BS:H 10 - Small Potatoes PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Barford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paige
vs
Barford

160 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

198 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spencer Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Barford!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barford is looking to clinch but Paige is avoiding it.
Barford tries to clinch but Paige is having none of it.
Barford tries to clinch up but Paige circles away and keeps his distance.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paige swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paige paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Barford drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Paige looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Paige looking for subs off his back but Barford has passed one foot through into half guard.

Barford escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paige has a takedown stuffed.

Barford moves into the clinch.
Paige is trying to drag Barford to the mat but Barford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barford landing knees to the head.
Barford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paige's face.
Paige is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Paige. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paige is breathing heavily.
Come on Barford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paige's efforts to push away.
Barford just leaning against Paige, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Barford.
Barford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paige is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paige takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barford scores with a knee to the head.
Paige is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barford gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barford scores with a knee to the head.
Barford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paige changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barford fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Barford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barford lands a nice elbow.
Barford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Barford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paige's face.
The referee calls for Barford to work.
Barford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barford lands a knee to the head.
Barford lands a nice elbow.
Barford scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barford obliges.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paige tries for a takedown but Barford manages to get underhooks.
Barford with a knee to the head.
Paige has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barford connects with a knee to the head.
Paige wants a takedown but no success here.
Barford landing knees to the head.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paige has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paige tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barford smiles and moves away.
Paige circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barford tries to clinch up but Paige circles away and keeps his distance.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch but Paige swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barford moves in looking to clinch but Paige pushes him off.
Paige swats away the attempt to clinch by Barford.
Barford tries to clinch there but Paige circles away.
Barford wants to clinch up but Paige keeps it at a distance.
Barford tries to clinch up.
Paige circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paige swivels and escapes.
Barford is looking to clinch but Paige is avoiding it.
Paige circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Paige.
Barford tries to clinch but Paige is having none of it.
Barford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Barford dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barford tries to clinch up but Paige circles away and keeps his distance.
Barford tries to clinch up.
Paige fails to land the takedown.
Barford wants to clinch up but Paige keeps it at a distance.

Paige shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paige.

Barford has one foot on Paige's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barford closes the distance and clinches up with Paige, looking for a takedown. Barford pushes Paige against the cage but Paige circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dan Barford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barford tries to clinch but Paige is having none of it.

Barford darts in and clinches Paige up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barford lands an elbow inside that Paige shrugs off.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barford landing knees to the body.
Barford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paige jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barford walks away with a smile on his face. Paige gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paige paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barford wants to clinch up but Paige keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barford moves into the clinch.
Paige takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paige digs a right hand into Barford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barford's gas tank.
Barford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barford wants to stall.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paige is trying to drag Barford to the mat but Barford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Paige. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paige goes for a takedown attempt but Barford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch but Paige swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Barford gets a clinch.
Barford lands an elbow that stopped Paige in his tracks for a moment.
Barford with a knee to the head.
Barford lands an elbow just above Paige 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Paige's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barford trying to control the position but instead, Paige has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barford into the cage.
Barford scores with a knee to the head.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barford connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Barford.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barford. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Barford scores with a knee to the head.
Barford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paige's face.
Barford controlling the action here for a moment.
Paige trying to land knees to the body.
Barford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Paige takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barford with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barford.
Barford lands a knee to the head.
Barford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barford wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Barford.
Barford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paige avoids it really well and circles away.
Paige circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barford tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barford moves in looking to clinch but Paige pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barford tries to close the distance and clinch but Paige swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Barford closes the distance and pushes Paige back into the cage.
Barford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barford working Paige over with knees to the body.
Barford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Barford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Paige circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paige tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barford tries to clinch
enabling Paige to counter with a crisp jab.
Paige misses with a double jab.
Barford tries to clinch but Paige moves away

and Paige moves into the clinch.
Barford scores a nice knee to the body.
Paige tries for a takedown but Barford manages to get underhooks.
Paige takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barford landing knees to the head.
Barford with a knee to the head.
Paige takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paige's face.
Barford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paige's face.
Barford lands a knee to the head.
Barford is struggling to control the position.
Barford with a knee to the head.
Barford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paige.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barford lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barford scores with a knee to the head.
Paige is working for takedown but Barford is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Paige. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barford crunches a lovely knee into Paige's ribcage.
Barford lands an elbow inside.
Paige jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barford walks away with a smile on his face. Paige gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barford wants to clinch
and Paige counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Barford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Barford has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Barford darts in trying to clinch
and Paige counters with a three punch combo that has Barford backing up. Barford nods at Paige to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barford tries to clinch up

and Paige counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barford!
Paige looking to control but Barford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barford wants to try and get back to his feet.

