WFC05 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Koch
vs
Barr

187 cm
21
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Pure Juice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Barr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barr.
Barr moves out of range as Koch strikes.
Barr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koch.
Koch lands a nice hook to Barr's body. Barr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barr ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
Koch drops Barr with a big left hand and mounts him. Barr is in big trouble!

It looks like Mikey Barr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big strike lands for Koch! That's really hurt Barr and he's turned his back - Koch keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Koch Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koch!

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kaudillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jupeli Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halonen has chosen Immortal Technique - Hollywood driveby as his entrance music. Jupeli Halonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kaudillo
vs
Halonen

178 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Halonen blocks the low kick.

Halonen shoots in and bounces Kaudillo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Halonen stops Kaudillo from standing up.
Halonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Halonen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Halonen postures up in Kaudillo's guard and throws a big left but Kaudillo blocks it.
Halonen postures up in Kaudillo's guard and throws a big left but Kaudillo blocks it.
Kaudillo wants to stand but Halonen is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen is pushing down on Kaudillo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kaudillo is fighting to maintain full guard but Halonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from Halonen.
Halonen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kaudillo controls his leg.
Kaudillo misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Halonen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kaudillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaudillo with a poor takedown

and Halonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kaudillo!
Kaudillo is breathing heavily.
Halonen wants to control the pace but Kaudillo is squirming around nicely.
Halonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen tries to control but Kaudillo wriggling away.
Halonen content just to control the position here.
Halonen landing strikes from the mount and Kaudillo is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaudillo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen wants to control the pace but Kaudillo is squirming around nicely.
Halonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kaudillo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Halonen unloading with bombs!
Halonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Halonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kaudillo hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen lands a big shot there that rocks Kaudillo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Halonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Halonen with shots to the head and body - Kaudillo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Halonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kaudillo is in a horrible position here. Halonen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Halonen lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jupeli Halonen dominated that round.
That's time! Kaudillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Halonen gets a takedown into half guard.
Kaudillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Halonen.
Kaudillo won't allow Halonen to pass to mount.
Halonen passes to side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Halonen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kaudillo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaudillo punching from the bottom.
Halonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaudillo is not content to let Halonen control the position.
Halonen wants to advance to full mount but Kaudillo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kaudillo trying to control the position.
Halonen lands a couple of digs.
Halonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaudillo can't keep his opponent in guard - Halonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

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.
Halonen is keen to just control but Kaudillo is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Halonen there.
Halonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Halonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Halonen landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaudillo tries to reverse the position but Halonen maintains control.

Kaudillo is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Halonen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Kaudillo is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jupeli Halonen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anabol Asteroid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kalju kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asteroid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Friends and Traitors by RAISED FIST. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Asteroid
vs
kostaja

188 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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, Anabol Asteroid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, kalju kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kostaja shoots in but Asteroid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
kostaja looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Asteroid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asteroid misses with a straight right.
Asteroid bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops kostaja! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like kalju kostaja has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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!
Asteroid seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Asteroid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Asteroid controlling from the top position.
Asteroid works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for kostaja!
Asteroid throws some wild stikes that kostaja manages to avoid easily.
Asteroid looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Asteroid punching from mount but kostaja doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Asteroid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kostaja is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Asteroid landing punches.
kostaja wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Asteroid.
Asteroid cracks kostaja with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anabol Asteroid!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Torgrim Skalldursson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skalldursson comes to the ring accompanied by RAMONES "Beat on the brat". These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Skalldursson
vs
Balboa

182 cm
21
189 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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, Torgrim Skalldursson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa fails to land the takedown.

Balboa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Balboa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Balboa is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Skalldursson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skalldursson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Skalldursson moves into range and clinches up with Balboa.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Come on Skalldursson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skalldursson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balboa.
Skalldursson lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Arnold Balboa has been cut.
Skalldursson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Skalldursson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Balboa.
Skalldursson lands an elbow inside.
Balboa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Skalldursson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torgrim Skalldursson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Balboa.
Skalldursson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Skalldursson gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Balboa looks gassed!
Skalldursson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Skalldursson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Skalldursson lands with a punch from half guard.
Skalldursson working the head and body with strikes.
Skalldursson wants to take a breather but Balboa is having none of it.
Skalldursson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skalldursson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Balboa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Skalldursson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Balboa is trying to stand up here but Skalldursson is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skalldursson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Skalldursson is looking to take a break and control but Balboa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Balboa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Skalldursson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Skalldursson.
Skalldursson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Balboa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Skalldursson pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Skalldursson.

