CEC 322 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ansgar Einarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firmly Grasping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Einarsson
vs
Grasping

174 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ansgar Einarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Firmly Grasping!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grasping digs a good hook to Einarsson's body.
Grasping lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Einarsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Einarsson dives in and grabs Grasping's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grasping pushes down on Einarsson's head and hops out.
Grasping scores with a hook to the body. Einarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grasping lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Einarsson backs up against the cage.
Einarsson has his takedown stuffed

and Grasping counters with a nice double leg into side control. Einarsson won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ansgar Einarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Grasping wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Einarsson, who protects the arm well.
Einarsson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grasping.
Einarsson trying to remain calm as Grasping controls from the top position.
My spies in Grappling Pro Helsinki inform me that Grasping has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasping with the ground and pound but Einarsson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Grasping throwing shots but Einarsson is blocking nicely.

Grasping is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grasping throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Einarsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grasping.

Grasping seems to be working for a kimura but Einarsson defends the submission attempt.

Grasping is working for a kimura here but Einarsson manages to reverse the position and he's now in Grasping's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Einarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grasping has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Einarsson is in close to Grasping's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Einarsson stands up over Grasping, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Einarsson distracts Grasping with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Einarsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Einarsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Grasping is looking for a triangle but Einarsson pushes his legs off easily.

Grasping is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Einarsson is aware though and is defending well.
Einarsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Einarsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grasping is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grasping is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grasping thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grasping wants to lay and pray for a moment but Einarsson keeps working.
Still in half guard, Grasping seems content to control.
Grasping trying to pass the guard but Einarsson defending well.
Grasping works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grasping avoids the attempt from Einarsson to control.
Grasping thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Grasping working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Einarsson slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Grasping wants to work for an arm triangle but Einarsson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grasping 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.

Firmly Grasping dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grasping stuffs the takedown attempt from Einarsson. Einarsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Grasping lands with a shot to the body.
Einarsson goes for a double leg but Grasping avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grasping continues to drive forward.
Grasping lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grasping lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grasping throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grasping lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grasping digs a right hand underneath Einarsson's ribcage. Einarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grasping is working Einarsson over against the cage.
Grasping stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Grasping.
Grasping is working Einarsson over against the cage.
Grasping lands a body punch in the clinch.

Grasping breaks from the clinch.

Grasping shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Einarsson's guard.
Grasping postures up in Einarsson's guard and throws a big left but Einarsson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasping forces his way into half guard.
Grasping missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grasping thows a huge punch but Einarsson dodges it nicely.

Grasping is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Einarsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grasping.
Grasping thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasping missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Einarsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grasping sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Einarsson defending well though.
Einarsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grasping scores with a couple of nice shots.

Grasping is working for a submission of some sort.
Grasping thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Einarsson's head.
Grasping wants to lay and pray for a moment but Einarsson keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasping with the ground and pound but Einarsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Grasping throws a big elbow that misses.
Einarsson trying to keep a closed guard but Grasping is proving a slippery customer.
Einarsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grasping.
Grasping landing with the ground and pound.
Grasping stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Einarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grasping throwing strikes from guard but Einarsson blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einarsson working a defensive guard here.
Grasping working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grasping is pushing down on Einarsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Einarsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Grasping has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grasping works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grasping throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Firmly Grasping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Grasping lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Einarsson shoots in for a double leg but Grasping sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grasping shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Einarsson eats them both and turns towards Grasping to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grasping slaps away a takedown attempt from Einarsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grasping throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Einarsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Einarsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grasping defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ansgar Einarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grasping lands with a good body shot.
Grasping scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grasping ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grasping has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grasping cracks Einarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grasping punishes Einarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grasping scores with a nice right hand.
Einarsson walks into a straight right hand from Grasping.

Grasping shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Grasping throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasping throwing shots but Einarsson is blocking nicely.
Grasping wants to take a breather but Einarsson is having none of it.

Grasping is looking for a kimura here.

Grasping is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grasping wants to control but Einarsson is keeping him busy.
Ansgar Einarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasping tries to pass to full mount but Einarsson defends it.
Grasping stalling away here and it's allowed Einarsson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Grasping scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grasping is looking to advance position but Einarsson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Einarsson prevents Grasping from getting the reversal.
Einarsson breaks from Grasping's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasping slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Grasping is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Einarsson pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Einarsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grasping moves into full guard.

Grasping throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Firmly Grasping is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grasping trying to control the position.
Einarsson throwing strikes from guard but Grasping blocks nicely.
Einarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Einarsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grasping's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grasping is controlling Einarsson's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Einarsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Einarsson cracks Grasping with a solid left hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grasping holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Einarsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grasping is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Einarsson postures up in Grasping's guard and throws a big left but Grasping blocks it.
Einarsson throws an elbow that misses. Grasping uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Einarsson's guard. Nice move by Grasping!

