QFC Tournament 547 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Lacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lacy
vs
Kenny

173 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Lacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mat Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Lacy misses
and Kenny counters with a left to the body.
Kenny misses with a takedown attempt - Lacy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kenny.
Lacy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kenny is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lacy has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacy is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny lands some shots froms side control.
Kenny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lacy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kenny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Kenny wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lacy, who protects the arm well.

Kenny is trying to get an arm triangle but Lacy is defending well.
Lacy holds on to Kenny's head and controls the position momentarily.
Lacy tries to improve position but can't.
Kenny wants to control but Lacy is keeping him busy.

Kenny is trying to get an arm triangle but Lacy is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kenny wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lacy, who protects the arm well.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacy is working hard here to advance position.

Kenny thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kenny tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lacy wants to control but Kenny postures up.

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

Kenny wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lacy, who protects the arm well.
Kenny looks winded!
Lacy tries to bench press Kenny off him but Kenny keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kenny goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lacy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kenny but great work by Lacy.
Lacy is working Kenny over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kenny is trying to get back to half guard.
Lacy is staying tight to Kenny's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lacy working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenny manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

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

Kenny is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lacy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kenny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lacy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kenny looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kenny takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lacy is putting a hurting on Kenny here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as Lacy stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenny sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy stalling.
Lacy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Kenny is defending against the submission attempts here by Lacy.
Lacy is taking a breather. Kenny 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.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kenny. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kenny trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lacy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kenny controls his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenny regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lacy content to stall in guard here.

Kenny looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lacy has picked Kenny up and slammed him! Kenny can't keep hold of the triangle and Lacy manages to pass to side control!

Lacy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kenny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lacy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lacy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lacy controlling the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kenny connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kenny misses with an attempted mid kick.

Lacy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kenny to the mat! Kenny manages to get full guard.
Lacy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lacy preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lacy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lacy landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Lacy dominated that second 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!

Lacy rushes Kenny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kenny can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lacy throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lacy fails to land.
Kenny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Lacy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lacy.
Kenny sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenny is trying to control but can't.

Lacy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kenny is just riding it out for now. Lacy eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Kenny is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lacy pulls his head out easily.
Kenny is trying to stand.
Kenny is trying to control but can't.
Lacy not doing much here.
Nice strikes from Lacy there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lacy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Lacy is working for a submission of some sort.
Kenny slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lacy is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is trying to keep Lacy in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lacy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lacy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kenny tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lacy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kenny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kenny manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kenny pushes Lacy off looking to stand but Lacy dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lacy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kenny has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lacy is nestled in close to Kenny, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenny is looking for a sweep. Lacy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kenny makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kenny.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kenny is trying to hold Lacy in close to prevent damage but Lacy has managed to pass into half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Eddie Lacy!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Eddie Lacy!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Mat Kenny!

Eddie Lacy wins by split decision!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Michaels
vs
Pereira

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deshawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Pereira !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
As Michaels backs off Pereira throws a huge counter combo but Michaels manages to avoid it all.
Pereira scores with a three punch combo!
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.

Pereira moves into the clinch successfully.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Pereira in his tracks for a moment.
Pereira '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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Michaels.
Pereira looking to slow down the pace here.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels keeps control of Pereira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Michaels, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira avoids a wild elbow strike from Michaels.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pereira takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Joao Pereira has been cut.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike from Michaels.
Michaels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pereira 's efforts to push away.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Michaels to work.
Michaels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pereira is trying to force a seperation but Michaels has the dominant position.
Michaels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Pereira in his tracks for a moment.
Pereira working hard to break the clinch.
Pereira tries to circle away but Michaels has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Michaels misses with an elbow strike.

Pereira manages to break the clinch.

