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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott has chosen Parental Discretion Advised as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ruas
vs
Abbott

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas walks into a jab.
Abbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abbott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good work by Abbott as he checks the leg kick.
Ruas connects with a high kick.
Ruas throws a low kick but Abbott avoids it.
Abbott lands the left hand.
Abbott stuns Ruas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruas.
Abbott tests Ruas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruas misses with a takedown attempt
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
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!
Abbott jabs Ruas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Abbott blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abbott throws a body punch but Ruas moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruas, right into the meat.

Abbott has Ruas up against the cage in a clinch.
Abbott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruas is breathing heavily.
Abbott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abbott lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abbott gets through Ruas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abbott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Abbott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abbott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruas backwards.
Abbott lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Abbott drops Ruas onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ruas is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Ruas is rocked!
Abbott lands a body shot.
Oh Ruas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is leaning against Ruas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruas seems to have got his legs back now.
Abbott cracks Ruas with a nice body shot.
Abbott lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Abbott.
Abbott lands a left hand.
Abbott lands a nice shot to the body.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruas.
Abbott presses Ruas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.

It looks like Marco Ruas has been cut.
Abbott lands with a light punch inside.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Abbott.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Ruas's head.
Abbott works on Ruas's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Abbott.
Abbott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbott lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ruas or not.
Abbott is leaning against Ruas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abbott cracks Ruas with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Abbott drops Ruas onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ruas is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Abbott presses Ruas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abbott is leaning against Ruas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abbott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abbott lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruas backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Abbott.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Ruas's head.
Abbott scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Abbott on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Abbott.
Abbott is leaning against Ruas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abbott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abbott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Abbott drops Ruas onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ruas is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott scores with a hook to the body.
Abbott pushes Ruas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Abbott.
Abbott gets through Ruas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abbott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abbott lands a left hand.
Abbott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abbott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abbott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbott is leaning against Ruas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Abbott as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Abbott - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Abbott.
Abbott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abbott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abbott lands a left hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abbott works on Ruas's body with a couple of short punches.
Abbott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abbott digs a right hand underneath Ruas's ribcage. Ruas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abbott presses Ruas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abbott.
Abbott pushes Ruas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abbott pushes Ruas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott digs a right hand into Ruas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruas's gas tank.
Abbott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruas.
A short body shot lands from Abbott as the two fighters clinch.
Abbott lands a left hand.
Abbott lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Abbott.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruas.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
Abbott lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Abbott is working Ruas over against the cage.
Abbott lands a body shot.
Ruas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abbott lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
Abbott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abbott.
Abbott digs a right hand underneath Ruas's ribcage. Ruas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruas.
Abbott slowing the pace effectively.
Ruas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abbott walks away with a smile on his face. Ruas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marco Ruas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Abbott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abbott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Abbott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbott lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abbott pushes Ruas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abbott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abbott creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ruas's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ruas drops to his knees and Abbott pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Abbott!

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 Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jusuf Wogl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rancore - Álamo. 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.

Gracie
vs
Wogl

193 cm
19
211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

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, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jusuf Wogl!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wogl tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie shoots and misses

and Wogl decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
Wogl slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Gracie is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Wogl frees his head nicely. Oh but Gracie has switched to an armbar! Wogl is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Roger Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Roscas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Thompson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thompson
vs
Roscas

167 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ze Roscas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to clinch
and Roscas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Roscas forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Roscas has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson fails to pull guard.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roscas goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roscas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunter Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Roscas.
Roscas fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roscas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson tries to clinch up

and Roscas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Roscas is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson is pulling down on Roscas's head to control his posture.
Roscas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Roscas postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Hunter Thompson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Roscas misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Roscas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roscas.
Roscas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thompson misses with the head strike.

That's two 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.

Thompson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roscas uses from the top position.

