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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 94 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
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207 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shishkin wants to clinch.
Susi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shishkin.
Shishkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Susi moves away.
Susi connects with a single shot there.
Shishkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Susi. That did some damage!
Shishkin lands a slapping body shot.
Susi moves away from the strike by Shishkin.
Shishkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Susi throws a sloppy head kick and Shishkin moves out of range easily.
Susi slips a jab and a cross from Shishkin.
Susi checks a leg kick nicely.
Susi misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Susi.
Susi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Shishkin misses.
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!
Shishkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Susi. That one must have hurt.
Susi scores with a jab. Shishkin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Shishkin.
Susi lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Susi.
Susi's corner calls for a 1-2. Susi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Susi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shishkin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shishkin is not content to let Susi control the position.
Susi working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Susi scores with punches from side control.
Shishkin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Susi's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Susi! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Shishkin has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Iso Susi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Fenili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darren James!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenili fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Fenili just leaning against James, taking a breather.
Fenili breaks from the clinch.
Fenili fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fenili closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
James is looking to escape.
James is looking to improve his position.
Fenili is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenili working James over with strikes.
Fenili is working for a kimura but James is defending it quite comfortably.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili wants to pass the guard but James is defending well.
James tries to roll over but Fenili keeps him under control.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James tries to kick Fenili off but Fenili keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fenili pulls his head out easily.
Fenili trying to pass the guard but James defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili is sneakily working for an arm triangle but James sees it coming and defends easily.
James is looking to improve his position.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
James makes his way to full guard. A much better position for James.
Fenili loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James keeping full guard, as Fenili tries to pass.
James keeping moving, preventing Fenili from controlling successfully.
James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fenili wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenili stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Fenili showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Fenili just wasn't active enough.
Fenili pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Fenili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fenili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fenili shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
James wants to control the position but Fenili says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Fenili is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
James is looking for a sweep. Fenili is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James makes his way to full guard. A much better position for James.
James looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fenili puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fenili moves into full mount! James won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James can't escape the position.
Fenili stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from James enables Fenili to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. James manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James keeping moving, preventing Fenili from controlling successfully.
James throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fenili uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Fenili dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fenili looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Fenili drives through with a takedown into James's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fenili slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fenili decides to stand back up. Fenili steps back and let's James get back to his feet.
Fenili fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. James sprawls well initially but Fenili persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fenili passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for James!
James is trying desperately to improve position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili takes James's back.
Fenili tightening his grip on James, looking for the choke.
Fenili is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. James defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fenili is trying to stick to James's back but James is turning into Fenili. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fenili's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by James.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenili has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fenili not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fenili looking for submissions from the bottom but instead James passes into half guard.
Fenili actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fenili is doing well to control the position and prevent James from advancing to side control.
James is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fenili sees it coming and defends easily.
Gabriel Fenili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenili tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
James is looking for a kimura but Fenili is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for James to get the leverage.
Fenili is defending against the submission attempts here by James.
Fenili trying to control here.
James is looking to stall here but Fenili recovers full guard.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fenili is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenili pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
Fenili wants to sweep but no luck.
James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
James is keen to just control but Fenili is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fenili keeps control of the position for the meantime.
James uses his free foot to push down on Fenili's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fenili.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Fenili dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fenili fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. James sprawls well initially but Fenili persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James wants to control but Fenili is keeping busy.
James tries to roll over but Fenili keeps him under control.
Fenili is looking for a kimura but James is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fenili to get the leverage.
Fenili stands up from half guard.
Fenili closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into James's guard.
Fenili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fenili frees his head nicely. Oh but James has switched to an armbar! Fenili is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Darren James!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hosnia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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157 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hosnia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peeta Mellark!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosnia wants to land a leg kick but Mellark is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hosnia.
Hosnia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mellark throws out the jab.
Mellark misses with the combination.
Hosnia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mellark.
Mellark dips to his left and cracks Hosnia with an uppercut!
Hosnia tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Mellark lands.
Hosnia moves out of range as Mellark strikes.
A slow jab from Mellark misses its intended target.
Mellark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hosnia scoring well with a low kick there.
Mellark looking to score a takedown here. Hosnia is defending well but Mellark drives through and ends up in Hosnia's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia looking for a guillotine here but Mellark defends easily.
Mellark trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosnia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mellark stands up over Hosnia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hosnia keeping moving, preventing Mellark from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosnia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mellark is aware though and is defending well.
