FFC: Challengers 56 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Hancock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hancock
vs
Silva

175 cm
25
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Hancock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hancock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hancock looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hancock tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva has his hands on Hancock's head, controlling the position.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hancock kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Marty Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva throws a head kick but Hancock moves out of range.

Hancock drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Hancock can't get the takedown.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hancock just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hancock uses from the top position.
Hancock postures up.
Hancock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hancock manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva pushes down on Hancock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva is trying to control. Hancock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva looking to control but Hancock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva avoids the attempt from Hancock to control.
Silva looking to control but Hancock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hancock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hancock tries to get out of the position.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marty Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva tries for a takedown but Hancock circles away easily

and Hancock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hancock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Hancock trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position.

Silva wriggles free and stands up.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hancock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva jumps into guard, dragging Hancock to the mat.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hancock's guard.

Hancock is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hancock working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marty Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hancock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Hancock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hancock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

Hancock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hancock keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hancock keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marty Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Hancock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hancock from controlling successfully.
Hancock tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hancock is working hard here to advance position.
Shane Hancock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shane Hancock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Silva.
Hancock slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hancock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hancock looking to pass the guard.
Silva pulls Hancock in close to prevent any damage.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hancock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Hancock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hancock wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Shane Hancock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hancock keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries for a takedown but Hancock circles away easily

and Hancock counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Hancock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Hancock dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Hancock stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

Hancock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hancock tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silva's legs.
Silva is trying to control Hancock's posture but Hancock avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Hancock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hancock advances to mount.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva postures up.
Hancock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hancock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hancock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Hancock circles away.
Silva with a poor takedown

so Hancock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shane Hancock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Silva.
Hancock trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Hancock wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Hancock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hancock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva trying to control but Hancock is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marty Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a takedown

and Hancock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.

Hancock decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Silva shoots and misses

and Hancock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
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!
Hancock working the strikes but Silva uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva is looking to control Hancock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hancock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hancock!
Silva prevents Hancock from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Hancock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hancock 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Hancock!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Villemagn Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lex Luther will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Valo
vs
Luther

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
270 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Villemagn Valo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Luther!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luther tries to break free but Valo pushes him back against the ropes.

Valo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Luther uses from the top position.
Valo managing to control the position.
Valo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valo tries to get out of the position.
Valo keeping moving, preventing Luther from controlling successfully.
Valo wants to sweep but no luck.
Valo has Luther pulled in close to control his posture.
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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Valo.
Valo slips a jab and a cross from Luther.
Luther connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valo. Valo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Villemagn Valo has been cut.
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!

Luther drops Valo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Valo looks back up at him and smiles so Luther waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Valo is rocked!
Valo tries a low kick but Luther avoids it.
Valo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valo is breathing heavily.
Luther cracks a nice hook into Valo's ribs.
Luther drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Valo's head, knocking him out cold! Luther is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lex Luther!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Suligoj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Dyzor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Suligoj
vs
Dyzor

180 cm
19
219 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
221 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Suligoj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyzor!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyzor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suligoj.
Filip Suligoj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Dyzor does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Suligoj. That's going to slow Dyzor down.
Suligoj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dyzor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suligoj throws a solid leg kick but Dyzor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Suligoj.
Dyzor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dyzor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suligoj throws a chopping leg kick but Dyzor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyzor throws a nice looking combination but Suligoj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suligoj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dyzor counters with a series of strikes. Suligoj will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dyzor throws a series of punches but Suligoj moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyzor checks a leg kick.
Dyzor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suligoj.
A punch combination from Dyzor misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Dyzor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suligoj cracks the inside of Dyzor's front leg.
Suligoj throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dyzor looks to score with a jab to the body but Suligoj is just out of range.
Dyzor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dyzor blocks the body kick.
Suligoj goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suligoj misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj throws a chopping leg kick but Dyzor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suligoj.
An inside leg kick lands from Suligoj.
Suligoj feints and then cracks Dyzor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dyzor down.
Dyzor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suligoj moves out of range of the strikes.
Dyzor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Suligoj counters with a thumping low kick.
Dyzor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Suligoj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suligoj - that will leave a mark!
Dyzor looks gassed!
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!
Suligoj connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suligoj.
Suligoj finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suligoj is looking to slow Dyzor down with leg kicks.
Suligoj throws a leg kick but Dyzor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Suligoj tries to bum rush Dyzor with a series of wild strikes but Dyzor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suligoj throws a leg kick which misses Dyzor's front leg but catches the back leg as Dyzor tries to avoid it.
Dyzor throws a big shot that misses.
Dyzor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suligoj attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Dyzor.
Suligoj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suligoj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dyzor. That did some damage!
Dyzor just misses with a punch to the body.
Dyzor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suligoj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dyzor is out of range.
Suligoj looks to score with a jab to the body but Dyzor is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suligoj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dyzor. That did some damage!
Suligoj misses with a leg kick.
Suligoj throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dyzor's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Suligoj 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.

