UFL 33 Ortiz vs Niemi PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Kruschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kruschev
vs
Anatolievich Alenitchev

175 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Kruschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Alenitchev. No joy for Kruschev on that attempt.
Alenitchev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aleksei Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev shoots and misses

and Alenitchev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Alenitchev drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Alenitchev seems to have locked his on tight now - Kruschev screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Alenitchev, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie The Supreme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Rourke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rourke
vs
The Supreme

186 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackie The Supreme!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke misses with a straight right.
The Supreme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rourke is fending him off so far but The Supreme persists. Nope, Rourke circles away and we're back to standing.
The Supreme leaves Rourke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Rourke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Supreme to the mat! The Supreme manages to get full guard.

Rourke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Supreme controls Rourke momentarily but Rourke frees himself.
The Supreme manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rourke manages to get himself to full guard.

Rourke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Supreme gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rourke looking for a sweep. Not yet Rourke, not yet.
Rourke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Supreme manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Supreme is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rourke throwing strikes but missing.
The Supreme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Supreme trying to keep a closed guard but Rourke is proving a slippery customer.
The Supreme bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rourke's guard.
The Supreme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rourke swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Rourke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Supreme doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Supreme manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rourke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rourke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rourke is breathing heavily.
Rourke is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and The Supreme reverses the position - he's now on top in Rourke's guard.

Rourke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The Supreme drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Supreme jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Supreme would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The Supreme throwing strikes but missing.
Rourke tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rourke looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Supreme has picked Rourke up and slammed him! Rourke can't keep hold of the triangle and The Supreme manages to pass to side control!
Rourke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The Supreme prevents Rourke from improving his position.
The Supreme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rourke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Supreme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rourke defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rourke is looking for a sweep. The Supreme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Rourke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Supreme trying to control from half guard but Rourke is working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rourke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rourke tries to score a body lock takedown but The Supreme shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Supreme working hard to break the clinch.
Rourke misses with an elbow strike.
The Supreme is trying to maintain a safe position but Rourke gets an underhook and turns The Supreme into the cage.

Rourke has The Supreme pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rourke pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending The Supreme tumbling to the mat - Rourke dives into The Supreme's guard.
The Supreme is trying to control the position but Rourke postures up.

Rourke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The Supreme is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The Supreme has escaped and now he's on top!

Rourke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Supreme is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Rourke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Supreme stuffs the takedown attempt from Rourke. Rourke gets slowly back to his feet.
Rourke shoots in looking for a takedown. The Supreme tries to sprawl out of it but Rourke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Supreme manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Supreme throws a head kick that Rourke semi-blocks.
The Supreme throws the kick towards the body but Rourke avoids it.
The Supreme misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rourke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rourke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Supreme.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Supreme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mickey Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Supreme with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rourke counters with a takedown into side control.
Rourke landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Supreme wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Supreme down.
Rourke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Rourke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rourke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The Supreme regains half guard, as Rourke was trying to land strikes.
The Supreme is trying to control but can't.
Rourke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rourke slips a nice elbow through The Supreme's hands, connecting with The Supreme's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Supreme missing with punches from the bottom.
Rourke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rourke 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.
Rourke tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Supreme knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rourke throwing shots but The Supreme is blocking nicely.
Rourke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rourke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rourke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Supreme shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rourke as he jumps to the side.
Rourke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Supreme doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rourke counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke stands up over The Supreme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Supreme is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rourke is controlling him.
Rourke preventing the sweep.
Rourke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Rourke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Supreme dives on top into guard.
Rourke 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.
Rourke is working hard here to advance position.
Rourke has a closed guard, preventing The Supreme from standing up.

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

Rourke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Supreme is aware though and is defending well.

Rourke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Supreme defends well.
Rourke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Supreme trying to control but Rourke is working from the bottom.
Rourke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rourke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Rourke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Supreme gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Rourke dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rourke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Supreme avoids it really well and circles away.
Rourke doesn't succeed with the takedown

and The Supreme counters with a shoot takedown. Rourke fights it but they end up in guard.
Rourke keeping full guard, as The Supreme tries to pass.
Mickey Rourke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rourke keeping moving, preventing The Supreme from controlling successfully.