Michaels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michaels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Michaels.
Michaels has Pereira pressed against the cage, preventing Pereira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Pereira 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Michaels.
Pereira wants to stall.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Michaels pushes off an throws an elbow but Pereira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Pereira in his tracks for a moment.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Michaels.
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Michaels misses with an elbow strike.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Pereira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Michaels, against the cage.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Pereira 's eye.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Pereira in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Pereira in his tracks for a moment.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Michaels is keeping busy.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michaels is struggling to control the position.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Michaels pushes off an throws an elbow but Pereira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Michaels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pereira is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deshawn Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pereira 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Michaels has managed to clinch.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
Michaels looking to stall.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Michaels darts in and clinches Pereira up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels throws an elbow but it misses.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Pereira 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Michaels.
Michaels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Michaels lands an elbow inside.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Pereira in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pereira working hard to break the clinch.
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira tries to circle away but Michaels has him pinned against the cage.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira 's defenses.
Pereira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
Pereira can't break the clinch.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Michaels lands an elbow inside.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Pereira 's eye.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
Michaels throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pereira being controlled against the cage.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira is looking to control Michaels's arms but Michaels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the cage.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Deshawn Michaels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pereira is trying to force a seperation but Michaels has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
Michaels misses with an elbow strike.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira 's defenses.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels stalling.
Pereira stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking to stall.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pereira in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Michaels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Michaels misses with an elbow over the top.
Michaels lands an elbow inside that Pereira shrugs off.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michaels circles away quickly and effectively.

Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira 's defenses.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Pereira stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deshawn Michaels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pereira '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. This is the final round!

Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Michaels avoids it with no problem.

Michaels gets tackled into the cage by Pereira . Pereira maintains the clinch.
Michaels controlling the action here for a moment.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Pereira 's eye.
Pereira blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Pereira 's eye.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Michaels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Pereira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Michaels.

Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pereira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pereira is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pereira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pereira stands and throws Michaels's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira controls the position from side control.

Pereira decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Deshawn Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira throws a hook but Michaels avoids it easily.

Michaels clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Michaels prevents Pereira from breaking the clinch.
Pereira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pereira is trying to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pereira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pereira tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels pressing his opponent against the cage.
Joao Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao Pereira .
I think Michaels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Deshawn Michaels!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Deshawn Michaels!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Deshawn Michaels!

Deshawn Michaels wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Indio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yusuke Nagano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Indio
vs
Nagano

153 cm
19
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Indio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yusuke Nagano!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagano shoots in and drives through. Indio sprawls well.
Indio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Nagano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nagano working the head and body with strikes.
Indio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nagano works his way into side control.
Indio parries the strikes from Nagano easily there. Nagano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Indio to escape.
Nagano landing a few strikes.
Indio taking a bit of punishment here - Nagano scoring with strikes.
Nagano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagano working the ground and pound from side control.
Nagano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nagano lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nagano grinds an elbow into Indio's temple.
Nagano cracks Indio with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Indio trying to remain calm as Nagano controls from the top position.
Nagano is putting a hurting on Indio here, landing some big shots from side control.
Indio dodges the ground and pound from Nagano.
Nagano tries to score with some ground and pound. Indio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Indio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nagano scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nagano working the ground and pound.
Nagano scoring with punches and elbows.
Indio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nagano is working Indio over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nagano in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nagano controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagano grinds an elbow into Indio's temple.
Indio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagano looks up at the clock and then as Indio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nagano smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nagano working the ground and pound.
Nagano lands a strong strike to the head of Indio. That's dazed him! Nagano looking to finish here. Indio is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Nagano lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yusuke Nagano!
Yusuke Nagano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sanchez
vs
Silva

183 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neymar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.

Silva is rocked!
Sanchez moves in close and cracks Silva with a massive right hand! Silva, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Sanchez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Sanchez!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Calls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sakurai
vs
Calls

173 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hideo Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Calls!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calls walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sakurai lands with a big left! Calls is wobbled badly! Sakurai comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Calls to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hideo Sakurai!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Urso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Sir Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Urso
vs
Sir Iii

