UMMA - New challengers! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kid Kamakazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakazi comes to the cage accompanied by Cooking by the book. Rothschild has chosen Enter Shikari as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ren Rothschild will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kamakazi
vs
Rothschild

155 cm
25
130 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

184 cm
28
141 lbs
10 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Kamakazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ren Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamakazi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a head kick but Kamakazi moves out of range.
Kamakazi scores with a head kick.
Rothschild moves out of range as Kamakazi throws a body kick.
Rothschild tries to clinch but Kamakazi is having none of it.
Kamakazi tries to clinch but Rothschild is having none of it.
Rothschild tries to clinch but Kamakazi is having none of it.
Kamakazi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild shoots in looking for a takedown but Kamakazi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rothschild's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kamakazi takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild throws a right hand that Kamakazi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamakazi also avoids with ease.
Rothschild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kamakazi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kamakazi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamakazi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamakazi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rothschild paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild tries to clinch but Kamakazi is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Kamakazi throws a push kick but Rothschild slaps the foot to one side.
Kamakazi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rothschild misses with a series of wild punches.
Kamakazi tries to clinch up.
Rothschild delivers a nice body kick.
Rothschild shoots in looking for a takedown but Kamakazi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rothschild's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kid Kamakazi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Rothschild.
Kamakazi tries to clinch there but Rothschild circles away.
Kamakazi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kamakazi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rothschild fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rothschild throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamakazi blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild landing knees to the head.
Kamakazi stalling.
Rothschild throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamakazi blocks it with crossed arms.
Rothschild controlling the action here for a moment.
Rothschild is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rothschild scores with a knee to the head.
Kamakazi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Kamakazi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rothschild manages to break the clinch.
Kamakazi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Kamakazi avoids them all with ease.
Kamakazi works over Rothschild's head and body with a nice combination.
Kamakazi wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamakazi moves in looking to clinch but Rothschild pushes him off.
Rothschild takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamakazi lands with an overhand left.
Kamakazi throws a one two combo.

Rothschild is rocked!
Rothschild is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamakazi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rothschild is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamakazi finish him?
Rothschild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamakazi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamakazi misses with a few strikes there.

Kamakazi closes the distance and pushes Rothschild back into the cage.
Rothschild throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rothschild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kamakazi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rothschild up against the cage.
Kamakazi digs a right hand into Rothschild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rothschild's gas tank.
Kamakazi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rothschild tries to pull guard but Kamakazi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rothschild tries to score a body lock takedown but Kamakazi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kamakazi misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamakazi lands a big knee to the head and Rothschild goes down! Kamakazi pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kid Kamakazi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kid Kamakazi made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lex Wight has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyr Uzi's chin.

Uzi
vs
Wight

180 cm
26
194 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

205 cm
27
200 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Wight!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi misses with a two punch combination.
Wight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Uzi instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Wight lands with a short shot to the head.
Wight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uzi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Uzi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Uzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uzi blocks the elbow strike.
Uzi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wight is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Uzi - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Uzi on the inside.
Wight misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wight controls his hands.
Wight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wight missing with knees to the body.
Wight stalling the fight.
Wight misses with a knee to the head.
Wight trying to control the position but instead, Uzi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wight into the cage.
Wight misses with a knee strike.
Uzi being controlled against the cage.
Wight misses with a punch to the body.
Wight misses with an elbow over the top.
Wight tries to stall but Uzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uzi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wight prevents a body shot from Uzi.
A head punch on the inside from Uzi fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wight.
Uzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wight controls his hands.
Wight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uzi tries to stall but Wight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uzi scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Uzi manages to break the clinch.
Uzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Wight closes the distance and clinches.
Wight misses with an elbow over the top.
Wight lands a nice knee to the body.
Uzi prevents a body shot from Wight.
Uzi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Uzi fails to land.
Uzi can't find room to land a body shot as Wight controls the action.
Wight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uzi misses with a punch to the body.
Wight misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Uzi avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Wight.
Wight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uzis head.
Wight has Uzi pressed against the cage, preventing Uzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uzi is trying to break the clinch but Wight has him pressed against the cage.
Uzi tries a body shot but Wight blocks it.
Wight wants to stall.
Uzi managing to block the knees to the body from Wight.
Wight taking a breather.
Uzi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wight is keeping busy.
Wight stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Uzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wight rushes Uzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uzi lands a nice uppercut.
Wight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Uzi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lex Wight will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Uzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Uzi darts in and clinches Wight up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wight misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Uzi lands a shoulder strike.
Wight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Uzi avoids a wild elbow strike from Wight.
Uzi misses with a body punch.

