PCL 109: To Bactra PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes into the arena with A Warrior's Call by Volbeat blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Barron's choice of entrance music: Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Henson
vs
Barron

180 cm
30
192 lbs
24 - 19 - 1

180 cm
34
185 lbs
26 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillip Barron!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henson throws a head kick that misses.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
Henson lands a glancing blow to the side of Barron's head.
Henson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henson looks for the body kick but Barron saw that one coming.
Henson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barron misses with an uppercut
and Henson counters with a leg kick.
Barron lands with a shot to the body.
Barron misses with a head kick.

Barron closes the distance and clinches.
Barron misses with some punches.
Henson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barron backwards.
Barron lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barron misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henson.
A short body shot lands from Henson as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barron stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henson.
Henson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barron gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barron is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henson is keeping busy.
Barron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henson blocks a body shot from Barron.
Henson has had enough of the clinch but Barron keeps him there for the moment.
Barron can't find room to land a body shot as Henson controls the action.
Henson stalling against the cage.
Henson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barron backwards.
Barron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barron wants to take the fight to the mat but Henson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Henson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Barron regains guard.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barron keeping full guard, as Henson tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson trying to control but Barron is working from the bottom.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barron controlling the position.
Henson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barron's head.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
Henson looking to pass the guard.
Henson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barron manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Barron won't allow Henson to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron trying to control the position from guard on top but Henson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson 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.
Henson is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henson wants to improve his position but instead Barron has moved into half guard.
Barron works his foot free and advances to mount.
Henson is trying desperately to improve position.
Henson is squirming around, avoiding Barron's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Henson wants to improve his position but Barron is controlling well.
Barron works his way into side control.
Barron wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy.
Henson is trying to control Barron's posture but Barron avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson is trying to stand up here but Barron is controlling him well.
Barron looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barron slips a nice elbow through Henson's hands, connecting with Henson's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Henson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Henson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barron sprawls well initially but Henson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Henson is keen to just control but Barron is a slippery customer.
Barron is looking for a sweep. Henson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henson is stalling here. Barron is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Henson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barron has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Barron working away.
You can see the frustration on Henson's face as Barron controls the position.
Henson tries to control but Barron manages to take his back.
Barron is punishing Henson with strikes - can he finish him?!
Barron avoiding Henson 's attempts to control his hands.

Barron is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henson can't escape the position.
Barron gets his hands free as Henson looks to control.
Mickey Henson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson staying busy and making it hard for Barron to control.
Henson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henson is keeping busy.
Henson wants to control his opponent's hands but Barron gets his hands free.
Barron controlling well, preventing Henson from escaping the position.
Good control from Barron.
Henson trying to control the position but Barron manages to sink in the hooks.
Henson is covering up but some of the strikes from Barron are getting through and doing damage.
Barron is trying to stick to Henson's back but Henson is turning into Barron. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Barron's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Henson.
Henson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henson is one step ahead there.
Barron is trying to control the position but Henson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson chips away with some ground and pound.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Barron is keeping the position.
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!
Henson postures up in Barron's guard and throws a big left but Barron blocks it.
Barron 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.
Barron working a defensive guard here.
Henson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henson wants to control from the top but Barron keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henson lands a glancing blow to the side of Barron's head.
Jab, jab by Henson - just one landing.
Henson wants to clinch.
Barron lands with a nice combination. Henson backs away looking to recover.
Henson cracks Barron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Barron rushes Henson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henson stalling in the clinch.
Henson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron has Henson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barron prevents a body shot from Henson.

Henson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henson throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Henson. Those never looked like landing.
Barron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henson on the side of the head.
Henson throws a sloppy head kick and Barron moves out of range easily.
Henson wants to clinch up but Barron keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barron.
Barron connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henson. Henson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barron throws a leg kick which misses Henson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henson tries to avoid it.
Barron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson.
Henson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henson moves away from the strike by Barron.
Mickey Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barron dodges the punch combination from Henson.
Barron shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henson as he jumps to the side.
Barron throws a head kick that misses
and Henson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barron walks into a jab.

Barron is rocked!
Henson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henson throws a wild body kick that Barron sees coming a mile off.
Barron throws a hook to the side of Henson's head but Henson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Barron manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Henson on his heels. He'll look to pass Henson's guard now, I'm sure.

