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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Rabelais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Fernando Gonzalez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rabelais
vs
Fernando Gonzalez

177 cm
23
173 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
177 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysses Rabelais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabelais slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Ulysses Rabelais seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Rabelais.
Rabelais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rabelais tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez blocks the body kick.
Gonzalez shoots for a takedown but Rabelais saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rabelais misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabelais.

Gonzalez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabelais is looking to regain half guard here but Gonzalez keeps moving and retains side control.
Gonzalez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Rabelais is working from the bottom.
Rabelais tries to bench press Gonzalez off him but Gonzalez keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Rabelais's face as Gonzalez controls the position.
Gonzalez cracks Rabelais with a big elbow.
Rabelais on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rabelais tries to get out of the position.
Rabelais is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gonzalez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gonzalez is working Rabelais over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rabelais defending against the ground and pound.
Gonzalez working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rabelais's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gonzalez lands some shots froms side control.
Gonzalez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gonzalez tries to advance to mount but Rabelais denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabelais is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rabelais is looking to regain half guard here but Gonzalez keeps moving and retains side control.
Gonzalez looks up at the clock and then as Rabelais takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gonzalez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but Rabelais is working away.
Rabelais is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonzalez is controlling him well.
Rabelais knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rabelais bucks up and tries to throw Gonzalez off but instead Gonzalez has got his back!
Gonzalez has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Rabelais's body.
Rabelais is taking damage to the body and head.

It looks like Ulysses Rabelais has been cut.
Rabelais is in bad spot here.
Gonzalez tries to get the hooks in deep but Rabelais pushed the leg off.
Rabelais is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gonzalez.
Rabelais has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gonzalez connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rabelais to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabelais prevents Gonzalez from getting a body triangle.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gonzalez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gonzalez lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabelais is really stuck here.

Gonzalez is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Rabelais has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Gonzalez has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Rabelais taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Gonzalez doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Wazher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wazher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Por Ti Volare - Andrea Bocelli. Jutila is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. Jari Jutila has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wazher
vs
Jutila

175 cm
23
171 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Wazher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Jutila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazher slips under a jab.
Jutila swinging wildly here.
Wazher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jutila sprawls well. Jutila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wazher gets slowly back to his feet.
Wazher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jutila avoids it really well and circles away.
Wazher takes one on the button.
Wazher sizes up Jutila with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jutila misses with a series of wild punches.
Wazher moves out of range as Jutila strikes.
Jari Jutila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wazher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jutila tries to avoid it but Wazher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jutila to the ground. Jutila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Wazher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wazher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jutila is fending him off so far but Wazher persists. Nope, Jutila circles away and we're back to standing.
Wazher needs to keep his hands up - Jutila had a free shot at his head there.
Wazher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jutila's waist but Jutila gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wazher off to one side.
Wazher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wazher.
Jutila is trying to buck Wazher off.
Jutila is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wazher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wazher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila is refusing to be controlled, as Wazher sits in half guard.
Wazher thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jutila to regain full guard.
Wazher trying to control the position from guard on top but Jutila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jutila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wazher 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.
Wazher postures up in Jutila's guard and throws a big left but Jutila blocks it.
Jutila wants to sweep but no luck.
Jutila really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wazher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jutila keeping full guard, as Wazher tries to pass.

Jutila is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Jutila breaks from the clinch.

Wazher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wazher misses with a head shot. Jutila uses the momentum to regain guard.

Wazher has gone for a leg lock! Jutila slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wazher's guard.
Jutila must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazher controlling the position.

Wazher working for a triangle but Jutila defends it easily.

Jutila is sitting in close to Wazher's body. Wazher has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jutila is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jutila is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Wazher.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jesus Wazher!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scrape comes to the cage accompanied by Jark Prongo - Movin through your system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scrape
vs
Torturo

