson.
A big right from Odinson misses.
Nussija tries to close the distance and clinch but Odinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nussija misses with a low kick.
Nussija scores with a leg kick.
Odinson lands an overhand right.

It looks like Poro Nussija has been cut.
Odinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nussija tries to clinch up but Odinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Odinson misses with a body kick.
Nussija throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nussija tries to clinch up.
Nussija slips under a jab from Odinson.
Nussija misses with a series of wild punches.
Nussija scores with a spinning back kick!
Odinson throws a sloppy head kick and Nussija moves out of range easily.
Nussija slips under a jab from Odinson.
Nussija lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Odinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nussija.
Odinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Odinson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Odinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nussija defending well as Odinson loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Odinson throws a series of punches but Nussija avoids them all with ease.
Nussija is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nussija moves into range and clinches up with Odinson.
Nussija misses with a knee strike.
Nussija dodges an elbow strike from Odinson.
Nussija tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nussija tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Odinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nussija's brow.
Nussija throws an elbow that misses.
Odinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Odinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Nussija leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nussija tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nussija tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nussija tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Odinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Odinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Odinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Nussija blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Odinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nussija avoids the elbow strike from Odinson, against the ropes.
Odinson managing to block the knees to the body from Nussija.
Odinson lands an elbow that stopped Nussija in his tracks for a moment.
Odinson misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nussija takes an elbow to the temple.
Odinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nussija throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Odinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Odinson throws an elbow that misses.
Odinson misses with an elbow strike.
Nussija tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Odinson lands an elbow inside.
Nussija dodges an elbow strike from Odinson.
Nussija tries to land a knee to the head but Odinson blocks with his arms.
Odinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nussija blocks an elbow strike from Odinson.
Nussija misses with a knee to the head.
Odinson throws an elbow that misses.
Nussija looking to throw knees to the head but Odinson is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nussija is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odinson is defending well for now.
Nussija is breathing heavily.
Nussija dodges an elbow strike from Odinson.
Odinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nussija blocks an elbow strike.
Nussija dodges an elbow strike from Odinson.
Nussija tries to land knees in the clinch but Odinson avoids the damage to the body.
Nussija landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nussija blocks an elbow strike from Odinson.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Odinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nussija's brow.
Odinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nussija looking to throw knees to the head but Odinson is blocking nicely.
Odinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nussija blocks an elbow strike from Odinson.
Odinson throws an elbow that misses.
Nussija avoids a wild elbow strike from Odinson.
Nussija misses with a knee to the head.
Odinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odinson misses with an elbow strike.
Odinson lands an elbow inside.
Nussija misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Odinson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odinson misses with an elbow strike.
Nussija avoids the elbow strike from Odinson, against the ropes.
Nussija is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odinson is defending well for now.
Odinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nussija blocks an elbow strike from Odinson.
Odinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nussija tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nussija tries a knee to the head but Odinson blocks it.
Odinson misses with an elbow strike.
Nussija avoids a wild elbow strike from Odinson.
Nussija lands a knee to the head.
Odinson lands a damaging elbow.
Nussija throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Odinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Odinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nussija throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nussija avoids the elbow strike from Odinson, against the ropes.
Nussija is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nussija with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Odinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Odinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poro Nussija's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice defenses there by Nussija.
Odinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nussija moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Odinson connects with a nice cross there... Nussija is looking wobbly and Odinson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Nussija to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Odinson jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sven Odinson!
A very excited looking Sven Odinson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kari Taalasmaa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Taalasmaa
vs
Zulu

155 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taalasmaa shoots in and gets a takedown into Zulu's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
Taalasmaa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Taalasmaa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zulu is looking for a sweep. Taalasmaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taalasmaa passes to side control.
Zulu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taalasmaa asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound but Zulu regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Taalasmaa sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to free his trapped foot but Zulu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Taalasmaa controlling the action here.
Taalasmaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zulu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Zulu is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Zulu has wrist control.
Taalasmaa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taalasmaa content to stall in guard here.
Taalasmaa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Kari Taalasmaa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A big left from Zulu misses.
Taalasmaa scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zulu. Zulu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zulu throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Zulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zulu throws the left hand but Taalasmaa avoids the punch easily.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Zulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch but Zulu is avoiding it.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulu is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Taalasmaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zulu doesn't seem phased though.
Taalasmaa moves out of range as Zulu strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu misses the shot to the body.
Zulu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taalasmaa throws a shot from downtown. Zulu moves away and avoids it.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut
and Zulu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Zulu gets caught napping as Taalasmaa dives in and scores a takedown. Zulu manages to retain guard.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Zulu wants to sweep here but Taalasmaa controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taalasmaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zulu is keeping the position for now.
Taalasmaa is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kari Taalasmaa.
A jab from Zulu misses.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zulu sprawls well. Zulu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taalasmaa gets slowly back to his feet.