Henson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barron is one step ahead there.
Henson keeping moving, preventing Barron from controlling successfully.
Henson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henson working a defensive guard here.
Barron with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phillip Barron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henson is on top in guard.
Henson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barron thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Henson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barron's head.
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!
Barron is trying to control the position but Henson postures up.
Barron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henson wants to control from the top but Barron keeps moving.
Henson looking to pass the guard.
Barron wants to sweep here but Henson controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Barron blocks nicely.
Barron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henson.
Henson tries to free his leg and advance position but Barron is retaining full guard.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
Henson postures up.
Henson is fighting to break Barron's control of his arms but Barron is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Henson tries to free his leg and advance position but Barron is retaining full guard.
Mickey Henson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Barron looking for a guillotine here but Henson defends easily.
Barron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henson advances to half guard.
Barron is staying active underneath Henson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barron taking some punishment here, with Henson in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Henson!
Mickey Henson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Donald Duck has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Duck
vs
Kimura

191 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
30
205 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helio Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duck misses with a takedown

and Kimura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duck won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Kimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Duck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kimura in side control, throwing shots but Duck defends.

Kimura stands up.
Duck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kimura counters with a shoot takedown. Duck fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kimura's guard.

Kimura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duck slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Kimura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kimura is tightening it up a little... Duck has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Duck reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Duck taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Helio Kimura!
In his post fight interview, Helio Kimura started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hosnia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Halike
vs
Hosnia

180 cm
33
165 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

200 cm
30
168 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolo Halike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hosnia!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halike tests Hosnia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halike scores with a hook.
Halike misses with a left hand
and Hosnia counters with a leg kick.
Hosnia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halike.
Hosnia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halike lands with a right hand.
Halike throws a hook but Hosnia avoids it easily.
Hosnia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Halike wants to clinch up but Hosnia keeps it at a distance.
Hosnia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halike avoids the head kick by Hosnia.
Halike throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Halike misses.
Halike stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia moves out of range as Halike throws a body kick.
Halike misses with a hook to the body
and Hosnia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Halike throws a hook to the side of Hosnia's head but Hosnia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halike takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halike throws a looping overhand right but Hosnia ducks down to avoid it.
Halike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hosnia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halike.
Halike avoids the head kick by Hosnia.
Hosnia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hosnia scores with the left hand. Halike knows he should have avoided that one.
Hosnia avoids the body shot from Halike.
Halike scores with a sloppy right hand. Hosnia should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike throws a head kick that misses
and Hosnia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Halike scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halike tries a head kick but it misses.
Halike throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halike tries to clinch up.
Hosnia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Halike misses with a body shot.
Hosnia misses with a low kick.
Hosnia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Hosnia tenderised Halike's leg. Halike is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halike blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hosnia lands a nice looking body kick.
Halike scores with a nice right hand.
Halike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hosnia ducks under a wild hook from Halike.
Halike misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Hosnia.
Hosnia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hosnia looks to land a body kick but Halike moved away.
Hosnia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Halike.
Halike keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike throws a jab but it's blocked by Hosnia.
Hosnia scoring well with a low kick there.
Nikolo Halike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosnia lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hosnia. That's going to slow Halike down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hosnia.
Halike looks to land a left hand but Hosnia moved out of range nicely.
Halike throws a hook but Hosnia avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halike moves in looking to clinch but Hosnia pushes him off.
Hosnia checks a leg kick.
Halike takes a swing at Hosnia's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolo Halike dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Halike misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hosnia tries to land a front kick but Halike steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hosnia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Halike avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hosnia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halike goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crunch! Hosnia slams his shin into Halike's torso.
Halike gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hosnia counters with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Hosnia slams his shin into Halike's torso.
Halike on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halike ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hosnia misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia feints and then cracks Halike's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halike down.
A punch lands to the side of Hosnia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hosnia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halike misses the shot to the body.
Halike scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hosnia throws a sloppy head kick and Halike moves out of range easily.
Halike scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hosnia doesn't seem bothered though.
Halike walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hosnia.
Hosnia scores with a head kick. Halike tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hosnia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halike finds it's way round the side to connect with Hosnia's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosnia lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hosnia!
Hosnia misses with a leg kick.
Halike takes a swing at Hosnia's ribcage but misses.
Halike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hosnia manages to avoid it.
Halike blocks the body kick.
Hosnia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halike catches Hosnia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halike moves out of range of the leg kick from Hosnia.
Halike on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hosnia. Hosnia obviously looking to wear him down.
Halike will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hosnia throws a sloppy head kick and Halike moves out of range easily.
Hosnia throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike misses with a wild combination.
Hosnia throws a low kick but Halike avoids it.
Hosnia is looking to slow Halike down with leg kicks.
Hosnia throws a leg kick that misses.
Halike fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hosnia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halike tries to bum rush Hosnia with a series of wild strikes but Hosnia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hosnia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halike steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hosnia. That one must have hurt.
Hosnia blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hosnia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hosnia misses.
Halike is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hosnia misses with a double jab.
Halike looks to land a left hand but Hosnia moved out of range nicely.
Hosnia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halike's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hosnia misses with a kick to the body.
Halike moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halike takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hosnia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halike has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hosnia 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Halike looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hosnia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halike throws a big shot that misses.
Halike fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hosnia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halike's sensitive parts.
Halike blocks a leg kick.
Halike throws the left hand but Hosnia avoids the punch easily.
Hosnia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but Halike sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halike misses with a lunging right hand
and Hosnia counters with a big head kick but Halike shrugs it off.
Halike lands with an uppercut that bounces Hosnia off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halike if he has to take too many more of those.
Halike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hosnia.
Halike thows a body shot but no joy.
Halike throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Halike clinches up against the cage.
Hosnia tries to pull guard but Halike holds him up against the cage and eventually Hosnia drops back down to his feet.
Halike scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halike tries to break the clinch but Hosnia is controlling the position.
Halike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halike lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hosnia backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike struggles to land a body shot inside as Hosnia controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halike.
Halike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hosnia wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hosnia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hosnia checks a leg kick.
Hosnia connects with a leg kick. Halike looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halike looks to land a left hand but Hosnia moved out of range nicely.
Hosnia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Halike misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia lands a leg kick that knocks Halike off balance momentarily.
Hosnia throws a nice head kick!
Hosnia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halike checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richard Hosnia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hosnia keeps the fight on the outside.
Halike lands a body shot.
Hosnia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Halike misses its intended target.
Hosnia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hosnia moves out of range of the body kick.
Halike throws an overhand right that lands on Hosnia's shoulder, as Hosnia tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike wants to clinch.
Hosnia throws a leg kick but Halike sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halike throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hosnia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Halike takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosnia misses with a head kick.
Hosnia throws a low kick but Halike moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halike has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hosnia.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Hosnia.
I think Hosnia 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hosnia!
Richard Hosnia made sure to mention his sponsor, PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amos Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus has chosen Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine as his entrance music. Pithe Canthropus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Green
vs
Canthropus