Einarsson working for a triangle but Grasping defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Firmly Grasping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grasping has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firmly Grasping!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idio Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howell has chosen USA as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Crazy
vs
Howell

181 cm
21
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Idio Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Howell!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy throws a shot from downtown. Howell moves away and avoids it.
Howell looks to land a combination but Crazy avoids it well.
Howell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crazy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howell scrambles back to his feet.
Crazy moves away from the strike by Howell.
Crazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crazy connects with a solid leg kick.
Crazy swings for the body but Howell moves out of range.
Howell throws a hook to the side of Crazy's head but Crazy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crazy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howell throws a shot from downtown. Crazy moves away and avoids it.
Crazy tries a head kick but it misses.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell looks to throw the jab but Crazy is out of range.
Howell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crazy misses with a wild body shot.
Crazy is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks.
Howell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Crazy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Howell's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crazy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crazy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crazy is stalling in the full guard.
Crazy lands a couple of elbows.
Howell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crazy controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell has momentary wrist control but Crazy slips an elbow through the middle.
Howell pulls Crazy in close to his closed guard and prevents Crazy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Crazy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Howell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell keeping full guard, as Crazy tries to pass.
Crazy stays in close to Howell's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howell thows a body shot but no joy.
Howell avoids the body shot from Crazy.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but Crazy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crazy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howell.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crazy.
Crazy throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Crazy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Howell misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Howell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Crazy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Howell!

Crazy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crazy controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crazy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crazy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crazy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Howell is not content to let Crazy control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Crazy there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Crazy seems to be looking for submissions.
Crazy working over Howell with some ground and pound. Howell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crazy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crazy wants to control but Howell is keeping him busy.

Crazy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Howell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crazy.
Crazy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Crazy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Howell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crazy moves into full mount! Howell won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crazy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

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

Crazy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crazy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy wants to sweep but no luck.
Crazy trying to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell trying to control the position from guard on top but Crazy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Idio Crazy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Howell misses.
Howell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Howell misses with a hook

and Crazy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Howell's guard now.
Crazy trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crazy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howell can do to turn this around?
Crazy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crazy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Idio Crazy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Crazy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Howell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Crazy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy working the ground and pound but Howell is defending the strikes.

Crazy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crazy is looking to take a break and control but Howell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crazy landing a few strikes.
Idio Crazy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy controlling the position.
Jason Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crazy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Howell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Crazy landing a few strikes.
Crazy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Howell is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy taking a breather here.
Crazy throws an elbow but Howell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Crazy looks up at the clock and then as Howell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Crazy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell is letting Crazy control him for a moment.
An elbow from Crazy crashes against the mat.
A lull in the action here as Crazy stalls from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howell tries to improve position but can't.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Idio Crazy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algot Von Panzerhosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Panzerhosen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Klamydia - Pohjanmaalla. 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.

Dall
vs
Von Panzerhosen

200 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Algot Von Panzerhosen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Panzerhosen throws a chopping leg kick but Dall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Panzerhosen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Panzerhosen manages to avoid it.
Von Panzerhosen lands a leg kick that knocks Dall off balance momentarily.
Dall lands with an uppercut that bounces Von Panzerhosen off the cage and back into range.
Von Panzerhosen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Von Panzerhosen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Von Panzerhosen 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.
Von Panzerhosen cracks the inside of Dall's front leg.
Dall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Von Panzerhosen backs up against the cage.

