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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Logan Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!



170 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0
175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs dives in and grabs Luciano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luciano pushes down on Briggs's head and hops out.
Luciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Briggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Briggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luciano.
Luciano slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.
Briggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luciano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Briggs manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Luciano misses.

Briggs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Briggs showed some decent athleticism there.
Luciano tries to roll over but Briggs keeps him under control.
Luciano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Briggs is working away from the top position though.
Briggs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Luciano tries to roll over but Briggs keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luciano trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano is trying to get back to full guard.

Briggs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Luciano is positioning himself well to prevent Briggs advancing to mount.
Luciano wants to improve his position but Briggs is controlling well.

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

Briggs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Luciano is trying to get back to half guard.

Briggs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Briggs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Luciano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano trying to control from the bottom.

Briggs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Luciano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Briggs.
Briggs wants to pass to mount but Luciano is defending the position.
Briggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Briggs wants to pass the guard but Luciano is defending well.
Luciano trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luciano defending well though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A left and a right from Briggs both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Lucky Luciano has been cut.
Briggs blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Luciano.
Briggs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luciano circles away quickly and effectively.

Luciano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Luciano working Briggs over with strikes.
Luciano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Luciano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Briggs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Briggs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luciano pulls his head out easily.

Briggs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luciano pulls his head out easily.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
Luciano trying to control the action but Briggs is working from the bottom.

Briggs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Luciano seems to be looking for submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Briggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a combination
and Briggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Briggs doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Luciano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano wants to pass the guard but Briggs is keeping the position.
Luciano throws a big right hand that misses.
Luciano won't allow Briggs to sweep him here.
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Briggs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Luciano passes into side control.
Luciano connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Briggs some visible discomfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briggs is working to avoid the ground and pound but Luciano connects with a decent elbow.
Luciano landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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 Logan Briggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucky Luciano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Briggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luciano throws a right hand that Briggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Briggs also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Briggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Luciano slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.
Luciano works over Briggs's head and body with a nice combination.

Briggs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Briggs showed some decent athleticism there.
Luciano is trying to get back to full guard.
Briggs throwing shots but Luciano is blocking nicely.
Briggs trying to mount his opponent but Luciano defends it.
Briggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Luciano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Briggs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Briggs's back!
Briggs manages to reverse the position and now he's in Luciano's guard. Nice work there by Briggs.
Briggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Luciano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Briggs!
Briggs sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luciano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Briggs's head.
Luciano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luciano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Briggs is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Luciano is tapping! Great win for Briggs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Logan Briggs!
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G S C G energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
97%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between X XW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Yabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabal has chosen New Divide, Linkin Park as his entrance music. X XW could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hannu Yabal's chin.



150 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0
170 cm
26
141 lbs
5 - 5 - 0
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power


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Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]
Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, X XW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Yabal!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by XW.
XW in side control, throwing shots but Yabal defends.

XW wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yabal, who protects the arm well.
Yabal gets back to half guard.
XW trying to control from half guard but Yabal is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yabal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
XW wants to control from the top but Yabal keeps moving.
XW postures up in Yabal's guard and throws a big left but Yabal blocks it.
XW could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
XW postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Yabal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. XW is aware though and is defending well.
Yabal trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Yabal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for XW!
Yabal avoids the attempt from XW to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabal wants to take XW's back but he can't do it this time.
XW working to try and regain half guard.
Yabal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
XW is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yabal looking to finish with strikes here!
Yabal with a couple of short strikes.
Yabal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
XW really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
XW gets back to half guard.
Yabal passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yabal looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
XW looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Yabal has the hooks in. XW is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Yabal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

XW defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Yabal's arms.
XW rolls, trying to escape but Yabal keeps control of the position.
XW trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

XW preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yabal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

XW preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yabal.
Yabal looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XW trying to control but not successfully.
Yabal is trying to stick to XW's back but XW is turning into Yabal. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Yabal's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by XW.
Yabal looking for a sweep. Not yet Yabal, not yet.
Yabal keeping moving, preventing XW from controlling successfully.