Paige goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Barford turns into him and now he's in Paige's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paige throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paige is looking for a triangle here but Barford uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Paige is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Barford decides to stand back up. Barford steps back and let's Paige get back to his feet.

Barford moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Barford.
Barford lands a knee to the head.
Barford avoiding damage.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barford taking a breather.
Barford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paige's face.
Barford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paige tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spencer Paige has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Barford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barford crunches a lovely knee into Paige's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Barford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Barford!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Gusmao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Ranta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gusmao
vs
Ranta

183 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Ranta!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusmao misses with an uppercut.
Gusmao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ranta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
Gusmao jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Gusmao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gusmao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ranta wants to get back to his feet.
Ranta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gusmao.
Gusmao trying to control the action but Ranta is working from the bottom.
Gusmao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Ranta looking for submissions off his back.
Ranta gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gusmao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao lands a couple of digs.
Gusmao slips nicely into half guard.
Ranta wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusmao lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gusmao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gusmao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ranta defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ranta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gusmao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ranta wants to get back to his feet.
Ranta has hold of Gusmao's hands but Gusmao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ranta taking some punishment here, with Gusmao in his half guard.
Gusmao lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ranta has hold of Gusmao's hands but Gusmao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao stops Ranta from getting back to his feet.
Ranta is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gusmao not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ranta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gusmao scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gusmao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ranta is trying to stand back up but Gusmao is controlling him
Gusmao tries to pass to full mount but Ranta defends it.
Ranta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gusmao thuds his right hand into Ranta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Gusmao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gusmao showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ranta is refusing to be controlled, as Gusmao sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranta is looking to escape.
Ranta moves into full guard.
Gusmao postures up and lands a big shot to Ranta's brow.
Gusmao trying to control but Ranta is working from the bottom.
Gusmao postures up in Ranta's guard and throws a big left but Ranta blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gusmao chips away with some ground and pound.
Ranta wants to stand up but Gusmao is controlling him.
Gusmao trying to control the position from guard on top but Ranta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusmao landing with the ground and pound.

Ranta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gusmao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ranta looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao connects with a couple of short punches.
Ranta wants to stand but Gusmao is controlling the position.
Gusmao landing some decent shots from guard.
Gusmao wants to control from the top but Ranta keeps moving.
Gusmao throwing strikes but missing.
Ranta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao advances position into side control!
Ranta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Gusmao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ranta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gusmao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ranta on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Gusmao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gusmao throwing shots but Ranta is blocking nicely.
Gusmao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ranta is trying to stand up here but Gusmao is controlling him well.
Gusmao is trying to control. Ranta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Ranta manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ranta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusmao.
Ranta misses the jab.
Gusmao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
Gusmao takes a swing at Ranta's ribcage but misses.
Gusmao moves out of range as Ranta strikes.
Ranta slips under a jab from Gusmao.
Gusmao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ranta.
Gusmao throws a good cross that connects.
Ranta throws a right hand that Gusmao ducks under and follows up with a left that Gusmao also avoids with ease.
Gusmao throws a jab when Ranta was well out of range.
Gusmao scores with a punch to the head.
Gusmao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ranta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gusmao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ranta is breathing heavily.
Gusmao checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao looks to throw the jab but Ranta is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gusmao.
Gusmao thuds his right hand into Ranta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luiz Gusmao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ranta motions for Gusmao to come forward. Ranta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ranta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tommy Ranta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ranta walks into a jab.

Gusmao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ranta sprawls well initially but Gusmao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gusmao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gusmao scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ranta is refusing to be controlled, as Gusmao sits in half guard.
Gusmao prevents Ranta from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Gusmao there.
Gusmao lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gusmao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao tries to pass to full mount but Ranta defends it.
Gusmao missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gusmao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ranta keeps working.
Ranta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusmao.
Ranta is looking to escape.
Luiz Gusmao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ranta has hold of Gusmao's hands but Gusmao slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gusmao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gusmao slips a nice elbow through Ranta's hands, connecting with Ranta's forehead.
Ranta wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ranta is refusing to be controlled, as Gusmao sits in half guard.
Gusmao stops Ranta from getting back to his feet.
Gusmao moves into full mount! Ranta won't be happy about that!
Gusmao lands a big elbow.
Gusmao looking to finish Ranta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ranta!
Ranta wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gusmao lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gusmao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ranta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ranta is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusmao with shots to the head and body - Ranta looks very uncomfortable down there.