It looks like Algot Von Panzerhosen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall cracks Von Panzerhosen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Von Panzerhosen cracks the inside of Dall's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Von Panzerhosen moved out of range.
Von Panzerhosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Panzerhosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Panzerhosen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Von Panzerhosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Panzerhosen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Panzerhosen, right into the meat.
Dall circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall checks a leg kick.
Von Panzerhosen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall lands a jab to Von Panzerhosen's midsection.
Von Panzerhosen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Panzerhosen misses with an uppercut
and Dall counters with a straight right hand.
Von Panzerhosen throws a leg kick but Dall checks it.
Dall clobbers Von Panzerhosen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Von Panzerhosen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dall if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Panzerhosen throws a leg kick but Dall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Von Panzerhosen tries to move into range but Dall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a wild combination.
Dall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Von Panzerhosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dall. That did some damage!
Von Panzerhosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Panzerhosen is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen tried to score with a low kick but Dall checks it.
Dall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Von Panzerhosen lands with a kick to the temple. Dall shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good leg kick by Von Panzerhosen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Panzerhosen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Panzerhosen looks to land a body kick but Dall moved away.
Von Panzerhosen misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Von Panzerhosen - the referee stops the clock and Dall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Von Panzerhosen. Dall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Von Panzerhosen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Von Panzerhosen looks for the body kick but Dall saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Panzerhosen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dall finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Panzerhosen's head.
Dall checks a low kick from Von Panzerhosen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algot Von Panzerhosen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Algot Von Panzerhosen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dall scores with a hook.
Von Panzerhosen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall throws a series of punches but Von Panzerhosen moves out of range.
Von Panzerhosen throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Algot Von Panzerhosen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Von Panzerhosen. Those never looked like landing.
Von Panzerhosen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Von Panzerhosen's hands.
Von Panzerhosen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Algot Von Panzerhosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Panzerhosen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Von Panzerhosen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen throws a leg kick but Dall checks it.
Von Panzerhosen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dall's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Panzerhosen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Von Panzerhosen clinches with his opponent.
Dall throws a head punch that misses.
Von Panzerhosen trying to control the position but instead, Dall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Von Panzerhosen into the cage.
Von Panzerhosen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dall throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Karl Dall has been cut.
Von Panzerhosen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Von Panzerhosen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Panzerhosen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Panzerhosen lands a good knee to the midsection. Dall won't want to take too many of those.
Dall has a couple of punches blocked by Von Panzerhosen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Von Panzerhosen.
Dall misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Von Panzerhosen working Dall over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Panzerhosen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dall's face.
Von Panzerhosen connects with a knee to the head.
Von Panzerhosen lands a nice elbow.
Von Panzerhosen working Dall over with knees to the body.
Dall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Panzerhosen with a knee to the head.

Dall is rocked!
Von Panzerhosen just leaning against Dall, taking a breather.
Oh Dall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dall seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Panzerhosen landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen misses with a knee strike.
Von Panzerhosen lands an elbow that stopped Dall in his tracks for a moment.
Von Panzerhosen tries to land a knee to the head but Dall blocks with his arms.
Von Panzerhosen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dall swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Panzerhosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Panzerhosen with a knee to the head.
Dall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Panzerhosen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dall takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dall is trying to force a seperation but Von Panzerhosen has the dominant position.
Dall misses with a punch on the inside.
Dall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Panzerhosen working Dall over with knees to the body.
Dall misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algot Von Panzerhosen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von Panzerhosen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dall avoids the head kick by Von Panzerhosen.
Dall takes a swing at Von Panzerhosen's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Von Panzerhosen looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Von Panzerhosen throws a head kick that misses.
Dall thows a body shot but no joy.
Von Panzerhosen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen wants to clinch.
Von Panzerhosen throws a head kick that misses.
Von Panzerhosen tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Von Panzerhosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall scores with a jab to the body.
Dall throws a shot to the body.
Von Panzerhosen is looking to clinch but Dall is avoiding it.
Dall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Panzerhosen at a distance.
Karl Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Von Panzerhosen. Dall shrugs it off though.
Von Panzerhosen tries to clinch up.
Von Panzerhosen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Panzerhosen defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Dall scores with a shot to the body.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall slips under a jab from Von Panzerhosen.
Dall scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Panzerhosen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Panzerhosen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Panzerhosen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick from Von Panzerhosen.
Dall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Von Panzerhosen scores with a kick to the body.
Dall throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Panzerhosen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Von Panzerhosen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Von Panzerhosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Von Panzerhosen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Von Panzerhosen.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Von Panzerhosen.
Von Panzerhosen ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Von Panzerhosen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dall cracks Von Panzerhosen with a good jab.
Algot Von Panzerhosen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Von Panzerhosen throws a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Algot Von Panzerhosen.
Well Von Panzerhosen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Algot Von Panzerhosen!
An out of breath Algot Von Panzerhosen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Karl Dall was interviewed post fight and said 'I was cheated!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Fenili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Fenili
vs
Laitinen

168 cm
30
163 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

177 cm
37
165 lbs
38 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Fenili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenili fails with a takedown attempt.
Fenili looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laitinen cracks the inside of Fenili's front leg.
Laitinen throws a low kick, looking for Fenili's leg but Fenili calmly moves out of range.
Laitinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fenili blocks a head kick by Laitinen.
Laitinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fenili was well out of range. Poor timing from Laitinen.
Laitinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fenili at a distance.
Fenili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laitinen.
Laitinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fenili.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Fenili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laitinen tries to score with a low kick but Fenili moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili shoots in for a takedown but Laitinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laitinen. That's going to slow Fenili down.
Fenili tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laitinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fenili somewhat.
Fenili with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laitinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Fenili looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Laitinen has his hands clasped together around Fenili's back. He's all about the action.
Laitinen wants to get back to his feet.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fenili seems to be working for a kimura but Laitinen defends the submission attempt.
Laitinen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Laitinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Fenili drops back looking for a leg! Laitinen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laitinen manages to kick Fenili off! Fenili jumps back into Laitinen's guard.
Laitinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fenili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laitinen is keeping the position for now.