Rourke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Supreme won't allow Rourke to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rourke keeping moving, preventing The Supreme from controlling successfully.
Rourke wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Supreme trying to control the position from guard on top but Rourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The Supreme avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Supreme trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rourke's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rourke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rourke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rourke fails with the takedown

and The Supreme counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Supreme is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Supreme is pressed up against the cage. Rourke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Supreme down to the mat. The Supreme avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Supreme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rourke fails with the takedown
and The Supreme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

The Supreme rushes Rourke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Supreme is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rourke pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Rourke lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rourke tries to pass to full mount but The Supreme defends it.

Rourke wants to work for an arm triangle but The Supreme is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Supreme tries to get to full guard but Rourke has control of the leg.

Rourke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Rourke is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, The Supreme has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rourke seems to be looking for submissions.
The Supreme is looking to escape.

Rourke is working for a kimura but The Supreme is defending it quite comfortably.
The Supreme is looking to control Rourke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Supreme avoid being mounted?
The Supreme is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rourke scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Supreme tries to get to full guard but Rourke has control of the leg.
Rourke moves nicely into side control.
Rourke has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Rourke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mickey Rourke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Supreme wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rourke controlling from the full mount.
Jackie The Supreme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rourke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Supreme is looking to escape.

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 Mickey Rourke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rourke, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Rourke!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by A touch of evil by Judas Priest. Mark Giel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kong
vs
Giel

200 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Giel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Giel defends it nicely.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Kong tries to clinch but Giel moves out of range.
Mark Giel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giel throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
Giel misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong shoots in and drives through. Giel sprawls well.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
Giel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong shoots for a takedown but Giel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Giel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giel wants it to stay on the feet.
Kong throws out a loose jab but Giel uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Kong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giel wants it to stay on the feet.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Kong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Giel.
Giel slaps away a takedown attempt from Kong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giel lands a jab to the head.
Giel throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Some wild striking there from Giel.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giel throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Kong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giel circles away.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
Horrible takedown by Kong or perhaps it was just good defense by Giel which made him look bad.
Giel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong fails to land the takedown.
Giel stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kong shoots in for a takedown but Giel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giel throws a right hand that Kong ducks under and follows up with a left that Kong also avoids with ease.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Giel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giel looks to land a combination. Kong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Chuck Kong has been cut.
Giel scores with a one two! Kong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giel!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kong. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giel tries to avoid it but Kong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giel to the ground. Giel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Giel scores with a four punch combination!
Giel throws a series of strikes that have Kong backpedaling.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chuck Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Giel as Kong shoots in.
Giel misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel scores with the left hand. Kong knows he should have avoided that one.
Giel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Giel misses with a double jab.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Giel.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Giel throws a right hand that Kong ducks under and follows up with a left that Kong also avoids with ease.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong shoots for a takedown but Giel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel punishes Kong's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giel works over Kong's head and body with a nice combination.
Giel throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
Mark Giel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kong backs up against the cage.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Giel tries to bum rush Kong with a series of wild strikes but Kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mark Giel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Giel. No joy for Kong on that attempt.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Kong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kong might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giel.

Chuck Kong's cut is getting worse.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giel as he avoids it easily.
Kong fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Giel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Kong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
No luck for Kong with that takedown attempt.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Giel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Giel scores with a four punch combination!
Giel stalks Kong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kong's face. Kong staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giel works over Kong's head and body with a nice combination.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
Giel is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giel swinging wilding here.
Giel looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong shoots in and drives through. Giel sprawls well.
Giel throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
Giel lands with a right hand.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Kong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Giel defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giel throws a series of punches but Kong avoids them all with ease.
Giel tries to bum rush Kong with a series of wild strikes but Kong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giel but Giel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Giel lands a two punch combo.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giel throws a right hand that Kong ducks under and follows up with a left that Kong also avoids with ease.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giel!
Giel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Giel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kong shoots in and drives through. Giel sprawls well.
Giel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giel stalks Kong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kong's face. Kong staggers backwards, shaken.

Chuck Kong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Giel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kong's head backwards.
Giel throws a right hand that Kong ducks under and follows up with a left that Kong also avoids with ease.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giel connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Kong tumbling to the canvas! Giel pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Kong was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Giel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Alexiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tran Do Di (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alexiev
vs
Do Di

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Alexiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tran Do Di!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexiev moves in looking to clinch but Di pushes him off.
Alexiev misses with a wild combination.
Di swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexiev misses with a straight left.
Alexiev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Di is just out of range.
A combination from Alexiev does no damage.
Di avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexiev connects with a body shot.
Alexiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Di sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexiev misses the shot to the body.
Alexiev tries to clinch up.
Alexiev misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alexiev.