Taalasmaa gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zulu is trying to break the clinch but Taalasmaa has him pressed against the ropes.
Taalasmaa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zulu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taalasmaa missing with a left hand there. Zulu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zulu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zulu misses with a body shot.
Zulu throws a looping overhand right but Taalasmaa ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Zulu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zulu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zulu moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Zulu ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zulu cracks Taalasmaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zulu ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Zulu throws a shot from downtown. Taalasmaa moves away and avoids it.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Zulu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zulu throws out a loose jab but Taalasmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulu tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zulu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zhaka Zulu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Taalasmaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulu.
Zhaka Zulu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Zulu misses the target.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Zulu ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa slips a jab and a cross from Zulu.
Zulu misses with a looping right.
Taalasmaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zulu misses with a hook.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulu.
Nice defenses there by Zulu.
Taalasmaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zulu loads up on a big right hand but Taalasmaa slips the punch.
Zulu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zulu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taalasmaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zulu throws out a loose jab but Taalasmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
Taalasmaa connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Zulu.
Taalasmaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zulu.

Taalasmaa darts in and clinches Zulu up against the ropes.
Zulu can't break the clinch.
Zulu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Zulu breaks from the clinch.
Zulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zulu misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Zulu looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu blocks a jab.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Zulu avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa slips a jab from Zulu.
Zulu tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zhaka Zulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zulu looks to land a right hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range.
Taalasmaa connects with a body shot that sends Zulu's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Zulu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taalasmaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taalasmaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zulu throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa defending well as Zulu loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Zulu circles away.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Zulu counters with a stiff right hand.
Zulu scores with a sloppy right hand. Taalasmaa should have avoided that one.
Zulu 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.
Zulu missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zulu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa jabs Zulu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zulu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taalasmaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Zulu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zulu's corner calls for a 1-2. Zulu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Zulu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taalasmaa doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zulu defends it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zulu misses with a wild combination.
Zulu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut. Zulu saw that one coming.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zulu.
A jab from Zulu misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu throws a hook but Taalasmaa avoids it easily.
Zulu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zhaka Zulu.
I think Zulu 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhaka Zulu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clement Greenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenburg comes to the ring accompanied by Your Mother's Got A Penis. On his way into the ring it seems that Clement Greenburg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Clement Greenburg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Greenburg
vs
Mack

204 cm
26
281 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clement Greenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Mack!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenburg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mack was well out of range. Poor timing from Greenburg.
Greenburg looks to land a combination but Mack avoids it well.
Mack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Clement Greenburg has been cut.

Mack drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mack distracts Greenburg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mack throws a big right hand that misses.
Greenburg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greenburg tries to get out of the position.
Mack landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack wants to control from the top but Greenburg keeps moving.
Greenburg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mack!
Mack is trying to stand up.
Mack sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mack works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Mack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mack wants to stand up but Greenburg is controlling him.
Mack wants to sweep here but Greenburg controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greenburg cracks Mack with a solid left hand.

Mack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greenburg defends well.
Greenburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mack looking for a guillotine here but Greenburg defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greenburg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Greenburg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greenburg has managed to get both his arms back between Mack's legs - danger averted.

Mack looking for a guillotine here but Greenburg defends easily.

Mack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greenburg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greenburg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenburg wants to pass the guard but Mack is keeping the position.
Mack wants to stand and escape but Greenburg is having none of it.

Mack has his feet on Greenburg's thighs here. He's pushed Greenburg off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Greenburg screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xavier Mack!
In his post fight interview, Xavier Mack started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen The Doors - Peace Frog as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

James
vs
Walker

176 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

185 cm
33
180 lbs
29 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Walker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
James is looking to clinch.
James loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
James misses with an uppercut

so Walker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walker trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Walker stops James from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Jesse James wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
James misses with a body shot
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jesse James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
James misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a double jab
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
James tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walker throws a leg kick
and James counters with a low kick, right behind Walker 's knee.
James misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
James clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker fails to land the takedown.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.

Walker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
James is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Walker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Walker's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker rolls, trying to escape but James keeps control of the position.
Walker trying to control the hands but James won't let him.
James punishes Walker with strikes from the back mount.
Walker trying to control the hands but James breaks the grip.
James controls the action.
James is trying to stick to Walker's back but Walker is turning into James. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in James's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Walker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.

