EPL 6: Event Eight PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Rautiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Saadiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Rautiainen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rautiainen
vs
Saadiev

192 cm
29
218 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

190 cm
21
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Rautiainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Saadiev!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saadiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rautiainen.
Saadiev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rautiainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saadiev avoids it really well and circles away.
Rautiainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saadiev moves away.
A leg kick checked by Saadiev.
Saadiev slaps away a takedown attempt from Rautiainen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rautiainen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rautiainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saadiev swings for the body but Rautiainen moves out of range.
Rautiainen fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Saadiev blocks the leg kick.
Saadiev swinging wildly here.
Saadiev throws out a loose jab but Rautiainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rautiainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saadiev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saadiev misses with a wild body shot.
Saadiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saadiev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rautiainen throws a body punch but Saadiev moves out of range.
That kick from Rautiainen tenderised Saadiev's leg. Saadiev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab from Rautiainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautiainen fails to land the takedown.
Saadiev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rautiainen on the side of the head.

It looks like Marcus Rautiainen has been cut.
Rautiainen shoots in for a takedown but Saadiev shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautiainen tried to score with a low kick but Saadiev checks it.
Rautiainen takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Rautiainen.
Rautiainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saadiev but Saadiev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saadiev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saadiev wants it to stay on the feet.
Rautiainen has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev looks to land a right hand but Rautiainen moved out of range.
Saadiev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Saadiev misses.
Saadiev throws a nice looking combination but Rautiainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saadiev misses the shot to the body.
Rautiainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Saadiev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rautiainen is breathing heavily.
Rautiainen avoids the body shot from Saadiev.
Saadiev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rautiainen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saadiev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saadiev throws a combination. Rautiainen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev connects with a leg kick. Rautiainen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saadiev lands with a right hand.

Marcus Rautiainen's cut is getting worse.

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

Rautiainen is rocked!
A slow jab from Rautiainen misses its intended target.
Rautiainen throws the kick towards the body but Saadiev avoids it.
Marcus Rautiainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saadiev throws a head kick but Rautiainen moves out of range.
Rautiainen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rautiainen misses with a takedown attempt - Saadiev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saadiev lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Saadiev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Rautiainen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rautiainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Saadiev. That snapped Rautiainen's head back.
Saadiev throws a head kick that misses.
Saadiev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rautiainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saadiev's waist but Saadiev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rautiainen off to one side.
Rautiainen needs to keep his hands up - Saadiev had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Rautiainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Marcus Rautiainen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saadiev misses with a looping left.
Rautiainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Rautiainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saadiev's sensitive parts.
Saadiev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rautiainen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Saadiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautiainen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saadiev throws a right and a left that Rautiainen avoids nicely.
Saadiev misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saadiev blocks a low kick nicely.
Rautiainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Saadiev.
Rautiainen throws a good cross that connects.
Rautiainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saadiev on the side of the head.
Rautiainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saadiev cracks Rautiainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rautiainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saadiev is fending him off so far but Rautiainen persists. Nope, Saadiev circles away and we're back to standing.
Rautiainen swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautiainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saadiev.
Rautiainen lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Saadiev.
Rautiainen tries to move into range but Saadiev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Jeez, Marcus Rautiainen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saadiev swings for the body but Rautiainen moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Saadiev. No joy for Rautiainen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rautiainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rautiainen looks for the body kick but Saadiev saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Rautiainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Saadiev which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rautiainen.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rautiainen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rautiainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Rautiainen misses.
Rautiainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saadiev circles away.
Rautiainen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Saadiev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Rautiainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dmitry Saadiev!
Dmitry Saadiev was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luan Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Ireland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colin Ireland will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nguyen
vs
Ireland

180 cm
29
215 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

200 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luan Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Ireland!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ireland. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ireland throws a shot from downtown. Nguyen moves away and avoids it.
Ireland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Colin Ireland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ireland throws a looping overhand right but Nguyen ducks down to avoid it.
Ireland scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nguyen in his tracks.

