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Vicious Challengers 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Teravainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Higuita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higuita is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Man with a harmonica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teuvo Teravainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Higuita!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higuita lands a jab-cross combination.
Higuita lands a nice looking body kick.
Teravainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Higuita blocks a jab.
Teravainen loads up on a big right hand but Higuita slips the punch.
Teravainen misses with a straight left.
Higuita scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higuita scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teravainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Higuita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teravainen.
Teravainen throws a big shot that misses.
Higuita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Higuita moves out of range as Teravainen strikes.
Teravainen scores with the left hand. Higuita knows he should have avoided that one.
Teravainen gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Elvis Higuita!
In his post fight interview, Elvis Higuita started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riz gg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emir Hajimurad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riz gg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emir Hajimurad!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hajimurad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching gg on his heels. He'll look to pass gg's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hajimurad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hajimurad wants to control from the top but gg keeps moving.
Hajimurad works over gg with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hajimurad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hajimurad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hajimurad is in close to gg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hajimurad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hajimurad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of gg's head.
gg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hajimurad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hajimurad throwing strikes but missing.
Hajimurad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hajimurad passes gg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hajimurad working gg over with strikes.
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. Hajimurad connects with a nice short shot to gg's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
gg actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajimurad lands with a punch from half guard.
gg looking for submissions off his back.
Hajimurad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
gg looking for submissions off his back.
gg actively working from the bottom here.
Hajimurad works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hajimurad working gg over with strikes here.
gg can't escape the position.
Hajimurad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hajimurad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gg is looking to get to half guard.
Hajimurad landing punches.
Hajimurad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with gg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
gg is trying desperately to improve position.
Hajimurad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish gg?
Hajimurad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. gg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
gg is trying desperately to improve position.
Hajimurad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
gg trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hajimurad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
gg is rocked!
Hajimurad lands a big shot to the head and gg winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Emir Hajimurad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Tse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tse has chosen Clutch - Big News I as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luca Tse!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tse scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Tse.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tse.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Tse circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones tries to clinch but Tse moves away
and Tse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones moves to clinch but Tse breaks away
and Tse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tse does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good exchange - Tse coming out on top.
Tse throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Tse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Tse blocks with his arms.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tse blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tse leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tse swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tse dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tse.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Tse blocks with his arms.
Tse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Tse misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Tse is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tse controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tse controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tse is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Tse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tse keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tse is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Tse dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tse is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Jones like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Jones from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Tse!
During a confident post fight interview, Luca Tse thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jame Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lange Angelus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Call kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rainin Men. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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213 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jame Call!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lange Angelus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Call fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Angelus is out of range.
Call shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Angelus as he jumps to the side.
Call lands with a straight right. Angelus didn't see that one coming.
Angelus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Angelus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Call is not content to let Angelus control the position.
Angelus throwing shots but Call is blocking nicely.
Call blocking the ground and pound attempt from Angelus.
Call is breathing heavily.
Angelus content to control rather than advance.
Angelus lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelus wants to free his trapped foot but Call is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Angelus throwing shots but Call is blocking nicely.
Angelus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Call with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Angelus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Angelus decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Angelus shoots in but no luck this time.
Call stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Call wants it to stay on the feet.
Call misses with a wild body shot.
Call throws a head kick but Angelus moves out of range.
Angelus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jame Call has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lange Angelus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelus shoots for a double leg takedown but Call sprawls well. He's pushed Angelus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Call dives in and grabs Angelus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Angelus pushes down on Call's head and hops out.
Angelus shoots in looking for a takedown. Call tries to sprawl out of it but Angelus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Call manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Angelus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Call as he avoids it easily.
Call throws a solid leg kick but Angelus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Call.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Call tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angelus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Call but Call pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Angelus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Call finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Call gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Call is stalling here.
Angelus successfully pulls guard.
Call stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Angelus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Angelus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Call trying to control but Angelus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelus wants to stand but Call is controlling the position.
Angelus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Call!
Angelus looking to finish Call with some ground and pound. This is bad for Call!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angelus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Call looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angelus controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lange Angelus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Call closes the distance looking to clinch
and Angelus counters with a single leg into guard. Call didn't expect that.
Angelus trying to control but Call is working from the bottom.
Angelus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Call keeping moving, preventing Angelus from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angelus throwing strikes from guard but Call blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelus cracks Call with a solid left hand.
Angelus postures up in Call's guard and throws a big left but Call blocks it.
Call preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Angelus passes into half guard.
Call is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Angelus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Angelus trying to control the action but Call is working from the bottom.
Angelus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Angelus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelus lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angelus lands strikes from half guard.
Call is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angelus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Call is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Angelus uses his free foot to push down on Call's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Call.
