Helsinki Fighting League: 31 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Nordlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksej Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordlund comes into the arena with Hate to say I told you so from the Hives blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Nordlund
vs
Ruslan

191 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nordlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksej Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslan slips under a jab from Nordlund.
Ruslan throws a shot to the body.
Nordlund misses with a looping right.
Ruslan works Nordlund's body with a nice hook.
Ruslan defending well as Nordlund loads up on a big left hand.
Nordlund misses with a hook
and Ruslan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Ruslan.
Aleksej Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruslan.
Ruslan punishes Nordlund's body with a nice straight punch.
Nordlund sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruslan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nordlund takes a step back to recover.
Ruslan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nordlund takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nordlund takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Ruslan pushes Nordlund up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruslan has Nordlund pressed against the cage, preventing Nordlund from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruslan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan lands a hook to the side of the head.

Nordlund breaks the clinch.
Ruslan ducks under a wild hook from Nordlund.

Ruslan has managed to clinch.
Ruslan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Ruslan.
Ruslan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruslan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nordlund backwards.
Ruslan misses with a body punch.
Nordlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruslan keeps control of Nordlund as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruslan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nordlund letting Ruslan take a breather here.
Ruslan slowing the pace effectively.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruslan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordlund being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksej Ruslan.
Ruslan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nordlund takes a step back to recover.
Nordlund misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordlund ducks right into an uppercut from Ruslan.
Nordlund on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nordlund shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruslan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nordlund's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aleksej Ruslan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruslan lands a nice looking body kick.
Nordlund takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruslan digs a good hook to Nordlund's body.
Nordlund takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruslan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nordlund steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ruslan. That one must have hurt.
Nordlund is breathing heavily.
Nordlund stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruslan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan scores with a leg kick.

Ruslan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruslan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nordlund definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruslan lands a nice shot to the body.
Nordlund wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nordlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruslan scores with a shoulder strike.
Nordlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruslan misses with a punch to the body.
Ruslan trying to land knees to the body.
Ruslan controlling the action here for a moment.
Nordlund being controlled against the cage.
Nordlund wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruslan won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruslan.
Ruslan lands a hook that snaps the head of Nordlund backwards.
Nordlund wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruslan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nordlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordlund being controlled against the cage.
Nordlund misses with some punches.
Ruslan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nordlund will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordlund wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruslan won't allow it.
Ruslan can't find room to land a body shot as Nordlund controls the action.
Nordlund working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ruslan throws a head kick that half lands.
Nordlund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nordlund takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruslan connects with a leg kick. Nordlund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nordlund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruslan can pounce on him.
Nordlund throws a hook but Ruslan avoids it easily.
Nordlund swings widly with a right hand
and Ruslan counters with a nice body kick.
Ruslan connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice takedown defense from Ruslan. No joy for Nordlund on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Nordlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruslan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nordlund rather than just go for the knockout.
Nordlund shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruslan tries to sprawl out of it but Nordlund keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruslan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ruslan closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nordlund fails to land.
Ruslan stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruslan.
Ruslan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nordlund seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruslan can turn it around.
Ruslan landing knees to the body.
Ruslan just leaning against Nordlund, taking a breather.
Ruslan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruslan stalling the fight.
Ruslan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruslan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruslan misses with a body punch.
Ruslan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nordlund up against the cage.
Nordlund being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksej Ruslan.
Nordlund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordlund looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruslan tries to clinch but Nordlund is having none of it.
Ruslan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruslan lands a body shot.
Ruslan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nordlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruslan lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordlund looks to land a right hand but Ruslan moved out of range.
Nordlund bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruslan's head.
Ruslan pushes Nordlund away with a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruslan.
Nordlund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruslan can pounce on him.
Ruslan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan cracks Nordlund with a good jab.
Nordlund doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruslan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nordlund thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Nordlund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nordlund walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nordlund lands a jab-cross combination.
Ruslan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruslan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruslan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ruslan's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruslan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Nordlund is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruslan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nordlund's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Ruslan slams his shin into Nordlund's torso.
Ruslan jabs Nordlund to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nordlund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruslan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That kick from Ruslan tenderised Nordlund's leg. Nordlund is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nordlund's head.
Oh Nordlund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruslan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nordlund! Ruslan dives in looking to finish! Nordlund is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksej Ruslan!
A very excited looking Aleksej Ruslan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
David Nordlund spoke after the fight, saying 'He was better today but I will come back even stronger!'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Nassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm XsX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcolm XsX is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nassar
vs
XsX

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Nassar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm XsX!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nassar lands a jab to the head.
Nassar lands a jab.

