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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vojislav Georgijevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Georgijevic
vs
Bolt

185 cm
23
198 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

188 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vojislav Georgijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bolt misses.

Bolt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Georgijevic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Georgijevic wants to stand but Bolt is controlling the position.
Georgijevic seems keen to control Bolt's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Georgijevic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Georgijevic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Georgijevic managing to control the position.
Georgijevic keeping moving, preventing Bolt from controlling successfully.
Bolt postures up in Georgijevic's guard and throws a big left but Georgijevic blocks it.
Georgijevic keeping moving, preventing Bolt from controlling successfully.

Georgijevic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Georgijevic tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt works over Georgijevic with some ground and pound from guard.
Bolt looking to sit in guard and control but Georgijevic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Georgijevic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bolt controlling Georgijevic's posture.
Georgijevic postures up.
Bolt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Georgijevic's guard.

Georgijevic is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bolt frees his head nicely. Oh but Georgijevic has switched to an armbar! Bolt is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Vojislav Georgijevic!
In his post fight interview, Vojislav Georgijevic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated John Bolt had this to say: 'I will comeback stronger, faster and tougher!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Montferrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montferrand has chosen Big Joe Mufferaw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rotten
vs
Montferrand

178 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

172 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonny Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Montferrand!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rotten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montferrand.
Montferrand throws the left hand but Rotten avoids the punch easily.
Rotten is looking to clinch.
Montferrand misses with a hook.
Montferrand swings widly with a right hand
and Rotten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rotten throws a right hand that Montferrand ducks under and follows up with a left that Montferrand also avoids with ease.
Rotten lands a head shot.
Montferrand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montferrand cracks Rotten with an open hand slap.

Rotten closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Montferrand did well to prevent Rotten getting side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montferrand can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Rotten seems to be looking for submissions.

Rotten is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montferrand doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rotten.

Rotten is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rotten is working for a kimura but Montferrand is defending it quite comfortably.
Montferrand is not content to let Rotten control the position.
Rotten seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rotten throwing shots but Montferrand is blocking nicely.
Montferrand wants to improve his position but Rotten is controlling well.
Rotten wants to control but Montferrand is keeping him busy.

Rotten wants to work for an arm triangle but Montferrand is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rotten tries to pass the half guard into mount. Montferrand knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Rotten is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montferrand defends it well.
Montferrand looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rotten is looking for a kimura here.
Montferrand won't allow Rotten to pass to mount.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rotten is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Rotten is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rotten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rotten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rotten throwing shots but Montferrand is blocking nicely.
Montferrand regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rotten.
Rotten wants to control from the top but Montferrand keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rotten preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rotten.
Jonny Rotten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rotten throws a series of punches but Montferrand avoids them all with ease.
Rotten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

A jab-cross combination lands for Montferrand and sends Rotten crashing to the mat! Montferrand follows him down to the mat - Rotten regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Rotten is rocked!

It looks like Jonny Rotten has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotten wants to control but Montferrand is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oh Rotten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montferrand lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Rotten quite badly. Rotten pulls Montferrand in close trying to recover. Montferrand postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Rotten on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Rotten doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Montferrand!
After the big win, Joseph Montferrand made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Namunamu Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Schillig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schillig has chosen Ali Bomaye - The Game as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Silva
vs
Schillig

185 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

178 cm
22
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Schillig!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Schillig misses.
Good leg kick by Schillig there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schillig connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Schillig lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schillig misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a hook but Schillig blocks it.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Schillig moved out of range.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Schillig pushes him off.
Schillig throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Schillig has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Schillig circles away.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schillig.
Schillig fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva moves to clinch but Schillig breaks away
and Schillig counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schillig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Schillig steps in with a hook that catches Silva right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Schillig follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Silva looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Schillig!
Robert Schillig bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
A | B

hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Odesseiron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lowey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odesseiron's entrance music is Afterworld. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lowey's choice of entrance music: Land Down Under. 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.

