SVW 21: Olsgaard vs Thorhalla PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Polat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Shaunessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ismail Polat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vaughn Shaunessey's chin.

Polat
vs
Shaunessey

179 cm
23
157 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

164 cm
22
152 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ismail Polat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaughn Shaunessey!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polat lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaunessey off the cage and back into range.
Shaunessey doesn't manage to clinch there - Polat circles away.
Polat with a jab.
Polat misses with an uppercut. Shaunessey saw that one coming.
Polat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Polat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Polat throws a lazy right hand but Shaunessey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaunessey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Polat can pounce on him.
Polat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaunessey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Shaunessey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polat misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shaunessey trying to land knees to the body.
Shaunessey trying to stall but Polat improves his position.
Polat misses with a punch to the body.
Polat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shaunessey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shaunessey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaunessey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Polat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaunessey avoiding damage as Polat throws knees to the body.
Polat misses with a knee strike.
Polat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaunessey with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey tries to land a knee to the head but Polat blocks with his arms.
Polat misses with some punches.
Polat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shaunessey tries to stall but Polat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Polat tries to throw a body punch but Shaunessey avoids it by throwing Polat back against the cage.
Shaunessey missing with knees to the body.
Polat takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaunessey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shaunessey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Polat misses with a punch to the body.
Polat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaunessey working hard to break the clinch.
Shaunessey lands with a left to the head.
Polat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polat avoids the elbow strike from Shaunessey, against the cage.
Polat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shaunessey tries to land a knee to the head but Polat blocks with his arms.
Shaunessey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Polat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shaunessey tries a knee to the head but Polat blocks it.
Polat avoiding damage as Shaunessey throws knees to the body.
Shaunessey stalling in the clinch but Polat improves position.
Shaunessey tries a knee to the head but Polat blocks it.
Polat avoiding damage as Shaunessey throws knees to the body.
Polat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shaunessey is defending well for now.
Polat lands a knee to the head.
Shaunessey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shaunessey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Polat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaunessey's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaunessey.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shaunessey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polat is defending well for now.
Polat scores with a shot to the side of Shaunessey's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shaunessey misses with a knee strike.
Polat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Polat tries a body shot but Shaunessey blocks it.
Polat looking to throw knees to the head but Shaunessey is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Polat.
Polat gets through Shaunessey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaunessey's elbow.
Shaunessey looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Polat.
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 Ismail Polat will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Polat lunges at Shaunessey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shaunessey's hand.
Shaunessey moves to clinch but Polat breaks away
enabling Polat to counter with a crisp jab.
Polat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Polat.
Shaunessey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Polat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Polat, as that shot connected.
Polat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shaunessey tries to close the distance and clinch but Polat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaunessey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polat throws a head kick that Shaunessey semi-blocks.

Shaunessey is rocked!

It looks like Vaughn Shaunessey has been cut.
Shaunessey stuns Polat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shaunessey if he has to take too many more of those.
Polat avoids the head kick by Shaunessey.
A jab from Shaunessey finds it's way through Polat's defenses.
Shaunessey misses with a leg kick.
Shaunessey cracks a nice hook into Polat's ribs.
Shaunessey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shaunessey throws out a powerful jab.
Polat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shaunessey's head.
Polat throws a sloppy body shot
and Shaunessey counters with a body kick that stops Polat in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Shaunessey blocks the low kick.
Polat misses with a kick to the body.
Polat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaunessey, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaunessey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polat.
Polat looks to land a combination but Shaunessey avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Shaunessey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Shaunessey forces Polat back against the cage and clinches.
Shaunessey tries to land knees in the clinch but Polat avoids the damage to the body.
Shaunessey is trying to stall.
Shaunessey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Polat misses with a hook to the ribs.

Shaunessey manages to break the clinch.
Polat throws a jab when Shaunessey was well out of range.
Polat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polat lands a lovely overhand right.
Polat lands a head shot.
Shaunessey scores with a body shot.
Shaunessey misses the jab.
Shaunessey jabs at Polat's body.
Shaunessey checks a leg kick nicely.
Shaunessey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polat.
Shaunessey tries to work over Polat's front leg with a kick but Polat checks it.
Shaunessey throws a series of punches but Polat moves out of range.
Ismail Polat is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaunessey moves in looking to clinch but Polat pushes him off.
Polat misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey takes a swing at Polat's ribcage but misses.
Polat ducks under a wild hook from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey scores with a three punch combo!

Polat is rocked!

