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QFC Tournament 1101 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Allen (ranked 4830 p4p, 4648 weight class) and Gabriel Sukarno (ranked 545 p4p, 526 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.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grayson Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Sukarno!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Sukarno. No joy for Allen on that attempt.
Sukarno throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Sukarno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Sukarno tries to counter it with a takedown but Allen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Allen darts in looking for a takedown but Sukarno gets double underhooks and turns Allen into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sukarno has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment.
Sukarno has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Sukarno should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sukarno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sukarno throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Sukarno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen blocks the body kick.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Allen.
Sukarno swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Allen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sukarno to the mat! Sukarno manages to get full guard.
Sukarno is wriggling around but Allen manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Allen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sukarno doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Allen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sukarno can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sukarno defending well though.
Allen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sukarno's head.
Allen is trying to control the action in half guard but Sukarno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Allen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Allen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen slips a nice elbow through Sukarno's hands, connecting with Sukarno's forehead.
Allen controlling the pace.
Allen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Allen uses his free foot to push down on Sukarno's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sukarno.
Allen wants to control the pace but Sukarno is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to secure an arm triangle but Sukarno defends it well.
Allen controlling from the full mount.
Sukarno has given up his back here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Sukarno is doing well to defend. Allen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Sukarno is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grayson Allen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naj Zciwohcalb (ranked 4688 p4p, 4640 weight class) and Yury Costa (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.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naj Zciwohcalb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yury Costa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zciwohcalb fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Costa avoids it really well and circles away.
Zciwohcalb misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Costa looks to land a combination but Zciwohcalb avoids it well.
Zciwohcalb stuffs the takedown attempt from Costa. Costa gets slowly back to his feet.
Costa lands a two punch combo.
Zciwohcalb tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
Zciwohcalb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yury Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Costa with that takedown attempt.
Costa shoots in but Zciwohcalb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Naj Zciwohcalb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yury Costa.
Zciwohcalb shoots in for a takedown but Costa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zciwohcalb tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zciwohcalb dives in and grabs Costa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes down on Zciwohcalb's head and hops out.
Costa wants to counter the offense by Zciwohcalb and move into the clinch position.
Costa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Costa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zciwohcalb bucks up and tries to throw Costa off but instead Costa has got his back!
Costa lands a shot to the body.
Zciwohcalb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Costa on the ground.
Zciwohcalb is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa missing with strikes from the back.
Costa somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Zciwohcalb trying to control the action but Costa just sinks the hooks in.
Zciwohcalb covering up well under a series of strikes from Costa.
Zciwohcalb covering up well under a series of strikes from Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to get the hooks in deep but Zciwohcalb pushed the leg off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zciwohcalb covering up well and avoiding damage.
Costa keeps control of the position as Zciwohcalb tries to break free.
Costa gets his hands free as Zciwohcalb looks to control.
Can Zciwohcalb hold on?! Costa is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Zciwohcalb tries to escape but Costa has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Zciwohcalb trying to control the hands but Costa won't let him.
Zciwohcalb tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa not allowing Zciwohcalb to control his hands.
Costa has the hooks in. Zciwohcalb is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Costa is not going to allow Zciwohcalb to sit and survive in this position.
Costa misses with punches from the back.
Zciwohcalb avoids the strikes from Costa.
The referee is taking a good look at Zciwohcalb as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Costa!
Costa misses with punches from the back.
Zciwohcalb trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa scores with punches to the body.
Zciwohcalb wants to control his opponent's hands but Costa gets his hands free.
Costa punches Zciwohcalb on the ear.
Zciwohcalb has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Costa.
Costa lands a shot to the body.
Costa is hanging on to Zciwohcalb's back as he tries to escape.
Costa looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Costa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Zciwohcalb tries to escape but Costa has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zciwohcalb trying to control the hands but Costa won't let him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa is hanging on to Zciwohcalb's back as he tries to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Costa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Costa dives in and grabs Zciwohcalb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zciwohcalb pushes down on Costa's head and hops out.
Zciwohcalb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zciwohcalb.
Zciwohcalb gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Costa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zciwohcalb manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zciwohcalb shoots in for a double leg but Costa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Costa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zciwohcalb sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zciwohcalb tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Costa manages to circle out of the way.
Naj Zciwohcalb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yury Costa.
Zciwohcalb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Costa throws a counter combo.
Costa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Costa as Zciwohcalb shoots in.
Costa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zciwohcalb kicks Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Zciwohcalb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zciwohcalb shoots in looking for a takedown. Costa tries to sprawl out of it but Zciwohcalb keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Costa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Costa shoots in and drives through. Zciwohcalb sprawls well.
