MMA HELSINKI 73 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jackson Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Hope has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hope
vs
Some

201 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good knees
KO power

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope blocks a leg kick.
Some throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hope.
Hope tries to clinch but Some moves away

and Some counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hope blocks a body shot from Some.
Hope blocks an uppercut.
Some lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some working aggressively here.
Hope blocks an uppercut.
Some swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some working aggressively here.
Hope with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some lands a nice shot to the body.
Hope trying to stall but Some improves his position.
Some lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hope backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Some has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Some.
Hope with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Some.
Some lands a body punch.
Some is working Hope over against the cage.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Some swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some lands a hook that snaps the head of Hope backwards.
Hope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some lands a right hand.

Hope is rocked!
Some lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Hope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Hope crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Hope face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Some takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Trouble Some!

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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Feng Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tontza Pulikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kang
vs
Pulikka

189 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

220 cm
26
269 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Feng Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tontza Pulikka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulikka throws an off balance right hand
letting Kang counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kang throws a series of punches but Pulikka moves out of range.
Kang misses the jab.
Pulikka throws an overhand right that lands on Kang's shoulder, as Kang tries to avoid the shot.
Pulikka throws a head kick that misses.
Kang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pulikka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Pulikka.
Kang throws a hook but Pulikka blocks it.
Pulikka throws a right and a left that Kang avoids nicely.
Pulikka cracks Kang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tontza Pulikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang throws a series of punches but Pulikka avoids them all with ease.
Pulikka misses with a shot to the body
and Kang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulikka misses with a few strikes there.
Kang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulikka.
Kang missing with a left hand there. Pulikka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulikka throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang slips under a jab.
Kang throws out a loose jab but Pulikka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulikka connects with a body shot that sends Kang's belly button to the back.
Pulikka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulikka tests Kang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kang blocks a leg kick.
Kang moves away from the strike by Pulikka.
Pulikka looks to land a combination but Kang avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Kang.
Kang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pulikka misses with a wild body shot.
Kang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pulikka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kang's hands.
Kang blocks a jab.
Pulikka misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kang.
Kang jabs Pulikka right on the nose. Pulikka blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang lands with an overhand left.
Kang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulikka.
Pulikka tries to land a front kick but Kang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pulikka throws a series of punches but Kang moves out of range.
Kang dodges the punch combination from Pulikka.
Kang throws out a loose jab but Pulikka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulikka looks to land a right hand but Kang moved out of range.
Kang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulikka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kang.
Nice straight punches there by Kang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kang.
Pulikka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kang dodges the punch combination from Pulikka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulikka dips to his left and cracks Kang with an uppercut!
Pulikka throws a hook to the side of Kang's head but Kang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulikka ducks under a wild hook from Kang.
Pulikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulikka misses the jab.
Pulikka takes one to the side of the head.
Pulikka loads up on a big right hand but Kang slips the punch.
Pulikka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulikka ducks under a wild hook from Kang.
Pulikka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kang.
Sloppy strikes from Pulikka. Those never looked like landing.
Kang slips under a jab.
Kang tries to clinch up.
Kang misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Kang.
Pulikka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pulikka. Those never looked like landing.
Pulikka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kang.
Kang staying out of range there.
Kang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pulikka under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kang. Pulikka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulikka throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Kang misses.
Kang looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulikka is just out of range.
Pulikka throws a low kick but Kang avoids it.
Kang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab from Kang.
Pulikka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kang moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Pulikka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pulikka.
Pulikka connects with a jab.
Kang's corner calls for a 1-2. Kang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pulikka tries to land a front kick but Kang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 Feng Kang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pulikka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kang.
A jab lands there for Kang.
Pulikka misses with a hook.
Kang misses with a hook.
Kang slips under a jab.
Kang loads up on a big right hand but Pulikka slips the punch.
Kang slips under a jab from Pulikka.
Pulikka misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Kang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pulikka throws an overhand right that lands on Kang's shoulder, as Kang tries to avoid the shot.
Kang dodges the punch combination from Pulikka.
Pulikka cracks a nice hook into Kang's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulikka.
Kang throws a shot from downtown. Pulikka moves away and avoids it.
Pulikka throws a looping overhand right but Kang ducks down to avoid it.
Pulikka swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang misses with a hook to the body
enabling Pulikka to counter with a crisp jab.
Kang slips a jab and a cross from Pulikka.
Kang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pulikka moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulikka motions for Kang to come forward. Pulikka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulikka misses with a double jab.
Pulikka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Kang.
Kang misses with a straight right.
Kang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kang moves away from the strike by Pulikka.
Kang lands a jab to the head.
Pulikka throws a right hand that Kang ducks under and follows up with a left that Kang also avoids with ease.
Kang wants to slow Pulikka down by chopping away at his legs.
Kang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Pulikka misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang misses with a hook to the body
and Pulikka counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Pulikka misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulikka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulikka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pulikka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kang was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulikka.
Pulikka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kang.
Tontza Pulikka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pulikka on the side of the head.
Pulikka throws the kick towards the body but Kang avoids it.
Kang misses with a double jab.
Pulikka tries to bum rush Kang with a series of wild strikes but Kang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulikka.
Pulikka throws an overhand right that lands on Kang's shoulder, as Kang tries to avoid the shot.
Kang takes one to the chin there.
Kang jabs Pulikka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pulikka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kang.
Kang moves away from the strike by Pulikka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulikka.
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulikka moves away.
Pulikka throws an off balance right hand
and Kang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulikka blocks a jab.
Pulikka throws a head kick but Kang moves out of range.
Pulikka throws a jab but it's blocked by Kang.
Pulikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kang misses with a two punch combination.
Pulikka throws a front kick aimed at Kang's knee but Kang avoids it well.
Kang throws out a loose jab but Pulikka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulikka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulikka.
Kang throws an overhand right that lands on Pulikka's shoulder, as Pulikka tries to avoid the shot.
Kang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pulikka throws a jab but it's blocked by Kang.