Dyzor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Suligoj counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dyzor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suligoj manages to avoid it.
Suligoj motions for Dyzor to come forward. Suligoj throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dyzor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suligoj moves away.
Suligoj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Suligoj scoring well with a low kick there.
Dyzor moves out of range as Suligoj throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Suligoj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suligoj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dyzor.
A head kick misses from Suligoj.
Suligoj throws a chopping leg kick but Dyzor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyzor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Suligoj counters with a good low kick that Dyzor was not able to check.
Suligoj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dyzor. That did some damage!
Suligoj misses with a low kick.
Suligoj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dyzor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suligoj chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suligoj throws a wild body kick that Dyzor sees coming a mile off.
Suligoj wants to slow Dyzor down by chopping away at his legs.
Dyzor tests Suligoj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dyzor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Suligoj.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suligoj.
Suligoj takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dyzor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suligoj was well out of range. Poor timing from Dyzor.
Suligoj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dyzor is breathing heavily.
Dyzor looks to land a combination. Suligoj sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Suligoj is looking to wear down Dyzor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dyzor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyzor connects with a right hand. Suligoj shakes it off.
Suligoj misses with a body kick.
Suligoj scores with a leg kick.
Suligoj throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Suligoj throws a leg kick but Dyzor checks it.
Suligoj throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dyzor misses with a hook to the body
and Suligoj makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dyzor really felt that one!
Suligoj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dyzor's calf.
Suligoj looks to land a combination but Dyzor avoids it well.
Suligoj fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dyzor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suligoj closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dyzor misses with the combination.
Suligoj shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj is looking to land body kicks.
Suligoj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suligoj.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suligoj - that will leave a mark!
Suligoj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suligoj pushes Dyzor away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suligoj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dyzor is out of range.
Dyzor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suligoj moves away.
Dyzor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Suligoj dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Suligoj avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suligoj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dyzor. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Suligoj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dyzor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Suligoj has got the better of the exchanges.
Dyzor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suligoj.
Dyzor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Suligoj.
Suligoj finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suligoj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dyzor checks a low kick from Suligoj.
Dyzor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suligoj misses with a low kick.
Filip Suligoj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suligoj misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suligoj lands a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Dyzor blocks the low kick.
Suligoj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dyzor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suligoj counters with a leg kick.
Dyzor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dyzor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dyzor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suligoj.
Suligoj lands a head kick!
Suligoj will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyzor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suligoj is looking to score with low kicks.
Suligoj is looking to slow Dyzor down with leg kicks.
Dyzor misses with a wild body shot.
Suligoj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dyzor swings for the body but Suligoj moves out of range.
Suligoj throws a leg kick but Dyzor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suligoj throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suligoj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dyzor's calf.
Filip Suligoj is winning the standup battle so far.
Dyzor scores with a hook to the body. Suligoj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyzor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suligoj counters with a good low kick that Dyzor was not able to check.
Dyzor takes a swing at Suligoj's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Dyzor.
Dyzor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Suligoj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dyzor's sensitive parts.
Suligoj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Suligoj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dyzor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suligoj counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suligoj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyzor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suligoj misses with a body shot.
Suligoj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dyzor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stephen Dyzor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filip Suligoj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dyzor avoids the head kick by Suligoj.
Suligoj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dyzor moves out of range of the leg kick from Suligoj.
Suligoj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dyzor's sensitive parts.
Suligoj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Suligoj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suligoj 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Suligoj!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Lehnsherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes to the ring accompanied by Pudzian Band - Dawaj na ring. Lehnsherr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: PURE EVIL!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Becker
vs
Lehnsherr