It looks like Luan Nguyen has been cut.
Ireland goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ireland misses with a hook.
No joy there for Ireland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Ireland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ireland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Ireland misses its intended target.
Ireland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ireland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nguyen.
Ireland looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Ireland looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Ireland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nguyen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nguyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Ireland coming out on top.
Ireland clobbers Nguyen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Luan Nguyen's cut is getting worse.
Decent striking displayed by Ireland there.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ireland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ireland misses with a hook. Nguyen ducked under it nicely.
Ireland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nguyen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ireland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nguyen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ireland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nguyen.
Ireland falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nguyen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nguyen trying to control but Ireland is working from the bottom.
Nguyen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nguyen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ireland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen looking to pass the guard.
Nguyen is working hard here to advance position.

Nguyen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Nguyen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nguyen wanted to stand there but Ireland had control of the position.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Ireland keeps moving.
Ireland is controlling Nguyen's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nguyen throws a big right hand that misses.
Nguyen forces his way into half guard.

Nguyen seems to be working for a kimura but Ireland defends the submission attempt.

Nguyen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ireland sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nguyen is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Ireland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luan Nguyen's cut.
That's time! Nguyen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ireland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ireland throws a looping overhand right but Nguyen ducks down to avoid it.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ireland.
Ireland is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ireland throws out a loose jab but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nguyen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ireland.
Nguyen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ireland. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Ireland misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ireland. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nguyen shoots in but Ireland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ireland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ireland moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Ireland drops Nguyen with a left right combo! Ireland follows him down to the ground into side control.

Nguyen is rocked!

Luan Nguyen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nguyen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nguyen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nguyen manages to get back to half guard.
Nguyen regains full guard. Nicely done.

Nguyen pushes a forearm under Ireland's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ireland is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luan Nguyen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Delgado Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ash
vs
Delgado Villegas

178 cm
22
161 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Ash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manuel Delgado Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ash on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Villegas throws a lazy uppercut
and Ash counters with a stiff right hand.
Ash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villegas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Villegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Ash.
Villegas throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ash counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Villegas's guard now.
Ash looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ash will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ash wants to control from the top but Villegas keeps moving.
Villegas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ash. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Ash.
Villegas throws a poor cross that misses
and Ash counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Villegas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Villegas misses with a straight left.
Villegas works Ash's body with a nice hook.
Villegas leaves Ash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Villegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas slaps away a takedown attempt from Ash, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Ash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Villegas as he jumps to the side.

Ash takes the fight into the clinch.
Villegas is trying to break the clinch but Ash has him pressed against the cage.
Ash tries for a takedown but Villegas manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villegas wants to break free but Ash has control.
Ash drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Villegas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ash is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash tries to pull guard but Villegas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Villegas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ash jumps guard but Villegas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Villegas breaks from the clinch.
Villegas tests Ash's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Adam Ash has been cut.
Ash is looking to clinch.
Villegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ash counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Villegas wants to get back to his feet but Ash is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ash lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Ash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ash controls from within his opponent's guard.
Villegas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ash.
Ash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ash 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.
Villegas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ash works over Villegas with some ground and pound from guard.
Ash scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Villegas is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Ash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Ash's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ash blocks a jab.
A big right from Villegas misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villegas misses with a left hand
and Ash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Villegas misses with a hook. Ash ducked under it nicely.

Ash gets a clinch.
Ash tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Villegas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Villegas lands with a short shot to the head.

Villegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villegas misses with a left hand

and Ash counters with a nice double leg into side control. Villegas won't be happy with that.
Ash tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Villegas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Villegas is not content to let Ash control the position.
Ash is putting a hurting on Villegas here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas is pushing Ash's head away, looking to escape. Ash manages to hold on to the position though.
Ash creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Villegas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ash postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ash looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Villegas is avoiding damage well.
Ash misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ash is putting a hurting on Villegas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ash postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ash connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Villegas some visible discomfort.
Ash misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Villegas is trying to get back to half guard.
Ash is looking to take a break and control but Villegas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villegas regains half guard, as Ash was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ash is keen to just control but Villegas is a slippery customer.
Villegas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ash.
Ash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ash is keen to just control but Villegas is a slippery customer.

