SVW 24: Finger vs Toro PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rogers
vs
Sauna

185 cm
24
193 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Sauna blocks a head kick by Rogers.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Sauna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Eric Rogers has been cut.
Sauna misses with a double jab.
A jab from Sauna misses.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Sauna moved out of range.
Rogers lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Sauna moves out of range easily.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of Sauna's head but Sauna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.

Sauna clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers.
Sauna is looking for a takedown.
Rogers tries a body shot but Sauna blocks it.
Sauna has Rogers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rogers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sauna closes the distance and clinches up with Rogers, looking for a takedown. Sauna pushes Rogers against the cage but Rogers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eric Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sauna.

Rogers gets tackled into the cage by Sauna. Sauna maintains the clinch.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch but Sauna keeps him there for the moment.
Sauna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Sauna is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sauna blocks a body shot from Rogers.
A left hand lands to the body for Rogers.

Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eric Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sauna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sauna backs up against the cage.

Sauna is rocked!
Rogers cracks Sauna with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sauna falls to his knees and Rogers doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Rogers!
After winning the bout, Eric Rogers 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
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermansson's entrance music is Rammstein - Ich Will!. A fine choice. Quinton Ellis has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Olov Hermansson
vs
Ellis

178 cm
23
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
27
169 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Olov Hermansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ellis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hermansson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Hermansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hermansson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hermansson is not content to let Ellis control the position.

Ellis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hermansson, who protects the arm well.
Hermansson looking for a sweep but Ellis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ellis trying to control but Hermansson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis prevents Hermansson from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ellis has hold of Hermansson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hermansson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ellis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hermansson tries to reverse the position but Ellis maintains control.
Ellis trying to control but Hermansson is having none of it.
Hermansson working to try and regain half guard.
Ellis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hermansson to take his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson trying to control but not successfully.

Hermansson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hermansson prevents Ellis from getting a body triangle.
Hermansson just trying to survive but Ellis is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hermansson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hermansson trying to control here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermansson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hermansson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hermansson tries to roll over but Ellis keeps him under control.

Ellis is working for a submission of some sort.
Hermansson tries to roll over but Ellis keeps him under control.
Hermansson wants to control but Ellis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermansson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ellis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis content to control rather than advance.

Hermansson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hermansson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ellis manages to pass to mount!
Hermansson gets back to half guard.
Hermansson is looking for a sweep. Ellis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hermansson trying to control but Ellis postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hermansson looking for submissions off his back.

Hermansson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ellis pulls his head out easily.
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 Jan Olov Hermansson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ellis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hermansson swivels and escapes.
Ellis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hermansson throws out the jab.
Hermansson throws a body punch but Ellis moves out of range.
Hermansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hermansson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Hermansson does no damage.
Hermansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt - Hermansson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ellis fails with the takedown.
Jan Olov Hermansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Ellis.
Hermansson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ellis. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet.
Ellis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hermansson avoids it really well and circles away.
Hermansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hermansson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ellis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Ellis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hermansson wants to control but Ellis postures up.
A control attempt from Hermansson but he's now mounted!
Quinton Ellis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ellis tries to control but Hermansson wriggling away.
Hermansson tries to reverse the position but Ellis maintains control.

Ellis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hermansson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hermansson is squirming around, avoiding Ellis's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis wants to take his opponent's back but Hermansson doesn't allow it.
Ellis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hermansson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Hermansson actively working from the bottom here.

Ellis in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hermansson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ellis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quinton Ellis!
Quinton Ellis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pillu Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pillu Haukka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Haukka
vs
Jass

225 cm
31
265 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

195 cm
29
224 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pillu Haukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugh Jass!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haukka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Hugh Jass has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haukka, as that shot connected.
Jass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haukka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jass counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jass's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jass duly obliges.
Haukka throws a series of punches but Jass moves out of range.
Haukka works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Jass.
Haukka keeps the fight on the outside.
Jass throws a sloppy head kick and Haukka moves out of range easily.
Jass misses with a two punch combination.
Jass takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Jass is rocked!
Haukka throws a right hand that Jass ducks under and follows up with a left that Jass also avoids with ease.
Jass is still on wobbly legs! Can Haukka finish him?
Haukka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jass counters with a straight right hand.