It looks like Malcolm XsX has been cut.
Nassar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from XsX.
Nassar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nassar scores with a jab. XsX acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

XsX is rocked!
Nassar lands an overhand right.
XsX is still on wobbly legs! Can Nassar finish him?
Nassar cracks XsX with a left hook right on the temple and XsX goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Nassar lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully XsX is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Nassar!
Our winner, George Nassar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Numb. Virtanen has chosen Stitches - Paranoid as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carl Virtanen enters the cage!

Kamenov
vs
Virtanen

186 cm
22
203 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

188 cm
20
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Virtanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kamenov counters with a body kick that stops Virtanen in his tracks momentarily.
Virtanen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kamenov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kamenov throws a series of strikes that have Virtanen backpedaling.
Virtanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kamenov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamenov throws a head kick that half lands.
Virtanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kamenov lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virtanen misses with a double jab.
Virtanen misses the body punch
enabling Kamenov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamenov.
A jab from Kamenov finds it's way through Virtanen's defenses.
Virtanen throws a lazy head kick
and Kamenov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamenov throws a head kick that Virtanen semi-blocks.
Kamenov scores with a head kick.
Virtanen is looking to clinch but Kamenov is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Kamenov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kamenov lands with a slapping head kick.
Kamenov with a hook.
Kamenov throws a head kick that half lands.

Virtanen is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kamenov Throws a clean left jab. Kamenov Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Virtanen's chin! Virtanen crumbles to the ground and Kamenov follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Kamenov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grisha Kamenov!
Grisha Kamenov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jalkalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalkalukko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jordan Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jalkalukko
vs
Soderberg

190 cm
44
200 lbs
33 - 40 - 1

179 cm
41
186 lbs
29 - 25 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 33 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Jalkalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalkalukko connects with an inside leg kick.
Soderberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jalkalukko.
Jalkalukko throws a front kick aimed at Soderberg's knee but Soderberg avoids it well.
Soderberg with the counter takedown but Jalkalukko avoids it easily.
Jalkalukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soderberg.
Soderberg throws a leg kick but Jalkalukko moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jalkalukko.
Soderberg throws a head kick but Jalkalukko moves out of range.
Soderberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jesse Jalkalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg feints and then cracks Jalkalukko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jalkalukko down.
Jalkalukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalkalukko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've been hearing reports that Jalkalukko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Soderberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jalkalukko has time to react.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Jalkalukko looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jalkalukko shoots in for a takedown but Soderberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Soderberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalkalukko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jalkalukko scores with a leg kick.
Soderberg jabs at Jalkalukko's body.
Soderberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jalkalukko at a distance.
Jalkalukko tries to land a leg kick but Soderberg saw it coming and moves away.
Jalkalukko tries to work over Soderberg's front leg with a kick but Soderberg checks it.
Soderberg lands with an overhand left.
Soderberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Jalkalukko should have avoided that one.

Jalkalukko is rocked!
Soderberg Throws a clean left jab. Soderberg Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Jalkalukko's chin! Jalkalukko crumbles to the ground and Soderberg follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Soderberg!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rufus Soderberg!
Rufus Soderberg looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '...'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juntti Jallu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sobieski's choice of entrance music: Kto Cię Obroni Polsko. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jallu
vs
Sobieski

180 cm
32
241 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

188 cm
41
217 lbs
35 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntti Jallu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jallu throws a sloppy head kick and Sobieski moves out of range easily.
Jallu motions for Sobieski to come forward. Jallu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobieski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jallu scores with a jab to the head.
Jallu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobieski's hands.
Jallu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sobieski drops his hands momentarily and Jallu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jallu tries to clinch but Sobieski is having none of it.
Jallu is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski blocks a head kick by Jallu.
And Sobieski tries to counter it with a takedown but Jallu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sobieski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Sobieski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jallu, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Jallu on the inside.
Jallu cracks Sobieski with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sobieski looking for a takedown.
Jallu tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobieski avoids the damage to the body.
Sobieski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jallu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jallu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sobieski.
Juntti Jallu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Juntti Jallu has been cut.
Jallu swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Jallu scores with a punch to the head.
Jallu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jallu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sobieski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Juntti Jallu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jallu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobieski.
Sobieski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jallu defends it well.
Sobieski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu is looking to clinch.
Jallu throws a sloppy head kick and Sobieski moves out of range easily.