190 cm
20
247 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

210 cm
22
278 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Bare Knuckle Combat-Nutrition

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Lehnsherr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehnsherr tries to clinch up but Becker circles away and keeps his distance.
Becker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Becker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Erik Lehnsherr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lehnsherr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lehnsherr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lehnsherr breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lehnsherr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Gary Becker has been cut.
Becker is breathing heavily.
Lehnsherr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lehnsherr tries to clinch but Becker moves out of range.
Becker swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehnsherr.
Horrible takedown by Becker or perhaps it was just good defense by Lehnsherr which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lehnsherr clinches up with Becker and pushes him back against the ropes.

Lehnsherr manages to break the clinch.

Lehnsherr closes the distance and clinches.
Becker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lehnsherr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lehnsherr can't break the clinch.
Lehnsherr lands a nice shot to the body.

Lehnsherr manages to break the clinch.

Lehnsherr gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lehnsherr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehnsherr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lehnsherr clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lehnsherr manages to break the clinch.

Lehnsherr closes the distance and pushes Becker back into the ropes.

Lehnsherr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehnsherr wants to clinch.
Becker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lehnsherr tries to avoid it but Becker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lehnsherr to the ground. Lehnsherr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lehnsherr forces Becker back against the ropes and clinches.

Becker wants the takedown. Lehnsherr is fighting it off but Becker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lehnsherr's guard against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Becker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lehnsherr pulls his head out easily.
Lehnsherr is taking a breather. Becker 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.
Lehnsherr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Becker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lehnsherr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Becker keeps working.

Lehnsherr decides to stand and escape the position.
Becker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Lehnsherr clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lehnsherr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Becker has him pressed against the ropes.
Becker prevents Lehnsherr from breaking the clinch.
Becker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lehnsherr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lehnsherr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Becker has him pressed against the ropes.

Becker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lehnsherr wants to get up but he can't break Becker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lehnsherr stays in close to Becker's body and controls the position.
Becker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lehnsherr trying to control but Becker is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Becker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lehnsherr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Becker is proving hard to escape from.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Erik Lehnsherr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lehnsherr tries to clinch up but Becker circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Lehnsherr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Becker's cut.
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.

Lehnsherr moves into the clinch.
Becker tries to land a knee to the head but Lehnsherr blocks with his arms.
Lehnsherr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lehnsherr is trying to force a seperation but Becker has the dominant position.
Becker is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lehnsherr pushes Becker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lehnsherr is trying to break the clinch but Becker is controlling him.

Lehnsherr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehnsherr stalks Becker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Becker's face. Becker staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Lehnsherr as he connects with a hook.

Lehnsherr closes the distance and clinches.
Lehnsherr prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Becker has Lehnsherr pressed against the ropes, preventing Lehnsherr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Lehnsherr breaks the clinch.
Lehnsherr tries to clinch up but Becker circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Becker keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehnsherr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lehnsherr scores with a jab.
Lehnsherr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lehnsherr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lehnsherr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Becker paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lehnsherr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lehnsherr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lehnsherr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Becker or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Lehnsherr on the inside.
Lehnsherr lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lehnsherr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lehnsherr wants to clinch up but Becker keeps it at a distance.
Lehnsherr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Becker misses with a takedown attempt - Lehnsherr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Becker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehnsherr doesn't manage to clinch there - Becker circles away.
Becker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lehnsherr doesn't manage to clinch there - Becker circles away.
Becker keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker tries to clinch but Lehnsherr moves away
and Lehnsherr counters with a two punch combo.