Jass lands a left and a right that send Haukka crashing to the mat, dazed. Jass thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Pillu Haukka has been cut.
Jass slips a jab and a cross from Haukka.
Haukka misses with a two punch combination.
Jass seems to have recovered his senses.
Jass tries to clinch up but Haukka circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jass counters with a head kick that drops Haukka to the mat! Haukka scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Haukka is rocked!
Haukka is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haukka dodges the punch combination from Jass.
Oh Haukka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haukka is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Jass Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Haukka is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hugh Jass!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Olsgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Slystarr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slystarr has chosen Kool Savas - Tot oder Lebendig/Mona Lisa as his entrance music. Mark Slystarr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Olsgaard
vs
Slystarr

175 cm
24
200 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
197 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Olsgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Slystarr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsgaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slystarr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsgaard lands a jab to Slystarr's midsection.
Erik Olsgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Olsgaard. No joy for Slystarr on that attempt.
Olsgaard connects with an inside leg kick.
Slystarr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olsgaard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slystarr's hands.

It looks like Mark Slystarr has been cut.
Slystarr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsgaard.
Olsgaard tests Slystarr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olsgaard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slystarr is out of range and Olsgaard settles back down.
Slystarr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olsgaard takes a swing at Slystarr's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsgaard clobbers Slystarr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Olsgaard throws a body punch but Slystarr moves out of range.
Erik Olsgaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olsgaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Olsgaard avoids the body shot from Slystarr.
Slystarr swings widly with a right hand
and Olsgaard counters with a good low kick that Slystarr was not able to check.
Olsgaard thumps Slystarr with a low kick.
Slystarr throws a poor cross that misses
letting Olsgaard counter with a right hand.
Olsgaard misses with the combination.
Slystarr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsgaard.
Olsgaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard takes one on the button.
Olsgaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Slystarr is just out of range.
Olsgaard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Olsgaard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slystarr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Olsgaard's waist but Olsgaard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slystarr off to one side.
Slystarr shoots in but no luck this time.
Erik Olsgaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Slystarr.
Olsgaard moves forwards but Slystarr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Olsgaard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slystarr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olsgaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard slips under a jab from Slystarr.
Olsgaard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Olsgaard.
Slystarr cracks Olsgaard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Olsgaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slystarr.
Slystarr needs to keep his hands up - Olsgaard had a free shot at his head there.
Olsgaard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slystarr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Olsgaard.
Olsgaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slystarr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olsgaard looks to throw the jab but Slystarr is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Slystarr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Olsgaard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Olsgaard tries to improve position but can't.
Slystarr working the ground and pound.
Olsgaard wants to get back to his feet.
Slystarr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slystarr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Slystarr lands an elbow.