164 cm
25
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
35
165 lbs
21 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amos Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Canthropus misses its intended target.
Canthropus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Green with a hook.
Green scores with a body shot.
Green lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Canthropus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Canthropus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canthropus avoids the head kick by Green.
Canthropus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Canthropus throws a leg kick
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green connects with a body shot.
Green changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Canthropus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Green.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green cracks Canthropus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Canthropus misses with a kick to the body
and Green counters with an inside leg kick.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Canthropus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Canthropus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Canthropus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green throws a shot to the body.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Green connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Canthropus misses with a combination
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Canthropus looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Green.
A jab from Canthropus misses.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Canthropus's head.
Canthropus missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Green throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Canthropus's head.
Canthropus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Green is out of range and Canthropus settles back down.
Green works Canthropus's body with a nice hook.
Green is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Green moves out of range as Canthropus throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Green.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Green thuds his right hand into Canthropus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green connects with a body shot.
Canthropus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Green - that will leave a mark!
Green throws a head kick that misses.

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

Canthropus is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green works Canthropus's body with a nice hook.
Canthropus is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Green drops Canthropus with a naaaaasty hook - Canthropus is in real trouble here! Green dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amos Green!
During a confident post fight interview, Amos Green thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kukuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Reiplinger
vs
Kukuev

199 cm
28
254 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

198 cm
30
240 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kukuev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reiplinger fails to land the takedown.
Kukuev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Reiplinger.
Kukuev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reiplinger as he jumps to the side.
Kukuev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reiplinger swivels and escapes.
Kukuev with a poor takedown
and Reiplinger counters with a good low kick that Kukuev was not able to check.
Rap Reiplinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Kukuev.

Kukuev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reiplinger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Reiplinger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kukuev defends it easily.
Reiplinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kukuev is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Reiplinger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reiplinger can't keep his opponent in guard - Kukuev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kukuev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reiplinger sees it coming and defends easily.

Kukuev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reiplinger won't allow Kukuev to pass to mount.