193 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Urso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Sir Iii!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sir Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urso, right into the meat.
Urso throws a head kick that Sir Iii semi-blocks.
Urso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick from Urso lands but Sir Iii takes it in his stride.
Urso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sir Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Urso.
Sir Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urso staying out of range there.
Sir Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urso manages to avoid it.
Urso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urso lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Urso.
Sir Iii with a nice cross.
Urso throws a leg kick which misses Sir Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Sir Iii tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Sir Iii. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Urso.
Urso scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sir Iii misses with a hook. Urso ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir Iii looks to throw the jab but Urso is out of range.
Sir Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urso. Urso obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Urso.
Sir Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urso.
Sir Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urso scores with a nice body kick.
Urso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sir Iii's head.
Sir Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Urso slips under a jab.
Sir Iii throws a lazy right hand but Urso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sir Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Urso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sir Iii misses with a hook. Urso ducked under it nicely.
Urso looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A solid body kick from Urso.
A head kick from Urso lands but Sir Iii takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sir Iii.
Sir Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Urso counters with a head kick. That will keep Sir Iii thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sir Iii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urso at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir Iii misses with a right hand
and Urso counters with a solid body kick.
Urso throws a nice head kick!
Pablo Sir Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sir Iii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Urso - the referee stops the clock and Sir Iii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Urso. Sir Iii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Urso - that will leave a mark!
Urso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sir Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Urso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sir Iii's knee momentarily.
A head kick from Urso lands but Sir Iii takes it in his stride.
Urso slips a jab and a cross from Sir Iii.
Sir Iii looks winded!
Sir Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urso.
Urso scores with a spinning back kick!
Sir Iii is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Urso - that will leave a mark!
Sir Iii misses with an uppercut
and Urso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sir Iii's knee momentarily.
Urso thuds his shin into the meat of Sir Iii's side.
Sir Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Urso off the cage and back into range.
Sir Iii throws a body punch but Urso moves out of range.
Urso throws a quick counter head kick but Sir Iii was just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Urso. Sir Iii shrugs it off though.
Urso throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sir Iii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sir Iii throws the left hand but Urso avoids the punch easily.
And Urso counters with a quick kick to the body but Sir Iii blocks it.
Urso throws a nice head kick!
Urso lands a head kick!
Urso scores with a head kick. Sir Iii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sir Iii misses with a hook
and Urso counters with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Urso.
Sir Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Urso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Urso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Urso lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urso avoids the body shot from Sir Iii.
Sir Iii misses with a hook. Urso ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Urso tenderised Sir Iii's leg. Sir Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sir Iii misses with an uppercut. Urso saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urso blocks a jab.
Sir Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Urso scores with a leg kick.
Sir Iii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urso scores with a head kick. Sir Iii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sir Iii lands a head shot.
Urso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Urso.
Sir Iii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Urso counters with a low kick, right behind Sir Iii 's knee.
Urso throws a front kick that sends Sir Iii stumbling back into the cage.
Urso throws a nice head kick!
Urso scores with a head kick.
Urso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sir Iii misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sir Iii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sir Iii tries to bum rush Urso with a series of wild strikes but Urso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sir Iii scores with a jab to the body.
Sir Iii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Urso finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sir Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Urso off the cage and back into range.
Urso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Urso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Urso.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Urso.
Sir Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Urso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sir Iii's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sir Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Urso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Urso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sir Iii can do to turn this around?
Sir Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urso counters with a big head kick but Sir Iii shrugs it off.
Urso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sir Iii looks to throw the jab but Urso is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urso can pounce on him.
Sir Iii is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Urso slams his shin into Sir Iii's torso.
A good leg kick by Urso.
Urso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
El Urso is winning the standup battle so far.
Sir Iii misses with a looping right.
Urso moves out of range as Sir Iii strikes.
Sir Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Urso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sir Iii takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Urso lands a high kick!
Urso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Urso throws a front kick that sends Sir Iii stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Urso lands but Sir Iii takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Urso moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Urso lands with a nice body kick.
That kick from Urso tenderised Sir Iii's leg. Sir Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir Iii misses the shot to the body.
Urso went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sir Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Urso counters with a good low kick that Sir Iii was not able to check.
Urso throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Urso connects with a high kick.
Sir Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sir Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Urso counters with a leg kick.
Urso throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick from Urso lands but Sir Iii takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urso, right into the meat.
Sir Iii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Urso lands with a kick to the temple. Sir Iii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Urso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Urso lands a high kick!
Sir Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Urso.
Sir Iii looks to throw the jab but Urso is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sir Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Urso counters with a head kick. That will keep Sir Iii thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Urso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sir Iii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sir Iii takes a swing at Urso's ribcage but misses.
Sir Iii takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Urso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sir Iii.
A combination from Sir Iii does no damage.
Urso lands a head kick!
Sir Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sir Iii steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Urso. That one must have hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Urso.
Urso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sir Iii's head.
Sir Iii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Sir Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Sir Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Urso is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sir Iii throws a combination that misses
and Urso counters with a leg kick.
Urso bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sir Iii has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Urso.
Sir Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Urso counters with a body kick.
Urso scores with a push kick.
Urso scores with a head kick.
Sir Iii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A solid body kick from Urso.
Urso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sir Iii avoids the head kick by Urso.
Sir Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sir Iii might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Urso has got the better of the exchanges.
Sir Iii throws a poor cross that misses
and Urso counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Urso lands but Sir Iii takes it in his stride.
Urso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick from Urso lands but Sir Iii takes it in his stride.
Urso defending well as Sir Iii loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Urso dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