202 cm
23
217 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
217 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrape fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scrape throws a head kick that misses.
Torturo looks to land a combination but Scrape avoids it well.
Scrape fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scrape rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torturo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torturo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scrape.
Torturo thows a body shot but no joy.
Torturo throws a combination that misses
and Scrape counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torturo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torturo staying out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Scrape.
Nice uppercut there from Scrape.
Torturo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Torturo wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Torturo misses.
Torturo misses with a low kick.
Scrape closes the distance and clinches up with Torturo, looking for a takedown. Scrape pushes Torturo against the cage but Torturo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sky Scrape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scrape misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape avoids the body shot from Torturo.
Scrape lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scrape throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
Scrape throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torturo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scrape takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torturo throws a head kick but Scrape moves out of range.
Torturo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scrape throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
Torturo defending well as Scrape loads up on a big left hand.
Scrape scores with a one two! Torturo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Torturo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scrape misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Scrape moved away.
Torturo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Scrape there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torturo looks to throw the jab but Scrape is out of range.
Scrape looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Torturo throws a jab but it's blocked by Scrape.
Torturo moves out of range of the strikes.
Scrape feints and then cracks Torturo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torturo down.
Scrape moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torturo scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Scrape darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Scrape not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torturo is refusing to be controlled, as Scrape sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape tries to pass to full mount but Torturo defends it.
Torturo tries to get to full guard but Scrape has control of the leg.
Torturo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Torturo is looking to control Scrape's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torturo avoid being mounted?

Scrape wants to work for an arm triangle but Torturo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Torturo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torturo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Torturo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torturo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scrape tries to lock up and control but Torturo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scrape working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marko Torturo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Torturo thows a body shot but no joy.
Torturo throws a head kick that misses.
Scrape throws out a powerful jab.
Scrape checks a low kick from Torturo.
Torturo feints and then cracks Scrape's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scrape down.
Scrape circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scrape connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torturo checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scrape checks a leg kick.
Torturo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scrape lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torturo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scrape is out of range and Torturo settles back down.
Torturo misses with a two punch combination.
Scrape throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape lands with a right hand.
Torturo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scrape to score with a decent uppercut.
Torturo throws a hook but Scrape blocks it.
Scrape on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Torturo with a hook.
Sky Scrape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scrape darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scrape misses with a hook. Torturo ducked under it nicely.
Torturo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scrape. Scrape circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Scrape bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torturo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scrape. That did some damage!
A low kick from Torturo misses
and Scrape counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scrape is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Scrape scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torturo in his tracks.
Torturo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo checks a low kick from Scrape.
Torturo dodges the punch combination from Scrape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo tried to score with a low kick but Scrape checks it.
Scrape scores with a jab to the head.
Scrape throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torturo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torturo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Scrape is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Torturo misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Torturo.
Torturo misses with a low kick.
Good work by Torturo as he checks the leg kick.
Torturo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scrape takes a jab right on the kisser.
Scrape lands with a right hand.
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torturo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo staying out of range there.
Scrape scores with a punch to the head.
Scrape misses with a low kick.
Torturo tries to work over Scrape's front leg with a kick but Scrape checks it.
Scrape looks for a takedown but Torturo sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Scrape throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torturo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torturo lands with a straight right. Scrape didn't see that one coming.
Scrape misses with an uppercut.
Scrape is looking to chop away at Torturo's legs.
Torturo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scrape lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torturo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scrape is out of range.
Torturo misses with a body shot
and Scrape counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

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

Scrape is rocked!
Torturo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scrape can pounce on him.
Scrape throws a series of punches but Torturo moves out of range.
A low kick from Torturo misses
and Scrape makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torturo misses with a wild combination.
Scrape listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torturo misses with a straight right.
Scrape throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torturo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scrape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torturo throws a lazy right hand but Scrape sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scrape staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Torturo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Torturo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torturo walks into a straight right hand from Scrape.
Scrape displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scrape.
Scrape keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scrape throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Torturo enables Scrape to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Torturo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Torturo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scrape manages to get himself to full guard.
Torturo advances to half guard.
Scrape gets full guard.
Torturo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Torturo trying to control but Scrape is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torturo is one step ahead there.
Scrape will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scrape trying to keep a closed guard but Torturo is proving a slippery customer.
Torturo stopping the sweep attempt from Scrape.

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.
Torturo is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marko Torturo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Scrape on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scrape bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torturo's head backwards.
Scrape moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Torturo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torturo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sky Scrape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scrape cracks the inside of Torturo's front leg.
Scrape throws a hook but Torturo avoids it easily.
Torturo ducks under a wild hook from Scrape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torturo. That's going to slow Scrape down.
Scrape misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Torturo both land. Nice combination.
Scrape feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torturos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scrape wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torturo throws a solid leg kick but Scrape takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torturo.
Scrape throws a one two combo.
A clash of legs there as Torturo blocks the low kick.
Scrape throws a leg kick which misses Torturo's front leg but catches the back leg as Torturo tries to avoid it.
Torturo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Scrape counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scrape sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torturo defending well though.
Scrape prevents Torturo from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo is staying active underneath Scrape, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marko Torturo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scrape sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torturo defending well though.
Torturo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scrape.
Torturo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scrape.
Scrape works his way into side control.
Scrape looks up at the clock and then as Torturo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Scrape smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scrape tries to score with some ground and pound. Torturo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Scrape misses with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Scrape showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torturo 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Torturo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Goethe comes to the cage accompanied by The Ride of the Valkyries. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Wolfgang von Goethe
vs
Lebedev