XW avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
XW trying to control but Yabal is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yabal wants to sweep but no luck.
XW wants to control from the top but Yabal keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yabal wants to sweep here but XW controlling him for the moment.
Yabal is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
XW tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yabal was well out of range. Poor timing from XW.
XW throws a head kick that misses.
XW throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yabal's waist but Yabal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing XW off to one side.
XW swats away the attempt to clinch by Yabal.
A shot to de liver by Yabal. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Nice jab there from Yabal.
XW shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
X XW seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
XW shoots in but Yabal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yabal tries to clinch but XW is having none of it.
Yabal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yabal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping XW at a distance.

Yabal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with XW, pushing him back against the cage.
XW takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Yabal.
XW tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yabal just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for X XW. That's going to take a lot out of him.
XW is trying to drag Yabal to the mat but Yabal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Yabal.

It looks like X XW has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yabal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
XW's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yabal lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XW is working for takedown but Yabal is calmly controlling the position for now.
XW misses with a punch on the inside.
Yabal working XW over with knees to the body.
Yabal lands an uppercut.
Yabal lands an elbow inside that XW shrugs off.
Yabal scores with a knee to the head.
Yabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
XW's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped XW in his tracks for a moment.
Yabal lands an elbow inside that XW shrugs off.
Yabal with a knee to the head.
Yabal landing knees to the body.
XW takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yabal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning XW up against the cage.
XW tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yabal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
XW working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
XW tries to break the clinch but Yabal is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Yabal.
Yabal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yabal cracks XW with a nice body shot.
XW tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of XW backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yabal.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yabal.
XW wants to get back to striking at distance but Yabal won't allow it.
XW is trying to break the clinch but Yabal is controlling him.
XW goes for a takedown attempt but Yabal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yabal fails with an attempt to clinch.
XW looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Yabal moves into range and clinches up with XW.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yabal lands a shot to the body.
XW throws an elbow but it misses.
XW is working for takedown but Yabal is calmly controlling the position for now.
XW is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yabal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yabal working XW over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Yabal.
Yabal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yabal lands a damaging elbow.
Yabal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through XW's defenses.

X XW's cut is getting worse.
Yabal unloads a knee to the mid-section. XW lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yabal lands with a short shot to the head.
XW takes an elbow to the temple.
Yabal leaning against his opponent.
Yabal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through XW's defenses.
XW misses with a knee to the head.
Yabal lands a left hand.
Yabal lands an elbow inside.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped XW in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yabal.
Yabal controlling the action here for a moment.
XW takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Yabal.
Yabal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
XW takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yabal lands a good knee to the midsection. XW won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
XW goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yabal prevents it.
Yabal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yabal lands a knee to the head.

X XW's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yabal lands an elbow inside that XW shrugs off.
Yabal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt XW or not.
Yabal crunches a lovely knee into XW's ribcage.
Yabal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannu Yabal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on X XW's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!


Yabal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
XW fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yabal tries to clinch there but XW circles away.
Yabal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
XW dives in and grabs Yabal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yabal pushes down on XW's head and hops out.
XW shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yabal as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for X XW. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yabal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yabal connects with a good right hand that stumbles XW. XW circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
XW swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yabal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
X XW is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yabal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yabal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yabal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed XW momentarily.

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

XW is rocked!

Yabal drives through and clinches with XW against the cage.
Oh XW is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yabal lands a body punch in the clinch.
XW seems to have got his legs back now.
Yabal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yabal unloads a knee to the mid-section. XW lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hannu Yabal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Yabal scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yabal lands a nice knee to the body.
Yabal lands an elbow just above XW 's eye.
Yabal connects with a nasty looking knee right to XW's face.
Yabal connects with a nasty looking knee right to XW's face.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
XW tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yabal smiles and moves away.
XW takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yabal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yabal lands a front kick.
Yabal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yabal thuds a left hand into XW's body.
Yabal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Yabal clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yabal lands with a short shot to the head.
Yabal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped XW in his tracks for a moment.
Yabal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yabal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
XW wants a takedown.
XW swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yabal managing to block the knees to the body from XW.
Yabal lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yabal working XW over with knees to the body.
Yabal connects with a nasty looking knee right to XW's face.

