PCL 76: Entering Egypt PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julli Pulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulli comes into the arena with Kanye West - Amazing blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Pulli
vs
Shishkin

188 cm
31
221 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

176 cm
27
207 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julli Pulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shishkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Pulli.
Pulli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shishkin on the side of the head.
Pulli throws a lazy right hand but Shishkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulli throws a hook to the side of Shishkin's head but Shishkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shishkin blocks a jab.
Jab from Pulli.
Shishkin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pulli lands with an uppercut that bounces Shishkin off the cage and back into range.
Pulli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shishkin throws a head kick that misses.
Pulli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shishkin doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shishkin defends it nicely.
Pulli is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin throws a body kick that misses.
Pulli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shishkin tries to land a leg kick but Pulli saw it coming and moves away.
Shishkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pulli throws a shot to the body.
Pulli throws a hook but Shishkin blocks it.

Pulli looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shishkin!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pulli dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulli with the ground and pound from mount.
Shishkin is in a horrible position here. Pulli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shishkin is looking to improve his position but Pulli isn't that keen on the idea.
Pulli postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shishkin looks a forlorn figure.
Shishkin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shishkin tries to hold on but Pulli pushes him away.
Shishkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pulli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pulli pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shishkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shishkin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Shishkin looking to sit in guard and control but Pulli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulli postures up and lands a big shot to Shishkin's brow.
Pulli 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.
Pulli stays in close to Shishkin's body and controls the position.
Shishkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Shishkin, not yet.
Pulli working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pulli advances to half guard.

Pulli seems to be looking for submissions.
Shishkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Pulli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shishkin defends it well.
Shishkin wants to improve his position but Pulli is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulli wants to pass to mount but Shishkin is defending the position.
Pulli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pulli slows the pace down in half guard.
Shishkin is looking for a sweep. Pulli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shishkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pulli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pulli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shishkin sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shishkin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shishkin scores with a leg kick.
Pulli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shishkin.
Pulli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shishkin can pounce on him.
Pulli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shishkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shishkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alexey Shishkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulli swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Shishkin.
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!
Shishkin lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Shishkin throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Pulli is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexey Shishkin!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaka Mababa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mababa comes to the cage accompanied by Street Fighting Man. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mababa
vs
Lennon

210 cm
29
225 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

183 cm
26
216 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chaka Mababa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mababa blocks a jab.
Mababa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

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

Mababa is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mababa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Mababa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lennon tries to bum rush Mababa with a series of wild strikes but Mababa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mababa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mababa blocks a jab.
Mababa seems to have got his legs back now.
Lennon scores with a shot to the body.
Lennon plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Mababa swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Mababa face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Lennon!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amzi Azzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amzi Azzan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rua
vs
Azzan

194 cm
28
212 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

189 cm
28
217 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amzi Azzan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azzan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rua throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azzan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rua throws a body punch but Azzan moves out of range.
Rua avoids the body shot from Azzan.
Azzan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Azzan wants it to stay on the feet.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Azzan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azzan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua tried to score with a low kick but Azzan checks it.

Rua moves into range and clinches up with Azzan.

Azzan wants the takedown. Rua is fighting it off but Azzan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rua's guard against the cage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Azzan is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Azzan manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Azzan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rua manages to get himself to full guard.
Azzan passes Rua's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rua is positioning himself well to prevent Azzan advancing to mount.
Azzan stops Rua from getting back to his feet.
Azzan tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Azzan trying to pass the guard but Rua defending well.
Rua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azzan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Azzan there.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to get to full guard but Azzan has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Azzan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Azzan looking for a sweep. Not yet Azzan, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rua wants to control from the top but Azzan keeps moving.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Azzan.
Rua works over Azzan with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Azzan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azzan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua cracks Azzan with a solid left hand.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azzan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Rua drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Azzan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rua has Azzan in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azzan trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mauricio Rua will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A bone on bone clash there as Azzan blocks the leg kick.
Azzan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Azzan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azzan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Azzan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rua is fending him off so far but Azzan persists. Nope, Rua circles away and we're back to standing.
Azzan wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Azzan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Azzan. Those never looked like landing.
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Azzan's waist but Azzan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Rua slips a jab from Azzan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Azzan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azzan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Azzan lands with a nice body punch.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Azzan's head but Azzan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Azzan misses.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azzan throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azzan throws out a powerful jab.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azzan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzan throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Azzan misses with a body shot.
Azzan misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azzan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azzan wants to clinch.
Rua looks for the body kick but Azzan saw that one coming.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azzan jabs Rua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Rua slips a jab from Azzan.
Azzan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzan shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Azzan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Azzan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rua rather than just go for the knockout.
A combination from Azzan does no damage.

