Kumite 44 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Crack
vs
Miles

175 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ceester Crack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond Miles!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crack.
Miles fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Miles.
Crack fails with a takedown attempt.
Miles misses with a wild combination.
Desmond Miles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crack avoids a punch combination nicely.

Crack bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miles is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Crack tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miles wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crack tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crack has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Crack wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Miles, who protects the arm well.
Miles is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Crack is controlling him well.
Crack moves into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miles is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Crack forces the positional change into back control.

Miles won't enjoy being in this position. Crack looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Miles is tapping - it's over boys! Crack picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ceester Crack!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter The Farter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner comes to the cage accompanied by Rock you like a Hurricane by The Scorpions. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Doerner
vs
The Farter

170 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carter The Farter!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Farter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doerner.
The Farter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doerner.
The Farter slips a jab and a cross from Doerner.
Doerner moves out of range as The Farter throws a body kick.
The Farter blocks a head kick by Doerner.
The Farter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doerner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

The Farter drives through with a takedown into Doerner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Farter postures up in Doerner's guard and throws a big left but Doerner blocks it.
The Farter works over Doerner with some ground and pound from guard.
The Farter postures up in Doerner's guard and throws a big left but Doerner blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Farter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Farter throws and elbow that misses. Doerner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Farter's guard. Nice move by Doerner!

The Farter looking for a guillotine here but Doerner defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Farter has an active guard here but Doerner has managed to pass into half guard.

The Farter is defending against the submission attempts here by Doerner.
The Farter trying to hold on to Doerner's head to control him but Doerner postures up.
The Farter tries to get to full guard but Doerner has control of the leg.
Doerner trying to control from half guard but The Farter is working away.
The Farter is looking for a sweep. Doerner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Farter wants to sweep but Doerner has passed to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Farter sneaks back into half guard.
The Farter is looking for a sweep. Doerner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Farter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Farter is trying to maintain the position but Doerner is very close to passing his half guard.
Doerner prevents The Farter from improving his position.
The Farter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Farter trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The Farter tries to lock up and control but Doerner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Farter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doerner looking to secure an arm triangle but The Farter defends it well.
The Farter wants to control but Doerner is having none of it.
Doerner with the ground and pound from mount.

Doerner gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Helmut Doerner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doerner throws a wild body kick that The Farter sees coming a mile off.
The Farter moves out of range of the strikes.
Doerner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Doerner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doerner fails with the takedown.
Doerner tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Doerner misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Farter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doerner to the ground. The Farter is now in Doerner's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doerner wants to get back to his feet but The Farter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doerner is breathing heavily.
The Farter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Farter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Farter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Farter is in close to Doerner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Farter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Farter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Doerner wriggles free and stands up.
The Farter jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Doerner gets caught napping as The Farter dives in and scores a takedown. Doerner manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter The Farter dominated that round.
That's time! Doerner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Doerner has a takedown stuffed.
The Farter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doerner throws a right hand that The Farter ducks under and follows up with a left that The Farter also avoids with ease.
Doerner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The Farter looking to score a takedown here. Doerner is defending well but The Farter drives through and ends up in Doerner's guard.
The Farter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doerner wants to stand and escape but The Farter is having none of it.
The Farter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter The Farter has got the better of the ground game so far.

The Farter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Doerner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Doerner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Doerner!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Farter tries to bench press Doerner off him but Doerner keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Farter wants to control but Doerner postures up.

Doerner decides to take the fight back to the feet.

The Farter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Doerner quickly recovers to half guard.
The Farter prevents Doerner from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Farter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doerner tries to kick The Farter off but The Farter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Farter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The Farter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Doerner has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Farter throwing shots but Doerner is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Farter stops Doerner from getting back to his feet.