Skalldursson seems to be working for a kimura but Balboa defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Skalldursson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skalldursson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Skalldursson working Balboa over with strikes.
Skalldursson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skalldursson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balboa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Balboa is trying to stand back up but Skalldursson is controlling him
Balboa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Skalldursson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Skalldursson trying to control from half guard but Balboa is working away.

Skalldursson is looking for a kimura here.
Skalldursson working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is not content to let Skalldursson control the position.
Ground and pound from Skalldursson.
Skalldursson wants to control but Balboa is keeping him busy.
Skalldursson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Balboa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Skalldursson controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Skalldursson is looking for a kimura here.
Skalldursson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good work by Balboa as he checks the leg kick.
Skalldursson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skalldursson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skalldursson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skalldursson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skalldursson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skalldursson is looking to slow Balboa down with leg kicks.
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!
Skalldursson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skalldursson.
Skalldursson tries to clinch but Balboa is having none of it.
Skalldursson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balboa.
Arnold Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Skalldursson thows a body shot but no joy.
Balboa moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skalldursson throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Skalldursson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skalldursson connects with a solid leg kick.
Torgrim Skalldursson is winning the standup battle so far.

Skalldursson clinches up against the ropes.
Skalldursson lands an elbow just above Balboa 's eye.
Skalldursson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balboa can do to turn this around?
Skalldursson lands an elbow inside.
Balboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Skalldursson.
Skalldursson lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Skalldursson manages to break the clinch.
Balboa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Skalldursson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skalldursson showed some decent athleticism there.
Skalldursson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balboa tries to roll over but Skalldursson keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skalldursson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balboa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skalldursson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Skalldursson lands a nice short elbow.
Skalldursson lands strikes from half guard.
Skalldursson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Skalldursson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Skalldursson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balboa tries to roll over but Skalldursson keeps him under control.
Skalldursson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balboa is looking for a sweep. Skalldursson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torgrim Skalldursson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Skalldursson.

Skalldursson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balboa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Skalldursson.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.
Skalldursson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Balboa is looking to escape.
Skalldursson blocks the strikes from Balboa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skalldursson trying to control the action but Balboa is working from the bottom.

Skalldursson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Balboa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Skalldursson.
Balboa is trying to stand back up but Skalldursson is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skalldursson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Skalldursson takes the fight into the clinch.
Skalldursson lands a nice knee to the body.
Skalldursson scores a nice knee to the body.
Skalldursson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Arnold Balboa's cut even more.
Skalldursson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torgrim Skalldursson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Balboa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Skalldursson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skalldursson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balboa tries for a takedown but Skalldursson circles away easily
and Skalldursson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skalldursson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balboa.
Skalldursson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Skalldursson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
Balboa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skalldursson throws a nice looking combination but Balboa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa shoots and misses
and Skalldursson counters with an outside leg kick.
Skalldursson connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skalldursson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skalldursson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Skalldursson.
Balboa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Skalldursson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torgrim Skalldursson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Balboa.
Skalldursson taking a breather.
Balboa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skalldursson landing knees to the body.
Balboa takes an elbow to the temple.
Skalldursson lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Skalldursson.

Skalldursson is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Balboa can't fight it off and eventually Skalldursson manages to take the fight to the floor. Balboa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Skalldursson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skalldursson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balboa's head.
Skalldursson is in close to Balboa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skalldursson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Balboa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balboa being controlled here, momentarily.
Skalldursson is in close to Balboa's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Balboa working for a triangle but Skalldursson defends it easily.
Skalldursson pushes down on Balboa's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skalldursson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Skalldursson trying to control from half guard but Balboa is working away.
Skalldursson winds up and cracks Balboa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Skalldursson working over Balboa with some ground and pound. Balboa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Skalldursson.
Arnold Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, if Skalldursson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Skalldursson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Torgrim Skalldursson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skalldursson stops Balboa from getting back to his feet.
Skalldursson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balboa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Skalldursson working Balboa over with strikes.
Still in half guard, Skalldursson seems content to control.
Balboa pushes Skalldursson off looking to stand but Skalldursson dives back in and keeps control.
Balboa has hold of Skalldursson's hands but Skalldursson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Skalldursson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Skalldursson lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skalldursson lands strikes from half guard.
Skalldursson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torgrim Skalldursson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skalldursson 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torgrim Skalldursson!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and weirdo weirdos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). weirdo weirdos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Callahan
vs
weirdos

