SPFT 64: Taikina vs. Bombada PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Espinosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espinosa comes to the cage accompanied by It was Jesus by Johnny Cash. Saint is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street. 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!

Espinosa
vs
Saint

185 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

183 cm
29
180 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Espinosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DaMarcus Saint!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a low kick but Espinosa moves out of range easily.
Saint walks into a jab.
Saint throws a shot from downtown. Espinosa moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint. Espinosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint throws a head kick that half lands.
Saint lands a jab.
Espinosa shoots in but Saint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Espinosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Espinosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Espinosa has Saint up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint dodges an elbow strike from Espinosa.
Saint trying to land knees to the body.
Espinosa tries a body shot but Saint blocks it.
Espinosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saint.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Espinosa.
Good body shot from Saint.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Espinosa is keeping busy.
Saint with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinosa managing to block the knees to the body from Saint.

Espinosa jumps guard and drags Saint to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Espinosa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Espinosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Espinosa controlling Saint's posture.
Espinosa keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
Saint preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saint throws a jab when Espinosa was well out of range.
Espinosa tries to move into range but Saint moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Espinosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Saint defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint can't do much from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint tries to bench press Espinosa off him but Espinosa keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Espinosa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Espinosa.
Saint is working to avoid the ground and pound but Espinosa connects with a decent elbow.

Espinosa is trying to get an arm triangle but Saint is defending well.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Espinosa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saint knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Espinosa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa working the body and head with strikes.
Saint avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Espinosa.
Espinosa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Saint is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Espinosa looks up at the clock and then as Saint takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Espinosa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Espinosa misses with the ground and pound.
Espinosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saint down.
Espinosa working the head and body with strikes.
Saint tries to escape but Espinosa is in control.
Espinosa throws an elbow but Saint slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Espinosa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Espinosa working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Saint is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Espinosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Espinosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Espinosa stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Espinosa shoots in and bounces Saint off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Saint working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Espinosa.
Espinosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Espinosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saint tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Espinosa postures up in Saint's guard and throws a big left but Saint blocks it.
Espinosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Espinosa dominated that round.
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.

Espinosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Espinosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Espinosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Espinosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint tries to avoid it but Espinosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint to the ground. Saint escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saint stuffs the takedown attempt from Espinosa. Espinosa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Espinosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Espinosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint is looking to land body kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Espinosa.
Saint lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint throws a body punch but Espinosa moves out of range.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Espinosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Saint which made him look bad.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espinosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Espinosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Saint.

Espinosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Espinosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saint's head.
Espinosa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Saint is in all sorts of trouble here.
Espinosa raining down shots from the mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saint can do anything to dispel that myth.

Espinosa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Saint has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Saint!
Saint really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Espinosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Espinosa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Espinosa working a defensive guard here.
Saint throwing strikes but missing.

Espinosa has his feet on Saint's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Espinosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saint sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Espinosa somewhat.
Saint scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Espinosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Espinosa throws an overhand right that lands on Saint's shoulder, as Saint tries to avoid the shot.
Espinosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Espinosa shoots for a takedown but Saint saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Espinosa cracks Saint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saint as he jumps to the side.
Saint misses with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Saint. No joy for Espinosa on that attempt.
Saint lands a head shot.
Espinosa throws a hook but Saint blocks it.
Espinosa moves away from the strike by Saint.
Jesus Espinosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espinosa shoots in but Saint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Espinosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Espinosa.
Espinosa throws a big shot that misses.
Espinosa shoots in for a double leg but Saint sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Espinosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa is thwarting Saint's attempts to control the position.

Espinosa decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Espinosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint tries to sprawl out of it but Espinosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint.
Saint uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Espinosa has time to react.
DaMarcus Saint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Espinosa tries to land a leg kick but Saint saw it coming and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Espinosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Saint which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Espinosa misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but DaMarcus Saint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Saint connects with a good right hand that stumbles Espinosa. Espinosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Espinosa loads up on a big right hand but Saint slips the punch.
Saint throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Espinosa shoots in.
Espinosa ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Espinosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint tries to sprawl out of it but Espinosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Espinosa shoots and misses
and Saint makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Espinosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
Saint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Espinosa.
Saint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espinosa manages to avoid it.
Saint connects with a high kick.
Espinosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saint pinned against the cage. Saint gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Espinosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Saint.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saint catches Espinosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Espinosa defending well as Saint loads up on a big left hand.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown but Saint shows good takedown defense.
DaMarcus Saint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Espinosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saint is fending him off so far but Espinosa persists. Nope, Saint circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Espinosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Espinosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saint scores with a hook.
Saint goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Espinosa fails with the takedown.