Uzi manages to break the clinch.

Wight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wight takes a shot to the head.
Wight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wight takes a shot to the head.
Uzi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Uzi fails to land.

Uzi manages to break the clinch.
Uzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Uzi has Wight up against the cage in a clinch.
Wight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Uzi looking to slow down the pace here.
Uzi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Uzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Uzi scores with a hook to the body.
Uzi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wight has him pressed against the cage.
Uzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wight just leaning against Uzi, taking a breather.
Wight being controlled against the cage.
Wight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uzi's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wight lands a body shot.
Wight blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Wight.
Uzi lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Wight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uzi wants to stall.
Wight trying to stall but Uzi improves his position.
Wight dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uzi is trying to force a seperation but Wight has the dominant position.
Wight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uzi's defenses.
Uzi is working Wight over against the cage.
Uzi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uzi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi works on Wight's body with a couple of short punches.
Uzi digs a right hand into Wight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wight's gas tank.
Wight is breathing heavily.
Wight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uzi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wight throws an elbow but it misses.
Uzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Uzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wight.
Wight prevents Uzi from breaking the clinch.
Uzi managing to block the knees to the body from Wight.
Wight tries to throw a body punch but Uzi avoids it by throwing Wight back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzi.
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Uzi avoids the damage to the body.
Uzi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Uzi breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyr Uzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Uzi clinches up against the cage.
Uzi blocks a body shot from Wight.
Uzi wants to break free but Wight has control.
Wight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wight throws an elbow that misses.
Wight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wight tries to throw a body punch but Uzi avoids it by throwing Wight back against the cage.
Wight tries to throw a body punch but Uzi avoids it by throwing Wight back against the cage.
Uzi can't find room to land a body shot as Wight controls the action.
Wight is looking to control Uzi's arms but Uzi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wight has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wight is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Uzi has denied him.

Uzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Uzi moves into range and clinches up with Wight.
Nice elbow from Wight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyr Uzi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Uzi shoots in and bounces Wight off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uzi throws a strike but Wight rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uzi working a defensive guard but Wight manages to pass into side control anyway.
Uzi regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wight prevents Uzi from improving his position.
Uzi has his hands clasped together around Wight's back. He's all about the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyr Uzi.
Wight throws a sloppy head kick and Uzi moves out of range easily.

Wight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Wight wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi throws a looping overhand right but Wight ducks down to avoid it.
Tyr Uzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Uzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Uzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Uzi cracks Wight with a nice body shot.
Wight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uzi scores with a shot to the side of Wight's head.
Uzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wight uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Uzi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Uzi blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight blocking some punches.
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Uzi avoids the damage to the body.
Wight looking to slow down the pace here.
Uzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wight controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Uzi as the two fighters clinch.
Wight has Uzi pushed against the cage.
Wight trying to land knees to the body.
Uzi trying to land knees to the body.
Wight pressing his opponent against the cage.
Uzi misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wight throws a head punch that misses.
Uzi trying to stall but Wight improves his position.
Uzi avoiding damage as Wight throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyr Uzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uzi 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyr Uzi!
Our winner, Tyr Uzi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riku Reipas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Page Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight has chosen like moths to flames as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reipas
vs
Knight