Costa leaves Zciwohcalb with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Costa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Costa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Zciwohcalb backs off Costa throws a huge counter combo but Zciwohcalb manages to avoid it all.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zciwohcalb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Zciwohcalb is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Costa fails with the takedown.
Zciwohcalb shoots for a double leg takedown but Costa sprawls well. He's pushed Zciwohcalb's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zciwohcalb shoots for a double leg takedown but Costa sprawls well. He's pushed Zciwohcalb's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zciwohcalb tries to clinch but Costa is having none of it.
Naj Zciwohcalb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costa wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Zciwohcalb as Costa shoots in.
Zciwohcalb closes this distance looking for a takedown but Costa circles away.
Zciwohcalb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Costa.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Zciwohcalb.
Zciwohcalb tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Costa throws a sloppy head kick and Zciwohcalb moves out of range easily.
Zciwohcalb tries to clinch but Costa is having none of it.
Costa wants to counter the offense by Zciwohcalb and move into the clinch position.
Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zciwohcalb wants to clinch up but Costa keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zciwohcalb pinned against the cage. Zciwohcalb gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zciwohcalb throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Costa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zciwohcalb throws a leg kick that misses.
Zciwohcalb throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Zciwohcalb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zciwohcalb dives in and grabs Costa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes down on Zciwohcalb's head and hops out.
Zciwohcalb is looking to clinch.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costa tries to counter with a clinch but Zciwohcalb shakes him off and moves away.
Costa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zciwohcalb slaps away a takedown attempt from Costa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yury Costa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Costa staying out of range there.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zciwohcalb sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Costa misses with the combination.
Costa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zciwohcalb sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Costa somewhat.
Costa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zciwohcalb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zciwohcalb shoots in and drives through. Costa sprawls well.
Zciwohcalb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naj Zciwohcalb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa darts in looking for a takedown but Zciwohcalb gets double underhooks and turns Costa into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zciwohcalb misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zciwohcalb is fending him off so far but Costa persists. Nope, Zciwohcalb circles away and we're back to standing.
Zciwohcalb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Costa swivels and escapes.
Zciwohcalb shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Costa as he avoids it easily.
Costa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zciwohcalb controls Costa momentarily but Costa frees himself.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zciwohcalb on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zciwohcalb tries to get out of the position.
Zciwohcalb kicks Costa off and gets to his feet.
Zciwohcalb shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Costa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zciwohcalb's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zciwohcalb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa.
Costa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zciwohcalb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zciwohcalb looking to control.
Zciwohcalb trying to control the position here.
Costa trying to control but Zciwohcalb is working from the bottom.
Costa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zciwohcalb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Costa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costa shoots in but Zciwohcalb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zciwohcalb tries to score a power double leg takedown but Costa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zciwohcalb somewhat.
Zciwohcalb shoots in for a takedown but Costa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yury Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costa leaves Zciwohcalb with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Costa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yury Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Costa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Costa throwing strikes from guard but Zciwohcalb blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zciwohcalb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zciwohcalb looking for a guillotine here but Costa defends easily.
Zciwohcalb is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Costa is in close to Zciwohcalb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Naj Zciwohcalb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yury Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zciwohcalb's head.
Zciwohcalb looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Costa has picked Zciwohcalb up and slammed him! Zciwohcalb can't keep hold of the triangle and Costa manages to pass to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yury Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Costa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Yury Costa!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Yury Costa!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Yury Costa!
Yury Costa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Cannon (ranked 4847 p4p, 4655 weight class) and Gwennyth Hyper (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.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyle Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gwennyth Hyper!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hyper tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyper moves in looking to clinch but Cannon pushes him off.
Cannon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hyper is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
Hyper is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
Hyper tries to close the distance and clinch but Cannon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cannon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hyper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cannon shoots in and drives through. Hyper sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyper tries to clinch but Cannon moves out of range.
Cannon has closed the distance and engaged Hyper in a clinch.
Cannon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hyper pushes Cannon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Kyle Cannon has been cut.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hyper swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hyper tries to work over Cannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Hyper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hyper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cannon backwards.
Hyper misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyper pushes Cannon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cannon stalling in the clinch.
Hyper trying to control the position but instead, Cannon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hyper into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyper.
 Cannon is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyper.
Oh Cannon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cannon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hyper.
A short body shot lands from Hyper as the two fighters clinch.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hyper.
Hyper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hyper dips a shoulder and cracks Cannon with a mighty uppercut! Cannon falls back against the cage and Hyper unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cannon is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hyper screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwennyth Hyper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jezro Silver (ranked 4644 p4p, 4801 weight class) and Patrick Beverley (ranked 527 p4p, 517 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.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jezro Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Beverley!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Beverley's half guard.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beverley on the ground.
