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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Eriksson

180 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petter Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Eriksson's half guard.

White is looking for a kimura here.
Eriksson tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.

White is looking for a kimura but Eriksson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
Eriksson is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eriksson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson wants to control but White is keeping busy.

White is working for a kimura but Eriksson is defending it quite comfortably.
Eriksson wants to get back to full guard but White has passed into side control.

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.
Eriksson is trying desperately to improve position.

White goes for an armbar but Eriksson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Eriksson.
Eriksson controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eriksson tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Eriksson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White keeping moving, preventing Eriksson from controlling successfully.
Eriksson looking to pass the guard.
Eriksson trying to move into half guard but instead White has managed to sweep!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Eriksson dives on top into guard.
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 Mike White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Eriksson tries for a takedown but White circles away easily

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

White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eriksson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eriksson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Eriksson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eriksson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
Eriksson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

White 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.
Eriksson is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Eriksson trying to control from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eriksson wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Eriksson falls off balance throwing a combination

and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.

Eriksson pushes White off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Eriksson dives on top into guard.
Eriksson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Eriksson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Eriksson trying to pass the guard but White defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White won't allow Eriksson to pass to mount.
Eriksson slows the pace down in half guard.
White is staying active underneath Eriksson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike White dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

White gets a takedown into half guard.

White is looking for a kimura here.

Eriksson actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Eriksson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
Eriksson is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eriksson avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eriksson gets back to full guard.
Eriksson looking for a sweep. Not yet Eriksson, not yet.

Eriksson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson trying to control the position.

Eriksson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

White 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.
Petter Eriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike White!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perus Venkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Di Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venkula comes to the cage accompanied by Wrong Hole. Leroy Di Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Venkula
vs
Di Santos

162 cm
21
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perus Venkula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Di Santos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Venkula does no damage.
Venkula misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Venkula.
Venkula throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Di Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Venkula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Venkula throws a big shot that misses.

Venkula closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Di Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Di Santos is looking to control Venkula's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Di Santos avoid being mounted?
Venkula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Venkula's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Venkula's back!
Venkula is in bad spot here.
Venkula trying to control the action but Di Santos just sinks the hooks in.
Di Santos tries to keep control of the position but Venkula is staying busy.
Di Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Di Santos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Venkula.
Di Santos wants to control but Venkula is keeping busy.
Di Santos is hanging on to Venkula's back as he tries to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good control from Di Santos.
Di Santos is hanging on to Venkula's back as he tries to escape.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Venkula turns into Di Santos and is now in his guard.
Venkula sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Venkula looking to pass the guard.
Venkula lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Venkula throws and elbow that misses. Di Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Venkula's guard. Nice move by Di Santos!
Venkula might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Di Santos won't allow Venkula to sweep him here.
Venkula keeping moving, preventing Di Santos from controlling successfully.

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.
Venkula with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Di Santos can't handle though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di Santos looking to pass the guard.
Venkula keeping moving, preventing Di Santos from controlling successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Leroy Di Santos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Di Santos throws a low kick, looking for Venkula's leg but Venkula calmly moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Venkula shoots in and bounces Di Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Venkula trying to control but Di Santos is working from the bottom.
Venkula with a flurry of punches that miss.
Di Santos is trying to control the position but Venkula postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venkula passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Venkula is trying to ground and pound but Di Santos uses the momentary lack of control by Venkula to regain half guard.
Venkula is trying to control. Di Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Di Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Venkula there.
Venkula wants to pass to mount but Di Santos is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos is pressing down on Venkula's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Venkula would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Venkula trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Di Santos pushes Venkula off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Di Santos throws a series of strikes that have Venkula backpedaling.
Venkula with a lazy takedown attempt
and Di Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Venkula.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venkula throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Di Santos counters with a good low kick that Venkula was not able to check.
Di Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Venkula.
Venkula fails with the takedown
and Di Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Venkula's knee momentarily.
Di Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Di Santos. That's going to slow Venkula down.
Perus Venkula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Venkula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Santos, right into the meat.
Di Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Venkula.
Venkula is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Venkula is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Di Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Perus Venkula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Di Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Venkula closes the distance looking to clinch
and Di Santos counters with a good low kick that Venkula was not able to check.
Di Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Venkula's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Di Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.

