REZDOG 32: Indignant Dog PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kerim Kararak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kozowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerim Kararak has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kararak
vs
Kozowski

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kerim Kararak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcin Kozowski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kozowski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kararak's half guard.

Kozowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Kozowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Kozowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozowski is pressing down on Kararak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kararak is holding on for now.
Kozowski is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kozowski trying to control from half guard but Kararak is working away.
Kararak wants to get back to full guard.

Kozowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kozowski passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kozowski trying to control the position but Kararak is working away.

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

Kozowski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kararak rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kozowski's guard! Nice work there by Kararak!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kozowski is looking for a triangle here but Kararak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kozowski tries to improve position but can't.
Kozowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Kozowski is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kozowski told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kozowski keeps trying to improve his position.
Kozowski tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kararak easily slips into full mount!
Kozowski regains half guard.
Kozowski gets back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kararak wants to control from the top but Kozowski keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Kozowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kararak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozowski.
Kararak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kararak slips under a jab from Kozowski.
Kararak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kozowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kararak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kozowski throws a lazy right hand but Kararak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kozowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kararak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kozowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kararak under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kararak moves away from the strike by Kozowski.
Kararak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Kararak gets caught napping as Kozowski dives in and scores a takedown. Kararak manages to retain guard.

Kozowski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kararak looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kararak looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kararak!

Kozowski gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozowski trying to control but Kararak postures up.
Kozowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kozowski.

Kozowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kozowski trying to keep a closed guard but Kararak is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kozowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kozowski looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kararak has picked Kozowski up and slammed him! Kozowski can't keep hold of the triangle and Kararak manages to pass to side control!
Kozowski regains half guard.
Kozowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kozowski.
Kararak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Kozowski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kararak passes into half guard.
Kozowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Kozowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kararak is aware though and is defending well.
Kararak looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Kozowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kozowski tries to buck Kararak off but Kararak is having none of it.
Kozowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kozowski wants to improve his position but Kararak is controlling well.
Kozowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kozowski.

Kozowski is looking for a triangle but Kararak pushes his legs off easily.
Kozowski wants to sweep here but Kararak controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kozowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Kozowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Kararak is defending well.
Kozowski tries to advance to mount but Kararak denies him.

Kozowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kararak is not content to let Kozowski control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kozowski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kararak has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kozowski but great work by Kararak.
Kozowski looks to move to half guard but instead Kararak has passed into mount! Damn!
Kozowski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kozowski regains full guard. Nicely done.

Kozowski working for a triangle but Kararak defends it easily.

Kozowski looking for a guillotine here but Kararak defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kozowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kararak defends it easily.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kozowski has his foot on Kararak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kararak works his way back into a safe position though.

Kozowski looking for a guillotine here but Kararak defends easily.
Kozowski is trying to control the position but Kararak postures up.

Kozowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kararak defends it easily.
Marcin Kozowski has got the better of the ground game so far.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kararak trying to control the position from guard on top but Kozowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kozowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kararak's guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kozowski drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kozowski as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kararak screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kozowski! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Marcin Kozowski!
An out of breath Marcin Kozowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graush Grimshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Frazier
vs
Grimshaw

183 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
27
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Graush Grimshaw!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frazier closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grimshaw's guard.
Grimshaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Frazier advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Frazier seems to be working for a kimura but Grimshaw defends the submission attempt.
Frazier wants to pass to mount but Grimshaw is defending the position.

Frazier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grimshaw has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grimshaw works his way to full guard. Good work.

Frazier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Frazier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Frazier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frazier tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimshaw is retaining full guard.

Grimshaw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frazier defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grimshaw has his foot on Frazier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frazier works his way back into a safe position though.
Grimshaw keeping full guard, as Frazier tries to pass.
Frazier won't allow Grimshaw to sweep him here.
Grimshaw keeping full guard, as Frazier tries to pass.

Frazier drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grimshaw manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Frazier has Grimshaw in his guard.

Frazier has his foot on Grimshaw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grimshaw works his way back into a safe position though.
Grimshaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frazier is keeping the position for now.
Grimshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimshaw stopping the sweep attempt from Frazier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimshaw stays in close to Frazier's body and controls the position.
Grimshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Frazier looking for subs off his back but Grimshaw has passed one foot through into half guard.
Frazier is in trouble now - Grimshaw has advanced to mount!