Espinosa drives through and clinches with Saint against the cage.
Nice elbow from Espinosa.
Espinosa fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa lands a damaging elbow.
Saint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Saint.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Espinosa.
Saint managing to block the knees to the body from Espinosa.
Saint tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saint trying to land knees to the body.
Espinosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Espinosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saint to keep the fight standing.
Espinosa trying to land knees to the body.
Saint digs a right hand underneath Espinosa's ribcage. Espinosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saint gets through Espinosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Espinosa.
Saint with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saint lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoiding damage as Espinosa throws knees to the body.
Saint lands a knee to the head.
Saint lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saint trying to land knees to the body.
Espinosa wants a takedown but no success here.
Saint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Espinosa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saint scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Espinosa is trying to pull guard but Saint turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Espinosa misses with a knee strike.
Espinosa takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saint is working Espinosa over against the cage.
DaMarcus Saint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Espinosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Espinosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saint to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Saint.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Espinosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saint's brow.
Espinosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saint walks away with a smile on his face. Espinosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Espinosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Espinosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saint sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Espinosa somewhat.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown but Saint shows good takedown defense.
Jab, jab by Saint - just one landing.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Espinosa is just out of range.
Saint smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espinosa manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Espinosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint tries a head kick but it misses.
Espinosa throws a head kick that misses.

Saint takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
DaMarcus Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saint has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by split decision... DaMarcus Saint!

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 Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boy by Machine Gun Kelly. Jesse Dirk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dirk
vs
Tunamoto

187 cm
28
207 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
217 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dirk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dirk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tunamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dirk 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.
Dirk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dirk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dirk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tunamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tunamoto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dirk.

Dirk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tunamoto is just riding it out for now. Dirk eventually gives up the hold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dirk seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tunamoto is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jesse Dirk!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ray
vs
Son

192 cm
36
181 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

181 cm
27
187 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

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 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ezra Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gray Son!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Son's head.
Ray takes one to the chin there.
Ray slips under a jab.
Son tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Son throws a lazy uppercut
and Ray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Son moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Son is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ray. Son does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son cracks Ray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Son looks to throw the jab but Ray is out of range.
Son tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son moves out of range as Ray throws a body kick.
A big right from Son misses.
Son wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Son throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ray counters with a big head kick but Son shrugs it off.
Son rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Son looks to land a left hand but Ray moved out of range nicely.
Son is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Son there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Son finds it's way round the side to connect with Ray's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Ray blocks the leg kick.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Son has time to react.
Ray throws a lazy uppercut
and Son counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Son wants to clinch
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ray lands a slapping body shot.
Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Son drops his hands momentarily and Ray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Son thumps Ray with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Ray.
A head kick by Son misses
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Son gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ray as Son tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son blocking some punches.
Son softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Son has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
Son creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ray's defenses.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Son blocks a body shot from Ray.
Son misses with the head strike.
Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Son tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ray.
Son is pushing Ray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Son scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Son manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Son lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Son dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A decent looking cross lands there for Ray.
Ray throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Son does no damage.
Son bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Son tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray Son seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Son misses.
Ray blocks a head kick by Son.
Son misses with a low kick.
Son throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Son avoids the head kick by Ray.

Son moves into the clinch.
Ray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Son has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
Ray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ray gets through Son's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Son.
Ray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gray Son has been cut.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Son throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Ray.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Son's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Son fails to land.
Ray pushes Son back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Son struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
Son can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Son doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ray misses with some punches.
Son slowing the pace effectively.
Son scores with a shot to the side of Ray's head.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Son is blocking nicely.
Son tries a body shot but Ray blocks it.
Ray dodges an elbow strike from Son.
Son manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son lands a shoulder strike.
Son gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Son lands a shoulder strike.
Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Son is trying to break the clinch but Ray has him pressed against the cage.
Son blocking some punches.
Ray pushes Son back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Ray.
A short left from Ray.
Ezra Ray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Son scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Son's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Ray.
Son lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Ray on the inside.
Son lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Son swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son lands a nice uppercut.
Ray misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ray.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by Son.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Son is blocking nicely.
Son blocks an uppercut.
Son blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Son tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ray's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Ray.
Son lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Son.
A short right from Ray on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Son lands with a right to the head.