It looks like Tran Do Di has been cut.
Alexiev wants to clinch up but Di keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexiev connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Alexiev.

Di is rocked!
Alexiev tries to clinch up.
Alexiev wants to clinch up but Di keeps it at a distance.
Alexiev looks to throw the jab but Di is out of range.
Alexiev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexiev tries to clinch but Di moves out of range.
Alexiev throws a right and a left that both miss.

Di scores with a takedown into Alexiev's guard.
Alexiev being controlled here, momentarily.
Alexiev can't keep his opponent in guard - Di advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Di in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Alexiev tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Di!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tran Do Di!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeorge Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bienvenueve comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bounty Killer by Depthcharge kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Jeorge Johanson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jeorge Johanson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Johanson
vs
Bienvenueve

185 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
174 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeorge Johanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bienvenueve throws a right hand that Johanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johanson also avoids with ease.
Johanson misses the shot to the body.
Bienvenueve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johanson misses with a body shot.
Johanson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bienvenueve but Bienvenueve pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johanson scores with a jab.
Johanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre Bienvenueve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Johanson.
A left and a right from Bienvenueve both land. Nice combination.
Johanson misses with a wild body shot.
Bienvenueve chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johanson can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bienvenueve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bienvenueve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johanson scores with a nice right hand.
Johanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johanson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bienvenueve checks a leg kick.
Johanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A cross from Johanson lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johanson throws a nice looking combination but Bienvenueve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bienvenueve stalks Johanson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johanson's face. Johanson staggers backwards, shaken.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch but Johanson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bienvenueve.

Bienvenueve forces Johanson back against the cage and clinches.
Bienvenueve tries to break the clinch but Johanson is controlling the position.
Bienvenueve scores with a shot to the side of Johanson's head.
Bienvenueve lands a body shot.
Bienvenueve lands a body shot.
Bienvenueve tries to circle away but Johanson has him pinned against the cage.

Bienvenueve breaks from the clinch.
Bienvenueve throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bienvenueve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johanson to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Johanson does it's job there.
Bienvenueve lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bienvenueve on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bienvenueve misses with a two punch combination.
Bienvenueve swinging wilding here.
Pierre Bienvenueve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bienvenueve looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bienvenueve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bienvenueve misses with a few strikes there.
Johanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johanson tries to bum rush Bienvenueve with a series of wild strikes but Bienvenueve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johanson lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johanson shoots in but Bienvenueve avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeorge Johanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johanson lands a body shot.
Johanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johanson connects with a looping right hand.
Johanson is looking to wear down Bienvenueve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johanson lands a two punch combo.
Bienvenueve takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johanson tries to score with a low kick but Bienvenueve moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Bienvenueve there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve doesn't manage to clinch there - Johanson circles away.
Bienvenueve lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johanson digs a good body shot into Bienvenueve's ribs.
Johanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bienvenueve throws a series of punches but Johanson moves out of range.
Johanson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johanson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johanson, as that shot connected.
Johanson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bienvenueve.
Johanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johanson tries to bum rush Bienvenueve with a series of wild strikes but Bienvenueve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johanson slips a jab and a cross from Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bienvenueve moves out of range of the body kick.
Johanson closes the distance and clinches up with Bienvenueve, looking for a takedown. Johanson pushes Bienvenueve against the cage but Bienvenueve circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Bienvenueve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bienvenueve misses with a double jab.
Johanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johanson lunges at Bienvenueve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bienvenueve's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve misses with a few strikes there.
Johanson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johanson jabs at Bienvenueve's body.
Bienvenueve takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bienvenueve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johanson tests Bienvenueve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bienvenueve misses with a body kick.
Johanson swings for the body but Bienvenueve moves out of range.
Johanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bienvenueve.
Johanson misses with a wild combination.
Johanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bienvenueve's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johanson throws a right hand that Bienvenueve ducks under and follows up with a left that Bienvenueve also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bienvenueve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bienvenueve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bienvenueve takes one to the chin there.
Johanson misses with a two punch combination.
Bienvenueve misses with a double jab.
Johanson misses with a kick to the body.
Bienvenueve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johanson.
Bienvenueve throws a leg kick but Johanson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johanson tests Bienvenueve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bienvenueve lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Bienvenueve moves into range and clinches up with Johanson.
Johanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bienvenueve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bienvenueve moves in looking to clinch but Johanson pushes him off.
Bienvenueve moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bienvenueve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Bienvenueve gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bienvenueve is breathing heavily.