Ash is looking for a kimura here.
Villegas is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ash is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ash trying to control but Villegas is working from the bottom.
Ash cracks Villegas with a solid left hand.
Ash postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ash trying to control but Villegas is working from the bottom.
Ash throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Ash dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Ash's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ash tries to clinch up.
Ash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Villegas circles away.

Ash looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Ash is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ash trying to control but Villegas is working from the bottom.
Ash pushing down on Villegas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ash slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ash wants to control but Villegas is keeping him busy.
Ash is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Villegas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ash thows a huge punch but Villegas dodges it nicely.
Ash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Villegas wants to improve his position but Ash is controlling well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Villegas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manuel Delgado Villegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ash trying to control the action but Villegas is working from the bottom.
Villegas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Ash seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Villegas is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adam Ash!
Adam Ash really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog comes to the cage accompanied by Takida - Curly Sue. Bull comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - Fire It Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Herzog
vs
Bull

175 cm
36
166 lbs
26 - 16 - 2

175 cm
37
157 lbs
36 - 26 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Dynamite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Herzog scores with a body shot.
Bull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herzog can pounce on him.
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bull jabs Herzog right on the nose. Herzog blinks but takes it well.
Nice cross by Bull.
Bull jabs Herzog to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull jabs at Herzog's body.
Nice sprawl there from Bull as Herzog shoots in.
Bull with a lazy takedown attempt
and Herzog counters with a nice leg kick.
Herzog cracks Bull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Herzog feints and as Bull raises his hands in defense, Herzog changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Herzog's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Herzog works over Bull with some ground and pound from guard.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Bull throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bull wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Bull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bull looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Bull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Herzog defends well.
Herzog scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Herzog works over Bull with some ground and pound from guard.

Bull working for a triangle but Herzog defends it easily.
Herzog trying to control the position from guard on top but Bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Herzog distracts Bull with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Herzog trying to control the position from guard on top but Bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herzog landing some decent shots from guard.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Herzog is really struggling to control Bull but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bull controls Herzog momentarily but Herzog frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Herzog haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Herzog postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Herzog is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Herzog 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.
Bull throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bull bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herzog's guard.
Bull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Herzog looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bull drops back, looking for a kneebar! Herzog looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Herzog looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Herzog!
Bull regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull won't allow Herzog to pass to mount.
Herzog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Herzog passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog lands a nice forearm strike.
Herzog creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bull tries to bench press Herzog off him but Herzog keeps the position.
Bull is trying to buck Herzog off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herzog cracks Bull with a big right hand but Bull just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Herzog works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bull manages to get back to half guard.
Herzog working the head and body with strikes.

Bull is rocked!
Bull wants to control but Herzog is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Herzog is looking for a kimura here.
Bull on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Herzog dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Herzog cracks the inside of Bull's front leg.
Herzog throws a good cross that connects.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Herzog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Herzog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Herzog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bull throws a chopping leg kick but Herzog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herzog is looking to slow Bull down with leg kicks.
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bull moves out of range as Herzog strikes.

Bull closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Herzog quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Herzog wants to control but Bull is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throwing shots but Herzog is blocking nicely.
Bull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Herzog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Bull postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Herzog is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bull, into his guard.
Herzog is working Bull over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Herzog won't allow Bull to sweep him here.
Herzog lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Herzog is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Bull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Herzog with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Herzog landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull 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.
Herzog lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bull looking for a sweep. Not yet Bull, not yet.