Odesseiron
vs
Lowey

180 cm
23
159 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

183 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edwin Odesseiron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Lowey!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowey misses with an uppercut. Odesseiron saw that one coming.
Lowey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Odesseiron.
Lowey with a nice cross.
Lowey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Odesseiron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lowey slips under a jab.
Lowey scores with a one two! Odesseiron had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Odesseiron definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Odesseiron dodges the punch combination from Lowey.
Lowey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwin Odesseiron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Odesseiron.
Lowey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Lowey.
Lowey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Odesseiron coming out on top.
Odesseiron misses with a head kick.
Odesseiron lands a leg kick that knocks Lowey off balance momentarily.
Lowey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Odesseiron lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwin Odesseiron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Odesseiron.
Odesseiron lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lowey takes a step back to recover.
Odesseiron cracks the inside of Lowey's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odesseiron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lowey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Odesseiron.
Odesseiron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Odesseiron back to the cage. Lowey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lowey misses with a straight left.
Lowey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odesseiron was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowey.
Odesseiron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Odesseiron scores with a nice head shot.
Odesseiron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lowey.
Lowey misses with a body shot.
Odesseiron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lowey's hands.

Lowey is rocked!
Lowey is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Odesseiron Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Lowey is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edwin Odesseiron!
A very excited looking Edwin Odesseiron 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
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slurms Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Poutsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mckenzie
vs
Poutsi

189 cm
27
196 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slurms Mckenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Poutsi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckenzie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Poutsi.
Poutsi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mckenzie can pounce on him.
Poutsi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poutsi scores with a shot to the body.
Mckenzie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Poutsi's corner calls for a 1-2. Poutsi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poutsi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mckenzie is fending him off so far but Poutsi persists. Nope, Mckenzie circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Mckenzie.
Poutsi darts in looking for a takedown but Mckenzie gets double underhooks and turns Poutsi into the cage.
Slurms Mckenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Poutsi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mckenzie tries to break free but Poutsi pushes him back against the cage.
Poutsi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poutsi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mckenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Poutsi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poutsi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poutsi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poutsi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mckenzie trying to control the position but instead, Poutsi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mckenzie into the cage.
Poutsi has a couple of punches blocked by Mckenzie.
Poutsi has Mckenzie pressed against the cage, preventing Mckenzie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckenzie wants to get back to striking at distance but Poutsi won't allow it.
Poutsi cracks Mckenzie with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poutsi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poutsi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poutsi.

Mckenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poutsi misses with a lunging right hand
and Mckenzie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Poutsi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poutsi shoots in but no luck this time.
Poutsi misses with a looping left.
Poutsi throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie misses with a head kick.
Mckenzie misses with an uppercut
and Poutsi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poutsi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mckenzie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mckenzie tries to land a front kick but Poutsi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poutsi checks a leg kick nicely.
Mckenzie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poutsi avoids a kick to the body.
Poutsi misses with a hook. Mckenzie ducked under it nicely.

