PCL Rise of the Pegasi 108 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sopheap Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Seng
vs
Thompson

169 cm
31
145 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

167 cm
27
145 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sopheap Seng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seng's sensitive parts.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but Seng manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Seng swivels and escapes.
Danga de danga de dang - Seng scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Thompson fails with the takedown
and Seng counters with a straight right hand.
Sopheap Seng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Thompson.
Thompson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seng is out of range.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Seng.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seng scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Seng leaning against his opponent.
Seng lands a good knee to the midsection. Thompson won't want to take too many of those.

Seng breaks the clinch.
Seng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson looks gassed!
Seng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seng connects with a jab.

Seng rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Seng - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Seng controlling the action here for a moment.

Seng breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Seng finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thompson tries to clinch but Seng moves out of range.
That kick from Seng tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seng lands a really nice looking cross but Thompson seems unphased.

That has opened up Hunter Thompson's cut even more.
Seng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Seng closes the distance and clinches.
Seng lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Thompson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Seng is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Seng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Seng avoiding damage.
Thompson jumps guard but Seng turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Seng breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
Sopheap Seng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seng looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Seng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seng.
Seng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seng throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Seng sprawls well.
Sopheap Seng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Seng moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
Seng is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Seng lands a knee to the head.
Seng tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Seng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seng scores with a knee to the head.
Seng misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Seng lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Seng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Seng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seng connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seng swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seng, right into the meat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Seng.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seng scores with a one two! Thompson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

The cut above Hunter Thompson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Seng circles away.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seng throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sopheap Seng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good work by Thompson as he checks the leg kick.
Seng misses the shot to the body.
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Seng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seng scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Seng circles away easily
and Seng counters with a straight right hand.
Seng lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Seng pushes him off.
Seng moves out of range of the body kick.

Seng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seng just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sopheap Seng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Thompson.
Seng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Seng just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
Seng looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seng.
Seng lands a jab to the head.
Seng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
That kick from Seng tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheers as Seng lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thompson doesn't seem phased though.
Thompson takes a swing at Seng's ribcage but misses.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Seng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seng sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson 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.

Seng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Seng.
Seng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seng stalling against the cage.
Thompson is working for takedown but Seng is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.

Hunter Thompson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Seng leaning his opponent against the cage.
Seng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.

Seng manages to break the clinch.
Seng throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seng. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Thompson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seng keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sopheap Seng!
Sopheap Seng decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Wiley - Take That. Pellegrino has chosen Meiju Suvas - Pure Mua as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lee
vs
Pellegrino

185 cm
32
195 lbs
21 - 19 - 0

185 cm
27
195 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kos Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrino misses with a body shot.
Lee clobbers Pellegrino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Kos Pellegrino has been cut.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Pellegrino moves into the clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pellegrino is defending well for now.
Pellegrino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Pellegrino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Pellegrino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pellegrino missing with knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee avoiding damage as Pellegrino throws knees to the body.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Pellegrino is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pellegrino works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pellegrino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino lands a body punch.
Pellegrino avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pellegrino with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jason Lee has been cut.
Pellegrino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Lee.
Pellegrino dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
A right handed body shot lands from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Pellegrino back against the cage.
Lee prevents a body shot from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee tries to stall but Pellegrino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Pellegrino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pellegrino avoids it.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Pellegrino misses with a body punch.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pellegrino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.
Pellegrino blocks the elbow strike.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pellegrino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pellegrino misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pellegrino landing knees to the body.
Pellegrino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Pellegrino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Pellegrino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pellegrino lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellegrino lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pellegrino.
A short right from Pellegrino on the inside.
Pellegrino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Pellegrino scores with a shoulder strike.
Pellegrino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pellegrino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Pellegrino.
Come on Pellegrino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pellegrino as Lee tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a shot to the body.
Pellegrino scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Pellegrino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pellegrino lands a nice shot to the body.
Pellegrino scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pellegrino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Pellegrino.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pellegrino lands a left hand.
Pellegrino lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kos Pellegrino dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pellegrino tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Pellegrino moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
A short right from Pellegrino.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.