175 cm
27
148 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

183 cm
28
144 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Reipas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Page Knight!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reipas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight misses with the combination.
Knight stuffs the takedown.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reipas tries for a takedown but Knight circles away easily
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Reipas backing up. Reipas nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
Knight misses with a hook. Reipas ducked under it nicely.
Reipas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knight as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riku Reipas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reipas shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Reipas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reipas shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Reipas shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but Reipas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reipas looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight throws out a powerful jab.
Knight throws a series of punches but Reipas moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Knight. No joy for Reipas on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Reipas shoots in and bounces Knight off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reipas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reipas works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Reipas is looking for a kimura here.
Reipas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knight's head.
Knight is trying to get back to full guard.
Reipas is thwarting Knight's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to improve his position but Reipas is controlling well.
Knight is not content to let Reipas control the position.
Knight is in trouble now - Reipas has advanced to mount!
Knight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reipas tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Knight gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reipas moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reipas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Reipas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knight tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reipas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Knight managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reipas.
Reipas tries to move into full mount but can't pass Knight's legs.
Reipas lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reipas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Knight prevents Reipas from improving position.

Reipas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Reipas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reipas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riku Reipas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Reipas misses with a takedown
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reipas shoots and misses
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reipas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riku Reipas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Reipas's ribs.
Reipas thows a body shot but no joy.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reipas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Reipas tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Reipas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reipas gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reipas.
Page Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a combination but Reipas avoids it well.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Reipas shoots in for a double leg but Knight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reipas shoots in for a double leg but Knight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knight looks to land a combination but Reipas avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
Page Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reipas slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reipas shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Reipas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice body punch from Reipas.
Knight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reipas rather than just go for the knockout.
Knight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reipas.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reipas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reipas shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reipas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reipas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!

Reipas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knight quickly recovers to half guard.
Knight trying to control but Reipas postures up.
Knight is trying to stand.
Reipas is looking to advance position but Knight won't allow it.
Knight is not content to let Reipas control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to get back to full guard.
Reipas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reipas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Reipas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knight is just riding it out for now. Reipas eventually gives up the hold.
Knight wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reipas slows the pace down in half guard.
Knight is looking to control Reipas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?

Reipas seems to be working for a kimura but Knight defends the submission attempt.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight is looking to control Reipas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Page Knight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Reipas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Reipas tries to land a leg kick but Knight saw it coming and moves away.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Reipas saw that one coming.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Reipas.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight throws a right hand that Reipas ducks under and follows up with a left that Reipas also avoids with ease.
Reipas shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Reipas's ribs.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reipas.
Reipas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knight as he avoids it easily.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Reipas's shoulder, as Reipas tries to avoid the shot.
Reipas shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riku Reipas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reipas.
Reipas moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Reipas or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reipas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Reipas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knight's guard now.
Knight looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reipas postures up.
Reipas postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Knight working a defensive guard here.
Reipas advances to half guard.
Reipas is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reipas is trying to work for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reipas trying to mount his opponent but Knight defends it.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reipas working Knight over with strikes.
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. Reipas connects with a nice short shot to Knight's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reipas is just content to waste time from the top position. Knight takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Knight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reipas trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Reipas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Reipas stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
Reipas trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reipas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reipas stops Knight from standing up.
Reipas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reipas throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
Reipas looking to pass the guard.
Knight controls Reipas momentarily but Reipas frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reipas throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riku Reipas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reipas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riku Reipas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duddy comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. Silsa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Candy by Robbie Williams. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Duddy
vs
Silsa

182 cm
29
196 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

186 cm
24
203 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pertti Silsa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Silsa.

It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
Silsa fails to land with a series of punches.

Silsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silsa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silsa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silsa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Duddy tries to roll over but Silsa keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silsa tries to pass to full mount but Duddy defends it.
Silsa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silsa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silsa stalling away here and it's allowed Duddy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy looking for a sweep. Not yet Duddy, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy keeping moving, preventing Silsa from controlling successfully.
Silsa landing some decent shots from guard.
Silsa postures up.

Duddy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silsa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silsa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silsa trying to control but Duddy is working from the bottom.

Silsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duddy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silsa has managed to get both his arms back between Duddy's legs - danger averted.