Fenili postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Laitinen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fenili, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fenili has his foot on Laitinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laitinen works his way back into a safe position though.

Fenili is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Laitinen defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laitinen trying to control but Fenili is working from the bottom.
Laitinen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Laitinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laitinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laitinen wants to control from the top but Fenili keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laitinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fenili keeping moving, preventing Laitinen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Laitinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fenili has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laitinen has managed to get both his arms back between Fenili's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fenili looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Fenili looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laitinen is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fenili is looking for a triangle but Laitinen pushes his legs off easily.

Fenili escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laitinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fenili looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laitinen is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fenili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Fenili will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Laitinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Fenili, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laitinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gabriel Fenili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laitinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fenili counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laitinen thinking.
Laitinen throws a leg kick which misses Fenili's front leg but catches the back leg as Fenili tries to avoid it.
Laitinen swings for the body but Fenili moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Laitinen there.
Laitinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fenili makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laitinen thuds a left hand into Fenili's body.
Fenili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laitinen.
Fenili misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenili tries to clinch but Laitinen is having none of it.
No luck for Fenili with that takedown attempt.
Fenili misses with a combination
and Laitinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laitinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fenili moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fenili dives in and grabs Laitinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laitinen pushes down on Fenili's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Fenili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fenili shoots in for a takedown but Laitinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fenili checks a low kick from Laitinen.
No luck for Fenili with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenili takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Laitinen coming out on top.
Ilkka Laitinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laitinen throws a head kick that misses.
Laitinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fenili rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Laitinen finds it's way through Fenili's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laitinen misses with a straight right.
Laitinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fenili will feel that in the morning.
Fenili takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laitinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenili moves away.
Laitinen is looking to land body kicks.
Fenili slips a jab from Laitinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laitinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Fenili closes the distance and clinches up with Laitinen, looking for a takedown. Fenili pushes Laitinen against the cage but Laitinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fenili tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Laitinen defends well and Fenili ends up having to push Laitinen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fenili is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fenili looking to slow down the pace here.
Laitinen lands a left hand.
Laitinen works on Fenili's body with a couple of short punches.
Fenili is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Laitinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Fenili has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The referee calls for Laitinen to work.
Laitinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fenili backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenili is looking for a takedown.
Laitinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fenili is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Laitinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Laitinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laitinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fenili is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Laitinen is defending well.
Fenili is trying to drag Laitinen to the mat but Laitinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenili jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laitinen walks away with a smile on his face. Fenili gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkka Laitinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Fenili avoids the body shot from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fenili shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laitinen sprawls well. Laitinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fenili gets slowly back to his feet.
Laitinen throws out a leg kick but Fenili moves out of range and Laitinen only half commits.
Laitinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laitinen throws a right and a left that Fenili avoids nicely.
Laitinen connects with a leg kick. Fenili looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laitinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laitinen misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fenili closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laitinen did well to prevent Fenili getting side control.
Laitinen tries to get to full guard but Fenili has control of the leg.
Laitinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fenili advances to half guard.
Laitinen regains full guard. Nicely done.

Fenili drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laitinen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laitinen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laitinen!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laitinen throws an elbow but Fenili slips to the side and avoids it well.
Laitinen is looking to take a break and control but Fenili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fenili trying to remain calm as Laitinen controls from the top position.
Fenili is looking for a sweep.
Gabriel Fenili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laitinen controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fenili is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Laitinen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Laitinen is looking to take a break and control but Fenili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fenili is looking to improve his position.

Fenili looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fenili keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fenili avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laitinen.
Laitinen wants to pass the guard but Fenili is defending well.
Fenili manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenili keeping moving, preventing Laitinen from controlling successfully.
Fenili bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laitinen's guard.
Laitinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fenili is controlling him.
Laitinen is trying to control the position but Fenili postures up.
Fenili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laitinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laitinen controls Fenili momentarily but Fenili frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fenili sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fenili is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fenili avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Laitinen.
Fenili tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laitinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Laitinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fenili is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laitinen misses with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fenili is trying to get back to half guard.
Fenili sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ilkka Laitinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laitinen 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilkka Laitinen!
Ilkka Laitinen very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eliézer Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado's entrance music is Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes. A fine choice. Rivera has chosen Push it to the Limit - Rick Ross as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Machado
vs
Rivera

