MMAHelsinki - 182 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bangsit (ranked 2517 p4p, 349 weight class) and Mike Lambert (ranked 2656 p4p, 367 weight class). Lambert is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. Mike Lambert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bangsit
vs
Lambert

189 cm
29
212 lbs
13 - 14 - 1

187 cm
30
203 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q

Sin City Allstars

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 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Lambert does no damage.

Bangsit shoots in and bounces Lambert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bangsit throws a big right hand that misses.

Lambert is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bangsit wants to take the fight to the mat but Lambert manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bangsit is looking for a takedown.
Lambert working hard to break the clinch.

Bangsit pulls guard effortlessly.
Lambert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Bangsit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lambert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangsit is trying to control the position but Lambert postures up.

Bangsit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bangsit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bangsit looking for subs off his back but Lambert has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bangsit regains full guard. Nicely done.

Bangsit has an active guard here but Lambert has managed to pass into half guard.
Bangsit is trying to get back to full guard.

Bangsit looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bangsit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Bangsit has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lambert doesn't defend quickly enough and Bangsit has managed to lock this one up! Can Lambert escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bangsit on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andy Bangsit!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 2275 p4p, 274 weight class) and Conor Tiernan (ranked 2237 p4p, 270 weight class). Pain's entrance music is AC/DC Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Tiernan has chosen Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Conor Tiernan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pain
vs
Tiernan

181 cm
28
166 lbs
20 - 17 - 1

175 cm
30
165 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Sin City Allstars
Urban Fighter

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 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan throws a one two combo.
Pain throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Royal Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan lands a jab to the nose.
Pain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiernan throws a nice head kick!
Pain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice straight punches there by Pain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Pain moves out of range easily.
Tiernan throws a jab when Pain was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pain shoots in but Tiernan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiernan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Tiernan.
Pain misses with an uppercut
and Tiernan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pain throws an overhand right that lands on Tiernan's shoulder, as Tiernan tries to avoid the shot.

Pain gets the takedown into side control.

Pain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tiernan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tiernan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Tiernan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pain throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

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

Tiernan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pain, who protects the arm well.
The referee asks Tiernan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tiernan prefers to stall for the moment though.

Tiernan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tiernan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pain is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tiernan thows a huge punch but Pain dodges it nicely.
Tiernan is keen to just control but Pain is a slippery customer.
Tiernan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pain tries to roll over but Tiernan keeps him under control.
Tiernan stalling.
Pain wants to get back to full guard.
Pain is refusing to be controlled, as Tiernan sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Tiernan from controlling successfully.

Pain working for a triangle but Tiernan defends it easily.
Tiernan trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.

Pain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tiernan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Tiernan gets to his feet. Pain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Pain's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a looping left.
Pain digs a good body shot into Tiernan's ribs.
Pain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan wants to counter with a clinch but Pain pushes him away.
Pain cracks Tiernan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conor Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiernan sprawls well. He's pushed Pain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pain throws a body punch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiernan defends well and Pain ends up having to push Tiernan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain ducks right into an uppercut from Tiernan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiernan sprawls well. Tiernan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan 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.

Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
Pain throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Pain missing with a left hand there. Tiernan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pain throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Pain.
Tiernan punishes Pain's body with a nice straight punch.
Pain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pain.
Pain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiernan defends well and Pain ends up having to push Tiernan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pain.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Tiernan lunges at Pain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pain's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tiernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiernan throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain checks a leg kick.
Pain walks into a left hand.
Pain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pain takes a jab right on the kisser.

Pain drives through and clinches with Tiernan against the cage.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain misses with a hook
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiernan wants to counter with a clinch but Pain pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiernan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiernan connects with a single shot there.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Pain misses with a hook.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiernan sprawls well. Tiernan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiernan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pain cracks Tiernan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiernan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pain.
A big right from Tiernan misses.
Pain misses with a looping left.
Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiernan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pain misses with a left hand
and Tiernan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pain.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of Pain's head.
Tiernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Tiernan blocks with his arms.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Tiernan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Pain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiernan just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan 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! This is the final round!

Pain misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiernan's corner calls for a 1-2. Tiernan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pain slips under a jab.
Pain misses with a hook
and Tiernan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pain tries to clinch but Tiernan is having none of it.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pain misses with a takedown
and Tiernan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.