The Farter is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Doerner to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Farter postures up and lands a big shot to Doerner's brow.
Doerner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Farter lands a couple of digs.
The Farter throwing strikes from guard but Doerner blocks nicely.
The Farter looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Farter throws a big right hand that misses.
The Farter landing with the ground and pound.
The Farter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Farter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Farter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doerner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Farter connects with a couple of short punches.
The Farter throws and elbow that misses. Doerner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Farter's guard. Nice move by Doerner!
The Farter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Farter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Farter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doerner is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Farter is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Farter postures up in Doerner's guard and throws a big left but Doerner blocks it.
The Farter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doerner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Farter throws and elbow that misses. Doerner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Farter's guard. Nice move by Doerner!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Farter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter The Farter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

The Farter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Farter throws a hook but Doerner avoids it easily.
Doerner misses with a wild combination.
Doerner scores with a nice strike.
The Farter looks for the body kick but Doerner saw that one coming.
That kick from Doerner tenderised The Farter's leg. The Farter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doerner tries a head kick but it misses.
The Farter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Farter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doerner shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doerner is looking to clinch but The Farter is avoiding it.
Doerner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Farter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Farter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doerner avoids it really well and circles away.
Doerner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Farter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Farter motions for Doerner to come forward. The Farter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doerner delivers a nice body kick.
Doerner lands a jab to The Farter's midsection.
Helmut Doerner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Farter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Farter walks into a straight right hand from Doerner.
Doerner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter The Farter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Doerner.
Doerner tries to clinch but The Farter is having none of it.
Doerner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Farter eats them both and turns towards Doerner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doerner misses with a two punch combination.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from The Farter misses the target.
Doerner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Doerner as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Doerner does no damage.

The Farter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Doerner quickly recovers to half guard.
The Farter trying to control from half guard but Doerner is working away.
The Farter stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Farter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doerner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Doerner is trying to stand up here but The Farter is controlling him well.
The Farter wants to control but Doerner is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carter The Farter.
Doerner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Farter.
Helmut Doerner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Farter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doerner keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Farter taking a break here but Doerner is having none of it and regains half guard.
The Farter trying to control from Doerner's half guard. Doerner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The Farter trying to control but Doerner is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Farter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Doerner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Helmut Doerner.
I think The Farter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter The Farter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kuyrpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Kuyrpa has chosen Armi Ja Danny - I Want To Love You Tender as his entrance music. 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.

Lankari
vs
Kuyrpa

177 cm
23
142 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

173 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kuyrpa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuyrpa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lankari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Lankari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kuyrpa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lankari's best efforts.
Kuyrpa tries to roll over but Lankari keeps him under control.

Kuyrpa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kuyrpa has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lankari escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lankari!
Kuyrpa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kuyrpa is trying to control Lankari's posture but Lankari avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuyrpa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lankari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Lankari stands up.
Lankari shoots and misses
and Kuyrpa counters with a one-two to the body.
Lankari doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kuyrpa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lankari's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Lankari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lankari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lankari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuyrpa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Kuyrpa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lankari pulls his head out easily.
Lankari is thwarting Kuyrpa's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuyrpa is defending against the submission attempts here by Lankari.
Kuyrpa is staying active underneath Lankari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuyrpa pushes Lankari off looking to stand but Lankari dives back in and keeps control.
Lankari prevents Kuyrpa from improving his position.
Lankari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuyrpa keeps working.
Kuyrpa is trying to get back to full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Hans Lankari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice sprawl there from Kuyrpa as Lankari shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuyrpa stuffs the takedown attempt from Lankari. Lankari gets slowly back to his feet.
Lankari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kuyrpa shoots in and gets a takedown into Lankari's guard.
Lankari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuyrpa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lankari keeping full guard, as Kuyrpa tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kuyrpa gets to his feet. Lankari looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Lankari gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Kuyrpa gets back to full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jorma Kuyrpa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

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

Parise
vs
Edwards

178 cm
24
176 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

189 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Parise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rowland Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parise misses with a series of wild punches.

