TFL 32 - End of an Era PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Wren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son Wukong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wren
vs
Wukong

182 cm
20
173 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

177 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Wren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Son Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wukong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wukong fails with a takedown attempt.
Wukong moves in looking to clinch but Wren pushes him off.
Wren throws a combination. Wukong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Wukong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wukong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wukong fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wren swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wren throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wukong. What's that going to do exactly?
Wukong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wren is working to get back to half guard.
Wren sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Wren looking for submissions off his back.

Wren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wukong pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wukong passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wren!
Wukong looking to control but Wren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wukong controlling his opponent.
Wukong working Wren over with strikes here.
Wren is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wren takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Wukong's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Son Wukong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hervoton Kyrpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eun Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by like a emo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kyrpa
vs
Park

183 cm
24
235 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hervoton Kyrpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eun Park!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park shoots for a double leg takedown but Kyrpa sprawls well. He's pushed Park's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kyrpa scores a takedown into full mount!
Kyrpa lands a nice shot to the head.
Kyrpa blocks Park's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyrpa throws some wild stikes that Park manages to avoid easily.
Park tries to hold on but Kyrpa pushes him away.
Park is trying desperately to improve position.
Park should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Park is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Kyrpa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyrpa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Park's face.

Kyrpa wants to finish this one by submission but Park is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kyrpa.
Kyrpa controlling from the full mount.
Park is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrpa is landing with some decent strikes but Park is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Park tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kyrpa with good strikes from the mount here!
Kyrpa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kyrpa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Park tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Park looks gassed!
Kyrpa with the ground and pound from mount.
Park tries to lock up and control but Kyrpa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrpa landing punches.
Kyrpa looking to control but Park is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kyrpa with shots to the head and body - Park looks very uncomfortable down there.
Park tries to reverse the position but Kyrpa maintains control.
Kyrpa with good strikes from the mount here!
Kyrpa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Park's face.
Kyrpa controlling from mount.
Kyrpa dominating with strikes here.

Kyrpa has hold of Park's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Park manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Park is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park is trying to escape the mount.
Kyrpa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kyrpa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Park?
Park really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Park tries to hold on but Kyrpa pushes him away.
Kyrpa prevents Park from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Kyrpa.
Kyrpa breaks from Park's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kyrpa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kyrpa landing punches.
Park is trying to escape the mount.
Kyrpa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Park is looking to escape.
Park is in a horrible position here. Kyrpa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kyrpa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kyrpa scoring with strikes but Park is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Park regains half guard.
Park throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kyrpa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Park counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kyrpa trying to keep a closed guard but Park is proving a slippery customer.
Kyrpa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Park.
Kyrpa keeping moving, preventing Park from controlling successfully.
Hervoton Kyrpa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Park throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kyrpa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kyrpa lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Park in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Park slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Park sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kyrpa defending well though.
Park has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

and Park counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kyrpa won't be happy with that.
Kyrpa wants to control but Park postures up.
Park trying to control the action but Kyrpa is working from the bottom.
Kyrpa is trying to control Park's posture but Park avoids it.
Park grinds an elbow into Kyrpa's temple.
You can see the frustration on Kyrpa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Park wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kyrpa, who protects the arm well.
Kyrpa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Park working the head and body with strikes.
Park is keen to just control but Kyrpa is a slippery customer.
Park throwing shots but Kyrpa is blocking nicely.
Park thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kyrpa trying to hold on to Park's head to control him but Park postures up.
Park is nestled in close to Kyrpa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kyrpa wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kyrpa doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Park counters with a single leg into guard. Kyrpa didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park scoring with punches to the head and body.
Park trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyrpa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Park trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Park throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyrpa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Park has gone for a leg lock! Kyrpa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Park's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyrpa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Park not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kyrpa wants to stand but Park is controlling his posture from full guard.
Park trying to control the position.
Park wants to improve his position but instead Kyrpa has moved into half guard.
Kyrpa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Park with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Park looking for submissions off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kyrpa with a lazy takedown attempt

and Park counters with a shoot takedown. Kyrpa fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hervoton Kyrpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyrpa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eun Park showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Park displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kyrpa.
Kyrpa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kyrpa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Park to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kyrpa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Park.
Park throws a big right hand that misses.
Park working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kyrpa's head.
Park throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kyrpa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Park is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Park throwing strikes from guard but Kyrpa blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrpa wants to stand but Park is controlling the position.
Park passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kyrpa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Park landing a few strikes.
Park tries to move to mount but Kyrpa blocks the move with his legs.
Kyrpa struggling a bit here.
Park working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Kyrpa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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.
Park scores with a couple of short elbows.
Park working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Park is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kyrpa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kyrpa wants to control but Park postures up.
Kyrpa tries to improve position but can't.
Park lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kyrpa down.