Lee is rocked!
Kos Pellegrino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pellegrino digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pellegrino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellegrino lands a big knee to the head and Lee goes down! Pellegrino pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kos Pellegrino!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Hefner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hefner has chosen Puff The Magic Dragon as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Potkukelkka
vs
Hefner

170 cm
23
154 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

175 cm
29
153 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Potkukelkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Hefner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Potkukelkka lands but Hefner takes it in his stride.
Hefner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Potkukelkka swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Hefner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Potkukelkka!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Potkukelkka is desperately trying to improve his position but Hefner has a good base and remains in mount.
Hefner fails to take his opponent's back.

Hefner is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Potkukelkka has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Potkukelkka!
Potkukelkka advances position into side control!

Potkukelkka tries for a kimura but Hefner is defending well.
Hefner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Potkukelkka trying to control the action but Hefner is working from the bottom.

Hefner kicks off Potkukelkka and gets to his feet.
Potkukelkka lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka misses with a looping left.
Potkukelkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Potkukelkka tenderised Hefner's leg. Hefner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Potkukelkka throws a chopping leg kick but Hefner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Potkukelkka keeps Hefner at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Potkukelkka.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potkukelkka.
Hefner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hefner moves in looking to clinch but Potkukelkka pushes him off.
Potkukelkka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potkukelkka punishes Hefner's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potkukelkka lands a jab.
Potkukelkka throws the kick towards the body but Hefner avoids it.
Potkukelkka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Potkukelkka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Hefner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hefner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Potkukelkka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hefner as Potkukelkka tries to tie him up.
Hefner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Potkukelkka after a bit of a struggle.
Potkukelkka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potkukelkka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hefner jumps guard and drags Potkukelkka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hefner controls Potkukelkka momentarily but Potkukelkka frees himself.
Potkukelkka passes Hefner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hefner is trying to stand up here but Potkukelkka is controlling him well.

Hefner is defending against the submission attempts here by Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka wants to pass to mount but Hefner is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Potkukelkka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hefner defends it well.
Hefner wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka wants to pass to mount but Hefner is defending the position.
Potkukelkka is taking a breather. Hefner 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potkukelkka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hefner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Potkukelkka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hefner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hefner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Potkukelkka is working away from the top position though.
Potkukelkka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hefner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potkukelkka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hefner has closed the distance and engaged Potkukelkka in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hefner tries to clinch but Potkukelkka moves out of range.
Hefner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Potkukelkka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potkukelkka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Potkukelkka lands a jab to Hefner's midsection.
Potkukelkka misses with a body shot.
Hefner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potkukelkka thows a body kick. Hefner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hefner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Potkukelkka takes a swing at Hefner's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefner fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Potkukelkka!
A left lands for Potkukelkka.
Hefner moves out of range of the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Potkukelkka blocks the leg kick.
Hefner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Potkukelkka counters with an inside leg kick.
Potkukelkka throws a low kick but Hefner avoids it.
Potkukelkka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Potkukelkka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Potkukelkka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hefner. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Potkukelkka. Beautiful body shot.
James Potkukelkka is winning the standup battle so far.
Hefner leaves Potkukelkka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hefner is looking to clinch but Potkukelkka is avoiding it.
Potkukelkka digs a good hook to Hefner's body.
Hugh Hefner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Potkukelkka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hefner's half guard.
Hefner tries to kick Potkukelkka off but Potkukelkka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hefner is staying active underneath Potkukelkka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Potkukelkka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hefner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hefner wants to get back to full guard.
Hefner pushes Potkukelkka off but Potkukelkka dives into side control.
Hefner struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hefner is looking for a sweep.