Pain is rocked!
Pain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiernan can pounce on him.
Oh Pain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tiernan's waist but Tiernan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pain off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tiernan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pain. Tiernan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Tiernan!
Conor Tiernan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Royal Pain spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Strong (ranked 830 p4p, 92 weight class) and Lennart Lennartsson (ranked 2613 p4p, 256 weight class). Strong comes into the arena with Egypt Central - Kick Ass blaring out of the sound system. Lennartsson has chosen Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars as his entrance music. 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.

Strong
vs
Lennartsson

194 cm
30
242 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennart Lennartsson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong moves out of range of the strikes.
Lennartsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Strong.
Lennartsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lennartsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strong finds it's way round the side to connect with Lennartsson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennartsson missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Lennartsson looks to move away, Strong throws a big counter combo but Lennartsson just gets out of the way.
Strong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strong defending well as Lennartsson loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennartsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
Strong scores with a sloppy right hand. Lennartsson should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Lennartsson.

It looks like Mark Strong has been cut.
Strong throws a jab when Lennartsson was well out of range.
Lennartsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Strong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Strong showed some decent athleticism there.
Lennartsson tries to kick Strong off but Strong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lennartsson has hold of Strong's hands but Strong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is pressing down on Lennartsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lennartsson is holding on for now.
Lennartsson wants to get back to his feet.

Strong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strong throwing shots but Lennartsson is blocking nicely.

Lennartsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Strong.
Lennartsson is trying to escape back to his feet but Strong uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong laying and praying for a moment but Lennartsson takes advantage and regains half guard.

Strong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Strong is looking for a kimura but Lennartsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Strong to get the leverage.
Strong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lennartsson wants to get back to his feet.
Strong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lennartsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Strong.
Lennartsson wants to get back to his feet.
Strong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lennartsson defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strong wants to control but Lennartsson is keeping him busy.
Strong working the head and body with strikes.
Strong working Lennartsson over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Strong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A lazy left from Strong finds it's target.
Strong throws an off balance right hand
and Lennartsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Strong looking to score a takedown here. Lennartsson is defending well but Strong drives through and ends up in Lennartsson's guard.
Strong with a nice head shot there.
Strong trying to control but Lennartsson is working from the bottom.
Strong 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lennartsson is looking to stand up but Strong isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lennartsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong is pushing down on Lennartsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lennartsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Strong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Strong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lennartsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lennartsson can do to turn this around?
Lennartsson is looking to escape.

Strong seems to be working for a kimura but Lennartsson defends the submission attempt.

Strong is looking for a kimura but Lennartsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Strong to get the leverage.
Strong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lennartsson defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is looking to pass Lennartsson's guard but actually Lennartsson recovers to full guard.
Strong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Strong trying to control but Lennartsson is working from the bottom.
Strong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lennartsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lennartsson wants to stand but Strong is controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mark Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong throws a jab but it's blocked by Lennartsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong defending well as Lennartsson loads up on a big left hand.
Strong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lennartsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Lennartsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Lennartsson.
Strong throws a combination. Lennartsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lennartsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strong catches Lennartsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lennartsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennartsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Lennartsson does it's job there.

Mark Strong's cut is getting worse.
Strong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Lennartsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lennartsson looks to land a right hand but Strong moved out of range.
Strong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lennartsson sprawls and moves away.
Lennartsson takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Strong feinted with a counter takedown.
Lennartsson slips under a jab from Strong.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Lennartsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Strong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Strong's cut.
That's time! Strong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Strong tests Lennartsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Strong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strong throws a hook but Lennartsson blocks it.
Strong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lennartsson.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lennartsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennartsson throws a jab when Strong was well out of range.
Strong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lennartsson has time to react.
Strong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Strong lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lennartsson.
Lennartsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lennartsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strong slips a jab from Lennartsson.
Lennartsson throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
Strong misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Lennartsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lennartsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lennartsson walks into a left hand.
Strong takes one to the side of the head.
Strong cracks Lennartsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lennartsson throws a jab when Strong was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lennartsson throws an off balance right hand
and Strong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strong shoots in but Lennartsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lennart Lennartsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lennartsson misses.
Lennartsson misses with a right hand
and Strong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strong avoids the body shot from Lennartsson.
Strong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lennartsson sprawls and moves away.
Strong works Lennartsson's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Strong misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lennartsson misses.
Lennartsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strong.
Strong connects with a right hand. Lennartsson shakes it off.
Lennartsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennartsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strong at a distance.
Strong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lennartsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lennartsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Mark Strong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Lennartsson misses the target.
Lennartsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lennartsson throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Strong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Strong!
Mark Strong 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
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddo (ranked 1595 p4p, 242 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 1088 p4p, 168 weight class). Beddo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeNtSPnvxWU&list=PL1CE5A4327AF04267&index=4. 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.