Poutsi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mckenzie sprawls well initially but Poutsi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mckenzie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Poutsi won't allow Mckenzie to sweep him here.
Poutsi is looking to work some ground and pound but Mckenzie has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie keeping moving, preventing Poutsi from controlling successfully.
Poutsi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poutsi preventing the sweep.
Poutsi wants to control from the top but Mckenzie keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Poutsi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mckenzie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poutsi to score with a decent uppercut.
Poutsi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Mckenzie misses.
Mckenzie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poutsi. Mckenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poutsi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mckenzie can pounce on him.
Mckenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mckenzie throws a head kick that misses.
Mckenzie throws a front kick that sends Poutsi stumbling back into the cage.
Poutsi is looking to clinch but Mckenzie is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poutsi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mckenzie has time to react.
Poutsi cracks a nice hook into Mckenzie's ribs.
Slurms Mckenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mckenzie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Poutsi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poutsi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Poutsi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Poutsi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mckenzie throws a low kick, looking for Poutsi's leg but Poutsi calmly moves out of range.
Mckenzie scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mckenzie.
Poutsi lands with a good body shot.
Slurms Mckenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poutsi loads up on a big right hand but Mckenzie slips the punch.
Poutsi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mckenzie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poutsi looks to throw the jab but Mckenzie is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poutsi in his tracks.
Poutsi lands an overhand right.
Mckenzie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckenzie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poutsi throws out a loose jab but Mckenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mckenzie looking to stall.
Mckenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Poutsi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poutsi lands an uppercut.
Poutsi blocks the elbow strike.
Poutsi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poutsi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poutsi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mckenzie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Poutsi lands a nice shot to the body.
Poutsi lands a right hand.
Poutsi can't find room to land a body shot as Mckenzie controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi avoids a wild elbow strike from Mckenzie.
A right hand to the body from Poutsi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poutsi as Mckenzie tries to tie him up.
Mckenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mckenzie prevents a body shot from Poutsi.
Poutsi taking a breather.
Poutsi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mckenzies head.
Poutsi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Mckenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mckenzie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poutsi.
An inside leg kick lands from Mckenzie.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mckenzie, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch but Mckenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poutsi digs a good body shot into Mckenzie's ribs.
Poutsi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mckenzie backs up against the cage.

It looks like Slurms Mckenzie has been cut.
Mckenzie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poutsi throws a right and a left that Mckenzie avoids nicely.
Mckenzie throws a head kick but Poutsi moves out of range.
Poutsi connects with a nice looking jab.

Poutsi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poutsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mckenzie's head.
Mckenzie is trying to get back to full guard.
Mckenzie is looking to get back to is feet but Poutsi passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi working the ground and pound.
Mckenzie is trying to get back to half guard.
Poutsi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mckenzie!
Mckenzie is looking to improve his position but Poutsi isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Mckenzie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mckenzie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poutsi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poutsi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Mckenzie is rocked!
Poutsi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Mckenzie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poutsi cracks Mckenzie with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Poutsi!
A less than humble Tim Poutsi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Ljosha Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by INTERNATIONALE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: The Warrior's Code. Tyler Murphy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ljosha Putin
vs
Murphy

187 cm
22
219 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy cracks Putin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putin scores with a jab to the body.
Putin thows a leg kick but Murphy checks it

and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murphy slows the pace down in half guard.
Murphy winds up and cracks Putin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy throwing shots but Putin is blocking nicely.
Murphy wants to control but Putin is keeping him busy.
Murphy working over Putin with some ground and pound. Putin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murphy winds up and cracks Putin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Putin keeps working.
Murphy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Murphy moves into full mount! Putin won't be happy about that!
Putin is trying desperately to improve position.
Murphy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Putin's face.
Murphy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Putin is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy misses with a head shot.
Putin tries to lock up and control but Murphy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Putin is bucking up trying to escape but Murphy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murphy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Putin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Putin is looking to escape.
Putin is trying to escape the mount.
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Putin is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Putin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Murphy controlling the position easily from mount.
Putin wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control the pace but Putin is squirming around nicely.
Putin is working to get back to half guard.
Putin tries to lock up and control but Murphy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murphy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Putin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murphy raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy breaks from Putin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy tries to control but Putin wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Murphy 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.

Putin scores with a nice body kick.
Putin thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Putin counters with a nice leg kick.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Putin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Putin settles back down.
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Putin sprawls well. Putin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Putin misses with a leg kick

and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control.
Putin tries to bench press Murphy off him but Murphy keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Putin has hold of Murphy's hands but Murphy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murphy passes to full mount!
Putin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Putin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Putin is looking to get to half guard.
Murphy looking to finish Putin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Putin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy is stalling here but it's allowed Putin to get half guard.
Putin trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Murphy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Murphy connects with a nice short shot to Putin's temple.
Putin is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Murphy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Putin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murphy landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin working to try and regain half guard.
Murphy breaks from Putin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Putin wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy prevents Putin from getting the reversal.
Murphy working Putin over with strikes here.