Silsa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silsa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silsa landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silsa is one step ahead there.
Silsa trying to control but Duddy is working from the bottom.
Silsa cracks Duddy with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silsa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silsa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silsa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duddy's head.
Duddy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silsa's guard.
Silsa keeping full guard, as Duddy tries to pass.
Duddy stopping the sweep attempt from Silsa.
Silsa trying to keep a closed guard but Duddy is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa wants to sweep here but Duddy controlling him for the moment.
Silsa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duddy wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
Duddy looking to pass the guard.
Silsa looking to control.

Silsa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duddy defends well.
Duddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Silsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy wants to control from the top but Silsa keeps moving.
Duddy advances position into side control!
Silsa regains half guard, as Duddy was trying to land strikes.
Silsa works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silsa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silsa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

Pertti Silsa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Duddy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Duddy throws a quick inside leg kick.

Silsa shoots in and bounces Duddy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duddy is trying to control the position but Silsa postures up.
Duddy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Duddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silsa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silsa throwing strikes but missing.
Duddy wants to sweep but no luck.

Duddy wriggles free and stands up.
Silsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Silsa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa takes a swing at Duddy's ribcage but misses.
Silsa moves away from the strike by Duddy.
A head kick misses from Duddy.
Silsa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duddy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duddy swinging wildly here.
Duddy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duddy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Silsa gets the takedown into side control.
Duddy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silsa desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Duddy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silsa sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa wants to control but Duddy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silsa is looking to improve his position.
Duddy thows a huge punch but Silsa dodges it nicely.
Silsa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duddy is working away from the top position though.
Duddy trying to mount his opponent but Silsa defends it.
Silsa manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silsa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Duddy looking to pass the guard.
Duddy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silsa can't keep his opponent in guard - Duddy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Duddy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silsa!
Duddy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silsa can't escape the position.
Duddy unloads with some shots from mount but Silsa bucks and avoids them well.
Duddy scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duddy working for a guillotine from mount but Silsa is in no mood to give up.
Pertti Silsa has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Duddy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silsa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silsa and Duddy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Duddy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silsa has escaped the position, nice work there.

Duddy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silsa tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silsa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Duddy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Duddy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Duddy'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Duddy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silsa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silsa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Silsa misses.
The fighters circling - Duddy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silsa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duddy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silsa cracks Duddy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duddy tries a head kick but it misses.
Silsa misses with a straight left.
Duddy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duddy works over Silsa's head and body with a nice combination.
Silsa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duddy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa scores with a nice head shot.
Silsa lands a body shot.
Silsa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silsa throws a leg kick but Duddy moved away.
John Duddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duddy misses with a straight right.
Silsa thows a body shot but no joy.
Duddy lands a jab to the head.
Pertti Silsa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silsa misses the jab.
Pertti Silsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silsa throws a right and a left that Duddy avoids nicely.
Silsa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Duddy misses.
Silsa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silsa misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duddy. That's going to slow Silsa down.
Duddy throws out a loose jab but Silsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duddy feints and then cracks Silsa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silsa down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy misses with a hook.
Duddy misses with a hook. Silsa ducked under it nicely.
Silsa wants to land a leg kick but Duddy is out of range.
Silsa connects with a right hand. Duddy shakes it off.
Duddy throws a leg kick which misses Silsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Silsa tries to avoid it.
Silsa checks a leg kick.
Silsa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silsa connects with a body shot.
Silsa throws a shot from downtown. Duddy moves away and avoids it.
Silsa misses with a lunging right hand
and Duddy counters with a two punch combo.
Duddy lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duddy manages to avoid it.
Silsa misses with a wild combination.
Silsa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duddy.
Silsa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duddy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silsa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silsa wants to clinch
and Duddy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silsa misses with an uppercut.
Duddy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silsa misses with a hook. Duddy ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Duddy.
Silsa cracks Duddy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silsa is just out of range.
Silsa misses with a combination
and Silsa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Duddy. Those never looked like landing.
Duddy stuffs the takedown.
Duddy tries to move into range but Silsa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Silsa.
Silsa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duddy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silsa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duddy pinned against the cage. Duddy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duddy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duddy lands a leg kick that knocks Silsa off balance momentarily.
Silsa misses with the combination.

