Holmgang Challengers 26 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brabada Bango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brabada Bango has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brabada Bango seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bango
vs
Diaz

183 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brabada Bango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cesar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bango was covering up waiting for the punch and Diaz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bango keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Bango keeps moving.
Bango looking to control.
Bango looking to control but Diaz passes into half guard.
Bango trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bango wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz working for a submission but Bango is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bango is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz raining down shots from the mount!
Diaz landing shots from mount.
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz raining down shots from the mount!
Diaz with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to control but Bango wriggling away.
Bango wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bango is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz prevents Bango from getting the reversal.

Diaz looking to secure an arm triangle but Bango defends it well.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz lands with some strikes.
Diaz working Bango over with strikes here.

Diaz has control of Bango's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bango regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bango is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz working the ground and pound effectively.
Diaz landing punches.
Bango is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Diaz working for a submission but Bango is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bango is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Diaz has hold of Bango's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bango manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Diaz prevents Bango from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz lands a couple of good shots and Bango has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Diaz is hanging on to Bango's back as he tries to escape.

Diaz has his arm under Bango's chin here. Game over son! Diaz squeezes tightly and Bango is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cesar Diaz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Jim Beam has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Beam
vs
Barnes

225 cm
35
280 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

187 cm
35
210 lbs
31 - 24 - 2

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Untouchable Fight Nutrition
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam misses with a body shot.
Beam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beam throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Beam throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a head kick. That will keep Beam thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Beam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Beam walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
Beam takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Beam's leg. Beam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Barnes scores with a jab. Beam acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beam under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Barnes.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beam. That did some damage!
Beam moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beam throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beam throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beam walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Beam is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Barnes just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Beam has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pacman Barnes!
Pacman Barnes opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Freeman

181 cm
26
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
36
205 lbs
18 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Freeman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Freeman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Freeman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Gordon Freeman has been cut.
Freeman needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz scores with a jab. Freeman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat.
Freeman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Freeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz scores with a takedown into Freeman's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Freeman is trying to keep Diaz in close.

Freeman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.

Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz stands and throws Freeman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Freeman tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Diaz moves into full mount!
Freeman prevents Diaz from taking his back.
Freeman wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.

Diaz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Freeman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
Freeman can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz tries to move to mount but Freeman blocks the move with his legs.

Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
Diaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Diaz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Freeman looks calm but he's in trouble here. Diaz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Freeman is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Diaz lets go of the hold and Freeman can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Diaz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabolous Fjodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chalky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjodor comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Enea Vollare Mezzo. Fabolous Fjodor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fjodor
vs
White

166 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabolous Fjodor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalky White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjodor lands a jab to White's midsection.
Fjodor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
White fails with the takedown.
Fjodor scores with a nice right hand.
Fjodor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

White shoots in and bounces Fjodor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fjodor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fjodor controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
White working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fjodor's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Fjodor has wrist control.
White postures up in Fjodor's guard and throws a big left but Fjodor blocks it.
White cracks Fjodor with a solid left hand.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fjodor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fjodor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White wants to pass the guard but Fjodor is keeping the position.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fjodor wants to sweep but no luck.
Fjodor looking to control.
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!
White looking to pass the guard.
White being controlled here momentarily.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White won't allow Fjodor to sweep him here.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White passes into half guard.
White lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fjodor's head.
Fjodor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
White with the ground and pound from mount.
White lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Fjodor slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Ground and pound from White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chalky White dominated that round.
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.

Fjodor misses with a wild combination.
Fjodor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fjodor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fjodor just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Fjodor misses.
Nice takedown defense from Fjodor. No joy for White on that attempt.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fjodor as he avoids it easily.
Fabolous Fjodor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chalky White.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fjodor pinned against the cage. Fjodor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fjodor as he avoids it easily.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fjodor as he jumps to the side.

White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
Fjodor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjodor is trying to take his opponent's back.
Fjodor prevents White from getting the reversal.
White gets back to half guard.
White tries to get to full guard but Fjodor has control of the leg.
White gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor stops White from standing up.
Fjodor trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White is pulling down on Fjodor's head. It's preventing any offense from Fjodor, at least for the moment.
White is trying to hold Fjodor in close to prevent damage but Fjodor has managed to pass into half guard.
White wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
White tries to roll over but Fjodor keeps him under control.
White tries to kick Fjodor off in order to stand up. Fjodor Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
White stops Fjodor from passing to mount.
Fjodor tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to get back to his feet.
Chalky White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Fjodor keeps moving and retains side control.
White is trying to control Fjodor's posture but Fjodor avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chalky White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White fails with the takedown
and Fjodor counters with a slapping leg kick.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fabolous Fjodor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chalky White.
Fjodor throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Fjodor lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Fjodor sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fjodor throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Fjodor.