Grimshaw has hold of Frazier's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Frazier manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Frazier sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimshaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Grimshaw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frazier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grimshaw.

Grimshaw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Frazier actively working from the bottom here.
Grimshaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frazier tries to get to full guard but Grimshaw has control of the leg.

Grimshaw moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Frazier.
Frazier gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grimshaw seems to be working for a kimura but Frazier defends the submission attempt.

Frazier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grimshaw pulls his head out easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Graush Grimshaw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Pax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herberto Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Pax has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pax
vs
Mingo

185 cm
28
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
186 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Pax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herberto Mingo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingo avoids the head kick by Pax.
Pax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mingo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pax keeps the fight on the outside.
Pax stuffs the takedown.

Mingo has managed to clinch.
Pax avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.
Mingo throws an elbow but it misses.
Pax managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Pax avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pax managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Mingo misses with a knee to the head.
Pax wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mingo scores a nice knee to the body.
Pax blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pax's defenses.
Mingo missing with knees to the body.
Mingo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pax avoids it.
Pax avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.
Pax blocks the elbow strike.
Mingo throws an elbow that misses.
Mingo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mingo is pushing Pax up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pax blocks an elbow strike.
Mingo lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mingo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pax is defending well for now.
Mingo throws an elbow but it misses.
Mingo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pax's defenses.
Mingo pushes off an throws an elbow but Pax leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pax blocks an elbow strike from Mingo.
Mingo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pax up against the cage.
Mingo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mingo is stalling here.
Pax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mingo obliges.
Mingo trying to land knees to the body.
Mingo avoiding damage.
Mingo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pax avoids the damage to the body.
Mingo lands an elbow inside.
Mingo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Mingo.
Mingo lands a nice elbow.
Mingo lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mingo lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mingo lands a damaging elbow.
Mingo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pax's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mingo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pax's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mingo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pax's brow.
Pax is trying to break the clinch but Mingo has him pressed against the cage.

Pax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Pax lands but Mingo takes it in his stride.
Pax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mingo unleashes a big counter combination but Pax bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pax takes one to the chin there.
Pax throws a sloppy head kick and Mingo moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herberto Mingo 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.

Pax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mingo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mingo blocks a head kick by Pax.
Pax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mingo throws a head kick but Pax moves out of range.
Pax is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pax throws a wild body kick that Mingo sees coming a mile off.
Pax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mingo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mingo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pax lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mingo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pax in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pax avoids the damage to the body.
Herberto Mingo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pax managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Mingo missing with knees to the body.
Mingo throws an elbow but it misses.
Pax looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pax managing to block the knees to the body from Mingo.
Mingo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mingo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mingo scores a nice knee to the body.
Pax avoids a wild elbow strike from Mingo.
Mingo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mingo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pax avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands a knee to the body.
Mingo lands a nice knee to the body.
Pax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mingo misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mingo missing with knees to the body.
Mingo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pax is defending well for now.
Mingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pax avoids the damage to the body.
Pax takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pax avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mingo lands an elbow inside that Pax shrugs off.
Mingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pax.
Pax dodges an elbow strike from Mingo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Mingo to work.
Pax blocks the elbow strike.
Pax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mingo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pax avoiding damage as Mingo throws knees to the body.
Pax is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mingo lands an elbow just above Pax 's eye.
Mingo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mingo lands a body punch.
Mingo throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mingo.
Mingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pax avoids the damage to the body.
Mingo lands a damaging elbow.
Mingo scores with a knee to the head.
Mingo lands an elbow that stopped Pax in his tracks for a moment.
Mingo lands a nice elbow.
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!
Pax avoids the elbow strike from Mingo, against the cage.
Pax takes an elbow to the temple.
Pax takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pax looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mingo throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Mingo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herberto Mingo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mingo pushes Pax up against the cage in a clinch.
Mingo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pax lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pax blocks the elbow strike.
Pax blocks an elbow strike.
Pax wants to break free but Mingo has control.
Mingo landing knees to the body.
Mingo lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mingo obliges.
Mingo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Pax is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mingo has Pax pressed against the cage. He pushes Pax back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Mingo throws a beautiful elbow that sends Pax crashing to the floor! Mingo piles on the pressure with more strikes! Pax is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herberto Mingo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

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

Django
vs
Astakhov

185 cm
28
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
197 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Django!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamil Astakhov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Django throws a leg kick

and Astakhov counters with a single leg into guard. Django didn't expect that.
Astakhov wants to pass the guard but Django is keeping the position.
Django utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Django is trying to control the position but Astakhov postures up.
Astakhov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Django on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Django tries to get out of the position.