Park is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kyrpa has escaped the position, nice work there.

Park is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kyrpa is trying to escape and Park transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kyrpa is forced to tap! Nice work there by Park! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eun Park!

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 Ard KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Michalski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

KO
vs
Michalski

180 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
208 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ard KO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Michalski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michalski misses with a leg kick.
Michalski misses the shot to the body.
KO is looking to land body kicks.
Michalski throws a nice inside leg kick.
KO checks a leg kick.
Michalski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michalski lands a right hook to the body.
Michalski lands a nice looking body shot.
KO is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michalski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? KO is fending him off so far but Michalski persists. Nope, KO circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexander Michalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KO walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Michalski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Michalski is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Michalski working KO over with strikes here.
KO might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Michalski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Michalski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Michalski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Michalski looking to finish KO with some ground and pound. This is bad for KO!
Michalski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of KO's face.
Michalski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. KO can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
KO takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Michalski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
KO is squirming around, avoiding Michalski's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michalski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Michalski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Michalski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
KO on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if KO tries to get out of the position.
Michalski trying to control but KO is having none of it.
Michalski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. KO can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski landing shots from mount.
Michalski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Michalski raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michalski with a couple of short strikes.

KO is rocked!
Michalski postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked KO badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Michalski around the waist but Michalski pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Michalski is the winner by TKO! Michalski jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Michalski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between roger whitmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emperor Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader has chosen Heresy by Pantera as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

whitmore
vs
Vader

185 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Bushido Clothing

The Red Eye - Q155 for $60

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, roger whitmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emperor Vader!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Vader misses.

Vader lands a left and a right that send whitmore crashing to the mat, dazed. Vader thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

whitmore 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!
Vader defends well against a solid takedown attempt from whitmore.
A swing and a miss from Vader.
Vader misses with a looping right.
Vader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but whitmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
whitmore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vader as he avoids it easily.

whitmore clinches.
Vader lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
whitmore has Vader pressed against the cage, preventing Vader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vader gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from whitmore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger whitmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vader wants to get back to striking at distance but whitmore won't allow it.
Vader is trying to break free.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but whitmore is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader presses whitmore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vader has had enough of the clinch but whitmore keeps him there for the moment.
whitmore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vader prevents it.
whitmore takes a shot to the head.
Vader can't break the clinch.
whitmore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
whitmore prevents Vader from breaking the clinch.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but whitmore is controlling him.
whitmore leaning against his opponent.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by whitmore.
whitmore tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of whitmore backwards.
whitmore has Vader pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vader manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Vader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitmore slips a jab from Vader.
Vader throws a big shot that misses.
whitmore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
whitmore avoids a punch combination nicely.
whitmore tries to move into range but Vader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
whitmore is looking to clinch.
whitmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Vader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

whitmore rushes Vader and presses him up against the cage.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but whitmore has him pressed against the cage.

Vader breaks the clinch.
Vader keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitmore blocks a jab.
whitmore shoots in looking for a takedown. Vader tries to sprawl out of it but whitmore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vader manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vader misses with a head kick.
Vader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
whitmore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vader as he jumps to the side.
Vader misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vader misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Vader as whitmore shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vader misses with a looping right.
Vader missing with a left hand there. whitmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vader tries a low kick but whitmore avoids it.

whitmore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

whitmore tries for a kimura but Vader is defending well.
Vader prevents whitmore from improving position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
whitmore creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vader sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader looks to land a right hand but whitmore moved out of range.
whitmore tries to clinch up but Vader circles away and keeps his distance.
Vader looks to land a combination but whitmore avoids it well.

whitmore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
whitmore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vader defending well though.
whitmore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
whitmore is looking to take a break and control but Vader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
whitmore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vader controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader avoiding damage under a succession of punches from whitmore.
Vader tries to kick whitmore off in order to stand up. whitmore Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
whitmore working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
whitmore just misses with a punch to the body.
whitmore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
whitmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Vader looks to land a left hand but whitmore moved out of range nicely.
Vader scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
whitmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vader lands the left hand.