Hosnia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hosnia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mellark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hosnia holds on and takes a little breather.
Mellark trying to control but Hosnia is working from the bottom.
Hosnia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hosnia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mellark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hosnia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Peeta Mellark.
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses.
Hosnia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mellark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Mellark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hosnia takes one on the button.
Hosnia misses with a leg kick
and Mellark counters with a straight right hand.
Hosnia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mellark.
Hosnia looks for the body kick but Mellark saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia thumps Mellark with a low kick.
Hosnia misses with a takedown attempt - Mellark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hosnia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mellark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hosnia counters with a low kick, right behind Mellark 's knee.
Mellark throws a right hand that misses
and Hosnia counters with a nice body kick.
Mellark tries to bum rush Hosnia with a series of wild strikes but Hosnia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mellark is looking to land body kicks.
Mellark shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellark sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mellark misses with an uppercut.
Hosnia wants to land a leg kick but Mellark is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peeta Mellark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hosnia misses with a body kick.
Hosnia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mellark throws a hook to the side of Hosnia's head but Hosnia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Hosnia misses
and Hosnia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hosnia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mellark as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mellark. That's going to slow Hosnia down.
Mellark might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mellark throws an off balance right hand
and Hosnia counters with a thumping low kick.
Mellark connects with a body shot that sends Hosnia's belly button to the back.
Hosnia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mellark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hosnia. That did some damage!
Peeta Mellark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mellark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hosnia!
Mellark lands a nice shot to the head.
Hosnia is squirming around, avoiding Mellark's attempts to control the action.
Mellark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mellark avoids the attempt from Hosnia to control.
Mellark content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia is working to get back to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mellark manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hosnia to take his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Hosnia's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosnia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mellark passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mellark content just to control the position here.
Mellark looking to control but Hosnia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark fails to move to back control.
Peeta Mellark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hosnia working to try and regain half guard.
Mellark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hosnia working to try and regain half guard.
Mellark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mellark connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mellark lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hosnia hang on?
Mellark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hosnia tries to reverse the position but Mellark maintains control.
Hosnia is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hosnia is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mellark checks a low kick from Hosnia.
Mellark dives in and grabs Hosnia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hosnia pushes down on Mellark's head and hops out.
Hosnia scores with a spinning back kick!
Hosnia throws out a leg kick but Mellark moves out of range and Hosnia only half commits.
Hosnia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hosnia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mellark misses with a hook to the body
and Hosnia counters with an inside leg kick.
Hosnia throws out a leg kick but Mellark moves out of range and Hosnia only half commits.
Good exchange - Mellark coming out on top.
Hosnia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mellark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia slips under a jab from Mellark.
Mellark misses with a wild body shot.
Mellark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hosnia counters with a body kick that stops Mellark in his tracks momentarily.
Mellark looks for a takedown but Hosnia sprawls well.
Hosnia throws a head kick but Mellark moves out of range.
Mellark moves away from the strike by Hosnia.
Hosnia throws a chopping leg kick but Mellark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mellark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hosnia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mellark.
Hosnia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mellark's sensitive parts.
Mellark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richard Hosnia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mellark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mellark lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Hosnia.
Mellark checks a low kick from Hosnia.
Hosnia looks for the body kick but Mellark saw that one coming.
Peeta Mellark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hosnia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mellark.
It looks like Richard Hosnia has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mellark throws a leg kick which misses Hosnia's front leg but catches the back leg as Hosnia tries to avoid it.
Mellark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hosnia's calf.
Mellark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mellark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark is looking to slow Hosnia down with leg kicks.
Hosnia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mellark shoots in and bounces Hosnia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mellark is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hosnia is looking for a triangle but Mellark pushes his legs off easily.
Hosnia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mellark manages to get himself to full guard.
Hosnia preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hosnia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mellark is controlling Hosnia's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peeta Mellark has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hosnia throws a wild body kick that Mellark sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellark takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peeta Mellark.
Well Mellark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peeta Mellark!
Peeta Mellark very nearly forgot to thank Balco Boys - Hilo amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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33
165 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cassius Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolo Halike!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Halike.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Halike sprawls well. Halike wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
Payne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Halike looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Halike is not content to let Payne control the position.
Payne tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Payne scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Halike is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Halike tries to buck Payne off but Payne is having none of it.