Beverley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silver wants to pass to mount but Beverley is defending the position.
Beverley is holding on to half guard well.
Beverley manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beverley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Beverley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Beverley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silver defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to free his leg and advance position but Beverley is retaining full guard.
Silver wants to control from the top but Beverley keeps moving.
Beverley is trying to keep Silver in close.
Beverley keeping full guard, as Silver tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Beverley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silver drives through with a takedown into Beverley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Beverley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silver stops a takedown attempt from Beverley.
Beverley pulls guard.
Silver advances position into side control!
Silver trying to control the position but Beverley is working away.
Silver controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beverley throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Silver lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Beverley is trying to get back to half guard.
Beverley regains half guard, as Silver was trying to land strikes.
Beverley trying to hold on to Silver's head to control him but Silver postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, if Silver is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silver wants to take a breather but Beverley is having none of it.
Beverley is trying to stand.
Beverley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver wants to control from the top but Beverley keeps moving.
Beverley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jezro Silver will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silver darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Beverley kicks off Silver and gets to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silver.
Beverley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Beverley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beverley manages to break the clinch.
Silver has a takedown stuffed.
Beverley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silver sprawls well. Silver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beverley gets slowly back to his feet.
Silver scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beverley pushes Silver off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beverley or perhaps it was just good defense by Silver, which made it look bad.
Silver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silver showed some decent athleticism there.
Beverley manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Silver keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Beverley working hard to break the clinch.
Beverley pulls guard.
Patrick Beverley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beverley looking to control.
Beverley is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver wants to control from the top but Beverley keeps moving.
Beverley looking to control.
Silver is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beverley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Beverley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver is really struggling to control Beverley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control but Beverley is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jezro Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beverley is fending him off so far but Silver persists. Nope, Beverley circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jezro Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver fails with the takedown.
As Silver backs off Beverley throws a huge counter combo but Silver manages to avoid it all.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Beverley. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Beverley clinches up with Silver and pushes him back against the cage.
Beverley is trying to break free.
Silver is working for takedown but Beverley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beverley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silver prevents it.
Beverley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beverley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beverley is looking for a takedown.
Silver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beverley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silver tries to score a body lock takedown but Beverley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Beverley jumps guard and drags Silver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silver scoring with some ground and pound.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Beverley is keeping the position.
Silver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Beverley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Silver shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beverley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silver trying to control but Beverley is working from the bottom.
Silver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beverley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beverley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silver manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver is wriggling around but Beverley manages to pass to half guard.
Silver pushes Beverley off but Beverley dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver parries the strikes from Beverley easily there. Beverley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silver to escape.
Silver is looking for a sweep.
Beverley wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
Silver is trying to buck Beverley off.
Beverley gets to mount! Silver was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Silver is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silver is trying desperately to improve position.
Beverley controlling the pace for now.
Beverley avoids the attempt from Silver to control.
Beverley controlling from the full mount.
Silver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silver is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Silver is keeping busy.
Silver trying to control but not successfully.
Jezro Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Beverley.
Silver trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Silver is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Silver looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but Beverley has full control of the position and if anything, Silver has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Beverley working for the choke.
Silver tries to escape but Beverley has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Silver is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Beverley keeps control of the position as Silver tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver is trying to stand back up.
Patrick Beverley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Beverley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beverley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Patrick Beverley!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Patrick Beverley!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Patrick Beverley!
Patrick Beverley wins by unanimous decision!
Patrick Beverley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Ross (ranked 4829 p4p, 4657 weight class) and Matos Mirando (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.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holden Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matos Mirando!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ross, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mirando is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Mirando was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Mirando shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ross's guard.
Ross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mirando keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ross's head.
Mirando has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mirando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ross is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mirando sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mirando works over Ross with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross has momentary wrist control but Mirando slips an elbow through the middle.
Mirando scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mirando working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mirando is looking to work some ground and pound but Ross has wrist control.
Ross on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ross tries to get out of the position.
Ross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mirando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirando with a nice head shot there.
Ross is rocked!
Mirando postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ross covers up, he's hurt! Mirando keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Mirando and the ref steps in to end the fight! Mirando can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matos Mirando!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ponta Lanca (ranked 4769 p4p, 3127 weight class) and Haschuk Sucnek (ranked 0 p4p, 385 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.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ponta Lanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haschuk Sucnek!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sucnek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sucnek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sucnek connects with a leg kick.