It looks like Ismail Polat has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaunessey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Polat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Polat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shaunessey's head backwards.

Shaunessey instigates a clinch.
Shaunessey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shaunessey lands an elbow inside.
Vaughn Shaunessey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Polat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaunessey is pushing Polat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shaunessey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaunessey lands an elbow just above Polat 's eye.
Shaunessey lands a big knee! That's hurt Polat! Oh, he's all over the place! Shaunessey lands another knee that sends Polat to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaughn Shaunessey!
An out of breath Vaughn Shaunessey 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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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ac Res (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayne comes into the arena with The Doors-People Are Strange blaring out of the sound system. Ac Res is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jayne
vs
Res

189 cm
27
179 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ac Res!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Res misses with a takedown

and Jayne counters by clinching up.
Res drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jayne gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Res breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Res is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jayne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patrick Jayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ac Res.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jayne enables Res to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jayne manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jayne pulls Res in to control the position.
Res stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jayne swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Res drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jayne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Res has Jayne in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jayne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Res looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jayne with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Res throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Res keeping moving, preventing Jayne from controlling successfully.
Res can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jayne controls the pace.

Res is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jayne is aware though and is defending well.
Jayne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Res looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jayne decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Res, up you get!

Res forces Jayne back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Res wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Jayne is trying to trip Res. He has hold of a leg but Res is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jayne persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jayne trying to control but Res is working from the bottom.

Jayne decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jayne fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jayne shoots in and bounces Res off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jayne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Res is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jayne lands a couple of elbows.
Res has momentary wrist control but Jayne slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Res is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Res drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jayne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jayne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jayne!
Jayne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Res to see if he's OK.
Res is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jayne creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Res is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Jayne stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jayne cracks Res with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Res shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jayne as he avoids it easily.
Res misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Res has a takedown stuffed.

Res moves into range and clinches up with Jayne.

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

Jayne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Res to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jayne controlling Res's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Res drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jayne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Res has Jayne in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jayne is looking to clinch.

Res clinches with his opponent.

Jayne wants the takedown. Res is fighting it off but Jayne persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Res's guard against the cage.

Res has his feet on Jayne's thighs here. He's pushed Jayne off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jayne screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ac Res!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Sinisalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chronic Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sinisalo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jos rakastat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sinisalo
vs
Kronic

210 cm
26
288 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

199 cm
26
278 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taisto Sinisalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chronic Kronic!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinisalo clinches up with Kronic and pushes him back against the cage.
Sinisalo lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Chronic Kronic has been cut.
Kronic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sinisalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronic is working for takedown but Sinisalo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sinisalo tries a knee to the head but Kronic blocks it.
Sinisalo prevents the takedown attempt.
Taisto Sinisalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chronic Kronic.
Sinisalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sinisalo lands a damaging elbow.
Sinisalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronic blocks a body shot from Sinisalo.
Sinisalo looking to throw knees to the head but Kronic is blocking nicely.
Sinisalo lands with a right to the head.

That has opened up Chronic Kronic's cut even more.
Sinisalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sinisalo.
Kronic can't get the takedown.
Sinisalo misses with a knee strike.
Sinisalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sinisalo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kronic looks gassed!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sinisalo.

The cut above Chronic Kronic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sinisalo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Chronic Kronic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinisalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sinisalo misses with a knee to the head.
Kronic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sinisalo prevents it.
Sinisalo lands an elbow that stopped Kronic in his tracks for a moment.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taisto Sinisalo!
Taisto Sinisalo very nearly forgot to thank xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159++ Energy - $50 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Slystarr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slystarr comes to the cage accompanied by Kool Savas - Tot oder Lebendig/Mona Lisa. Jack Ryan Junior struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jack Ryan Junior will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Slystarr
vs
Ryan Junior

190 cm
24
197 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

220 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Slystarr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Ryan Junior!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan Junior shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slystarr counters with a three punch combo that has Ryan Junior backing up. Ryan Junior nods at Slystarr to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Slystarr does it's job there.
Slystarr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan Junior shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Slystarr to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan Junior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ryan Junior misses with a takedown attempt

and Slystarr counters with a takedown into side control.
Mark Slystarr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ryan Junior.

Slystarr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ryan Junior, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Slystarr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ryan Junior, who protects the arm well.

Slystarr goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ryan Junior has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Slystarr but great work by Ryan Junior.
Slystarr is trying to work for a sweep but Ryan Junior has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slystarr is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Ryan Junior turns him over and now has his back.