Thompson has his foot on Roscas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roscas works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hunter Thompson!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason McFadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFadden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Nobodies By Marilyn Manson . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dale
vs
McFadden

183 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
286 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason McFadden!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFadden throws a shot from downtown. Dale moves away and avoids it.
McFadden slaps away a takedown attempt from Dale, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McFadden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dale doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McFadden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McFadden throws a jab but it's blocked by Dale.
McFadden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dale throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McFadden's waist but McFadden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dale off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Dale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dale tries to move into range but McFadden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dale.
Dale takes one on the button.
McFadden lands a head shot.
Dale misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting McFadden counter with a right hand.
Dale has his takedown stuffed
and McFadden counters with a left to the body.
McFadden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dale moves away from the strike by McFadden.
Dale tries to score a power double leg takedown but McFadden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dale somewhat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFadden throws out a loose jab but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from McFadden. Those never looked like landing.
Dale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dale slips under a jab from McFadden.
Dale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dale looks to land a combination but McFadden avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from McFadden misses the target.
Dale misses with a takedown attempt
and McFadden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dale tries to clinch but McFadden is having none of it.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McFadden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from McFadden misses its intended target.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch but McFadden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dale misses with a takedown attempt
and McFadden counters with a nice uppercut.
McFadden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dale's hands.
Dale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McFadden misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFadden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McFadden is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McFadden loads up on a big right hand but Dale slips the punch.
A cross from McFadden lands.
McFadden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dale.
Jason McFadden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dale has his takedown stuffed
and Dale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dale ducks under a wild hook from McFadden.
McFadden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jason McFadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFadden lands with an uppercut that bounces Dale off the cage and back into rage.
McFadden misses with a straight right.
Dale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up but McFadden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McFadden sprawls well. McFadden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dale gets slowly back to his feet.
Dale could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dale throws a push kick but McFadden slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFadden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dale back to the cage. McFadden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from Dale. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Dale.
McFadden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dale is breathing heavily.
McFadden throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McFadden.
McFadden throws a big shot that misses.
McFadden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McFadden scores with a jab.
Dale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from McFadden misses its intended target.
McFadden scores with a nice strike.
Dale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McFadden as he jumps to the side.
Dale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McFadden throws out the jab.
Dale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFadden throws an overhand right that lands on Dale's shoulder, as Dale tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by McFadden as he connects with a hook.
McFadden throws a lazy uppercut
and Dale counters with a stiff right hand.
McFadden throws a hook but Dale blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by McFadden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McFadden.
Dale misses with a head kick.
McFadden might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McFadden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dale slips a straight right by McFadden.
McFadden misses with a straight right.
McFadden throws a jab when Dale was well out of range.
A big right from McFadden misses.
Dale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McFadden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dale misses with a takedown
and McFadden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dale. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McFadden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dale momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dale takes one on the button.
McFadden scores with a punch to the head.
McFadden misses with a straight left.
Dale staying out of range there.
McFadden misses the jab.
McFadden misses the jab.
McFadden just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dale.
McFadden throws out a loose jab but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFadden lands with a nice body punch.
McFadden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dale momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFadden lands with an uppercut that bounces Dale off the cage and back into rage.
McFadden with a jab.
A lazy left from McFadden finds it's target.
Dale shoots in for a double leg but McFadden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from McFadden misses.
McFadden cracks Dale with a right hand to the side of the head.
McFadden misses with a looping right.
Dale shoots in for a takedown but McFadden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dale gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McFadden counters with a straight right hand.
Dale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McFadden to score with a decent uppercut.
Dale on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Dale is rocked!
McFadden connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Dale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McFadden drops Dale with a naaaaasty hook - Dale is in real trouble here! McFadden dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason McFadden!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Carnival Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Bjork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjork has chosen Tianamen as his entrance music. The key to victory for Carnival Hippo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hippo
vs
Bjork

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carnival Hippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Bjork!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hippo swinging wildly here.
Hippo misses with a wild combination.
Hippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carnival Hippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hippo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bjork counters with a nice leg kick.
Hippo misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo looks to land a combination but Bjork avoids it well.
Hippo tries to bum rush Bjork with a series of wild strikes but Bjork uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hippo misses with the combination.
Hippo misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo throws a nice looking combination but Bjork bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hippo misses with a takedown attempt

and Bjork counters by clinching up.
Hippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjork gets an underhook and turns Hippo into the cage.
Hippo managing to block the knees to the body from Bjork.
Hippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjork digs a right hand underneath Hippo's ribcage. Hippo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hippo is trying to break the clinch but Bjork is controlling him.
Bjork missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Bjork.