Sucnek checks a low kick from Lanca.
Lanca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sucnek on the side of the head.
Sucnek lands a nice hook to Lanca's body. Lanca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lanca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sucnek throws a counter combo.
Sucnek throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sucnek tries to clinch up.
Sucnek lands a head kick. Lanca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lanca takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sucnek connects with a nice looking jab.
Lanca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sucnek doesn't seem bothered though.
Sucnek wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucnek lands with a good body shot.
Lanca throws a leg kick but Sucnek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sucnek cracks a nice hook into Lanca's ribs.
Sucnek tries to clinch up but Lanca circles away and keeps his distance.
Lanca throws a sloppy head kick and Sucnek moves out of range easily.
Lanca digs a good body shot into Sucnek's ribs.
Lanca is breathing heavily.
Sucnek lands a jab to the nose.
Sucnek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab from Sucnek.
A low kick lands for Sucnek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sucnek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sucnek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sucnek cracks Lanca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sucnek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sucnek lands a head kick. Lanca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sucnek drops Lanca with a left right combo! Sucnek follows him down to the ground into side control.
Lanca is rocked!
Sucnek working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Lanca is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sucnek is working to tighten his grip on Lanca's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lanca has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sucnek is really squeezing tight and eventually Lanca passes out! Sucnek breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Haschuk Sucnek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Velyanov (ranked 4566 p4p, 4831 weight class) and Draco Malfoy (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.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Velyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Draco Malfoy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malfoy moves into the clinch.
Velyanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velyanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malfoy gets control of Velyanov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Malfoy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Velyanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Velyanov is posturing up here but Malfoy has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Velyanov tries to roll out but it's too tight and Velyanov has to tap! Slick submission there by Malfoy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Draco Malfoy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Malatedov (ranked 4918 p4p, 4621 weight class) and Foai Foao (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.
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205
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Malatedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Foai Foao!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Malatedov.
Foao is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Malatedov ducks under a wild hook from Foao.
It looked like Malatedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Foao.
Malatedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foao manages to avoid it.
Malatedov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Foao quickly recovers to half guard.
Foao regains full guard. Nicely done.
Malatedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Foao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malatedov tries to stand but Foao is controlling from the bottom.
Foao wants to stand up but Malatedov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Malatedov wants to control from the top but Foao keeps moving.
Malatedov looking to sit in guard and control but Foao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Malatedov is trying to control the position but Foao postures up.
Foao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malatedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malatedov has his foot on Foao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foao works his way back into a safe position though.
Foao is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Foao does no damage.
Foao looks to throw the jab but Malatedov is out of range.
Malatedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foao changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruslan Malatedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malatedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malatedov feinted with a counter takedown.
Malatedov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Foao napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Foao is pushing Malatedov's head away, looking to escape. Malatedov manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malatedov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Foao is avoiding damage well.
Malatedov swings around for an armbar but Foao sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Malatedov's guard.
Malatedov is breathing heavily.
Foao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Foao slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Foao is staying tight to Malatedov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Malatedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Foai Foao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Malatedov.
Foao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Foao just misses with a punch to the body.
Malatedov misses with a double jab
and Foao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foao advances to half guard.
Malatedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malatedov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Malatedov tries to get out of the position.
Malatedov keeping control of the position.
Foai Foao has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foao controlling the action here.
Foao is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Malatedov!
Foao controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foao's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Foao moves to back control.
What can Malatedov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Foao has the hooks in. Malatedov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foao controlling the position well here. Malatedov rolled but Foao kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Foao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foao is continuing to stall.
That's four 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.
The adventures of Foao the control monster continue. Boring.
Foao working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foao controlling the position well here. Malatedov rolled but Foao kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Foai Foao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Foao rushes Malatedov and presses him up against the cage.
Foao is fighting off a takedown attempt but Malatedov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Foao to the mat. Foao regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Foao is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Malatedov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Malatedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malatedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foao controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malatedov wants to sweep here but Foao controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foao controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Foao is pushing down on Malatedov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Malatedov is fighting to maintain full guard but Foao has managed to sneak the leg through.
Foao content to control rather than advance.
Malatedov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malatedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malatedov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Foao engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malatedov closes the distance and clinches.
Malatedov successfully pulls guard.
Foao wants to pass the guard but Malatedov is keeping the position.
Foao's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Foao.
Malatedov trying to control the position.
Foao stopping the sweep attempt from Malatedov.
Malatedov is striking but Foao is not phased and passes to half guard.
Foao is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malatedov trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Foai Foao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Foao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Foai Foao!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Foai Foao!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Foai Foao!
Foai Foao wins by unanimous decision!
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