Prestige FC 2: Zegan vs Reipas PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Godsmack - I Stand Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carlos Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
Hoover

190 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Carlos Silva has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoover.

Hoover drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hoover is looking for the KO!

Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoover connects with a stiff jab that staggers Silva - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dominic Hoover!
Dominic Hoover decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mincho Spasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the ring accompanied by Sick Puppies - You're Going Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alves
vs
Spasov

186 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mincho Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spasov.
Alves went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Spasov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alves throws a series of punches but Spasov avoids them all with ease.
Spasov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spasov somewhat.
Alves went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ricardo Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mincho Spasov.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Spasov.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spasov back to the ropes. Alves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Mincho Spasov has been cut.
Spasov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Spasov is rocked!
Spasov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spasov is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spasov has his takedown stuffed
and Alves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Alves lands a huge takedown. Spasov is out but the ref is slow to react and Alves lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Spasov lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Alves!
Ricardo Alves decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Zarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Typhaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Zarco
vs
Typhaze

172 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
174 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Zarco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Typhaze!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zarco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Typhaze 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.
Zarco thuds his right hand into Typhaze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Typhaze throws a body shot but no joy.
Typhaze throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Zarco to counter with a crisp jab.
Typhaze throws a sloppy head kick and Zarco moves out of range easily.
Zarco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zarco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Typhaze lands a front kick.
Typhaze tests Zarco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Typhaze misses with a lunging right hand

and Zarco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zarco.
Typhaze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zarco.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Typhaze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zarco's brow.
Typhaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarco avoids the damage to the body.
Zarco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Typhaze backwards.
Typhaze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zarco backwards.
Zarco lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Zarco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarco pushes Typhaze back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Typhaze throws a head punch that misses.
Typhaze pushes off an throws an elbow but Zarco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zarco obliges.
Zarco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Typhaze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Typhaze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Typhaze struggles to land a body shot inside as Zarco controls his hands.
Zarco landing knees to the head.
Zarco has Typhaze pushed against the ropes.
Zarco lands a knee to the head.

It looks like King Typhaze has been cut.
Zarco cracks Typhaze on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Antonio Zarco!
Antonio Zarco decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov comes to the ring accompanied by Mamed - CoreMoon. Leo Villa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khalidov
vs
Villa

182 cm
30
186 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

175 cm
26
184 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Villa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa throws a series of punches but Khalidov avoids them all with ease.
Villa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khalidov.
Khalidov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Villa.
Khalidov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Villa defends well and Khalidov ends up having to push Villa into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Villa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khalidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Villa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khalidov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khalidov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa throws a combination. Khalidov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khalidov shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Villa looks to move away, Khalidov throws a big counter combo bu Villa just gets out of the way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Villa!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khalidov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Villa to the ground. Khalidov is now in Villa's guard.
Khalidov wants to pass the guard but Villa is keeping the position.
Villa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khalidov passes Villa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Villa is looking to get back to is feet but Khalidov passes into side control.
Villa is not content to let Khalidov control the position.
Khalidov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Villa's legs.
Villa wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa is trying to get back to half guard.
Khalidov wants to control but Villa is keeping him busy.
Khalidov slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov trying to control the position but Villa is working away.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Khalidov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Villa wants to control but Khalidov postures up.
Khalidov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Khalidov wants to get back to his feet but Villa is holding on tight.
Khalidov controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Villa is controlling an arm, preventing Khalidov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Khalidov tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Khalidov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Khalidov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leo Villa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khalidov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khalidov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Villa swivels and escapes.

Villa rushes Khalidov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Villa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khalidov has Villa pressed against the ropes, preventing Villa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villa prevents the takedown attempt.
Villa has had enough of the clinch but Khalidov keeps him there for the moment.
Khalidov jumps guard but Villa turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa tries to circle away but Khalidov has him pinned against the ropes.
Villa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khalidov is keeping busy.
Villa tries to break the clinch but Khalidov is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov tries for a takedown but Villa manages to get underhooks.
Khalidov is trying to pull guard but Villa turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Villa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Villa jumps guard and drags Khalidov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa wants to stand and escape but Khalidov is having none of it.
Mamed Khalidov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villa keeping full guard, as Khalidov tries to pass.
Khalidov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Villa keeping moving, preventing Khalidov from controlling successfully.
Khalidov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Villa is looking to stand up but Khalidov isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Villa is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Khalidov dives into side control.
Villa struggling a bit here.
Khalidov wants to control but Villa is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khalidov wants to take a breather but Villa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Khalidov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalidov stands and throws Villa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Villa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Khalidov is controlling him well.
Villa is not content to let Khalidov control the position.
Khalidov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khalidov tries to stand but Villa is controlling his head.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Khalidov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Khalidov trying to control the action but Villa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leo Villa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Villa.
Villa scores with a three punch combo!
Khalidov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leo Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
Villa tests Khalidov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khalidov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Villa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Villa as Khalidov shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Villa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidov is trying to improve his position.
Villa throwing strikes but Khalidov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa is not content to let Khalidov control the position.
Khalidov takes a little break here. Villa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Villa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khalidov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Khalidov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Villa dives in and scores a takedown into Khalidov's guard.