Lehnsherr closes the distance and clinches.

Lehnsherr breaks from the clinch.
Lehnsherr darts in trying to clinch

and Becker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehnsherr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lehnsherr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lehnsherr looking for a sweep. Not yet Lehnsherr, not yet.
Lehnsherr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lehnsherr tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lehnsherr dominating with strikes here.
Lehnsherr wants to get back to his feet but Becker is holding on tight.
Becker tries to hold on but Lehnsherr postures up.
Becker is squirming around, avoiding Lehnsherr's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lehnsherr fails to move to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Lehnsherr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Becker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lehnsherr closes the distance but Becker moves to the side

and Becker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lehnsherr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehnsherr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Becker.
Erik Lehnsherr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lehnsherr tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Becker counters with a takedown into side control.
Lehnsherr tries to bench press Becker off him but Becker keeps the position.
Becker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lehnsherr keeps working.
Lehnsherr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Becker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Becker wants to control but Lehnsherr is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lehnsherr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Becker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Becker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr is trying to control Becker's posture but Becker avoids it.
Becker scoring with punches and elbows.
Becker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lehnsherr struggling a bit here.
Becker cracks Lehnsherr with a big right hand but Lehnsherr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Becker landing strikes.
Becker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Becker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lehnsherr some visible discomfort.
The ground and pound from Becker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lehnsherr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Becker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lehnsherr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lehnsherr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr is trying to improve his position.
Lehnsherr looks to move to half guard but instead Becker has passed into mount! Damn!

Becker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lehnsherr is surviving well by controlling Becker's body position as best he can.
Gary Becker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lehnsherr tries to lock up and control but Becker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Becker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lehnsherr is trying to stand.
Lehnsherr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Becker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lehnsherr hang on?
Becker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lehnsherr?
Becker with shots to the head and body - Lehnsherr looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr is looking to improve his position but Becker isn't that keen on the idea.

Becker is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lehnsherr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lehnsherr tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Becker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lehnsherr is surviving well by controlling Becker's body position as best he can.
Becker landing strikes from the mount.
Becker working the ground and pound effectively.
Lehnsherr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lehnsherr is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lehnsherr tries to lock up and control but Becker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lehnsherr can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker landing strikes from the mount.
Lehnsherr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Becker lands a big shot there that rocks Lehnsherr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Becker lands with some strikes.
Gary Becker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Becker landing shots from mount.
Becker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lehnsherr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Becker is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lehnsherr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lehnsherr shrugs it off.
Lehnsherr can't escape the position.
Lehnsherr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Becker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lehnsherr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lehnsherr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Becker is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lehnsherr has managed to escape the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Becker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lehnsherr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Bruce Bowen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Augusto
vs
Bowen

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bowen has Augusto up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bowen has Augusto pressed against the ropes, preventing Augusto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Augusto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bowen prevents it.
Bowen lands an elbow just above Augusto 's eye.
Augusto jumps guard but Bowen stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Antonio Augusto has been cut.
Bowen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Augusto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bowen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Augusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
Augusto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Augusto has Bowen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bowen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto avoids the elbow strike from Bowen, against the ropes.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowen smiles and moves away.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bowen rushes Augusto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Augusto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bowen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Augusto wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowen won't allow it.
Bowen lands an elbow inside that Augusto shrugs off.
Augusto wants a takedown.
Bowen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Augusto wants a takedown but no success here.
Augusto working hard to break the clinch.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bowen gets underhooks to prevent Augusto's takedown attempt.
Augusto avoids the elbow strike from Bowen, against the ropes.
Bowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Augusto's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Bowen lands an elbow inside.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.
Bowen throws an elbow that misses.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augusto looking for a takedown.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Bowen lands an elbow that stopped Augusto in his tracks for a moment.
Augusto jumps guard but Bowen stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bowen lands an elbow that stopped Augusto in his tracks for a moment.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen stops a takedown attempt from Augusto.
Augusto is breathing heavily.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Augusto's defenses.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Augusto blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bowen throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen prevents the takedown attempt.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowen throws an elbow that misses.
Augusto working hard to break the clinch.
Augusto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto tries for a takedown but Bowen manages to get underhooks.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Antonio Augusto's cut is getting worse.
Bowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Augusto's defenses.
Bowen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen lands an elbow inside that Augusto shrugs off.
Augusto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowen smiles and moves away.
Augusto looks to clinch