Django working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Astakhov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Astakhov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Astakhov stands up over Django, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astakhov trying to control but Django is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astakhov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Django striking from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Django thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Astakhov is looking to pass into half guard but Django pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Django is in guard.

Astakhov wants to sweep but no luck.
Django stands up over Astakhov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Astakhov wants to sweep here but Django controlling him for the moment.
Django with a flurry of punches that miss.
Django stopping the sweep attempt from Astakhov.
Django is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Astakhov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Django lands a couple of elbows.
Django with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Django is fighting to break Astakhov's control of his arms but Astakhov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Django trying to control but Astakhov is working from the bottom.
Astakhov 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.
Django postures up in Astakhov's guard and throws a big left but Astakhov blocks it.
Django postures up and lands a big shot to Astakhov's brow.

Astakhov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Django doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Django manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Django chips away with some ground and pound.

Astakhov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Django uses it to pass to side control.
Astakhov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django looks up at the clock and then as Astakhov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Django smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Django in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

It looks like Shamil Astakhov has been cut.
Django looks up at the clock and then as Astakhov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Django smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Django is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Astakhov tries to bench press Django off him but Django keeps the position.
Astakhov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Django scores with a couple of short elbows.
Astakhov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Astakhov stalling.
Django is trying to maintain the position but Astakhov is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django works his way to full guard. Good work.
Django lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Django wants to pass the guard but Astakhov is keeping the position.

Django got a little sloppy there for a moment and Astakhov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Django has managed to get both his arms back between Astakhov's legs - danger averted.
Django with a nice head shot there.
Django trying to control the position from guard on top but Astakhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Django throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Django dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shamil Astakhov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Django rushes Astakhov and presses him up against the cage.
Django is pressed up against the cage. Astakhov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Django down to the mat. Django avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Django tries for a takedown but Astakhov circles away easily
and Astakhov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Django misses with a double jab
and Astakhov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Django thows a leg kick but Astakhov checks it
enabling Astakhov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astakhov avoids the head kick by Django.
Astakhov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Django defends it well.
Django wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Django tries to clinch up.
Django misses with a body shot.
Astakhov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from Django.
Carlos Django is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Django tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Astakhov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Astakhov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Django keeping moving, preventing Astakhov from controlling successfully.
Astakhov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Astakhov looking to sit in guard and control but Django gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Django throwing strikes from guard but Astakhov blocks nicely.
Django lands a couple of elbows.

Astakhov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Django gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carlos Django overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Django trying to control the position from guard on top but Astakhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Django prevents Astakhov from getting back to his feet.
Django chips away with some ground and pound.
Astakhov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Astakhov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Django content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Astakhov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Django showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Django working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Django trying to control the position from guard on top but Astakhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Astakhov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Astakhov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Django is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Astakhov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Django lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Django will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shamil Astakhov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Astakhov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Astakhov feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Django looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Astakhov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Django.
Django tries to clinch

and Astakhov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Django won't be happy with that.
Astakhov in side control, throwing shots but Django defends.
Django lands a little strike from the bottom.
Astakhov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Django to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astakhov advances nicely into full mount.
Astakhov blocks Django's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Astakhov looking to control but Django is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Astakhov scoring with strikes but Django is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astakhov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Django is trying to escape the mount.
Astakhov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Django is looking to escape.
Astakhov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Django throwing hammer fists to the chest of Astakhov. What's that going to do exactly?
Astakhov working Django over with strikes here.
Django bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Astakhov working a defensive guard but Django passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Django lands strikes from half guard.
Astakhov manages to get to full guard.

Astakhov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Django can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Django is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Astakhov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django wants to control from the top but Astakhov keeps moving.
Django working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Astakhov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Django working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Astakhov's head.
Astakhov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Django postures up and lands a big shot to Astakhov's brow.
Django postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Astakhov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Django is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Astakhov.
Astakhov is looking for a sweep.
Astakhov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django cracks Astakhov with a big right hand but Astakhov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Django cracks Astakhov with a big right hand but Astakhov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Django scoring with punches and elbows.