Beddo
vs
Noel

191 cm
28
214 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

198 cm
29
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beddo looks to land a right hand but Noel moved out of range.

Beddo lands a big head kick that sends Noel tumbling to the mat! Beddo takes a step backwards and waves Noel back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Noel is rocked!

It looks like Chubby Noel has been cut.
Beddo is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Beddo shuts the power down on Noel. Lights out, game over! Beddo is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Philo Beddo!
Philo Beddo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Left turn clyde.'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Aquila Corvus (ranked 687 p4p, 87 weight class) and Jorge Morueco (ranked 1305 p4p, 161 weight class). Morueco has chosen The Pretender as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Aquila Corvus
vs
Morueco

185 cm
28
187 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

187 cm
29
188 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Aquila Corvus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Morueco!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morueco is defended easily by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Jorge Morueco has been cut.
Morueco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aquila Corvus can pounce on him.
Jorge Morueco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morueco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morueco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aquila Corvus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morueco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aquila Corvus ducks under a wild hook from Morueco.
Aquila Corvus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Morueco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aquila Corvus prevents Morueco from moving into mount.

Morueco swings around for an armbar but Aquila Corvus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morueco's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus preventing the sweep.
Aquila Corvus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morueco holds on and takes a little breather.

Morueco is looking for a triangle but Aquila Corvus pushes his legs off easily.
Morueco wants to hit a switch here but Aquila Corvus passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morueco there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morueco slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morueco wants to improve his position but Aquila Corvus is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus controlling the action here.

Morueco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aquila Corvus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aquila Corvus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morueco!
Morueco gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus tries to pass to full mount but Morueco defends it.
Morueco trying to control but Aquila Corvus postures up.
Aquila Corvus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morueco wants to control but Aquila Corvus is keeping busy.
Morueco is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aquila Corvus is taking a breather. Morueco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Morueco actively working from the bottom here.
Morueco wants to get back to full guard but Aquila Corvus has mounted him!
Aquila Corvus controlling from mount.
Aquila Corvus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morueco is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morueco is desperately trying to improve his position but Aquila Corvus has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ajax Aquila Corvus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Morueco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good leg kick by Aquila Corvus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aquila Corvus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morueco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aquila Corvus swivels and escapes.
Aquila Corvus keeps the fight on the outside.

Morueco drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aquila Corvus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morueco can do to turn this around?
Aquila Corvus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Aquila Corvus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morueco wants to get back to full guard but Aquila Corvus has mounted him!
Morueco is trying desperately to improve position.
Morueco bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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!
Morueco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aquila Corvus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ajax Aquila Corvus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Morueco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morueco has knee on belly momentarily but Aquila Corvus bucks him off and regains half guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Morueco is trying to work for a kimura but Aquila Corvus is defending well.

Morueco 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.

Aquila Corvus is defending against the submission attempts here by Morueco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morueco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aquila Corvus is just riding it out for now. Morueco eventually gives up the hold.

Aquila Corvus is defending against the submission attempts here by Morueco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aquila Corvus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Morueco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aquila Corvus defends it well.

Morueco is looking for a kimura but Aquila Corvus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morueco to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aquila Corvus is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jorge Morueco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jorge Morueco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Aquila Corvus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morueco fails to land the takedown.
Aquila Corvus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morueco misses with a double jab
and Aquila Corvus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aquila Corvus just misses with a punch to the body.
Morueco misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aquila Corvus fakes the leg kick and cracks Morueco in the body.
Morueco throws a shot from downtown. Aquila Corvus moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus throws a wild body kick that Morueco sees coming a mile off.
Morueco throws a hook but Aquila Corvus blocks it.
A head kick by Morueco misses
and Aquila Corvus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morueco throws a head kick that misses
letting Aquila Corvus counter with a right hand.
Morueco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Morueco.
Aquila Corvus circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Morueco to the canvas! Morueco doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Aquila Corvus keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ajax Aquila Corvus!
An out of breath Ajax Aquila Corvus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Lee (ranked 403 p4p, 52 weight class) and Alexander Nevsky (ranked 1075 p4p, 134 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pretender. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nevsky's choice of entrance music: Red Army Choir - Katusha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Nevsky

181 cm
31
158 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

179 cm
27
166 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Nevsky!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nevsky.
Nevsky slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Nevsky.