Slystarr is trying to get an arm triangle but Olsgaard is defending well.
Olsgaard is trying to buck Slystarr off.
Olsgaard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slystarr working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Olsgaard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Slystarr's cut.
That's time! Olsgaard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Slystarr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olsgaard.
Slystarr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olsgaard throws out the jab.
Slystarr moves out of range as Olsgaard strikes.
Olsgaard misses with a hook. Slystarr ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Slystarr misses.
Slystarr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olsgaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Slystarr.
Olsgaard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slystarr clobbers Olsgaard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Erik Olsgaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Slystarr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olsgaard counters with a straight right hand.
Slystarr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olsgaard swings widly with a right hand
and Slystarr counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsgaard lands a really nice looking cross but Slystarr seems unphased.
Slystarr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slystarr throws a lazy uppercut
and Olsgaard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Olsgaard slips a jab from Slystarr.
Slystarr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olsgaard.
Slystarr throws a hook but Olsgaard blocks it.
Olsgaard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olsgaard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slystarr looks for a takedown but Olsgaard sprawls well.
Olsgaard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slystarr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slystarr.
Olsgaard scores with a leg kick.
Slystarr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsgaard.
Olsgaard throws a hook to the side of Slystarr's head but Slystarr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slystarr connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsgaard scores with a three punch combo!
Olsgaard throws out a loose jab but Slystarr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slystarr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olsgaard scores with a leg kick.
Slystarr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsgaard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard swings for the body but Slystarr moves out of range.
Olsgaard ducks under a wild hook from Slystarr.
Slystarr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Olsgaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slystarr manages to avoid it.
Olsgaard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slystarr avoids the body shot from Olsgaard.
A swing and a miss from Slystarr.
Olsgaard cracks Slystarr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olsgaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Olsgaard lands.
Olsgaard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Olsgaard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slystarr doesn't seem phased though.
Decent striking displayed by Slystarr there.
Olsgaard staying out of range there.
Slystarr walks into a jab.
Slystarr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olsgaard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slystarr.
Erik Olsgaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Slystarr.
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!
A slow jab from Olsgaard misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olsgaard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Olsgaard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slystarr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Olsgaard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Slystarr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Slystarr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olsgaard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slystarr throws a series of strikes that have Olsgaard backpedaling.
Olsgaard scores with a punch to the head.
Olsgaard tried to score with a low kick but Slystarr checks it.
Slystarr misses with a body shot.
Olsgaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Olsgaard throws a looping overhand right but Slystarr ducks down to avoid it.
Olsgaard sizes up Slystarr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Olsgaard avoids the body shot from Slystarr.
Olsgaard swings for the body but Slystarr moves out of range.
Slystarr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsgaard looks for the body kick but Slystarr saw that one coming.
Olsgaard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slystarr.
Olsgaard dips to his left and cracks Slystarr with an uppercut!
Slystarr shoots in for a takedown but Olsgaard shows good takedown defense.
Olsgaard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Olsgaard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olsgaard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slystarr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slystarr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olsgaard. Olsgaard obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard scores with a hook to the body. Slystarr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slystarr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slystarr slips a straight right by Olsgaard.
Olsgaard misses with an uppercut.
Slystarr punishes Olsgaard's body with a nice straight punch.
Slystarr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slystarr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsgaard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slystarr on the side of the head.
Slystarr misses with a wild body shot.
Olsgaard throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slystarr misses the body punch
and Olsgaard counters with a stiff right hand.
Olsgaard looks to throw the jab but Slystarr is out of range.
Olsgaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Olsgaard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slystarr connects with a right hand. Olsgaard shakes it off.
Olsgaard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slystarr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Slystarr shoots in looking for a takedown. Olsgaard tries to sprawl out of it but Slystarr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olsgaard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Erik Olsgaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Slystarr.
Olsgaard misses with a wild body shot.
Mark Slystarr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slystarr.
Olsgaard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Olsgaard scores with a jab. Slystarr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slystarr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olsgaard scores with a jab. Slystarr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slystarr scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olsgaard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slystarr's hands.
Olsgaard defending well as Slystarr loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Olsgaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olsgaard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Olsgaard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Canas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jayne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Doors-People Are Strange . Canas has chosen DMX-Stop Being Greedy as his entrance music. Patrick Jayne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Canas's chin.

Jayne
vs
Canas

189 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
28
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Canas!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Canas.

Jayne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Canas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Canas wants to stand up but Jayne is controlling him.
Canas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jayne.
Jayne wants to control from the top but Canas keeps moving.
Jayne stops Canas from standing up.
Jayne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Canas wants to get back to his feet but Jayne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jayne content to stall in guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Patrick Jayne wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Canas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canas.
Canas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Canas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Canas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jayne.

Canas pushes Jayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Jayne lands a body shot.

Jayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Canas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jayne manages to avoid it.
Canas misses with the combination.

Jayne moves into range and clinches up with Canas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jayne lands a takedown into guard.
Jayne chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jayne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Canas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jayne lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jayne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canas wants to stand and escape but Jayne is having none of it.

Canas has his feet on Jayne's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Canas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jayne looks to land a combination but Canas avoids it well.
No joy there for Canas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jayne moves into the clinch.
Canas swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Jayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne shoots in looking for a takedown but Canas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jayne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jayne throws a hook but Canas avoids it easily.
Canas falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jayne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canas wants to stand up but Jayne is controlling him.
Jayne throwing strikes but missing.
Jayne wants to control from the top but Canas keeps moving.
Jayne prevents Canas from getting back to his feet.
Jayne wants to control from the top but Canas keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Patrick Jayne just wasn't active enough.

Canas closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jayne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Canas is trying to keep an underhook but Jayne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jayne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jayne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jayne connects with a nice short shot to Canas's temple.
Jayne moves nicely into side control.
Canas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jayne is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jayne trying to control the action but Canas is working from the bottom.
Canas pushes Jayne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jayne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Canas slaps away a takedown attempt from Jayne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Canas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jayne counters by clinching up.

Jayne manages to break the clinch.
Canas misses with a combination

and Jayne counters by clinching up.
Jayne lands with a right to the head.
Jayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jayne breaks from the clinch.
Jayne has a takedown stuffed.

Jayne clinches.
Canas lands a damaging elbow.
Canas misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Canas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Canas is defended easily by Jayne.