Halike dodges the ground and pound from Payne.
Payne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halike keeps working.
Payne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Halike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Payne is trying to get an arm triangle but Halike is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Payne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Halike has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Payne lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Payne wants to control but Halike is keeping him busy.
Payne in side control, throwing shots but Halike defends.
Payne goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Halike rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Payne's guard! Nice work there by Halike!
Payne 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.
Payne is looking for a triangle but Halike pushes his legs off easily.
Payne wants to sweep here but Halike controlling him for the moment.
Halike looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to sweep here but Halike controlling him for the moment.
Payne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halike is aware though and is defending well.
Payne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Payne with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Halike can't handle though.
Halike works over Payne with some ground and pound from guard.
Payne looking for subs off his back but Halike has passed one foot through into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne is trying to maintain the position but Halike is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius Payne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Payne misses with a body shot.
Jab by Halike.
Halike thows a body shot but no joy.
Payne throws a nice looking combination but Halike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payne throws a hook but Halike blocks it.
Payne dives in and scores a takedown into Halike's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Payne here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Payne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Halike can't keep his opponent in guard - Payne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Payne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Halike is just riding it out for now. Payne eventually gives up the hold.
Payne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halike's head.
Payne wants to free his trapped foot but Halike is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Payne passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Halike prevents Payne from moving into mount.
Payne goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Halike has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Payne but great work by Halike.
Payne is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Halike is trying to move to mount but Payne reverses beautifully and ends up in Halike's guard.
Payne throws a strike but Halike rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Payne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Halike can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halike must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Halike trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike wants to pass the guard but Payne is keeping the position.
Payne will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Halike pushes down on Payne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Payne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halike wants to work for an arm triangle but Payne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Halike sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Payne defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius Payne dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Halike lands with a nice body punch.
Payne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halike.
Payne closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Halike quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halike is refusing to be controlled, as Payne sits in half guard.
Payne lands strikes from half guard.
Halike moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Halike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halike avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Payne passes Halike's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halike gets full guard.
Payne passes into half guard.
Payne working the head and body with strikes.
Nikolo Halike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Payne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Halike knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Payne thows a huge punch but Halike dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Payne connects with a nice short shot to Halike's temple.
Halike manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a big elbow that misses.
Halike has an active guard here but Payne has managed to pass into half guard.
Payne wants to pass the guard but Halike is defending well.
Halike has hold of Payne's hands but Payne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cassius Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to control from Halike's half guard. Halike has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cassius Payne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Halike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne looking to sit in guard and control but Halike gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cassius Payne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Payne, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassius Payne!
An out of breath Cassius Payne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solidus Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Reinhardt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solidus Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snake sprawls well. Snake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Snake misses with a straight right.
Reinhardt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reinhardt scores with a jab. Snake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reinhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reinhardt throws a body punch but Snake moves out of range.
Reinhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Snake's shoulder, as Snake tries to avoid the shot.
Snake slips a straight right by Reinhardt.
Some wild striking there from Snake.
Snake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reinhardt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snake was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Reinhardt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Reinhardt.
Snake moves out of range of the strikes.
Snake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Solidus Snake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Reinhardt.
Snake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinhardt manages to avoid it.
Reinhardt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snake pinned against the cage. Snake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Snake throws a sloppy head kick and Reinhardt moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt looks to land a right hand but Snake moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Reinhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snake.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot.
Reinhardt stalks Snake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snake's face. Snake staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Reinhardt misses.
Snake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Andreas Reinhardt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snake fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Reinhardt. Beautiful body shot.
Reinhardt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reinhardt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Reinhardt trying to control the position but Snake is working away.
Snake is looking for a sweep.
Snake is working hard here to advance position.
Check out the look on Reinhardt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Snake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reinhardt 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.
Snake is looking to reverse the position.
Reinhardt scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snake managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reinhardt.
Snake is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Reinhardt stalls from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reinhardt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reinhardt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Snake is avoiding damage well.
Reinhardt trying to control the action but Snake is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snake takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Snake throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A shot to the liver by Reinhardt. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Reinhardt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Reinhardt'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.
Reinhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reinhardt. Snake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snake.
Reinhardt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Reinhardt misses.
Reinhardt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Snake seems keen to control Reinhardt's posture.
Reinhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reinhardt trying to control but Snake is working from the bottom.