Ryan Junior is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ryan Junior is trying to stick to Slystarr's back but Slystarr is turning into Ryan Junior. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ryan Junior's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Slystarr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slystarr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Slystarr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ryan Junior preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ryan Junior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slystarr is working away from the top position though.
Slystarr 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.

Slystarr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ryan Junior is just riding it out for now. Slystarr eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slystarr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slystarr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ryan Junior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ryan Junior has hold of Slystarr's hands but Slystarr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slystarr is looking to take a break and control but Ryan Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slystarr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slystarr not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slystarr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slystarr passes to full mount!
Slystarr working the ground and pound effectively.
Slystarr scoring with strikes but Ryan Junior is staying in there.

Ryan Junior is rocked!
Slystarr looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Ryan Junior covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Slystarr!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ellis
vs
Russel

175 cm
27
169 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

170 cm
24
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

RMC - $ 11 Shorts!

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Russel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Russel.
Russel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Russel throws a jab when Ellis was well out of range.
A slow jab from Russel misses its intended target.
Russel throws a big shot that misses.
Russel leaves Ellis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Russel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ellis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Russel looking for a sweep. Not yet Russel, not yet.
Ellis trying to control but Russel is working from the bottom.
Russel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ellis's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ellis holds on and takes a little breather.
Russel looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ellis looking for a guillotine here but Russel defends easily.
Russel landing with the ground and pound.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Russel from controlling successfully.
Russel is in close to Ellis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Russel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ellis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russelis looking to pass into half guard but Ellis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ellis is in guard.
Russel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Russel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Russel keeping moving, preventing Ellis from controlling successfully.
Ellis tries to free his leg and advance position but Russel is retaining full guard.
Ellis wants to control from the top but Russel keeps moving.
Russel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellis is one step ahead there.
Ellis trying to control the position from guard on top but Russel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

We're going to have a standup here because Quinton Ellis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a body shot.

Russel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Russel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Russel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ellis keeps working.
Russel throwing shots but Ellis is blocking nicely.
Russel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ellis wants to improve his position but Russel is controlling well.
Russel wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
Ellis is looking to control Russel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ellis avoid being mounted?
Russel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Ellis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis is looking to improve his position.
Oh Ellis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russel 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.
Russel is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ellis is hurt! He's hurt bad - Russel fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ellis from any more punishment! Congratulations to Russel! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Russel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain America (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pillu Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pillu Haukka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

America
vs
Haukka

194 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
31
265 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain America!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pillu Haukka!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haukka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haukka misses with a wild combination.
Haukka looks to land a combination but America avoids it well.
Haukka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haukka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haukka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as America backs up against the cage.

It looks like Captain America has been cut.
Haukka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pillu Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Haukka. Those never looked like landing.
Haukka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
America fails with a takedown attempt.
Haukka connects with a body shot that sends America's belly button to the back.
Haukka tries to bum rush America with a series of wild strikes but America uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Haukka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haukka digs a good body shot into America's ribs.
Haukka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice cross by Haukka.
America could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haukka scores with a jab. America acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haukka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haukka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by America.
America fails to land the takedown.
Haukka throws a right hand that America ducks under and follows up with a left that America also avoids with ease.
Haukka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Haukka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haukka misses with a two punch combination.
Pillu Haukka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haukka looks gassed!
Haukka swinging wildly here.
Haukka misses the shot to the body.
Haukka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but America moves away.
America avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haukka misses with a few strikes there.
America takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka connects with a looping right hand.
Haukka fails to land with a series of punches.
Haukka misses with a series of wild punches.
America takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Haukka.
No joy there for Haukka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haukka. America does a little dance to reset his feet.

America shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haukka's guard.
America might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
America tries to free his leg and advance position but Haukka is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

America drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and America jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

America drops back, looking for a kneebar! Haukka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Haukka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Haukka!
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!
America is trying to get back to half guard.
America manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

America looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haukka is taking a breather. America 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.

America looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pillu Haukka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain America'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.

A left and a right from Haukka both land. Nice combination.
America dodges the punch combination from Haukka.
Haukka throws a nice looking combination but America bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Haukka. Those never looked like landing.
America ducks right into an uppercut from Haukka.
Haukka lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from America is defended easily by Haukka.
Captain America is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
America on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
America slips a jab and a cross from Haukka.