Jeez, X XW's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Yabal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yabal is stalling here.
Yabal digs a right hand underneath XW's ribcage. XW let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabal pressing his opponent against the cage.
XW jumps guard but Yabal stands there with XW around his waist. XW gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
XW tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yabal working XW over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Yabal.
Knees to the body from Yabal.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yabal.
Yabal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
XW trying to stall but Yabal improves his position.
Yabal scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yabal obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yabal.
Yabal connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning XW up against the cage.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped XW in his tracks for a moment.
Yabal works on XW's body with a couple of short punches.
Yabal lands a good knee to the midsection. XW won't want to take too many of those.
XW has Yabal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yabal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
XW changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yabal fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Yabal has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yabal lands with a right to the head.
X XW has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
XW tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yabal smiles and moves away.
Yabal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannu Yabal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yabal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannu Yabal!
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G S C G energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Temporary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
175 cm
23
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mister Temporary!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibelius tries to move into range but Temporary moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Jean Sibelius has been cut.
Sibelius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Temporary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sibelius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sibelius closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Temporary did well to prevent Sibelius getting side control.
Temporary on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sibelius perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Temporary wants to control but Sibelius is keeping busy.
Temporary tries to get to full guard but Sibelius has control of the leg.
Sibelius slips a nice elbow through Temporary's hands, connecting with Temporary's forehead.
Temporary wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Sibelius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Temporary works his way to full guard. Good work.
Temporary really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sibelius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sibelius pushes down on Temporary's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius works his way into full mount!
Sibelius landing strikes from the mount and Temporary is in trouble!
Temporary tries to reverse the position but Sibelius maintains control.
Temporary wants to control but Sibelius is having none of it.
Sibelius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Temporary might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sibelius kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sibelius controlling from the full mount.
Sibelius landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius controlling from the full mount.

Sibelius swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Temporary is now in Sibelius's guard. A big mistake from Sibelius there, giving up the dominant position!
Temporary wants to control from the top but Sibelius keeps moving.
Sibelius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Temporary must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sibelius is looking to stand up but Temporary isn't so interested in that idea.
Sibelius keeping moving, preventing Temporary from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Temporary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sibelius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Temporary avoids it really well and circles away.
Temporary tries to land a front kick but Sibelius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sibelius slips a jab and a cross from Temporary.
Temporary misses with a wild combination.
Temporary misses with a few strikes there.

Sibelius shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Temporary manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Temporary keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius advances position into side control!
Temporary tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Sibelius easily slips into full mount!
Temporary tries to lock up and control but Sibelius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Temporary can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sibelius looking to control but Temporary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sibelius fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Temporary tries to hold on but Sibelius postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sibelius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Temporary is looking to escape.
Sibelius is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Temporary can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Sibelius's cut.
That's time! Sibelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.


No joy there for Temporary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Temporary leaves Sibelius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sibelius tries to clinch up.
Sibelius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sibelius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temporary. Sibelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Temporary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sibelius.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Temporary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sibelius shoots in but Temporary avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sibelius shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sibelius was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sibelius landing strikes from the mount.
Sibelius trying to control but Temporary is having none of it.
Sibelius unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Temporary that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sibelius tries to control but Temporary wriggling away.
Temporary is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sibelius working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Sibelius working for a submission but Temporary is keeping him at bay.
Sibelius scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Temporary?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sibelius lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Temporary hang on?
Sibelius breaks from Temporary's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Temporary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Sibelius with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Temporary regains half guard.
Temporary trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sibelius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sibelius wants to pass to mount but Temporary is defending the position.
Sibelius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Temporary does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sibelius throwing shots but Temporary is blocking nicely.
Temporary is in trouble now - Sibelius has advanced to mount!
Temporary tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Temporary chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Sibelius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sibelius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Temporary is looking to escape.
Jean Sibelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Temporary is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sibelius wants to control the pace but Temporary is squirming around nicely.
Temporary is looking to improve his position but Sibelius isn't that keen on the idea.
Sibelius lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sibelius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Sibelius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!


Sibelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Sibelius feints and as Temporary raises his hands in defense, Sibelius changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Temporary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sibelius is one step ahead there.
Sibelius wants to control from the top but Temporary keeps moving.
Sibelius postures up.
Sibelius trying to control but Temporary is working from the bottom.
Sibelius pushes down on Temporary's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sibelius is trying to control. Temporary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Temporary tries to roll over but Sibelius keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temporary misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sibelius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sibelius lands in his opponent's guard.
Temporary not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sibelius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sibelius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Temporary is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sibelius connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temporary can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sibelius controls the pace.
Sibelius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sibelius passes to side control.
Temporary struggling a bit here.
Sibelius has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Temporary tries to hold on but Sibelius postures up.
Temporary is squirming around, avoiding Sibelius's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sibelius.
Mister Temporary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sibelius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Temporary is squirming around, avoiding Sibelius's attempts to control the action.
Sibelius breaks from Temporary's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sibelius trying to control but Temporary is having none of it.
BOOM! Sibelius connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jean Sibelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Temporary wants to control but Sibelius is having none of it.
Temporary working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temporary sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Temporary is refusing to be controlled, as Sibelius sits in half guard.
Sibelius is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Temporary!
Sibelius controlling from the full mount.
Sibelius tries to control but Temporary wriggling away.
Temporary really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Sibelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sibelius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sibelius!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



200 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0
200 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Byczynski pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Byczynski has double underhooks.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage.

Byczynski breaks the clinch.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Byczynski avoids it well.
A punch combination from Byczynski misses.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Byczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Byczynski.

Byczynski moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.

Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byczynski scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Byczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byczynski.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Byczynski has taken the fight into the clinch.

Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Byczynski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Byczynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Byczynski moves into the clinch.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Byczynski scores with a nice strike.
Byczynski misses with a wild combination.
Byczynski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jackson misses with a straight right.

Byczynski clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Byczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Byczynski dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byczynski.

Byczynski drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.

Byczynski breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson scores a takedown into full mount!

Byczynski somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Byczynski lands a nice looking body kick.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byczynski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Byczynski rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Byczynski blocks a body shot from Jackson.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Adam Jackson has been cut.
Byczynski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Byczynski throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byczynski lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byczynski feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.

Byczynski moves into the clinch.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson slips under a jab from Byczynski.
Byczynski leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Byczynski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
Byczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Byczynski. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Byczynski.
Byczynski misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Byczynski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Byczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Byczynski throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Byczynski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Byczynski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Byczynski coming out on top.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Byczynski avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Byczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Byczynski with a knee to the head.
Byczynski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
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!
Byczynski missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byczynski throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byczynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Byczynski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Byczynski rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.

Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Byczynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Byczynski misses with a series of wild punches.
Byczynski feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Byczynski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Byczynski has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.

Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Byczynski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Byczynski lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byczynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Byczynski throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byczynski, right into the meat.
Byczynski throws a nice head kick!
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byczynski.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Byczynski counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Byczynski saw that one coming.
Byczynski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson slips a straight right by Byczynski.
Byczynski fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Byczynski is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Byczynski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Byczynski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczynski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Byczynski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Byczynski tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Byczynski cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Nice uppercut there from Byczynski.
Byczynski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Byczynski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Byczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Byczynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Byczynski counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.

Byczynski drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.

Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Byczynski throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byczynski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Byczynski lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Byczynski.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byczynski.
Byczynski slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.

Byczynski rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byczynski has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Byczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.

Byczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byczynski blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Byczynski is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Byczynski.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson wants to clinch but Byczynski slips to the side
and Byczynski counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczynski misses with a combination
and Byczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski misses with a few strikes there.
Byczynski lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Byczynski throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Byczynski.
A solid body kick from Byczynski.
Byczynski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Byczynski connects with a solid leg kick.
Byczynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Byczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byczynski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Byczynski circles away.
Nataniel Byczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Jackson.
Byczynski lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Byczynski gets a clinch.