Son escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Ezra Ray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gray Son's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Son tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ray slips under a jab.
Son is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Son feints and then cracks Ray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ray down.
Ray 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.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Son throws a low kick, looking for Ray's leg but Ray calmly moves out of range.
Ray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Son. Son obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Ray.
Ray connects with a crisp jab.
Son scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Son misses.
Ray scores with a nice strike.
Son tries to clinch but Ray is having none of it.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
Ray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Son throws out the jab.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Son tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ray lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Son avoids the body shot from Ray.
Ray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Son jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by Son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Son tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ray throws an off balance right hand
and Son cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Son tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ray was well out of range. Poor timing from Son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Son clobbers Ray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ray lands a really nice looking cross but Son seems unphased.
Ray checks a low kick from Son.
Son throws a head kick that misses
and Ray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Son lands a leg kick that knocks Ray off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Son misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Son comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Son has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Son!
Our winner, Gray Son, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Death Above (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Lee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Above
vs
Lee

190 cm
30
143 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

165 cm
23
142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Good knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Biofuel (Weight Gain + Loss)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Death Above!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Above wants to clinch.
Above tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Above really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Above wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Death Above seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Above wants to clinch.
Above tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Above blocks a low kick nicely.
Above tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Above sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee trying to control from Above's half guard. Above has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Above trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Above can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee prevents Above from getting back to his feet.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee pushing down on Above's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Above keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Above is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruce Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Above moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.

Above gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Above gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Above's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Above's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Above wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Above prevents it.
Above can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Above is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.

Above's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Above tries to clinch but Lee moves away

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Above fights it but they end up in guard.
Above controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee trying to control but Above is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Above blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Above wants to clinch.
Above tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Above's guard.

Above working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Above preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee passes Above's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controlling the pace.

Lee is trying to work for a kimura but Above is defending well.
Above avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Above keeps working.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Above is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bruce Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Above tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee misses with a hook. Above ducked under it nicely.
Above tries to clinch up.
Above tries to clinch up

and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
Lee is pushing down on Above's leg trying to pass to half guard. Above is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Above slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee is in close to Above's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee won't allow Above to sweep him here.
Above being controlled here, momentarily.
Above will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Above gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Above moves away and avoids it.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Above wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Above is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Above wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Above tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Above is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee wants to control from the top but Above keeps moving.
Lee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Above kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bruce Lee.
Above tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Above tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Above showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Above tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Above moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Above tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Above fails with an attempt to clinch.
Death Above has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Above tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Above tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Above moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Above wants to clinch.
Above tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Above enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Above manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Above escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee stops Above from standing up.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bruce Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Above wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee passes Above's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bruce Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Above slips a straight right by Lee.

Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here.
Above striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papadopoulos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Robocop Theme by Basil Polidouris. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Papadopoulos
vs
Kallio

185 cm
28
266 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

193 cm
23
272 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos misses with a double jab
and Kallio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Papadopoulos misses with a series of wild punches.
Papadopoulos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papadopoulos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papadopoulos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kallio counters with a slapping leg kick.
A combination from Papadopoulos does no damage.
A punch combination from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papadopoulos looks to land a combination but Kallio avoids it well.
Papadopoulos throws a combination that misses

and Kallio counters with a takedown into side control.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kallio has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Kallio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Papadopoulos tries to keep at a distance but Kallio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Papadopoulos tries to circle away but Kallio has him pinned against the cage.
Papadopoulos wants to break the clinch but can't.

Papadopoulos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Papadopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kallio counters with a thumping low kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a combination
and Papadopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kallio scores with a takedown into Papadopoulos's guard.
Kallio won't allow Papadopoulos to get back to his feet.

Kallio gets to his feet - Papadopoulos follows without any prompting.
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!