Rua closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Azzan quickly recovers to half guard.
Rua throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Rua is looking for a kimura but Azzan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rua to get the leverage.
Rua is looking to advance position but Azzan won't allow it.
Rua throws a strike but Azzan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azzan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Azzan.
Rua is pushing Azzan's head away, looking to escape. Azzan manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azzan lands some shots froms side control.
Azzan working the ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azzan trying to control the position but Rua is working away.
Rua can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amzi Azzan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rua in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rua cracks Azzan with a big elbow.
Rua tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rua 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.
Azzan is looking for a sweep.
Azzan trying to control but Rua flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Rua. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Azzan fending off the submission attempt from Rua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azzan needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua missing with strikes from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Azzan really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Rua's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Rua thows a strike but Azzan uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Azzan as he ends up in Rua 's guard!
Azzan looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Azzan blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Azzan is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
Azzan 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.
Rua working some strikes from top position.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Azzan keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Azzan has momentary wrist control but Rua slips an elbow through the middle.
Azzan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua won't allow Azzan to sweep him here.
Azzan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Azzan wants to sweep but no luck.
Azzan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Azzan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Azzan is keeping the position.
Azzan trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
Rua lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rua sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azzan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azzan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
After winning the bout, Mauricio Rua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pvt. Irving Fleischman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irving Fleischman. Chooooooooon! I think Adamek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Am The Sword - Motorhead . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Adamek
vs
Irving Fleischman

185 cm
23
221 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

185 cm
29
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pvt. Irving Fleischman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleischman scores with a sloppy right hand. Adamek should have avoided that one.

It looks like Tomasz Adamek has been cut.
Fleischman lands an overhand right.

Adamek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fleischman is trying to get back to half guard.

Adamek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fleischman has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Fleischman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fleischman stops Adamek from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adamek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Adamek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adamek tries to score with some ground and pound. Fleischman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fleischman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adamek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fleischman tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman is not content to let Adamek control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fleischman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fleischman is looking for a sweep.
Fleischman sneaks back into half guard.
Adamek thows a huge punch but Fleischman dodges it nicely.
Adamek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Adamek not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman wants to control but Adamek is keeping busy.
Adamek trying to control from half guard but Fleischman is working away.
Adamek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adamek is keen to just control but Fleischman is a slippery customer.

Adamek looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fleischman wants to improve his position but Adamek is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fleischman trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Adamek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fleischman defends it well.
Adamek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Adamek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Adamek'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.

Adamek misses the shot to the body.
Fleischman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adamek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fleischman lands a nice looking body kick.
Fleischman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fleischman lands a leg kick that knocks Adamek off balance momentarily.
Fleischman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fleischman scores with a jab to the head.
Tomasz Adamek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleischman digs a good hook to Adamek's body.
Adamek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fleischman defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adamek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleischman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adamek.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Adamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleischman punishes Adamek's body with a nice straight punch.
Fleischman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fleischman.
Fleischman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fleischman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleischman jabs at Adamek's body.
Fleischman scores with a leg kick.
Fleischman drops Adamek with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Adamek! Fleischman dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pvt. Irving Fleischman!
An out of breath Pvt. Irving Fleischman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raffer Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovalenko has chosen Небо славян! as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Steele
vs
Kovalenko