America feints and as Haukka raises his hands in defense, America changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haukka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with America. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

America thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

America is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Haukka is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Haukka has escaped and now he's on top!

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

America throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

America escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haukka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haukka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

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

America has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haukka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

America had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haukka defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Haukka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

America looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haukka wanted to stand there but America had control of the position.
America wants to sweep here but Haukka controlling him for the moment.

Haukka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on America, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
America dodges the punch combination from Haukka.
Haukka is breathing heavily.
Haukka misses with a double jab.
Haukka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
America blocks a jab.

America shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

America drops back, looking for a kneebar! Haukka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Haukka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Haukka!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
America tries to improve position but can't.

Haukka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pillu Haukka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Captain America'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. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Haukka misses.
Haukka swinging wildly here.
Haukka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
America dodges the punch combination from Haukka.
Haukka swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haukka misses with a series of wild punches.
Haukka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haukka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
America avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haukka missing with a left hand there. America was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

America looking to score a takedown here. Haukka is defending well but America drives through and ends up in Haukka's guard.
Captain America overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

America drops back looking for a leg! Haukka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haukka manages to kick America off! America jumps back into Haukka's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
America is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Haukka off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

America looking for the RNC.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Haukka defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of America's arms.

America patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

America is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Haukka is defending well though. America let's go of the attempt for now.
Haukka trying to get back to his feet but America is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

America patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

America is persistently looking for the submission but Haukka is defending it well.

America is cranking Haukka's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Haukka! He's tightened the choke and Haukka is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Captain America!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lollipop Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Candy
vs
Jones

193 cm
26
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
213 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lollipop Candy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morgan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Candy as Jones shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Candy swinging wildly here.
Candy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Candy wants it to stay on the feet.
Lollipop Candy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Jones.
Candy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Candy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Candy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones looks gassed!

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

It looks like Morgan Jones has been cut.
Lollipop Candy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Candy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Candy tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lollipop Candy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cole
vs
Ruutu

205 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
29
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikko Ruutu!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cole forces Ruutu back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Cole.

It looks like Mikko Ruutu has been cut.
A knee to the head by Cole.
Ruutu has Cole pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cole manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole with a knee to the head.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole tries a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks it.
Cole prevents the takedown attempt.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Cole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruutu's face.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruutu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruutu blocks it with crossed arms.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Ruutu.
A knee to the head by Cole.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu misses with an elbow strike.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks with his arms.
Ruutu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cole is defending well.
Ruutu tries for a takedown but Cole manages to get underhooks.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Cole misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cole gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Cole.
Ruutu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu goes for a takedown attempt but Cole pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cole misses with a hook. Ruutu ducked under it nicely.
Cole misses with a hook. Ruutu ducked under it nicely.
Cole tries to clinch up but Ruutu circles away and keeps his distance.
Cole thumps Ruutu with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.

Ruutu clinches.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Cole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruutu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cole avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruutu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks it.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole is breathing heavily.
Ruutu is trying to drag Cole to the mat but Cole just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cole prevents Ruutu from breaking the clinch.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Ruutu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks with his arms.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cole gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Ruutu'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.

Cole swings widly with a right hand
and Ruutu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ruutu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cole is looking to clinch.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Cole throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruutu wants a takedown.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruutu wants a takedown but no success here.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruutu trying to stall but Cole improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks with his arms.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruutu can't get the takedown.
King Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Ruutu.
Cole gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruutu.
Ruutu has Cole pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cole manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ruutu looking for a takedown.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks with his arms.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks with his arms.
Ruutu goes for a takedown attempt but Cole pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruutu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cole stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruutu. Ruutu gets slowly back to his feet.

Cole has managed to clinch.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Cole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cole misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruutu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cole tries a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks it.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole gets underhooks to prevent Ruutu's takedown attempt.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Cole gets underhooks to prevent Ruutu's takedown attempt.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Ruutu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cole prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks it.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu wants a takedown but no success here.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruutu blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruutu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cole smiles and moves away.

Ruutu drives through and clinches with Cole against the cage.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole tries a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks it.
Cole gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruutu.
Ruutu goes for a takedown attempt but Cole pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Cole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Ruutu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cole scores with a hook to the body. Ruutu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Ruutu clinches with his opponent.
Ruutu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruutu jumps guard but Cole turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
King Cole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruutu blocks it with crossed arms.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Ruutu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cole fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ruutu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to clinch there but Ruutu circles away.