184 cm
31
177 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

183 cm
39
179 lbs
32 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliézer Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rivera instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machado avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Machado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machado blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Machado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Machado.
Nice body punch from Machado - that landed with a thud.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machado avoids it.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Machado.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machado as Rivera tries to tie him up.
Machado throws a head punch that misses.
Machado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machado.
Machado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Machado tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machado gets underhooks to prevent Rivera's takedown attempt.
Rivera stalling in the clinch but Machado improves position.
Machado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machado scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Machado blocks it.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machado is defending well for now.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Machado blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Machado.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Machado.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machado is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machado's face.
Machado tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Machado lands a nice shot to the body.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machado has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machado blocks the elbow strike.
Machado digs a right hand underneath Rivera's ribcage. Rivera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machado is defending well for now.
Machado blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Machado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Machado is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Machado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Machado.
Machado swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Machado pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Machado blocks with his arms.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Machado.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Machado working aggressively here.
Machado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Machado blocks it.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machado scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Machado.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machado lands with a short shot to the head.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machado.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eliézer Machado will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rivera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Machado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machado avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Rivera throws a body punch but Machado moves out of range.
Machado moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.
Rivera lunges at Machado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machado's hand.
Rivera digs a good body shot into Machado's ribs.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Machado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Machado is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Horrible takedown by Rivera or perhaps it was just good defense by Machado which made him look bad.
Rivera misses with a hook
and Machado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado.
Machado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
and Machado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivera misses with a shot to the body
and Machado counters with a series of strikes. Rivera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Machado walks into a stiff left hand from Rivera.
Nice sprawl there from Machado as Rivera shoots in.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Rivera swings widly with a right hand
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Machado to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Machado counters with a nice body shot.

Rivera clinches up against the cage.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Machado blocks it.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machado tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Machado lands a left hand.
Machado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Machado lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Rivera is rocked!
Machado scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machado.
Machado pushes Rivera against the cage. Machado is working some dirty boxing. Machado pushes off with a quick right hook! Rivera goes down! Rivera tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Machado moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliézer Machado!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do. 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.

Van der Laan
vs
Jones

185 cm
39
195 lbs
36 - 22 - 1

193 cm
33
194 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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 36 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body kick.
Van der Laan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van der Laan. That did some damage!
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Van der Laan.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van der Laan tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van der Laan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van der Laan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van der Laan misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Van der Laan dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Van der Laan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Van der Laan's shoulder, as Van der Laan tries to avoid the shot.
Van der Laan lands a head kick!

It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with an overhand left.

Jones drives through with a takedown into Van der Laan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones wants to control from the top but Van der Laan keeps moving.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Van der Laan is retaining full guard.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van der Laan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones won't allow Van der Laan to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones trying to control but Van der Laan is working from the bottom.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.

Tom Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones throws the left hand but Van der Laan avoids the punch easily.
Andre Van der Laan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Van der Laan back into the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Van der Laan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Van der Laan.
A shot in the inside from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws an elbow that misses.
Van der Laan blocking some punches.
Van der Laan is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van der Laan down to the mat. Van der Laan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Van der Laan to the ground. Jones is now in Van der Laan's guard.
Van der Laan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones wants to control from the top but Van der Laan keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Tom Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Van der Laan pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Van der Laan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones looks winded!
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van der Laan missing with knees to the body.
Van der Laan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Van der Laan blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tom Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van der Laan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van der Laan, pushing him back against the cage.
Van der Laan lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Van der Laan.

Jones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Van der Laan is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Van der Laan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Van der Laan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Van der Laan defends.
Van der Laan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Van der Laan tries to improve position but can't.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van der Laan keeps working.
Jones in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Van der Laan is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Van der Laan holds on to Jones's head and controls the position momentarily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Van der Laan scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van der Laan throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Van der Laan drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Van der Laan stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Van der Laan.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Van der Laan.
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!
Jones pushes Van der Laan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van der Laan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Van der Laan blocks the low kick.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van der Laan in his tracks.
Van der Laan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tom Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Van der Laan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones misses with a low kick.

Van der Laan clinches.
Van der Laan tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Van der Laan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van der Laan connects with a looping right hand.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Van der Laan misses with a body kick.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van der Laan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan throws a head kick that misses.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van der Laan.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Van der Laan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Van der Laan tries to escape but Jones is in control.
You can see the frustration on Van der Laan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van der Laan keeps working.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Van der Laan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones controls the position from side control.
Andre Van der Laan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Van der Laan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tom Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Van der Laan blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan scores with a nice head shot.
Van der Laan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Van der Laan avoids it.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van der Laan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tom Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van der Laan keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Van der Laan keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tom Jones.
Van der Laan throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Van der Laan throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van der Laan takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Van der Laan checks a leg kick.
A head kick from Jones lands but Van der Laan takes it in his stride.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Van der Laan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jones!
Tom Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclav Szbrjcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szbrjcik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Public Enemy ft. Anthrax : Bring The Noise. Waclav Szbrjcik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mulqvist
vs
Szbrjcik

187 cm
38
216 lbs
38 - 12 - 1

185 cm
30
221 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Perkele!