Venkula shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Venkula was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Di Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Venkula closes the distance but Di Santos moves to the side
and Di Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Di Santos scores with a nice body kick.
Di Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Di Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Di Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Venkula shoots in but no luck this time.
Di Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Venkula avoids the head kick by Di Santos.
Venkula throws an overhand right that lands on Di Santos's shoulder, as Di Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venkula has his takedown stuffed
and Di Santos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Venkula is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Di Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Di Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venkula looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Venkula misses with a double jab.
Venkula clinches but Di Santos breaks the clinch
and Di Santos counters with a body kick that stops Venkula in his tracks momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Di Santos.
Di Santos lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos lands a high kick!
Di Santos lands a front kick.
Leroy Di Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venkula misses with a double jab
and Di Santos counters with a head kick.
Leroy Di Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venkula takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Di Santos throws a head kick that Venkula semi-blocks.
Venkula misses with a wild combination.
Venkula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Di Santos can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Venkula tries to clinch up
and Di Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Di Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Venkula's sensitive parts.
Leroy Di Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Di Santos scores with a leg kick.
Venkula doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Di Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perus Venkula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Di Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Di Santos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Venkula will feel that in the morning.
Venkula wants to clinch but Di Santos slips to the side
and Di Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Di Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Venkula changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Di Santos tries to avoid it but Venkula manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Di Santos to the ground. Di Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Venkula takes a kick to the side of the head.
Di Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Venkula's side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venkula takes one on the button.
Perus Venkula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Di Santos throws a head kick that Venkula semi-blocks.
Venkula walks forward, straight into a front kick from Di Santos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Di Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Di Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Di Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and andreas simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). simpson has chosen Bob Marley:Get up stand up as his entrance music. Mickey Carlson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carlson
vs
simpson

175 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, andreas simpson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
simpson shoots in for a takedown but Carlson shows good takedown defense.
simpson tries to clinch up.
simpson wants to clinch up but Carlson keeps it at a distance.

Carlson clinches up against the cage.
Carlson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carlson lands a body shot in the clinch.
simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Carlson jumps guard and drags simpson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
simpson is fighting to break Carlson's control of his arms but Carlson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Carlson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carlson is breathing heavily.
Carlson keeping moving, preventing simpson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

simpson stands and steps away. Carlson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
simpson shoots in but Carlson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
simpson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carlson but Carlson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mickey Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of andreas simpson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
simpson tries to clinch up

and Carlson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
simpson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carlson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carlson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carlson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Carlson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Carlson has hold of simpson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and simpson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
simpson wants to hold on but Carlson pushes him away.
Carlson controlling the position easily from mount.
Carlson wants to take simpson's back here but simpson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
simpson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Carlson. What's that going to do exactly?
Carlson fails to take his opponent's back.
Carlson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carlson avoids the attempt from simpson to control.
Carlson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as simpson is looking to escape.
simpson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson looking to control and managing it successfully.
simpson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Carlson working for a guillotine from mount but simpson is in no mood to give up.
Carlson controlling his opponent.
Carlson is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
simpson tries to reverse the position but Carlson maintains control.
simpson is squirming around, avoiding Carlson's attempts to control the action.
simpson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Carlson is looking to advance position but simpson won't allow it.
Carlson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for simpson!
simpson trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carlson gets a clinch.

Carlson jumps into guard, dragging simpson to the mat.
Carlson has momentary wrist control but simpson slips an elbow through the middle.

Carlson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. simpson doesn't defend quickly enough and Carlson has managed to lock this one up! Can simpson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Carlson on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mickey Carlson!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aeron Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jabez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jackson
vs
Jabez

193 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aeron Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Jabez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabez throws a one two combo.
Jabez misses with a two punch combination.
Jabez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jabez misses with a wild combination.
Jackson scores with a one two! Jabez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like David Jabez has been cut.
Jabez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jabez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jabez wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.

Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jabez!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson looking to control but Jabez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson punching from mount but Jabez doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jackson throwing strikes but Jabez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Jabez keeps moving.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Jabez had control of the position.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jabez clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Jabez backing up. Jabez nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jabez clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David Jabez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jabez doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jabez misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jabez thinking.
Jabez misses with a double jab
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up David Jabez's cut even more.
Jabez closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Jabez is looking to clinch.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jabez looks gassed!
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
David Jabez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jabez slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jabez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aeron Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jabez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jabez which made him look bad.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jabez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson is looking to wear down Jabez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jabez tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Jabez sprawls well.
Jabez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jabez lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Jabez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jabez darts in trying to clinch
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Jabez clinches up against the cage.

Jabez breaks the clinch.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aeron Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Jabez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jabez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Jabez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jabez wants to clinch.
Jabez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jabez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabez moves away.
Jabez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jabez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabez tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Jabez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Jabez moves into the clinch.

Jabez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jabez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jabez is rocked!

The cut above David Jabez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jabez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jabez is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Jabez's body.

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

David Jabez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jackson jabs at Jabez's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jabez - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aeron Jackson!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puma comes to the cage accompanied by War Song. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Puma
vs
Maniac

178 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Puma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Maniac!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniac slips under a jab.

Puma moves into range and clinches up with Maniac.
Puma lands a nice elbow.
Puma working hard to break the clinch.

Puma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Puma rushes Maniac and presses him up against the cage.

Puma breaks from the clinch.
Puma is looking to slow Maniac down with leg kicks.
Puma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac blocks a head kick by Puma.
Maniac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maniac circles away quickly and effectively.
Maniac fails to land the takedown.
Maniac slips a jab and a cross from Puma.

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.

Maniac shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Puma wants to stand up but Maniac is controlling him.
Maniac looking to pass the guard.
Maniac throws a big right hand that misses.
Puma wants to stand but Maniac is controlling the position.
Maniac throwing strikes from guard but Puma blocks nicely.
Puma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maniac postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Puma is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maniac, into his guard.

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

Puma gets to his feet - Maniac follows without any prompting.
Puma throws a right hand that Maniac ducks under and follows up with a left that Maniac also avoids with ease.
Puma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maniac moves out of range of the body kick from Puma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Puma rushes Maniac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Puma scores a nice knee to the body.

Puma manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Puma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maniac doesn't seem phased though.
Johnny Puma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puma throws a head kick that misses.

Puma pushes Maniac up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Puma 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.

Puma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Puma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Puma misses.
Puma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Puma takes a swing at Maniac's ribcage but misses.
Puma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maniac.
A big right from Puma misses.
Puma throws a right and a left that Maniac avoids nicely.

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.
Puma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maniac.
Puma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Puma rushes Maniac and presses him up against the cage.

Puma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maniac shoots in for a takedown but Puma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Puma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma swinging wildly here.
Puma tries to land a front kick but Maniac steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Puma clinches up with Maniac and pushes him back against the cage.
Maniac drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Puma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnny Puma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Maniac.

Puma breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Puma rushes Maniac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Puma lands a body punch.

Puma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Puma misses.
Puma misses with a low kick as Maniac jumps back.
Maniac fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Puma dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Puma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maniac.
Puma tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Puma moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma is working Maniac over against the cage.

Puma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maniac shoots in looking for a takedown. Puma tries to sprawl out of it but Maniac keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Puma cracks Maniac with an open hand slap.
Puma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma tries to land a front kick but Maniac steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Puma misses.
Maniac avoids a punch combination nicely.

Puma pushes Maniac up against the cage in a clinch.
The Maniac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Puma breaks from the clinch.

Puma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maniac, pushing him back against the cage.

Puma breaks from the clinch.
Maniac shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Puma.

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.
Puma throws a push kick but Maniac slaps the foot to one side.
Puma jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maniac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puma is fending him off so far but Maniac persists. Nope, Puma circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnny Puma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnny Puma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Maniac.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Puma.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Puma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puma, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Puma!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Evans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuck Lidell's chin.