Kukuev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kukuev is trying to control. Reiplinger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Reiplinger actively working from the bottom here.
Reiplinger regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reiplinger looking for a guillotine here but Kukuev defends easily.

Reiplinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kukuev is aware though and is defending well.
Reiplinger keeping moving, preventing Kukuev from controlling successfully.
Kukuev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reiplinger swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reiplinger looking for a guillotine here but Kukuev defends easily.

Reiplinger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kukuev defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukuev trying to control the position from guard on top but Reiplinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukuev pushing down on Reiplinger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Kukuev is looking for a kimura here.

Reiplinger actively working from the bottom here.
Reiplinger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reiplinger.
Kukuev stands and throws Reiplinger's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kukuev tries for a kimura but Reiplinger is defending well.

Kukuev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reiplinger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Reiplinger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reiplinger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kukuev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reiplinger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Reiplinger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reiplinger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kukuev is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukuev is trying to escape the mount.
Kukuev bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Kukuev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Reiplinger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reiplinger wants to sweep but no luck.

Kukuev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Reiplinger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kukuev pushes down on Reiplinger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rap Reiplinger dominated 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.

Kukuev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kukuev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reiplinger counters with a body kick that stops Kukuev in his tracks momentarily.
Kukuev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reiplinger avoids it really well and circles away.
Reiplinger misses with a few strikes there.
Reiplinger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kukuev will feel that in the morning.
Reiplinger looks to land a right hand but Kukuev moved out of range.
Reiplinger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reiplinger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kukuev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Reiplinger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reiplinger scores a takedown into full mount!
Kukuev is desperately trying to improve his position but Reiplinger has a good base and remains in mount.
Kukuev wants to hold on but Reiplinger pushes him away.

Kukuev defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reiplinger.
Kukuev wants to control but Reiplinger is having none of it.
Kukuev can't escape the position.
Kukuev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kukuev tries to hold on but Reiplinger pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger looking to finish Kukuev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kukuev!
Rap Reiplinger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reiplinger controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger breaks from Kukuev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reiplinger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reiplinger unloading with bombs!
Kukuev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Reiplinger is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kukuev can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kukuev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reiplinger breaks from Kukuev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reiplinger looking to finish Kukuev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kukuev!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger lands a big shot there that rocks Kukuev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kukuev regains half guard.
Reiplinger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kukuev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Kukuev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kukuev actively working from the bottom here.
Reiplinger working Kukuev over with strikes.
Kukuev tries to roll over but Reiplinger keeps him under control.
Reiplinger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kukuev is refusing to be controlled, as Reiplinger sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reiplinger connects with a nice short shot to Kukuev's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reiplinger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reiplinger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kukuev!
Reiplinger unloading with bombs!
Kukuev takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kukuev working to try and regain half guard.
Reiplinger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Kukuev is rocked!
Kukuev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reiplinger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kukuev is still in real trouble! Can Reiplinger finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Reiplinger! Kukuev is hurt baaadly! Reiplinger is firing away with more strikes - Kukuev is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rap Reiplinger!
Post fight, an emotional Rap Reiplinger said 'not only did I win, but I'm pretty sure I gave him herpes!! POI DOGGGG!!!!'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jeremy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm sexy and I know it by LMFAO. Ron Jeremy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jeremy
vs
Tate

175 cm
27
145 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

162 cm
26
147 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Tate!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tate lands a lovely overhand right.
Tate misses with a left hand
and Jeremy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeremy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tate misses with a hook.
Tate misses with a takedown
and Jeremy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
Jeremy lands a nice looking body kick.

Tate gets the takedown into side control.
Jeremy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tate trying to advance position but Jeremy counters by regaining guard.
Jeremy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeremy wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment.
Tate being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Jeremy is retaining full guard.
Tate trying to control but Jeremy is working from the bottom.
Tate sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jeremy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate throws a strike but Jeremy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jeremy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jeremy is thwarting Tate's attempts to control the position.
Jeremy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jeremy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tate trying to control from the bottom.
Tate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jeremy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tate trying to control here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeremy is keen to just control but Tate is a slippery customer.
Tate is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is refusing to be controlled, as Jeremy sits in half guard.
Jeremy prevents Tate from improving his position.
Jeremy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tate defending well though.
Tate moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jeremy tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate is retaining full guard.
Tate trying to keep a closed guard but Jeremy is proving a slippery customer.
Jeremy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jeremy works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jeremy.
Tate looking to control.
Jeremy 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.
Tate keeping full guard, as Jeremy tries to pass.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Jeremy from controlling successfully.
Jeremy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy preventing the sweep.
Jeremy looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ron Jeremy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tate thuds a left hand into Jeremy's body.
Jeremy throws a right hand that misses
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeremy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jeremy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ron Jeremy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Tate.
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Tate lands.
Jeremy scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with a two punch combination.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Jeremy shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ron Jeremy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jeremy throws a head kick that misses.