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 John Duddy.
I think Duddy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Duddy!
An out of breath John Duddy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rasta Fary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fary might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to El toro guapo. On his way into the cage it seems that Rasta Fary has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rasta Fary seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Fary
vs
Story

162 cm
26
135 lbs
11 - 4 - 2

160 cm
27
140 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)

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 11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasta Fary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Story!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Story closes the distance and clinches.

Story is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fary can't fight it off and eventually Story manages to take the fight to the floor. Fary looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fary trying to control the position here.
Fary wants to sweep here but Story controlling him for the moment.
Story postures up in Fary's guard and throws a big left but Fary blocks it.
Fary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Story throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Story trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fary working a defensive guard here.
Story wants to get up but he can't break Fary's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fary keeping moving, preventing Story from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Story getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Story looks to land a right hand but Fary moved out of range.
Story lands a nice hook to Fary's body. Fary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Story swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fary is looking to clinch.
Story defending well as Fary loads up on a big left hand.

Story has closed the distance and engaged Fary in a clinch.
Story avoids the elbow strike from Fary, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Story.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Story.
Story lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Story works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Story loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Story missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Story decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Story scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Story showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fary.

Story has Fary up against the cage in a clinch.
Story is leaning against Fary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story lands a hook to the side of the head.
Story takes an elbow to the temple.
Fary lands with a light punch inside.
Fary letting Story take a breather here.
Story is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Story breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Story swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fary.
Story blocks a jab.
Story lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fary staying out of range there.
Story is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Story jabs at Fary's body.
Fary just misses with a punch to the body.
Fary 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fary wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fary misses with a double jab
and Story cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fary tries to clinch there but Story circles away.
Some wild striking there from Fary.
Story dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Fary takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Story finds it's target.
Fary misses with a combination
and Story counters with a two punch combo.
Fary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Story misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Story misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Story, as that shot connected.
Fary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Story.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fary throws a head kick that Story semi-blocks.
Story misses the shot to the body.
Fary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Story.
Fary shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Story eats them both and turns towards Fary to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab by Fary.
Fary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nick Story seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Fary. Those never looked like landing.
Fary missing with a left hand there. Story was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Story there.
Fary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Story.
A combination from Fary does no damage.
Story displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fary throws out the jab.
Story connects with a body shot that sends Fary's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Fary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Story.
Story darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fary closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Story creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Story dodges an elbow strike from Fary.
Story misses with a hook to the ribs.
Story tries to throw a body punch but Fary avoids it by throwing Story back against the cage.
Fary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Story walks away with a smile on his face. Fary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Story shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fary but Fary pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fary lands a body shot.
Fary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Story counters with a straight right hand.
Rasta Fary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Story jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Story catches Fary right on the button with a cross.
Fary stuffs the takedown attempt from Story. Story gets slowly back to his feet.
Rasta Fary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Story.
Jab from Fary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Fary.
Fary tries to clinch there but Story circles away.
Fary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Story misses with an uppercut
and Fary counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story missing with a left hand there. Fary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Story misses with a wild body shot.
Fary wants to clinch up but Story keeps it at a distance.
Fary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Story.
Fary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Story.
Fary misses with a lunging right hand
and Story counters with a nice body shot.
Story tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fary was well out of range. Poor timing from Story.
A head kick misses from Fary.
Fary goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Story moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Story fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fary wants to clinch up but Story keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fary.
Fary moves away from the strike by Story.

Story drives through with a takedown into guard.
Story wants to get up but he can't break Fary's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Story looking to sit in guard and control but Fary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fary throws a big right hand that misses.
Story trying to keep a closed guard but Fary is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Story works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Story 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.
Fary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Story works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fary preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fary wants to control from the top but Story keeps moving.
Fary throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rasta Fary will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fary misses the jab.
Fary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Story counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Story throws the left hand but Fary avoids the punch easily.