North

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 38 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclav Szbrjcik!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mulqvist shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Szbrjcik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Szbrjcik pulls Mulqvist in close to his closed guard and prevents Mulqvist from doing any damage or advancing position.
Szbrjcik wants to sweep here but Mulqvist controlling him for the moment.
Szbrjcik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mulqvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Szbrjcik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulqvist controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mulqvist catches Szbrjcik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mulqvist feints and then cracks Szbrjcik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Szbrjcik down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mulqvist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mulqvist is looking to take a break and control but Szbrjcik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mulqvist moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist working the ground and pound effectively.
Szbrjcik gets back to half guard.
Szbrjcik has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Szbrjcik moves into full guard.
Mulqvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Szbrjcik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulqvist lands a couple of elbows.
Mulqvist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulqvist controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mulqvist stopping the sweep attempt from Szbrjcik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szbrjcik looking to control but Mulqvist passes into half guard.
Szbrjcik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Szbrjcik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist wants to take a breather but Szbrjcik is having none of it.
Mulqvist perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mulqvist wants to control but Szbrjcik is keeping him busy.
Szbrjcik manages to get to full guard.
Mulqvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Szbrjcik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harri Mulqvist has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Szbrjcik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mulqvist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mulqvist misses with a hook

and Szbrjcik counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mulqvist!
Mulqvist is looking for a sweep.
Szbrjcik looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mulqvist is avoiding damage well.
Mulqvist wants to control but Szbrjcik postures up.
Mulqvist takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulqvist on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mulqvist stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Szbrjcik goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mulqvist has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Szbrjcik but great work by Mulqvist.

Mulqvist thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Szbrjcik wants to control but Mulqvist postures up.
Mulqvist lands a nice forearm strike.
Szbrjcik takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Szbrjcik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mulqvist wants to control but Szbrjcik is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mulqvist is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Szbrjcik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mulqvist lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Szbrjcik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mulqvist is fending him off so far but Szbrjcik persists. Nope, Mulqvist circles away and we're back to standing.
Mulqvist lands a nice looking body shot.
Mulqvist connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mulqvist. That's going to slow Szbrjcik down.
Mulqvist scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Waclav Szbrjcik has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick which misses Szbrjcik's front leg but catches the back leg as Szbrjcik tries to avoid it.

Mulqvist cracks Szbrjcik with a big right hand and Szbrjcik goes down!

Szbrjcik is rocked!
Mulqvist is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Szbrjcik is still in real trouble! Can Mulqvist finish him?
Mulqvist postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Szbrjcik covers up, he's hurt! Mulqvist keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Mulqvist and the ref steps in to end the fight! Mulqvist can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harri Mulqvist!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Harri Mulqvist made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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hype
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pop
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murphy
vs
Of Ravia

188 cm
31
213 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

176 cm
30
203 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy blocks a jab.
A jab from Of Ravia finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Of Ravia lands with a good body shot.
Of Ravia digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Of Ravia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Of Ravia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a body kick that stops Of Ravia in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Of Ravia lands a high kick!
Of Ravia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Of Ravia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Ravia swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Of Ravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Ravia.
Murphy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Of Ravia misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Ravia throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Of Ravia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Ravia throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Ravia jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Ravia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Ravia throws out the jab.
Of Ravia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut
and Murphy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Of Ravia really felt that one!
Of Ravia misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Of Ravia tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of Ravia cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Of Ravia tried to score with a low kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia lands with a good body shot.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Of Ravia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy moves out of range as Of Ravia strikes.
Of Ravia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy defending well as Of Ravia loads up on a big left hand.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Of Ravia misses.
Of Ravia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murphy if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Ravia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Of Ravia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Ravia misses with a looping right.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Of Ravia. That's going to slow Murphy down.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Of Ravia looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Of Ravia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Of Ravia throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Of Ravia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Of Ravia misses the shot to the body.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Of Ravia to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murphy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Of Ravia connects with a body shot.
Of Ravia lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Of Ravia throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Of Ravia throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Of Ravia jabs at Murphy's body.
Of Ravia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Of Ravia swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Jab by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Ravia wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick as Murphy jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Ravia moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Nice shot by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot.
Of Ravia just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Ravia digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Of Ravia tries a head kick but it misses.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Of Ravia connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Of Ravia is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Ravia.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Of Ravia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Of Ravia misses.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Of Ravia misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy 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!
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Of Ravia to score with a decent uppercut.
Of Ravia throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geralt Of Ravia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Of Ravia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Of Ravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Of Ravia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Ravia throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Of Ravia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Of Ravia scores with a kick to the body.
Of Ravia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Of Ravia misses with a left hand
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands a jab to the nose.
Of Ravia looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Ravia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut.
Of Ravia connects with a nice looking jab.
Of Ravia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Of Ravia.
Murphy moves out of range as Of Ravia strikes.
Of Ravia scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Of Ravia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Of Ravia tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Ravia lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Of Ravia as he connects with a hook.
Of Ravia throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy counters with a series of strikes. Of Ravia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Of Ravia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Of Ravia. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy moves out of range as Of Ravia strikes.
Of Ravia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
Of Ravia scores with a jab.
Of Ravia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Of Ravia settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Of Ravia misses with a hook
and Murphy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Of Ravia really felt that one!
Of Ravia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Ravia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Of Ravia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Ravia!
During a confident post fight interview, Geralt Of Ravia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Brian Murphy stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to say I'm sorry to my fans.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martinez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Emperor's Dawn. Le is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Untouchable . Richard Martinez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Martinez
vs
Le