221 cm
24
289 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
270 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Vodka Rags
Fire Nutrition (Muscle Bulk 157)

Fire Nutrition (Muscle Bulk 157)

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Goethe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lebedev was well out of range. Poor timing from von Goethe.
Lebedev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
von Goethe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lebedev in his tracks.
Lebedev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
von Goethe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lebedev momentarily.
von Goethe throws a series of strikes that have Lebedev backpedaling.
von Goethe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
von Goethe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lebedev looks to land a right hand but von Goethe moved out of range.
Lebedev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
von Goethe slips a jab from Lebedev.
A leg kick checked by von Goethe.
von Goethe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lebedev.
Lebedev throws a hook to the side of von Goethe's head but von Goethe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lebedev misses the body punch
letting von Goethe counter with a right hand.
Lebedev doesn't manage to clinch there - von Goethe circles away.
von Goethe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lebedev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lebedev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goethe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lebedev throws a jab but it's blocked by von Goethe.
von Goethe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lebedev.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Lebedev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lebedev. von Goethe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lebedev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
von Goethe throws a shot from downtown. Lebedev moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Lebedev.
A looping hook to the body misses from von Goethe. Lebedev does a little dance to reset his feet.
von Goethe throws a series of punches but Lebedev moves out of range.
Lebedev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lebedev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by von Goethe.
Lebedev misses with a hook. von Goethe ducked under it nicely.
von Goethe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
von Goethe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grigori Lebedev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev moves to clinch but von Goethe breaks away
and von Goethe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lebedev looks to land a left hand but von Goethe moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by von Goethe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of von Goethe.
Lebedev tries to clinch up

and von Goethe moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lebedev.
von Goethe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
von Goethe wants to break the clinch but can't.
von Goethe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
von Goethe is breathing heavily.
von Goethe swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebedev uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lebedev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lebedev presses von Goethe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
von Goethe working hard to break the clinch.
Lebedev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of von Goethes head.
Lebedev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of von Goethe backwards.
Lebedev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lebedev scores with a shot to the side of von Goethe's head.
Lebedev gets through von Goethe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lebedev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

von Goethe is rocked!
Lebedev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh von Goethe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lebedev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
von Goethe seems to have got his legs back now.
Lebedev scores with a hook to the body.
Lebedev lands an uppercut.
Lebedev scores with a hook to the body.
Lebedev lands a right hand that snaps the head of von Goethe backwards.
Lebedev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lebedev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lebedev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lebedev lands a body shot.
Lebedev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lebedev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. von Goethe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lebedev works on von Goethe's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Lebedev.
Lebedev wants a takedown but no success here.
Lebedev lands an uppercut.
Lebedev is pushing von Goethe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lebedev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lebedev scores with a shot to the side of von Goethe's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lebedev.
A left hand lands to the body for Lebedev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lebedev can't get the takedown.

Lebedev is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. von Goethe can't fight it off and eventually Lebedev manages to take the fight to the floor. von Goethe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lebedev trying to control but von Goethe is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigori Lebedev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lebedev has managed to clinch.
von Goethe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lebedev's elbow.
Lebedev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite von Goethe's efforts to push away.
von Goethe lands a nice shot to the body.
von Goethe is trying to break free.
Lebedev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but von Goethe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lebedev prevents von Goethe from breaking the clinch.
A short right from von Goethe on the inside.

von Goethe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lebedev is just too persistent for him and manages to trip von Goethe to the mat. von Goethe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lebedev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. von Goethe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
von Goethe keeping moving, preventing Lebedev from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Grigori Lebedev.
Lebedev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lebedev throws a hook to the side of von Goethe's head but von Goethe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lebedev tries to close the distance and clinch but von Goethe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
von Goethe misses the jab.
von Goethe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lebedev scores with a hook.
Grigori Lebedev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lebedev misses with a hook. von Goethe ducked under it nicely.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lebedev misses the jab.
von Goethe scores with a body shot.
von Goethe moves out of range as Lebedev strikes.
A big right from von Goethe misses.
von Goethe scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Lebedev misses the target.
Lebedev throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev takes one on the button.

von Goethe has managed to clinch.
Lebedev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
von Goethe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lebedev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lebedev tries to stall but von Goethe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lebedev stalling.
Lebedev pushes von Goethe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lebedev stalling.
Lebedev trying to control the position but instead, von Goethe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lebedev into the cage.
Lebedev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. von Goethe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lebedev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lebedev throws a hook but von Goethe blocks it.
Lebedev swats away the attempt to clinch by von Goethe.
Lebedev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Goethe manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev throws a jab when von Goethe was well out of range.