Story rushes Fary and presses him up against the cage.
Story misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fary misses with the head strike.
Story scores with a nice hook to the head.
Story blocks an uppercut.
Fary jumps guard but Story turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Story tries a body shot but Fary blocks it.
Fary misses with the head strike.
Story works on Fary's body with a couple of short punches.
Story misses with a hook to the ribs.
Story lands a nice shot to the body.
Fary throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Story.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fary lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fary lands a nice knee to the body.
Story managing to block the knees to the body from Fary.
Fary lands a hook to the side of the head.
Story lands with a short shot to the head.
Fary throws an elbow but it misses.
Fary struggles to land a body shot inside as Story controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fary stops a takedown attempt from Story.
Story lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fary backwards.
Fary misses with a knee to the head.
Fary trying to control the position but instead, Story has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fary into the cage.
Fary blocks a body shot from Story.
Fary lands an elbow inside that Story shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Story.

Story manages to break the clinch.
Fary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Story lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fary doesn't seem phased though.
Nice jab there from Story.
Fary moves away from the strike by Story.

Story gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nick Story seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fary displaying some good clinch control by pressing Story up against the cage.
Fary missing with knees to the body.
Fary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fary throws a punch but it's blocked by Story.
Story scores with a shoulder strike.
Story blocking some punches.
Fary can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fary just misses with a elbow thrown towards Story's brow.
A short left from Story.
Fary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Story misses with a punch to the body.
Story is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story misses with a body punch.
Fary throws an elbow that misses.
Fary takes a shot to the head.
Fary keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Story's efforts to push away.
Fary tries to work over Story's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fary scores a nice knee to the body.
Story is looking for a takedown.
Story digs a right hand into Fary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fary's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Story scores with a nice short uppercut.
Story avoids a wild elbow strike from Fary.
Story misses with a hook from the clinch.

Fary is fighting off a takedown attempt but Story is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fary to the mat. Fary regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Story won't allow Fary to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fary keeping full guard, as Story tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Story stands and steps away. Fary gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
An inside leg kick from Fary misses.
Story walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fary fails with the takedown
and Story counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fary misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Story moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Fary.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Story!
An out of breath Nick Story thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi has chosen Metallica - Hero of the Day as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Farro
vs
Susi

165 cm
31
154 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

175 cm
31
158 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Brute
ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Farro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Susi's head.
Farro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Susi won't allow Farro to pass to mount.
Farro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Susi's head.
Farro wants to take a breather but Susi is having none of it.
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. Farro connects with a nice short shot to Susi's temple.
Farro wants to control but Susi is keeping him busy.
Farro controlling the action here.
Farro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farro raining down hammerfists from mount.
Susi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro landing strikes from the mount and Susi is in trouble!
Farro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Susi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Farro with shots to the head and body - Susi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Farro lands a big shot there that rocks Susi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Farro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Susi is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Susi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Farro landing shots from mount.

Susi is rocked!
Farro lands a big shot there that rocks Susi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Susi is still in real trouble! Can Farro finish him?
Farro connects with a bit shot that sees Susi covering up! More strikes from Farro and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Farro is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Farro!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ben Farro waved his t-shirt featuring Undead clothing. All items 10$'s logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eye of the Tiger. Wang has chosen Minority - Green Day as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Red Gym
vs
Yan Wang

190 cm
28
201 lbs
12 - 5 - 4

185 cm
28
195 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

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 12 - 5 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Ten Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Red Gym.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Red Gym pushes him off.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red Gym walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Red Gym wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Red Gym thows a body shot but no joy.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Red Gym.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Red Gym saw that one coming.
Wang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wang takes one on the button.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red Gym.
Red Gym misses the shot to the body.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the body
and Wang counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Red Gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a hook but Red Gym avoids it easily.
Red Gym scores with a hook to the body. Wang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the body
enabling Wang to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang wants to clinch.
Wang is looking to clinch but Red Gym is avoiding it.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Red Gym.

Wang rushes Red Gym and presses him up against the cage.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Wang misses with a punch to the body.