Jallu clinches.
Sobieski has Jallu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jallu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sobieski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Sobieski lands with a left to the head.
Jallu presses Sobieski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sobieski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jallu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Jallu.
Jallu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobieski.
Sobieski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Jallu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jallu showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallu thows a huge punch but Sobieski dodges it nicely.
Sobieski wants to get back to full guard.

Jallu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jallu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobieski manages to get to full guard.
Sobieski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jallu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobieski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sobieski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jallu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski wants to sweep here but Jallu controlling him for the moment.
Sobieski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jallu manages to get himself to full guard.

Jallu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sobieski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jallu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jallu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jallu has momentary wrist control but Sobieski slips an elbow through the middle.
Jallu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sobieski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sobieski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juntti Jallu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juntti Jallu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sobieski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jallu.
Jallu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jallu throws a lazy head kick

and Sobieski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sobieski.
Sobieski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jallu's guard.
Jallu is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jallu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobieski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jallu is doing well to control the position and prevent Sobieski from advancing to side control.
Sobieski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski wants to take a breather but Jallu is having none of it.
Sobieski is nestled in close to Jallu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sobieski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jallu defending well though.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobieski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobieski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but Jallu defending well.
Sobieski looks to land a strike but Jallu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sobieski looking to sit in guard and control but Jallu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jallu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobieski can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu is working Sobieski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Sobieski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jallu looking to pass the guard.
Sobieski lands a decent punch to the body there.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Jallu from controlling successfully.
Jallu preventing the sweep.

Jallu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jallu wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
Sobieski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is still trying to improve position.

Jallu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sobieski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jallu has managed to get both his arms back between Sobieski's legs - danger averted.
Jallu trying to control but Sobieski is working from the bottom.
Sobieski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jallu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sobieski's head.
Jallu preventing the sweep.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jallu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sobieski trying to keep a closed guard but Jallu is proving a slippery customer.
Jallu wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jallu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski trying to strike off his back.
Jallu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sobieski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jallu working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Jallu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jan Sobieski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juntti Jallu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jallu throws a chopping leg kick but Sobieski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jallu misses with a body kick.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.
Jallu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jallu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jallu throws out a loose jab but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.

Jallu moves into the clinch successfully.
Sobieski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jallu backwards.
Jallu stops a takedown attempt from Sobieski.
Jallu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobieski is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sobieski has clasped his hands together around Jallu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sobieski working the head with strikes.

Sobieski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jallu is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobieski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobieski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sobieski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jallu trying to control from the bottom.
Jallu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sobieski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sobieski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu is pulling down on Sobieski's head. It's preventing any offense from Sobieski, at least for the moment.
Sobieski connects with a couple of short punches.
Jallu striking off his back but it's not causing Sobieski any problems.
Jallu keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Jallu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jallu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Sobieski is rocked!
Jallu is looking to clinch but Sobieski is avoiding it.
Sobieski is still on wobbly legs! Can Jallu finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Sobieski!
Sobieski seems to have recovered his senses.
Jallu throws a chopping leg kick but Sobieski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sobieski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jallu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobieski.
Sobieski looks to land a body kick but Jallu moved away.
Jallu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!