Gusmao looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Gusmao dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gusmao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ranta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Gusmao there.
Gusmao throws an overhand right that lands on Ranta's shoulder, as Ranta tries to avoid the shot.
Gusmao connects with a right hand. Ranta shakes it off.
Gusmao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ranta sprawls well. Ranta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gusmao gets slowly back to his feet.
Gusmao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusmao fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ranta misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Gusmao.
Nice straight punches there by Gusmao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gusmao.
Ranta moves forwards but Gusmao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gusmao shoots for a takedown but Ranta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Gusmao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusmao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gusmao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gusmao there.
Gusmao looks to land a combination but Ranta avoids it well.
Ranta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ranta tries to clinch there but Gusmao circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao misses with an uppercut.
Gusmao ducks under a wild hook from Ranta.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a lazy right hand but Ranta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Gusmao shoots in and bounces Ranta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gusmao throws a strike but Ranta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gusmao 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.
Ranta wants to stand but Gusmao is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gusmao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranta would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gusmao is pulling down on Ranta's head to control his posture.
Ranta is looking to stand up but Gusmao won't let him.
Gusmao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Gusmao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Gusmao is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ranta throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gusmao's body to avoid the submission. Gusmao has instead reached around Ranta's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gusmao arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luiz Gusmao!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between rolf rolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocko Itleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

rolfson
vs
Itleri

185 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

181 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, rolf rolfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocko Itleri!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itleri is trying hard to land a takedown here. rolfson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rocko Itleri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from rolfson. No joy for Itleri on that attempt.
Itleri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
rolf rolfson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocko Itleri.
rolfson lands with a kick to the temple. Itleri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

rolfson clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from rolfson.

rolfson breaks from the clinch.

Itleri shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
rolfson trying to hold on to Itleri's head to control him but Itleri postures up.
rolfson tries to get to full guard but Itleri has control of the leg.
Itleri looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
rolfson wants to improve his position but Itleri is controlling well.
rolfson moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

rolfson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
rolfson trying to control the position.
Itleri looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
rolfson tries to clinch but Itleri moves out of range.
rolfson tries to clinch but Itleri moves out of range.
rolfson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Itleri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from rolfson as Itleri shoots in.
Itleri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
rolfson throws a series of punches but Itleri moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

rolfson forces Itleri back against the cage and clinches.
Itleri drops down looking for an ankle pick but rolfson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Itleri looks gassed!

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

rolfson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
rolfson tries to clinch up.
Itleri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but rolfson swivels and escapes.
rolfson wants to clinch.

Itleri scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Itleri is thwarting rolfson's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Itleri wants to free his trapped foot but rolfson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
rolfson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rolfson is trying to control but can't.
Itleri tries to stand but his hand is stuck under rolfson.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

rolfson has closed the distance and engaged Itleri in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
rolfson landing knees to the body.

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

rolfson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Itleri did well to prevent rolfson getting side control.

rolfson decides to stand and escape the position.
Itleri fails with the takedown

and rolfson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Itleri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

rolfson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Itleri swats away the attempt to clinch by rolfson.

rolfson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

rolfson has gone for a leg lock! Itleri slips out almost immediately though and dives into rolfson's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rolfson controls Itleri momentarily but Itleri frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rolf rolfson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

rolfson moves in looking to clinch but Itleri pushes him off.
Itleri lands a lovely overhand right.
Itleri tries for a takedown but rolfson circles away easily

and rolfson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Itleri tries to score a body lock takedown but rolfson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
rolfson with a knee to the head.

rolfson manages to break the clinch.
rolfson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Itleri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
rolfson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Itleri doesn't succeed with the takedown

and rolfson counters by moving into the clinch.
rolf rolfson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocko Itleri.
rolfson stalling in the clinch but Itleri improves position.
rolfson tries to land a knee to the head but Itleri blocks with his arms.