198 cm
29
260 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

205 cm
23
260 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raffer Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
Kovalenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovalenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kovalenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Steele! Kovalenko is out on his feet! Steele rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kovalenko is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kovalenko is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raffer Steele!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen I´m Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Austin Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reinhardt
vs
Smith

193 cm
21
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
205 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Reinhardt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reinhardt duly obliges.
A swing and a miss from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Reinhardt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Reinhardt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reinhardt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reinhardt scrambles back to his feet.
Reinhardt lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith has Reinhardt pushed against the cage.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reinhardt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith thumps Reinhardt with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith punishes Reinhardt's body with a nice straight punch.
Reinhardt is breathing heavily.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reinhardt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Smith drops Reinhardt with a beautiful combination! Reinhardt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!

Reinhardt is rocked!

It looks like Andreas Reinhardt has been cut.
Reinhardt tries to get into range but Smith steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Reinhardt! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Smith scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Austin Smith!
Austin Smith is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Austin Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czesio Niemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czesio Niemen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Niemen
vs
Rivera

196 cm
22
270 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

188 cm
20
235 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Czesio Niemen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivera is defended easily by Niemen.
Rivera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Niemen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Czesio Niemen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rivera.
Rivera moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Niemen misses the target.
Niemen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Niemen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivera defending well as Niemen loads up on a big left hand.
Niemen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Niemen scores with a body shot.
Rivera looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Niemen and Rivera goes tumbling to the canvas! Niemen follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Rivera is rocked!

It looks like Antonio Rivera has been cut.

Niemen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Niemen finish him?
Niemen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Niemen is stalking Rivera. Rivera circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Niemen, and it's lights out! Rivera really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Czesio Niemen!
Czesio Niemen thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stelios Xenos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultra has chosen Fistful of steel - Rage against the machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Xenos
vs
Ultra

187 cm
24
194 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

183 cm
24
198 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stelios Xenos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Ultra!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ultra throws a front kick aimed at Xenos's knee but Xenos avoids it well.
Xenos digs a good body shot into Ultra's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Xenos.
Ultra misses with a straight right.
Ultra throws the left hand but Xenos avoids the punch easily.
Ultra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Xenos finds it's way round the side to connect with Ultra's head.
Ultra misses with the combination.
Ultra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xenos.
Xenos is looking to land body kicks.
Ultra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Xenos instigates a clinch.
Ultra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xenos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xenos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ultra up against the cage.
Xenos misses with a knee to the head.
Ultra missing with knees to the body.
Ultra lands with a right to the head.
Ultra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xenos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Xenos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xenos.
Ultra tries to land knees in the clinch but Xenos avoids the damage to the body.
Ultra misses with a punch to the body.
Ultra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xenos effectively controlling the action here.
Xenos can't find room to land a body shot as Ultra controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ultra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ultra blocks a body shot from Xenos.
Xenos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ultra misses with a body punch.
A short left from Xenos.
Xenos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xenos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xenos digs a right hand into Ultra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ultra's gas tank.
Xenos blocks a body shot from Ultra.
Xenos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ultra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xenos avoids a wild elbow strike from Ultra.
Xenos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xenos slowing the pace effectively.
Ultra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ultra prevents a body shot from Xenos.
Ultra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ultra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xenos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ultra's brow.
Xenos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ultra swings wildly with an uppercut but Xenos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xenos.
Ultra tries to land knees in the clinch but Xenos avoids the damage to the body.
Xenos blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra blocks a body shot from Xenos.
Ultra misses with some punches.
Ultra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ultra throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Ultra.
Xenos scores a nice knee to the body.
Ultra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xenos throws a punch but it's blocked by Ultra.
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!
Ultra misses with a body punch.
Xenos avoiding damage as Ultra throws knees to the body.
Xenos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ultra lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xenos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stelios Xenos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Xenos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Xenos.
Ultra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ultra tries to clinch up.
Xenos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xenos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ultra.
Xenos lands a nice shot to the body.
Ultra checks a low kick from Xenos.
An inside leg kick from Xenos misses.
Xenos works Ultra's body with a nice hook.
Ultra takes a swing at Xenos's ribcage but misses.
Xenos misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stelios Xenos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ultra is breathing heavily.
Ultra throws a nice looking combination but Xenos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xenos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xenos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Xenos thumps Ultra with a low kick.
Xenos feints and then cracks Ultra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ultra down.
Xenos throws a sloppy head kick and Ultra moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenos lands a nice looking body kick.
Ultra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ultra tries to move into range but Xenos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xenos throws a body kick that misses.
Ultra sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Xenos lands but Ultra takes it in his stride.
Ultra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xenos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ultra throws a leg kick but Xenos moved away.
Xenos thuds a left hand into Ultra's body.
Xenos throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from Xenos lands but Ultra takes it in his stride.
Xenos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Xenos lands a big head kick that sends Ultra tumbling to the mat! Xenos takes a step backwards and waves Ultra back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ultra is rocked!
Xenos throws a leg kick which misses Ultra's front leg but catches the back leg as Ultra tries to avoid it.
Ultra is still on wobbly legs! Can Xenos finish him?
Xenos throws a sloppy head kick and Ultra moves out of range easily.
Ultra seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Xenos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenos throws a shot to the body.
Xenos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xenos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xenos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xenos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ultra.
Ultra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ultra checks a leg kick nicely.