Lebedev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in von Goethe's half guard.
Lebedev is looking to advance position but von Goethe won't allow it.
Lebedev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lebedev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lebedev controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigori Lebedev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

von Goethe slips a jab from Lebedev.
von Goethe throws a shot from downtown. Lebedev moves away and avoids it.
von Goethe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lebedev.
von Goethe throws a looping overhand right but Lebedev ducks down to avoid it.
Lebedev shoots in and drives through. von Goethe sprawls well.
Lebedev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lebedev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from von Goethe misses.
Lebedev misses with a body shot.
Lebedev throws a right and a left that von Goethe avoids nicely.
von Goethe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lebedev tries to clinch up.
von Goethe slips under a jab.
von Goethe lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goethe slips a straight right by Lebedev.
Lebedev closes the distance looking to clinch
and von Goethe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lebedev is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lebedev, as that shot connected.
Lebedev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from von Goethe.
von Goethe jabs at Lebedev's body.
A slow jab from Lebedev misses its intended target.
von Goethe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lebedev closes the distance but von Goethe moves to the side
and von Goethe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
von Goethe throws a head kick but Lebedev moves out of range.
Lebedev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lebedev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lebedev.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Lebedev or perhaps it was just good defense by von Goethe which made him look bad.
Lebedev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
von Goethe moves out of range of the leg kick from Lebedev.
Lebedev walks into a left hand.
von Goethe jabs Lebedev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
von Goethe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lebedev.
Lebedev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lebedev tries to score a power double leg takedown but von Goethe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lebedev somewhat.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Lebedev.
Lebedev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lebedev on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe lands a slapping body shot.
von Goethe misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from von Goethe misses.
Lebedev looks to land a left hand but von Goethe moved out of range nicely.
von Goethe swings for the body but Lebedev moves out of range.
Lebedev throws a right hand that von Goethe ducks under and follows up with a left that von Goethe also avoids with ease.
von Goethe misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Lebedev.

Lebedev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lebedev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lebedev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lebedev controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goethe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lebedev.
Lebedev controlling from the full mount.
Lebedev trying to control but von Goethe is having none of it.
Grigori Lebedev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lebedev jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… von Goethe is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by von Goethe and Lebedev has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
I think Lebedev 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigori Lebedev!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov has chosen Respirar você - Capital Inicial as his entrance music. Ivan Dragunov 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!

Sorsa
vs
Dragunov

190 cm
24
250 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

188 cm
27
278 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sorsa momentarily.
Sorsa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sorsa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sorsa throws a front kick aimed at Dragunov's knee but Dragunov avoids it well.
Dragunov swings for the body but Sorsa moves out of range.
Sorsa moves away from the strike by Dragunov.
Sorsa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sorsa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragunov throws out the jab.
Dragunov misses with a straight left.
Sorsa punishes Dragunov's body with a nice straight punch.

Sorsa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dragunov is trying to buck Sorsa off.

Sorsa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dragunov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sorsa but great work by Dragunov.
Sorsa is trying to improve his position.
Sorsa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov wants to improve his position but Sorsa is controlling well.
Sorsa wants to pass the guard but Dragunov is defending well.
Sorsa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorsa trying to mount his opponent but Dragunov defends it.
Dragunov is looking to escape.
Sorsa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Sorsa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragunov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sorsa.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa trying to mount his opponent but Dragunov defends it.

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.

Sorsa is trying to work for a kimura but Dragunov is defending well.
Dragunov is looking for a sweep. Sorsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sorsa wants to free his trapped foot but Dragunov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sorsa is trying to control. Dragunov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dragunov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dragunov trying to control from the bottom.
Sorsa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sorsa scoring with strikes but Dragunov is staying in there.