Cole drives through and clinches with Ruutu against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cole.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Cole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ruutu's face.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Ruutu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cole gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
King Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Ruutu.
Ruutu tries to pull guard but Cole forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruutu tries to score a body lock takedown but Cole shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruutu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cole avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Ruutu wants a takedown but no success here.
Cole tries a knee to the head but Ruutu blocks it.
Ruutu misses with an elbow strike.
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!
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
Ruutu fails to pull guard.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu is looking for a takedown.
Ruutu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cole after a bit of a struggle.
Ruutu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruutu tries to score a body lock takedown but Cole shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ruutu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Ruutu is trying to drag Cole to the mat but Cole just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Ruutu is blocking nicely.
Cole misses with a knee to the head.
King Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Cole.
Ruutu tries a knee to the head but Cole blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutu fails to pull guard.
Cole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mikko Ruutu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruutu blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Cole!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Olsgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed / Down With The Sickness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Olsgaard
vs
Thorhalla

175 cm
24
200 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

200 cm
24
200 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Olsgaard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorhalla ducks under a wild hook from Olsgaard.
Thorhalla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olsgaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Olsgaard as he checks the leg kick.
Olsgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorhalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsgaard.
Olsgaard throws a leg kick but Thorhalla sees it coming and moves out of range.
Olsgaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olsgaard misses with a straight right.
A big right from Olsgaard misses.
Olsgaard lands a nice hook to Thorhalla's body. Thorhalla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thorhalla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Olsgaard under the eye.
Olsgaard throws a low kick but Thorhalla moves out of range easily.
Thorhalla tries to clinch but Olsgaard is having none of it.
Olsgaard blocks a head kick by Thorhalla.
Olsgaard misses with a hook. Thorhalla ducked under it nicely.
Thorhalla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsgaard blocks a head kick by Thorhalla.
Thorhalla moves out of range of the strikes.
Olsgaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorhalla is looking to clinch but Olsgaard is avoiding it.
Olsgaard checks a leg kick.
Olsgaard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thorhalla's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thorhalla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thorhalla doesn't manage to clinch there - Olsgaard circles away.
A cross from Thorhalla lands.
Olsgaard blocks the body kick.
Thorhalla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olsgaard paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Thorhalla has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Thorhalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorhalla keeps control of Olsgaard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Olsgaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olsgaard swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard takes a swing at Thorhalla's ribcage but misses.
Thorhalla connects with a solid leg kick.
Thorhalla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorhalla ducks under a wild hook from Olsgaard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsgaard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olsgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorhalla moves away.
Thorhalla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorhalla checks a low kick from Olsgaard.
Thorhalla throws a lazy head kick
and Olsgaard counters with a stiff right hand.
Olsgaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Olsgaard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorhalla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olsgaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorhalla manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorhalla misses with a low kick.

Thorhalla moves into the clinch.
Thorhalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olsgaard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorhalla.
Olsgaard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Olsgaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Olsgaard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorhalla has him pressed against the cage.
Thorhalla misses with a body punch.
Olsgaard takes a shot to the head.
Thorhalla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorhalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorhalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Olsgaard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Olsgaard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorhalla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olsgaards head.
Olsgaard wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorhalla won't allow it.
Olsgaard is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorhalla has double underhooks.
Thorhalla pushes Olsgaard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorhalla misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorhalla.
Olsgaard prevents a body shot from Thorhalla.
Olsgaard tries to break free but Thorhalla pushes him back against the cage.
Olsgaard is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorhalla has double underhooks.
Olsgaard prevents a body shot from Thorhalla.
A frustrated look appears on Olsgaard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorhalla prevents Olsgaard from breaking the clinch.
Thorhalla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olsgaard's efforts to push away.
Olsgaard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorhalla lands with a right to the head.
Olsgaard can't break the clinch.
Thorhalla misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thorhalla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thorhalla throws a jab but it's blocked by Olsgaard.
A head kick from Thorhalla lands but Olsgaard takes it in his stride.
Thorhalla delivers a nice body kick.
Thorhalla misses with a body kick.
Olsgaard throws a hook but Thorhalla blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thorhalla in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thorhalla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olsgaard.
A good leg kick by Olsgaard.
Thorhalla lands with a straight right. Olsgaard didn't see that one coming.
A head kick by Thorhalla misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Thorhalla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Olsgaard misses with a leg kick.
Thorhalla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thorhalla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla takes a swing at Olsgaard's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Thorhalla misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Olsgaard blocks the leg kick.
Thorhalla throws a sloppy head kick and Olsgaard moves out of range easily.
Olsgaard misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorhalla counters with a series of strikes. Olsgaard will be more careful next time no doubt.

