Helsinki Fighting League: 20 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Savan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Raskolnikov
vs
Savan

173 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rod Raskolnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Savan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow.
Savan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Raskolnikov avoiding damage as Savan throws knees to the body.
Raskolnikov blocks a body shot from Savan.
Savan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Savan wants to stall.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savan trying to stall but Raskolnikov improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov just leaning against Savan, taking a breather.
Raskolnikov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raskolnikov.
Savan blocks an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow that misses.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Savan blocks with his arms.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Savan blocks it.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Savan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Savan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savan trying to control the position but instead, Raskolnikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savan into the ropes.
Savan blocks the elbow strike.
Savan lands a left hand.
Savan avoids the elbow strike from Raskolnikov, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Savan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raskolnikov.
Savan trying to control the position but instead, Raskolnikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savan into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Savan scores a nice knee to the body.
Savan is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edgar Savan.

Savan moves into the clinch.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savan tries to land a knee to the head but Raskolnikov blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan struggles to land a body shot inside as Raskolnikov controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Savan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raskolnikov taking a breather.
Savan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Savan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raskolnikov is keeping busy.
Raskolnikov connects with a knee to the head.
Raskolnikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Savan avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee calls for Raskolnikov to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raskolnikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Savan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raskolnikov's face.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow.
Savan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raskolnikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Raskolnikov is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raskolnikov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Savan trying to control the position but instead, Raskolnikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savan into the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raskolnikov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Savan avoiding damage as Raskolnikov throws knees to the body.
Raskolnikov lands a damaging elbow.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow that stopped Savan in his tracks for a moment.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov avoids the elbow strike from Savan, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raskolnikov.
Nice elbow from Raskolnikov.
Savan wants to stall.
Savan blocks an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Savan stalling in the clinch but Raskolnikov improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raskolnikov.
Savan lands with a right to the head.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savan taking a breather.
Raskolnikov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raskolnikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Savan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Raskolnikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savan can do to turn this around?
Savan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raskolnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savan trying to stall but Raskolnikov improves his position.
Raskolnikov effectively controlling the action here.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov working Savan over with knees to the body.
Raskolnikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Savan is breathing heavily.
Savan taking a breather.
Raskolnikov is pushing Savan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raskolnikov connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savan wants to stall.
Raskolnikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raskolnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Raskolnikov is pushing Savan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov effectively controlling the action here.
Savan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raskolnikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Raskolnikov landing knees to the head.
Raskolnikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside that Savan shrugs off.
Raskolnikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Savan takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raskolnikov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow just above Savan 's eye.
Savan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raskolnikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Savan won't want to take too many of those.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raskolnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Savan tries to keep at a distance but Raskolnikov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raskolnikov prevents a body shot from Savan.
Raskolnikov blocks an uppercut.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Savan blocks it.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan avoiding damage as Raskolnikov throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raskolnikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raskolnikov connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Savan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raskolnikov is defending well for now.
Raskolnikov landing knees to the head.
Savan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Raskolnikov obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raskolnikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Savan avoids the damage to the body.
Raskolnikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raskolnikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Raskolnikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Savan dodges an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Savan working aggressively here.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raskolnikov is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raskolnikov.
Savan avoids a wild elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Savan misses with some punches.
Savan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raskolnikov avoids it.
Savan tries a body shot but Raskolnikov blocks it.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Savan blocks with his arms.
Savan taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Raskolnikov throws an elbow but misses.
Raskolnikov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov stalling the fight.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Savan blocks with his arms.
Savan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raskolnikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raskolnikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Savan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raskolnikov avoids it.
Savan trying to control the position but instead, Raskolnikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savan into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Savan - that landed with a thud.
Raskolnikov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow.
Raskolnikov crunches a lovely knee into Savan's ribcage.
Raskolnikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Savan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raskolnikov missing with knees to the body.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Raskolnikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savan.
Raskolnikov is pushing Savan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Raskolnikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Raskolnikov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savan's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod Raskolnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raskolnikov 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod Raskolnikov!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Down Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Out
vs
Rodriguez

180 cm
26
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 Helsinki, Down Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Out counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rodriguez won't be happy with that.
Rodriguez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Out lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rodriguez down.
Out cracks Rodriguez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Out takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Out slips a nice elbow through Rodriguez's hands, connecting with Rodriguez's forehead.

Rodriguez actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Out there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rodriguez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodriguez has hold of Out's hands but Out slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out slows the pace down in half guard.
Out looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodriguez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez taking some punishment here, with Out in his half guard.
Out seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain the position but Out is very close to passing his half guard.
Out scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rodriguez taking some punishment here, with Out in his half guard.
Rodriguez taking some punishment here, with Out in his half guard.
Out lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out 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.
Out perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Out is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Out is nestled in close to Rodriguez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Out trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
Out takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez has hold of Out's hands but Out slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rodriguez has hold of Out's hands but Out slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Out is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Out is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Out is trying to control. Rodriguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Out scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Out is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Out is thwarting Rodriguez's attempts to control the position.
Out looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodriguez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Rodriguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Rodriguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Out pulls his head out easily.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain the position but Out is very close to passing his half guard.
Out looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodriguez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Rodriguez actively working from the bottom here.
Out working over Rodriguez with some ground and pound. Rodriguez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodriguez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Out scores with a couple of nice shots.
Out seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodriguez taking some punishment here, with Out in his half guard.
Out lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Down Out dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Out sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Out shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Out changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Out landing strikes.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rodriguez tries to bench press Out off him but Out keeps the position.
Rodriguez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Out connects with a decent elbow.
Rodriguez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Out lands a decent elbow from side control.

