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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward has chosen Spazz - Crush Kill Destroy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Ward!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Max Ward has been cut.
Kullervo slaps away a takedown attempt from Ward, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kullervo as he avoids it easily.
Ward throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kullervo's waist but Kullervo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ward off to one side.
Kalle Kullervo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Ward.
Kullervo stuffs the takedown.
Ward tries to keep at a distance but Kullervo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kullervo can't find room to land a body shot as Ward controls the action.
Kullervo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ward avoids it.
Kullervo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kullervo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kullervo.
Kullervo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullervo stops a takedown attempt from Ward.
A head punch on the inside from Kullervo fails to land.
Ward blocks an elbow strike.
Ward blocks an uppercut.
Kullervo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Ward is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kullervo digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kullervo lands an elbow inside.
Kullervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
A short uppercut from Kullervo.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Kullervo.
Ward is working for takedown but Kullervo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kullervo lands a good knee to the midsection. Ward won't want to take too many of those.
Kullervo landing knees to the body.
Kullervo tries a body shot but Ward blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo lands an elbow just above Ward 's eye.
Kullervo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Kullervo.
Ward prevents a body shot from Kullervo.
Ward can't get the takedown.
Kullervo lands a right hand.
Kullervo pushes Ward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Kullervo as the two fighters clinch.
Kullervo lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kullervo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.
Ward is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kullervo is defending well.
Kullervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Kullervo - that landed with a thud.
Kullervo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kullervo scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
Kullervo works on Ward's body with a couple of short punches.
Kullervo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Kullervo.
Kullervo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Kullervo lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kullervo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Ward'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.
Kullervo closes the distance and pushes Ward back into the cage.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kullervo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Kullervo lands an elbow inside that Ward shrugs off.
That has opened up Max Ward's cut even more.
Ward is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kullervo is defending well.
Kullervo can't find room to land a body shot as Ward controls the action.
Kullervo misses with the head strike.
Kullervo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ward prevents a body shot from Kullervo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kullervo lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kullervo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Max Ward's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ward blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kullervo wants to get back to his feet.
Kullervo trying to control but Ward postures up.
Ward lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kullervo tries to get to full guard but Ward has control of the leg.
Ward working the head and body with strikes.
Kullervo wants to get back to his feet.
Ward lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ward working Kullervo over with strikes.
Ward working Kullervo over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kullervo is rocked!
Kullervo is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
Oh Kullervo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ground and pound from Ward.
Kullervo pushes Ward off looking to stand but Ward dives back in and keeps control.
Ward is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Kullervo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Ward fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Kullervo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Ward! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Ward!
Our winner, Max Ward, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deathstroke Destructor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tero Susi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deathstroke Destructor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destructor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Susi cracks the inside of Destructor 's front leg.
Susi moves away from the strike by Destructor .
Susi's corner calls for a 1-2. Susi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Susi throws a nice looking combination but Destructor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Destructor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Destructor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Susi.
Destructor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Destructor misses with a hook
and Susi counters with an inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Susi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Susi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Susi.
It looks like Deathstroke Destructor has been cut.
Susi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Susi throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Destructor crashing down! Destructor tries to stagger back to his feet but Susi just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Destructor asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Susi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tero Susi thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Augusto Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Miguel Valdez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Augusto Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez gets caught napping as Augusto Da Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Valdez manages to retain guard.
Valdez keeping moving, preventing Augusto Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Augusto Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Valdez is retaining full guard.
Augusto Da Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Augusto Da Silva stops Valdez from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augusto Da Silva looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augusto Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Valdez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valdez with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Augusto Da Silva scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Augusto Da Silva misses the target.
Valdez lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Fernando Augusto Da Silva has been cut.
Augusto Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Valdez moved out of range.
Valdez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valdez moves out of range as Augusto Da Silva strikes.
Augusto Da Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valdez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Augusto Da Silva takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augusto Da Silva misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva misses with a hook
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
Augusto Da Silva is rocked!
Augusto Da Silva takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Valdez throws a series of punches but Augusto Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Valdez lands a right hook to the body.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdez misses with a wild body shot.
Augusto Da Silva connects with a right hand. Valdez shakes it off.
Augusto Da Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Valdez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Augusto Da Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Augusto Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valdez counters with a crisp right that sends Augusto Da Silva to the canvas! Valdez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Valdez!
A relieved looking Miguel Valdez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Grabonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickthaniel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Feiticeira as his entrance music. Nickthaniel Diaz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alfonso Grabonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickthaniel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabonzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
Grabonzo clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Grabonzo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Grabonzo manages to end up in side control.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grabonzo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Grabonzo.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Grabonzo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grabonzo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grabonzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grabonzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabonzo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Grabonzo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Diaz looks calm but he's in trouble here. Grabonzo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Diaz is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Grabonzo lets go of the hold and Diaz can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alfonso Grabonzo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alfonso Grabonzo thanked OG King Of Laundry (Fast Response 80%) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Nickthaniel Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'He fought like a pussy, running from me n shit. WTF???'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gardenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suyoung Suh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suyoung Suh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Gardenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Suyoung Suh!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suh throws a leg kick but Gardenia checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gardenia misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Suh.