Putin is rocked!
Putin is desperately trying to improve his position but Murphy has a good base and remains in mount.
Oh Putin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Putin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Murphy celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Murphy!
An out of breath Tyler Murphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Aleksei Ljosha Putin was interviewed post fight and said 'I am proud communist.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Hoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoe has chosen Ivanhoe theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Woods
vs
Hoe

179 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Solid chin

GREEN!160

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Hoe!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods throws a right hand that Hoe ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoe also avoids with ease.
A big right from Woods misses.
Woods 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.
Hoe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Hoe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Woods was covering up waiting for the punch and Hoe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Woods preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Woods will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoe throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoe wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Woods keeping full guard, as Hoe tries to pass.
Hoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Woods has wrist control.
Woods seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Woods misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoe dives in and scores a takedown into Woods's guard.
Hoe postures up in Woods's guard and throws a big left but Woods blocks it.
Woods preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Hoe from controlling successfully.
Hoe throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoe trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoe wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Hoe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hoe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Woods with a nice cross.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods swings for the body but Hoe moves out of range.

Hoe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Woods's guard.
Hoe wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Hoe tries to free his leg and advance position but Woods is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Woods has wrist control.

Woods pushes Hoe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hoe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hoe throwing shots but Woods is blocking nicely.
Hoe is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woods is doing well to control the position and prevent Hoe from advancing to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoe.
Hoe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Hoe.
Hoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Woods waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoe.
Woods avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Hoe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hoe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoe.
Hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoe ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods takes a swing at Hoe's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hoe shoots for a double leg takedown but Woods sprawls well. He's pushed Hoe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Woods gets caught napping as Hoe dives in and scores a takedown. Woods manages to retain guard.
Woods utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Woods has wrist control.
Woods trying to keep a closed guard but Hoe is proving a slippery customer.
Hoe trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Hoe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Woods is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carl Woods has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoe.
Woods defending well as Hoe loads up on a big left hand.
Hoe lands with a nice body kick.
Woods misses the body punch
and Hoe counters with a body kick.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Hoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Woods gets caught flat footed, as Hoe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoe postures up in Woods's guard and throws a big left but Woods blocks it.
Hoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Woods avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoe passes Woods's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Woods's head.
Hoe trying to control from half guard but Woods is working away.

Hoe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Woods wants to improve his position but Hoe is controlling well.

Hoe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoe is trying to control. Woods wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hoe is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Woods still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Woods has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Ivan Hoe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoe is looking to reverse the position.
Woods tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hoe can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoe sneaks back into half guard.
Hoe is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Hoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Woods misses with a lunging right hand

and Hoe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Woods's guard.
Hoe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woods is keeping the position for now.
Hoe trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Hoe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woods on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Woods tries to get out of the position.
Hoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoe stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Hoe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoe throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woods is keeping the position for now.
Hoe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Hoe hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoe.
Carl Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Woods.
Hoe misses with a head kick.
Hoe lands a head kick!
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoe moves away.
Hoe avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods throws a hook but Hoe avoids it easily.
Hoe moves away from the strike by Woods.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoe.
Woods is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woods swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woods pinned against the cage. Woods gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woods blocks a head kick by Hoe.
Hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods blocks a jab.
We've been told by Woods's head coaches at Bromance Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carl Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Hoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivan Hoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoe tries to clinch up.
Carl Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Woods sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoe somewhat.
Woods misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoe misses with a looping right.
Woods stuffs the takedown.
Carl Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Hoe.
Woods's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Woods duly obliges.
Hoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woods defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoe.
Hoe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hoe clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage.

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 Carl Woods.
I think Hoe 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Ivan Hoe!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Ivan Hoe!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Ivan Hoe!