Parise has managed to clinch.
Parise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parise is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Parise for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Parise breaks from the clinch.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Parise sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Edwards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Zach Parise has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Parise throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Parise checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parise throws a head kick that misses
and Edwards counters with a head kick. That will keep Parise thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Edwards tried to score with a low kick but Parise checks it.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Parise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parise takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Edwards lands a head kick!
Edwards avoids the body shot from Parise.
Edwards takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parise looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Parise checks it.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
Parise misses the shot to the body.
Parise is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards throws a push kick but Parise slaps the foot to one side.
Parise punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parise tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
A jab from Parise misses.
A slow jab from Parise misses its intended target.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Edwards throws a lazy head kick
enabling Parise to counter with a crisp jab.
Parise lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edwards cracks the inside of Parise's front leg.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rowland Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Parise's cut.
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.

Edwards tries to bum rush Parise with a series of wild strikes but Parise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Parise avoids it well.
Edwards misses with a head kick.
Parise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards misses with a low kick as Parise jumps back.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body.
Parise slips under a jab.
Parise throws a big shot that misses.
Parise misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Parise catches Edwards right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rowland Edwards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Parise.
Edwards takes one to the side of the head.
Parise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edwards, as that shot connected.

Parise is rocked!
Edwards lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Parise head around and knocks him out cold! Edwards hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rowland Edwards!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Micsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Micsberg

188 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Micsberg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micsberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
A combination from Micsberg does no damage.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Micsberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Micsberg connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Micsberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Micsberg off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Micsberg looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Micsberg. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez lands a jab to Micsberg's midsection.
Micsberg walks into a left hand.
Micsberg takes one on the button.

Micsberg is rocked!
Micsberg throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Micsberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
OH! Micsberg has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Sanchez smells blood and charges in for the finish! Sanchez unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Micsberg sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Diego Sanchez!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cartofell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dingo Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartofell comes to the cage accompanied by Cranky Song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Penn's choice of entrance music: deftones-simple man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cartofell
vs
Penn

225 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

160 cm
23
143 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Cartofell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dingo Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartofell wants to clinch.
Cartofell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cartofell off to one side.

Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cartofell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cartofell trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Penn won't allow Cartofell to sweep him here.
Cartofell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Penn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Penn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cartofell on his heels. He'll look to pass Cartofell's guard now, I'm sure.
Cartofell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartofell is retaining full guard.
Penn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cartofell's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn is pushing down on Cartofell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cartofell is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Cartofell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn is pressing down on Cartofell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cartofell is holding on for now.
Cartofell trying to control here.

Penn decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Cartofell rushes Penn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cartofell wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cartofell is trying to keep an underhook but Penn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cartofell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cartofell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Penn scores with a couple of nice shots.

Cartofell is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn is controlling the pace.
Oh Cartofell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Penn lands a big elbow - Cartofell is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Penn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dingo Penn!

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FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Neddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Buarga
vs
Neddles

185 cm
26
164 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

173 cm
23
163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Neddles!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neddles misses with a head kick.
Neddles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neddles swats away the attempt to clinch by Buarga.
Neddles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buarga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Neddles.
Buarga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Neddles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buarga somewhat.
Neddles scores with a hook.
Buarga lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Neddles.
Buarga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neddles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buarga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buarga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buarga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Buarga lands a nice looking body shot.

Neddles moves into the clinch.
Buarga keeps control of Neddles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neddles wants to break the clinch but can't.

Neddles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neddles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buarga manages to avoid it.
Neddles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buarga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neddles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Buarga as he connects with a hook.
Neddles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buarga.
Buarga connects with a nice looking jab.

Buarga has closed the distance and engaged Neddles in a clinch.
Buarga can't find room to land a body shot as Neddles controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Buarga pulls guard successfully.