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

Byczynski moves into the clinch successfully.
Byczynski with a knee to the head.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Byczynski scores with a head kick.

Byczynski closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Byczynski landing knees to the head.
Byczynski with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Byczynski has double underhooks.
Byczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Byczynski trying desperately to get to his feet.
Byczynski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson dominating with strikes here.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byczynski trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Byczynski?
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Jackson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!


Byczynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson looks to throw a body kick
and Byczynski counters with a nice leg kick.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Byczynski counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Byczynski's knee but Byczynski avoids it well.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson tries to work over Byczynski's front leg with a kick but Byczynski checks it.
Byczynski misses with a body shot.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Byczynski manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Byczynski clinches with his opponent.

Byczynski breaks the clinch.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Byczynski with a knee to the head.
Byczynski with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson throws a right hand that Byczynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Byczynski also avoids with ease.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Byczynski's half guard.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Byczynski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson working Byczynski over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Byczynski kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.
Byczynski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Byczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byczynski lands a head shot.
Byczynski tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Byczynski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adam Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.

Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Byczynski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Byczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Byczynski.
Byczynski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Byczynski, as that shot connected.
Jab by Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Byczynski counters with a solid body kick.
Nataniel Byczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Jackson.
Byczynski misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Byczynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byczynski lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nataniel Byczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Byczynski counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Byczynski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Byczynski shows good takedown defense.
Byczynski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Byczynski feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Byczynski.
Byczynski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Byczynski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Byczynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Byczynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Byczynski tries to clinch up.
Byczynski lands a jab to the head.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byczynski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byczynski, right into the meat.

Byczynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Byczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson misses with the combination.

Byczynski clinches with his opponent.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.

Byczynski has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczynski lands a knee to the head.
Byczynski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byczynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Byczynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Byczynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nataniel Byczynski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byczynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nataniel Byczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Byczynski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nataniel Byczynski!
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Undercard bout

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



183 cm
18
132 lbs
1 - 1 - 0
180 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Page Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Panu Palomies!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palomies swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but Palomies shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Palomies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palomies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Panu Palomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palomies tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palomies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Palomies connects with a single shot there.
Palomies throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Knight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knight is looking to clinch but Palomies is avoiding it.
Knight fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Page Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palomies throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palomies scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palomies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but Palomies circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Palomies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palomies scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Palomies.
Palomies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Palomies. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palomies.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Palomies lands a big uppercut and Knight crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knight looks OK. Palomies waves Knight back to his feet!

Knight is rocked!
Knight circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Palomies. Knight falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Palomies!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panu Palomies!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rossinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Rossinelli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.



184 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0
185 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin


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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flea !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Rossinelli!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
throws the left hand but Rossinelli avoids the punch easily.
Rossinelli swinging wildly here.
Rossinelli looks to throw the jab but is out of range.
scores with a punch to the head.
Rossinelli moves out of range of the strikes.

clinches.
Rossinelli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as walks away with a smile on his face. Rossinelli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
slips a jab and a cross from Rossinelli.
misses with a looping left.
Rossinelli throws a looping overhand right but ducks down to avoid it.
lands a right hook to the body.
Rossinelli walks into a left hand.
Rossinelli staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