Jallu lands a big right hand that sends Sobieski crashing to the mat! Jallu stays standing though and waves Sobieski back to his feet!
Juntti Jallu is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobieski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jallu cracks Sobieski with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sobieski falls to his knees and Jallu doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juntti Jallu!
Juntti Jallu retains his heavyweight title!
Juntti Jallu took some time post fight to say the following; 'HAHA... he and his manager suck ass LOL! Go play packman retard and leave games those need some intelligence to those who have brains LULZ!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

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

Snow
vs
Upchuk

156 cm
25
142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lathem Upchuk!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upchuk scores with a body shot.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Upchuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upchuk.
Upchuk misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow throws a head kick but Upchuk moves out of range.
As Snow backs off Upchuk throws a huge counter combo but Snow manages to avoid it all.
No joy there for Upchuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow thinks about countering with a head kick.
Upchuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow avoids the body shot from Upchuk.
Snow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Upchuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lathem Upchuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Upchuk.
Upchuk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snow swivels and escapes.

Upchuk tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Snow.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Upchuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Upchuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snow gets through Upchuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Upchuk blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Snow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Upchuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Snow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Upchuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snow doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snow is looking to counter with head kicks.
Upchuk blocks a head kick by Snow.
Snow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Upchuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Upchuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snow has time to react.
Upchuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the cage and back into range.
Snow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Upchuk. Those never looked like landing.
Upchuk throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
Upchuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Upchuk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
Upchuk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snow counters with a thumping low kick.
Upchuk misses with a few strikes there.
Snow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Upchuk connects with a single shot there.
Snow misses the body punch
and Upchuk counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Upchuk throws a series of punches but Snow avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Upchuk cracks Snow with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - Upchuk coming out on top.
Upchuk misses with a hook
and Snow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Upchuk misses with a two punch combination.
Snow stuns Upchuk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Upchuk lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snow. That's going to slow Upchuk down.
Upchuk misses with a hook to the body
and Snow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Upchuk is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Upchuk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Upchuk does it's job there.
Snow moves away from the strike by Upchuk.

Snow moves into range and clinches up with Upchuk.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Upchuk lands a jab to Snow's midsection.
Upchuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Upchuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow works the jab nicely.

Snow clinches up with Upchuk and pushes him back against the cage.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Upchuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Snow blocking some punches.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Upchuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Upchuk.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jon Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lathem Upchuk.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.

Snow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk misses with a double jab
and Snow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow takes a swing at Upchuk's ribcage but misses.
Snow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Upchuk misses with an uppercut
and Snow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Snow swats away the attempt to clinch by Upchuk.
An attempted straight right counter from Snow misses the target.
Upchuk lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Upchuk misses with a wild combination.
Snow lunges at Upchuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Upchuk's hand.
Upchuk scores with a body shot.
Upchuk tries to clinch but Snow is having none of it.
Upchuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Snow throws a leg kick which misses Upchuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Upchuk tries to avoid it.
Upchuk misses the body punch
and Snow counters with a thumping low kick.
Upchuk misses with a two punch combination.
Upchuk just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSnow.
Upchuk blocks a head kick by Snow.
Snow defending well as Upchuk loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Snow lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Snow darts in and clinches Upchuk up against the cage.
Snow could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Upchuk tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow has him pressed against the cage.
Upchuk blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upchuk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snow walks away with a smile on his face. Upchuk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Upchuk.

Upchuk gets tackled into the cage by Snow. Snow maintains the clinch.
Snow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Upchuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Upchuk is trying to stall.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Upchuk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jon Snow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lathem Upchuk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchuk tries to pull guard but Snow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Upchuk misses with the head strike.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Upchuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Snow tries a knee to the head but Upchuk blocks it.

Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow avoids the body shot from Upchuk.
Upchuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Upchuk moves out of range easily.
Upchuk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snow with a body shot.

Snow moves into range and clinches up with Upchuk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Upchuk tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow pushes Upchuk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Upchuk tries to pull guard but Snow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Upchuk is trying to pull guard but Snow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
A short uppercut from Snow.
Snow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Upchuk is rocked!
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Upchuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Snow finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Upchuk.
Upchuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Snow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whack! Snow lands a heavy head kick that drops Upchuk. The ref tackles Snow to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Upchuk was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jon Snow!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Solberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solberg comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Moon Rising. Runnisto has chosen Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Solberg
vs
Runnisto