Red Gym breaks from the clinch.
Red Gym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Wang misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym slips a straight right by Wang.
Red Gym lands with a shot to the body.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red Gym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Wang throws out a powerful jab.
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Gym walks into a jab.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red Gym.
Wang wants to clinch up but Red Gym keeps it at a distance.
Wang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Red Gym jabs at Wang's body.
Wang scores with a jab to the body.
Wang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Red Gym's sensitive parts.
Wang lands with a nice body kick.
Red Gym just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red Gym moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red Gym. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red Gym punishes Wang's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Red Gym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Red Gym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Red Gym lands a nice looking body shot.
Red Gym fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.
Wang avoids the body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wang can pounce on him.
Red Gym comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Wang. Those never looked like landing.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym connects with a body shot that sends Wang's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Wang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.
Red Gym avoids the head kick by Wang.
Ten Red Gym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wang misses with some punches.
Wang tries to break free but Red Gym pushes him back against the cage.
Red Gym looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wang misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red Gym working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Red Gym is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wang tries a body shot but Red Gym blocks it.
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 Ten Red Gym will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Red Gym!
Red Gym connects with a single shot there.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Red Gym circles away.
Red Gym avoids the head kick by Wang.
Wang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wang throws a series of punches but Red Gym moves out of range.
Red Gym checks a leg kick.
Red Gym throws a chopping leg kick but Wang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Red Gym takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang throws a jab but it's blocked by Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
A lazy left from Red Gym finds it's target.
Red Gym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red Gym misses the body punch
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red Gym. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Red Gym just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red Gym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Red Gym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red Gym throws a combination that misses
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Wang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Red Gym counters with a low kick, right behind Wang 's knee.
Wang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Red Gym is looking to wear down Wang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wang looks for the body kick but Red Gym saw that one coming.
Red Gym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wang throws a jab when Red Gym was well out of range.
Red Gym slips under a jab.
Red Gym misses the shot to the body.
Red Gym misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Red Gym scores with a nice right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym lands a jab to Wang's midsection.
Red Gym scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wang in his tracks.
Red Gym misses with a series of wild punches.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Wang both land. Nice combination.
Red Gym throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Red Gym's knee momentarily.
A head kick from Wang lands but Red Gym takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang.

Wang moves into the clinch.
Wang fails to pull guard.
Wang blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red Gym.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wang tries to throw a body punch but Red Gym avoids it by throwing Wang back against the cage.
Wang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Red Gym gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wang.

Red Gym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a wild body shot.
Wang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Red Gym. Red Gym circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Red Gym misses with a body punch
and Wang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Red Gym fails to land with a series of punches.
Red Gym takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Red Gym fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Red Gym misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang throws a leg kick but Red Gym sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Red Gym bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wang's head backwards.
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ten Red Gym dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Red Gym digs a good hook to Wang's body.

Wang gets a clinch.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Wang.
Red Gym misses with a punch on the inside.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red Gym checks a leg kick nicely.
Red Gym misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Red Gym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wang with a nice cross.
Red Gym misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Wang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym throws a hook to the side of Wang's head but Wang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red Gym.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Wang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Wang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
Wang misses with some punches.
Wang can't find room to land a body shot as Red Gym controls the action.
Wang lands a right hand.
Wang tries a body shot but Red Gym blocks it.

Red Gym manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Red Gym misses the target.
Red Gym fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wang checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Red Gym looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Red Gym throws a low kick, looking for Wang's leg but Wang calmly moves out of range.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym just misses with a punch to the body.
Wang defending well as Red Gym loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang misses with a left hand
and Red Gym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Red Gym bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wang's head.
Red Gym thuds a left hand into Wang's body.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Red Gym connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red Gym manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Red Gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a right hand
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Red Gym throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red Gym throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Wang walks into a straight right hand from Red Gym.
Wang lands a lovely overhand right.
Red Gym stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wang.
A good leg kick by Red Gym.