Angelus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Angelus postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Call is out cold - huge knockout for Angelus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lange Angelus!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koko Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frolov has chosen Manowar - Holy War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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130 lbs
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136 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koko Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frolov moves away.
Frolov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frolov wants it to stay on the feet.
Benn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frolov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frolov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frolov. Benn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frolov's corner calls for a 1-2. Frolov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frolov misses with an uppercut.
Frolov lands a jab to Benn's midsection.
Benn ducks under a wild hook from Frolov.
Benn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benn showed some decent athleticism there.
Frolov wants to control but Benn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Benn prevents Frolov from improving his position.
Benn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frolov is looking for a sweep. Benn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frolov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frolov's head.
Benn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Benn prevents Frolov from improving his position.
Frolov controlling the position well.
Frolov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benn.
Frolov wants to improve his position but Benn is controlling well.
Benn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frolov is concentrating on defense, preventing Benn from advancing position.
Benn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frolov defending well though.
Frolov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frolov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benn.
Frolov wants to improve his position but Benn is controlling well.
Benn misses with a head shot. Frolov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Benn is looking to work some ground and pound but Frolov has wrist control.
Benn throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Frolov holds on and takes a little breather.
Benn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frolov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Frolov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benn is looking to work some ground and pound but Frolov has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benn landing with the ground and pound.
Benn 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.
Frolov wants to sweep but no luck.
Benn postures up in Frolov's guard and throws a big left but Frolov blocks it.
Benn throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov working a defensive guard here.
Benn landing some decent shots from guard.
Frolov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benn stopping the sweep attempt from Frolov.
Benn throwing strikes but missing.
Benn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frolov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koko Benn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Frolov misses its intended target.
Benn with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Frolov to counter with a crisp jab.
Benn throws a low kick, looking for Frolov's leg but Frolov calmly moves out of range.
Frolov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Frolov just content to control the position.
Frolov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Frolov trying to control the action but Benn is working from the bottom.
Frolov tries for a kimura but Benn is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Frolov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Frolov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Frolov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Benn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Frolov's guard! Nice work there by Benn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koko Benn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frolov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frolov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Benn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frolov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frolov wants to sweep here but Benn controlling him for the moment.
Benn working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frolov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benn postures up in Frolov's guard and throws a big left but Frolov blocks it.
Benn throwing strikes but missing.
Frolov is pulling down on Benn's head. It's preventing any offense from Benn, at least for the moment.
Frolov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Frolov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frolov is breathing heavily.
Frolov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn throws an elbow that misses. Frolov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benn's guard. Nice move by Frolov!
Benn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Benn keeping moving, preventing Frolov from controlling successfully.
Benn controlling Frolov's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frolov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Frolov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Benn is looking to clinch.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frolov sprawls well. Frolov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
Benn slips a jab from Frolov.
Frolov scores with a jab.
Benn lands a glancing blow to the side of Frolov's head.
Benn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Frolov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benn's guard.
Frolov stands and throws Benn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Frolov working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov controlling from side mount.
Frolov is trying to get an arm triangle but Benn is defending well.
Frolov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Frolov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Benn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Frolov with the ground and pound but Benn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Benn is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn is not content to let Frolov control the position.
Still in half guard, Frolov seems content to control.
Frolov is looking to take a break and control but Benn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frolov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Benn is defending against the submission attempts here by Frolov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov is pressing down on Benn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Benn is holding on for now.
Frolov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Frolov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frolov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Frolov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Kottonmouth Kings presents: Richter - Lets Go. The key to victory for Carlos Gracie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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136 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 St Petersburg, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerome Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wilson off and has taken his back!
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Wilson is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
Gracie looking for the choke but no joy.
Gracie is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Wilson won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Gracie off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Gracie!
Carlos Gracie gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Kohalic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Kohalic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Kohalic!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kohalic misses with a body shot.
Kohalic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kohalic tries to clinch up
and Kottari counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kohalic!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kottari wants to control the action but instead Kohalic gets a body lock and reverses into Kottari's guard! Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kottari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kottari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kottari has his hands on Kohalic's head, controlling the position.
Kohalic wants to get up but he can't break Kottari's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kottari looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kohalic trying to control the position from guard on top but Kottari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kottari on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kottari tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kottari is looking to chop away at Kohalic's legs.
Some wild striking there from Kohalic.
Kohalic wants to clinch
and Kottari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kottari passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kottari dominating with strikes here.
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!
Kottari putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kottari is landing with some decent strikes but Kohalic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kottari looking to finish Kohalic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kohalic!
BOOM! Kottari connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kottari landing strikes from the mount.
Kottari looking to control but Kohalic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kottari goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kohalic is on top in guard.
Kohalic won't allow Kottari to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kottari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kohalic's guard.
Kottari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kottari trying to control but Kohalic is working from the bottom.