Evans
vs
Lidell

180 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Lidell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans misses with a looping right.
Lidell blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Evans as Lidell shoots in.
Lidell staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target.
Rashad Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans drops Lidell with a huge uppercut! Lidell drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Evans is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armas Paakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Swertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armas Paakku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paakku
vs
Swertz

180 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Paakku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Swertz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paakku moves in looking to clinch but Swertz pushes him off.
Paakku thows a body shot but no joy.
Swertz closes the distance but Paakku moves to the side

and Paakku counters by clinching up.
Swertz blocks an uppercut.
Swertz blocks an uppercut.
Swertz can't get the takedown.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Swertz has eaten all the pies!
Swertz jumps guard but Paakku stands there with Swertz around his waist. Swertz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paakku stops a takedown attempt from Swertz.
Armas Paakku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Swertz.
Swertz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paakku stops a takedown attempt from Swertz.
Paakku swings wildly with an uppercut but Swertz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paakku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paakku working aggressively here.
Swertz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paakku lands a nice uppercut.
Paakku throws a punch but it's blocked by Swertz.
Paakku has a couple of punches blocked by Swertz.
Swertz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paakku prevents it.
Paakku working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swertz is working for takedown but Paakku is calmly controlling the position for now.
Swertz blocking some punches.

Swertz gets control of Paakku's arms and successfully pulls guard. Swertz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Swertz has momentary wrist control but Paakku slips an elbow through the middle.
Swertz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Paakku gets to his feet - Swertz follows without any prompting.
Swertz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Paakku moves into the clinch.
Paakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paakku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swertz looking to stall.
Swertz blocking some punches.
Swertz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paakku throws a head punch that misses.
Swertz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paakku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Swertz looks gassed!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Swertz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Paakku tries to stand but Swertz is controlling from the bottom.
Paakku working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paakku thows a big elbow that misses.
Paakku with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paakku postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swertz looking to control.
Swertz is pulling down on Paakku's head to control his posture.
Paakku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakku working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swertz's head.
Paakku thows a big elbow that misses.
Paakku wants to stand but Swertz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Paakku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swertz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Paakku fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Paakku fails to land.
Paakku misses with some punches.

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.
A short right from Paakku.
Paakku prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swertz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakku.
Paakku is pressed up against the cage. Swertz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paakku down to the mat. Paakku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Swertz with a poor takedown

and Paakku counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Swertz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paakku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paakku wants to clinch but Swertz slips to the side

and Swertz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paakku!
Paakku really wants to buck Swertz off and get back to his feet.
Paakku 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.
Swertz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paakku is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paakku'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armas Paakku 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.

Swertz walks into a left hand.

Paakku pushes Swertz up against the cage in a clinch.
Paakku working aggressively here.
Swertz can't get the takedown.
Paakku swings wildly with an uppercut but Swertz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swertz tries for a takedown but Paakku manages to get underhooks.
Swertz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paakku misses with a punch on the inside.
Swertz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakku smiles and moves away.
Armas Paakku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Swertz.

Paakku darts in and clinches Swertz up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakku has a couple of punches blocked by Swertz.
Swertz is breathing heavily.
Paakku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swertz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swertz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paakku gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paakku misses with the head strike.
Paakku throws a head punch that misses.
Swertz fails to pull guard.
Swertz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paakku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swertz backwards.
Paakku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paakku throws a punch but it's blocked by Swertz.
Paakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swertz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paakku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paakku throws a punch but it's blocked by Swertz.
Paakku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paakku misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakku.
Paakku stops a takedown attempt from Swertz.
Swertz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakku.
Paakku gets underhooks to prevent Swertz's takedown attempt.
Paakku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paakku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paakku swings wildly with an uppercut but Swertz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paakku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paakku lands an uppercut.
Paakku throws a head punch that misses.
Paakku throws a punch but it's blocked by Swertz.
A short right from Paakku.
A short right from Paakku.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paakku.
Paakku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swertz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swertz jumps guard but Paakku stands there with Swertz around his waist. Swertz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paakku swings wildly with an uppercut but Swertz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paakku scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Swertz pulls guard successfully.
Paakku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paakku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakku is looking to work some ground and pound but Swertz has wrist control.