Sorsa jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dragunov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dragunov and Sorsa has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sorsa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dragunov is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sorsa is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragunov is defending well.
Dragunov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sorsa connects with a decent elbow.
Sorsa works to advance to full mount. Dragunov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dragunov is trying desperately to improve position.
Sorsa landing strikes from the mount and Dragunov is in trouble!
Sorsa content just to control the position here.
Sorsa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragunov is looking to escape.
Dragunov is desperately trying to improve his position but Sorsa has a good base and remains in mount.
Sorsa trying to control but Dragunov is having none of it.
Sorsa with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragunov is looking to escape.
Sorsa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorsa tries to control but Dragunov wriggling away.
Sorsa looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sorsa throws a right and a left that Dragunov avoids nicely.
Sorsa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sorsa shoots in for a takedown but Dragunov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragunov. Sorsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragunov blocks a head kick by Sorsa.
Dragunov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sorsa counters with a one-two to the body.
Sorsa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragunov pinned against the cage. Dragunov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sorsa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sorsa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Dragunov counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repe Sorsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sorsa throws a head kick but Dragunov moves out of range.
Dragunov tries to clinch up.
A jab from Dragunov misses.
Sorsa shoots for a double leg takedown but Dragunov sprawls well. He's pushed Sorsa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sorsa misses with a straight left.

Dragunov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Dragunov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sorsa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sorsa stops Dragunov from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is trying to control the action in half guard but Dragunov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sorsa is looking to advance position but Dragunov won't allow it.

Sorsa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragunov defends it well.
Sorsa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorsa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorsa passes to full mount!
Sorsa trying to control but Dragunov is having none of it.
Sorsa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dragunov hang on?
Sorsa controlling the position easily from mount.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sorsa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Sorsa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dragunov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sorsa trying to control but Dragunov is having none of it.
Dragunov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sorsa wants to control the pace but Dragunov is squirming around nicely.
Sorsa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dragunov looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov is desperately trying to improve his position but Sorsa has a good base and remains in mount.
Sorsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragunov is looking to escape.
Dragunov regains half guard.
Dragunov is trying to stand back up but Sorsa is controlling him
Repe Sorsa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorsa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dragunov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sorsa winds up and cracks Dragunov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Repe Sorsa dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sorsa throws a sloppy head kick
and Dragunov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sorsa misses with a hook. Dragunov ducked under it nicely.
Sorsa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sorsa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Sorsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sorsa tries to control but Dragunov wriggling away.

Dragunov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sorsa.
Sorsa 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.
Sorsa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sorsa landing punches.
Sorsa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sorsa with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorsa with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sorsa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragunov can do to turn this around?
Sorsa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sorsa wants to control the pace but Dragunov is squirming around nicely.
Dragunov tries to hold on but Sorsa pushes him away.
BOOM! Sorsa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dragunov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sorsa tries to control but Dragunov wriggling away.
Sorsa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dragunov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sorsa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sorsa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dragunov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sorsa is working for a guillotine from mount but Dragunov frees his head quite easily.
Sorsa tries to control but Dragunov wriggling away.

Sorsa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sorsa wants to control the pace but Dragunov is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dragunov looks a forlorn figure.
Sorsa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Sorsa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dragunov is on top in guard.

Dragunov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dragunov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sorsa keeping moving, preventing Dragunov from controlling successfully.
Dragunov postures up in Sorsa's guard and throws a big left but Sorsa blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sorsa is on top in guard.
Ivan Dragunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repe Sorsa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Sorsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dragunov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sorsa has managed to get both his arms back between Dragunov's legs - danger averted.
Dragunov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sorsa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sorsa stands and throws Dragunov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sorsa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dragunov's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragunov seems a little lost for a moment, as Sorsa dominates the positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Repe Sorsa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sorsa 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Repe Sorsa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serguei Shirokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Serguei Shirokov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Serguei Shirokov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Shirokov
vs
Susi

180 cm
27
212 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
220 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Serguei Shirokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirokov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Susi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shirokov.
Susi connects with a looping right hand.
Susi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Susi scores with a jab.
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shirokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Shirokov moved out of range.
Susi shoots in but no luck this time.
Shirokov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Susi circles away quickly and effectively.
Shirokov misses with a shot to the body
and Susi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shirokov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Susi.
Susi avoids the body shot from Shirokov.
Shirokov stuffs the takedown attempt from Susi. Susi gets slowly back to his feet.
Serguei Shirokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iso Susi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susi.
Susi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shirokov thows a body shot but no joy.
Shirokov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Susi blocks a jab.
Susi connects with a crisp jab.
Susi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shirokov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Shirokov misses
and Susi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shirokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shirokov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Susi moves away from the strike by Shirokov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirokov slips a jab and a cross from Susi.
Susi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Susi looks to score with a jab to the body but Shirokov is just out of range.
Shirokov throws a lazy right hand but Susi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Susi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Susi misses with a wild combination.