rushes Rossinelli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rossinelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rossinelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rossinelli is trying to break the clinch but is controlling him.
softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rossinelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from .
lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rossinelli looks gassed!
taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from as the two fighters clinch.
digs a right hand underneath Rossinelli's ribcage. Rossinelli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
is working Rossinelli over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
lands a body punch in the clinch.
lands a body shot in the clinch.
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
holding his opponent close, against the cage.
lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from .
pushes Rossinelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from .
lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from .
lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rossinelli.
Rossinelli tries to pull guard but holds him up against the cage and eventually Rossinelli drops back down to his feet.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, scores with a nice short uppercut.
scores with an uppercut up the middle.
effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from .
Rossinelli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
gets through Rossinelli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from .
Rossinelli tries to break free but pushes him back against the cage.
Rossinelli is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
lands with a right to the head.
lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
digs a right hand into Rossinelli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rossinelli's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for .
pushes Rossinelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
works on Rossinelli's body with a couple of short punches.
throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from .
throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossinellis head.
lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from - that landed with a thud.
lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rossinelli swings wildly with an uppercut but uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
working some nice short punches in the clinch.
prevents Rossinelli from breaking the clinch.
softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from .
leaning against his opponent.
lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rossinelli is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
Rossinelli throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from .
keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rossinelli's efforts to push away.
cracks Rossinelli with a nice body shot.
lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for to work.
Rossinelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
scores with a shoulder strike.
presses Rossinelli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from .
A short right from .
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
works on Rossinelli's body with a couple of short punches.
scores with a hook to the body.
is working Rossinelli over against the cage.
lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from .
Nice body punch from .
Rossinelli is trying to break the clinch but is controlling him.
lands a nice shot to the body.
dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
lands a shot to the body.
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossinelli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. is defending well for now.
Rossinelli is trying to break free.
lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
pushes Rossinelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
presses Rossinelli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossinellis head.
Rossinelli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
works on Rossinelli's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rossinelli misses with a series of wild punches.
cracks Rossinelli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rossinelli throws a lazy right hand but sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from .
Nice body punch from - that landed with a thud.
avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
lands a shoulder strike.
Rossinelli tries for a takedown. No joy.
avoiding damage.
Rossinelli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from .
has Rossinelli pressed against the cage.
scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rossinelli pushes off an throws an elbow but leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from .
lands a left hand.
pushes Rossinelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
scores with a nice hook to the head.
lands with a short punch from the clinch.
works on Rossinelli's body with a couple of short punches.
scores with a nice hook to the head.
lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
leaning his opponent against the cage.
lands a shoulder strike.
Rossinelli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rossinelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for .
scores with a shoulder strike.
throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossinellis head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
pressing his opponent against the cage.
is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rossinelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
controlling the action here for a moment.
stops a takedown attempt from Rossinelli.
Flea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Rossinelli.
is leaning against Rossinelli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
is working Rossinelli over against the cage.
digs a right hand underneath Rossinelli's ribcage. Rossinelli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
presses Rossinelli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rossinelli or not.
presses Rossinelli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
effectively controlling the action here.
gets underhooks to prevent Rossinelli's takedown attempt.
taking a breather.
Rossinelli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from - that landed with a thud.
Rossinelli working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from .
lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rossinelli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as walks away with a smile on his face. Rossinelli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by there.
dodges the punch combination from Rossinelli.
jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
misses with a body shot.
Flea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

drives through and clinches with Rossinelli against the cage.
slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rossinelli throws an elbow but misses.
Rossinelli is trying to break free.
Rossinelli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. smiles and moves away.
Rossinelli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

rushes Rossinelli and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from on the inside.
lands on the inside with an uppercut.
works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
lands a shoulder strike.
lands with a right to the head.
is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossinelli can do to turn this around?
lands a left hand.
just leaning against Rossinelli, taking a breather.
lands a hook to the side of the head.
scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from .
stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossinelli has pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
presses Rossinelli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rossinelli is trying to break the clinch but is controlling him.
Rossinelli wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flea dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!


tests Rossinelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from misses.
with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Rossinelli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rossinelli lands a lovely overhand right.
with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rossinelli to score with a decent uppercut.