It looks like Chalky White has been cut.
Fjodor connects with an inside leg kick.
Chalky White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fjodor lands a nice shot to the body.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fjodor's waist but Fjodor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.

Fjodor gets caught napping as White dives in and scores a takedown. Fjodor manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Fjodor is retaining full guard.
Fjodor is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking to pass the guard.
White postures up.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fabolous Fjodor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to pass the guard but Fjodor is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fjodor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Fjodor wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
Fjodor preventing the sweep.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chalky White.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fjodor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in for a double leg but Fjodor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fjodor throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White tries for a takedown but Fjodor circles away easily
and Fjodor counters with a slapping leg kick.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fjodor.
Nice takedown defense from Fjodor. No joy for White on that attempt.
Chalky White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fjodor throws a big shot that misses.
Fjodor lands a body shot.

White closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fjodor to the mat! Fjodor manages to get full guard.
White postures up in Fjodor's guard and throws a big left but Fjodor blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fjodor's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fjodor is keeping the position for now.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chalky White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chalky White!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eroglu has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Crabby Iron could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Metin Eroglu's chin.

Iron
vs
Eroglu

169 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

169 cm
21
167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eroglu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iron.
Eroglu cracks Iron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Iron connects with a right hand. Eroglu shakes it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Iron takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Iron gets caught napping as Eroglu dives in and scores a takedown. Iron manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Eroglu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eroglu trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eroglu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Eroglu throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eroglu trying to control but Iron is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Metin Eroglu.
Eroglu throws a leg kick which misses Iron's front leg but catches the back leg as Iron tries to avoid it.
Iron misses with a lunging right hand

and Eroglu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eroglu.
Iron keeping moving, preventing Eroglu from controlling successfully.
Eroglu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eroglu cracks Iron with a solid left hand.
Iron has Eroglu pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu wants to control from the top but Iron keeps moving.
Eroglu is looking to pass into half guard but Iron pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Iron is in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eroglu's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Iron has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Eroglu is proving hard to escape from.
Eroglu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eroglu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iron checks it well.
Iron on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iron thuds his right hand into Eroglu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Iron connects with a solid leg kick.
Iron misses with a body punch

and Eroglu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Eroglu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iron defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eroglu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eroglu is thwarting Iron's attempts to control the position.
Iron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eroglu.
Iron is staying active underneath Eroglu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eroglu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eroglu throwing shots but Iron is blocking nicely.
Eroglu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eroglu clobbers Iron with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Eroglu drives through with a takedown into Iron's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Eroglu throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iron has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Eroglu throws a big right hand that misses.
Eroglu passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Iron sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Eroglu trying to control the position but Iron is working away.
Eroglu with the ground and pound but Iron regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Eroglu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eroglu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iron's head.
Eroglu slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu is thwarting Iron's attempts to control the position.
Eroglu with the ground and pound but Iron uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Iron holds on and takes a little breather.
Iron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Crabby Iron just wasn't active enough.
Iron misses with a body shot.
Eroglu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
Iron throws a body punch but Eroglu moves out of range.
Iron misses with a hook. Eroglu ducked under it nicely.
Eroglu ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Eroglu takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Iron.

Eroglu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Iron!
Eroglu controls the position.
Iron on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Iron tries to get out of the position.
Eroglu cracks Iron with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu is staying tight to Iron's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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!
Eroglu working away.
The ground and pound from Eroglu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Eroglu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eroglu postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eroglu laying and praying for a moment but Iron takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Metin Eroglu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Eroglu.
Eroglu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crabby Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron misses with a straight right.
Iron misses with an uppercut. Eroglu saw that one coming.
Iron getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eroglu throws a front kick that sends Iron stumbling back into the cage.
Eroglu throws a sloppy head kick and Iron moves out of range easily.
Iron misses with an uppercut.
Eroglu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Iron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iron catches Eroglu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eroglu looks for a takedown but Iron sprawls well.
Eroglu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron is out of range and Eroglu settles back down.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Eroglu slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Eroglu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron swings for the body but Eroglu moves out of range.
Eroglu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eroglu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iron is fending him off so far but Eroglu persists. Nope, Iron circles away and we're back to standing.
Eroglu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Eroglu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Iron throws a shot from downtown. Eroglu moves away and avoids it.
Eroglu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eroglu throws a hook but Iron blocks it.
Iron checks a leg kick.
Iron lands with a nice body punch.
Iron lands a head kick!
Iron takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron's corner calls for a 1-2. Iron obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Eroglu.
Eroglu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crabby Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Iron.
Eroglu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eroglu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Iron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Eroglu tries to advance position but instead Iron slips a leg back in to half guard.
Eroglu trying to control from half guard but Iron is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron wants to improve his position but Eroglu is controlling well.
Eroglu passes to full mount!
Eroglu is stalling here but it's allowed Iron to get half guard.
Eroglu trying to control the action but Iron is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eroglu.
Eroglu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Iron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eroglu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Metin Eroglu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eroglu throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Iron to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eroglu pushing down on Iron's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Eroglu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Metin Eroglu really dominated that round.
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.