Vader lands a left and a right that send whitmore crashing to the mat, dazed. Vader thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh whitmore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like roger whitmore has been cut.
roger whitmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Vader.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from whitmore is defended easily by Vader.
whitmore seems to have got his legs back now.
Emperor Vader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

whitmore darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
whitmore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vader defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitmore wants to free his trapped foot but Vader is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vader manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vader keeping full guard, as whitmore tries to pass.
Vader keeping moving, preventing whitmore from controlling successfully.
Vader keeping full guard, as whitmore tries to pass.

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.
Vader has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
whitmore trying to control the position from guard on top but Vader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
whitmore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

whitmore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vader to the mat! Vader manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emperor Vader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on roger whitmore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

whitmore shoots in but Vader avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Vader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vader working hard to break the clinch.
Vader is trying to force a seperation but whitmore has the dominant position.
Vader working hard to break the clinch.
whitmore is trying to stall.
Vader digs a right hand underneath whitmore's ribcage. whitmore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
whitmore has Vader pressed against the cage, preventing Vader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vader working aggressively here.

Vader manages to break the clinch.
whitmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Vader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
whitmore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from whitmore there as he acknowledges the shot.
whitmore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emperor Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader fails to land with a series of punches.
Vader throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vader misses with a straight left.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vader stalling against the cage.
whitmore misses with the head strike.

Vader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by whitmore.
whitmore trying to control the action but Vader is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by whitmore.

whitmore goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vader has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for whitmore but great work by Vader.
whitmore is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

whitmore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vader pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
whitmore is looking for a sweep. Vader is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Vader stands up and beckons whitmore to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader missing with a left hand there. whitmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
whitmore fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger whitmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
whitmore wants to clinch.
roger whitmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
whitmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
whitmore slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

whitmore closes the distance and pushes Vader back into the cage.
whitmore taking a breather.
whitmore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vader gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vader tries to circle away but whitmore has him pinned against the cage.
Vader wants to break the clinch but can't.
whitmore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vader is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but whitmore has him pressed against the cage.
whitmore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vader's efforts to push away.
Vader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Vader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
whitmore moves away from the strike by Vader.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but whitmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Vader lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vader.
Vader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emperor Vader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vader 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Emperor Vader!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Emperor Vader!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Emperor Vader!

Emperor Vader wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Tummutti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tummutti comes to the cage accompanied by Tiamat - Cain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tummutti
vs
White

188 cm
24
211 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
20
217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Tummutti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
Tommi Tummutti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tummutti drives through with a takedown into guard.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Tummutti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tummutti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White keeping full guard, as Tummutti tries to pass.
Tummutti advances to half guard.
Tummutti wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
White wants to sweep here but Tummutti controlling him for the moment.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Tummutti from controlling successfully.
Tummutti with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tummutti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tummutti sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tummutti was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Tummutti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tummutti closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Tummutti pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tummutti wants to clinch.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tummutti.
Bob White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White drops his hands momentarily and Tummutti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tummutti misses with a double jab
and White counters with a series of strikes. Tummutti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tummutti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tummutti misses with a body shot.
Tummutti dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Tummutti's head and hops out.
Tummutti misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White looks to land a left hand but Tummutti moved out of range nicely.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tummutti.
Tummutti throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Tummutti misses with a straight left.
Tummutti looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Tummutti misses with a wild combination.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tummutti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White tries to bum rush Tummutti with a series of wild strikes but Tummutti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Tummutti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White throws a series of punches but Tummutti moves out of range.
White throws a combination. Tummutti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
White throws out a powerful jab.
Tummutti connects with a solid leg kick.
Tummutti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tummutti scores with a jab to the jaw.