Potkukelkka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hefner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James Potkukelkka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hefner is not content to let Potkukelkka control the position.
Potkukelkka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hefner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Potkukelkka scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hefner tries to improve position but can't.
Hefner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hefner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hefner is looking to regain half guard here but Potkukelkka keeps moving and retains side control.
Hefner seems a little lost for a moment, as Potkukelkka dominates the positioning.
Potkukelkka cracks Hefner with a big elbow.
Potkukelkka throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Hefner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hefner is looking to regain half guard here but Potkukelkka keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Potkukelkka tries for a kimura but Hefner is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Potkukelkka dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hefner throws a right and a left that Potkukelkka avoids nicely.
Potkukelkka stuffs the takedown attempt from Hefner. Hefner gets slowly back to his feet.
Hefner shoots in looking for a takedown. Potkukelkka tries to sprawl out of it but Hefner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potkukelkka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hefner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Potkukelkka's calf.
Potkukelkka misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potkukelkka.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Potkukelkka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Potkukelkka lands in his opponent's guard.
Hefner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hefner trying to control the position.
Potkukelkka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hefner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potkukelkka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hefner working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Potkukelkka tries to free his leg and advance position but Hefner is retaining full guard.
Hefner wants to get back to his feet but Potkukelkka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Potkukelkka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hefner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Potkukelkka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hefner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Potkukelkka lands a body shot.
Potkukelkka throws a leg kick

and Hefner counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hefner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Hefner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Potkukelkka, who protects the arm well.
Hefner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potkukelkka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hefner off and has taken his back!
Potkukelkka has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hefner's body.
A lull in the action here.
Potkukelkka scores with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hefner hold on?
Potkukelkka lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hefner's head.
Potkukelkka wants to control but Hefner is keeping busy.
Hefner trying to control the position but Potkukelkka manages to sink in the hooks.
Good control from Potkukelkka.
Hefner trying to control the action but Potkukelkka just sinks the hooks in.
Hefner is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Potkukelkka off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hefner tries to break free.
Hugh Hefner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potkukelkka controls the action.
Potkukelkka trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Potkukelkka working for a choke but Hefner is defending well.
James Potkukelkka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Potkukelkka is riding his opponent, not letting Hefner buck him off.
Hefner looking very determined here, making life difficult for Potkukelkka.
Hefner is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Potkukelkka controlling the positon.
Hefner trying to get back to his feet but Potkukelkka is in full control for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potkukelkka is trying to stick to Hefner's back but Hefner is turning into Potkukelkka. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Potkukelkka's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hefner.
Potkukelkka trying to keep a closed guard but Hefner is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Potkukelkka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potkukelkka, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Potkukelkka!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James Potkukelkka waved his t-shirt featuring FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pvt. Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen and Mickey Henson. The crowd seem to be enjoying Henson's choice of entrance music: A Warrior's Call by Volbeat. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mullen
vs
Henson

184 cm
24
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

180 cm
31
192 lbs
27 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pvt. Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Henson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Mullen catches Henson right on the button with a cross.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henson.
Mullen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Mullen.
Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson.
Mullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Henson.
Henson looks to throw the jab but Mullen is out of range.
Mullen cracks Henson with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Henson avoids the body shot from Mullen.
Henson fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Henson misses.

Henson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mullen is desperately trying to improve his position but Henson has a good base and remains in mount.
Henson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mullen hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henson has control of Mullen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mullen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mullen doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Mullen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Henson avoids the attempt from Mullen to control.
Henson with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henson tries to control but Mullen wriggling away.
Henson thowing shots but they're missing.
Mullen working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson cracks Mullen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henson with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson lands a heavy elbow.
Mullen is in a horrible position here. Henson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Henson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mullen is looking to escape.
Henson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mullen is in a horrible position here. Henson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mullen tries to hold on but Henson postures up.
Mullen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is desperately trying to improve his position but Henson has a good base and remains in mount.
Henson with good strikes from the mount here!
Mullen is trying to escape the mount.
Henson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mullen is squirming around, avoiding Henson's attempts to control the action.
Henson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henson controlling the pace for now.
Henson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mullen working to try and regain half guard.
Henson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is squirming around, avoiding Henson's attempts to control the action.
Mullen working to try and regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen wants to hold on but Henson pushes him away.
Mullen is bucking up trying to escape but Henson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henson lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henson cracks Mullen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henson unloading with bombs!
Henson prevents Mullen from getting the reversal.
Henson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Henson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Henson throws a low kick, looking for Mullen's leg but Mullen calmly moves out of range.
Mullen scores with a one two! Henson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mullen.
Mullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Henson.
Henson lands a glancing blow to the side of Mullen's head.
Mullen looks to land a combination but Henson avoids it well.
Henson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henson misses with an uppercut