Xenos rushes Ultra and presses him up against the cage.
Xenos slowing the pace effectively.
Stelios Xenos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ultra tries a body shot but Xenos blocks it.
Xenos lands with a light punch inside.
Xenos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xenos.
Xenos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ultra can do to turn this around?
Ultra lands a right hand.
Ultra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ultra misses with an elbow over the top.
Xenos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xenos misses with a punch to the body.
Xenos missing with knees to the body.
Ultra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xenos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xenos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ultra has a couple of punches blocked by Xenos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ultra misses with a body punch.
Xenos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ultra letting Xenos take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stelios Xenos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ultra throws a leg kick but Xenos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xenos lands with a hook. Ultra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Ultra gets tackled into the cage by Xenos. Xenos maintains the clinch.
Xenos misses with some punches.
Ultra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xenos avoids it.
Ultra prevents a body shot from Xenos.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ultra throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Xenos.
Ultra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ultra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Ultra fails to land.
Xenos blocks an elbow strike.
Xenos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ultra misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos is trying to stall.
Xenos just leaning against Ultra, taking a breather.
Ultra avoids a wild elbow strike from Xenos.
Ultra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xenos throws an elbow but misses.
Xenos just leaning against Ultra, taking a breather.
Ultra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xenos misses with the head strike.
Xenos blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ultra.
Come on Xenos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Xenos tries to land knees in the clinch but Ultra avoids the damage to the body.
Xenos managing to block the knees to the body from Ultra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultra swings wildly with an uppercut but Xenos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xenos takes a shot to the head.
Xenos throws an elbow that misses.
Xenos lands an elbow inside that Ultra shrugs off.
Xenos misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xenos.
Ultra dodges an elbow strike from Xenos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ultra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ultra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ultra pushes off an throws an elbow but Xenos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Xenos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xenos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra with a knee to the head.

Xenos manages to break the clinch.
Xenos tries to work over Ultra's front leg with a kick but Ultra checks it.
Jakob Ultra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ultra tries to bum rush Xenos with a series of wild strikes but Xenos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xenos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ultra blocks a head kick by Xenos.
Ultra just misses with a punch to the body.

Xenos closes the distance and pushes Ultra back into the cage.