Buarga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buarga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Buarga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neddles is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neddles wants to pass the guard but Buarga is keeping the position.
Neddles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neddles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buarga swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Buarga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neddles postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buarga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neddles defends it easily.
Neddles is in close to Buarga's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Neddles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Buarga lands a slapping body shot.
Neddles lands a jab-cross combination.
Neddles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Neddles stuns Buarga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Neddles pushes Buarga up against the cage in a clinch.
Buarga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neddles backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Neddles.
Buarga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neddles's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neddles breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Buarga misses
enabling Neddles to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neddles wants to break free but Buarga has control.
Buarga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neddles backwards.
Buarga looking to stall.
Neddles prevents a body shot from Buarga.
Buarga can't find room to land a body shot as Neddles controls the action.
Buarga tries to stall but Neddles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Neddles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buarga is looking to wear down Neddles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Neddles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buarga, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga working some nice short punches in the clinch.

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

Buarga tries to keep at a distance but Neddles has taken the fight into the clinch.

Neddles breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Neddles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Neddles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neddles scores with a hook to the body. Buarga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neddles drops his hands momentarily and Buarga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buarga wants to clinch up but Neddles keeps it at a distance.
Neddles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neddles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Neddles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Neddles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buarga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neddles backwards.
Neddles working hard to break the clinch.
Buarga tries to work over Neddles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buarga misses with a punch to the body.
Neddles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neddles is trying to push Buarga away but Buarga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Neddles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buarga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga throws a body punch but Neddles moves out of range.
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.

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

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

Neddles drives through and clinches with Buarga against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Buarga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buarga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buarga misses with a body punch.

Neddles breaks from the clinch.
Buarga throws a looping overhand right but Neddles ducks down to avoid it.

Neddles drives through and clinches with Buarga against the cage.

Neddles manages to break the clinch.
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.

Neddles clinches up with Buarga and pushes him back against the cage.
Buarga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buarga.
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!
Buarga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neddles is looking to break free of the clinch but Buarga has double underhooks.

Neddles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neddles avoids the body shot from Buarga.
No joy there for Neddles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Buarga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Neddles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neddles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neddles misses with a series of wild punches.

Buarga instigates a clinch.
Buarga scores with a shot to the side of Neddles's head.
Buarga trying to stall but Neddles improves his position.

Neddles breaks the clinch.

Buarga tries to keep at a distance but Neddles has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga lands a body punch.
Neddles is breathing heavily.
Buarga lands with a left to the head.
Neddles wants to get back to striking at distance but Buarga won't allow it.
Buarga lands a shot to the body.

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

Neddles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buarga, pushing him back against the cage.
Buarga tries a body shot but Neddles blocks it.
Neddles is trying to break the clinch but Buarga is controlling him.
Neddles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neddles blocks a body shot from Buarga.
Still in the clinch, Buarga scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Buarga.
Neddles working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Neddles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buarga has Neddles pressed against the cage, preventing Neddles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Buarga.
Buarga lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Neddles's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neddles is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Neddles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buarga lands with a right to the head.
Buarga scores with a shoulder strike.
Buarga cracks Neddles with a nice body shot.
Neddles blocks an uppercut.
Neddles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Buarga tries to work over Neddles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arga Buarga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neddles blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buarga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Buarga.
Neddles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Neddles breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arga Buarga dominated that second round.
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!

Buarga rushes Neddles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buarga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buarga gets through Neddles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neddles tries to break free but Buarga pushes him back against the cage.
Buarga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neddles's elbow.
Buarga swings wildly with an uppercut but Neddles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buarga tries to throw a body punch but Neddles avoids it by throwing Buarga back against the cage.
Neddles prevents a body shot from Buarga.
Buarga tries a body shot but Neddles blocks it.
A short uppercut from Buarga.
Neddles is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from Buarga.

Buarga gets control of Neddles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Buarga will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Neddles stays in close to Buarga's body and controls the position.

Buarga looking for a guillotine here but Neddles defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neddles wants to control from the top but Buarga keeps moving.
Buarga trying to control the position.
Neddles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neddles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buarga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neddles has managed to get both his arms back between Buarga's legs - danger averted.

