The Vicious Fighter: Quarters PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michiel De Ruyter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Ruyter's entrance music is DJ KOOL. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

De Ruyter
vs
Bounty

180 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

185 cm
25
194 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy for $150****
ANABOLIC LAUNDRY 90%

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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michiel De Ruyter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ruyter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Bounty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bounty scores with a jab to the head.
Bounty connects with a high kick.
De Ruyter swinging wildly here.

De Ruyter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bounty looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
De Ruyter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bounty tries to bench press De Ruyter off him but De Ruyter keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bounty sneaks back into half guard.
De Ruyter is keen to just control but Bounty is a slippery customer.
De Ruyter trying to pass the guard but Bounty defending well.
Bounty wants to get back to his feet.
De Ruyter wants to free his trapped foot but Bounty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bounty tries to roll over but De Ruyter keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty wants to get back to his feet.
De Ruyter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bounty is trying to escape the mount.
De Ruyter breaks from Bounty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
De Ruyter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bounty?
De Ruyter wants to control the pace but Bounty is squirming around nicely.
Bounty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

De Ruyter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bounty bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ruyter keeping moving, preventing Bounty from controlling successfully.
Bounty preventing the sweep.
Bounty wants to get up but he can't break De Ruyter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bounty trying to control but De Ruyter is working from the bottom.
Bounty stopping the sweep attempt from De Ruyter.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Bounty hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Ruyter misses with a jab to the body
and Bounty counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Ruyter's knee momentarily.
De Ruyter checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty avoids the body shot from De Ruyter.
De Ruyter misses with a takedown attempt
and Bounty counters with a thumping low kick.
Bounty connects with a right hand. De Ruyter shakes it off.
De Ruyter shoots in but no luck this time.
De Ruyter dives in and grabs Bounty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bounty pushes down on De Ruyter's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michiel De Ruyter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Ruyter is breathing heavily.
Bounty lands with a cross.
De Ruyter throws the left hand but Bounty avoids the punch easily.
Bounty slips a straight right by De Ruyter.
De Ruyter walks into a jab.

Bounty closes the distance and clinches.
De Ruyter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Ruyter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bounty is defending well.
De Ruyter blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but De Ruyter avoids the damage to the body.
Bounty lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Ruyter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bounty just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bounty lands a damaging elbow.
Bounty has De Ruyter pressed against the cage, preventing De Ruyter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ruyter swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Ruyter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bounty takes a shot to the head.
Bounty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bounty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

De Ruyter is rocked!
Bounty lands an elbow just above De Ruyter 's eye.
Oh De Ruyter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bounty creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops De Ruyter! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Bounty.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Bounty!
A very excited looking Mark Bounty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeorge Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peto comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Talvisota . Johanson has chosen Ain't No Grave- Johnny Cash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jeorge Johanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peto
vs
Johanson

180 cm
32
181 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

185 cm
31
180 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeorge Johanson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peto shoots for a takedown but Johanson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Peto is just out of range.
Johanson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peto scrambles back to his feet.
Peto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johanson counters with a body kick that stops Peto in his tracks momentarily.
Peto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johanson is fending him off so far but Peto persists. Nope, Johanson circles away and we're back to standing.
Peto misses the shot to the body.
Peto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johanson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Peto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peto slips under a jab from Johanson.

Peto moves into range and clinches up with Johanson.
Peto lands a left hand.
Johanson looking to stall.

Peto breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson throws a low kick but Peto moves out of range easily.

Johanson clinches with his opponent.
Johanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peto throws an elbow that misses.
Peto missing with knees to the body.
Johanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Peto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peto trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johanson.

Peto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peto was well out of range. Poor timing from Johanson.
Peto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johanson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johanson avoids a kick to the body.
Peto slips under a jab.
Peto lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johanson tries to clinch but Peto is having none of it.
Peto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peto is defended easily by Johanson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johanson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peto's head.
Peto closes the distance and clinches up with Johanson, looking for a takedown. Peto pushes Johanson against the cage but Johanson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Peto forces Johanson back against the cage and clinches.
Johanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johanson blocking some punches.
Johanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johanson has Peto pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peto.
Johanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johanson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Peto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peto lands a damaging elbow.
Peto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johanson tries to stall but Peto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Peto drags the fight down to the ground.
Johanson trying to control but Peto is working from the bottom.
Peto pulls Johanson in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peto looking for a guillotine here but Johanson defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peto working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johanson looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Peto dominated that round.
That's time! Peto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johanson works over Peto's head and body with a nice combination.
Peto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pertti Peto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johanson avoids the head kick by Peto.
That kick from Peto tenderised Johanson's leg. Johanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pertti Peto is winning the standup battle so far.
Peto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peto lands a glancing blow to the side of Johanson's head.
Johanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Peto lands.
Peto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peto tries to score with a low kick but Johanson moves his leg out of the way.
Peto misses with a takedown attempt - Johanson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johanson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johanson throws a good cross that connects.
Johanson tries to clinch there but Peto circles away.
Peto lands with a good body shot.
Johanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peto can pounce on him.
Johanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peto.
Peto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johanson avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Peto or perhaps it was just good defense by Johanson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Peto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peto thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johanson.
Johanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johanson manages to avoid it.
Peto throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peto throws a hook but Johanson avoids it easily.