Iron throws an overhand right that lands on Eroglu's shoulder, as Eroglu tries to avoid the shot.
Eroglu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Eroglu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iron leaves Eroglu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Iron checks a low kick from Eroglu.
Eroglu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron.
Iron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Iron walks into a stiff left hand from Eroglu.
Eroglu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iron lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Eroglu.
Eroglu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eroglu tries a head kick but it misses.
Eroglu is looking to score with low kicks.
Eroglu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Eroglu lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Eroglu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eroglu checks a leg kick.
Eroglu throws a series of punches but Iron avoids them all with ease.
Iron thows a leg kick but Eroglu checks it

and Eroglu counters with a single leg into guard. Iron didn't expect that.
Eroglu content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Eroglu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu trying to control but Iron is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Metin Eroglu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Eroglu scoring well with a low kick there.

Eroglu clinches with his opponent.
Eroglu wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eroglu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Iron after a bit of a struggle.
Crabby Iron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Metin Eroglu.
Iron misses with the head strike.
Iron blocks a body shot from Eroglu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron prevents a takedown attempt there.

Iron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eroglu. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Eroglu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eroglu throws a hook but Iron blocks it.
Eroglu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Eroglu. That snapped Iron's head back.
Eroglu scores with a nice strike.
Iron misses with a right hand

and Eroglu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eroglu slips nicely into half guard.
Iron regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Eroglu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eroglu works over Iron with some ground and pound from guard.
Eroglu postures up and lands a big shot to Iron's brow.
Eroglu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Iron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eroglu content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Metin Eroglu dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Eroglu throws out a leg kick but Iron moves out of range and Eroglu only half commits.
Eroglu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Iron lands a body shot.
Eroglu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Iron.
Iron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron takes one to the chin there.
Iron lands a really nice looking cross but Eroglu seems unphased.
Eroglu throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Eroglu throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Eroglu.
Iron connects with a body shot.
Eroglu slips a straight right by Iron.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Iron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eroglu doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron lands a really nice looking cross but Eroglu seems unphased.
Eroglu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Iron takes a step back to recover.
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eroglu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Iron as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iron.
Eroglu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iron in his tracks.
Eroglu throws a leg kick which misses Iron's front leg but catches the back leg as Iron tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eroglu.
Eroglu tests Iron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eroglu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crabby Iron is winning the standup battle so far.
Iron misses the shot to the body.
Eroglu tests Iron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eroglu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eroglu misses with the body kick
and Iron counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Iron throws the left hand but Eroglu avoids the punch easily.
Eroglu lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eroglu wants to clinch but Iron slips to the side
and Iron counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eroglu with a hook.
Iron throws out a loose jab but Eroglu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron scores with a shot to the body.
Eroglu scoring well with a low kick there.
Eroglu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron stuns Eroglu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron checks a leg kick.
Eroglu misses with a straight right.
Eroglu works the jab nicely.
Eroglu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron 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.
Eroglu takes one on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Iron.
Iron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eroglu.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Eroglu slips the punch.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but Iron checks it.
Eroglu moves away from the strike by Iron.
Iron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eroglu is out of range and Iron settles back down.
Eroglu misses with a straight left.
Eroglu throws a push kick but Iron slaps the foot to one side.
Eroglu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron scores with a nice strike.
Eroglu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Eroglu dives in and scores a takedown into Iron's guard.
Eroglu looking to sit in guard and control but Iron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron wants to get up but he can't break Eroglu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Iron won't allow Eroglu to sweep him here.
Iron has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Eroglu is proving hard to escape from.
Eroglu wants to sweep here but Iron controlling him for the moment.
Iron wants to stand but Eroglu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Crabby Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Eroglu looking for a sweep. Not yet Eroglu, not yet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metin Eroglu!
Metin Eroglu is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Metin Eroglu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mattia Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nicoletti
vs
Miller

175 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mattia Nicoletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Miller!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws out a powerful jab.