Snake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reinhardt manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snake wants to control from the top but Reinhardt keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake looking to pass the guard.
Snake won't allow Reinhardt to sweep him here.
Reinhardt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snake.
Snake throws a strike but Reinhardt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reinhardt throws a big right hand that misses.
Snake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andreas Reinhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reinhardt is in close to Snake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt landing with the ground and pound.
Snake has control of Reinhardt's left arm, preventing Reinhardt from doing any damage.
Reinhardt wants to control from the top but Snake keeps moving.
Reinhardt stands up over Snake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Snake is rocked!
Snake looking to control.
Oh Snake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reinhardt loads up on a big left hand. Snake felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Reinhardt looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Snake can't hide his disappointment, as Reinhardt celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Reinhardt!
Post fight, an emotional Andreas Reinhardt said 'Damn that was a tough fight. I'm just happy to be back in a PCL cage after taking some time off. Hopefully I can get back on track and challenge for the title again sometime down the road.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovio comes to the cage accompanied by Eläkeläiset- Ranttalihumppa. 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 Declan Duddy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Duddy misses.
Rovio just misses with a punch to the body.
Rovio slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
Rovio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duddy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rovio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duddy as he avoids it easily.
Duddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good work by Rovio as he checks the leg kick.
Rovio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rovio is looking to clinch.
Duddy dodges the punch combination from Rovio.
Duddy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rovio throws a low kick but Duddy avoids it.
Rovio avoids the head kick by Duddy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio thows a body shot but no joy.
Duddy looks to throw the jab but Rovio is out of range.
Duddy blocks a head kick by Rovio.
Duddy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rovio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duddy staying out of range there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rovio.
Duddy defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rovio slows the pace down.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy is looking to regain half guard here but Rovio keeps moving and retains side control.
Duddy wants to control but Rovio postures up.
Rovio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Duddy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rovio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duddy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rovio is staying active underneath Duddy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rovio trying to hold on to Duddy's head to control him but Duddy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy stalling away here and it's allowed Rovio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rovio controls Duddy momentarily but Duddy frees himself.
Duddy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rovio is trying to keep Duddy in close.
Rovio keeping moving, preventing Duddy from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rovio tests Duddy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duddy moves out of range as Rovio strikes.
Rovio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rovio.
Rovio throws a sloppy head kick
and Duddy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rovio throws out a loose jab but Duddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rovio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rovio.
Rovio misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rampe Rovio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rovio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rovio tries to work over Duddy's front leg with a kick but Duddy checks it.
Rampe Rovio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rovio feints and then cracks Duddy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duddy down.
Rovio with a nice cross.
Rovio is looking to land body kicks.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Duddy enables Rovio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Duddy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rovio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rovio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duddy's guard.
Duddy has one foot on Rovio's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Duddy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rovio backs up against the cage.
Rovio checks the leg kick.
Rovio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rovio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duddy's calf.
Rovio feints and as Duddy raises his hands in defense, Rovio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio throwing strikes from guard but Duddy blocks nicely.
Duddy wants to get back to his feet but Rovio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rovio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duddy keeping moving, preventing Rovio from controlling successfully.
Duddy pushes Rovio off and gets back to his feet.
Rampe Rovio is winning the standup battle so far.
Rovio avoids the head kick by Duddy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duddy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Rovio. That snapped Duddy's head back.
Rovio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rovio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duddy avoids it.
Rovio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rovio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duddy's efforts to push away.
Rovio has Duddy pressed against the cage, preventing Duddy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rovio manages to break the clinch.
Duddy scores with a head kick. Rovio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rovio throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovio. Duddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rovio on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rovio tries to bum rush Duddy with a series of wild strikes but Duddy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duddy ducks right into an uppercut from Rovio.
Rovio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duddy as he jumps to the side.
Duddy blocks a low kick nicely.
Rovio shoots in looking for a takedown. Duddy tries to sprawl out of it but Rovio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duddy 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 Rampe Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rovio wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy misses with a two punch combination.
Duddy with a nice cross.
Duddy throws a combination. Rovio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rovio closes the distance and pushes Duddy back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rovio.
Rovio takes a shot to the head.
Rovio misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Duddy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rovio misses with a head kick.
Rovio throws a hook but Duddy avoids it easily.
Rovio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duddy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampe Rovio dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Duddy blocks a head kick by Rovio.