Paakku stands and steps away. Swertz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swertz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paakku swinging wildly here.
Swertz avoids the body shot from Paakku.
Swertz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swertz has his takedown stuffed
and Paakku counters with a three punch combo that has Swertz backing up. Swertz nods at Paakku to acknowledge the strikes.
Armas Paakku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paakku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paakku wants to clinch.

Paakku drives through and clinches with Swertz against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swertz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paakku pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paakku swings wildly with an uppercut but Swertz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paakku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armas Paakku dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paakku tries to clinch up but Swertz circles away and keeps his distance.
Swertz takes one on the button.
Paakku tries to clinch up but Swertz circles away and keeps his distance.
Swertz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paakku counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Paakku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paakku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakku is looking to clinch but Swertz is avoiding it.
Swertz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paakku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swertz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paakku tries to clinch up but Swertz circles away and keeps his distance.
Paakku looks to land a combination but Swertz avoids it well.
Paakku tries to clinch up but Swertz circles away and keeps his distance.
Swertz has his takedown stuffed
and Paakku counters with a left and a right that stings Swertz.
Armas Paakku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Swertz.

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.
Swertz slips a jab and a cross from Paakku.
Paakku lands a nice hook to Swertz's body. Swertz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swertz has his takedown stuffed

and Paakku moves into the clinch.
Paakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakku.
Swertz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakku smiles and moves away.
Paakku wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paakku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paakku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swertz.
Paakku throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Paakku throws a series of punches but Swertz avoids them all with ease.
Swertz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Paakku counters by clinching up.
Paakku misses with some punches.
Paakku prevents a takedown attempt there.
Swertz tries for a takedown but Paakku manages to get underhooks.
Swertz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paakku misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paakku.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swertz blocking some punches.
Swertz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paakku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damian Swertz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armas Paakku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paakku lands with a light punch inside.
Swertz misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Paakku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paakku, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armas Paakku!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fuk Yuuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Viljakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viljakainen has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Fuk Yuuu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yuuu
vs
Viljakainen

155 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fuk Yuuu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dude Viljakainen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viljakainen misses with a looping right.
Yuuu wants to slow Viljakainen down by chopping away at his legs.
A combination from Viljakainen does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Viljakainen.
Yuuu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Viljakainen's calf.
Yuuu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yuuu throws a head kick that misses.
Viljakainen dips to his left and cracks Yuuu with an uppercut!

It looks like Fuk Yuuu has been cut.
Yuuu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuk Yuuu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viljakainen misses with a wild body shot.
Viljakainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yuuu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yuuu wants to clinch.

Yuuu clinches with his opponent.
Yuuu tries a knee to the head but Viljakainen blocks it.
Yuuu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viljakainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yuuu as Viljakainen tries to tie him up.
Viljakainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yuuu looking to throw knees to the head but Viljakainen is blocking nicely.
Yuuu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yuuu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Viljakainen blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljakainen stalling.
Viljakainen pushes Yuuu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viljakainen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yuuu blocks an uppercut.
Yuuu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yuuu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yuuu looking to throw knees to the head but Viljakainen is blocking nicely.
Yuuu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viljakainen avoids it.
Viljakainen is trying to break free.
Yuuu has Viljakainen pressed against the cage, preventing Viljakainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yuuu tries to land a knee to the head but Viljakainen blocks with his arms.
Viljakainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yuuu is breathing heavily.
Viljakainen tries to break free but Yuuu pushes him back against the cage.
Yuuu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Viljakainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Viljakainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Viljakainen avoids a wild elbow strike from Yuuu.
Viljakainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Yuuu won't allow it.
Viljakainen digs a right hand underneath Yuuu's ribcage. Yuuu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Viljakainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Viljakainen.
Yuuu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Viljakainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Viljakainen working hard to break the clinch.
Viljakainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuuu takes a shot to the head.
Viljakainen digs a right hand into Yuuu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yuuu's gas tank.
Viljakainen is trying to break the clinch but Yuuu is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Viljakainen.
Viljakainen gets through Yuuu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viljakainen is stalling here.
Yuuu has Viljakainen pressed against the cage, preventing Viljakainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuuu being controlled against the cage.
Yuuu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Viljakainen tries to circle away but Yuuu has him pinned against the cage.
Viljakainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yuuu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Viljakainen has had enough of the clinch but Yuuu keeps him there for the moment.
Viljakainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Viljakainen is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Viljakainen is trying to force a seperation but Yuuu has the dominant position.
Viljakainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viljakainen is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viljakainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yuuu backwards.
Viljakainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Viljakainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuuu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuuu. Viljakainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viljakainen cracks Yuuu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Viljakainen thuds his right hand into Yuuu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Viljakainen cracks Yuuu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Viljakainen throws a right and a left that Yuuu avoids nicely.
Viljakainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Fuk Yuuu's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuuu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Viljakainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Yuuu.
Yuuu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yuuu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viljakainen connects with a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Viljakainen. Beautiful body shot.
Viljakainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viljakainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yuuu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Viljakainen punishes Yuuu's body with a nice straight punch.
Viljakainen scores with a hook.