Bull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Herzog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Herzog manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Chris Herzog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Herzog working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bull's head.
Roy Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Herzog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Herzog trying to control the position from guard on top but Bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herzog passes Bull's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bull is looking to improve his position.
Herzog winds up and cracks Bull with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Herzog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Bull manages to get to full guard.
Herzog throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herzog accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Herzog with a flurry of punches that miss.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Herzog passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Herzog lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bull down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herzog lands a few punches from side control.
Herzog in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Herzog is looking to take a break and control but Bull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bull is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herzog lands a nice forearm strike.
Herzog landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chris Herzog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Herzog scores with a couple of short elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Herzog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Herzog 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Herzog!
A very excited looking Chris Herzog made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi has chosen Loituma TECHNO! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Domingo Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Perez
vs
Maldi

176 cm
31
157 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

170 cm
34
161 lbs
39 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

DJs Locker
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown by Perez or perhaps it was just good defense by Maldi which made him look bad.
Perez tries to clinch but Maldi moves out of range.
Perez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perez lands with a straight right. Maldi didn't see that one coming.
Maldi fails to land the takedown.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perez moves out of range as Maldi strikes.
Maldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi throws a poor cross that misses
and Perez counters with a leg kick.
Perez misses with a leg kick

and Maldi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Maldi tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Perez presses Maldi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Maldi has him pressed against the cage.
Perez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maldi walks away with a smile on his face. Perez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maldi moves out of range as Perez throws a body kick.
Maldi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Perez.
Perez throws a body kick that misses
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Perez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maldi!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldi tries to bench press Perez off him but Perez keeps the position.
Maldi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the action but Maldi is working from the bottom.
Maldi sneaks back into half guard.
Perez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maldi is looking for a sweep. Perez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maldi trying to hold on to Perez's head to control him but Perez postures up.
Maldi is looking for a sweep. Perez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Perez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perez drops an elbow to the side of Maldi's head.
Maldi is looking to control Perez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maldi avoid being mounted?
Perez 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is taking a breather. Maldi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maldi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perez is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Maldi.
Maldi scores with a body shot.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Perez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perez throws a hook but Maldi avoids it easily.
Perez misses with a body kick.
Perez throws a hook but Maldi blocks it.
Maldi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maldi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldi.
Maldi scores with a leg kick.
Maldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez misses with a body kick.
Perez throws a chopping leg kick but Maldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domingo Perez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Maldi lands a nice looking body shot.
Maldi lands a nice looking body kick.
Maldi punishes Perez's body with a nice straight punch.
Maldi blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Maldi fails with the takedown.
Perez tries to work over Maldi's front leg with a kick but Maldi checks it.
Maldi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Perez.
Maldi thows a body shot but no joy.
Perez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maldi throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Perez wants to slow Maldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
A swing and a miss from Maldi.
Maldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez shoots in for a double leg but Maldi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maldi avoids the body shot from Perez.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Perez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez misses the body punch

so Maldi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Perez looking for a sweep. Not yet Perez, not yet.
Malvin Maldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maldi connects with a couple of short punches.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi looking to pass the guard.
Maldi is looking to work some ground and pound but Perez has wrist control.

Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Malvin Maldi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maldi passes into half guard.

Maldi wants to work for an arm triangle but Perez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi slips a nice elbow through Perez's hands, connecting with Perez's forehead.
Perez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maldi forces his way into half guard.
Maldi prevents Perez from improving his position.
Maldi working the head and body with strikes.
Perez controlling the position well.
Perez is staying active underneath Maldi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Maldi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perez has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maldi is looking for a kimura but Perez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maldi to get the leverage.
Perez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maldi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maldi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maldi has managed to get both his arms back between Perez's legs - danger averted.
Maldi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maldi advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maldi is working away from the top position though.

Perez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maldi pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi misses with a head shot. Perez uses the momentum to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malvin Maldi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:19
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fuel-Hemorrhage. Fletcher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Williams
vs
Fletcher

178 cm
31
165 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

175 cm
38
146 lbs
37 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Firus Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fletcher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fletcher looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fletcher is keeping the position for now.
Fletcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fletcher trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.

Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Fletcher trying to control the position.
Williams advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fletcher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.

Fletcher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fletcher's guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Fletcher defending well.
Fletcher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fletcher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Fletcher is retaining full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Fletcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a nice head shot there.

Fletcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
Fletcher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Fletcher throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams trying to control here.
Fletcher is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fletcher passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fletcher.
Fletcher tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams tries to hold on but Fletcher pushes him away.
Fletcher wants to control but Williams has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Firus Williams will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fletcher drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williams is not content to let Fletcher control the position.
Rmarkas Fletcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fletcher misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Williams is looking to control Fletcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Williams tries to roll over but Fletcher keeps him under control.
Fletcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams is staying active underneath Fletcher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to hold on to Fletcher's head to control him but Fletcher postures up.
Fletcher trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.

Fletcher is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fletcher.
Fletcher wants to free his trapped foot but Williams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Fletcher wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Fletcher wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Fletcher has control of the leg.
Rmarkas Fletcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fletcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fletcher trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.
Fletcher thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Fletcher from controlling successfully.
Williams looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fletcher puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Firus Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Fletcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fletcher.

Fletcher is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams gets full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rmarkas Fletcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 19:20
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Suokas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Ola has chosen Disorder by Ice T&Slayer as his entrance music. Nic Ola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suokas
vs
Ola

175 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 16 - 1

179 cm
37
146 lbs
33 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Viljo Suokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ola jabs Suokas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Suokas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ola cracks Suokas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Suokas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ola throws a series of punches but Suokas moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ola. Suokas does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Suokas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suokas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suokas in his tracks.
A clash of legs there as Suokas blocks the low kick.
Suokas punishes Ola's body with a nice straight punch.
Suokas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suokas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas throws a sloppy head kick
and Ola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suokas just misses with a punch to the body.
Ola tries to clinch but Suokas is having none of it.
Suokas misses with a straight left.
Ola cracks a nice hook into Suokas's ribs.
Ola thuds his right hand into Suokas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Suokas's head.
Suokas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ola can pounce on him.
Ola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Suokas.
A jab from Ola finds it's way through Suokas's defenses.
Suokas throws a right hand that misses
and Ola counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suokas's knee momentarily.
Suokas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ola.
Suokas blocks a jab.
Ola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suokas. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ola just misses with a punch to the body.
Ola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suokas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ola is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ola throws a body punch but Suokas moves out of range.
Suokas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ola is able to avoid easily.
Ola swings for the body but Suokas moves out of range.
Ola checks a low kick from Suokas.
Nice jab there from Ola.
Ola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ola closes the distance and clinches up with Suokas, looking for a takedown. Ola pushes Suokas against the cage but Suokas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ola misses with a wild body shot.
Suokas looks to land a combination. Ola sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Ola is rocked!
Ola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ola is still on wobbly legs! Can Suokas finish him?
Ola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suokas misses with an uppercut
and Ola counters with a thumping low kick.
A clash of legs there as Ola blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ola tries to clinch up but Suokas circles away and keeps his distance.
Suokas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ola.
Ola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suokas.
Suokas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suokas looks for the body kick but Ola saw that one coming.
Ola seems to have recovered his senses.
Ola throws a leg kick but Suokas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suokas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suokas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ola fails with a takedown attempt.
Suokas ducks under a wild hook from Ola.
Ola throws a series of punches but Suokas moves out of range.
Suokas blocks a jab.
Ola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ola is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Suokas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ola tries to land a front kick but Suokas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suokas scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Ola.
Ola moves out of range as Suokas throws a body kick.
Ola delivers a nice body kick.
Ola moves out of range of the leg kick from Suokas.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ola 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 Suokas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suokas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suokas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ola looks to score with a jab to the body but Suokas is just out of range.
Suokas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suokas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ola.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suokas scores with a sloppy right hand. Ola should have avoided that one.
Ola throws the left hand but Suokas avoids the punch easily.
Suokas throws a hook but Ola avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Suokas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nic Ola 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. This is the final round!