Bjork has hold of one of Hippo's legs. Hippo is fighting the takedown attempt but Bjork gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hippo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bjork controls the pace.
Hippo is trying to control the position but Bjork postures up.
Bjork must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjork slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hans Bjork.
Bjork avoids the body shot from Hippo.
Hippo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hippo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bjork counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjork.
Bjork unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hippo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bjork has picked Hippo up - he's going for a ride! Bjork dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjork is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hans Bjork hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hippo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hippo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bjork counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjork.
Bjork misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippo.
Bjork scores a nice knee to the body.
Hippo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bjork is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjork.
Hippo managing to block the knees to the body from Bjork.

Bjork gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hippo regains guard.
Bjork looks gassed!
Hippo keeping moving, preventing Bjork from controlling successfully.
Bjork stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hippo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjork looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bjork wants to pass the guard but Hippo is keeping the position.
Bjork controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Bjork was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from Hippo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Hippo does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Bjork dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hippo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hippo jabs Bjork to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hippo lands with a nice combination. Bjork backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Hans Bjork has been cut.
Hippo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hippo misses with a wild combination.
Hippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hippo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bjork counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjork.
Bjork is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bjork lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bjork is trying to control. Hippo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo wants to get back to full guard.
Hippo wants to get back to his feet.
Hippo is trying to maintain the position but Bjork is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjork controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hippo looks like he's trying to stand up.

Hans Bjork has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hippo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hippo is looking to wear down Bjork with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hippo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bjork counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bjork tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hippo avoids it.
Bjork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.

That's two 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.
Hippo tries to break the clinch but Bjork is controlling the position.
Hippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hippo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hippo tries to break the clinch but Bjork is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bjork obliges.
Hippo managing to block the knees to the body from Bjork.

Bjork has picked Hippo up - he's going for a ride! Bjork dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hippo is trying to stand up here but Bjork is controlling him well.
Bjork seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hippo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hippo wants to get back to his feet.
Bjork is trying to control the action in half guard but Hippo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bjork is looking to advance position but Hippo won't allow it.
Bjork trying to control from half guard but Hippo is working away.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hans Bjork wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hippo misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hippo.
Carnival Hippo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hippo tries to bum rush Bjork with a series of wild strikes but Bjork uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjork walks into a straight right hand from Hippo.
Hippo shoots and misses

and Bjork holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bjork tries to land knees in the clinch but Hippo avoids the damage to the body.
Bjork crunches a lovely knee into Hippo's ribcage.
Bjork drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hippo pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Hippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hippo.
Hippo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hippo lands a two punch combo.
Hippo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bjork back to the cage. Hippo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjork showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hippo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippo cracks Bjork with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hippo scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carnival Hippo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Bjork's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bjork.
Hippo fails with the takedown

and Bjork counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjork.
Hippo avoiding damage as Bjork throws knees to the body.
Bjork lands a knee to the head.
Bjork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
Hippo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bjork tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
Hippo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bjork misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjork blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjork trying to land knees to the body.
Bjork takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bjork misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippo.
Hippo working hard to break the clinch.
Hippo trying to stall but Bjork improves his position.
Hippo managing to block the knees to the body from Bjork.
Hippo has had enough of the clinch but Bjork keeps him there for the moment.
Hippo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjork has him pressed against the cage.
Hippo has had enough of the clinch but Bjork keeps him there for the moment.
Bjork tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hippo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bjork misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippo.
Hippo is trying to stall.
Hippo is trying to force a seperation but Bjork has the dominant position.
Bjork prevents Hippo from breaking the clinch.
Hippo can't break the clinch.
Hippo is trying to push Bjork away but Bjork has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hippo tries to break the clinch but Bjork is controlling the position.
Hippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hippo can't get the takedown.
Hippo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bjork trying to land knees to the body.
Bjork utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hippo is trying to break free.