A nice inside leg kick there by Urso. That's going to slow Sir Iii down.
Urso moves away from the strike by Sir Iii.
Urso is looking to slow Sir Iii down with leg kicks.
Sir Iii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Urso throws a head kick that misses.
Urso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Sir Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Urso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sir Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urso throws a head kick that half lands.
Urso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sir Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sir Iii's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Sir Iii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sir Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urso moves away.
Urso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sir Iii cracks Urso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sir Iii misses with a jab to the body
and Urso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Urso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sir Iii's head.
Urso scores with a leg kick.
Sir Iii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Urso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sir Iii's head.
Sir Iii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sir Iii lands with a good body shot.
Sir Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sir Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Urso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sir Iii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Urso lands with a kick to the temple. Sir Iii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Urso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sir Iii.
Sir Iii swinging wildly here.
Pablo Sir Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sir Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urso in his tracks.
Urso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Urso lands with a kick to the temple. Sir Iii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sir Iii misses with a straight left.
Urso thinks about countering with a body kick.
Urso lands with a slapping head kick.
Sir Iii 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.
Urso scores with a leg kick.
Urso feints and then cracks Sir Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sir Iii down.
Sir Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urso.
Sir Iii lands with a hook. Urso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Urso lands a high kick!
Sir Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
Urso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sir Iii.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sir Iii misses.
Urso throws a nice head kick!
Urso throws a head kick that Sir Iii semi-blocks.
Sir Iii scores with a body shot.
Urso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sir Iii's head.
Sir Iii misses with a left hand
and Urso finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Sir Iii.
Sir Iii misses with an uppercut
and Urso counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sir Iii is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Urso.
Urso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sir Iii lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sir Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urso counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sir Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Urso counters with a big head kick but Sir Iii shrugs it off.
Sir Iii misses with a jab to the body
and Urso counters with a body kick.
Sir Iii looks to land a right hand but Urso moved out of range.
Urso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Urso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sir Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sir Iii throws a right hand that Urso ducks under and follows up with a left that Urso also avoids with ease.
Sir Iii throws the left hand but Urso avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Urso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Urso connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sir Iii misses the shot to the body.
Urso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sir Iii throws a poor cross that misses
and Urso counters with a slapping leg kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for El Urso!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for El Urso!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for El Urso!

El Urso wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking El Urso rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Pascoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Two Australis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pascoal
vs
Australis

178 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guilherme Pascoal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Two Australis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Australis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Australis fails with the takedown
and Pascoal counters with a left and a right that stings Australis.

Pascoal has closed the distance and engaged Australis in a clinch.
Pascoal scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Pascoal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Australis cracks Pascoal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pascoal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Australis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pascoal defends well and Australis ends up having to push Pascoal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Australis tries to clinch but Pascoal moves out of range.

Pascoal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pascoal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Australis up against the cage.
Australis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Australis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pascoal breaks the clinch.
Pascoal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Australis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Australis shoots in looking for a takedown but Pascoal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Australis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Guilherme Pascoal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Two Australis.
Australis punishes Pascoal's body with a nice straight punch.
Australis throws a leg kick
and Pascoal counters with a left and a right... And another left! Australis is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Pascoal!