Gardenia avoids the body shot from Suh.
Suh swings for the body but Gardenia moves out of range.
Gardenia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Suh closes the distance and clinches.
Suh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gardenia tries to break free but Suh pushes him back against the cage.
Suh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gardenia prevents a body shot from Suh.
Suh tries to work over Gardenia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardenia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gardenia is trying to push Suh away but Suh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gardenia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gardenia cracks Suh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gardenia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh digs a good body shot into Gardenia's ribs.
Gardenia lands with a shot to the body.
Gardenia connects with a body shot that sends Suh's belly button to the back.
Gardenia slips a straight right by Suh.
Suh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gardenia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suh tries to clinch but Gardenia moves away
and Gardenia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suh is looking to clinch.
Gardenia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gardenia lands with a hook. Suh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Suh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Suh takes the fight into the clinch.
Suh tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Suh back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suh can't find room to land a body shot as Gardenia controls the action.
Suh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suh lands a shoulder strike.
Gardenia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gardenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suh.
Gardenia manages to break the clinch.
Gardenia is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Gardenia. Beautiful body shot.
Suh throws a body punch but Gardenia moves out of range.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suh was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Suh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gardenia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suh scores with a jab to the head.
Gardenia clobbers Suh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gardenia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suh clinches with his opponent.
Suh misses with a punch to the body.
Gardenia wants to break free but Suh has control.
Suh swings wildly with an uppercut but Gardenia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suh struggles to land a body shot inside as Gardenia controls his hands.
Gardenia is trying to break free.
Suh misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Suh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suh tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Suh back against the cage.
Gardenia prevents a body shot from Suh.
Gardenia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gardenia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardenia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suh darts in and clinches Gardenia up against the cage.
Gardenia has had enough of the clinch but Suh keeps him there for the moment.
Suh prevents Gardenia from breaking the clinch.
Gardenia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suh tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Suh back against the cage.
Gardenia blocking some punches.
Suh tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Suh back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gardenia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suyoung Suh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gardenia punishes Suh's body with a nice straight punch.
Gardenia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Suh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardenia.
Gardenia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Suh darts in trying to clinch
and Gardenia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gardenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardenia misses with a looping left.
Suh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gardenia.
Nice uppercut lands for Gardenia. That snapped Suh's head back.
Suh misses the jab.
Gardenia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gardenia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suh fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suh manages to avoid it.
Gardenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suh was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardenia.
Gardenia misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh moves into the clinch.
Gardenia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gardenia swings widly with a right hand
and Suh counters by moving into the clinch.
Suh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suh tries to work over Gardenia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gardenia.
Gardenia has had enough of the clinch but Suh keeps him there for the moment.
Gardenia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suh smiles and moves away.
Suh moves in looking to clinch but Gardenia pushes him off.
Suh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suh clinches with his opponent.
Suh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suh working aggressively here.
Gardenia blocks a body shot from Suh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suh misses with a body punch.
Gardenia manages to break the clinch.
Gardenia is looking to wear down Suh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Suh clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Suh - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Gardenia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suh misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Suh.
Gardenia blocks an uppercut.
Suh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suh struggles to land a body shot inside as Gardenia controls his hands.
Suh misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Suh fails to land.
Suh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suh effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Suh fails to land.
Suh tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Suh back against the cage.
Suh tries a body shot but Gardenia blocks it.
Suh struggles to land a body shot inside as Gardenia controls his hands.
Suh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardenia's elbow.
Suh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia blocks a body shot from Suh.
Gardenia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Suh walks away with a smile on his face. Gardenia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Suh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gardenia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suh darts in and clinches Gardenia up against the cage.
Suh scores with a shot to the side of Gardenia's head.
Gardenia blocking some punches.
Gardenia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gardenia jumps guard but Suh stands there with Gardenia around his waist. Gardenia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Gardenia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suyoung Suh 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!
A jab lands there for Gardenia.
Suh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gardenia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gardenia lands a really nice looking cross but Suh seems unphased.
Gardenia connects with a body shot that sends Suh's belly button to the back.
Gardenia connects with a single shot there.
Suh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gardenia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gardenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suh manages to avoid it.
Suh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gardenia slips a straight right by Suh.
Suh tries to move into range but Gardenia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardenia throws out a powerful jab.
Suh misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suh throws a leg kick but Gardenia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suh pushes Gardenia up against the cage in a clinch.