That's two 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.
Hippo avoiding damage as Bjork throws knees to the body.
Hippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjork gets an underhook and turns Hippo into the cage.
Hippo can't break the clinch.
Hippo wants to break free but Bjork has control.
Bjork tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hippo avoids it.
Bjork tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hippo avoids it.
Bjork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
Bjork with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hippo is trying to push Bjork away but Bjork has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bjork tries to land knees in the clinch but Hippo avoids the damage to the body.
Bjork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
Hippo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bjork avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carnival Hippo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hippo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bjork tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hippo avoids it.
Bjork blocks an elbow strike from Hippo.
Bjork misses with a body punch.
Hippo is trying to push Bjork away but Bjork has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hippo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hippo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hippo tries a knee to the head but Bjork blocks it.
Bjork prevents Hippo from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjork tries to land knees in the clinch but Hippo avoids the damage to the body.
Hippo jumps guard but Bjork stands there with Hippo around his waist. Hippo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hippo tries to circle away but Bjork has him pinned against the cage.
Hippo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bjork.
Hippo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hippo trying to stall but Bjork improves his position.
Bjork drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hippo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjork has him pressed against the cage.
Hippo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hippo tries to circle away but Bjork has him pinned against the cage.
Hippo is trying to break free.
Bjork jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hippo walks away with a smile on his face. Bjork gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hippo misses with an uppercut

and Bjork counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjork.
Hippo is trying to break free.
Hippo looking to stall.

Bjork ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bjork no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hippo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bjork is retaining full guard.
Bjork is looking to stand up but Hippo isn't so interested in that idea.
Hippo wants to control from the top but Bjork keeps moving.
Hippo passes Bjork's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hippo tries to stand and escape but Bjork is controlling the position.
Bjork wants to get back to his feet.

Hippo is looking for a kimura but Bjork is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hippo to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hippo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bjork does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Hippo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hippo throws a series of punches but Bjork moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Carnival Hippo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Hans Bjork's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bjork buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Hippo.
Hippo throws a hook but Bjork avoids it easily.

Bjork has Hippo up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo avoiding damage as Bjork throws knees to the body.
Hippo is trying to break the clinch but Bjork is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bjork obliges.
Bjork missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bjork.
Bjork misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippo.
Bjork is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bjork lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bjork jumps guard but Hippo stands there with Bjork around his waist. Bjork gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hippo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjork has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hippo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hippo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hippo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
Hippo is trying to stall.
Hippo is trying to break the clinch but Bjork is controlling him.
Hippo is trying to break the clinch but Bjork has him pressed against the cage.
Hippo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hippo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bjork fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hippo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bjork counters by moving into the clinch.
Bjork missing with knees to the body.
Hippo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjork's elbow.
Hippo tries to circle away but Bjork has him pinned against the cage.

That's two 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.
Hippo misses with a body punch.
Hippo tries to circle away but Bjork has him pinned against the cage.
Bjork unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hippo looking to stall.

Bjork pulls guard effortlessly.
Bjork is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hippo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjork is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bjork wants to stand and escape but Hippo is having none of it.
Bjork keeping moving, preventing Hippo from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Carnival Hippo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A right-left combo lands from Hippo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hippo swinging wildly here.
Bjork keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjork throws a solid leg kick but Hippo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bjork.
Hippo scores with a three punch combo!
Hippo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hippo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bjork circles away quickly and effectively.
Hippo misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hippo. Bjork does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Bjork there.
Hippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hippo misses with a shot to the body
and Bjork counters with a low kick, right behind Hippo 's knee.
Carnival Hippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hippo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bjork counters by moving into the clinch.
Hippo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bjork gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Bjork is trying to trip Hippo. He has hold of a leg but Hippo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bjork persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bjork controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hippo is trying to control the position but Bjork postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Bjork dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hans Bjork's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hippo throws the left hand but Bjork avoids the punch easily.
Hippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hippo throws a hook to the side of Bjork's head but Bjork sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hippo misses with a series of wild punches.

Bjork gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bjork has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hippo uses from the top position.

Bjork manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bjork is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hippo misses with a takedown attempt

and Bjork counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjork lands a nice knee to the body.
Bjork unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hippo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hippo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bjork utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Bjork gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bjork trying to control the pace.
Bjork is looking to advance position but Hippo won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hippo tries to kick Bjork off but Bjork keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hippo wants to control but Bjork is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hippo tries to get to full guard but Bjork has control of the leg.
Bjork takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hans Bjork wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hippo misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bjork moves into the clinch.
Bjork scores a nice knee to the body.
Hippo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjork keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hippo's efforts to push away.

Bjork successfully pulls guard.
Hippo trying to control but Bjork is working from the bottom.

Bjork uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bjork showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hippo.
No joy there for Hippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bjork.
Hippo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bjork counters by clinching up.
Hans Bjork seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bjork misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hippo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bjork's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bjork blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bjork has hold of one of Hippo's legs. Hippo is fighting the takedown attempt but Bjork gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bjork prevents Hippo from getting back to his feet.
Hippo looking to control.
Bjork looking to pass the guard.