Tate drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tate is looking to advance position but Jeremy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tate is desperately trying to improve his position but Jeremy has a good base and remains in mount.
Jeremy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jeremy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tate tries to hold on but Jeremy pushes him away.
Jeremy content just to control the position here.
Tate tries to hold on but Jeremy pushes him away.
Tate is trying desperately to improve position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jeremy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate trying to hold on to Jeremy's head to control him but Jeremy postures up.
Tate won't allow Jeremy to pass to mount.
Jeremy is controlling the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jeremy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jeremy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jeremy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Terry Tate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Jeremy has wrist control.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Jeremy blocks nicely.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Jeremy has wrist control.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Jeremy has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeremy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeremy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate trying to control but Jeremy is working from the bottom.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Jeremy is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate postures up in Jeremy's guard and throws a big left but Jeremy blocks it.
Tate preventing the sweep.
Tate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tate trying to control but Jeremy is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tate trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jeremy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jeremy manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A good leg kick by Jeremy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.

Tate scores with a takedown into Jeremy's guard.
Jeremy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tate throws a strike but Jeremy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jeremy controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Tate 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.
Jeremy throwing strikes from guard but Tate blocks nicely.
Jeremy throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jeremy!
Tate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jeremy is looking to escape.
Tate lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy blocking the ground and pound.
Tate misses with a head shot.
Jeremy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jeremy manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Jeremy, under a barage of strikes from Tate.
Tate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jeremy's head.
Tate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tate looks to land a strike but Jeremy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeremy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate passes into half guard.
Jeremy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tate.
Jeremy keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy trying to control the position here.
Tate throws a strike but Jeremy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate pulls Jeremy in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeremy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jeremy is one step ahead there.
Tate is pulling down on Jeremy's head to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tate 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Tate!
Terry Tate decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has chosen Deicide - Scars Of The Crucifix as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Steele
vs
Mitchell

197 cm
25
254 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

205 cm
29
285 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Steele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Dan Steele has been cut.
Mitchell throws a sloppy body shot
and Steele counters with a solid body kick.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Steele's corner calls for a 1-2. Steele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steele throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a body punch
and Steele counters with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Steele.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands with a straight right. Steele didn't see that one coming.
Steele wants to slow Mitchell down by chopping away at his legs.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Steele cracks Mitchell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Mitchell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele slips under a jab.
Mitchell lands with a good body shot.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele feints and then cracks Mitchell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitchell down.
Steele looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mitchell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steele misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mitchell looks gassed!
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a nice shot that snaps Steele's head back.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Steele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steele feints and then cracks Mitchell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitchell down.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Steele.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mitchell backs up against the cage.

It looks like Tony Mitchell has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Steele dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Steele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Steele scores with a jab.
Steele feints and then cracks Mitchell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitchell down.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele throws a leg kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dan Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Steele moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Tony Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steele here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mitchell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steele counters with a nice kick to the body.
Steele scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Mitchell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steele.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steele.
Steele lands a high kick!
Steele misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Steele scoring well with a low kick there.
Steele has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Steele misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Steele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mitchell's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steele looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Steele looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steele!
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Steele.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steele's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Steele catches Mitchell right on the button with a cross.
Mitchell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mitchell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Steele dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mitchell throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele throws a wild body kick that Mitchell sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Steele.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Steele.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Steele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Steele. That snapped Mitchell's head back.
Steele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Mitchell is rocked!
Steele throws an overhand right that drops Mitchell like a sack of potatoes! Steele dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Steele!
A less than humble Dan Steele misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Potkukelkka
vs
Riggs

170 cm
23
154 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

177 cm
24
168 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Potkukelkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs lands a really nice looking cross but Potkukelkka seems unphased.
Potkukelkka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riggs connects with a looping right hand.

Potkukelkka is rocked!
Riggs scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Potkukelkka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Potkukelkka moves away and avoids it.
Potkukelkka ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Potkukelkka is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Riggs doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Potkukelkka crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Potkukelkka's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Riggs!
Derek Riggs tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.