Peto darts in and clinches Johanson up against the cage.
Johanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johanson tries to throw a body punch but Peto avoids it by throwing Johanson back against the cage.
Peto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peto trying to stall but Johanson improves his position.
Johanson slows down the pace here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto cracks Johanson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peto throws a jab but it's blocked by Johanson.
Johanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peto.
Peto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Peto is looking to score with low kicks.
Peto scores with a hook to the body. Johanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peto tries a head kick but it misses.

Peto closes the distance and clinches.

Peto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Johanson.
Peto throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Johanson.
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!
Peto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johanson but Johanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Peto has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johanson scores with a hook to the body.
Peto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johanson working aggressively here.
Peto lands a nice uppercut.
Peto tries to work over Johanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Peto.
Johanson avoids the elbow strike from Peto, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Peto.
Johanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johanson is defending well for now.
Peto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johanson tries to throw a body punch but Peto avoids it by throwing Johanson back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Peto dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Peto connects with a single shot there.

Peto drives through and clinches with Johanson against the cage.
Peto is working for takedown but Johanson is calmly controlling the position for now.

Peto breaks the clinch.
Johanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peto is out of range and Johanson settles back down.
Johanson throws a sloppy head kick and Peto moves out of range easily.
Peto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peto lands an overhand right.
Peto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johanson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johanson is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peto.
Johanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peto looks to land a left hand but Johanson moved out of range nicely.
Jeorge Johanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto throws out a powerful jab.
Peto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johanson under the eye.
Peto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peto lands a leg kick that knocks Johanson off balance momentarily.
Peto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johanson counters with a nice uppercut.

Peto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johanson is keeping the position for now.
Peto lands a couple of elbows.
Jeorge Johanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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!
Peto preventing the sweep.
Peto trying to control the position from guard on top but Johanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Peto looking to pass the guard.
Johanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto trying to control the position from guard on top but Johanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Pertti Peto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Peto throws a leg kick that misses.
Johanson throws the kick towards the body but Peto avoids it.
A head kick by Peto misses
and Johanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johanson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A cross from Peto lands.
Johanson dodges the punch combination from Peto.

Johanson moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johanson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johanson managing to block the knees to the body from Peto.
Johanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Peto.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johanson's brow.
A right hand to the body from Peto.
Peto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johanson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peto lands a nice knee to the body.
Peto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johanson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johanson after a bit of a struggle.
Pertti Peto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johanson managing to block the knees to the body from Peto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Peto.
Johanson misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Peto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peto 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Peto!
Pertti Peto 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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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper by Iron Maiden. Evans is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fcuk You - Dinooosaur. Vincent Volkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quinton Evans's chin.

Volkov
vs
Evans

180 cm
31
182 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

187 cm
29
199 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Evans!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans is looking to slow Volkov down with leg kicks.
Evans cracks Volkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Evans.
Evans on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Volkov tries to work over Evans's front leg with a kick but Evans checks it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Evans jumps into guard, dragging Volkov to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Evans is trying to control the position but Volkov postures up.

Evans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Volkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Volkov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volkov is one step ahead there.
Volkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Volkov chips away with some ground and pound.

Evans has his foot on Volkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Volkov works his way back into a safe position though.
Volkov being controlled here momentarily.
Volkov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Evans taking a bit of punishment here - Volkov scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Evans some visible discomfort.
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!
Evans prevents Volkov from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Evans's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Evans gets back to half guard.
Volkov misses with a head shot. Evans uses the momentum to regain guard.
Volkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Volkov there.
Volkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Volkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Volkov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Volkov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Volkov with the ground and pound from mount.

Evans is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Evans bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Volkov and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Volkov!
A very excited looking Vincent Volkov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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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 Sergi Lutsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hydraulix 13.5 - D.A.V.E. the Drummer & Alex Calver kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lutsenko
vs
Gracie

192 cm
32
193 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

183 cm
32
195 lbs
34 - 23 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergi Lutsenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Lutsenko drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie lands with a right hand.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Lutsenko. Lutsenko maintains the clinch.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Lutsenko.
Lutsenko prevents a body shot from Gracie.
A short body shot lands from Gracie as the two fighters clinch.
Lutsenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lutsenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie stalling in the clinch.
Lutsenko prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Lutsenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Lutsenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lutsenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lutsenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lutsenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lutsenko but Lutsenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lutsenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lutsenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Lutsenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lutsenko lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes a swing at Lutsenko's ribcage but misses.

Lutsenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Gracie gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lutsenko is working away from the top position though.
Lutsenko prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Lutsenko is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lutsenko is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to control but Lutsenko is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie wants to control but Lutsenko is keeping busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lutsenko throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Lutsenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lutsenko wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lutsenko or not.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lutsenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lutsenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Lutsenko avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie tries to stall but Lutsenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lutsenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Lutsenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutsenko blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.