Hippo working for a triangle but Bjork defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjork sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bjork wants to control from the top but Hippo keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hippo looking for a sweep. Not yet Hippo, not yet.
Bjork engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hans Bjork.
Hippo misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Bjork comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bjork 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Bjork!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilmer Apae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolai Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhukov's choice of entrance music: Hands of a Killer. Nickolai Zhukov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wilmer Apae's chin.

Apae
vs
Zhukov

185 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilmer Apae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nickolai Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apae fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zhukov throws out a loose jab but Apae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhukov throws a hook to the side of Apae's head but Apae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Apae lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Nickolai Zhukov has been cut.
Apae throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Apae throws a hook but Zhukov blocks it.
Zhukov connects with a single shot there.
Apae throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhukov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apae misses with a double jab
and Zhukov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zhukov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zhukov lands a body shot.
Apae throws a combination that misses
and Zhukov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apae thinking.
Apae is breathing heavily.

Zhukov lands a big right hand that sends Apae crashing to the mat! Zhukov stays standing though and waves Apae back to his feet!
Apae takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zhukov dances in with a quick combination. Apae is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Zhukov snaps Apae's head back. Apae stumbles backwards against the cage. Zhukov steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Apae's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Apae just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nickolai Zhukov!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Allard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blitz Finish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Allard
vs
Finish

205 cm
19
190 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Crimson Supplements($50 159 Recovery)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Allard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blitz Finish!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Allard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allard works Finish's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Finish misses.
Allard avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Allard misses.
Finish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Allard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Finish lands.
Finish misses with a double jab
and Allard counters with a nice uppercut.
Finish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allard lands a nice hook to Finish's body. Finish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allard connects with a jab.
Allard misses with a straight right.
Allard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finish at a distance.
Finish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finish misses with a combination

and Allard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finish takes a shot to the head.
Finish is trying to break the clinch but Allard is controlling him.
Allard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finish's efforts to push away.
Finish tries a body shot but Allard blocks it.
Allard prevents a body shot from Finish.
Allard misses with the head strike.
Allard lands a right hand.
Finish is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Finish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finish lands a body shot.
Finish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Allard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Finish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Allard on the inside.
Allard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allard working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Allard.
Allard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allard stalling against the cage.
Allard gets through Finish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finish tries a body shot but Allard blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finish.
Allard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Finish breaks the clinch.
Allard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finish looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allard scores with a hook to the body. Finish takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Allard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allard cracks Finish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Allard counter with a right hand.
Finish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finish takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allard counters with a nice uppercut.

Allard clinches with his opponent.
Allard scores with a shoulder strike.
Allard lands with a right to the head.
Finish misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Allard fails to land.
Finish blocking some punches.
Finish misses with a body punch.
Finish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allard.
Allard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Allard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finish.
Allard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allard keeps control of Finish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finish can't break the clinch.
Allard lands a nice uppercut.
Finish tries to work over Allard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Allard.
Allard lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Allard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finish misses with some punches.
Finish working hard to break the clinch.
Allard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Allard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Allard lands with a left to the head.