Rodriguez is rocked!
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez being controlled for a moment.
Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Can Out finish him?
Out trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Out looks up at the clock and then as Rodriguez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Out smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rodriguez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rodriguez moves into full guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Out from controlling successfully.

Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Out wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out distracts Rodriguez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Out controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Out tries to pass.

Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Out is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Out's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Out landing with the ground and pound.
Out scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Out has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Out stands up over Rodriguez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Out avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Out connects with a couple of short punches.
Out pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Out is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Rodriguez is looking for a triangle but Out pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rodriguez working for a triangle but Out defends it easily.
Out is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Out looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Out is working Rodriguez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Out's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Out works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
Out landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Out works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Out lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Out from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Down Out dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Rodriguez shoots in but Out avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pedro Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Out swivels and escapes.
Rodriguez darts in looking for a takedown but Out gets double underhooks and turns Rodriguez into the ropes.
Out feinted with a counter takedown.
Down Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots and misses

and Out counters with a shoot takedown. Rodriguez fights it but they end up in guard.
Out makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Out chips away with some ground and pound.
Out working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Out lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Out got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodriguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Out has managed to get both his arms back between Rodriguez's legs - danger averted.
Out lands a couple of digs.
Out connects with a couple of short punches.
Out is in close to Rodriguez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Out stands up over Rodriguez, holding on to his feet. Out throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Rodriguez is out cold! Out lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Down Out!
Down Out really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juntti Jallu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobieski has chosen Kto Cię Obroni Polsko as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jallu
vs
Sobieski

180 cm
31
241 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

188 cm
40
217 lbs
34 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntti Jallu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jallu moves into the clinch successfully.
Jallu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sobieski.
Jallu digs a right hand into Sobieski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sobieski's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Jallu.
Sobieski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jallu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jallu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sobieski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jallu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobieski blocks it with crossed arms.
Jallu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Jallu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski throws a punch but it's blocked by Jallu.
Sobieski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sobieski fails to land.
Sobieski is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Jallu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Juntti Jallu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Sobieski misses with the head strike.
Sobieski swings wildly with an uppercut but Jallu uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but Sobieski blocks it.
Jallu lands a good knee to the midsection. Sobieski won't want to take too many of those.
Sobieski managing to block the knees to the body from Jallu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jallu landing knees to the body.
Sobieski looks winded!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Jallu.
Jallu misses with a knee strike.
Sobieski swings wildly with an uppercut but Jallu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobieski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sobieski tries to stall but Jallu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobieski as Jallu tries to tie him up.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sobieski misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards.
Sobieski misses with the head strike.
Jallu prevents the takedown attempt.
Jallu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobieski misses with a body punch.
Jallu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobieski.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jallu lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jallu.
Jallu trying to stall but Sobieski improves his position.
Jallu working aggressively here.
Jallu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sobieski's face.
Sobieski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jallu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jallu.
Sobieski lands a body punch.
Sobieski misses with some punches.
Sobieski lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sobieski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sobieski working aggressively here.
Jallu lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Jallu - that landed with a thud.
Sobieski trying to control the position but instead, Jallu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobieski into the ropes.
Jallu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jallu works on Sobieski's body with a couple of short punches.
Jallu missing with knees to the body.
Jallu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jallu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jallu lands with a light punch inside.
Jallu lands with a light punch inside.
Sobieski misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A knee to the head by Jallu.
Jallu lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jallu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jallu tries to stall but Sobieski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sobieski managing to block the knees to the body from Jallu.
Jallu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jallu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jallu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sobieski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jallu looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but Sobieski blocks it.
Jallu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobieski takes a shot to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sobieski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee calls for Sobieski to work.
Sobieski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobieski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sobieski misses with a body punch.
Sobieski avoiding damage as Jallu throws knees to the body.
Sobieski misses with some punches.
Jallu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sobieski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jallu tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is trying to maintain a safe position but Jallu gets an underhook and turns Sobieski into the ropes.
Jallu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jallu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobieski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sobieski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sobieski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jallu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Jallu.
Jallu lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jallu misses with a body punch.
Sobieski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sobieski fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobieski.
Jallu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jallu lands a good knee to the midsection. Sobieski won't want to take too many of those.
Jallu pushes Sobieski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sobieski managing to block the knees to the body from Jallu.
Jallu just leaning against Sobieski, taking a breather.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sobieski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jallu fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jallu drives through and clinches with Sobieski against the ropes.
Jallu gets through Sobieski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski takes an elbow to the temple.
Jallu tries a knee to the head but Sobieski blocks it.
Sobieski looking to stall.
Sobieski tries to work over Jallu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jallu lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jallu.
Jallu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobieski is defending well for now.
Jallu presses Sobieski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jallu crunches a lovely knee into Sobieski's ribcage.
Jallu stalling against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Jallu.
Jallu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jallu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jallu looking to slow down the pace here.
Jallu digs a right hand underneath Sobieski's ribcage. Sobieski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jallu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jallu tries a body shot but Sobieski blocks it.
Jallu prevents the takedown attempt.
Jallu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobieski.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jallu landing knees to the body.
Jallu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobieski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sobieski is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Jallu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jallu lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jallu.
Jallu lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jallu.
Jallu misses with a knee strike.
Sobieski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Jallu as the two fighters clinch.