Ola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suokas misses with a looping right.
Ola throws a leg kick but Suokas moved away.
Suokas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ola tries a head kick but it misses.
Ola walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suokas tried to score with a low kick but Ola checks it.
Ola wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Ola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ola.
Ola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suokas misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokas slips under a jab from Ola.
Ola cracks Suokas with a good jab.
Ola scores with a body shot.
Ola looks to score with a jab to the body but Suokas is just out of range.
Ola 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.
Ola moves away from the strike by Suokas.
Suokas drops his hands momentarily and Ola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suokas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ola.
Suokas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suokas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suokas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suokas throws a head kick that Ola semi-blocks.
Ola blocks a head kick by Suokas.
Ola slips under a jab.
Ola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suokas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokas ducks under a wild hook from Ola.
Ola scores with a head kick.
Ola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suokas looks to land a combination but Ola avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suokas misses with a left hand
and Ola counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ola scores with a nice right hand.
Ola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suokas.
Ola throws a leg kick but Suokas moved away.
Ola scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ola lands with a straight right. Suokas didn't see that one coming.
Ola loads up on a big right hand but Suokas slips the punch.
Nic Ola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suokas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suokas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Viljo Suokas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Nic Ola has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ola throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Suokas.
Ola tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Suokas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suokas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ola up against the cage.
Suokas lands a left hand.

Ola manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nic Ola!
As Nic Ola got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks for a fine fight,now....Sun Ra will get you one day but now..hmm...well you are better... Puska thats a diffrent story ,hope will have a chance to show you how it meant to end up,hehehe.'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blu Pisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pisa
vs
Garnett

190 cm
24
180 lbs
14 - 6 - 2

186 cm
30
182 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Blu Pisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisa misses with the body kick
and Garnett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garnett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pisa is looking to slow Garnett down with leg kicks.
Pisa wants to land a leg kick but Garnett is out of range.
Pisa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garnett's sensitive parts.
Pisa tries to land a front kick but Garnett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garnett blocks a head kick by Pisa.
Pisa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garnett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pisa.
Pisa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pisa throws a head kick that Garnett semi-blocks.

It looks like Kevin Garnett has been cut.
Garnett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pisa has time to react.
Pisa misses with a head kick.
Pisa throws a lazy head kick
and Garnett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garnett.
Pisa throws a lazy head kick
and Garnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pisa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garnett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pisa throws a leg kick
and Garnett counters with a nice uppercut.
Pisa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garnett. Garnett obviously looking to wear him down.
Pisa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pisa throws a body kick that misses
and Garnett counters with a huge left! Pisa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Garnett isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pisa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Garnett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Garnett!
An out of breath Kevin Garnett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Geoly acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Andersson
vs
Geoly

186 cm
30
168 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

189 cm
28
183 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Geoly.
Geoly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Geoly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Andersson cracks Geoly with a good jab.
Andersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andersson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Geoly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Geoly pushes Andersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Geoly digs a right hand into Andersson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andersson's gas tank.
Geoly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Geoly swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Geoly lands an uppercut.
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!
Andersson misses with the head strike.
Geoly'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.
Geoly lands with a left to the head.
Geoly scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Geoly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
Geoly misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Andersson fails to land.
Andersson tries a body shot but Geoly blocks it.
A short uppercut from Geoly.
Geoly gets through Andersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Geoly.
Andersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geoly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geoly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
Andersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Geoly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Geoly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Andersson can't fight it off and eventually Geoly manages to take the fight to the floor. Andersson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Andersson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Andersson controls Geoly momentarily but Geoly frees himself.
Andersson seems keen to control Geoly's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Andersson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses the body punch
and Geoly counters with a good, hard body kick but Andersson shrugs it off.
Andersson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frank Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Geoly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andersson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andersson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Geoly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geoly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geoly.
Geoly feints and then cracks Andersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersson down.
Geoly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andersson moves out of range as Geoly throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geoly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersson.
Andersson takes a swing at Geoly's ribcage but misses.
Geoly blocks a head kick by Andersson.
Geoly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andersson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson punishes Geoly's body with a nice straight punch.
Geoly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Andersson throws a hook but Geoly avoids it easily.
Andersson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geoly swats away the attempt to clinch by Andersson.
Geoly misses with the body kick
and Andersson counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Andersson misses the target.
Geoly throws a low kick but Andersson moves out of range easily.
Geoly misses with a hook. Andersson ducked under it nicely.
Andersson walks into a left hand.
Geoly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersson looks to land a combination but Geoly avoids it well.
Geoly slips a jab from Andersson.
Andersson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Geoly misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Geoly 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. This is the final round!

Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geoly throws out a loose jab but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geoly misses with a few strikes there.
Andersson avoids the body shot from Geoly.
Geoly tries to work over Andersson's front leg with a kick but Andersson checks it.
Andersson loads up on a big right hand but Geoly slips the punch.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Geoly throws a shot from downtown. Andersson moves away and avoids it.
Geoly thumps Andersson with a low kick.
Alexander Geoly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Geoly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Geoly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Andersson.
Frank Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geoly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Geoly misses with a leg kick.
Andersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geoly throws a right hand that misses
and Andersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson missing with a left hand there. Geoly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Andersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Geoly doesn't seem bothered though.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Geoly there.
Andersson digs a good body shot into Geoly's ribs.
Andersson blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Andersson misses the target.
Andersson lands a head shot.
Andersson lands with a kick to the temple. Geoly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andersson misses with a kick to the body.
Andersson lands with a good body shot.
Geoly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Andersson takes a swing at Geoly's ribcage but misses.
Alexander Geoly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Andersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geoly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geoly.
Andersson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andersson slaps away a takedown attempt from Geoly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andersson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Geoly's head.
Geoly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Andersson lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Andersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geoly misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andersson.
Andersson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Geoly under the eye.
Geoly misses with a body kick.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Geoly is just out of range.
A lazy left from Geoly finds it's target.
Andersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Geoly misses.
Geoly throws a chopping leg kick but Andersson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Geoly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andersson misses with an uppercut
and Geoly counters with a head kick. That will keep Andersson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Andersson tries a low kick but Geoly avoids it.
Geoly slips a straight right by Andersson.
Andersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geoly's corner calls for a 1-2. Geoly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Andersson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Geoly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoly throws a low kick but Andersson avoids it.
Andersson swings for the body but Geoly moves out of range.

Geoly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Geoly lands in his opponent's guard.
Frank Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geoly trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen Deja Vu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sik
vs
Cruz

177 cm
32
168 lbs
16 - 13 - 3

170 cm
33
165 lbs
23 - 12 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dat Sik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 4, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruz's head.
Sik throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Sik looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Sik lands with a shot to the body.

Sik gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cruz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

Sik is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.

Sik looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Sik keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Sik has his hands on Cruz's head, controlling the position.
Sik is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sik looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cruz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sik won't allow Cruz to pass to mount.
Cruz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sik!
Sik tries to improve his position but instead Cruz has taken his back!
Sik tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz throwing strikes here but Sik is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cruz fails to advance to Sik's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz prevents Sik from getting the reversal.
Sik is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Sik is controlling an arm, preventing Cruz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Sik bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sik throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Cruz working a defensive guard but Sik passes into half guard.
Cruz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is not content to let Sik control the position.
Sik is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cruz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz tries to kick Sik off but Sik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sik looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dat Sik.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Sik tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Humberto Cruz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sik throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.

Sik tries to sprawl but Cruz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sik keeps working.
Humberto Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sik.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Sik keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sik is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Sik's legs - danger averted.
Sik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Sik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sik seems keen to control Cruz's posture.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Humberto Cruz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sik ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Sik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Sik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sik.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Sik.
Humberto Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Sik thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Sik misses with a body punch
and Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sik thinking.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sik throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sik.
Cruz looks to throw a body kick
letting Sik counter with a right hand.
Sik loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Humberto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sik throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Sik throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz fakes the leg kick and cracks Sik in the body.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sik.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sik.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sik looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Sik punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Humberto Cruz.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 19:19
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 19:19
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 19:20

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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