and Bowen counters by clinching up.
Bowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Augusto tries to pull guard but Bowen holds him up against the ropes and eventually Augusto drops back down to his feet.
Augusto has had enough of the clinch but Bowen keeps him there for the moment.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto wants a takedown.
Augusto has Bowen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bowen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Bowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bowen throws an elbow that misses.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augusto fails to pull guard.
Bowen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Augusto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bowen prevents it.
Augusto jumps guard but Bowen stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Augusto misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bowen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Augusto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Augusto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Augusto tries to clinch but Bowen moves away

and Bowen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bowen.
Augusto avoids the elbow strike from Bowen, against the ropes.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Augusto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bowen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bowen lands a nice elbow.
Augusto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Augusto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bowen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Augusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augusto clinches but Bowen breaks the clinch

and Bowen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bowen.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bowen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Augusto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bowen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Augusto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bowen pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bowen clinches with his opponent.
Augusto wants a takedown.
Augusto blocks the elbow strike.
Augusto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bowen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Antonio Augusto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowen wants to clinch

and Augusto moves into the clinch.
Augusto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Augusto fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen pushes off an throws an elbow but Augusto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bowen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Augusto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowen smiles and moves away.
Augusto misses with a leg kick.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce Bowen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Augusto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Augusto wants to clinch but Bowen slips to the side

and Bowen counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto jumps guard but Bowen stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Augusto misses with a knee strike.
Augusto tries to pull guard but Bowen won't allow it.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augusto looking for a takedown.
Augusto tries to break the clinch but Bowen is controlling the position.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bowen throws an elbow but misses.

Augusto successfully pulls guard.

Augusto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bowen is aware though and is defending well.
Bowen wants to pass the guard but Augusto is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augusto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Augusto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowen controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bowen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Augusto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bowen tries to clinch up but Augusto circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Augusto misses with a takedown attempt - Bowen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bowen wants to clinch but Augusto slips to the side
and Augusto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bowen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Augusto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bowen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Augusto circles away.
Bowen tries to clinch up
and Augusto counters with a good, hard body kick but Bowen shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bowen. No joy for Augusto on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Augusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Augusto moves into the clinch.
Bowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Augusto is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bowen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bowen lands an elbow just above Augusto 's eye.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.

Augusto manages to pull guard.
Bowen stays in close to Augusto's body and controls the position.

Augusto is looking for a triangle but Bowen pushes his legs off easily.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto keeping full guard, as Bowen tries to pass.

Augusto is looking for a triangle but Bowen pushes his legs off easily.
Antonio Augusto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen content to stall in guard here.
Bowen wants to stand and escape but instead Augusto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

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.
Bowen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Augusto.
Augusto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowen is keeping the position for now.
Bowen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Augusto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Augusto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bowen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

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

silva
vs
Separatto

183 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
181 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hernanes silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Separatto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva slips a jab and a cross from Separatto.

silva moves into the clinch successfully.
silva lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Donald Separatto has been cut.
Separatto tries to circle away but silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Separatto can't break the clinch.
silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
silva throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by silva.
silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
silva lands an elbow inside.
silva lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from silva.
silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Separatto's defenses.

Separatto is rocked!

That has opened up Donald Separatto's cut even more.
Nice elbow from silva.
Separatto is still on wobbly legs! Can silva finish him?
silva lands an elbow inside that Separatto shrugs off.
silva throws an elbow that misses.
silva misses with an elbow strike.
silva lands an elbow just above Separatto 's eye.
silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Separatto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
silva has Separatto pressed against the ropes. He pushes Separatto back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Separatto crashing to the floor! silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Separatto is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). hernanes silva!