Fuk Yuuu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Viljakainen forces Yuuu back against the cage and clinches.
Yuuu tries to land a knee to the head but Viljakainen blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Viljakainen lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yuuu.
Viljakainen has had enough of the clinch but Yuuu keeps him there for the moment.
Viljakainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Viljakainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viljakainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Viljakainen manages to break the clinch.
Viljakainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yuuu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Viljakainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Yuuu cracks the inside of Viljakainen's front leg.
A combination from Viljakainen does no damage.
A shot to de liver by Viljakainen. Beautiful body shot.
Viljakainen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Viljakainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yuuu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viljakainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuuu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Viljakainen throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Yuuu misses its intended target.
Yuuu misses with a wild combination.
Yuuu closes the distance but Viljakainen moves to the side
and Viljakainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dude Viljakainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fuk Yuuu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A right-left combo lands from Viljakainen.

Viljakainen moves into the clinch.
Viljakainen cracks Yuuu with a nice body shot.
Viljakainen looking to stall.
Viljakainen pushes Yuuu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yuuu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Viljakainen's brow.
Yuuu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Viljakainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viljakainen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yuuu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viljakainen has Yuuu pushed against the cage.
Viljakainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viljakainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viljakainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Viljakainen lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viljakainen.
The referee calls for Viljakainen to work.
Yuuu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viljakainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viljakainen is trying to break the clinch but Yuuu is controlling him.
Yuuu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viljakainen is trying to break the clinch but Yuuu has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viljakainen lands a right hand.
Viljakainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viljakainen lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Viljakainen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Viljakainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yuuu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viljakainen's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljakainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viljakainen digs a right hand into Yuuu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yuuu's gas tank.
Yuuu tries a knee to the head but Viljakainen blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Viljakainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viljakainen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yuuu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viljakainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viljakainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yuuu has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Viljakainen.
Viljakainen stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Viljakainen is trying to break the clinch but Yuuu is controlling him.
Viljakainen working hard to break the clinch.
Viljakainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yuuu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Viljakainen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yuuu up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Viljakainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Yuuu has double underhooks.
Yuuu tries to land a knee to the head but Viljakainen blocks with his arms.
Yuuu tries to land a knee to the head but Viljakainen blocks with his arms.
Yuuu prevents Viljakainen from breaking the clinch.
Viljakainen working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Viljakainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yuuu is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viljakainen.
Yuuu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yuuu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viljakainen is defending well for now.
Yuuu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Viljakainen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Viljakainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viljakainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuuu backwards.
Yuuu tries a knee to the head but Viljakainen blocks it.
Viljakainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viljakainen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yuuu up against the cage.
Yuuu misses with a knee strike.
Viljakainen is working Yuuu over against the cage.
Yuuu has Viljakainen pressed against the cage, preventing Viljakainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Viljakainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuuu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yuuu misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Viljakainen.

Jeez, Fuk Yuuu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Yuuu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yuuu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuuu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Viljakainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yuuu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dude Viljakainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viljakainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viljakainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Viljakainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yuuu. Yuuu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dude Viljakainen!
Dude Viljakainen is the new lightweight champion!