Kang clinches up with Pulikka and pushes him back against the cage.

Pulikka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kang misses with a series of wild punches.
Kang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulikka.
Good standup being displayed there by Pulikka as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Pulikka lands.
Kang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pulikka's head backwards.
Kang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pulikka throws a looping overhand right but Kang ducks down to avoid it.
Pulikka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulikka throws a head kick but Kang moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulikka lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Pulikka. Beautiful body shot.
Pulikka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tontza Pulikka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pulikka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Pulikka misses.
Pulikka misses with a head kick.
Pulikka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kang throws out the jab.
Kang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pulikka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kang moves out of range as Pulikka strikes.
Kang lands a jab to the head.
Pulikka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kang looks to land a right hand but Pulikka moved out of range.
Kang throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulikka.
Kang tries to clinch there but Pulikka circles away.
Pulikka misses with a leg kick.
Pulikka tries a low kick but Kang avoids it.
Kang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulikka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulikka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulikka.
Pulikka staying out of range there.
Kang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulikka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kang swings for the body but Pulikka moves out of range.
Pulikka misses with a wild body shot.
Pulikka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kang throws out the jab.
Pulikka throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kang. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Pulikka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pulikka throws a combination that misses
and Kang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pulikka throws a hook but Kang avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Pulikka.
Pulikka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kang slips a jab and a cross from Pulikka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kang. Pulikka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kang lands an overhand right.
Pulikka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulikka throws a right hand that misses
and Kang counters with a right hand to the body.
Pulikka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulikka throws a lazy right hand but Kang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulikka.
Pulikka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulikka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kang avoids the body shot from Pulikka.
Nice defenses there by Kang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang closes the distance but Pulikka moves to the side
and Pulikka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulikka. Kang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kang misses with an uppercut. Pulikka saw that one coming.
Pulikka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kang.
Kang throws out a loose jab but Pulikka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulikka misses with a leg kick.
Pulikka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pulikka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pulikka looks to land a combination but Kang avoids it well.
No joy there for Pulikka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang misses with an uppercut. Pulikka saw that one coming.
Kang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Kang misses.
Pulikka throws the left hand but Kang avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulikka throws a right hand that Kang ducks under and follows up with a left that Kang also avoids with ease.
Kang jabs at Pulikka's body.
Pulikka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulikka misses with a looping right.
Pulikka throws the kick towards the body but Kang avoids it.
Pulikka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulikka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulikka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulikka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kang.
Kang misses with a straight left.
Kang avoids the body shot from Pulikka.
Kang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulikka manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Feng Kang.
I think Kang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Feng Kang!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Springsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Villanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Springsteen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Springsteen
vs
Villanova