Susi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shirokov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Susi.
Susi is looking to advance position but Shirokov won't allow it.
Susi trying to advance position but Shirokov counters by regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Susi trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shirokov keeping full guard, as Susi tries to pass.
Susi is fighting to break Shirokov's control of his arms but Shirokov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Susi trying to control but Shirokov is working from the bottom.
Susi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Susi has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Susi tries to control but Shirokov wriggling away.

Susi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shirokov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shirokov!
Susi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shirokov preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shirokov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Susi misses
and Shirokov counters with a nice uppercut.
Shirokov just misses with a punch to the body.
Shirokov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Susi at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Susi.
Shirokov throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
Susi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Susi throws a sloppy body shot
and Shirokov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Susi thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shirokov. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shirokov misses with a straight left.
Susi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirokov connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Shirokov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Susi is breathing heavily.
Shirokov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Serguei Shirokov is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirokov stuns Susi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shirokov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susi manages to avoid it.
Shirokov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shirokov throws a series of punches but Susi moves out of range.
Shirokov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susi manages to avoid it.
Susi throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Shirokov to counter with a crisp jab.
Shirokov takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
Shirokov thows a body shot but no joy.
Susi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shirokov's waist but Shirokov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Susi off to one side.
Shirokov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Susi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Susi misses with a straight left.
Shirokov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi shoots in looking for a takedown but Shirokov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Susi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Susi throws a hook but Shirokov avoids it easily.
Shirokov looks to throw the jab but Susi is out of range.
Susi misses the body punch
and Shirokov counters with a left to the body.
Shirokov is looking to wear down Susi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Susi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shirokov tries to bum rush Susi with a series of wild strikes but Susi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shirokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shirokov misses with a body shot
and Susi counters with a left to the body.
Susi looks to land a left hand but Shirokov moved out of range nicely.
Iso Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susi dodges the punch combination from Shirokov.
Good exchange - Susi coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi missing with a left hand there. Shirokov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Serguei Shirokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Susi misses the shot to the body.
Shirokov looks to land a combination but Susi avoids it well.
Susi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susi lands with a hook. Shirokov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shirokov just misses with a punch to the body.
Shirokov misses with the combination.
Susi lands an overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shirokov.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Shirokov is out of range.
Susi with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirokov misses with a two punch combination.
Susi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Susi misses the target.
Susi misses with a wild body shot.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Shirokov is out of range.
Susi misses with a series of wild punches.
Shirokov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shirokov throws a hook to the side of Susi's head but Susi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susi misses with a few strikes there.
Shirokov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Susi.
Susi connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serguei Shirokov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Shirokov misses with a few strikes there.
Susi scores with a hook.
Susi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shirokov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Susi throws a body punch but Shirokov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shirokov. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susi shoots in for a takedown but Shirokov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Susi tries for a takedown but Shirokov circles away easily
and Shirokov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Serguei Shirokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iso Susi.
Nice shot lands for Shirokov.
Susi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shirokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shirokov thows a body shot but no joy.
Susi just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi throws a hook but Shirokov avoids it easily.
Shirokov ducks under a wild hook from Susi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shirokov, as that shot connected.
Susi avoids the body shot from Shirokov.

Susi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shirokov napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Susi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Susi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shirokov holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Shirokov is trying to control Susi's posture but Susi avoids it.
Susi trying to control the action but Shirokov is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to advance to mount but Shirokov instead regains half guard.
Shirokov won't allow Susi to pass to mount.
Shirokov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shirokov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Susi trying to mount his opponent but Shirokov defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susi trying to control from half guard but Shirokov is working away.
Susi thows a huge punch but Shirokov dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi is trying to control. Shirokov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shirokov wants to improve his position but Susi is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Susi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shirokov keeps working.
Susi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Susi seems content to control.
Shirokov is looking to control Susi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shirokov avoid being mounted?
Susi is trying to control the action in half guard but Shirokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Susi is controlling the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Iso Susi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Susi fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shirokov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Susi.
Susi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Susi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shirokov.
Shirokov misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Shirokov.
Susi blocks a jab.
Susi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Shirokov misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Serguei Shirokov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shirokov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serguei Shirokov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sagara Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenneth Williams acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sanosuke
vs
Williams