Villa gets to his feet - Khalidov follows without any prompting.

Khalidov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Villa quickly recovers to half guard.
Villa is trying to stand up here but Khalidov is controlling him well.

Khalidov is looking for a kimura here.
Villa wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov trying to control from half guard but Villa is working away.
Villa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Khalidov decides to return to a standing position.

Villa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khalidov's half guard.
Khalidov moves into full guard.
Khalidov is trying to control the position but Villa postures up.
Khalidov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Villa's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Villa controls Khalidov momentarily but Khalidov frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Villa keeping full guard, as Khalidov tries to pass.
Khalidov trying to control but Villa is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Villa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Villa 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Villa!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla's entrance music is Sobota - Do góry łeb. A fine choice. Chalidow has chosen Martin Garrix - Proxy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mamed Chalidow is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Materla
vs
Chalidow

182 cm
30
193 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

183 cm
32
185 lbs
13 - 16 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Chalidow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Materla scores with a takedown into Chalidow's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Chalidow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Materla defends well.
Chalidow is trying to keep Materla in close.
Materla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Materla is pushing down on Chalidow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chalidow is fighting to maintain full guard but Materla has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materla wants to pass the guard but Chalidow is defending well.

Chalidow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Materla is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla is trying to control. Chalidow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Materla has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chalidow is controlling an arm, preventing Materla from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Chalidow tries to lock up and control but Materla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Chalidow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Materla wants to get back to his feet but Chalidow is holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla looking to control but Chalidow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chalidow tries to lock up and control but Materla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Materla sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chalidow working to try and regain half guard.
Chalidow looks winded!
Materla moves to take his opponent's back.
A lull in the action here.
I would not like to be Chalidow right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla struggling to keep hold of the position.
Chalidow tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chalidow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Materla looking to control but Chalidow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chalidow is working to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Materla has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chalidow has given up his back here. Will Materla look for the submission or keep pounding away?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow prevents Materla from getting a body triangle.

Materla has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Chalidow! Can he survive? No! He's out! Materla gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michal Materla!
Michal Materla decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Reipas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan comes to the ring accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zegan
vs
Reipas

180 cm
30
165 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

175 cm
37
148 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riku Reipas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reipas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A right-left combo lands from Zegan.
Reipas misses the jab.

Zegan moves into the clinch successfully.

Zegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Zegan closes the distance and clinches.

Zegan breaks the clinch.
Zegan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reipas was well out of range. Poor timing from Zegan.
Zegan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zegan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zegan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zegan misses with a body kick.
Reipas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zegan misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan throws a series of punches but Reipas moves out of range.
Reipas throws a chopping leg kick but Zegan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zegan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zegan connects with an inside leg kick.
Zegan feints and then cracks Reipas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reipas down.
Zegan misses with a low kick as Reipas jumps back.
Reipas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zegan defends it well.
Reipas misses the shot to the body.
Reipas moves out of range of the leg kick from Zegan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reipas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zegan.
Reipas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zegan fails in his attempt to clinch.

Zegan has closed the distance and engaged Reipas in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Zegan.
Zegan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reipas is trying to pull guard but Zegan turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Reipas jumps guard but Zegan turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Reipas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maciej Zegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Reipas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zegan obliges.
Reipas is trying to pull guard but Zegan turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Reipas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zegan walks away with a smile on his face. Reipas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Reipas gets tackled into the ropes by Zegan. Zegan maintains the clinch.
Reipas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zegan walks away with a smile on his face. Reipas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zegan scores with a hook to the body. Reipas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan swinging wildly here.
And Reipas tries to counter it with a takedown but Zegan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zegan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zegan cracks Reipas with a good jab.
Reipas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zegan.
Reipas feints the counter takedown.

Zegan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reipas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Reipas is trying to pull guard but Zegan has him pressed against the ropes.
Zegan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reipas backwards.

Zegan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reipas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zegan tries to score with a low kick but Reipas moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reipas.
Maciej Zegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zegan connects with a right hand. Reipas shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zegan. Reipas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zegan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Reipas counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Reipas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zegan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zegan tries to get out of the position.

Reipas tries for a kimura but Zegan is defending well.

Reipas is working to tighten his grip on Zegan's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Zegan has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Reipas is really squeezing tight and eventually Zegan passes out! Reipas breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Riku Reipas!