clinches up with Rossinelli and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
digs a right hand into Rossinelli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rossinelli's gas tank.
A short left from .
slowing the pace effectively.
lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
cracks Rossinelli with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from - that landed with a thud.
Rossinelli takes a shot to the head.
lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rossinelli or not.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from .
lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
lands an uppercut.
lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossinellis head.
scores with a nice hook to the head.
pushes Rossinelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from .
lands a shot to the body.
lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
Rossinelli tries to circle away but has him pinned against the cage.
lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossinelli being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rossinelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
blocks a body shot from Rossinelli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
is leaning against Rossinelli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
is working Rossinelli over against the cage.
Rossinelli can't get the takedown.
Rossinelli has a couple of punches blocked by .
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossinelli can't break the clinch.
pushes Rossinelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
A short right from .
is working Rossinelli over against the cage.
throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossinelli is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
lands a body punch.
lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
The referee calls for to work.
Rossinelli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. smiles and moves away.
scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by as he connects with a hook.
keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
moves away from the strike by Rossinelli.
stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rossinelli moves forwards but connects with a nice, crisp jab.
avoids a punch combination nicely.

rushes Rossinelli and presses him up against the cage.
Rossinelli is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from .
A nice left hand lands by .
will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rossinelli up against the cage.
A body shot lands from .
lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for .
cracks Rossinelli with a nice body shot.
Paul Rossinelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rossinelli.
The referee is keeping an eye on - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rossinelli tries to circle away but has him pinned against the cage.
lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from .
A right hand to the body from .
Rossinelli throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossinelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rossinelli is trying to break free.
lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for .
Flea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rossinelli backwards.
Rossinelli misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flea !
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Okko Ukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Octavianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Octavianus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Madman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Okko Ukkonen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.



178 cm
21
153 lbs
6 - 7 - 0
162 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Okko Ukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nero Octavianus !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ukkonen scores a takedown into full mount!
Octavianus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Ukkonen looking to secure an arm triangle but Octavianus defends it well.
Octavianus tries to hold on but Ukkonen postures up.
Ukkonen content just to control the position here.
Octavianus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Octavianus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Octavianus tries to hold on but Ukkonen pushes him away.
Octavianus is squirming around, avoiding Ukkonen's attempts to control the action.
Ukkonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ukkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ukkonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ukkonen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Octavianus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Octavianus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Octavianus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen landing strikes from the mount.
Octavianus swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ukkonen blocks Octavianus 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Octavianus squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ukkonen lands a big shot there that rocks Octavianus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ukkonen trying to control but Octavianus is having none of it.
Octavianus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Octavianus tries to hold on but Ukkonen postures up.
Octavianus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Octavianus tries to lock up and control but Ukkonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Octavianus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Octavianus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ukkonen goes for an armbar but Octavianus turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Octavianus .
Ukkonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Octavianus trying to control but Ukkonen is working from the bottom.
Ukkonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ukkonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Octavianus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Octavianus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ukkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Octavianus is looking to work some ground and pound but Ukkonen has wrist control.
Octavianus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ukkonen wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The crowd cheers as Ukkonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Octavianus doesn't seem phased though.
Ukkonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Octavianus 's head backwards.
Octavianus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Octavianus shoots for a takedown but Ukkonen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Octavianus misses.
Ukkonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Octavianus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ukkonen cracks Octavianus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Octavianus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Octavianus scores with a jab to the body.
Octavianus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Ukkonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Octavianus as he jumps to the side.
Okko Ukkonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ukkonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Ukkonen gets caught flat footed, as Octavianus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Ukkonen is looking for a triangle but Octavianus pushes his legs off easily.
Octavianus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ukkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ukkonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Octavianus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ukkonen is tightening it up a little... Octavianus has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Octavianus reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Octavianus taps out! nice BJJ there by Ukkonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Okko Ukkonen!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
95%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Perusjamppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Harris looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!



200 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0
182 cm
19
273 lbs
2 - 1 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin


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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Perusjamppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perusjamppa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perusjamppa tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.

Perusjamppa closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.

Perusjamppa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perusjamppa as he avoids it easily.
Perusjamppa stuffs the takedown.
Perusjamppa lands a head kick. Harris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perusjamppa.
Perusjamppa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!

Perusjamppa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harris can't do much from the bottom here.
Harris looks gassed!
Perusjamppa trying to control the position but Harris is working away.