Jallu drops Sobieski with a big knee straight up the middle! Sobieski is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Sobieski is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jallu measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Sobieski! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Juntti Jallu!
Juntti Jallu retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Juntti Jallu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen MMMBop as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ortega
vs
Morris

182 cm
29
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
35
220 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruben Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolt Morris!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortega gets a takedown into half guard.

Morris kicks off Ortega and gets to his feet.
Morris scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Ortega.

Ortega tries to keep at a distance but Morris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris lands with a left to the head.
Morris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortega throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morris avoids a wild elbow strike from Ortega.
Morris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Ortega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega lands an uppercut.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Morris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as Morris controls the action.
Morris avoids the elbow strike from Ortega, against the ropes.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.
Morris has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Morris scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
Ortega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortega scores with a shot to the side of Morris's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Morris.

Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortega misses with a few strikes there.

Ortega has Morris up against the ropes in a clinch.
Morris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morris has Ortega pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ortega manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris lands with a short shot to the head.
Morris avoiding damage as Ortega throws knees to the body.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Morris back against the ropes.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ortega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morris is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ortega.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Morris avoids a wild elbow strike from Ortega.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
Morris tries to stall but Ortega uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ortega tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortega leaning against his opponent.
Ortega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortegas head.
Morris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortega prevents a body shot from Morris.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Morris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortega's brow.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Morris blocking some punches.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Morris.
Morris throws an elbow but it misses.
Morris misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortega throws a head punch that misses.
Morris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ortega lands an elbow inside.
Morris working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Morris.
Ortega is breathing heavily.
Ortega tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Morris back against the ropes.
Morris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a punch to the body.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Morris throws a head punch that misses.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Morris back against the ropes.

Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolt Morris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Morris looking to score a takedown here. Ortega is defending well but Morris drives through and ends up in Ortega's guard.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortega throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Morris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortega's head.
Morris is working Ortega over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortega looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortega, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Ortega has an active guard here but Morris has managed to pass into half guard.

Morris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.
Morris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortega is refusing to be controlled, as Morris sits in half guard.
Ortega misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ortega is trying to get back to full guard.
Morris wants to free his trapped foot but Ortega is holding on for dear life with his legs.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morris moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Ortega.
Ortega tries to improve position but can't.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but Ortega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morris on the ground.

Morris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortega wants to control but Morris postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to advance to mount but can't.
Morris trying to control the position but Ortega is working away.
Ortega throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortega keeps working.
Ortega takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morris working the ground and pound.
Ortega is looking for a sweep.
Morris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morris lands a few punches from side control.
Morris trying to control the position but Ortega is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris working the body and head with strikes.
Ortega is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morris connects with a decent elbow.
Morris trying to control the action but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Ortega looks to move to half guard but instead Morris has passed into mount! Damn!
Morris lands with some strikes.
Morris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortega is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Morris working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ortega looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Morris! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bolt Morris!
Our winner, Bolt Morris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Solberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halfdan Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halfdan Ragnarsson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Solberg
vs
Ragnarsson

182 cm
20
215 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

195 cm
27
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Solberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Halfdan Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Solberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab.
Solberg looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ragnarsson's coach down at Elite Burn was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ragnarsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Solberg connects with a leg kick. Ragnarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Solberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Ragnarsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ragnarsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Ragnarsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
I was talking to Solberg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Solberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solberg blocks an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Solberg blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Solberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Ragnarsson gets an underhook and turns Solberg into the ropes.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnarsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solberg's face.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Solberg is blocking nicely.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ragnarsson.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Solberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Solberg fails to pull guard.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Solberg.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Solberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson.
Solberg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ragnarsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Solberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ragnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Solberg in a clinch.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Solberg 's eye.

It looks like Peter Solberg has been cut.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Solberg is blocking nicely.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Solberg ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Solberg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson preventing the sweep.
Ragnarsson is looking to stand up but Solberg won't let him.
Ragnarsson postures up.

Ragnarsson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Solberg to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ragnarsson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Solberg pulls down on the head and he's put Ragnarsson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Peter Solberg!
Peter Solberg retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Peter Solberg waved his t-shirt featuring Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)'s logo in front of the cameras.