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
189 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, weirdo weirdos!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
weirdos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Callahan looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Callahan misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Callahan. No joy for weirdos on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Callahan misses the target.
Callahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from weirdos.
weirdos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Callahan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
weirdos throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from weirdos misses.
weirdos throws out a loose jab but Callahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callahan throws a lazy right hand but weirdos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan misses the shot to the body.
weirdos doesn't manage to clinch there - Callahan circles away.
weirdos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Callahan's waist but Callahan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing weirdos off to one side.
Callahan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
weirdos tries to close the distance and clinch but Callahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
weirdos looks for a takedown but Callahan sprawls well.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of weirdo weirdos.
weirdos moves in looking to clinch but Callahan pushes him off.
weirdos fails with a takedown attempt.
Callahan lands a two punch combo.
Callahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
weirdos shoots in for a takedown but Callahan shows good takedown defense.
Callahan throws a jab when weirdos was well out of range.

weirdos clinches.

weirdos is trying to trip Callahan. He has hold of a leg but Callahan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. weirdos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
weirdos trying to control but Callahan is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

weirdos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

weirdos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and weirdos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
weirdos tries to stand but Callahan is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

weirdos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
weirdos trying to control but Callahan is working from the bottom.

Callahan working for a triangle but weirdos defends it easily.
Callahan wants to stand and escape but weirdos is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Callahan swinging wilding here.
Callahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Callahan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Callahan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by weirdos - just one landing.
weirdos moves in looking to clinch but Callahan pushes him off.
weirdos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
weirdos ducks under a wild hook from Callahan.
Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
weirdos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Callahan!
Callahan throws a combination. weirdos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Callahan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Callahan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
weirdos wants to clinch.
weirdos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Callahan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by weirdos.
Callahan misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from weirdos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

weirdos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Callahan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Callahan throws a series of punches but weirdos moves out of range.
Harry Callahan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
weirdos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Callahan as he jumps to the side.
weirdos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Callahan throws out a leg kick but weirdos moves out of range and Callahan only half commits.
Callahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Callahan misses.
Callahan throws a right and a left that weirdos avoids nicely.
Callahan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Callahan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan fails to land with a series of punches.
Callahan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
weirdos is looking to clinch.
Callahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
weirdos wants to clinch up but Callahan keeps it at a distance.
Callahan throws the left hand but weirdos avoids the punch easily.
Callahan lunges at weirdos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by weirdos's hand.
weirdos slips a jab and a cross from Callahan.
weirdos tries to clinch but Callahan is having none of it.
Callahan misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Callahan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
weirdos shoots in but no luck this time.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of weirdo weirdos.
Callahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Callahan.
Callahan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
weirdos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Callahan as he jumps to the side.
Callahan throws out a powerful jab.
Callahan misses with the combination.
Callahan looks to land a combination but weirdos avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan swinging wilding here.
weirdos tries to close the distance and clinch but Callahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Callahan moves away from the strike by weirdos.
Callahan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Callahan misses with a jab, cross combination.
weirdos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Callahan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but weirdos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Callahan misses the shot to the body.
Callahan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Callahan stalks weirdos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into weirdos's face. weirdos staggers backwards, shaken.

weirdos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Callahan's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as weirdos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
weirdos wants to stand but Callahan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Callahan wants to stand and escape but weirdos is having none of it.
Callahan 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.

Callahan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. weirdos is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Callahan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take weirdos's back instead.
weirdos wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Callahan is trying to stick to weirdos's back but weirdos is turning into Callahan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Callahan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by weirdos.

Callahan is working an open guard so weirdos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Callahan throws a right hand that weirdos ducks under and follows up with a left that weirdos also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

weirdo weirdos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Callahan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. weirdos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Callahan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. weirdos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
weirdos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

weirdos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Callahan sprawls well initially but weirdos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Callahan has hold of weirdos's hands but weirdos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
weirdos is looking to take a break and control but Callahan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Callahan actively working from the bottom here.
Callahan tries to roll over but weirdos keeps him under control.

weirdos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Callahan to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Callahan throws a nice looking combination but weirdos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for weirdos with that takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Callahan finds it's target.
Callahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

weirdos feints and as Callahan raises his hands in defense, weirdos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

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

Callahan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
weirdos wanted to stand there but Callahan had control of the position.
Callahan wants to stand and escape but weirdos is having none of it.