Rovio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duddy, pushing him back against the cage.
Duddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rovio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duddy counters with a series of strikes. Rovio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Duddy misses with a combination
and Rovio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duddy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rovio throws out the jab.
Rovio scoring well with a low kick there.
Rovio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rovio thows a leg kick but Duddy checks it
and Duddy counters with a straight right hand.
Duddy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rovio throws a head kick but Duddy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Rovio does no damage.
Rovio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rovio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duddy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rovio throws a low kick but Duddy avoids it.
Duddy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rovio tries to improve position but can't.
Duddy scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duddy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Duddy misses with a straight left.
Rovio misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rovio shoots in looking for a takedown. Duddy tries to sprawl out of it but Rovio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duddy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rovio throws a wild body kick that Duddy sees coming a mile off.
Rovio misses the body punch
and Duddy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy lands a shoulder strike.
Rovio has Duddy pressed against the cage, preventing Duddy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duddy gets underhooks to prevent Rovio's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampe Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rovio misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy blocks a leg kick.
Duddy scores with a three punch combo!
Rovio keeps the fight on the outside.
Rovio avoids the head kick by Duddy.
Duddy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rovio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duddy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rovio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rovio throws a leg kick which misses Duddy's front leg but catches the back leg as Duddy tries to avoid it.
A combination from Rovio does no damage.
Duddy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovio throws a leg kick but Duddy moved away.
An inside leg kick from Duddy misses.
Rovio tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Duddy - just one landing.
Duddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duddy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Declan Duddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rampe Rovio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rovio.
Declan Duddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rovio blocks a head kick by Duddy.
Nice body punch from Rovio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rovio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Declan Duddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rovio 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rampe Rovio!
As Rampe Rovio got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Amsterdamage.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keast Gaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaard comes into the arena with Otto Brandenburg - Når en Sailor Går i Land blaring out of the sound system. Keast Gaard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Gaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Pete!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Pete as Gaard shoots in.
Gaard throws a series of strikes that have Pete backpedaling.
It looks like Willy Pete has been cut.
Gaard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gaard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pete is rocked!
Pete throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaard counters with a big right hand! Oh Pete is in trouble here! Gaard follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keast Gaard!
In his post fight interview, Keast Gaard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grappling Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suporn Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Red Gym's choice of entrance music: My time is now. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grappling Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Suporn Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Best's waist but Best gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Red Gym off to one side.
Red Gym fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Best misses with a double jab.
Red Gym looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Red Gym distracts Best with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Best is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Red Gym is controlling him.
Red Gym working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Red Gym throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Best works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Red Gym wants to control from the top but Best keeps moving.
Red Gym throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym won't allow Best to sweep him here.
Red Gym with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Red Gym trying to control the position from guard on top but Best is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Red Gym won't allow Best to sweep him here.
Red Gym loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Red Gym scoring with some ground and pound.
Best knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Red Gym on the ground.
Best trying to control the position.
Red Gym throwing strikes from guard but Best blocks nicely.
Red Gym distracts Best with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Red Gym passes into half guard.
Red Gym missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Best avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Red Gym.
Best has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Red Gym is working away from the top position though.
Red Gym lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Red Gym looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Best with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Best avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Red Gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best blocking the ground and pound attempt from Red Gym.
Red Gym missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Red Gym not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Best is trying to stand.
Red Gym thows a huge punch but Best dodges it nicely.
Red Gym throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Red Gym thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Best's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red Gym is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Best is trying to control but can't.
Red Gym winds up and cracks Best with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Best pushes Red Gym off looking to stand but Red Gym dives back in and keeps control.
Red Gym is taking a breather. Best says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym slips a nice elbow through Best's hands, connecting with Best's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red Gym looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Best with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red Gym wants to lay and pray for a moment but Best keeps working.
Red Gym thows a huge punch but Best dodges it nicely.
Red Gym throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Best manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Red Gym throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Best works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red Gym tries to free his leg and advance position but Best is retaining full guard.
Best wants to get back to his feet but Red Gym is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Red Gym trying to control but Best is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suporn Red Gym dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Red Gym shoots in and drives through. Best sprawls well.
Red Gym has a takedown stuffed.
Red Gym looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Red Gym loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Red Gym throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Best works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suporn Red Gym has got the better of the ground game so far.
Red Gym in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Best on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Best tries to get out of the position.