Tummutti shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Tummutti preventing the sweep.
Tummutti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tummutti trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tummutti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White keeping full guard, as Tummutti tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tummutti misses with a double jab
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Tommi Tummutti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tummutti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

White throws a jab when Tummutti was well out of range.
White misses with a combination
letting Tummutti counter with a right hand.
Tummutti has his takedown stuffed
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tummutti misses with a combination
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Tummutti shoots and misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White slips under a jab.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tummutti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Tummutti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tummutti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tummutti takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tummutti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tummutti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White swinging wilding here.
White misses with a combination
and Tummutti counters with a head kick.
Tummutti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tummutti checks the leg kick.
Tummutti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tummutti falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
Tummutti sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White loads up on a big right hand but Tummutti slips the punch.
White throws a right hand that Tummutti ducks under and follows up with a left that Tummutti also avoids with ease.
Tummutti with a poor takedown
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tummutti throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tummutti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tummutti dodges the punch combination from White.
Tummutti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tummutti falls off balance throwing a combination
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White connects with the punch.
Tummutti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tummutti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tummutti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Tummutti should have avoided that one.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tummutti throws out the jab.
Tommi Tummutti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tummutti throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White throws a right and a left that Tummutti avoids nicely.
White looks to land a combination but Tummutti avoids it well.
Tummutti misses with a two punch combination.
Tummutti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tummutti throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a left to the body.
Tummutti works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
Donk. White catches Tummutti right on the button with a cross.
White throws a series of punches but Tummutti moves out of range.
Bob White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White lands with a straight right. Tummutti didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tummutti avoids the body shot from White.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tummutti falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Tummutti scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tummutti misses with a takedown
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tummutti tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tummutti tries to clinch there but White circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

White lands with a right hand.
Tummutti thows a left - swing and a miss!
White cracks Tummutti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tummutti slips under a jab.
Tummutti misses with a hook to the body
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tummutti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tummutti!
Tummutti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tummutti looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Tummutti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tummutti misses with a wild combination.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tummutti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Tummutti.

Tummutti moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to force a seperation but Tummutti has the dominant position.
Tummutti scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White is struggling to control the position.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Tummutti controls his hands.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White tries to break the clinch but Tummutti is controlling the position.
Tummutti tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Tummutti back against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Tummutti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tummutti lands a jab to the nose.
Tummutti throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Tummutti scores with a nice right hand.
White tries to bum rush Tummutti with a series of wild strikes but Tummutti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from White misses.
White connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works the jab nicely.
Tummutti throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White throws a series of punches but Tummutti moves out of range.
Tummutti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tummutti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Tummutti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from White as Tummutti shoots in.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Tummutti closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White moves away from the strike by Tummutti.
White throws a right and a left that Tummutti avoids nicely.
White misses with the combination.
Tummutti throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti misses with a double jab.
Tummutti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tummutti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tummutti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Tummutti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tummutti misses with an uppercut.
Tummutti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Tummutti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White throws a body punch but Tummutti moves out of range.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tummutti misses with a jab to the body
and Tummutti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tummutti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tummutti misses with a body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tummutti misses with a combination
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. White catches Tummutti right on the button with a cross.
Tummutti takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tummutti circles away quickly and effectively.
Tummutti misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White stalks Tummutti and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tummutti's face. Tummutti staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tummutti.
Tummutti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tummutti moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tummutti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tummutti throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Bob White!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Bob White!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Bob White!

Bob White wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teo Rantanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hel Sinki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rantanen comes to the cage accompanied by Bats of love. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rantanen
vs
Sinki

187 cm
24
203 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

187 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teo Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hel Sinki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rantanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sinki swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Rantanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Sinki which made him look bad.
Sinki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rantanen looks for the body kick but Sinki saw that one coming.
Rantanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sinki throws a series of punches but Rantanen avoids them all with ease.
Sinki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rantanen.
Rantanen throws a big shot that misses.
Rantanen throws out a leg kick but Sinki moves out of range and Rantanen only half commits.
Sinki scores with a nice right hand.
Sinki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Sinki.
Sinki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sinki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sinki waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rantanen.
Rantanen shoots in for a takedown but Sinki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teo Rantanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rantanen misses with a wild combination.
Rantanen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sinki.
Sinki misses with a wild combination.
Sinki scores with a shot to the body.
Rantanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinki lands the left hand.