It looks like Morrison Lee has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nevsky, right into the meat.
Nevsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nevsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Nevsky avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Nevsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nevsky. Nevsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Nevsky misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevsky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky looks to throw a body kick
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Lee is looking to slow Nevsky down with leg kicks.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Nevsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee with a jab.
Nevsky throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee slips a jab from Nevsky.
Nevsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Nevsky misses with a looping right.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Nevsky counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevsky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nevsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nevsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee swings for the body but Nevsky moves out of range.
Lee throws a right hand that misses

and Nevsky counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lee! Nevsky lets Lee back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Lee is rocked!
Nevsky cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nevsky cracks Lee with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lee falls to his knees and Nevsky doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Nevsky!
Alexander Nevsky is the new lightweight champion!
Alexander Nevsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeph Frazier (ranked 216 p4p, 20 weight class) and Mush Mouth (ranked 203 p4p, 16 weight class). Frazier comes to the cage accompanied by "Apparently" by J. Cole. Mush Mouth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Frazier
vs
Mouth

184 cm
30
214 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

191 cm
31
270 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeph Frazier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mush Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth misses with a combination
and Frazier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Mouth does it's job there.

It looks like Zeph Frazier has been cut.

Frazier gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mouth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frazier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mouth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Frazier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mouth being controlled here momentarily.
Mouth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mouth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mouth postures up.
Mouth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mouth trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mouth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mouth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mouth.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.
A big left from Mouth misses.
A little feinted left hand from Frazier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frazier has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mouth lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouth throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
Mouth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frazier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Frazier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mouth scores with a decent looking hook.
Mouth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frazier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mouth slips under a jab.
Mouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mouth misses with a leg kick
and Mouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouth shoots in looking for a takedown. Frazier tries to sprawl out of it but Mouth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frazier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth misses with a series of wild punches.
Frazier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mouth.
Mouth has his takedown stuffed
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zeph Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Mouth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frazier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mouth works over Frazier's head and body with a nice combination.
Mouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mouth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frazier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frazier appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier ducks right into an uppercut from Mouth.
Mouth lands with an overhand left.
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!
Frazier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mouth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frazier is able to avoid easily.
Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Mouth throws a solid leg kick but Frazier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mouth.
As Mouth tries to get set, Frazier tries to push him back and clinch up but Mouth manages to avoid the attempt.
Mouth misses with a series of wild punches.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.
Mouth shoots for a double leg takedown but Frazier sprawls well. He's pushed Mouth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frazier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mouth swinging wildly here.
It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mush Mouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Frazier stuffs the takedown attempt from Mouth. Mouth gets slowly back to his feet.
Frazier swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Frazier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Mouth looks to move away, Frazier throws a big counter combo but Mouth just gets out of the way.
Mouth misses with a hook. Frazier ducked under it nicely.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.
Mouth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mouth throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mouth.
Frazier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mouth doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mouth.
Mush Mouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frazier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mush Mouth seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Mouth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth is trying to control the action in half guard but Frazier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mouth looks to land a strike but Frazier avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Frazier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mouth trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mouth throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Frazier holds on and takes a little breather.
Mouth wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
Mouth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mouth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mouth throwing strikes but missing.
Mouth throws a big elbow that misses.
Mouth throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mouth throws a low kick, looking for Frazier's leg but Frazier calmly moves out of range.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown but Frazier shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mouth misses with a body punch
and Frazier counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mouth's knee momentarily.
Mouth dives in for a single leg takedown but Frazier sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zeph Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Mouth is breathing heavily.
Mouth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Frazier lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Frazier misses.
Frazier scores with a jab to the body.
Mouth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Frazier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zeph Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mouth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mouth prevents Frazier from improving his position.
Mouth working over Frazier with some ground and pound. Frazier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frazier is controlling Mouth's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mouth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mouth thows a huge punch but Frazier dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier wants to control but Mouth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mouth throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Frazier to regain full guard.
Mouth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frazier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frazier trying to keep a closed guard but Mouth is proving a slippery customer.
Mouth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mouth throws a strike but Frazier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Frazier looking to pass the guard.
Mouth keeping moving, preventing Frazier from controlling successfully.
Frazier wants to get up but he can't break Mouth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mush Mouth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zeph Frazier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mouth throws a low kick but Frazier avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Frazier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mouth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Mouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frazier.
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Mouth.
Frazier throws a big counter combination but Mouth scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Mouth misses
and Frazier counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Mouth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mouth being controlled here momentarily.
Mouth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frazier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth throws a big elbow that misses.
Mouth throws a strike but Frazier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mouth pushes Frazier off and gets back to his feet.
Mouth scores with a nice head shot.
Frazier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mouth fails to land with a series of punches.
Frazier throwing a counter right hand but Mouth manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Frazier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mouth lands with a good body shot.
Frazier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Mouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mouth misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mouth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mouth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frazier defends well and Mouth ends up having to push Frazier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frazier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mouth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mouth looks to land a combination but Frazier avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Frazier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouth throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.