Kallio closes the distance and pushes Papadopoulos back into the cage.
Papadopoulos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Papadopoulos is trying to break the clinch but Kallio is controlling him.
Papadopoulos can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Papadopoulos's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kallio wants the takedown. Papadopoulos is fighting it off but Kallio persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Papadopoulos's guard against the cage.
Papadopoulos is looking to stand up but Kallio isn't so interested in that idea.

Papadopoulos is working an open guard so Kallio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Papadopoulos throws a combination that misses
and Kallio counters with an outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a combination
and Kallio counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kallio, right into the meat.

Kallio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Kallio stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Kallio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kallio showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kallio stands up and beckons Papadopoulos to join him on the feet.
Papadopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kallio takes a swing at Papadopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Kallio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Kallio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Papadopoulos misses with a double jab
and Kallio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Papadopoulos's knee momentarily.
Kallio tries to clinch there but Papadopoulos circles away.
Papadopoulos throws a combination that misses

and Kallio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kallio lands a good knee to the midsection. Papadopoulos won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Papadopoulos fails to land.

Kallio manages to break the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a nice looking combination but Kallio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Papadopoulos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kallio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kallio stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kallio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Papadopoulos's calf.
Papadopoulos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio punishes Papadopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.
Papadopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kallio can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kallio lands a high kick!
Papadopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kallio counters with a slapping leg kick.

Kallio closes the distance and pushes Papadopoulos back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Kallio dominated that round.
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.

Papadopoulos misses with a double jab
and Kallio counters with a good, hard body kick but Papadopoulos shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Papadopoulos. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Papadopoulos. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos throws a combination that misses

and Kallio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Papadopoulos's guard.
Kallio wants to stand but Papadopoulos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Kallio gets to his feet. Papadopoulos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kallio lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kallio gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kallio decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Papadopoulos throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kallio counters with an inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Papadopoulos misses with a series of wild punches.
Papadopoulos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kallio digs a good body shot into Papadopoulos's ribs.

Kallio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kallio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!

Kallio stands up and beckons Papadopoulos to join him on the feet.
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kallio tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kallio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Papadopoulos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kallio lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Papadopoulos crumples to the floor! Kallio milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mika Kallio!
After winning the bout, Mika Kallio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Auu Rite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mufasa Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rite
vs
Taylor

184 cm
25
202 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Determined

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Auu Rite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mufasa Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
Rite misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Rite misses
and Taylor counters with a big head kick but Rite shrugs it off.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rite pinned against the cage. Rite gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Auu Rite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rite throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Rite tries a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Rite avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Rite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
Taylor checks a low kick from Rite.
Rite lands with a good body shot.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rite is looking to chop away at Taylor's legs.
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.
Rite throws a leg kick

and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. Rite fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Taylor pushes down on Rite's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Taylor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rite is looking to escape.
Taylor unloads with some shots from mount but Rite bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taylor punching from mount but Rite doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Taylor thowing shots but they're missing.
Rite is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rite is just holding on here. Taylor manages to take his back.
Taylor controlling well, preventing Rite from escaping the position.
Taylor lands strikes to the head.
Taylor struggling to keep hold of the position.
Taylor is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Taylor misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Taylor is cranking Rite's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Rite! He's tightened the choke and Rite is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mufasa Taylor!
After the big win, Mufasa Taylor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taikina comes to the cage accompanied by Cookie song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taikina
vs
Bombada

166 cm
32
179 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

183 cm
31
175 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry
Perkele!

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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina scores with a shot to the body.

Taikina shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bombada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taikina.
Taikina with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taikina is looking to work some ground and pound but Bombada has wrist control.
Taikina trying to control but Bombada is working from the bottom.
Taikina throwing strikes but missing.
Taikina tries to free his leg and advance position but Bombada is retaining full guard.
Taikina throwing strikes from guard but Bombada blocks nicely.
Taikina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bombada is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada keeping moving, preventing Taikina from controlling successfully.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses. Bombada uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taikina's guard. Nice move by Bombada!
Taikina looking for a sweep. Not yet Taikina, not yet.
Taikina working a defensive guard here.
Taikina 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.
Taikina bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bombada's guard.
Taikina wants to control from the top but Bombada keeps moving.
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.
Taikina sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bombada's guard.
Taikina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bombada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Taikina.
Bombada is staying active underneath Taikina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taikina sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina is looking to advance position but Bombada won't allow it.
Taikina works his way into full mount!
Bombada takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taikina has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bombada's face.
Taikina throwing strikes here but Bombada is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taikina thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Taikina looking to control but Bombada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taikina wants to control the pace but Bombada is squirming around nicely.
Taikina looking to finish Bombada with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bombada!
Taikina scoring with strikes but Bombada is staying in there.
Bombada wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Taikina.
Bombada is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taikina in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Taikina dominated that round.
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.