rolfson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
rolfson keeps the fight on the outside.
rolfson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

rolfson darts in and clinches Itleri up against the cage.
Itleri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Itleri goes for a takedown in the clinch but rolfson prevents it.
rolfson tries to circle away but Itleri has him pinned against the cage.
Itleri goes for a takedown attempt but rolfson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

rolfson closes the distance and clinches.

rolfson pulls guard effortlessly.
rolfson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
rolfson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Itleri manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
rolfson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Itleri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Itleri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Itleri controls rolfson momentarily but rolfson frees himself.

rolfson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Itleri looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Itleri looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Itleri!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
rolfson is looking for a sweep.
Itleri wants to lay and pray for a moment but rolfson keeps working.
rolfson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Itleri controls the position.

Itleri stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Itleri doesn't succeed with the takedown
and rolfson counters with a one-two to the body.

rolfson takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

rolfson breaks from the clinch.

rolfson has managed to clinch.
Itleri tries to pull guard but rolfson won't allow it.
rolfson tries to land knees in the clinch but Itleri avoids the damage to the body.
Itleri is working for takedown but rolfson is calmly controlling the position for now.

rolfson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
rolfson is looking to clinch but Itleri is avoiding it.
Itleri misses with a takedown
and rolfson counters with a right hand to the body.
rolfson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Itleri.

rolfson drives through and clinches with Itleri against the cage.
rolfson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
rolfson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Itleri is defending well for now.

rolfson breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - rolfson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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

rolf rolfson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

rolfson tries to clinch but Itleri moves out of range.
Itleri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and rolfson counters by clinching up.

rolfson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Itleri regains guard immediately.

rolfson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Itleri is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Itleri has escaped and now he's on top!
rolfson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Itleri controls the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rolfson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
rolfson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

rolfson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Itleri escapes and throws rolfson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
rolfson can't do much from the bottom here.
Itleri is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt rolfson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
rolfson tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
rolfson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Itleri happy to just control the position for now.
rolfson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itleri wants to control but rolfson is keeping him busy.

Itleri stands up.
rolfson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

rolfson instigates a clinch.
Itleri takes an elbow to the forehead.
rolfson misses with a knee strike.
Itleri looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by rolfson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
rolfson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Itleri wants a takedown.
rolf rolfson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocko Itleri.
Itleri jumps guard but rolfson stands there with Itleri around his waist. Itleri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

rolfson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Itleri tries for a takedown but rolfson circles away easily

and rolfson counters by moving into the clinch.

rolfson breaks from the clinch.
rolfson lands with a nice body kick.
rolfson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
rolfson is looking to clinch but Itleri is avoiding it.
Itleri shoots and misses

and rolfson counters by clinching up.
rolfson misses with a knee to the head.

rolfson pulls guard effortlessly.

rolfson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Itleri stacks rolfson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Itleri!
Rocko Itleri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
rolf rolfson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
rolfson can't do much from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
rolf rolfson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for rolfson, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rolf rolfson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between joe white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

white
vs
Jackson

180 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, joe white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
white tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
white shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
white trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
white has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.
white working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.

white had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
white working a defensive guard here.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Jackson drops back looking for a leg! white is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and white manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into white's guard.
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.
white keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
white trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as white holds on and takes a little breather.
white being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson wants to control from the top but white keeps moving.
white working a defensive guard but Jackson manages to pass into side control anyway.
white being controlled for a moment.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but white is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Manny Jackson.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
joe white seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
white tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
white really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in white's guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but white keeps moving.

Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson won't allow white to sweep him here.

white kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
joe white has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Jackson.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson working over white with some ground and pound. white looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson is keen to just control but white is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

white gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

white pushes Jackson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and white counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
white fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
white doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.

white scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson is trying to control but white passes into side control!
Jackson wants to control but white postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
white trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
white trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite white's best efforts.
Jackson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as white tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
white can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding white's attempts to control the action.
white pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with white. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
white connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jackson tries to hold on but white pushes him away.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
white avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
white fails to move to back control.
white thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
white can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joe white dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

white misses with a few strikes there.

white throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and white finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson pulls white in to control the position.
white preventing the sweep.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
white wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson pulls white in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but white is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson wants to sweep here but white controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson looks for a takedown but white sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but white shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
white fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson shoots and misses

and white counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
joe white has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Jackson.
white trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but white puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
white is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
Jackson is not content to let white control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
white thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
white is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
white throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
white lands a head shot.
white tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
white misses with a takedown attempt

and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in white's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but white is retaining full guard.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but white gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
white looking to pass the guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing white from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
joe white showed his dominance in that final round.
I think white has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joe white!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Ricester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricester comes to the cage accompanied by War Vince DiCola. Toni Ricester is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ricester
vs
Johnson

190 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

183 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Ricester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ricester, pushing him back against the cage.
Ricester misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ricester fails to land.
Ricester working aggressively here.
Ricester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ricester scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Ricester swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricester misses with the head strike.
Ricester misses with the head strike.
Ricester has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Ricester misses with a punch on the inside.
Ricester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricester misses with some punches.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ricester misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricester lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Ricester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricester gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Ricester throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to drag Ricester to the mat but Ricester just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ricester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ricester fails to land.
Ricester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ricester is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ricester down to the mat. Ricester avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toni Ricester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Johnson.

Ricester looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ricester wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ricester uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ricester will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ricester.

Johnson has Ricester up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ricester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ricester.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ricester just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Ricester misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Ricester prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ricester gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Johnson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ricester regains guard.
Johnson stops Ricester from standing up.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ricester is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Ricester is breathing heavily.
Ricester keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricester is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ricester is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ricester dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Ricester's head and hops out.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Ricester or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson moves into full mount!
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ricester tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.
Ricester trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ricester is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ricester manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ricester down.
Ricester wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ricester has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ricester.

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Ricester is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ricester is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Ricester is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Bryan Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ricester checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ricester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ricester sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Ricester is having none of it.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ricester kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Ricester wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control the action but Ricester is working from the bottom.
Ricester looks like he's trying to stand up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Ricester circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ricester has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ricester is looking to escape.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ricester does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ricester is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Johnson working over Ricester with some ground and pound. Ricester looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Ricester pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.

Ricester drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Ricester decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toni Ricester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ricester swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ricester gets a takedown into half guard.
Ricester tries to stand and escape but Johnson is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ricester stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Johnson to get to his feet.
Ricester shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Johnson has Ricester up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Ricester manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ricester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ricester shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Ricester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Ricester. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ricester is defended easily by Johnson.

Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ricester was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Ricester manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ricester closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Ricester getting side control.
Ricester is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Johnson manages to get to full guard.

Ricester gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ricester keeps the fight on the outside.

Ricester bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Ricester has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ricester shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Ricester is keeping him busy.
Ricester wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricester trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Ricester is having none of it.
Ricester's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ricester taking shots to the head.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.

Johnson working for a submission but Ricester is keeping him at bay.
Ricester is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Toni Ricester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricester squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Ricester looks very uncomfortable down there.

Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ricester is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Ricester's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ricester has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ricester is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Ricester is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Johnson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Ricester is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Johnson!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ome james (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

james
vs
Clearly

225 cm
25
208 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, ome james!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
james walks into a stiff left hand from Clearly.
james is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clearly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clearly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
james fails with a takedown attempt.
james closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clearly circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ome james. That's going to take a lot out of him.
james shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clearly pinned against the cage. Clearly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clearly throws a body punch but james moves out of range.
Clearly looks to throw the jab but james is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Clearly. No joy for james on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from james.
A punch combination from Clearly misses.
Clearly stuffs the takedown.
james is breathing heavily.

Clearly cracks james with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Clearly has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning james to stand back up!

james is rocked!

It looks like ome james has been cut.
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!

Clearly has managed to clinch.
Oh james is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clearly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down james.
james is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clearly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clearly just leaning against james, taking a breather.
Clearly continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Clearly lands a hook that snaps the head of james backwards.
Clearly has james pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clearly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly lands a big right hand that drops james! The killer instinct kicks in and Clearly finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Clearly!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ainsley Clearly!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shepherd
vs
Sanchez

183 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Shepherd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shepherd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shepherd.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shepherd swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Shepherd uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shepherd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.