190 cm
21
199 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sagara Sanosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Williams!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanosuke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanosuke's waist but Sanosuke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanosuke.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanosuke defends it nicely.
Sanosuke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Sanosuke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanosuke is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Sanosuke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Williams blocks a head kick by Sanosuke.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanosuke scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Sanosuke counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Sagara Sanosuke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Williams.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanosuke manages to avoid it.
Sanosuke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanosuke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kenneth Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanosuke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanosuke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke misses with a leg kick
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Sanosuke misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanosuke throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sagara Sanosuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick by Sanosuke misses
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanosuke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it.
Williams throws a low kick but Sanosuke moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke blocks the body kick.
Sanosuke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Williams thows a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it
and Sanosuke counters with a nice body kick.

Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanosuke!
Sanosuke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sanosuke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Williams is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanosuke keeps working.

Williams is looking for a kimura but Sanosuke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanosuke keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenneth Williams will probably get the nod.
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.

A low kick from Williams misses
and Sanosuke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Sanosuke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanosuke motions for Williams to come forward. Sanosuke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanosuke misses with a leg kick.

Williams shoots in and bounces Sanosuke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanosuke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Sanosuke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Sanosuke is proving a slippery customer.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams trying to control the position.
Sanosuke wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams is controlling Sanosuke's posture.
Sanosuke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenneth Williams was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Williams shoots in but Sanosuke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Sanosuke cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams is looking to chop away at Sanosuke's legs.
Williams avoids the head kick by Sanosuke.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanosuke is out of range.
Sanosuke motions for Williams to come forward. Sanosuke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Sanosuke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanosuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Sanosuke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanosuke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.

Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanosuke is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Sanosuke is working away.

Williams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanosuke checks it well.
Sanosuke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanosuke counters with a big head kick but Williams shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Sanosuke is out of range.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanosuke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Sanosuke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams scores with a head kick. Sanosuke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanosuke checks a leg kick.
Williams cracks Sanosuke with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Sanosuke is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Sanosuke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanosuke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanosuke throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Sanosuke only half commits.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Sanosuke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sanosuke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Sanosuke is predictable there
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanosuke thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sagara Sanosuke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Sanosuke moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Sanosuke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Sanosuke counters with a nice leg kick.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Sanosuke checks it.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams has his takedown stuffed
and Sanosuke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Sanosuke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams blocks a head kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Sanosuke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanosuke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanosuke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagara Sanosuke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Williams!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slyker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's Amazing by Kanye West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lindros
vs
Slyker

189 cm
22
218 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

186 cm
28
215 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

M/S Paint Fightwear *** Cheapest in town ***
M/S Paint Fightwear *** Cheapest in town ***

Fire Nutrition (Muscle Bulk 157)

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Slyker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slyker loads up on a big right hand but Lindros slips the punch.
Lindros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slyker throws out a loose jab but Lindros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slyker misses with a double jab.
Lindros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slyker. That did some damage!
Nice jab there from Lindros.

It looks like Cain Slyker has been cut.
Lindros scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Slyker misses.
Lindros throws a head kick that misses.
Lindros motions for Slyker to come forward. Lindros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lindros feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slyker's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindros's corner calls for a 1-2. Lindros obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Slyker slips a jab and a cross from Lindros.
Lindros lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Slyker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lindros sprawls well initially but Slyker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lindros trying to hold on to Slyker's head to control him but Slyker postures up.
Lindros gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros seems keen to control Slyker's posture.
Lindros wants to sweep here but Slyker controlling him for the moment.
Lindros has his hands on Slyker's head, controlling the position.
Slyker postures up and lands a big shot to Lindros's brow.
Lindros is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Slyker distracts Lindros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lindros wants to sweep here but Slyker controlling him for the moment.
Slyker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lindros manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slyker manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lindros accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lindros wants to stand but Slyker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slyker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Slyker wants to sweep here but Lindros controlling him for the moment.
Lindros wants to get up but he can't break Slyker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slyker can't keep his opponent in guard - Lindros advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lindros wants to take a breather but Slyker is having none of it.

