Helsinki Fighting League: 51 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski comes to the cage accompanied by Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. Stelling is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by London Calling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sobieski
vs
Stelling

188 cm
43
217 lbs
35 - 20 - 1

178 cm
30
175 lbs
10 - 48 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 48 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Stelling !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski lands a jab to Stelling 's midsection.
Stelling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jack Stelling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski scores with a one two! Stelling had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stelling throws a sloppy head kick

and Sobieski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stelling won't be happy with that.
Sobieski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sobieski working the ground and pound.

Stelling is rocked!
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!
Stelling on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stelling is still in real trouble! Can Sobieski finish him?
Stelling looks winded!
Stelling taking a bit of punishment here - Sobieski scoring with strikes.
A big shot lands for Sobieski! That's hurt Stelling ! Will he recover? Sobieski fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jack Stelling spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't Worries Fans, I Will Come Back And Win For My UK Fans'.

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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 Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes into the arena with MMMBop blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Morris
vs
Heap

185 cm
38
220 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

185 cm
39
220 lbs
35 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolt Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eildon Heap!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heap avoids the head kick by Morris.
Heap doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morris throws a head kick but Heap moves out of range.
Heap lands a slapping body shot.

Heap instigates a clinch.
Morris is working Heap over against the cage.
Morris avoids the elbow strike from Heap, against the cage.
Heap scores with a shot to the side of Morris's head.
A short left from Morris.
Heap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morris blocks an elbow strike from Heap.
Heap trying to land knees to the body.
Heap lands a damaging elbow.
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heap crunches a lovely knee into Morris's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morris looking to throw knees to the head but Heap is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Heap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap lands a nice elbow.
Morris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heap or not.
Heap blocking some punches.
Heap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Heap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heap misses with an elbow over the top.
Heap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morris's defenses.

It looks like Bolt Morris has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heap looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morris blocks a body shot from Heap.
Morris slows down the pace here.
Morris looking to stall.

Morris breaks from the clinch.
Morris lands with a slapping head kick.
Heap looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heap.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heap ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Morris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heap, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heap's brow.
Heap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heap lands with a left to the head.
Heap blocks a body shot from Morris.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heap backwards.
Morris blocks an elbow strike.
Heap struggles to land a body shot inside as Morris controls his hands.
Heap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heap avoids a wild elbow strike from Morris.
Heap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morris blocks it with crossed arms.
Morris is looking to break free of the clinch but Heap has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris is looking to clinch.
Morris darts in trying to clinch
letting Heap counter with a right hand.
Morris throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by Morris misses
and Heap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Morris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Heap struggling a bit here.
Heap holds on to Morris's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heap wants to control but Morris postures up.
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!
Morris lands a few punches from side control.
Heap tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Morris swings around for an armbar but Heap sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morris's guard.
Heap trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heap throwing strikes but missing.
Morris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heap manages to get himself to full 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 Bolt Morris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bolt Morris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Heap.

Morris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heap blocks an uppercut.
Morris blocks an elbow strike from Heap.
A body shot lands from Morris.
Eildon Heap seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
Heap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heap backwards.
Heap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heap misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Heap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris lands a shot to the body.
Morris lands a nice uppercut.
Heap trying to land knees to the body.
Heap lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris avoiding damage as Heap throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Heap tries to throw a body punch but Morris avoids it by throwing Heap back against the cage.
Morris is working Heap over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morris.
Morris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heap is breathing heavily.
Morris lands a right hand.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heaps head.
Heap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Morris.
Morris tries to land a knee to the head but Heap blocks with his arms.
Morris missing with knees to the body.
Heap trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris tries a body shot but Heap blocks it.
Morris is stalling here.
Morris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morris tries for a takedown but Heap manages to get underhooks.
Heap lands an elbow inside that Morris shrugs off.
Heap lands a nice shot to the body.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heap backwards.
Heap avoids the elbow strike from Morris, against the cage.
Heap throws an elbow but it misses.
Morris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heap.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morris's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
Morris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Heap fails to land.
Heap throws an elbow but it misses.
Morris cracks Heap with a nice body shot.
Heap pushes off an throws an elbow but Morris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Eildon Heap has been cut.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Heap controls the action.
Morris blocks the elbow strike.
Morris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Morris.
Heap looking to throw knees to the head but Morris is blocking nicely.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Heap.
Heap misses with a punch to the body.
Morris lands a left hand.
Morris landing knees to the head.