weirdos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
weirdos avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
weirdos misses with a looping right.
Harry Callahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Callahan lands the left hand.
Callahan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as weirdos backs up against the ropes.
Callahan misses with a wild combination.
Callahan swinging wilding here.
Callahan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Callahan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Callahan.
weirdos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
weirdos doesn't manage to clinch there - Callahan circles away.
weirdos looks for a takedown but Callahan sprawls well.
Callahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by weirdos.
Callahan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Callahan does no damage.
Callahan misses with the combination.
weirdos fails with an attempt to clinch.
weirdos throws a jab but it's blocked by Callahan.
Callahan lands a jab to weirdos's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
weirdos slips a jab and a cross from Callahan.
Callahan throws a series of punches but weirdos moves out of range.
Callahan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. weirdos doesn't seem bothered though.
Callahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by weirdos.

weirdos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Callahan, pushing him back against the ropes.
weirdos is looking to break free of the clinch but Callahan has double underhooks.
Callahan can't break the clinch.
weirdos keeps control of Callahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
weirdos wants a takedown but no success here.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of weirdo weirdos.
weirdos can't break the clinch.
weirdos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Callahan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Callahan wants to break free but weirdos has control.
weirdos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Callahan has him pressed against the ropes.
Callahan blocks a body shot from weirdos.
Callahan wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
weirdo weirdos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think weirdos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... weirdo weirdos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

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

Kanki
vs
Stockes

188 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

201 cm
22
207 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Kanki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucian Stockes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stockes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stockes - that will leave a mark!
Kanki tries to land a front kick but Stockes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stockes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stockes lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kanki sprawling to the canvas. Stockes follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kanki hang on?

Kanki is rocked!

It looks like Keijo Kanki has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stockes lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kanki quite badly. Kanki pulls Stockes in close trying to recover. Stockes postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kanki on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kanki doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucian Stockes!

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 Amigo Cerveza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and arthur spankalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cerveza
vs
spankalot

189 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amigo Cerveza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, arthur spankalot!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerveza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
spankalot moves away from the strike by Cerveza.
spankalot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cerveza as he avoids it easily.
Cerveza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerveza throws a big shot that misses.
spankalot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
spankalot shoots for a double leg takedown but Cerveza sprawls well. He's pushed spankalot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Amigo Cerveza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of arthur spankalot.
spankalot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Cerveza scores with a takedown into spankalot's guard.
Cerveza trying to control the position from guard on top but spankalot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cerveza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

spankalot throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cerveza uses it to pass to side control.
spankalot manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cerveza is taking a breather. spankalot says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveza is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cerveza wants to lay and pray for a moment but spankalot keeps working.
Cerveza is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
spankalot looks gassed!
Cerveza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cerveza avoids the attempt from spankalot to control.
Cerveza prevents spankalot from getting the reversal.

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.
Cerveza landing shots from mount.
spankalot manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cerveza trying to pass the guard but spankalot defending well.
Cerveza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
spankalot has hold of Cerveza's hands but Cerveza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cerveza controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down spankalot for as long as he can get away with.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Amigo Cerveza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Cerveza gets a takedown into half guard.
Cerveza passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Cerveza.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cerveza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cerveza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Cerveza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cerveza controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Cerveza connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cerveza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for spankalot on the ground.
Cerveza lands a heavy elbow.
Cerveza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cerveza has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of spankalot's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cerveza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cerveza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
spankalot manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cerveza wants to stand up but spankalot has a hold of him and won't allow it.
spankalot wants to get back to full guard but Cerveza has mounted him!
Cerveza scoring with strikes but spankalot is staying in there.
Cerveza content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
spankalot tries to hold on but Cerveza pushes him away.
Cerveza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cerveza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as spankalot is looking to escape.
Cerveza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Amigo Cerveza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cerveza punishes spankalot's body with a nice straight punch.

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

Cerveza darts in and clinches spankalot up against the ropes.

Cerveza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cerveza connects with a single shot there.

Cerveza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. spankalot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cerveza trying to control the position but spankalot is working away.
spankalot regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cerveza's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Cerveza trying to control from half guard but spankalot is working away.
spankalot trying to hold on to Cerveza's head to control him but Cerveza postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza works his way into full mount!
Amigo Cerveza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cerveza controlling from the full mount.
Cerveza with shots to the head and body - spankalot looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cerveza controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cerveza with good strikes from the mount here!
Cerveza looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Amigo Cerveza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cerveza tests spankalot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
spankalot has his takedown stuffed
and Cerveza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
spankalot walks into a stiff left hand from Cerveza.
arthur spankalot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerveza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cerveza connects with a nice looking jab.
Cerveza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cerveza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. spankalot sprawls well initially but Cerveza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cerveza stalling away here and it's allowed spankalot to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cerveza trying to control the position from guard on top but spankalot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cerveza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Cerveza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cerveza controls from within his opponent's guard.
spankalot wants to sweep here but Cerveza controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveza trying to control the position from guard on top but spankalot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cerveza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cerveza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

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.
Cerveza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cerveza wants to control from the top but spankalot keeps moving.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Amigo Cerveza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cerveza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck spankalot on the side of the head.
Cerveza jabs at spankalot's body.