182 cm
21
215 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

182 cm
21
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Solberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto jabs at Solberg's body.
Solberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Runnisto swings for the body but Solberg moves out of range.
Solberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Runnisto throws a sloppy head kick and Solberg moves out of range easily.
Solberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Runnisto connects with a single shot there.
Solberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Runnisto throws a poor cross that misses
and Solberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Solberg tenderised Runnisto's leg. Runnisto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut.
Solberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Solberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solberg attempts a counter takedown but Runnisto avoids it well and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Runnisto throws a body kick that misses.
Solberg is looking to slow Runnisto down with leg kicks.
Solberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Runnisto.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Runnisto misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Solberg.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Solberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Solberg.
Runnisto throws a big shot that misses.
Runnisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Solberg.
Runnisto throws a lazy right hand but Solberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Solberg doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solberg ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Solberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solberg ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Runnisto avoids the head kick by Solberg.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solberg.
Nice cross by Runnisto.
Runnisto cracks Solberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Runnisto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solberg. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Solberg.
A slow jab from Runnisto misses its intended target.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solberg slips a straight right by Runnisto.
Solberg ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Runnisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Solberg.
Runnisto throws a looping overhand right but Solberg ducks down to avoid it.
Solberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Runnisto sprawls and moves away.
Solberg thows a leg kick but Runnisto checks it
and Runnisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solberg moves away.
Solberg throws a sloppy head kick and Runnisto moves out of range easily.
Solberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Solberg throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick from Solberg misses.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut. Solberg saw that one coming.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Solberg ducked under it nicely.
Solberg defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto throws the kick towards the body but Solberg avoids it.
Solberg throws an overhand right that lands on Runnisto's shoulder, as Runnisto tries to avoid the shot.
Runnisto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solberg.
Runnisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solberg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Runnisto's knee momentarily.
Solberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Solberg.
Runnisto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Solberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab from Runnisto.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solberg.
Solberg feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Runnisto.
Solberg appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Runnisto lands with a good body shot.
Solberg throws a leg kick but Runnisto checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Runnisto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Solberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Runnisto on the side of the head.
Solberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solberg.
Solberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Runnisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Solberg ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Solberg feinted with a counter takedown.
Solberg defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Solberg misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Runnisto as he connects with a hook.
Runnisto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Solberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Solberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto misses with a shot to the body
and Solberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Solberg cracks the inside of Runnisto's front leg.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solberg.
Solberg half committed to a counter leg kick.
Solberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Runnisto throws a series of punches but Solberg moves out of range.
Runnisto lands a body shot.
Solberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Runnisto checks a leg kick.
Solberg moves away from the strike by Runnisto.
Solberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Runnisto's corner calls for a 1-2. Runnisto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Runnisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Runnisto defending well as Solberg loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solberg cracks Runnisto with a good jab.
Runnisto clobbers Solberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Solberg is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runnisto misses with a hook.
Solberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Solberg might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solberg manages to avoid it.
Solberg attempts a counter takedown but Runnisto avoids it well and moves away.
Solberg staying out of range there.
Runnisto works Solberg's body with a nice hook.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Solberg is just out of range.
Solberg tried to counter with a leg kick but Runnisto avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Runnisto.
Runnisto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Solberg's head backwards.
Solberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Runnisto.
Runnisto punishes Solberg's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Solberg misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto loads up on a big right hand but Solberg slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Runnisto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Solberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Solberg defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Runnisto scores with a body shot.
Solberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Runnisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runnisto takes a swing at Solberg's ribcage but misses.
Solberg throwing a counter right hand but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Solberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Runnisto.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runnisto.
Runnisto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solberg.
Runnisto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Runnisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
A low kick from Solberg is predictable there
and Runnisto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Runnisto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Solberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Solberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Solberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Runnisto cracks Solberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solberg. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto jabs Solberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Solberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Runnisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Solberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iikka Runnisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Solberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good work by Runnisto as he checks the leg kick.
Solberg throws a head kick that half lands.
Solberg throws a big shot that misses.
Runnisto connects with a body shot that sends Solberg's belly button to the back.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solberg.
Runnisto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Solberg throws a low kick, looking for Runnisto's leg but Runnisto calmly moves out of range.
Solberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solberg tries a low kick but Runnisto avoids it.
Runnisto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Runnisto thuds his right hand into Solberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Runnisto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solberg manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto checks a leg kick.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solberg.
Runnisto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Runnisto looks to land a left hand but Solberg moved out of range nicely.
Solberg is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Runnisto moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iikka Runnisto!
Iikka Runnisto is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Iikka Runnisto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.