Heap is rocked!
Morris creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Heap with a big uppercut! Heap tries to clinch up but Morris pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Heap to the mat! Heap covers up and Morris unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bolt Morris!
Our winner, Bolt Morris, 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.
Eildon Heap spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so handome I'm not surprised this guy was all over me!!'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilir Carnevore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cenk John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilir Carnevore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Carnevore
vs
John

178 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilir Carnevore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cenk John!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carnevore thuds his right hand into John's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carnevore goes for a small jab and connects. Now Carnevore goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! John stumbles back but Carnevore runs in with a huge uppercut knocking John to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if John will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ilir Carnevore!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ilir Carnevore thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Nassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nassar
vs
Wilder

175 cm
22
165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Lion Fightwear

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Nassar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilder throws the left hand but Nassar avoids the punch easily.
Wilder walks into a stiff left hand from Nassar.
We've been informed that Wilder has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nassar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
Nassar connects with the punch.
Wilder misses with a hook. Nassar ducked under it nicely.
Wilder throws the left hand but Nassar avoids the punch easily.
Wilder defending well as Nassar loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Nassar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilder throws a poor cross that misses
and Nassar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder throws a right hand that misses
and Nassar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nassar misses with a looping right.
Wilder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilder slips under a jab from Nassar.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
Wilder throws a shot from downtown. Nassar moves away and avoids it.
Nassar is looking to counter punch.
Nassar misses the jab.
Nassar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilder connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nassar scrambles back to his feet.
Nassar throws a big shot that misses.
Nassar scores with a jab. Wilder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wilder moves to clinch but Nassar breaks away
and Nassar counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nassar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nassar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nassar throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilder.
Jack Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Nassar's shoulder, as Nassar tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nassar. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wilder lands a jab to Nassar's midsection.
Wilder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nassar.
Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nassar.
Nassar moves away from the strike by Wilder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a hook
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder throws a lazy uppercut
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Wilder.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nassar.
Nassar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wilder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nassar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Nassar. That snapped Wilder's head back.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
Wilder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nassar throws an overhand right that lands on Wilder's shoulder, as Wilder tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Wilder does it's job there.
Nassar misses with a hook.
Wilder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassar throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Nassar's shoulder, as Nassar tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Nassar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder slips under a jab.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilder throws the kick towards the body but Nassar avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Nassar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilder misses with a double jab
and Nassar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Nassar.
Nassar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilder.
Nassar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilder.
Wilder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nassar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nassar misses with a looping left.
Wilder swings widly with a right hand
and Nassar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nassar misses with an uppercut. Wilder saw that one coming.
Wilder throws a hook but Nassar blocks it.
Wilder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nassar in his tracks.
Nassar moves out of range as Wilder strikes.
Wilder connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
George Nassar is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder slips a jab from Nassar.
Nassar slips under a jab from Wilder.
Nassar misses with a hook
and Wilder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder throws a hook but Nassar blocks it.
Nassar is looking to counter punch.
Wilder defending well as Nassar loads up on a big left hand.
Wilder blocks a jab.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
Wilder walks into a stiff left hand from Nassar.
Nassar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilder throws a hook to the side of Nassar's head but Nassar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilder blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Wilder finds it's target.
Nassar throws an overhand right that lands on Wilder's shoulder, as Wilder tries to avoid the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wilder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nassar has got the better of the exchanges.
Nassar throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wilder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassar looks to land a left hand but Wilder moved out of range nicely.
Wilder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nassar.
And Wilder responds with a good body kick, but Nassar manages to step out the way in time.
Nassar throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
Nassar throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
Nassar looks to land a left hand but Wilder moved out of range nicely.
Wilder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilder throws a lazy uppercut
and Nassar counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nassar.
Nassar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilder can do to turn this around?
Wilder moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilder fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Nassar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Wilder instigates a clinch.
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
Nassar misses with a punch on the inside.
Nassar working aggressively here.
Wilder misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilder tries to throw a body punch but Nassar avoids it by throwing Wilder back against the cage.
Nassar is trying to break the clinch but Wilder is controlling him.
Nassar blocks an uppercut.
Nassar lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Nassar breaks the clinch.
Wilder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nassar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder blocks a jab.
Nassar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nassar throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder throws a jab when Nassar was well out of range.
Nassar scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nassar swings widly with a right hand
and Wilder counters with a stiff right hand.
Nassar slips a jab from Wilder.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Nassar moved out of range.
Wilder moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nassar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nassar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nassar throws out a loose jab but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Nassar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wilder tries to clinch but Nassar moves away
and Nassar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nassar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nassar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wilder misses with a hook
and Nassar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Wilder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nassar throwing a counter right hand but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Nassar misses with an uppercut. Wilder saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nassar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nassar circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Nassar counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder closes the distance but Nassar moves to the side
letting Nassar counter with a right hand.
Wilder moves to clinch but Nassar breaks away
and Nassar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilder connects with the punch.
Wilder looks to clinch
and Nassar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilder staying out of range there.
Wilder throws a hook but Nassar avoids it easily.
Nassar misses with an uppercut
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Nassar misses.
Jack Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassar throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilder counters with a stiff right hand.
Nassar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nassar missing with a left hand there. Wilder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Nassar avoids the head kick by Wilder.
Wilder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nassar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilder thows a body kick. Nassar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilder misses with a body shot
letting Nassar counter with a right hand.
Nassar dips to his left and cracks Wilder with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder ducks right into an uppercut from Nassar.
Nassar lands a hook that stumbles Wilder back into the cage. Nassar follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Wilder to the canvas! Nassar pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Wilder has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). George Nassar!
A relieved looking George Nassar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Maia
vs
Speed