Nicoletti clinches.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Nicoletti has him pressed against the cage.

Miller has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nicoletti regains guard immediately.
Nicoletti looking to control.
Miller trying to control but Nicoletti is working from the bottom.
Miller won't allow Nicoletti to sweep him here.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nicoletti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller trying to control but Nicoletti is working from the bottom.
Miller postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller lands an overhand right.
Miller swings widly with a right hand

and Nicoletti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Miller pulls Nicoletti in close to prevent any damage.
Nicoletti's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nicoletti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nicoletti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nicoletti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nicoletti lands a couple of digs.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Nicoletti advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nicoletti has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller is controlling an arm, preventing Nicoletti from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Nicoletti jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Miller is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Miller and Nicoletti has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nicoletti moves into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding Nicoletti's attempts to control the action.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nicoletti looking to ground and pound but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller tries to hold on but Nicoletti postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicoletti wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.

Nicoletti is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Miller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Miller shrugs it off.
Nicoletti fails to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti takes Miller's back.

Nicoletti is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Miller knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Miller for a finish.

Nicoletti is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Miller is defending well though. Nicoletti let's go of the attempt for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicoletti trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Miller trying to control the hands but Nicoletti won't let him.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nicoletti controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller showing good submission defense here.
Nicoletti tries to keep control of the position but Miller is staying busy.

Miller is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nicoletti gets his way!

Nicoletti tightening his grip on Miller, looking for the choke.
Nicoletti is looking to control Miller but Miller is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Nicoletti's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mattia Nicoletti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Miller swings for the body but Nicoletti moves out of range.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Nicoletti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands a body shot.
Nicoletti tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nicoletti is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Mattia Nicoletti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicoletti misses with a leg kick.
Nicoletti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicoletti cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Nicoletti is out of range.
Miller avoids the head kick by Nicoletti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Nicoletti slips the punch.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Nicoletti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicoletti tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nicoletti shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicoletti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nicoletti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nicoletti scrambles back to his feet.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller cracks Nicoletti with a good jab.
Miller blocks a head kick by Nicoletti.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicoletti.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Miller.
Dave Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicoletti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nicoletti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicoletti misses the target.
Miller avoids the head kick by Nicoletti.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicoletti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nicoletti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nicoletti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Nicoletti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nicoletti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Nicoletti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Nicoletti throws an elbow that misses.
Nicoletti scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Nicoletti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoiding damage as Nicoletti throws knees to the body.

Miller has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nicoletti is trying to keep an underhook but Miller manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nicoletti wants to get back to full guard.
Nicoletti gets back to full guard.
Nicoletti keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Nicoletti wants to sweep but no luck.
Nicoletti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Nicoletti working for a submission but Miller is keeping him at bay.

Nicoletti is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Miller has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicoletti takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Nicoletti is not going to allow Miller to sit and survive in this position.

Miller showing good submission defense here.
Miller tries to escape but Nicoletti has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nicoletti is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Miller knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Miller for a finish.

Nicoletti patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mattia Nicoletti dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nicoletti wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicoletti misses with a head kick.
Miller blocks a head kick by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nicoletti on the side of the head.
Nicoletti misses the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nicoletti is defended easily by Miller.
Nicoletti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nicoletti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletti with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mattia Nicoletti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicoletti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Nicoletti ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Nicoletti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller works over Nicoletti's head and body with a nice combination.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nicoletti is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Dave Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller punishes Nicoletti's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Nicoletti's head but Nicoletti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicoletti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nicoletti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicoletti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicoletti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with the combination.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a body punch but Nicoletti moves out of range.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicoletti tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicoletti throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Nicoletti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller avoids the head kick by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nicoletti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller moves forwards but Nicoletti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Nicoletti throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nicoletti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicoletti ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Nicoletti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Nicoletti fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Miller to the ground. Nicoletti is now in Miller's guard.

Nicoletti is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Nicoletti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nicoletti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miller is controlling Nicoletti's posture.
Nicoletti looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti stands and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dave Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller stops Nicoletti from passing to mount.
Miller throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Nicoletti tries to advance to mount but Miller denies him.
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!
Miller wants to control but Nicoletti postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nicoletti works to advance to full mount. Miller defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.

Nicoletti is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Miller is surviving well by controlling Nicoletti's body position as best he can.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nicoletti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nicoletti blocks Miller's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mattia Nicoletti.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nicoletti, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattia Nicoletti!
Mattia Nicoletti tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.