Gracie pulls guard.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Lutsenko tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lutsenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergi Lutsenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lutsenko throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Lutsenko.

Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Lutsenko in a clinch.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutsenko's elbow.
Lutsenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gracie pulls guard successfully.
Lutsenko wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Lutsenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lutsenko advances to half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying is best to control the position here.
Lutsenko seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.

Lutsenko is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gracie is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergi Lutsenko!
A victorious Sergi Lutsenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billington comes into the arena with Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur... blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kane's choice of entrance music: Saigon - Bring Me Down . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Billington
vs
Kane

190 cm
30
194 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

190 cm
25
201 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

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 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hairy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billington just misses with a punch to the body.
Billington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Billington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Kane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Billington.
Billington lands a jab to the nose.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billington connects with a looping right hand.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billington.
Billington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Billington somewhat.
Billington leaves Kane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kane tries to clinch there but Billington circles away.
Billington throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Kane lands a leg kick that knocks Billington off balance momentarily.
Kane misses with a hook
and Billington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kane fails to land with a series of punches.
Billington moves out of range of the strikes.
Kane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kane doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Billington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kane misses with a leg kick.
Billington misses with a wild body shot.
Billington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kane doesn't seem bothered though.
Billington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kane moves away from the strike by Billington.
Billington pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kane back to the cage. Billington follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas Billington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hairy Kane.
Kane misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington scores with a hook to the body. Kane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Billington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Billington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Billington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Billington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Billington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Billington clobbers Kane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Billington thows a body shot but no joy.
Kane shoots for a double leg takedown but Billington sprawls well. He's pushed Kane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Billington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Billington fails with the takedown.
Billington blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Billington blocks the leg kick.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but Billington ducks down to avoid it.
Billington tries to score with a low kick but Kane moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Billington misses.
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kane is trying desperately to land a takedown but Billington is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kane.
A bone on bone clash there as Billington blocks the leg kick.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Billington blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane lands a front kick.
Kane tries to clinch up
and Billington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kane thinking.
Hairy Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Billington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington tried to score with a low kick but Kane checks it.
Billington throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Billington looks to throw the jab but Kane is out of range.
Kane throws out a leg kick but Billington moves out of range and Kane only half commits.

Kane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billington wants to improve his position but Kane is controlling well.
Billington is controlling Kane's trapped leg to prevent Kane from advancing to side control.
Kane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington is trying to control but can't.
Billington is concentrating on defense, preventing Kane from advancing position.
Billington is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Billington dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Billington checks a leg kick.
Kane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Billington checks it well.
Billington throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Billington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Billington motions for Kane to come forward. Billington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Kane wants to slow Billington down by chopping away at his legs.
A combination from Billington does no damage.
Billington shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kane as he jumps to the side.
Kane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Billington's head but Billington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Kane shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington tries to get to full guard but Kane has control of the leg.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kane wants to pass to mount but Billington is defending the position.
Billington moves into full guard.
Billington is pulling down on Kane's head to control his posture.
Billington keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Billington is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington controls Kane momentarily but Kane frees himself.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Billington manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kane tries to reverse the position but Billington maintains control.
Billington with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billington cracks Kane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kane is trying desperately to improve position.
Billington is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Billington landing punches.
Billington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kane is looking to escape.
Kane is trying desperately to improve position.
Billington lands a heavy elbow.
Billington is landing with some decent strikes but Kane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kane can't escape the position.
Billington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane is looking to improve his position but Billington isn't that keen on the idea.
Billington wants to control the pace but Kane is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Billington cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Billington with shots to the head and body - Kane looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington landing shots from mount.

Billington jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kane is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kane and Billington has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Billington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Billington dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Billington throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Kane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Billington shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kane napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kane is looking to regain half guard here but Billington keeps moving and retains side control.
Billington throws a strike aimed at the side of Kane's head but Kane avoids it well.
Kane on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kane is looking to regain half guard here but Billington keeps moving and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billington tries to advance to mount but can't.
Billington scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kane to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Billington looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kane defending against the ground and pound.
Kane is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kane is not content to let Billington control the position.
Kane tries to improve position but can't.
Billington is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kane's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is not content to let Billington control the position.
Billington 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.
Kane tries to bench press Billington off him but Billington keeps the position.
Kane struggling a bit here.
Billington lands a few punches from side control.
Billington cracks Kane with a big elbow.
Billington wants to control but Kane is keeping him busy.
Billington scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to control but Billington postures up.
Kane is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Billington in side control lands a decent elbow.
Billington trying to control the position but Kane is working away.
Thomas Billington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Billington in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hairy Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kane tries to buck Billington off but Billington is having none of it.
Billington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Billington is staying tight to Kane's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kane taking a bit of punishment here - Billington scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane is letting Billington control him for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Billington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Billington 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Billington!
Thomas Billington decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.