Xenos breaks the clinch.
Xenos wants to land a leg kick but Ultra is out of range.
Ultra misses with a two punch combination.
Xenos cracks the inside of Ultra's front leg.
Ultra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xenos works Ultra's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenos throws a front kick that sends Ultra stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xenos throws a leg kick which misses Ultra's front leg but catches the back leg as Ultra tries to avoid it.
Ultra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xenos.
Xenos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Xenos clinches.
Stelios Xenos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ultra misses with a body punch.
Xenos missing with knees to the body.
Xenos is working Ultra over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xenos scores with a shoulder strike.
Ultra tries to work over Xenos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xenos lands with a short shot to the head.
Ultra blocks an elbow strike from Xenos.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelios Xenos!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Kytta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by I Am Perfection by Cage 9. Kytta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Odorants - This Night kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lee
vs
Kytta

200 cm
23
255 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

188 cm
28
234 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kytta!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kytta avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kytta lands the left hand.
Kytta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kytta moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee wants to clinch up but Kytta keeps it at a distance.
Kytta throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kytta as he jumps to the side.
Kytta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Kytta's belly button to the back.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Kytta.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Kytta throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kytta sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kytta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Kytta fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kytta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kytta is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Kytta circles away and we're back to standing.
Kytta throws a big shot that misses.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee slips a straight right by Kytta.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kytta was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Kytta clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kytta as he avoids it easily.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kytta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to clinch up but Kytta circles away and keeps his distance.
Kytta throws a nice head kick!
Kytta digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Kytta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kytta connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Kytta misses its intended target.
Kytta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lee. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kytta looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Kytta misses with a head kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kytta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kytta as he jumps to the side.
A head kick from Kytta lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Kytta throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Kytta lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kytta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Kytta.
Lee with a hook.
Lee misses with a combination
and Kytta counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Kytta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kytta scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kytta digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Kytta lands a head kick!
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kytta moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Kytta coming out on top.
Kytta swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but Kytta moves out of range.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Kytta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Kytta with a jab.
Kytta throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Kytta slips a jab from Lee.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Kytta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kytta ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Jab by Kytta.
Kytta is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Kytta in a clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Kytta controls his hands.
Kytta cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Kytta blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kytta as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Kytta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kytta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kytta connects with a nice looking jab.
Mikko Kytta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kytta.
Kytta cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kytta scores with a decent looking hook.
Kytta works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kytta scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Kytta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kytta misses with a looping right.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kytta finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Kytta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kytta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kytta connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Kytta scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kytta throws a head kick that half lands.
Kytta throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kytta.

Lee is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kytta lands with a shot to the body.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kytta.
Lee slips under a jab from Kytta.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Kytta. Those never looked like landing.
Kytta throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Kytta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kytta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Kytta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kytta throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kytta sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kytta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Kytta counters with a head kick. That will keep Lee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Kytta gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Kytta manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kytta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kytta pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Kytta has wrist control.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kytta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Kytta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kytta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Kytta stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.

Ricky Lee has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Kytta sprawls well.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kytta is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Kytta circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kytta throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kytta.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kytta gets a clinch.
Kytta is trying to stall.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Kytta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kytta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Kytta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kytta lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kytta loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Kytta cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee is looking to clinch but Kytta is avoiding it.
Lee is looking to wear down Kytta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Kytta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kytta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ricky Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee takes a swing at Kytta's ribcage but misses.
Kytta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kytta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Kytta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kytta defends it nicely.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Kytta sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kytta throws a head kick that half lands.
Kytta lands a lovely overhand right.
Kytta misses with a head kick.
Kytta misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Kytta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kytta scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kytta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kytta misses the shot to the body.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Kytta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee taking a breather.
Kytta scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Kytta.

Kytta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mikko Kytta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kytta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kytta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Kytta sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kytta lands with a nice body punch.
Kytta lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kytta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice straight punches there by Kytta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kytta.
Kytta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kytta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kytta digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Kytta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Kytta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Kytta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Kytta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Kytta.
Jab from Kytta.
Kytta thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mikko Kytta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kytta lands with an overhand left.
Lee dives in and grabs Kytta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kytta pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Kytta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Kytta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kytta misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee defending well as Kytta loads up on a big left hand.
Ricky Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kytta throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kytta ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Kytta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee staying out of range there.
Kytta lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Kytta throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Kytta lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee tries to clinch up but Kytta circles away and keeps his distance.
Kytta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kytta lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Mikko Kytta has been cut.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kytta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Kytta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kytta 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Kytta!
Mikko Kytta thanked the fans post fight for their support.