GROUCH FC PROVING GROUNDS 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Brown (ranked 4402 p4p, 4431 weight class) and Big Slice (ranked 508 p4p, 510 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.

Brown
vs
Slice

193 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Slice!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Slice persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice tries to clinch up
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Slice lands a slapping body shot.

Brown closes the distance and pushes Slice back into the cage.

Slice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Slice throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Slice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Slice pushes Brown off and gets back to his feet.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown throws a big counter combination but Slice scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Robert Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Slice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Brown forces Slice back against the cage and clinches.

Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.

Slice closes the distance and clinches.
Slice is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slice can't get the takedown.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Slice's takedown attempt.
Brown is trying to drag Slice to the mat but Slice just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown tries to pull guard but Slice forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Slice pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Big Slice.
I think Slice 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 9:10
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Big Slice!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Ii (ranked 4490 p4p, 4539 weight class) and Test Jj (ranked 517 p4p, 518 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.

Ii
vs
Jj

178 cm
18
220
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Jj!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ii moves into the clinch successfully.
Ii tries to work over Jj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ii with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Ii breaks the clinch.

Ii gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jj to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ii looking to control.
Jj trying to control the position from guard on top but Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jj trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ii's guard.
Ii could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ii controlling the position.
Jj trying to control the position from guard on top but Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ii is striking off his back. Jj thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Jj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ii slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jj seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ii is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Ii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jj defends well.
Jj wants to control from the top but Ii keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Ii as Jj shoots in.
Jj closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ii circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jj closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ii circles away.
Test Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Jj.
Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jj closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Test Ii.
I think Ii 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 10:9
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Ii!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Leader (ranked 4355 p4p, 1516 weight class) and Konstantin Kuznetsov (ranked 512 p4p, 210 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leader
vs
Kuznetsov

177 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
38
202
18 - 17 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Leader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kuznetsov moves into range and clinches up with Leader.
Leader is looking to control Kuznetsov's arms but Kuznetsov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leader has his back to the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuznetsov.
Leader could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kuznetsov pushes Leader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuznetsov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov scores with a shot to the side of Leader's head.
Kuznetsov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leaders head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leader looking to stall.
Kuznetsov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kuznetsov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leader trying to control the position but instead, Kuznetsov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leader into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Kuznetsov on the inside.
Kuznetsov lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuznetsov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leader up against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 8:10
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 8:10
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 8:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Kuznetsov!
Our winner, Konstantin Kuznetsov, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tfighter MWOne (ranked 4347 p4p, 4582 weight class) and TFighter MWThree (ranked 489 p4p, 501 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.

MWOne
vs
MWThree

203 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tfighter MWOne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TFighter MWThree!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
MWThree fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

MWOne has closed the distance and engaged MWThree in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MWOne effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as MWThree takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
MWOne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
MWOne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
MWOne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MWThree has MWOne pushed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tfighter MWOne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MWOne 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 10:9
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tfighter MWOne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
6%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TFighter HWOne (ranked 4353 p4p, 4505 weight class) and TFighter MWFour (ranked 482 p4p, 500 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.

HWOne
vs
MWFour

219 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

203 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TFighter HWOne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TFighter MWFour!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

HWOne pushes MWFour up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for MWFour to work.
A bit of stalling here from MWFour.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MWFour holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MWFour displaying some good clinch control by pressing HWOne up against the cage.
HWOne effectively controlling the action here.
HWOne is struggling to control the position.

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.
MWFour leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by TFighter MWFour.

MWFour closes the distance and clinches.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TFighter MWFour!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Testo Quatro (ranked 4503 p4p, 4691 weight class) and Enrique Santos (ranked 542 p4p, 544 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.

Quatro
vs
Santos

181 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Testo Quatro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrique Santos!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quatro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quatro moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.
Quatro fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos throws a counter combo.
Quatro tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Quatro swinging wildly here.
Santos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quatro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos is looking for the big counter here.

Quatro moves into range and clinches up with Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quatro tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quatro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Quatro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Testo Quatro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quatro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Quatro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Quatro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos throws a counter combo.
Quatro is looking to clinch.
Santos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Quatro closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Santos to work.