Ivan Hoe wins by unanimous decision!
Ivan Hoe took some time post fight to say the following; 'This is what Hoes do, finish the guys.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jordan
vs
Master

205 cm
23
280 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
285 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nils Master!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master throws a low kick but Jordan avoids it.
Jordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Master checks a low kick from Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook.
Jordan tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Jordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Master chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Jordan there.
Master fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master takes one on the button.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Master.
Master throws a head kick that Jordan semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Master.
Joe Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master throws a jab when Jordan was well out of range.
Jordan throws a low kick, looking for Master's leg but Master calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Jordan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jordan.

Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan is trying to force a seperation but Master has the dominant position.
Jordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Jordan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Master throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jordans head.
Master misses with the head strike.
Jordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Master controls his hands.
Jordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've been informed that Master has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jordan stalling the fight.
Jordan pushes Master against the cage. Jordan is working some dirty boxing. Jordan pushes off with a quick right hook! Master goes down! Master tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jordan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Jordan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch's entrance music is Dezarie / Most High. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lynch
vs
Doolittle

191 cm
22
259 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

194 cm
22
255 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lynch tries to clinch up.
Lynch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doolittle misses with a straight left.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Doolittle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doolittle throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
Lynch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doolittle. That did some damage!
Doolittle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lynch feints and then cracks Doolittle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doolittle down.
Doolittle misses with a straight right.
We've been hearing reports that Lynch has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Doolittle loads up on a big right hand but Lynch slips the punch.
Lynch swings for the body but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lynch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch connects with a nice looking jab.
Doolittle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doolittle. That one must have hurt.
Lynch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doolittle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lynch. Lynch obviously looking to wear him down.
Doctor Doolittle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynch tries to land a leg kick but Doolittle saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Doolittle misses.
Doolittle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doolittle avoids a kick to the body.

Lynch dives in and scores a takedown into Doolittle's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lynch trying to control but Doolittle is working from the bottom.
Doolittle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lynch tries to free his leg and advance position but Doolittle is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Doolittle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doolittle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Doolittle keeps moving.
Doolittle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lynch throws a right hand that misses
and Doolittle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynch avoids the head kick by Doolittle.
Doolittle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doolittle throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch digs a good body shot into Doolittle's ribs.
Doolittle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Lynch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doolittle is trying to get back to full guard.
Doolittle is refusing to be controlled, as Lynch sits in half guard.
Lynch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lynch is looking to take a break and control but Doolittle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lynch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Doolittle has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

We're going to have a standup here because Joshua Lynch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Lynch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lynch misses with the head strike.
Lynch can't find room to land a body shot as Doolittle controls the action.
Good body shot from Doolittle.
Lynch lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynch swings wildly with an uppercut but Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doolittle lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lynch breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
Good work by Doolittle as he checks the leg kick.
Lynch moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick from Lynch.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut. Lynch saw that one coming.
Lynch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lynch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doolittle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lynch tries to clinch up but Doolittle circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynch staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Lynch.
Doolittle throws a head kick that misses.
Lynch is looking to wear down Doolittle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doolittle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lynch throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch misses with a kick to the body.
Lynch cracks the inside of Doolittle's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch closes the distance and clinches up with Doolittle, looking for a takedown. Lynch pushes Doolittle against the cage but Doolittle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doolittle looks to land a right hand but Lynch moved out of range.
Lynch 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.
Doolittle takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Doolittle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Lynch tenderised Doolittle's leg. Doolittle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lynch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
Lynch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doolittle tries to land a front kick but Lynch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lynch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch but Doolittle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doolittle throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch missing with a left hand there. Doolittle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Lynch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynch wants to clinch up but Doolittle keeps it at a distance.
Doolittle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Lynch thumps Doolittle with a low kick.
Lynch doesn't manage to clinch there - Doolittle circles away.
Doolittle feints and then cracks Lynch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lynch down.
Lynch tries to score with a low kick but Doolittle moves his leg out of the way.
Lynch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doolittle. That did some damage!
Doolittle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doolittle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lynch throws the kick towards the body but Doolittle avoids it.
Doolittle looks for the body kick but Lynch saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a front kick aimed at Doolittle's knee but Doolittle avoids it well.
Lynch misses with a straight left.
Lynch lands with a slapping head kick.
Lynch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynch.
Doolittle looks to throw the jab but Lynch is out of range.
Lynch is looking to score with low kicks.
Doolittle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doolittle throws a push kick but Lynch slaps the foot to one side.
Lynch tries to work over Doolittle's front leg with a kick but Doolittle checks it.
Lynch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doolittle manages to avoid it.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick from Lynch.
Lynch lands a front kick.
Doolittle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lynch.
Lynch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doolittle throws a hook but Lynch avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle moves in looking to clinch but Lynch pushes him off.
Doolittle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lynch's head.
Lynch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doolittle misses with a combination
and Lynch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doolittle thinking.
Decent striking displayed by Doolittle there.
Lynch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lynch.
Lynch lands with a good body shot.
Doolittle is breathing heavily.