Frazier gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mouth passes into half guard.
Frazier is looking to improve his position.
Frazier regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier managing to control the position.
Mouth throws a big right hand that misses.
Frazier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mouth is one step ahead there.
Mouth throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouth wants to pass the guard but Frazier is keeping the position.
Frazier wants to sweep but no luck.
Mouth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four 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.
Frazier is trying to control the position but Mouth postures up.
Mouth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Frazier wants to hit a switch here but Mouth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Frazier there!
Mouth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frazier tries to hold on but Mouth pushes him away.
Mouth controlling the position easily from mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mouth working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mouth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A big strike lands for Mouth! That's really hurt Frazier and he's turned his back - Mouth keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Mouth jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mush Mouth!
Mush Mouth is the new heavyweight champion!
Mush Mouth bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 23 p4p, 6 weight class) and Bob Suf (ranked 508 p4p, 62 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mahmoud
vs
Suf

180 cm
31
193 lbs
27 - 4 - 0

179 cm
28
188 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Suf!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Suf.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Suf ducks down to avoid it.
Mahmoud lands with a nice body punch.

Suf clinches.
Suf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head.
Mahmoud with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mahmoud scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Mahmoud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Suf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Suf.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud lands an uppercut.
Mahmoud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suf working aggressively here.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head.
Suf lands a right hand.
Mahmoud lands a shot to the body.
Suf looks winded!
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Suf backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suf takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Mahmoud.
A right hand to the body from Mahmoud.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Mahmoud as the two fighters clinch.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Mahmoud to work.
Suf can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
Suf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmoud's elbow.
Mahmoud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mahmoud lands with a light punch inside.
Mahmoud lands an elbow just above Suf 's eye.
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!
Mahmoud lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Suf.
Mahmoud misses with a knee to the head.
Suf letting Mahmoud take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Suf.
Suf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suf tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suf.
Suf managing to block the knees to the body from Mahmoud.
Suf struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmoud controls his hands.
Mahmoud is trying to maintain a safe position but Suf gets an underhook and turns Mahmoud into the cage.
Suf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suf is defending well for now.
Suf has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mahmoud seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Suf can turn it around.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suf is defending well for now.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suf avoids it.
Mahmoud taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mahmoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahmoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suf misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahmoud lands a good knee to the midsection. Suf won't want to take too many of those.
Suf throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Suf has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suf backwards.
Suf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahmoud lands a good knee to the midsection. Suf won't want to take too many of those.
Suf misses with a punch to the body.
Suf misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mahmoud presses Suf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Mahmoud.
A right hand to the body from Mahmoud.
Good body shot from Mahmoud.
A short right from Mahmoud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud gets through Suf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Suf backwards.
Mahmoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the side of Suf's head.
A hook to the body from Mahmoud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud scores with a shot to the side of Suf's head.
Mahmoud pushes Suf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Suf is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahmoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suf is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahmoud finish him?
Mahmoud creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Suf with a big uppercut! Suf tries to clinch up but Mahmoud pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Suf to the mat! Suf covers up and Mahmoud unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sameh Mahmoud!
Sameh Mahmoud retains his middleweight title!
Sameh Mahmoud decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.