Suh tries to throw a body punch but Gardenia avoids it by throwing Suh back against the cage.
Suh misses with a punch on the inside.
Gardenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suh wants to clinch up but Gardenia keeps it at a distance.
Suh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gardenia.
Gardenia works the jab nicely.
Suh tries to move into range but Gardenia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Suh closes the distance and clinches.
Suh throws a head punch that misses.
Gardenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suh has him pressed against the cage.
Suh swings wildly with an uppercut but Gardenia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eli Gardenia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suyoung Suh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gardenia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gardenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suh looks to throw the jab but Gardenia is out of range.
Gardenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Suh is just out of range.
Gardenia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Gardenia misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suh moves into range and clinches up with Gardenia.
Suh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suh tries to work over Gardenia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gardenia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gardenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gardenia looks to land a right hand but Suh moved out of range.
Gardenia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardenia throws a lazy right hand but Suh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gardenia.
Suh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suh throws a low kick but Gardenia moves out of range easily.
Suh has Gardenia up against the cage in a clinch.
Suh prevents a body shot from Gardenia.
Gardenia misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gardenia fails to land.
Gardenia swings wildly with an uppercut but Suh uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gardenia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Gardenia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suyoung Suh!
Suyoung Suh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Morueco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Mourtneant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Morueco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guy Mourtneant!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morueco avoids a kick to the body.
Mourtneant moves in looking to clinch but Morueco pushes him off.
We've been hearing reports that Morueco has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morueco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morueco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mourtneant avoids it.
Morueco pulls guard effortlessly.
Morueco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mourtneant defends it easily.
Mourtneant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mourtneant defends well.
Mourtneant content to stall in guard here.
Mourtneant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mourtneant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morueco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mourtneant is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morueco is looking for a triangle but Mourtneant pushes his legs off easily.
Morueco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mourtneant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morueco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mourtneant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mourtneant is posturing up here but Morueco has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mourtneant tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mourtneant has to tap! Slick submission there by Morueco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Morueco!
Jorge Morueco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bjorkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Bjorkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bjorkman as he avoids it easily.
Gravano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bjorkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravano cracks Bjorkman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bjorkman lands a head shot.
Gravano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bjorkman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravano takes one on the button.
Bjorkman cracks Gravano with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gravano looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bjorkman finish him?
Gravano is rocked!
It looks like Sammy Gravano has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjorkman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gravano is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjorkman finish him?
Gravano misses with a lunging right hand
and Bjorkman counters with a big right hand! Oh Gravano is in trouble here! Bjorkman follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Bjorkman!
Erik Bjorkman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Sammy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'Baldy prick'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus McKenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derp Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tones on Tail - Go! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus McKenna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derp Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKenna.
Wyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKenna.
A big right from Wyatt misses.
Wyatt scores with a punch to the head.
Wyatt slips under a jab from McKenna.
Wyatt throws out a loose jab but McKenna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Wyatt coming out on top.
It looks like Gus McKenna has been cut.
McKenna digs a good hook to Wyatt's body.
McKenna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a body punch but McKenna moves out of range.
Wyatt looks to land a left hand but McKenna moved out of range nicely.
As Wyatt backs away, McKenna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt blocks a jab.
Wyatt wants to clinch but McKenna slips to the side
and McKenna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wyatt's knee momentarily.
Wyatt has McKenna up against the cage in a clinch.
Wyatt can't find room to land a body shot as McKenna controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt struggles to land a body shot inside as McKenna controls his hands.
McKenna misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKenna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wyatt tries to work over McKenna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Wyatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McKenna backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McKenna slowing the pace effectively.
McKenna breaks the clinch.
Wyatt closes the distance and clinches.
McKenna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wyatt manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Wyatt misses its intended target.
McKenna misses with an uppercut. Wyatt saw that one coming.
Wyatt misses with a few strikes there.
Wyatt walks into a jab.
Wyatt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McKenna counters with a straight right hand.
Derp Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKenna.
An attempted straight right counter from McKenna misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by McKenna.
McKenna tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wyatt manages to circle out of the way.
McKenna keeps the fight on the outside.
Wyatt tries to work over McKenna's front leg with a kick but McKenna checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyatt. McKenna does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKenna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McKenna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wyatt misses the jab.
McKenna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wyatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wyatt swings away with a body shot that misses
and McKenna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wyatt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKenna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McKenna takes a swing at Wyatt's ribcage but misses.
Wyatt with a hook.
Wyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
McKenna moves out of range of the body kick from Wyatt.
Wyatt darts in and clinches McKenna up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenna cracks Wyatt with a nice body shot.
Wyatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKenna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wyatt.
Wyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenna is just out of range.
Nice body punch from McKenna.
McKenna slips a jab from Wyatt.
McKenna circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKenna is looking to counter punch.