Bienvenueve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johanson throws a combination. Bienvenueve tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johanson cracks Bienvenueve with a good jab.

Bienvenueve is rocked!
Bienvenueve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bienvenueve is still on wobbly legs! Can Johanson finish him?
Johanson grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Bienvenueve takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Johanson cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeorge Johanson!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Farias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paige
vs
Farias

175 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Farias!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farias changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paige tries to avoid it but Farias manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paige to the ground. Paige escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Farias shoots in but no luck this time.
Farias shoots in but no luck this time.
Patrick Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio Farias.

Paige shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Farias tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paige lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farias working to try and regain half guard.
Paige wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Farias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paige can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Farias is looking to escape.
Farias blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Farias is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Paige lands a big elbow.

It looks like Rogerio Farias has been cut.
Farias can't escape the position.
Farias wants to hold on but Paige pushes him away.
Paige controlling his opponent.
Farias is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paige looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Farias wants to control but Paige is having none of it.
Farias working to try and regain half guard.
Farias is controlling an arm, preventing Paige from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Farias is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Farias sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias tries to roll over but Paige keeps him under control.
Paige sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farias defending well though.
Paige looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paige is breathing heavily.
Farias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Farias is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paige sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Paige wants to control but Farias is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Farias has taken the fight to the clinch.
Farias prevents the takedown attempt.
Farias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paige blocks it with crossed arms.
Paige tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Farias smiles and moves away.
Farias lands a jab.
Farias goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paige looks for a takedown but Farias sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Paige dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rogerio Farias's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Farias fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paige is out of range.
Paige fails with the takedown

and Farias counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paige won't be happy with that.
Farias wants to control but Paige is keeping him busy.

Farias looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Farias decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Farias does no damage.
Paige doesn't succeed with the takedown

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias trying to control the action but Paige is working from the bottom.
Farias taking a breather here.
Paige is not content to let Farias control the position.

Farias tries for a kimura but Paige is defending well.
Paige tries to improve position but can't.

That's two 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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Farias working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Paige sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Paige has his hands clasped together around Farias's back. He's all about the action.
Paige is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Farias's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Farias's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farias manages to reverse the position and now he's in Paige's guard. Nice work there by Farias.
Paige being controlled here, momentarily.
Paige not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Farias trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paige's guard.
Paige controls Farias momentarily but Farias frees himself.

Farias gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Patrick Paige is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farias shoots for a takedown but Paige saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Farias tries to clinch there but Paige circles away.
Paige swats away the attempt to clinch by Farias.
Farias misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paige moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Paige scores with a takedown into Farias's guard.
Farias has control of Paige's left arm, preventing Paige from doing any damage.

Paige got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farias has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paige has managed to get both his arms back between Farias's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Farias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rogerio Farias's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Farias stuffs the takedown attempt from Paige. Paige gets slowly back to his feet.
Farias tries to clinch but Paige moves away
and Paige counters with a thumping low kick.

Paige is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Farias's half guard.
Rogerio Farias has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farias is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paige's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paige's back!
Farias biding his time, looking for the opening.
Paige tries to escape but Farias has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Farias throwing damaging strikes from the back! Paige could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farias has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Paige's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige trying to control the position but Farias manages to sink in the hooks.
Good control from Farias.
Farias throwing damaging strikes from the back! Paige could be in trouble here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Farias patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Paige is covering up but some of the strikes from Farias are getting through and doing damage.
Paige rolls, trying to escape but Farias keeps control of the position.
Paige wants to control his opponent's hands but Farias gets his hands free.
Farias just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Paige wants to escape the position.
Farias controlling from the back.
Farias lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Farias is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Paige breaks Farias's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Paige wants to pass the guard but Farias is keeping the position.
Paige sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Farias's guard.
Farias is looking for a sweep. Paige is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paige trying to control from half guard but Farias is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Farias manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paige advances to half guard.
Paige tries to pass the half guard into mount. Farias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paige is working hard here to advance position.
Farias tries to roll over but Paige keeps him under control.
Farias is refusing to be controlled, as Paige sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paige is looking to stall here but Farias recovers full guard.
Farias trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rogerio Farias.
I think Farias 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Farias!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Sirkkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harri Sirkkeli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Kos's chin.