Best wants to get back to his feet but Red Gym is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Red Gym with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Red Gym!
Best prevents Red Gym from getting the reversal.
Red Gym is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Red Gym sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Best wants to free his trapped foot but Red Gym is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Red Gym works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym wants to hit a switch here but Best passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Red Gym there!
Red Gym regains half guard.
Red Gym works his way to full guard. Good work.
Best stays in close to Red Gym's body and controls the position.
Red Gym throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Best looking to sit in guard and control but Red Gym gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Red Gym is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Red Gym stands up over Best, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Red Gym throws a big right hand that misses.
Red Gym won't allow Best to sweep him here.
Red Gym has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Red Gym accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Red Gym throwing strikes from guard but Best blocks nicely.
Red Gym with a flurry of punches that miss.
Red Gym is in close to Best's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Best wants to get back to his feet but Red Gym passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best has hold of Red Gym's hands but Red Gym slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Best is trying to stand back up but Red Gym is controlling him
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red Gym wants to free his trapped foot but Best is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Best is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Red Gym.
Best is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Red Gym scores with a couple of nice shots.
Red Gym wants to control but Best is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Best blocking the ground and pound attempt from Red Gym.
Nice strikes from Red Gym there.
Red Gym thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suporn Red Gym 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Red Gym is defended easily by Best.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown but Best shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Best. No joy for Red Gym on that attempt.
Grappling Best has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suporn Red Gym.
Red Gym jabs at Best's body.
Red Gym gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Red Gym throws a looping overhand right but Best ducks down to avoid it.
Grappling Best is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Best misses.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.
Red Gym will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Best throws a leg kick but Red Gym sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grappling Best is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red Gym shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Best sprawls well. Best wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Red Gym gets slowly back to his feet.
Red Gym fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best throws a combination that misses
and Red Gym counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Best preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Red Gym throws a big right hand that misses.
Red Gym has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Red Gym is working Best over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Red Gym loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Best wants to sweep but no luck.
Red Gym chips away with some ground and pound.
Red Gym sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Red Gym postures up in Best's guard and throws a big left but Best blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Red Gym connects with a couple of short punches.
Red Gym postures up in Best's guard and throws a big left but Best blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red Gym throwing strikes but missing.
Red Gym is working Best over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Red Gym looking to pass the guard.
Red Gym works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Red Gym looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Red Gym working over Best with some ground and pound. Best looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Red Gym connects with a nice short shot to Best's temple.
Best is rocked!
Red Gym thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oh Best is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Best has hold of Red Gym's hands but Red Gym slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Red Gym seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Red Gym not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grappling Best has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red Gym missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Red Gym working the head and body with strikes.
Suporn Red Gym is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Red Gym trying to control from half guard but Best is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Best tries to roll over but Red Gym keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suporn Red Gym comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Red Gym 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suporn Red Gym!
Suporn Red Gym got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Topi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takala comes into the arena with Volga blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Takala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollongren clinches up against the cage.
Ollongren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ollongren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ollongren tries to throw a body punch but Takala avoids it by throwing Ollongren back against the cage.
Ollongren is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takala misses with a body punch.
Ollongren is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Takala pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ollongren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ollongren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ollongren digs a right hand underneath Takala's ribcage. Takala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ollongren has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Takala is trying to keep an underhook but Ollongren manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ollongren drops an elbow to the side of Takala's head.
Ollongren thows a huge punch but Takala dodges it nicely.
Ollongren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ollongren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Takala doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ollongren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren winds up and cracks Takala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ollongren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Takala is looking to control Ollongren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takala avoid being mounted?
Ollongren is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ollongren is thwarting Takala's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren prevents Takala from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ollongren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Takala is looking to control Ollongren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takala avoid being mounted?
Ollongren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ollongren passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ollongren avoids the attempt from Takala to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Takala wants to hold on but Ollongren pushes him away.
Ollongren is landing with some decent strikes but Takala is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ollongren landing shots from mount.
Takala wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ollongren.
Takala tries to hold on but Ollongren pushes him away.
Takala avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ollongren.
Takala working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren punching from mount but Takala doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ollongren pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ollongren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ollongren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ollongren lands a heavy elbow.
Takala is rocked!
Ollongren postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Takala is out cold - huge knockout for Ollongren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fjalar Ollongren!
An out of breath Fjalar Ollongren thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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