A clash of legs there as McKenna blocks the low kick.
Wyatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from McKenna finds it's target.
McKenna throws a chopping leg kick but Wyatt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wyatt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wyatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Wyatt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Wyatt misses.
McKenna defending well as Wyatt loads up on a big left hand.
McKenna throwing a counter right hand but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a right hand
and Wyatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKenna misses the jab.
Wyatt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wyatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKenna.
McKenna throws a big shot that misses.
McKenna lands with a cross.
Wyatt throws a right hand that misses
and Wyatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wyatt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McKenna.
Wyatt misses with a low kick as McKenna jumps back.
McKenna with a hook.
Wyatt looks to land a right hand but McKenna moved out of range.
McKenna throws a leg kick which misses Wyatt's front leg but catches the back leg as Wyatt tries to avoid it.
Wyatt misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derp Wyatt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gus McKenna's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McKenna misses with a straight left.
Jab by McKenna.
That kick from McKenna tenderised Wyatt's leg. Wyatt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wyatt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKenna.
McKenna throws a sloppy head kick and Wyatt moves out of range easily.
McKenna on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gus McKenna's cut is getting worse.
McKenna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wyatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McKenna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wyatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Wyatt as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Wyatt. Those never looked like landing.
Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wyatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna misses with a straight left.
Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKenna defending well as Wyatt loads up on a big left hand.
McKenna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wyatt throws a lazy uppercut
and McKenna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKenna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McKenna clobbers Wyatt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McKenna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKenna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wyatt misses with a lunging right hand
and McKenna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKenna.
McKenna throws a jab but it's blocked by Wyatt.
Wyatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wyatt throws a body punch but McKenna moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt moves forwards but McKenna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wyatt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McKenna misses with an uppercut.
McKenna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from McKenna misses its intended target.
McKenna moves away from the strike by Wyatt.
McKenna misses with an uppercut.
Wyatt misses with a left hand
and McKenna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wyatt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKenna.
McKenna steps in with a hook that catches Wyatt right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! McKenna follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wyatt looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus McKenna!
A determined Gus McKenna 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!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kacperos Drygalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai has chosen Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock as his entrance music. Hideo Sakurai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kacperos Drygalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drygalos stalks Sakurai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sakurai's face. Sakurai staggers backwards, shaken.
Drygalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
A jab from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drygalos moves away.
Drygalos scores with a nice right hand.
Drygalos throws an off balance right hand
and Sakurai counters with a left to the body.
Drygalos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drygalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakurai manages to avoid it.
Drygalos misses the body punch
and Sakurai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakurai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drygalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sakurai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drygalos misses with a wild body shot.
Drygalos throws a looping overhand right but Sakurai ducks down to avoid it.
Kacperos Drygalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drygalos misses with a hook. Sakurai ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sakurai! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drygalos.
Drygalos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakurai's head backwards.
Drygalos dips to his left and cracks Sakurai with an uppercut!
Hideo Sakurai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakurai throws a one two combo.
Sakurai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drygalos throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sakurai counter with a right hand.
Drygalos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drygalos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakurai.
Drygalos lands a really nice looking cross but Sakurai seems unphased.
Drygalos doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sakurai to counter with a crisp jab.
Drygalos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakurai lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Drygalos is looking to close the distance but Sakurai sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Drygalos crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Drygalos is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hideo Sakurai!
During a confident post fight interview, Hideo Sakurai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Petrosyan (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.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armen Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Mamchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamchenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrosyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Armen Petrosyan has been cut.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Mamchenko is avoiding it.
Mamchenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A combination from Petrosyan does no damage.
Mamchenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Mamchenko scores with a punch to the head.
Petrosyan instigates a clinch.
Mamchenko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Petrosyan tries to kick Mamchenko off but Mamchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Petrosyan 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.
Petrosyan is in trouble now - Mamchenko has advanced to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrosyan really wants to buck Mamchenko off and get back to his feet.
Mamchenko looking to secure an arm triangle but Petrosyan defends it well.
Petrosyan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan is squirming around, avoiding Mamchenko's attempts to control the action.
Petrosyan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mamchenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mamchenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Petrosyan blocking the ground and pound.
Petrosyan is trying to stand.
Mamchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mamchenko working for a guillotine from mount but Petrosyan is in no mood to give up.
Petrosyan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko punching from mount but Petrosyan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Petrosyan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mamchenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mamchenko lands a nice shot to the head.
Mamchenko controlling his opponent.
Mamchenko looking to control but Petrosyan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petrosyan bucks up and throws Mamchenko to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Mamchenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Mamchenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrosyan doesn't seem phased though.
Mamchenko cracks Petrosyan with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Petrosyan falls to his knees and Mamchenko doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgenii Mamchenko!
Evgenii Mamchenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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