Jayne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Canas throws a head punch that misses.
Canas working aggressively here.
Jayne can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Jayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jayne wants to take the fight to the mat but Canas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Canas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Canas scores with a shoulder strike.
Jayne just leaning against Canas, taking a breather.
Canas misses with a knee strike.
Jayne scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jayne has Canas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jayne pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Canas tumbling to the mat - Jayne dives into Canas's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Canas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canas wants to stand up but Jayne is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jayne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jayne is in close to Canas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jayne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Canas wants to get back to his feet but Jayne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jayne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jayne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Canas wants to stand and escape but Jayne is having none of it.
Jayne lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne lands a couple of digs.
Jayne chips away with some ground and pound.
Jayne 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.
Canas wants to stand up but Jayne is controlling him.

Canas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Canas is breathing heavily.
Canas cracks Jayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Canas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Canas stuffs the takedown attempt from Jayne. Jayne gets slowly back to his feet.
Canas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jayne.

Jayne rushes Canas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Canas backwards.
Canas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Jayne has picked Canas up - he's going for a ride! Jayne dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jayne stops Canas from getting back to his feet.
Jayne working the head and body with strikes.
Jayne working the head and body with strikes.
Jayne is looking to advance position but Canas won't allow it.
Jayne controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jayne slips a nice elbow through Canas's hands, connecting with Canas's forehead.
Jayne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Jayne dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Canas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canas fails to land with a series of punches.
Jayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jayne wants to clinch up but Canas keeps it at a distance.
Canas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Canas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canas.
Canas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Canas misses

and Jayne counters with a shoot takedown. Canas fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jayne.
Patrick Jayne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jayne stops Canas from standing up.
Canas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jayne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jayne chips away with some ground and pound.
Jayne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jayne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Canas's head.
Jayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Canas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jayne lands a couple of digs.
Jayne trying to control but Canas is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jayne advances position into side control!
Jay Canas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayne working the ground and pound.
Jayne cracks Canas with a big elbow.
Jayne is working Canas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jayne is working Canas over with some ground and pound from side control.

Canas is rocked!
Jayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canas can do to turn this around?

Jayne is trying to get an arm triangle but Canas is defending well.
Canas is still in real trouble! Can Jayne finish him?
Jayne prevents Canas from escaping the position.
Canas misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Canas is not content to let Jayne control the position.
Canas is letting Jayne control him for a moment.
Jayne looks up at the clock and then as Canas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jayne smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Canas taking a bit of punishment here - Jayne scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne lands a huge shot from side control! Canas is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Jayne!
Patrick Jayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You". Dominickoy Palhares had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Palhares
vs
Locke

193 cm
28
222 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harrison Locke!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.

Palhares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Palhares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Locke trying desperately to get to his feet.
Locke has given up his back. Will we see Palhares going for some submissions?

Locke is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares avoiding Locke 's attempts to control his hands.

Palhares working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Locke is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Palhares gets his way!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palhares has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Palhares has managed to slip his arm under Locke's chin. This could be all over... yep, Locke is tapping out! Submission win for Palhares.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dominickoy Palhares!
A very excited looking Dominickoy Palhares rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Aces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darcy Lilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darcy Lilo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aces
vs
Lilo

184 cm
23
163 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

174 cm
22
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Aces!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darcy Lilo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lilo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lilo lands in his opponent's guard.
Lilo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lilo working some strikes from top position.
Lilo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lilo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Aces takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Aces is trying to escape the position but Lilo is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilo is working Aces over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Lilo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lilo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lilo working the body and head with strikes.
Aces wants to control but Lilo postures up.
The strikes coming from Lilo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lilo cracks Aces with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aces tries to buck Lilo off but Lilo is having none of it.
Aces is working hard here to advance position.
Lilo advances to full mount.
Lilo working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilo landing strikes from the mount.
Lilo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aces knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lilo on the ground.

Aces has left one of his arms exposed and Lilo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Aces screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darcy Lilo!
Darcy Lilo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Sleek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Laitamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sleek comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Laitamo has chosen Cypress Hill - Marijuana Locos as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sleek
vs
Laitamo

187 cm
22
201 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

199 cm
21
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Sleek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stanislav Laitamo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitamo misses with a hook. Sleek ducked under it nicely.
Laitamo looks for the body kick but Sleek saw that one coming.
Sleek misses with a series of wild punches.
Laitamo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stanislav Laitamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitamo throws a body punch but Sleek moves out of range.
Sleek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laitamo catches Sleek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laitamo lands a nice shot to the body.
Laitamo lands a really nice looking cross but Sleek seems unphased.