196 cm
29
245 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

215 cm
25
256 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent MT
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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Springsteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Villanova!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Villanova tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Springsteen is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Springsteen. Villanova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Springsteen throws a body punch but Villanova moves out of range.
Springsteen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Springsteen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villanova.
Villanova throws a sloppy head kick and Springsteen moves out of range easily.
Springsteen looks to land a right hand but Villanova moved out of range.
Donk. Springsteen catches Villanova right on the button with a cross.
Springsteen misses with a looping right.
Villanova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Springsteen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Villanova throws a half hearted mid kick.
Springsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villanova tries to clinch but Springsteen moves away
and Springsteen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villanova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Springsteen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Springsteen.
Sloppy strikes from Villanova. Those never looked like landing.
Villanova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Springsteen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Springsteen is looking to wear down Villanova with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Villanova tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Springsteen counters with a straight right hand.
Springsteen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Springsteen clips Villanova with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Villanova a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Springsteen blocks the low kick.
A combination from Springsteen does no damage.
Villanova tries to close the distance and clinch but Springsteen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Springsteen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Springsteen.
Villanova looks gassed!
Springsteen swinging wildly here.
Paul Springsteen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Springsteen lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanova walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Villanova is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Paul Springsteen!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Luigi Makaroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeeers Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Makaroni
vs
Mies

170 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

165 cm
29
160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Decent elbows
Experienced

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luigi Makaroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peeeers Mies!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mies closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Luigi Makaroni has been cut.
Makaroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Makaroni misses.
Mies throws a right hand that Makaroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Makaroni also avoids with ease.
Makaroni moves away from the strike by Mies.
Makaroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Makaroni throws a push kick but Mies slaps the foot to one side.
Mies falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makaroni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makaroni.

Makaroni clinches up against the cage.
Mies managing to block the knees to the body from Makaroni.

Makaroni breaks the clinch.
Mies lands with a nice combination. Makaroni backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies misses with a two punch combination.
Mies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mies throws a combination that misses
letting Makaroni counter with a right hand.
Mies misses with a straight left.
Mies throws a body punch but Makaroni moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makaroni counters with a series of strikes. Mies will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mies throws a combination that misses
and Makaroni counters with a low kick, right behind Mies 's knee.
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makaroni looks for the body kick but Mies saw that one coming.
Mies misses with a double jab.
Mies scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Makaroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mies throws a right and a left that Makaroni avoids nicely.
Makaroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mies throws a series of punches but Makaroni moves out of range.
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makaroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makaroni wants to clinch up but Mies keeps it at a distance.
Mies throws a series of punches but Makaroni moves out of range.
Makaroni scores with a head kick. Mies tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Peeeers Mies has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mies looks gassed!
Mies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mies takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni tries to clinch but Mies moves out of range.
Mies avoids the head kick by Makaroni.
Mies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Makaroni looks to land a combination but Mies avoids it well.
A punch combination from Mies misses.

Makaroni closes the distance and clinches.
Makaroni trying to land knees to the body.

Makaroni breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Makaroni finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makaroni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mies misses with a combination
and Makaroni counters with a head kick. That will keep Mies thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mies throws a right hand that Makaroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Makaroni also avoids with ease.
Makaroni throws a right hand that Mies ducks under and follows up with a left that Mies also avoids with ease.
Mies misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mies is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makaroni.
Makaroni wants to clinch up but Mies keeps it at a distance.
Makaroni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Makaroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Makaroni rushes Mies and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makaroni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mies avoids it.

Makaroni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makaroni throws a right hand that Mies ducks under and follows up with a left that Mies also avoids with ease.
Mies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makaroni wants to clinch.
Mies throws a low kick but Makaroni avoids it.
Mies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mies's sensitive parts.
Makaroni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Makaroni duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makaroni looks to throw the jab but Mies is out of range.
Makaroni tries a low kick but Mies avoids it.
Makaroni wants to clinch.
Makaroni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mies misses with a series of wild punches.
Mies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makaroni doesn't seem bothered though.
Makaroni lands a leg kick that knocks Mies off balance momentarily.
Peeeers Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makaroni counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mies looks to land a combination but Makaroni avoids it well.
Makaroni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Mies misses.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Makaroni dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Makaroni wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Mies coming out on top.
Mies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makaroni lands a high kick!
Makaroni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makaroni connects with a high kick.
Mies throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makaroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mies misses with a wild combination.
Makaroni blocks a head kick by Mies.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Makaroni 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 Mies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mies throws a series of punches but Makaroni avoids them all with ease.
Mies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mies jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies misses the shot to the body.
Mies scores with a sloppy right hand. Makaroni should have avoided that one.
Mies tries to bum rush Makaroni with a series of wild strikes but Makaroni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makaroni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makaroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Makaroni.
Makaroni misses with a head kick.
Makaroni lands with a nice body kick.
Mies is breathing heavily.
Mies throws a combination that misses
and Makaroni counters with an outside leg kick.
Mies comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luigi Makaroni is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Mies does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Mies.
Mies takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaroni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makaroni scores with a head kick.
Makaroni wants to clinch up but Mies keeps it at a distance.