Cerveza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cerveza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cerveza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cerveza postures up in spankalot's guard and throws a big left but spankalot blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

spankalot looking for a guillotine here but Cerveza defends easily.
Cerveza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cerveza preventing the sweep.
Cerveza controlling from the top position.
spankalot has momentary wrist control but Cerveza slips an elbow through the middle.

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

spankalot looking for a guillotine here but Cerveza defends easily.
spankalot keeping moving, preventing Cerveza from controlling successfully.
Cerveza controlling from the top position.
arthur spankalot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amigo Cerveza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerveza trying to control the position from guard on top but spankalot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amigo Cerveza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cerveza 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amigo Cerveza!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Kuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Kuk told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jones
vs
Kuk

180 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

187 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clinton Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Kuk!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuk looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jones moves forwards but Kuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A clash of legs there as Kuk blocks the low kick.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Kuk persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuk's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuk.
Kuk moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kuk gets a clinch.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Kuk's takedown attempt.

Kuk breaks from the clinch.
Clinton Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kuk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones regains half guard.
Kuk slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Kuk working Jones over with strikes.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuk.
Jones won't allow Kuk to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Kuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kuk counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones wants to stand up but Kuk is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kuk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones trying to control the position.
Kuk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuk wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

Kuk gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones misses with a takedown

so Kuk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinton Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuk stops Jones from standing up.
Jones is wriggling around but Kuk manages to pass to half guard.
Kuk working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kuk in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuk is tying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones pushes Kuk off looking to stand but Kuk dives back in and keeps control.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Kuk.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Kuk is looking for a kimura here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuk shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kuk gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to control but Kuk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones is pressing down on Kuk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kuk wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kuk wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kuk's guard.
Jones passes Kuk's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Kuk is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Kuk wants to get back to his feet.
Kuk gets full guard.
Kuk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuk swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand but Kuk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kuk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kuk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kuk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuk is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kuk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to improve his position but Kuk is controlling well.

Kuk decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Kuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuk.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a series of punches but Kuk avoids them all with ease.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones thuds his right hand into Kuk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuk stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Kuk counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones is trying to control the position but Kuk postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kuk stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Kuk fails with the takedown.
Kuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Kuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Kuk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones wants to stand but Kuk is controlling the position.
Jones looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuk wants to clinch.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Kuk moves away and avoids it.
Kuk shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Kuk.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Kuk seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Kuk has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Kuk counters by moving into the clinch.
Kuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Clinton Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Kuk.

Kuk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kuk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Kuk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Kuk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kuk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to kick Kuk off but Kuk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kuk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is looking to escape.
Mr Kuk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones moves into full guard.
Kuk postures up.
Kuk wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Kuk wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Kuk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuk slips a straight right by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuk manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kuk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuk.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Kuk keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Kuk has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuk.
Kuk tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Clinton Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuk keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuk keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuk backwards.
Jones pushes Kuk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Kuk has him pressed against the ropes.
Kuk wants a takedown.
Kuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Kuk checks a leg kick nicely.
Mr Kuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mr Kuk.
I've got Kuk 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Kuk!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nothing has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Timo Silakka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silakka
vs
Nothing

218 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka shoots in looking for a takedown. Nothing tries to sprawl out of it but Silakka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Nothing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silakka lands a with a good body shot.
Nothing looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silakka clinches.
Silakka has had enough of the clinch but Nothing keeps him there for the moment.

Silakka turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silakka in side control lands a decent elbow.

That has opened up King Nothing's cut even more.
Silakka lands an elbow.

The cut above King Nothing's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Silakka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nothing is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Silakka stands up.

Silakka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silakka is putting a hurting on Nothing here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silakka working the ground and pound.

King Nothing's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Nothing's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Timo Silakka!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Nebraska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slayer - Here Comes The Pain. Will Hurt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hurt
vs
Nebraska

194 cm
18
249 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Nebraska!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nebraska tries to clinch up.
Nebraska circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nebraska counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Hurt down! Nebraska is looking to finish but Hurt is intelligently defending himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nebraska decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hurt, up you get!
Hurt tries for a takedown but Nebraska circles away easily
and Nebraska counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurt shoots and misses
and Nebraska counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Hurt falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Falcon Nebraska!