It looks like Jay Sleek has been cut.
Laitamo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sleek on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Laitamo both land. Nice combination.
Sleek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Laitamo does it's job there.
Laitamo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Sleek is rocked!
Sleek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laitamo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laitamo scores with a punch to the head.
Laitamo with a jab.
Oh Sleek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sleek shoots in for a takedown but Laitamo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sleek seems to have got his legs back now.
Sleek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sleek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Sleek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laitamo lands a nice shot that snaps Sleek's head back.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sleek. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Laitamo misses with a two punch combination.

Sleek gets a clinch.
Laitamo taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Laitamo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laitamo.
Laitamo misses with an elbow over the top.
Sleek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laitamo's efforts to push away.
Sleek lands a good knee to the midsection. Laitamo won't want to take too many of those.

Laitamo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laitamo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitamo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laitamo throws a series of punches but Sleek avoids them all with ease.
Laitamo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sleek had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sleek blocks a jab.

Laitamo rushes Sleek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laitamo tries to circle away but Sleek has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sleek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laitamo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laitamo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sleek is trying to pull guard but Laitamo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sleek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laitamo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laitamo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sleek.
Sleek prevents Laitamo from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitamo lands with a short shot to the head.

Jay Sleek's cut is getting worse.
Laitamo is trying to break free.
Laitamo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Laitamo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sleek has a takedown stuffed.
Laitamo with a jab.

Sleek scores with a takedown into Laitamo's guard.

Laitamo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laitamo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sleek manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleek avoids the head kick by Laitamo.
Sleek lands with a cross.
Sleek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sleek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laitamo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sleek somewhat.
A head kick misses from Laitamo.
That kick from Sleek tenderised Laitamo's leg. Laitamo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sleek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laitamo defends it nicely.
Laitamo throws a hook to the side of Sleek's head but Sleek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sleek throws a one two combo.
Sleek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laitamo.
A head kick misses from Laitamo.
Laitamo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sleek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislav Laitamo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Sleek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Laitamo misses with a hook

and Sleek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sleek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sleek looking to pass the guard.
Laitamo is looking to stand up but Sleek isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Sleek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Laitamo, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitamo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sleek counters with a low kick, right behind Laitamo 's knee.
Laitamo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Laitamo gets caught flat footed, as Sleek shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sleek wants to control from the top but Laitamo keeps moving.

Sleek gets to his feet. Laitamo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sleek tries to clinch but Laitamo is having none of it.
Jay Sleek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sleek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laitamo's waist but Laitamo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sleek off to one side.
Sleek throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laitamo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleek throws a body punch but Laitamo moves out of range.
Laitamo scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick from Laitamo lands but Sleek takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laitamo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sleek misses with a body shot.

Sleek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sleek showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like Sleek is going to stand back up.
Laitamo is trying to maintain the position but Sleek is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitamo is looking to escape.
Sleek controlling the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut there from Laitamo.

Jay Sleek's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Laitamo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laitamo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laitamo tries to clinch up.
Laitamo scores with a hook.
Donk. Laitamo catches Sleek right on the button with a cross.
Laitamo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sleek doesn't manage to clinch there - Laitamo circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitamo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sleek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laitamo lands a head kick. Sleek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sleek swats away the attempt to clinch by Laitamo.
Laitamo leaves Sleek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laitamo misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Laitamo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laitamo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sleek throws an overhand right that lands on Laitamo's shoulder, as Laitamo tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sleek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Laitamo blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sleek connects with a right hand. Laitamo shakes it off.
Sleek shoots for a double leg takedown but Laitamo sprawls well. He's pushed Sleek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Sleek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laitamo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Sleek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Sleek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sleek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laitamo's waist but Laitamo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sleek off to one side.
Stanislav Laitamo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sleek misses with a leg kick.
Laitamo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Laitamo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laitamo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laitamo pushes Sleek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sleek wants a takedown but no success here.
Sleek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laitamo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laitamo working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Laitamo fails to land.
Laitamo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sleek misses with the head strike.
Laitamo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleek keeps control of Laitamo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stanislav Laitamo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laitamo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sleek is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Laitamo is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Sleek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleek presses Laitamo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sleek tries to break free but Laitamo pushes him back against the cage.
Laitamo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sleek's elbow.
Laitamo lands a hook that snaps the head of Sleek backwards.