Kos
vs
Sirkkeli

188 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harri Sirkkeli!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirkkeli defending well as Kos loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkkeli looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
Kos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirkkeli loads up on a big right hand but Kos slips the punch.
Sirkkeli takes a swing at Kos's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Kos.
Sirkkeli throws a lazy right hand but Kos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sirkkeli slips under a jab.
Sirkkeli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kos avoids the body shot from Sirkkeli.

Sirkkeli instigates a clinch.
Sirkkeli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Sirkkeli pulls guard effortlessly.

Sirkkeli looking for a guillotine here but Kos defends easily.
Sirkkeli throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Kos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck for Sirkkeli with that takedown attempt.
Josh Kos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkkeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sirkkeli looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
Kos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sirkkeli's head backwards.
Sirkkeli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kos defends it nicely.
Josh Kos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Sirkkeli.
Kos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sirkkeli throws out the jab.
Sirkkeli throws a leg kick but Kos checks it.
Kos misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kos.
Kos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirkkeli moves out of range of the strikes.
Kos looks to land a left hand but Sirkkeli moved out of range nicely.
Sirkkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kos manages to avoid it.
Sirkkeli takes a swing at Kos's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos cracks Sirkkeli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sirkkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kos manages to avoid it.

Sirkkeli clinches up against the cage.
Sirkkeli stops a takedown attempt from Kos.

Sirkkeli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kos avoids the body shot from Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli slips under a jab from Kos.
Kos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkkeli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sirkkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sirkkeli throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
Sirkkeli shoots in looking for a takedown. Kos tries to sprawl out of it but Sirkkeli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sirkkeli misses with a wild body shot.
Kos with a jab.
Sirkkeli swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sirkkeli.
Kos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Josh Kos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kos misses with a straight right.
Sirkkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Kos misses.
Sirkkeli lands a glancing blow to the side of Kos's head.
Sirkkeli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kos rather than just go for the knockout.
Kos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kos leaves Sirkkeli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirkkeli.
Horrible takedown by Sirkkeli or perhaps it was just good defense by Kos which made him look bad.
Sirkkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sirkkeli takes a swing at Kos's ribcage but misses.
Kos throws a hook but Sirkkeli avoids it easily.
Kos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirkkeli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sirkkeli misses the shot to the body.
Sirkkeli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirkkeli.
Good standup being displayed there by Kos as he connects with a hook.
Sirkkeli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sirkkeli throws a hook to the side of Kos's head but Kos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirkkeli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sirkkeli on the side of the head.
Kos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sirkkeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirkkeli momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kos checks the leg kick nicely there.

Sirkkeli rushes Kos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kos wants to get back to striking at distance but Sirkkeli won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sirkkeli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kos throws a hook but Sirkkeli blocks it.
Kos misses with a straight left.
Kos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kos throws a jab when Sirkkeli was well out of range.
Kos throws a hook to the side of Sirkkeli's head but Sirkkeli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Sirkkeli.

Sirkkeli bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sirkkeli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Sirkkeli crashes against the mat.
Kos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sirkkeli on the ground.
Kos is pushing Sirkkeli's head away, looking to escape. Sirkkeli manages to hold on to the position though.

Sirkkeli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkkeli working the ground and pound but Kos is defending the strikes.
Sirkkeli tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Sirkkeli is trying to get an arm triangle but Kos is defending well.
Kos parries the strikes from Sirkkeli easily there. Sirkkeli is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kos to escape.

Sirkkeli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kos tries to get out of the position.

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

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.
Kos is trying to get back to his feet.

Sirkkeli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kos taking a bit of punishment here - Sirkkeli scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sirkkeli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kos, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkkeli in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Kos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kos misses with a looping left.
Sirkkeli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirkkeli.
Kos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kos throws a hook but Sirkkeli avoids it easily.
Sirkkeli throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Sirkkeli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sirkkeli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli slips a straight right by Kos.
Sirkkeli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kos pinned against the cage. Kos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sirkkeli. Sirkkeli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Kos misses the target.
Sirkkeli moves out of range as Kos strikes.
Sirkkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kos looks to throw the jab but Sirkkeli is out of range.
Sirkkeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kos moves out of range as Sirkkeli strikes.
Sirkkeli tries to clinch there but Kos circles away.
Kos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Sirkkeli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirkkeli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harri Sirkkeli 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. This is the final round!

Sirkkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kos.
Kos lands an overhand right.
Sirkkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirkkeli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sirkkeli moves out of range as Kos strikes.
Kos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sirkkeli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sirkkeli slips under a jab from Kos.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
Kos looks to land a right hand but Sirkkeli moved out of range.

Sirkkeli rushes Kos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sirkkeli manages to break the clinch.
Sirkkeli throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Sirkkeli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kos.
Josh Kos is winning the standup battle so far.
Kos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkkeli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Kos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos scores with a nice head shot.
Sirkkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kos.
Sirkkeli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sirkkeli ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
Sirkkeli looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
A jab from Sirkkeli misses.
A jab from Kos does it's job there.
Sirkkeli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sirkkeli ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sirkkeli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Josh Kos has been cut.
Sirkkeli swings for the body but Kos moves out of range.
Sirkkeli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kos moves away.
Sirkkeli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sirkkeli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kos on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
Good exchange - Kos coming out on top.
Sirkkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kos.
Sirkkeli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirkkeli wants to clinch up but Kos keeps it at a distance.
Sirkkeli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Kos misses.
Kos throws a hook but Sirkkeli avoids it easily.
Kos looks to land a left hand but Sirkkeli moved out of range nicely.
Sirkkeli defending well as Kos loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkkeli shoots for a takedown but Kos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sirkkeli ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
Sirkkeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Sirkkeli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sirkkeli postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sirkkeli creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos is trying to buck Sirkkeli off.
Sirkkeli sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sirkkeli passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kos!
Sirkkeli lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sirkkeli working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirkkeli misses with a head shot.
Sirkkeli throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sirkkeli unloading with bombs!
Sirkkeli misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli throws some wild stikes that Kos manages to avoid easily.
Sirkkeli unloads with some shots from mount but Kos bucks and avoids them well.
Sirkkeli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kos is squirming around, avoiding Sirkkeli's attempts to control the action.
Sirkkeli looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kos wants to get back to his feet.
Kos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sirkkeli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sirkkeli.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Sirkkeli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sirkkeli 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Sirkkeli!

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jetset Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niemi's entrance music is Parker & Clind - Generator. A fine choice. Ortiz has chosen 2Pac - All Eyes On Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Niemi
vs
Ortiz

170 cm
19
169 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Katukauppa.com

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jetset Niemi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Forrest Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niemi blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Niemi missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niemi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Niemi throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niemi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Niemi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Niemi avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Niemi slips under a jab.
Niemi throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Niemi.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Niemi's head but Niemi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Niemi as he connects with a hook.
Niemi scores with a jab to the head.
Niemi misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemi.
Niemi misses with a hook.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niemi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niemi looks to land a combination. Ortiz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Niemi throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Niemi moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Niemi moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Niemi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz misses with a kick to the body.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemi.
Niemi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Niemi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Niemi misses with a looping right.
Niemi misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Niemi finds it's way through Ortiz's defenses.
Niemi checks a leg kick nicely.
Niemi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Niemi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Niemi.
Ortiz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Niemi is out of range.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niemi avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Niemi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Niemi throws a body kick the misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Niemi's knee momentarily.
Niemi misses with a wild body shot.
Jetset Niemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz ducks right into an uppercut from Niemi.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niemi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Niemi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niemi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Niemi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Niemi misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Niemi misses its intended target.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Ortiz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Niemi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Niemi saw that one coming.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Niemi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niemi.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niemi.
Ortiz throws a lazy head kick
and Niemi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Niemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Niemi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz throws a hook but Niemi avoids it easily.
Ortiz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Niemi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Niemi cracks Ortiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niemi.
Niemi misses with a looping right.

Ortiz rushes Niemi and presses him up against the cage.
Niemi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niemi working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niemi looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz dodges an elbow strike from Niemi.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niemi throws a big shot that misses.
Ortiz lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jetset Niemi dominated that round.
That's time! Niemi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Niemi misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz thows a body kick. Niemi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ortiz with a jab.
Niemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Niemi on the side of the head.
Niemi misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Niemi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niemi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niemi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Niemi throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niemi throws out the jab.
Niemi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Ortiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niemi lands a nice shot to the body.
Niemi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Niemi.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niemi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Niemi blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niemi.
Niemi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Niemi loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Niemi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niemi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niemi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niemi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Niemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Niemi misses the shot to the body.
Niemi looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Niemi throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Niemi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Niemi misses with a looping right.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortiz lands the left hand.
Niemi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niemi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niemi avoids a kick to the body.
Niemi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Jetset Niemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Niemi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Niemi moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Ortiz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Ortiz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ortiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Niemi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niemi throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Niemi.
A swing and a miss from Niemi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortiz throws a low kick but Niemi avoids it.
Ortiz misses with a combination
and Niemi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Ortiz 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.

Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz pushes Niemi away with a front kick.
Niemi misses the jab.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Niemi scores with a three punch combo!
Niemi throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Niemi.
Niemi throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Niemi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ortiz throws a push kick but Niemi slaps the foot to one side.
Niemi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Niemi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi misses with a straight right.
Niemi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemi.
A head kick from Ortiz lands but Niemi takes it in his stride.
Niemi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ortiz in his tracks.
Niemi throws a shot to the body.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Niemi digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
Niemi scores with a nice head shot.
Ortiz walks into a left hand.
Niemi looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niemi's head backwards.
Niemi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Ortiz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niemi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niemi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niemi.
Niemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niemi misses with a looping right.
Ortiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Niemi blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Niemi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niemi cracks Ortiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz throws a body kick the misses
and Niemi counters with a straight right hand.
Ortiz misses with a low kick as Niemi jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niemi lands with a right hand.
Niemi scores with a nice strike.
Niemi misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Niemi throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Niemi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ortiz. That one must have hurt.
Niemi slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz walks into a jab.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Niemi.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niemi misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Niemi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses.
Niemi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Niemi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niemi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Niemi misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Niemi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Niemi works over Ortiz's head and body with a nice combination.
Niemi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ortiz backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz throws a low kick, looking for Niemi's leg but Niemi calmly moves out of range.
Niemi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ortiz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jetset Niemi clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Niemi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niemi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Niemi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Niemi.
Niemi throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz throws a lazy head kick
and Niemi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Niemi throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Niemi throws out a powerful jab.
Niemi throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Niemi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab by Niemi.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niemi.
Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ortiz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Niemi blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Niemi misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Niemi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Niemi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Niemi moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Niemi throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Niemi cracks Ortiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ortiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Niemi punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.
Niemi avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niemi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niemi lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niemi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Niemi misses the shot to the body.
Niemi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Niemi moved away.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Niemi scores with a jab to the body.
Niemi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Niemi moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Niemi lands a with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi throws a shot to the body.
Ortiz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left and a right from Niemi both land. Nice combination.
Niemi cracks Ortiz with a good jab.
Niemi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niemi scores with a jab to the body.
Niemi throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Niemi throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niemi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niemi misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Niemi.
Niemi scores with a nice strike.
Niemi lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi jabs at Ortiz's body.
Niemi throws a big shot that misses.
Niemi scores with a hook to the body. Ortiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niemi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niemi stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niemi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niemi scores with a decent looking hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Niemi.
Niemi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Niemi.
Niemi misses with a looping left.
Niemi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortiz counters with a left and a right that stings Niemi.
Niemi jabs at Ortiz's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jetset Niemi had his way with Forrest Ortiz in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ortiz slips a straight right by Niemi.
Some wild striking there from Niemi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ortiz.
Niemi throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Niemi lands a nice shot that snaps Ortiz's head back.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses.
Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortiz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niemi looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Niemi blocks the leg kick.
Ortiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Niemi lands with a hook. Ortiz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ortiz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jab from Niemi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz looks for the body kick but Niemi saw that one coming.
Niemi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemi.
Niemi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortiz defending well as Niemi loads up on a big left hand.
Niemi throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Niemi cracks Ortiz with an open hand slap.
Niemi misses with a straight right.
Niemi misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big left from Niemi misses.
Niemi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Ortiz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niemi is out of range and Ortiz settles back down.
Niemi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niemi avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Niemi looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Niemi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Niemi.
Ortiz misses the jab.
Niemi throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Niemi's head but Niemi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi works the jab nicely.
Ortiz lands with a slapping head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ortiz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ortiz.
Niemi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niemi misses with a two punch combination.
Jetset Niemi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niemi thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Niemi.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Niemi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niemi looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemi.
Some wild striking there from Niemi.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niemi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niemi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forrest Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niemi throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niemi throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Niemi finds it's target.
Niemi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niemi lands a jab to the nose.
Niemi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ortiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Niemi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jetset Niemi!
Jetset Niemi is the new welterweight champion!