Lynch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lynch controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doolittle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Lynch dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lynch thumps Doolittle with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lynch.
Doolittle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lynch lands a lovely overhand right.

Lynch rushes Doolittle and presses him up against the cage.
Lynch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynch.
Doolittle misses with a body punch.
Doolittle misses with a punch to the body.
Doolittle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doolittle backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doolittle's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Lynch.
Lynch jumps guard but Doolittle stands there with Lynch around his waist. Lynch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doolittle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lynch lands a left hand.
Lynch tries a body shot but Doolittle blocks it.
Lynch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lynch throws a punch but it's blocked by Doolittle.
Lynch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doolittle can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Lynch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doolittle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doolittle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doolittle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lynch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Doolittle can turn it around.
Lynch lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lynch keeps control of Doolittle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Doolittle holds him up against the cage and eventually Lynch drops back down to his feet.
Doolittle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynch's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lynch breaks the clinch.
Lynch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doolittle.
Doolittle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doctor Doolittle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doolittle lands with a straight right. Lynch didn't see that one coming.
Doolittle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch scores with a sloppy right hand. Doolittle should have avoided that one.
Doolittle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lynch. Lynch obviously looking to wear him down.
Lynch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doolittle doesn't seem bothered though.
Lynch feints and then cracks Doolittle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doolittle down.
Lynch throws a leg kick which misses Doolittle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doolittle tries to avoid it.
Lynch throws a shot to the body.
Lynch pushes Doolittle away with a front kick.
Lynch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lynch scores with a jab.
Lynch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Doolittle is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle walks straight into a right hand from Lynch - that's dropped him! Lynch jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Doolittle from any more punishment! Doolittle complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joshua Lynch!
A victorious Joshua Lynch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Justice
vs
Read

180 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
182 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Read!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Read connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Read looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Read misses.
Justice lands a jab to the head.
Justice connects with a nice looking jab.
Justice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Justice definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Justice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Read. That's going to slow Justice down.
Justice misses with a wild combination.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Justice does no damage.
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!
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Read throws a leg kick but Justice checks it.
Read scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Justice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Read, right into the meat.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice misses with a looping left.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Read chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Justice checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Read blocks the leg kick.
Justice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Read.
Read thuds his shin into the meat of Justice's side.
Justice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Justice moves out of range as Read throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read scoring well with a low kick there.
Read displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Read misses.
Justice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Read tries a head kick but it misses.
Read ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Justice tries to land a leg kick but Read saw it coming and moves away.
Read uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice throws a leg kick but Read moved away.
Read takes one on the button.
Read fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Justice is out of range.
Read throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Read throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Read doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Read ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Read throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Read throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Read. That did some damage!
Justice clobbers Read with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Read is rocked!
Justice lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Read falls backwards - clearly groggy! Justice dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Justice!
A very excited looking Johnny Justice 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.