Shepherd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
Shepherd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shepherd throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Shepherd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Shepherd postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shepherd, into his guard.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Shepherd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shepherd is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shepherd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Shepherd drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanchez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanchez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanchez!
Shepherd is looking to regain half guard here but Sanchez keeps moving and retains side control.
Shepherd is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Shepherd is working from the bottom.
Shepherd tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Shepherd seems a little lost for a moment, as Sanchez dominates the positioning.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shepherd shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Shepherd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shepherd swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Shepherd feints and as Sanchez raises his hands in defense, Shepherd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Sanchez wriggles free and stands up.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Shepherd off the cage and back into rage.
Roman Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepherd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roman Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shepherd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Shepherd.
Sanchez throws a hook but Shepherd avoids it easily.
Roman Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Shepherd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Shepherd moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Shepherd slips the punch.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Shepherd circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Shepherd moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Shepherd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body

and Shepherd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
Shepherd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Roman Sanchez has been cut.
Shepherd throwing strikes but Sanchez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

Shepherd drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanchez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanchez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanchez!
Shepherd manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shepherd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Shepherd has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sanchez doesn't defend quickly enough and Shepherd has managed to lock this one up! Can Sanchez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Shepherd on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Shepherd!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Maunone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maunone's choice of entrance music: Motörhead - The Game. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ulfsson
vs
Maunone

187 cm
18
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Maunone!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulfsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Maunone. Maunone gets slowly back to his feet.
Maunone avoids the head kick by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson wants to slow Maunone down by chopping away at his legs.
Maunone shoots in but Ulfsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maunone shoots in for a double leg but Ulfsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Maunone.
Ulfsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maunone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maunone blocks a head kick by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson throws a head kick but Maunone moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ulfsson. Maunone does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson throws the kick towards the body but Maunone avoids it.
A low kick from Maunone misses
and Ulfsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ulfsson misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Ulfsson lands but Maunone takes it in his stride.
Maunone has his takedown stuffed
and Ulfsson counters with a body kick.
Maunone looks gassed!
Maunone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulfsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maunone blocks a head kick by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ulfsson.
Nice body kick there by Ulfsson.
Maunone blocks a head kick by Ulfsson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ulfsson.
Ulfsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ulfsson thows a body kick. Maunone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ulfsson cracks the inside of Maunone's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ulfsson.
Ulfsson scores with a leg kick.
Ulfsson throws a sloppy head kick and Maunone moves out of range easily.
Ulfsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maunone. That did some damage!
Maunone is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ulfsson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maunone.
Ulfsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulfsson throws a front kick that sends Maunone stumbling back into the cage.
Ulfsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maunone blocks a head kick by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maunone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson thows a body kick. Maunone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ulfsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maunone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnbjorn Ulfsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ulfsson lands with a nice body kick.
Ulfsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maunone with a poor takedown

and Ulfsson counters with a head kick that drops Maunone to the mat! Maunone scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Maunone is rocked!
Ulfsson throws a head kick but Maunone moves out of range.
Maunone is still on wobbly legs! Can Ulfsson finish him?
Ulfsson connects with a nice cross there... Maunone is looking wobbly and Ulfsson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Maunone to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Ulfsson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daavid Haapalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Haapalainen

171 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daavid Haapalainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapalainen slips under a jab.
Haapalainen is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Haapalainen slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen throws a head kick that misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haapalainen but Haapalainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haapalainen is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haapalainen's waist but Haapalainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haapalainen misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haapalainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Haapalainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haapalainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Haapalainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donk. Haapalainen catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones shoots in but Haapalainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haapalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haapalainen connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Jones tumbling to the canvas! Haapalainen pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Jones was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daavid Haapalainen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
16%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miki Thron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Calzaghe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miki Thron's chin.

Calzaghe
vs
Thron

182 cm
19
173 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miki Thron!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thron.
No luck for Thron with that takedown attempt.
Miki Thron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzaghe stuffs the takedown attempt from Thron. Thron gets slowly back to his feet.
Calzaghe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Calzaghe scores with a nice right hand.
Calzaghe lands a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thron.
Joe Calzaghe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miki Thron.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut.
Thron shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calzaghe defends it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Thron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Calzaghe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thron.
Calzaghe connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe stuns Thron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thron looks gassed!
Thron walks into a straight right hand from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a body shot.
Calzaghe lands with an overhand left.
Calzaghe connects with a body shot.
Calzaghe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thron's hands.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thron has time to react.
Calzaghe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calzaghe lands a jab.

Thron is rocked!
Calzaghe lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Thron - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Calzaghe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Calzaghe!

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