C
A

C
B

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 Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nataniel Byczynski had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Byczynski
vs
Pavlyuchenko

200 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

195 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksander Pavlyuchenko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pavlyuchenko scores with a takedown into Byczynski's guard.
Pavlyuchenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pavlyuchenko content to stall in guard here.
Pavlyuchenko stops Byczynski from standing up.
Pavlyuchenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Byczynski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Byczynski controls Pavlyuchenko momentarily but Pavlyuchenko frees himself.
Byczynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Byczynski is working an open guard so Pavlyuchenko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Byczynski pushes Pavlyuchenko away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski is looking to clinch.
Byczynski looks to throw the jab but Pavlyuchenko is out of range.
Pavlyuchenko shoots in but Byczynski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pavlyuchenko looks gassed!
Pavlyuchenko slips under a jab.
Byczynski is looking to land body kicks.

Byczynski has Pavlyuchenko up against the ropes in a clinch.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pavlyuchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pavlyuchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlyuchenko fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Byczynski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A cross from Byczynski lands.
Byczynski scores with a spinning back kick!
Byczynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Byczynski pushes Pavlyuchenko up against the ropes in a clinch.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski scores with a nice body kick.
Byczynski is looking to clinch but Pavlyuchenko is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Byczynski as he connects with a hook.

Byczynski lands a left and a right that send Pavlyuchenko crashing to the mat, dazed. Byczynski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Pavlyuchenko is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Pavlyuchenko's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Byczynski before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nataniel Byczynski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barry Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Jelusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Brown
vs
Jelusic

180 cm
24
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barry Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bojan Jelusic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelusic dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jelusic.
Jelusic fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jelusic.
Jelusic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Jelusic.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Brown.
Nice straight punches there by Jelusic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jelusic.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Jelusic moves out of range easily.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown throws a head kick but Jelusic moves out of range.
Jelusic throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Jelusic.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Jelusic moves out of range of the body kick.
Jelusic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Jelusic misses the jab.
Jelusic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Jelusic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jelusic swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Jelusic throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Jelusic looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelusic misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Jelusic.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jelusic is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Jelusic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jelusic seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jelusic.
Jelusic looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Jelusic is just out of range.
Jelusic throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jelusic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jelusic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jelusic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the ropes.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.

Jelusic gets a clinch.

Jelusic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jelusic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Jelusic moves his leg out of the way.
Jelusic walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick but Jelusic moved away.
Jelusic misses the jab.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jelusic.
Jelusic connects with a single shot there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Jelusic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a head kick but Jelusic moves out of range.
Jelusic throws a good cross that connects.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jelusic moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jelusic momentarily.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic walks into a left hand.
Jelusic looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown tries to work over Jelusic's front leg with a kick but Jelusic checks it.
Jelusic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jelusic misses with a wild body shot.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Jelusic is out of range.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Jelusic slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Jelusic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jelusic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jelusic with a hook.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jelusic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jelusic scores with a nice strike.
Jelusic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Jelusic.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Jelusic moves away and avoids it.
Jelusic jabs at Brown's body.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jelusic misses with a wild body shot.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jelusic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jelusic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jelusic dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
Jelusic misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jelusic darts in and clinches Brown up against the ropes.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Jelusic won't allow it.
Jelusic pushes Brown back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jelusic digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Jelusic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jelusic digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jelusic pushes Brown back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jelusic lands a body shot.
Jelusic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jelusic pushes Brown back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jelusic is working Brown over against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Jelusic as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Jelusic - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Jelusic as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelusic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jelusic.

Jelusic breaks from the clinch.
Jelusic lands a right hook to the body.
Jelusic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown walks straight into a right hand from Jelusic - that's dropped him! Jelusic jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Brown from any more punishment! Brown complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bojan Jelusic!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Ahriman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rans Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danger! High Voltage. 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 Rans Gracie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ahriman
vs
Gracie

180 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Ahriman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rans Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Ahriman catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.

Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ahriman!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ahriman is in all sorts of trouble here.

Gracie has isolated one of Ahriman's arms. Ahriman looking to fight him off but Gracie twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rans Gracie!