Perusjamppa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harris wants to control but Perusjamppa postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Perusjamppa is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
Harris stops Perusjamppa from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perusjamppa lands a head kick. Harris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That has opened up Paul Harris's cut even more.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perusjamppa lands a head kick. Harris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

The cut above Paul Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perusjamppa. That's going to slow Harris down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Perusjamppa drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.

Perusjamppa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perusjamppa lands a high kick!
Perusjamppa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Perusjamppa gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perusjamppa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Perusjamppa stands up from half guard.
Perusjamppa throws a head kick that Harris semi-blocks.

Paul Harris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pedro Perusjamppa!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rezchse Vishkovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Roky Erickson - Bloody Hammer. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.



200 cm
23
316 lbs
3 - 0 - 0
225 cm
19
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful


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




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Vishkovan misses the target.
A slow jab from Vishkovan misses its intended target.
Vishkovan misses with a straight left.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake feints and then cracks Vishkovan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vishkovan down.
Vishkovan throws a big shot that misses.
Drake throws a head kick but Vishkovan moves out of range.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Vishkovan moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rezchse Vishkovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vishkovan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Vishkovan misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Vishkovan misses its intended target.
Drake tries to bum rush Vishkovan with a series of wild strikes but Vishkovan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vishkovan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vishkovan.
Vishkovan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vishkovan throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
Jab from Vishkovan.
Nice cross by Vishkovan.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vishkovan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Vishkovan.
Vishkovan misses with a straight left.
Drake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vishkovan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vishkovan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake moves out of range as Vishkovan strikes.
Drake throws a series of punches but Vishkovan avoids them all with ease.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Vishkovan's head but Vishkovan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake slips a jab from Vishkovan.
Vishkovan 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.
The fighters circling - Vishkovan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake is looking to slow Vishkovan down with leg kicks.
Vishkovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vishkovan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vishkovan throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Drake.
Drake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drake lands a head kick. Vishkovan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Vishkovan.
Vishkovan missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vishkovan.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drake.
Vishkovan looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drake scores with a head kick.
Drake tries to bum rush Vishkovan with a series of wild strikes but Vishkovan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vishkovan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drake scores with a nice body kick.
Drake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vishkovan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drake.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vishkovan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Drake misses with the combination.
Vishkovan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake throws a one two combo.
Drake scores with a push kick.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vishkovan.
Drake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Drake.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Vishkovan jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.
Vishkovan avoids the head kick by Drake.
A left and a right from Drake both land. Nice combination.
Vishkovan slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake tries to bum rush Vishkovan with a series of wild strikes but Vishkovan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake swinging wildly here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vishkovan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vishkovan lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
Drake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vishkovan throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Vishkovan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drake tries to bum rush Vishkovan with a series of wild strikes but Vishkovan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vishkovan. That did some damage!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vishkovan throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vishkovan walks into a left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drake.
Drake lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Vishkovan counters with a straight right hand.
Vishkovan misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from Drake.
Drake throws a one two combo.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Vishkovan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake lands with a cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Drake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Drake throws a head kick that half lands.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake misses with a hook.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vishkovan.
Drake moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Vishkovan misses.
Vishkovan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vishkovan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drake. Drake obviously looking to wear him down.
Vishkovan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vishkovan avoids the head kick by Drake.
Vishkovan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Vishkovan backing up. Vishkovan nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Vishkovan slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vishkovan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake is looking to slow Vishkovan down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Drake!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
53%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlson Paulssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Bombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hektor Bombard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.



183 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0
174 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin


[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]


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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlson Paulssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hektor Bombard!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulssen moves away from the strike by Bombard.
Paulssen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bombard throws out the jab.
Paulssen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bombard throws out the jab.
Bombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bombard lands with a cross.
Bombard 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.
Bombard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulssen.
Paulssen takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Bombard does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bombard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulssen.
Paulssen misses the shot to the body.
Paulssen throws a series of punches but Bombard avoids them all with ease.
Paulssen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bombard.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bombard! Paulssen is backing up but he can't get away as Bombard lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Paulssen and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hektor Bombard!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

 
 
 
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