Jeez, Jay Sleek's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Sleek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Laitamo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sleek doesn't seem phased though.
Sleek misses with a takedown
letting Laitamo counter with a right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jay Sleek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stanislav Laitamo!
Our winner, Stanislav Laitamo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ac Res (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo McGarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarry has chosen Welcome to the Machine as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Res
vs
McGarry

180 cm
22
175 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ac Res!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo McGarry!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Res gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and McGarry counters with a single leg into guard. Res didn't expect that.
McGarry chips away with some ground and pound.
McGarry lands a couple of elbows.
McGarry postures up and lands a big shot to Res's brow.
McGarry scoring with punches to the head and body.

Res has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGarry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Res has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGarry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Res has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGarry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Res keeping full guard, as McGarry tries to pass.
McGarry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Res is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGarry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Res looking for a guillotine here but McGarry defends easily.
McGarry landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Res's head.

Res is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGarry is in close to Res's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Res is looking for a triangle but McGarry pushes his legs off easily.
McGarry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGarry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McGarry pushes down on Res's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Res actively working from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGarry lands with a punch from half guard.

Res looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from McGarry there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

McGarry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Res sees it coming and defends easily.

Res is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGarry pulls his head out easily.
Res has hold of McGarry's hands but McGarry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Res is rocked!
McGarry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Res is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

McGarry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Res doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McGarry.
McGarry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

McGarry seems to be working for a kimura but Res defends the submission attempt.
McGarry 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGarry scores with a big shot! Res's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Res! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo McGarry!
During a confident post fight interview, Leo McGarry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Trouble . Toro has chosen Knife Party / Bonfire as his entrance music. 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.

Finger
vs
Toro

177 cm
25
169 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
163 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Toro!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
Finger throws the left hand but Toro avoids the punch easily.
Toro throws out a loose jab but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Toro counters with a left to the body.
Finger moves out of range as Toro strikes.
Finger misses with a few strikes there.
Toro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finger.
Finger throws a leg kick which misses Toro's front leg but catches the back leg as Toro tries to avoid it.
Toro lands with a cross.
Toro cracks Finger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toro.
Finger throws the left hand but Toro avoids the punch easily.
Finger throws a right and a left that Toro avoids nicely.
Finger throws a jab when Toro was well out of range.
Finger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toro. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toro throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger tries to score with a low kick but Toro moves his leg out of the way.
Finger throws a low kick but Toro avoids it.
A combination from Toro does no damage.
Finger slips a straight right by Toro.
Toro checks a leg kick.
Finger tries to clinch up but Toro circles away and keeps his distance.
Franky Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toro lands with a shot to the body.
Finger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Toro misses.
Finger wants to clinch.
Finger is looking to clinch.
Finger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toro lands a really nice looking cross but Finger seems unphased.
Toro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fingers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toro swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Toro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Finger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finger throws a big shot that misses.
Finger scores with a push kick.
A combination from Finger does no damage.
Toro misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toro misses with a straight right.
A head kick from Finger lands but Toro takes it in his stride.
Finger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toro checks a leg kick.
Finger lands with a slapping head kick.
Finger darts in trying to clinch
and Toro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finger.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch but Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toro works Finger's body with a nice hook.
Toro looks to score with a jab to the body but Finger is just out of range.
Toro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finger is looking to clinch but Toro is avoiding it.
Toro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finger takes a swing at Toro's ribcage but misses.
Finger misses the shot to the body.
Finger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toro scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finger. That's going to slow Toro down.
Toro misses with a wild body shot.
Toro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger is looking to clinch but Toro is avoiding it.
Finger throws a lazy head kick
and Toro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finger tries to clinch up
and Toro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finger motions for Toro to come forward. Finger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Finger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Finger is rocked!
Toro dodges an elbow strike from Finger.
Toro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Finger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Toro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Finger.
Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toro lands a nice shot that snaps Finger's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gustavo Toro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Franky Finger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finger looks for the body kick but Toro saw that one coming.
Finger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toro finds it's way round the side to connect with Finger's head.
Toro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Toro.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Toro throws a hook to the side of Finger's head but Finger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finger throws a lazy uppercut
and Toro counters with a one-two to the body.
Oh Finger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finger throws a sloppy head kick and Toro moves out of range easily.
BOOM! Toro lands a beautiful left hook that drops Finger. Finger tries to recover but Toro is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Finger lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Toro!
Gustavo Toro is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Gustavo Toro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.