Kottari looking to sit in guard and control but Kohalic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kottari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kottari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kohalic preventing the sweep.
Kottari might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kohalic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kottari's guard.
Kottari keeping full guard, as Kohalic tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kottari pulls Kohalic in close to his closed guard and prevents Kohalic from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rami Kottari wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kohalic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kottari counters with a shoot takedown. Kohalic fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Kottari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kohalic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kottari on the side of the head.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
Kohalic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kottari decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kohalic's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kottari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kottari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kottari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kohalic's head.
Kottari chips away with some ground and pound.
Kottari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kohalic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rami Kottari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kottari wants to control from the top but Kohalic keeps moving.
Kottari won't allow Kohalic to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohalic working a defensive guard here.
Kottari with a nice head shot there.
Kottari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kottari trying to control the position from guard on top but Kohalic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kottari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kottari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kottari connects with a couple of short punches.
Kottari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kohalic's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kohalic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kottari 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.
Kottari postures up and lands a big shot to Kohalic's brow.
Kottari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kottari stands up over Kohalic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kottari's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kohalic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kottari defends well.
Kottari looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kohalic wants to improve his position but instead Kottari has moved into half guard.
Kottari 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.
Kottari is looking to take a break and control but Kohalic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kottari is looking for a kimura here.
Kottari is stalling here. Kohalic is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kottari seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kohalic has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kohalic working the strikes but Kottari uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kohalic has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Kottari works to full guard.
Kottari is working an open guard so Kohalic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kohalic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kottari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kottari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kohalic feints and then cracks Kottari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kottari down.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kottari here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kottari looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kohalic!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kohalic can't escape the position.
Kottari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kohalic can do to turn this around?
Kottari scoring with strikes but Kohalic is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Kottari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rami Kottari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kohalic swinging wildly here.
Kottari misses with a wild body shot.
Kohalic wants to clinch
and Kottari counters with a takedown into side control.
Kottari lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kohalic down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kohalic bucks up and tries to throw Kottari off but instead Kottari has got his back!
Kohalic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kottari is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Kohalic. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kottari is riding his opponent, not letting Kohalic buck him off.
Kottari punishes Kohalic with strikes from the back mount.
Kohalic is covering up but some of the strikes from Kottari are getting through and doing damage.
Kohalic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kottari trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kohalic doesn't escape.
Kottari scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Kohalic is looking for a way out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kohalic tries to escape but Kottari has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kottari is working the ground and pound. Can Kohalic escape?
Kohalic is taking damage to the body and head.
Can Kohalic hold on?! Kottari is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kottari is controlling the position but Kohalic somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Kottari stalling.
Kohalic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kottari scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari working over Kohalic with some ground and pound. Kohalic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kohalic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kottari.
Ground and pound from Kottari.
Kottari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kohalic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kottari scores with a couple of nice shots.
Al Kohalic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kottari is nestled in close to Kohalic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kottari winds up and cracks Kohalic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kohalic is rocked!
Kohalic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kottari lands a nice short elbow.
Kohalic is still in real trouble! Can Kottari finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kottari scores with a big shot! Kohalic's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kohalic! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rami Kottari!
Rami Kottari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Kostomarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling . Johnny Justice had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Kostomarov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostomarov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justice digs a good hook to Kostomarov's body.
Justice cracks Kostomarov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Justice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Justice scores with a jab. Kostomarov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Justice slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostomarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Justice scores with a sloppy right hand. Kostomarov should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kostomarov. That's going to slow Justice down.
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Kostomarov does no damage.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice checks a low kick from Kostomarov.
Kostomarov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kostomarov is rocked!
Justice gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justice slows down the pace here.
Kostomarov tries to break free but Justice pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kostomarov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kostomarov walks into a jab.
Kostomarov misses with a head kick.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Justice is pawing at Kostomarov, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Kostomarov's nose. Kostomarov is badly hurt! Justice pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Kostomarov tries desperately to hold on but Justice is relentless in his assault! As Kostomarov receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Justice away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriev Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim comes to the cage accompanied by Dolphin feat Stella - Eyes. Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigoriev Maxim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kutsoo circles away.
Kutsoo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maxim defends it nicely.
Maxim throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kutsoo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maxim is in Kutsoo's guard.
Kutsoo keeping full guard, as Maxim tries to pass.
Kutsoo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kutsoo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maxim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kutsoo wants to stand up but Maxim is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo striking off his back but it's not causing Maxim any problems.
Kutsoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kutsoo, not yet.
Kutsoo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kutsoo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kutsoo tries to clinch up but Maxim circles away and keeps his distance.
Maxim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kutsoo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kutsoo with good strikes from the mount here!
Kutsoo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kutsoo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim tries to hold on but Kutsoo pushes him away.
Maxim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maxim wants to control but Kutsoo is having none of it.