Django has hold of Astakhov's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Astakhov seems comfortable defending it but Django has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Astakhov is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Astakhov is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Django couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Django!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lu
vs
Pereira

205 cm
21
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Grand Royal Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ji Lu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Lu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira misses the jab.
Diego Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lu connects with a right hand. Pereira shakes it off.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Lu avoids them all with ease.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
Lu cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lu counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Diego Pereira has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira misses with a lunging right hand
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Lu avoids nicely.
Lu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lu misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lu lands a nice hook to Pereira's body. Pereira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Lu avoids it well.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lu misses the jab.
Pereira misses with a hook to the body
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lu lands with a shot to the body.
Lu misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Lu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pereira appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lu.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lu sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu lands the left hand.
Lu misses the shot to the body.
Pereira's coach down at Helsinki Public Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pereira's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Lu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lu throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pereira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pereira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That has opened up Diego Pereira's cut even more.
Lu misses the jab.

Pereira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pereira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Pereira tries to work over Lu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lu.
Lu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pereira to keep the fight standing.
Lu lands an uppercut.
Lu fails to pull guard.

Lu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lu controlling Pereira's posture.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
Lu controls Pereira momentarily but Pereira frees himself.

Pereira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pereira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lu holds on and takes a little breather.
Lu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pereira manages to get himself to full guard.

Lu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Lu trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Lu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lu trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira trying to control the position.
Lu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lu lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ji Lu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Pereira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lu, as that shot connected.
Lu misses with a straight right.
Lu misses the shot to the body.
Pereira lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pereira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Lu avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Pereira misses.
Lu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira unleashes a big counter combination but Lu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Lu is just out of range.
Lu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pereira scores with a jab to the body.
It looks like Lu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Lu avoids them all with ease.
Lu misses with a body shot.
Lu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The cut above Diego Pereira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pereira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Lu moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pereira.
Lu scores with a decent looking hook.

Diego Pereira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Lu cracks Pereira with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pereira looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lu finish him?

Pereira is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ji Lu!
Post fight, Ji Lu stared into the camera and said 'BOOM! Gotcha.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Viloria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahomet Zuradov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Viloria
vs
Zuradov

168 cm
26
138 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Viloria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahomet Zuradov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuradov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zuradov throws a poor cross that misses
and Viloria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viloria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Viloria lands an overhand right.
Zuradov looks to throw the jab but Viloria is out of range.
Viloria misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Zuradov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Viloria fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zuradov to the ground. Viloria is now in Zuradov's guard.
Viloria throws an elbow that misses. Zuradov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Viloria's guard. Nice move by Zuradov!

Zuradov throwing strikes from guard but Viloria blocks nicely.

Zuradov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Viloria, up you get!
A slow jab from Viloria misses its intended target.
Zuradov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuradov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vilorias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Viloria shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viloria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Viloria stops Zuradov from standing up.
Viloria connects with a couple of short punches.
Viloria cracks Zuradov with a solid left hand.
Zuradov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Viloria has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Viloria sitting in guard here, content to control.
Viloria postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Viloria stops Zuradov from standing up.
Viloria throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zuradov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Viloria working some strikes from top position.
Viloria missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Viloria throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zuradov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Viloria with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viloria works over Zuradov with some ground and pound from guard.
Zuradov trying to keep a closed guard but Viloria is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viloria content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Zuradov is looking for a triangle but Viloria pushes his legs off easily.
Viloria scoring with some ground and pound.
Viloria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Viloria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Viloria landing some decent shots from guard.
Viloria content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Zuradov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zuradov keeping moving, preventing Viloria from controlling successfully.
Viloria looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuradov trying to keep a closed guard but Viloria is proving a slippery customer.
Zuradov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Viloria is controlling him.
Viloria stopping the sweep attempt from Zuradov.
Zuradov wants to stand but Viloria is controlling the position.
Viloria with a nice head shot there.
Viloria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Viloria trying to control the position from guard on top but Zuradov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viloria stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zuradov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Viloria cracks Zuradov with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Viloria throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zuradov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Viloria accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Viloria trying to control but Zuradov is working from the bottom.
Zuradov wants to sweep but no luck.
Zuradov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Viloria is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Viloria shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zuradov's guard.
Zuradov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zuradov wants to stand and escape but Viloria is having none of it.