Bombada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taikina thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Taikina does no damage.
Taikina takes a swing at Bombada's ribcage but misses.
Bombada throws a right and a left that Taikina avoids nicely.
Bombada misses with a looping left.
Taikina shoots for a takedown but Bombada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bombada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bombada scores with a three punch combo!
Taikina missing with a left hand there. Bombada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Bombada pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Bombada. Those never looked like landing.
Bombada connects with a crisp jab.
Bombada throws a jab but it's blocked by Taikina.
Bombada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombada.
Taikina throws a hook but Bombada avoids it easily.
Taikina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taikina.
Taikina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taikina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taikina misses with a right hand
and Bombada counters with a straight right hand.
Champ Bombada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taikina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bombada circles away quickly and effectively.
Bombada misses with a double jab.
Bombada misses with a series of wild punches.

Taikina looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bombada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taikina slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taikina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bombada won't allow Taikina to pass to mount.
Bombada is not content to let Taikina control the position.
Bombada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada is staying active underneath Taikina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bombada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taikina.
Taikina looks to land a strike but Bombada avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Taikina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taikina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Taikina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taikina trying to control but Bombada is working from the bottom.
Taikina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taikina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bombada swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina postures up in Bombada's guard and throws a big left but Bombada blocks it.
Taikina with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taikina advances to half guard.
Bombada is not content to let Taikina control the position.
Taikina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bombada defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taikina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bombada is refusing to be controlled, as Taikina sits in half guard.
Taikina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Taikina dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bombada lands with a straight right. Taikina didn't see that one coming.
Bombada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taikina moves away from the strike by Bombada.
Good exchange - Bombada coming out on top.
Taikina shoots for a double leg takedown but Bombada sprawls well. He's pushed Taikina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A left lands for Bombada.
Bombada connects with a nice looking jab.
Taikina throws a shot from downtown. Bombada moves away and avoids it.
Taikina moves out of range as Bombada strikes.
A swing and a miss from Taikina.
Bombada lands a really nice looking cross but Taikina seems unphased.
Bombada works the jab nicely.
Bombada scores with a jab. Taikina acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bombada ducks under a wild hook from Taikina.
Bombada keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bombada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taikina.
Bombada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Taikina has Bombada up against the cage in a clinch.
Taikina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taikina scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bombada blocks a body shot from Taikina.
Taikina throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombada.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bombada is defending well for now.
Bombada wants to get back to striking at distance but Taikina won't allow it.
Bombada blocks the elbow strike.
Bombada dodges an elbow strike from Taikina.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taikina.
Champ Bombada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taikina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bombada being controlled against the cage.
Bombada has had enough of the clinch but Taikina keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bombada's brow.
Taikina struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombada controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina lands an elbow that stopped Bombada in his tracks for a moment.
Bombada is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taikina.
Bombada is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tero Taikina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bombada avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
Bombada wants to break free but Taikina has control.

Bombada breaks from the clinch.
Bombada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taikina.
Taikina is looking to clinch but Bombada is avoiding it.
Taikina misses with a body shot.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bombada misses with a wild body shot.
Taikina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bombada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taikina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taikina moves into the clinch successfully.
Taikina has a couple of punches blocked by Bombada.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taikina.
Taikina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bombada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bombada blocks a body shot from Taikina.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina is looking to control Bombada's arms but Bombada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taikina has his back to the cage.
Taikina lands a damaging elbow.
Tero Taikina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taikina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taikina obliges.
Bombada is trying to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling him.

Bombada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taikina, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Taikina!
A very excited looking Tero Taikina made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.