Kutsoo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kutsoo breaks from Maxim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maxim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maxim is in a horrible position here. Kutsoo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maxim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kutsoo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kutsoo with good strikes from the mount here!
Kutsoo landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutsoo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maxim's face.
Maxim working to try and regain half guard.
Maxim is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kutsoo raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kutsoo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim tries to lock up and control but Kutsoo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maxim tries to reverse the position but Kutsoo maintains control.
Kutsoo scoring with strikes but Maxim is staying in there.
BOOM! Kutsoo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maxim is rocked!
Kutsoo landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Maxim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kutsoo dominating with strikes here.
Kutsoo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maxim looks a forlorn figure.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kutsoo! Maxim is hurt baaadly! Kutsoo is firing away with more strikes - Maxim is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarni Kutsoo!
In his post fight interview, Jarni Kutsoo gave a big smile as he said 'WHO? WHO? WHO`S THE BEST?! I CAN`T HEAR YOU!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Dowdak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabokov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sparks - The Who. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mateusz Dowdak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Nabokov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabokov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dowdak closes the distance and clinches up with Nabokov, looking for a takedown. Dowdak pushes Nabokov against the cage but Nabokov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nabokov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dowdak quickly recovers to half guard.
Nabokov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dowdak is looking to control Nabokov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dowdak avoid being mounted?
Dowdak tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dowdak tries to get to full guard but Nabokov has control of the leg.
Nabokov prevents Dowdak from standing back up.
Nabokov winds up and cracks Dowdak with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowdak makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dowdak.
Dowdak looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nabokov has picked Dowdak up and slammed him! Dowdak can't keep hold of the triangle and Nabokov manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowdak is looking for a sweep.
Nabokov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dowdak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nabokov lands a nice forearm strike.
Nabokov lands some shots froms side control.
Nabokov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dowdak struggling a bit here.
Dowdak is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowdak is trying to improve his position.
Nabokov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nabokov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nabokov lands a heavy elbow.
Dowdak is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov has control of Dowdak's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dowdak regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nabokov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dowdak hang on?
Dowdak is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov wants to control the pace but Dowdak is squirming around nicely.
Dowdak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nabokov wants to control the pace but Dowdak is squirming around nicely.
Dowdak tries to reverse the position but Nabokov maintains control.
Nabokov controlling his opponent.
Nabokov raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabokov breaks from Dowdak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Nabokov 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.
Nabokov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dowdak's guard.
Dowdak working for submissions but it's allowed Nabokov to get to half guard.
Nabokov is nestled in close to Dowdak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dowdak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nabokov pulls his head out easily.
Dowdak throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dowdak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nabokov pulls his head out easily.
Nabokov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dowdak wants to control but Nabokov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nabokov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov seems to be working for a kimura but Dowdak defends the submission attempt.
Dowdak taking some punishment here, with Nabokov in his half guard.
Dowdak actively working from the bottom here.
Nabokov wants to control but Dowdak is keeping him busy.
Nabokov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dowdak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nabokov working the head and body with strikes.
Dowdak looking for submissions off his back.
Nabokov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dowdak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowdak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nabokov is trying to control. Dowdak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nabokov working over Dowdak with some ground and pound. Dowdak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nabokov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabokov lands strikes from half guard.
Nabokov working over Dowdak with some ground and pound. Dowdak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nabokov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowdak tries to get to full guard but Nabokov has control of the leg.
Nabokov is looking for a kimura but Dowdak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nabokov to get the leverage.
Dowdak is looking for a sweep. Nabokov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Nabokov there.
Nabokov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dowdak defends it well.
Nabokov prevents Dowdak from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowdak wants to get back to full guard.
Nabokov wants to free his trapped foot but Dowdak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nabokov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dowdak looking for submissions off his back.
Nabokov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowdak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nabokov pulls his head out easily.
Nabokov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Nabokov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nabokov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dowdak tries to improve position but can't.
Dowdak manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dowdak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dowdak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nabokov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nabokov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabokov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dowdak wants to stand but Nabokov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nabokov has his foot on Dowdak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dowdak works his way back into a safe position though.
Nabokov wants to sweep but no luck.
Dowdak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nabokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dowdak has gone for a leg lock! Nabokov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dowdak's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabokov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nabokov taking a breather here.
Dowdak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dowdak tries to bench press Nabokov off him but Nabokov keeps the position.
Nabokov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowdak is being controlled here.
Nabokov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nabokov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dowdak has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dowdak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowdak bucks up and tries to throw Nabokov off but instead Nabokov has got his back!
Nabokov working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nabokov is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Dowdak. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mateusz Dowdak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Nabokov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Igor Nabokov has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabokov has the hooks in. Dowdak is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Nabokov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nabokov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Nabokov!
A very excited looking Igor Nabokov 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.
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