Makaroni clinches.

Makaroni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makaroni throws out a leg kick but Mies moves out of range and Makaroni only half commits.
Makaroni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mies is out of range.
Makaroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makaroni missing with a left hand there. Mies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Makaroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mies cracks Makaroni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makaroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Makaroni.
Makaroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mies misses with the combination.
Mies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makaroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mies. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick from Makaroni misses.
Mies throws a right hand that Makaroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Makaroni also avoids with ease.
Makaroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makaroni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mies swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaroni.
Makaroni throws a sloppy head kick and Mies moves out of range easily.
Mies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mies misses with a double jab
and Makaroni counters with a nice body kick.
Mies has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Makaroni.
Makaroni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies misses with a combination
and Makaroni counters with a thumping low kick.
Luigi Makaroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mies scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makaroni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mies throws out the jab.
Makaroni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Makaroni tries to clinch up.
Makaroni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Makaroni!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mies moves out of range of the body kick from Makaroni.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies throws a right hand that Makaroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Makaroni also avoids with ease.
Mies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makaroni thumps Mies with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Makaroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makaroni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mies's head.
Makaroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Makaroni dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mies misses with the combination.
That kick from Makaroni tenderised Mies's leg. Mies is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good exchange - Mies coming out on top.
Makaroni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Makaroni. Those never looked like landing.
Makaroni lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Makaroni tenderised Mies's leg. Mies is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Mies.
Mies throws a series of punches but Makaroni avoids them all with ease.
Makaroni moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makaroni scores with a head kick. Mies tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Makaroni closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makaroni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies managing to block the knees to the body from Makaroni.
Mies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makaroni tries to land a knee to the head but Mies blocks with his arms.
Mies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makaroni tries to land a knee to the head but Mies blocks with his arms.
Makaroni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mies lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Makaroni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mies avoids it.
Mies is looking to control Makaroni's arms but Makaroni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mies has his back to the cage.
Mies is trying to break free.
Makaroni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Makaroni breaks from the clinch.
Mies lands a jab to the head.
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makaroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makaroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mies digs a good hook to Makaroni's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaroni scores with a three punch combo!
Makaroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Makaroni misses with a body shot.
Makaroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Mies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mies lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makaroni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mies back to the cage. Makaroni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Mies. Those never looked like landing.
Makaroni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mies pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Makaroni back to the cage. Mies follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mies misses with a double jab.
Makaroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makaroni scores with a head kick.

That has opened up Peeeers Mies's cut even more.
Makaroni slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Mies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Makaroni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makaroni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies misses with a two punch combination.
Makaroni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Makaroni misses.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makaroni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Makaroni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mies takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Makaroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makaroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mies connects with a right hand. Makaroni shakes it off.
Makaroni tries to clinch but Mies is having none of it.
Mies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Mies misses with a combination
and Makaroni counters with a good low kick that Mies was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Makaroni tenderised Mies's leg. Mies is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mies keeps the fight on the outside.
Mies lands a nice looking body shot.
Mies misses with a few strikes there.
Peeeers Mies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luigi Makaroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mies steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makaroni. That one must have hurt.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makaroni misses with a two punch combination.
Makaroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mies.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaroni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makaroni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick there by Makaroni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makaroni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mies throws a right and a left that Makaroni avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makaroni.
Mies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makaroni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mies's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Makaroni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Makaroni 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Makaroni!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Wazz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almu Tantor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Tantor

188 cm
30
201 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tantor to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Tantor.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tantor avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Tantor throws a body kick.
Silva slips under a jab.
Tantor misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tantor's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tantor.
Tantor misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva thuds a left hand into Tantor's body.
Tantor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Tantor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Tantor slips the punch.
Tantor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Tantor looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Tantor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tantor blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a head kick. Tantor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tantor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Tantor misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
Tantor throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Tantor looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Tantor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tantor, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tantor.
Tantor misses with a wild body shot.
Almu Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Silva is rocked!
Silva walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Silva is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Almu Tantor!
Almu Tantor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.