Wang forces Red Gym back against the cage and clinches.
Wang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wang tries a body shot but Red Gym blocks it.
Wang wants a takedown but no success here.
Wang tries to throw a body punch but Red Gym avoids it by throwing Wang back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Wang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Wang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Red Gym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Red Gym wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Red Gym tries to break the clinch but Wang is controlling the position.
Ten Red Gym is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Wang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Red Gym.
Ting Yan Wang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang lands a body shot.
Wang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ting Yan Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ting Yan Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Red Gym has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ten Red Gym!
A pretty intense looking Ten Red Gym took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Maldi has chosen Loituma TECHNO! as his entrance music. Malvin Maldi has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hunt
vs
Maldi

175 cm
26
170 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

170 cm
31
161 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maldi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maldi checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maldi misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maldi avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Maldi does it's job there.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Maldi ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Maldi.
Maldi throws a big shot that misses.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Maldi avoids it well.
Hunt tries a low kick but Maldi avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi misses with a kick to the body.
Maldi moves out of range of the body kick.
Maldi swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Maldi throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
Maldi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt tries to work over Maldi's front leg with a kick but Maldi checks it.
Maldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.

Hunt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maldi defending well though.
Hunt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt is thwarting Maldi's attempts to control the position.
Maldi wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maldi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Maldi is retaining full guard.
Maldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Maldi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldi keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Maldi is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Malvin Maldi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maldi checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Maldi throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt shoots for a takedown but Maldi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Maldi misses with a looping left.
Maldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldi missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merik Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Maldi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maldi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Maldi ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Maldi.
Maldi throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Maldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Maldi tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi lands with a right hand.
Hunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Maldi misses.
Maldi lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
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 Merik Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Maldi moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Maldi counters with a straight right hand.

Maldi gets the takedown into side control.
Hunt prevents Maldi from moving into mount.

Maldi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hunt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maldi prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maldi is working away from the top position though.
Hunt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunt 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.
Hunt is adopting a defensive guard.
Maldi looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi controlling the position.
Hunt postures up.
Maldi controlling the position.
Hunt is pushing down on Maldi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maldi is fighting to maintain full guard but Hunt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maldi trying to hold on to Hunt's head to control him but Hunt postures up.
Hunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maldi's head.
Hunt is trying to control. Maldi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunt wants to take a breather but Maldi is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maldi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maldi is trying to hold Hunt in close to prevent damage but Hunt has managed to pass into half guard.
Hunt trying to control from half guard but Maldi is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldi trying to control from the bottom.
Hunt lands with a punch from half guard.
Maldi is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maldi is pressing down on Hunt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maldi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt postures up.
Maldi keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Maldi wants to hit a switch here but Hunt passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maldi there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is looking to improve his position but Hunt isn't that keen on the idea.
Hunt unloading with bombs!

It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut.
Maldi 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.
Hunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maldi is looking to improve his position.

Hunt seems to be working for a kimura but Maldi defends the submission attempt.
Hunt trying to control from half guard but Maldi is working away.
Maldi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maldi trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maldi looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maldi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maldi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maldi has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage.
Hunt scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Maldi.
Maldi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merik Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maldi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hunt looking to finish with strikes here!
A nice elbow there by Hunt.
Maldi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hunt wants to sweep but no luck.
Maldi trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maldi controls the pace.
Hunt 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt trying to strike off his back.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
Maldi throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Maldi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maldi postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maldi misses with a looping left.
Malvin Maldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Maldi.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malvin Maldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merik Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Maldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maldi throws a nice looking combination but Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Maldi.
Maldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldi misses with a head kick.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Maldi.
Nice takedown defense from Maldi. No joy for Hunt on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldi throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maldi swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Maldi moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Maldi swinging wildly here.
Hunt clobbers Maldi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maldi throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Maldi sprawls well.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Maldi misses.
Hunt takes a swing at Maldi's ribcage but misses.
Maldi throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Maldi misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Maldi with an uppercut!
Maldi throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldi avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Maldi tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Maldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Maldi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maldi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Maldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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 Merik Hunt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunt, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
Our winner, Merik Hunt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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