and Mullen moves into the clinch.
Mullen letting Henson take a breather here.
Henson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henson's brow.
Henson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Mullen.
Mullen misses with the head strike.
Mullen tries to break the clinch but Henson is controlling the position.
Henson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mullen.
Henson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullen's elbow.
Henson working aggressively here.
Henson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mullen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mullen is looking to break free of the clinch but Henson has double underhooks.
Henson is leaning against Mullen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Henson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullen misses with an uppercut. Henson saw that one coming.
Henson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mullen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Henson counter with a right hand.
Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mullen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pvt. Mullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henson moves away from the strike by Mullen.
Mullen cracks Henson with a good jab.
Mullen lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mullen's head backwards.
Henson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mullen is able to avoid easily.
Henson defending well as Mullen loads up on a big left hand.
Henson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson.
Henson tries to clinch up.
Pvt. Mullen is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Henson misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mullen ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Henson thows a body shot but no joy.
Mullen stalks Henson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henson's face. Henson staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Henson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henson tries to clinch but Mullen is having none of it.
Mullen throws a lazy right hand but Henson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Henson coming out on top.

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

Henson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mullen dodges the ground and pound from Henson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Henson.
Mullen is looking to reverse the position.
Mullen can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mickey Henson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mullen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henson swinging wildly here.
Henson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henson. That did some damage!
Mullen with a hook.
Mullen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mullen at a distance.
A slow jab from Henson misses its intended target.
Mullen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson throws a right hand that Mullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Mullen also avoids with ease.
Henson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mullen should have avoided that one.
Mullen slips a straight right by Henson.
Mickey Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mullen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mullen throws a body kick that misses.
Henson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Henson.
Henson misses with a wild combination.
Mullen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mullen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pvt. Mullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mullen.
Henson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henson throws a front kick aimed at Mullen's knee but Mullen avoids it well.
Henson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henson.
Mullen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henson takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen lands an overhand right.
Henson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henson throws a combination. Mullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mullen.
Mullen circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Henson to the canvas! Henson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mullen keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pvt. Mullen!
Pvt. Mullen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dotson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dotson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motor Mouth. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Reiplinger
vs
Dotson

199 cm
29
254 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

200 cm
24
275 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Dotson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reiplinger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dotson sprawls well. Dotson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reiplinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Reiplinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reiplinger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reiplinger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reiplinger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dotson throws out the jab.
Dotson throws a head kick that misses.
Dotson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dotson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reiplinger avoids the head kick by Dotson.
Reiplinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dotson.
Reiplinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reiplinger connects with the punch.
Reiplinger swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dotson scores with a shot to the body.
Dotson throws a shot from downtown. Reiplinger moves away and avoids it.
Reiplinger misses with a wild combination.
Reiplinger misses with a low kick.
Dotson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reiplinger. That did some damage!
Reiplinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dotson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reiplinger throws a lazy body kick
and Dotson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dotson landing knees to the head.