Lindros postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Slyker to stand up.
Eric Lindros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slyker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slyker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slyker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lindros circles away quickly and effectively.
Slyker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lindros throws a hook but Slyker avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slyker moves out of range as Lindros strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lindros darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Slyker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lindros's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slyker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Lindros manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lindros swings for the body but Slyker moves out of range.
Slyker scores with a jab. Lindros acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Lindros as Slyker shoots in.
Lindros looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lindros tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slyker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slyker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slyker looks gassed!
Lindros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lindros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Slyker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lindros misses with a body shot.
Lindros throws a jab when Slyker was well out of range.
Lindros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Slyker blocks the leg kick.
Lindros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindros throws a jab but it's blocked by Slyker.
Lindros lands a nice looking body shot.
Slyker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindros throws out the jab.
Lindros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindros throws an overhand right that lands on Slyker's shoulder, as Slyker tries to avoid the shot.
Slyker is breathing heavily.
Slyker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eric Lindros is winning the standup battle so far.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lindros! Slyker is out on his feet! Lindros rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Slyker is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Slyker is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Lindros!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Grebovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - Them Bones. Grebovski has chosen Ganglians - Valient Brave as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Grebovski

195 cm
29
265 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

199 cm
24
275 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Grebovski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grebovski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Grebovski misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grebovski looks to clinch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Grebovski scores with a leg kick.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Grebovski checks it.
Grebovski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grebovski cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grebovski lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big right from Grebovski misses.
Shane Grebovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Grebovski misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grebovski slips a straight right by Jones.
Grebovski throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Grebovski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grebovski with a hook.
Jones throws a head kick but Grebovski moves out of range.
Jones thows a leg kick but Grebovski checks it
and Grebovski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grebovski cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grebovski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grebovski throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Grebovski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grebovski throws a head kick that misses.
Joseph Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Grebovski.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grebovski fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grebovski slips a jab from Jones.
Grebovski lands a jab-cross combination.
Grebovski tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Grebovski tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Grebovski shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grebovski blocks a jab.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grebovski can pounce on him.
Grebovski walks into a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Grebovski on that attempt.
Joseph Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Grebovski.
Grebovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grebovski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.

Grebovski rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Grebovski is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Grebovski misses with the head strike.
Jones is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grebovski prevents a body shot from Jones.
Grebovski has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grebovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Grebovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grebovski keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones looks for the body kick but Grebovski saw that one coming.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grebovski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grebovski is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Grebovski looks gassed!
Grebovski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones throws the left hand but Grebovski avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grebovski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Grebovski's belly button to the back.
Grebovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Grebovski misses with a head kick.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones scores with the left hand. Grebovski knows he should have avoided that one.
Grebovski slips a straight right by Jones.
Grebovski misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grebovski. That's going to slow Jones down.
Grebovski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grebovski throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Grebovski slips a jab from Jones.
Grebovski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Grebovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a series of punches but Grebovski moves out of range.
Grebovski wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.

Grebovski closes the distance and clinches.
Grebovski is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Grebovski breaks the clinch.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grebovski cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Grebovski is breathing heavily.
Grebovski walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Horrible takedown by Grebovski or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Joseph Jones is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grebovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Grebovski moves away and avoids it.
Grebovski moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grebovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Grebovski moves away and avoids it.
Grebovski darts in trying to clinch
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones lands with a straight right. Grebovski didn't see that one coming.
Grebovski thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Grebovski misses.
Grebovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grebovski darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grebovski is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Grebovski.
Grebovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grebovski misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grebovski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grebovski misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Grebovski is predictable there
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grebovski's knee momentarily.
Grebovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Grebovski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joseph Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Grebovski.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Grebovski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grebovski. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grebovski.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Grebovski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Grebovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grebovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grebovski checks a leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Grebovski.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones is not content to let Grebovski control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is letting Grebovski control him for a moment.
Grebovski working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grebovski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Grebovski just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Grebovski looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Grebovski was not able to check.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grebovski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Grebovski ducks down to avoid it.
Grebovski cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Grebovski misses the shot to the body.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Grebovski avoids it.
Grebovski wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Grebovski throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Grebovski loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Grebovski's ribs.
Grebovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grebovski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Grebovski needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Grebovski thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Grebovski avoids the body shot from Jones.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Grebovski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grebovski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones closes the distance and pushes Grebovski back into the cage.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grebovski up against the cage.
Shane Grebovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grebovski has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Grebovski's ribcage. Grebovski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grebovski as Jones tries to tie him up.
Grebovski digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Grebovski's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones tests Grebovski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones jabs Grebovski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grebovski's head backwards.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Grebovski throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grebovski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Grebovski.
Grebovski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grebovski is out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Grebovski moves out of range.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Grebovski.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grebovski missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Grebovski slips the punch.
Joseph Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grebovski swinging wildly here.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Grebovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Grebovski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grebovski is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grebovski throws a hook but Jones blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Jones!