178 cm
36
154 lbs
31 - 21 - 2

174 cm
30
167 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 31 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Le dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le's head.
Martinez tries a low kick but Le avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Martinez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Le throws a half hearted mid kick.
Le misses with a looping right.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Le gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Le working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Le working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Le trying to control the position.
Le utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Richard Martinez!
After the fight, Richard Martinez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plegua comes to the cage accompanied by "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

La Plegua
vs
Cross

177 cm
33
167 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

174 cm
29
150 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy La Plegua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Conan Cross!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from La Plegua. Cross does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by La Plegua's head coaches at CEC Underdark that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cross avoids the body shot from La Plegua.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but La Plegua slips the punch.
La Plegua tries to bum rush Cross with a series of wild strikes but Cross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
La Plegua fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Cross tenderised La Plegua's leg. La Plegua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cross.
Cross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cross fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but La Plegua avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Cross.
Cross walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
La Plegua swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
La Plegua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
La Plegua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

La Plegua clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua scores with a hook to the body.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from La Plegua.
La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Plegua lands a hook that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables La Plegua to keep the fight standing.
Andy La Plegua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conan Cross.
Cross tries to work over La Plegua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Plegua.
La Plegua throws a head punch that misses.
La Plegua lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, La Plegua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
La Plegua lands a body punch.
Cross tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. La Plegua smiles and moves away.
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!
La Plegua throws a leg kick but Cross sees it coming and checks it nicely.
La Plegua is looking to clinch but Cross is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La Plegua, right into the meat.
La Plegua thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cross.
La Plegua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Plegua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by La Plegua.
La Plegua takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Andy La Plegua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Plegua looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
La Plegua staying out of range there.
La Plegua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cross back to the cage. La Plegua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Conan Cross has been cut.
La Plegua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
La Plegua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Plegua misses with a wild combination.

Cross shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
La Plegua trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross won't allow La Plegua to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cross stopping the sweep attempt from La Plegua.
Cross is looking to pass into half guard but La Plegua pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now La Plegua is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross looking for a sweep. Not yet Cross, not yet.
Cross managing to control the position.
Cross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Cross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but La Plegua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
La Plegua won't allow Cross to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Plegua trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy La Plegua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cross swats away the attempt to clinch by La Plegua.
La Plegua thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
La Plegua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Plegua.
La Plegua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Plegua tries to clinch but Cross moves out of range.
La Plegua is looking to wear down Cross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
La Plegua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cross swings for the body but La Plegua moves out of range.
Cross connects with a leg kick. La Plegua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
La Plegua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cross counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cross.
La Plegua is trying to keep Cross in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua wants to sweep but no luck.
La Plegua is working hard here to advance position.
Cross passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cross working away.
Cross scoring with punches from side control.
Cross misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
La Plegua is looking to regain half guard here but Cross keeps moving and retains side control.
Cross trying to control the position but La Plegua is working away.
Cross tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
La Plegua is trying to improve his position.
Cross tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cross scores with punches from side control.
La Plegua can't do much from the bottom here.
La Plegua tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross working the ground and pound but La Plegua is defending the strikes.
Cross taking a breather here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cross working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
La Plegua gets back to half guard.
Cross wants to control but La Plegua is keeping him busy.
La Plegua tries to roll over but Cross keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua regains full guard. Nicely done.
La Plegua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
La Plegua wants to get back to his feet but Cross is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cross wants to control from the top but La Plegua keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cross wants to pass the guard but La Plegua is keeping the position.
La Plegua looking for a sweep. Not yet La Plegua, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Conan Cross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cross cracks a nice hook into La Plegua's ribs.
Cross tries to land a front kick but La Plegua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
La Plegua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
La Plegua throws out a leg kick but Cross moves out of range and La Plegua only half commits.
La Plegua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cross checks a low kick from La Plegua.
La Plegua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andy La Plegua is winning the standup battle so far.
Cross lands a glancing blow to the side of La Plegua's head.
La Plegua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cross's head backwards.
Cross throws a body punch but La Plegua moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Plegua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Plegua wants to clinch.
La Plegua throws an overhand right that lands on Cross's shoulder, as Cross tries to avoid the shot.
La Plegua misses with a body shot