Santos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Quatro regains guard immediately.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santos advances to half guard.
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Santos seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quatro is looking to improve his position.
Quatro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos uses his free foot to push down on Quatro's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Quatro.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Santos 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 9:10
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raining Blood (ranked 4324 p4p, 4304 weight class) and Mr Madness (ranked 495 p4p, 483 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.

Blood
vs
Madness

188 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raining Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Madness !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Madness instigates a clinch.
Madness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Blood manages to break the clinch.
Madness is looking to score with low kicks.
Blood shoots for a takedown but Madness saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Madness darts in looking for a takedown but Blood gets double underhooks and turns Madness into the cage.
Blood is looking to counter the offense by Madness and move into the clinch.
Madness moves out of range of the body kick.
Madness tries to clinch there but Blood circles away.
Blood shoots in and drives through. Madness sprawls well.

Blood has managed to clinch.
Madness tries to pull guard but Blood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blood's efforts to push away.

Blood jumps guard and drags Madness to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Madness being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Madness has gone for a leg lock! Blood slips out almost immediately though and dives into Madness 's guard.

Madness wants to stand and escape but Blood is having none of it.
Blood wanted to stand there but Madness had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Madness is on top in guard.

Blood looking for a guillotine here but Madness defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madness throws a big elbow that misses.
Blood keeping full guard, as Madness tries to pass.
Blood pulls Madness in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Madness controls the pace.
Madness tries to stand but Blood is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raining Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blood 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 10:9
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raining Blood!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Newsome (ranked 4333 p4p, 4336 weight class) and Terrell Newsome (ranked 480 p4p, 487 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.

Newsome
vs
Newsome

184 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Newsome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrell Newsome!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell Newsome shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darrell Newsome counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Terrell Newsome shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darrell Newsome as he avoids it easily.
Terrell Newsome throws a body kick that misses.
Terrell Newsome shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darrell Newsome as he avoids it easily.
Darrell Newsome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrell Newsome.

Darrell Newsome gets a takedown into half guard.
Darrell Newsome is taking a breather. Terrell Newsome 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.
Terrell Newsome avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darrell Newsome.

Darrell Newsome is looking for a kimura but Terrell Newsome is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darrell Newsome to get the leverage.
Darrell Newsome is trying to control. Terrell Newsome wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Terrell Newsome manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Darrell Newsome keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Darrell Newsome can't get the takedown.
Darrell Newsome stalling.
Terrell Newsome is looking to take this one to the mat.

Darrell Newsome manages to pull guard.
Terrell Newsome throwing strikes from guard but Darrell Newsome blocks nicely.
Terrell Newsome stopping the sweep attempt from Darrell Newsome.
Terrell Newsome controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Darrell Newsome pulls Terrell Newsome in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell Newsome wants to get up but he can't break Darrell Newsome's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Darrell Newsome pulls Terrell Newsome in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Darrell Newsome looking to control but Terrell Newsome passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darrell Newsome is positioning himself well to prevent Terrell Newsome advancing to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Newsome showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darrell Newsome 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Newsome!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Heart (ranked 4315 p4p, 4316 weight class) and Smoke Junior (ranked 484 p4p, 490 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.

Heart
vs
Junior

177 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smoke Junior!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior shoots in looking for a takedown. Heart tries to sprawl out of it but Junior keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Junior defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heart.
Junior throws a push kick but Heart slaps the foot to one side.
Heart drops down looking for a counter takedown but Junior sprawls and moves away.
Heart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Junior misses with a head kick.
Junior shoots in but no luck this time.

Heart clinches.
Heart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Junior gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Junior jumps guard and drags Heart to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Junior looking for a guillotine here but Heart defends easily.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Heart from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heart wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Junior trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Junior controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Junior checks a leg kick.

Junior closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Heart did well to prevent Junior getting side control.
Heart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Junior is working away from the top position though.
Junior is taking a breather. Heart 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Junior is trying to work for a kimura but Heart is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smoke Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Junior 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 9:10
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smoke Junior!