Buarga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neddles defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neddles landing with the ground and pound.
Neddles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Neddles trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.

Buarga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neddles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neddles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neddles has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Buarga is proving hard to escape from.
Neddles throwing strikes but missing.
Neddles wants to get up but he can't break Buarga's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Neddles pushes down on Buarga's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neddles is nestled in close to Buarga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Neddles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Buarga defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neddles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Buarga manages to get to full guard.
Neddles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neddles trying to control the position from guard on top but Buarga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buarga is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buarga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buarga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neddles swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arga Buarga.
I think Buarga 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arga Buarga!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bums Bi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Male Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bi's entrance music is Infected Mushroom - Killing Time. A fine choice. Nurse comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pumped Up Kicks kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bums Bi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bi
vs
Nurse

180 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

186 cm
21
201 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bums Bi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Male Nurse!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurse scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Bums Bi has been cut.
Nurse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Bi has Nurse up against the cage in a clinch.
Bi prevents Nurse from breaking the clinch.

Bi breaks from the clinch.
Bi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bi tries for a takedown but Nurse circles away easily
and Nurse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurse throws out the jab.
Nurse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bi is looking to clinch.

Bi scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nurse manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse pushes Bi off but Bi dives into side control.

Bi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nurse, who protects the arm well.
Nurse manages to get back to half guard.
Bi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nurse defending well though.
Nurse wants to improve his position but Bi is controlling well.
Bi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nurse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nurse manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Nurse isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bi stacks Nurse 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 Bi!
Nurse tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bi trying to control the action but Nurse is working from the bottom.
Nurse is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nurse 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.
Nurse trying to control from the bottom.
Nurse is looking for a sweep. Bi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nurse gets full guard.

Nurse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bi trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nurse keeping moving, preventing Bi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nurse throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bi uses it to pass to side control.
Bi trying to control the action but Nurse is working from the bottom.
Nurse is looking to reverse the position.
Bi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurse keeps working.

Bi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurse is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Male Nurse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bums Bi'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.

A jab from Nurse misses.
Nice takedown defense from Nurse. No joy for Bi on that attempt.

Bi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nurse looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bi working away.
Nurse manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nurse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurse working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nurse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bi wants to control but Nurse is keeping busy.
Male Nurse has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurse lands strikes from half guard.
Nurse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nurse is working away from the top position though.

Bi actively working from the bottom here.
Nurse is looking to advance position but Bi won't allow it.
Nurse drops an elbow to the side of Bi's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bi is looking to improve his position.
Nurse moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurse is trying to ground and pound but Bi uses the momentary lack of control by Nurse to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nurse passes to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurse working the ground and pound.
Nurse throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nurse trying to control the action but Bi is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bi gets back to half guard.
Bi wants to improve his position but Nurse is controlling well.
Nurse passes to full mount!

Nurse swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bi is now in Nurse's guard. A big mistake from Nurse there, giving up the dominant position!
Bi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nurse keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bi looking to pass the guard.

Nurse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nurse tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nurse working for a triangle but Bi defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bi preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bi wants to pass the guard but Nurse is keeping the position.

Bi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Male Nurse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bums Bi's cut.
That's time! Bi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nurse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurse tests Bi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurse lands with a shot to the body.

Bi takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurse lands an uppercut.
Nurse is struggling to control the position.
Nurse throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nurse fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bi jumps guard and drags Nurse to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bi keeping moving, preventing Nurse from controlling successfully.
Bi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nurse's guard.