190 cm
34
208 lbs
31 - 15 - 1

192 cm
40
287 lbs
26 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demon Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia avoids the head kick by Speed.
Maia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Speed lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Demon Maia has been cut.
Nice body kick from Maia.
Speed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia misses with a hook. Speed ducked under it nicely.
Speed misses with a double jab
and Maia counters with a nice uppercut.
Speed throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Maia avoids the head kick by Speed.
Maia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Speed lands a big head kick that sends Maia tumbling to the mat! Speed takes a step backwards and waves Maia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia is looking to land body kicks.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Speed lands a big right hand that sends Maia crashing to the mat! Speed stays standing though and waves Maia back to his feet!

Maia is rocked!
Speed lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Speed!
Tyson Speed is the new heavyweight champion!
Tyson Speed took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Perkele! for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, War Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Keller
vs
Aguilar

184 cm
38
197 lbs
35 - 22 - 0

180 cm
33
193 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller throws a leg kick that misses.
Aguilar throws a jab but it's blocked by Keller.
Keller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Aguilar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Keller!

Aguilar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Keller has escaped the position, nice work there.
Keller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aguilar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keller is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aguilar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Aguilar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aguilar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to control the action but Keller is working from the bottom.
Aguilar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aguilar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Keller's shoulder. That is not cool.
Aguilar trying to control the position but Keller is working away.
Keller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aguilar is looking to take a break and control but Keller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aguilar remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

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.

Aguilar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

Aguilar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aguilar wants to control but Keller is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aguilar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aguilar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Keller tries to improve position but can't.
Keller regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aguilar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aguilar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Keller has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Aguilar is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Keller with him. Keller is trying to defend but Aguilar has an arm under the chin now! Keller grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sergio Aguilar! Sergio Aguilar retains his middleweight title!
Sergio Aguilar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.