It looks like Rap Reiplinger has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dotson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger lands an elbow just above Dotson 's eye.
Reiplinger scores a nice knee to the body.
Reiplinger tries to score a body lock takedown but Dotson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dotson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dotson.
Dotson pushes Reiplinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dotson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reiplinger backwards.
Reiplinger lands a good knee to the midsection. Dotson won't want to take too many of those.
Dotson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reiplinger missing with knees to the body.
Reiplinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dotson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reiplinger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reiplinger trying to land knees to the body.
Dotson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reiplinger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dotson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rap Reiplinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reiplinger is breathing heavily.
Dotson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dotson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reiplinger tries to land knees in the clinch but Dotson avoids the damage to the body.
Dotson lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Dotson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dotson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Dotson on the inside.
Dotson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reiplinger or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dotson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dotson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reiplinger throws an elbow but misses.
Dotson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dotson lands a right hand.
Dotson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dotson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dotson throws a big uppercut that drops Reiplinger! More strikes from Dotson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Reiplinger lies dazed against the cage as Dotson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Dotson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dan Dotson waved his t-shirt featuring Hopkins Athletics's logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsa Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rock
vs
Steele

210 cm
28
265 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

197 cm
26
254 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

•• Beast Mode ••

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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsa Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock lands a nice shot that snaps Steele's head back.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele cracks Rock with a good jab.

It looks like Tsa Rock has been cut.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
Rock staying out of range there.
Steele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
Tsa Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steele is able to avoid easily.
Steele drops his hands momentarily and Rock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rock finds it's way round the side to connect with Steele's head.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Rock counters with a good low kick that Steele was not able to check.
Steele blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock avoids the head kick by Steele.
A shot to the body from Rock misses
and Steele counters with a low kick, right behind Rock 's knee.
Steele lands with an overhand left.
Rock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Steele connects with a high kick.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Steele lands a front kick.
Rock misses with a double jab
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a body kick that stops Steele in his tracks momentarily.
Good shot there by Steele.
Steele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
Steele misses with a leg kick.
Steele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steele blocks a head kick by Rock.
Steele takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rock punishes Steele's body with a nice straight punch.
Rock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rock throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Steele stuns Rock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rock slips under a jab from Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Steele.
Steele misses with a kick to the body.
Rock throws a poor cross that misses
and Steele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Steele tenderised Rock's leg. Rock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Steele tried to score with a low kick but Rock checks it.
Steele punishes Rock's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Steele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tsa Rock'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.

Rock misses with an uppercut
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Rock throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.
A punch lands to the side of Steele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rock misses with a kick to the body.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick
and Steele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steele throws a leg kick which misses Rock's front leg but catches the back leg as Rock tries to avoid it.
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!
Steele works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a hook.
Steele slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Steele lands a high kick!
Steele defending well as Rock loads up on a big left hand.
Steele lands with a hook. Rock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steele avoids the head kick by Rock.
Rock throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Rock throws a leg kick
and Steele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rock swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steele pushes Rock away with a front kick.
Steele scores with a nice right hand.

Tsa Rock's cut is getting worse.
Dan Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Rock throws a leg kick but Steele checks it.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steele throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Steele.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Rock looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Rock misses the body punch
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
Steele scores with a kick to the body.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Rock needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steele. Rock shrugs it off though.
Steele throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Rock moves out of range as Steele throws a body kick.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Rock's ribs.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Rock looks for the body kick but Steele saw that one coming.
Rock avoids the head kick by Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tsa Rock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Steele misses with a straight left.
Rock blocks a low kick nicely.
Steele blocks a head kick by Rock.
Nice defenses there by Rock.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Rock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steele misses with a hook.
Rock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Rock drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rock misses with a left hand
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock avoids the head kick by Steele.
Steele takes one to the chin there.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Rock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steele counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Steele avoids the head kick by Rock.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Steele.

Tsa Rock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Rock misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rock looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steele. Rock shrugs it off though.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Rock's ribs.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with the left hand. Rock knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Steele misses.
Steele throws a low kick but Rock avoids it.
Rock throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Rock tries to work over Steele's front leg with a kick but Steele checks it.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
Steele throws a lazy head kick
and Rock counters with a low kick, right behind Steele 's knee.
Rock thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele misses the jab.
Rock misses with a looping right.
Steele lunges at Rock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rock's hand.
Rock throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Rock swinging wildly here.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Rock misses
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Tsa Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Steele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele lands with a nice combination. Rock backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Steele!
After the fight, Dan Steele was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.