Bi gets to his feet - Nurse follows without any prompting.
Bums Bi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bi doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurse circles away.
Bi wants to clinch
letting Nurse counter with a right hand.
Bi shoots in looking for a takedown. Nurse tries to sprawl out of it but Bi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nurse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nurse looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Nurse is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bi wants to get back to full guard but Nurse has passed into side control.
Check out the look on Nurse's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bi taking a bit of punishment here - Nurse scoring with strikes.
Nurse looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bi is avoiding damage well.
Bi is looking for a sweep.
Nurse is working Bi over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse working the ground and pound from side control.
Nurse wants to control but Bi is keeping him busy.
Nurse throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bi works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bi has hold of Nurse's hands but Nurse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurse works his way into side control.
An elbow from Nurse crashes against the mat.
Nurse postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nurse working the ground and pound but Bi is defending the strikes.
Bi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bi to see if he's OK.
Bi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurse working the head with strikes.
Bi wants to control but Nurse postures up.

Nurse is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurse wants to control but Bi is keeping him busy.
Bi is looking to control Nurse's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bi avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Male Nurse really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bums Bi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

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

Bi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bi wants to clinch.
Bi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bi misses with a combination
and Nurse counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nurse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurse.
Bi wants to clinch.
Bi dives in and grabs Nurse's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nurse pushes down on Bi's head and hops out.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bi lands with a nice combination. Nurse backs away looking to recover.
Nurse throws a jab when Bi was well out of range.

Nurse fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bi to the ground. Nurse is now in Bi's guard.
Bi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bi wants to stand up but Nurse is controlling him.
Nurse makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse throwing strikes from guard but Bi blocks nicely.
Nurse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bi is trying to control the position but Nurse postures up.
Bi wants to control the position but Nurse says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Nurse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nurse is nestled in close to Bi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nurse is keen to just control but Bi is a slippery customer.

Nurse seems to be working for a kimura but Bi defends the submission attempt.
Bi wants to control but Nurse is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nurse seems to be working for a kimura but Bi defends the submission attempt.
Nurse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bi trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nurse wants to control from the top but Bi keeps moving.
Nurse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bi's head.
Nurse works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nurse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bi's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nurse there.

Nurse is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bi defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bi missing with punches from the bottom.
Nurse moves nicely into side control.
Bi is trying to control Nurse's posture but Nurse avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurse in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nurse landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Male Nurse dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bums Bi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bi.
No luck for Bi with that takedown attempt.
Nurse misses with an uppercut. Bi saw that one coming.
Nurse throws a lazy right hand but Bi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bi is looking to clinch but Nurse is avoiding it.
Nurse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bi moves away.
Nurse stuffs the takedown attempt from Bi. Bi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bums Bi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nurse counters with a nice uppercut.
Bi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nurse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nurse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bi manages to avoid it.
Male Nurse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A shot to the liver by Bi. Beautiful body shot.
Bi throws a lazy uppercut

and Nurse counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes there by Nurse.
Nurse cracks Bi with a big right hand but Bi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nurse landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurse landing strikes.

Nurse is trying to get an arm triangle but Bi is defending well.
Nurse landing a few strikes.
Nurse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Nurse is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse is nestled in close to Bi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bi is looking to improve his position.
Bi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurse.
Bi taking some punishment here, with Nurse in his half guard.
Nurse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bi trying to control but Nurse postures up.
Bi is looking to improve his position.
Nurse drops an elbow to the side of Bi's head.

Bi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Male Nurse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse stalling.
Bums Bi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Male Nurse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nurse 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Male Nurse!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CockO SauruS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dingdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingdown has chosen Baggy Trousers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

SauruS
vs
Dingdown

178 cm
26
162 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

177 cm
24
160 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, CockO SauruS!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Dingdown!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingdown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and SauruS counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

SauruS changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dingdown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
SauruS fails to land a wild elbow strike.
SauruS tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dingdown's legs.
SauruS sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dingdown is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
SauruS misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dingdown is trying to control SauruS's posture but SauruS avoids it.
SauruS postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dingdown tries to improve position but can't.

SauruS has hold of Dingdown's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dingdown tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - SauruS cranks the arm and Dingdown screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dingdown, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). CockO SauruS!