Finish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kai Allard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allard cracks Finish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Allard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Allard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finish. Finish circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finish takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allard lands a body shot.
Finish throws a combination that misses
and Allard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finish thinking.
Allard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Allard jabs Finish right on the nose. Finish blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finish takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Allard lands a glancing blow to the side of Finish's head.
Finish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allard counters with a nice uppercut.
Allard tries to clinch up but Finish circles away and keeps his distance.
Allard works Finish's body with a nice hook.
Finish walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allard tries to clinch there but Finish circles away.
Finish throws the kick towards the body but Allard avoids it.
Finish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allard counters with a stiff right hand.
Finish throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Allard to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Allard.
Allard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finish tries to land a leg kick but Allard saw it coming and moves away.
Finish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Allard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allard blocks the body kick.
Allard cracks Finish with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allard counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Finish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blitz Finish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allard lands with a hook. Finish tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finish takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Finish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allard throws a lazy right hand but Finish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finish. Finish obviously looking to wear him down.
Allard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finish counters with a series of strikes. Allard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Allard dips to his left and cracks Finish with an uppercut!
Allard lands a nice shot to the body.
Allard throws a hook to the side of Finish's head but Finish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finish misses the shot to the body.
Finish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Allard as he avoids it easily.
Finish is breathing heavily.
Allard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Allard misses with a body shot.
Allard lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finish misses with an uppercut
and Allard counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allard counters with a right hand to the body.
Allard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Finish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allard thows a body shot but no joy.
Allard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Allard as he checks the leg kick.
Blitz Finish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finish misses with a combination
and Finish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finish ducks right into an uppercut from Allard.
Finish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Allard avoids the body shot from Finish.
Finish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Allard sprawls well. Allard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finish gets slowly back to his feet.
Finish throws a combination that misses
and Allard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Allard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Allard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finish swats away the attempt to clinch by Allard.
Allard works Finish's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finish has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Finish walks into a left hand.
Finish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Allard to counter with a crisp jab.
Kai Allard is winning the standup battle so far.
Finish misses with a double jab
and Allard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Allard lands a lovely overhand right.
Allard cracks Finish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finish misses with a combination
and Allard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Allard there.
Allard checks a leg kick nicely.
Finish misses with a combination
and Allard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Allard there.
Finish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Allard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Allard lunges at Finish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Finish's hand.
Allard dips to his left and cracks Finish with an uppercut!
Finish moves forwards but Allard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finish takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Allard lands a lovely overhand right.
Allard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finish walks into a jab.

Allard moves into the clinch.
Allard prevents a body shot from Finish.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allard.

Finish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finish thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allard counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allard lands a jab.
Allard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Finish staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Allard.
Jab, jab by Allard - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finish lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Allard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Finish blocks a jab.
Finish shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Allard but Allard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kai Allard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blitz Finish.
Finish throws a combination that misses
and Allard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finish misses with a combination
and Allard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Allard.

Allard has Finish up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Allard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Allard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Allard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Allard looks to score with a jab to the body but Finish is just out of range.
Allard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finish can do to turn this around?

Allard takes the fight into the clinch.
Allard has a couple of punches blocked by Finish.
Kai Allard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Allard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finish tries to work over Allard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allard lands a body punch.
Finish throws a punch but it's blocked by Allard.
Finish lands with a light punch inside.
Allard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finish backwards.
Still in the clinch, Allard scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allard.
Allard has Finish pressed against the cage, preventing Finish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Allard - that landed with a thud.
Allard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Allard.
Finish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allard lands a hook that snaps the head of Finish backwards.
Allard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Allard - that landed with a thud.
Allard scores with a shoulder strike.
Allard lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finishs head.
Allard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finish tries to work over Allard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allard lands with a light punch inside.

Finish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Allard lands with a right hand.
Allard throws a shot to the body.
Allard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Allard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Finish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allard lands a nice shot to the body.
Allard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finish at a distance.
Finish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kai Allard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Allard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finish misses with the head strike.
Finish struggles to land a body shot inside as Allard controls his hands.
Finish has a couple of punches blocked by Allard.
Allard blocks a body shot from Finish.
Finish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finish lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Finish.
Allard blocks a body shot from Finish.
Finish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finish lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finish tries to break free but Allard pushes him back against the cage.
Finish misses with a body punch.
Finish has a couple of punches blocked by Allard.
Finish wants to break free but Allard has control.

Finish breaks the clinch.
Finish misses with a combination
and Allard counters with a one-two to the body.
Allard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allard jabs Finish right on the nose. Finish blinks but takes it well.
Finish throws a combination that misses

and Allard counters by clinching up.

Finish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allard throws a right and a left that Finish avoids nicely.
Finish misses with a double jab
and Allard counters with a stiff right hand.
Allard lands with an overhand left.
Allard lands a nice shot to the body.
Allard sizes up Finish with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allard counters with a series of strikes. Finish will be more careful next time no doubt.
Allard lunges at Finish with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Finish's hand.
Finish shoots in looking for a takedown but Allard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finish's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Allard scores with a sloppy right hand. Finish should have avoided that one.

Allard closes the distance and pushes Finish back into the cage.
Finish throws a punch but it's blocked by Allard.
A frustrated look appears on Finish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blitz Finish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finish has a couple of punches blocked by Allard.
Finish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Finish can't break the clinch.
Finish wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Allard prevents a body shot from Finish.
Finish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Allard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allard 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Allard!