Zuradov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Viloria throws a strike but Zuradov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Zuradov wants to control from the top but Viloria keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters circling - Zuradov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Viloria closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zuradov is trying to get back to half guard.
Viloria works to advance to full mount. Zuradov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Viloria has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zuradov's face.
Viloria unloading with bombs!
Viloria fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Viloria prevents Zuradov from getting the reversal.
Viloria looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuradov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Viloria is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zuradov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zuradov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Viloria landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viloria with the ground and pound from mount.
Viloria fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zuradov tries to hold on but Viloria postures up.
Viloria landing strikes from the mount and Zuradov is in trouble!
Brian Viloria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zuradov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Viloria with shots to the head and body - Zuradov looks very uncomfortable down there.

Zuradov is rocked!
Viloria loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zuradov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Viloria land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Viloria stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Viloria!
A determined Brian Viloria didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domingos Eto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibario Leonit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chinese Rap kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Eto
vs
Leonit

190 cm
28
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
27
265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingos Eto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibario Leonit!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Domingos Eto has been cut.
Eto throws a leg kick
and Leonit counters with a huge left! Eto is in big trouble! He's backing up but Leonit isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Eto from any more damage. A dominating finish by Leonit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibario Leonit!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisn Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khan
vs
Hay

189 cm
27
184 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

178 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisn Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Hay!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hay throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hay.
Hay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hay throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hay avoids it.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hay tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hay is defending well for now.
Hay lands a shoulder strike.
Hay lands an uppercut.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan trying to stall but Hay improves his position.
Good body shot from Hay.
Hay throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Hay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hay.
Hay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hay blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Hay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Hay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Hay.
Good body shot from Hay.
Hay struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hay struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Hay - that landed with a thud.
Hay lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hay.
Hay misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Hay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan prevents a body shot from Hay.
Hay swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hay has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hay can turn it around.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hay misses with the head strike.
Hay misses with some punches.
Khan blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hay has Khan pressed against the cage.
Hay is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hay has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hay is defending well for now.
Hay lands a left hand.
Hay lands a body shot.
Hay stalling against the cage.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Hay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hay tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hay swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay throws a head punch that misses.
Hay content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Hay can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Hay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Hay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hay managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan blocks a body shot from Hay.
Hay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Hay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Hay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Khan wants to clinch.
Hay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan wants to clinch up but Hay keeps it at a distance.
Hay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khan wants to clinch up but Hay keeps it at a distance.
Hay 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.
Hay punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Hay is out of range.
Hay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hay! Khan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

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

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Josh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hurley
vs
Josh

179 cm
27
179 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Grand Royal Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Josh!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooooh!!! Hurley has knocked Josh down with a huge combo! Hurley steps away and waves a wobbly Josh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Josh is rocked!

It looks like Alexander Josh has been cut.
Hurley misses with a straight left.
Josh is still on wobbly legs! Can Hurley finish him?
Josh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurley throws a body punch but Josh moves out of range.
Josh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hurley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Josh seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Josh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurley throws a series of punches but Josh moves out of range.
Hurley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hurley lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Josh up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hurley from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Josh's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Hurley!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Bartholomew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gilberto Chamba has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Chamba
vs
Bartholomew

165 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angus Bartholomew!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartholomew fails with the takedown

and Chamba counters with a single leg into guard. Bartholomew didn't expect that.

Chamba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chamba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chamba trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartholomew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bartholomew is pulling down on Chamba's head. It's preventing any offense from Chamba, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chamba preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba pushes down on Bartholomew's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Chamba seems to be looking for submissions.
Bartholomew is refusing to be controlled, as Chamba sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholomew gets back to full guard.
Chamba wants to control from the top but Bartholomew keeps moving.
Chamba has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Chamba tries to free his leg and advance position but Bartholomew is retaining full guard.
Chamba passes Bartholomew's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Chamba is looking for a kimura here.

Chamba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholomew moves into full guard.

Chamba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bartholomew manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chamba has Bartholomew in his guard.

Chamba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bartholomew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bartholomew got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chamba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bartholomew has managed to get both his arms back between Chamba's legs - danger averted.
Bartholomew trying to control but Chamba is working from the bottom.
Bartholomew throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholomew trying to control the position from guard on top but Chamba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chamba is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bartholomew frees his head nicely. Oh but Chamba has switched to an armbar! Bartholomew is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gilberto Chamba!
Angus Bartholomew was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you god for the opportunity, when I lose I don't lose the lesson.'.