and Cross counters with a nice double leg into side control. La Plegua won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua prevents Cross from improving position.
La Plegua manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed La Plegua's head.
Cross is trying to control the action in half guard but La Plegua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
La Plegua gets full guard.
La Plegua has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cross trying to control but La Plegua is working from the bottom.
La Plegua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross won't allow La Plegua to sweep him here.
Cross engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
La Plegua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cross scoring with some ground and pound.
La Plegua has control of Cross's left arm, preventing Cross from doing any damage.
Cross wants to control from the top but La Plegua keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Conan Cross was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A nice leg kick lands there from La Plegua.
A jab from La Plegua misses.
Cross listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
La Plegua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Plegua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cross. That's going to slow La Plegua down.
Cross slips under a jab.
La Plegua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
La Plegua tries to clinch but Cross moves out of range.
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Plegua moves in looking to clinch but Cross pushes him off.
Cross dodges the punch combination from La Plegua.
Cross swats away the attempt to clinch by La Plegua.
Cross slips under a jab from La Plegua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cross looks to land a body kick but La Plegua moved away.
La Plegua avoids the body shot from Cross.
Cross misses with a hook. La Plegua ducked under it nicely.

Cross looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Plegua pulls Cross in close to his closed guard and prevents Cross from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Plegua being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Cross really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

La Plegua swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Cross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Plegua.
Cross with a nice cross.
A combination from La Plegua does no damage.
Cross takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Plegua.
Cross takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
La Plegua misses with a body shot.
Cross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cross clobbers La Plegua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cross scores with a hook to the body. La Plegua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
La Plegua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Plegua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Plegua throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
La Plegua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua clobbers Cross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
La Plegua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
La Plegua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross misses with a body shot.
La Plegua thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Plegua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
La Plegua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Plegua.
Cross is looking to score with low kicks.
Cross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cross changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross scores with a jab.
Cross swats away the attempt to clinch by La Plegua.
Cross throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent La Plegua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross with a jab.
La Plegua misses the jab.
La Plegua throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Cross will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Plegua.
La Plegua wants to clinch up but Cross keeps it at a distance.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cross avoids a punch combination nicely.

Cross shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. La Plegua is trying to defend but Cross finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Conan Cross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but La Plegua keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross moves into full mount! La Plegua won't be happy about that!
La Plegua trying desperately to get to his feet.
La Plegua is in all sorts of trouble here.
La Plegua sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
La Plegua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cross trying to control the action but La Plegua is working from the bottom.
Cross works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cross trying to mount his opponent but La Plegua defends it.
La Plegua is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cross lands a nice short elbow.
Cross trying to control the action but La Plegua is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Conan Cross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crunch! Cross slams his shin into La Plegua's torso.
La Plegua fails in his attempt to clinch.
La Plegua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cross's hands.
Cross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping La Plegua at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cross.

La Plegua has closed the distance and engaged Cross in a clinch.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua misses with a body punch.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.

Cross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross scores with a kick to the midsection.
La Plegua tries to clinch up but Cross circles away and keeps his distance.
La Plegua takes one on the button.
Cross goes for a double leg but La Plegua avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as La Plegua continues to drive forward.
A shot in the inside from La Plegua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Plegua misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Plegua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Plegua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Plegua throws a head punch that misses.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Plegua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross tries to throw a body punch but La Plegua avoids it by throwing Cross back against the cage.
Cross lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andy La Plegua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
La Plegua prevents Cross from breaking the clinch.
La Plegua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cross.
La Plegua prevents a body shot from Cross.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Plegua working aggressively here.
Conan Cross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
La Plegua struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Cross prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua has a couple of punches blocked by Cross.
La Plegua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage.
La Plegua tries to work over Cross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua working aggressively here.
La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Plegua struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
La Plegua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Plegua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua throws a head punch that misses.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Plegua working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from La Plegua as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from La Plegua.
Andy La Plegua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
La Plegua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
Cross blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, La Plegua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
La Plegua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cross.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy La Plegua showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cross 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Cross!
Conan Cross is the new lightweight champion!
Conan Cross seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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