Sinki drops Rantanen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rantanen looks back up at him and smiles so Sinki waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Rantanen is rocked!
Sinki sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Rantanen's defenses. It connects perfectly with Rantanen's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hel Sinki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustav has chosen D12 Fight Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Red
vs
Gustav

195 cm
24
275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
225 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitor Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustav is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gustav.
Gustav walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gustav scores with a sloppy right hand. Red should have avoided that one.

Red instigates a clinch.
Gustav missing with knees to the body.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustav leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Red avoiding damage.

Red has Gustav pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Red pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gustav tumbling to the mat - Red dives into Gustav's guard.
Red working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gustav keeping moving, preventing Red from controlling successfully.
Gustav is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Red is controlling him.
Red postures up in Gustav's guard and throws a big left but Gustav blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red 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.
Red advances position into side control!
Red is chipping away with strikes.
Gustav avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Red.
Red postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gustav is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Gustav's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Red 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.
Red tries to advance to mount but can't.
Red working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red wants to control but Gustav is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Gustav's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gustav tries to bench press Red off him but Red keeps the position.
Red trying to control the position but Gustav is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Red advances to mount.
Red looking to finish Gustav with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gustav!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gustav looks a forlorn figure.
Red landing strikes from the mount.
Gustav is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Red looking to control and managing it successfully.
Red landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Red goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gustav turns into him and now he's in Red's guard.
Gustav would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Red pulls Gustav in close to prevent any damage.

Gustav avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gustav stopping the sweep attempt from Red.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustav trying to stand up but can't free himself from Red's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Red lands a right hook to the body.
Jimmy Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Red scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Gustav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustav closes the distance but Red moves to the side

and Red moves into the clinch.
Gustav wants to stall.
Red digs a right hand underneath Gustav's ribcage. Gustav let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red.
Red keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gustav's efforts to push away.
Red is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Red changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gustav fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice defenses there by Red.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Red.
Red circles away from the clinch attempt
and Red counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gustav is breathing heavily.
Red scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Red closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red lands a decent elbow from side control.
Red grinds an elbow into Gustav's temple.
Red scores with a couple of short elbows.

Red is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gustav is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Red tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Red scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red has knee on belly momentarily but Gustav bucks him off and regains half guard.
Gustav wants to improve his position but Red is controlling well.
Red wants to pass to mount but Gustav is defending the position.
Red throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Red trying to pass the guard but Gustav defending well.
Red is nestled in close to Gustav, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gustav defending well though.
Gustav wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Red lands a nice short elbow.
Gustav is staying active underneath Red, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Red is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gustav doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Red.

Red in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gustav tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Red!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Red!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thulani Imamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Thulani Imamu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Imamu
vs
Rambo

188 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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UCF Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thulani Imamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Imamu both land. Nice combination.
Imamu throws out a loose jab but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Imamu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Imamu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Imamu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rambo.
Rambo throws and low kick but Imamu moves out of range easily.
Imamu misses with a two punch combination.
Rambo slips under a jab from Imamu.
Imamu throws a shot from downtown. Rambo moves away and avoids it.
Imamu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Imamu looks to land a right hand but Rambo moved out of range.
Imamu misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Imamu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rambo doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo is looking to chop away at Imamu's legs.
Rambo throws a hook but Imamu avoids it easily.
Rambo is looking to clinch but Imamu is avoiding it.
Rambo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Imamu finds it's way round the side to connect with Rambo's head.

Rambo is rocked!
Imamu lands with a right and another and another! Rambo is in big trouble! Imamu lands again and this time it's lights out for Rambo! A quality knockout there for Imamu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thulani Imamu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seagal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scheming Dreaming Juggernaut by A Jealousy Issue. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Seagal
vs
Jones

210 cm
22
273 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

207 cm
24
272 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Jones!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a head kick.
Seagal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Chris Jones has been cut.
Seagal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seagal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seagal throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seagal misses with a few strikes there.

Seagal moves into the clinch successfully.
Seagal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seagal gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Seagal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seagal is defending well for now.
Jones prevents Seagal from breaking the clinch.
Seagal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones is looking to control Seagal's arms but Seagal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seagal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seagal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Seagal.

Seagal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seagal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Seagal down.
Seagal fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jones to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jones looks to clinch but Seagal throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jones taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steven Seagal!