Thorhalla moves into the clinch.
Olsgaard is trying to push Thorhalla away but Thorhalla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Olsgaard manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla misses with the combination.
Thorhalla throws a hook to the side of Olsgaard's head but Olsgaard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olsgaard feints and then cracks Thorhalla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thorhalla down.
A jab lands there for Olsgaard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Olsgaard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olsgaard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorhalla can pounce on him.
Olsgaard misses with a hook
and Thorhalla counters with a head kick. That will keep Olsgaard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsgaard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thorhalla thows a body kick. Olsgaard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thorhalla misses with a kick to the body.
Olsgaard misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thorhalla.

Thorhalla instigates a clinch.
Thorhalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorhalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thorhalla lands a body shot.
Thorhalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Olsgaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thorhalla - that landed with a thud.
Thorhalla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olsgaard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olsgaard blocks a body shot from Thorhalla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorhalla.
Thorhalla keeps control of Olsgaard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hjalmar Thorhalla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorhalla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olsgaard backwards.
Thorhalla misses with a body punch.
Olsgaard tries to break free but Thorhalla pushes him back against the cage.
Thorhalla tries to work over Olsgaard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorhalla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorhalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorhalla prevents Olsgaard from breaking the clinch.
Thorhalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olsgaards head.
Thorhalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Thorhalla.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olsgaard wants to break free but Thorhalla has control.
Thorhalla scores with a shot to the side of Olsgaard's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorhalla gets through Olsgaard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorhalla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorhalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olsgaard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorhalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorhalla has a couple of punches blocked by Olsgaard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorhalla.
Thorhalla keeps control of Olsgaard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Thorhalla.
Olsgaard tries to break the clinch but Thorhalla is controlling the position.
Thorhalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olsgaard is trying to break the clinch but Thorhalla has him pressed against the cage.
Thorhalla lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorhalla working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Thorhalla fails to land.
Thorhalla lands a shoulder strike.
Thorhalla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olsgaard's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Thorhalla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thorhalla moves out of range of the body kick from Olsgaard.
Olsgaard throws a good cross that connects.
Olsgaard takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Thorhalla clinches.
Thorhalla lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorhalla lands a shoulder strike.
Thorhalla digs a right hand underneath Olsgaard's ribcage. Olsgaard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thorhalla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Olsgaard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorhalla lands a shot to the body.
Thorhalla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olsgaard's elbow.
Thorhalla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorhalla lands a body shot.
Thorhalla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thorhalla lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorhalla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorhalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olsgaard backwards.

Olsgaard is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Olsgaard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorhalla lands a left hand.
Thorhalla unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Olsgaard! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Thorhalla is unloading with more strikes now! Olsgaard drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Thorhalla!
Hjalmar Thorhalla is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, Hjalmar Thorhalla took to the microphone: 'THE CHAMP IS HERE!'.

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 Gustavo Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Toro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knife Party / Bonfire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Toro
vs
Guida

175 cm
24
163 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

170 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

KAISER

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Guida!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guida under the eye.
Nice takedown defense from Toro. No joy for Guida on that attempt.
Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toro stuffs the takedown attempt from Guida. Guida gets slowly back to his feet.
Guida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toro as he avoids it easily.
Gustavo Toro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Guida.
Toro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Guida misses its intended target.
Toro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guida shoots in and drives through. Toro sprawls well.
Guida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toro lands with a hook. Guida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Toro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toro lands with a good body shot.
Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guida walks into a left hand.
Guida looks for a takedown but Toro sprawls well.
Guida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toro.
Gustavo Toro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toro avoids it really well and circles away.
Toro stuns Guida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Toro has Guida up against the cage in a clinch.
Toro scores with a shot to the side of Guida's head.

It looks like Clay Guida has been cut.
Guida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Toro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Toro feints a jab promting Guida to slip. Toro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Guida is rocked!
Toro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guida is still on wobbly legs! Can Toro finish him?
Guida looks gassed!
Toro circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Guida to the canvas! Guida doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Toro keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Toro!
Gustavo Toro made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Gsus f****ng christ Im happy to have my hand raised against this takedown spammer Guida. That sh*t ain't even fighting man! Pathetic...'.