James rushes Walker and presses him up against the ropes.
Walker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but James shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jesse James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Walker.
James misses with a punch to the body.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

James moves into range and clinches up with Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.

Walker lands a takedown into guard.
Walker wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker trying to control but James is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

James has his feet on Walker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.

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

Walker is rocked!

It looks like Jack Walker has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walker.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James wants to land a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
James lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.
James throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker.
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Walker.
Jesse James is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
James throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Walker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

James 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.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James misses with an uppercut.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James slips under a jab from Walker.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Walker scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walker wants to control but instead James manages to regain half guard.
James wants to get back to his feet.
James taking some punishment here, with Walker in his half guard.
Walker wants to free his trapped foot but James is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Walker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looks like he's trying to stand up.
Walker trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
Walker thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
James wants to get back to full guard.
James holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but Walker postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James moves into full guard.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
Walker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by James which made him look bad.
Walker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesse James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Walker.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesse James.
I think James 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pink Floyd - Any Color You Like. Brett Gray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gray
vs
San Pedro

193 cm
31
264 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

198 cm
24
270 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregorio San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray misses with a takedown
and San Pedro counters with a stiff right hand.
San Pedro misses with a looping right.
Brett Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro misses with a wild combination.
Gray scores with a one two! San Pedro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but San Pedro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
San Pedro throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Gray misses with a double jab
and San Pedro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gray thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gray looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
San Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gray.
San Pedro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gray.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gray stops San Pedro from getting back to his feet.
Gray not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed San Pedro's head.
Gray throwing shots but San Pedro is blocking nicely.
San Pedro wants to control but Gray is keeping busy.
San Pedro controlling the position for now.
Gray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gray trying to control the action but San Pedro is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gray.
Gray lands strikes from half guard.
Gray thows a huge punch but San Pedro dodges it nicely.
Gray 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gray in particular looking to stall.
Gray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. San Pedro defending well though.
San Pedro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray wants to take a breather but San Pedro is having none of it.
San Pedro is trying to stand up here but Gray is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is trying to control the action in half guard but San Pedro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
San Pedro pushes Gray off looking to stand but Gray dives back in and keeps control.
Gray wants to take a breather but San Pedro is having none of it.
Gray throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing San Pedro to regain full guard.
Gray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
San Pedro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
San Pedro is thwarting Gray's attempts to control the position.
San Pedro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gray keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to get back to full guard.
Gray trying to control but San Pedro postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brett Gray.
A head kick misses from Gray.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around San Pedro's waist but San Pedro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gray off to one side.
San Pedro misses with a hook.
San Pedro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Gray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gray throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gray working San Pedro over with strikes here.

Gray goes for an armbar but he's not got it… San Pedro turns into him and now he's in Gray's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San Pedro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gray looking for a guillotine here but San Pedro defends easily.
San Pedro wants to stand but Gray is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two 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.
Gray keeping full guard, as San Pedro tries to pass.
San Pedro tries to stand but Gray is controlling from the bottom.
Gray 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gregorio San Pedro.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gray.
Jab by Gray.
San Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro slips a jab and a cross from Gray.
Gray dives in and grabs San Pedro's left leg, looking for a takedown. San Pedro pushes down on Gray's head and hops out.

Gray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. San Pedro sprawls well initially but Gray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gray is thwarting San Pedro's attempts to control the position.
San Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gray.
San Pedro wants to get back to full guard.
Gray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brett Gray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
San Pedro wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gray lands a nice short elbow.

Gray is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so San Pedro is just riding it out for now. Gray eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gray lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. San Pedro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San Pedro has control of Gray's left arm, preventing Gray from doing any damage.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but San Pedro is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Gray dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Gray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gray connects with the punch.
Gray misses with a two punch combination.
San Pedro connects with the punch.
San Pedro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and San Pedro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brett Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro misses with the combination.
San Pedro lands with a good body shot.
San Pedro tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Brett Gray has been cut.
San Pedro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
San Pedro lands a jab.
San Pedro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
San Pedro fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro jabs Gray to the body, keeping him at a distance.

San Pedro drops Gray with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gray looks back up at him and smiles so San Pedro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gray is rocked!
Gregorio San Pedro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
San Pedro shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Gray takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - San Pedro sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Gray bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregorio San Pedro!
During a confident post fight interview, Gregorio San Pedro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.