QFC Tournament 261 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sal Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maloney
vs
Williamson

180 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sal Maloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cody Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson avoids the body shot from Maloney.
Williamson shoots in looking for a takedown. Maloney tries to sprawl out of it but Williamson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williamson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maloney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williamson scrambles back to his feet.

Williamson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williamson wants to stand but Maloney has his arm trapped.
Maloney is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Williamson is controlling him well.
Maloney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williamson on the ground.

Williamson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williamson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Maloney wants to get back to his feet but Williamson drags him back down.
Maloney defending against the ground and pound.
Maloney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maloney is not content to let Williamson control the position.
Williamson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maloney is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Williamson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney is trying to buck Williamson off.
Williamson controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williamson shoots in and drives through. Maloney sprawls well.

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

It looks like Cody Williamson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maloney but Maloney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sal Maloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Williamson.
Maloney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williamson.
Maloney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williamson moves away.
Maloney checks a leg kick.
Maloney lands with a hook. Williamson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maloney connects with a right hand. Williamson shakes it off.
Cody Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maloney throws a right and a left that Williamson avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Maloney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cody Williamson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight stays on the outside here - Williamson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maloney misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Maloney finds it's target.

Williamson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maloney is trying to defend but Williamson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maloney is not content to let Williamson control the position.
Williamson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Cody Williamson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Maloney throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Williamson.
Williamson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Maloney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williamson is trying to drag Maloney to the mat but Maloney just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maloney prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williamson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Maloney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maloney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maloney lands a shoulder strike.
Maloney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maloney wants to break the clinch but can't.

Maloney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williamson shoots in looking for a takedown. Maloney tries to sprawl out of it but Williamson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sal Maloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Williamson.
Maloney connects with the punch.

Maloney feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Williamson sprawling to the canvas! Williamson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maloney finish him?!

Williamson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney connects with a nice looking jab.
Williamson is still on wobbly legs! Can Maloney finish him?
Some bone on bone action there as Maloney checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williamson seems to have recovered his senses.
Sal Maloney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maloney catches Williamson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Williamson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sal Maloney!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

StPierre
vs
Nowak

178 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georges StPierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

StPierre lands a big head kick that sends Nowak tumbling to the mat! StPierre takes a step backwards and waves Nowak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as StPierre sprawls well. StPierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nowak gets slowly back to his feet.

Nowak tries to sprawl but StPierre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
StPierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nowak has hold of StPierre's hands but StPierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
StPierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
StPierre controlling the action here.

StPierre is working for a kimura but Nowak is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

StPierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nowak sees it coming and defends easily.
StPierre prevents Nowak from improving his position.
Nowak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
StPierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nowak trying to control here.
StPierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
StPierre wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
Nowak wants to control but StPierre is keeping busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
StPierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nowak.

StPierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nowak quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre prevents Nowak from improving his position.
Nowak trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
StPierre is landing with some decent strikes but Nowak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
StPierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
StPierre tries to control but Nowak wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre controlling from the full mount.
Nowak is desperately trying to improve his position but StPierre has a good base and remains in mount.
StPierre controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges StPierre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nowak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

StPierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
StPierre is staying tight to Nowak's torso, preventing him from escaping.

StPierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nowak has escaped the position, nice work there.
StPierre working away.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre tries to stand but Nowak controls the position and pulls StPierre into his guard.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing StPierre from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
StPierre preventing the sweep.
Nowak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. StPierre manages to get himself to full guard.
StPierre trying to keep a closed guard but Nowak is proving a slippery customer.
Nowak wants to pass the guard but StPierre is keeping the position.
Nowak trying to control but StPierre is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Georges StPierre just wasn't active enough.
Nowak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nowak misses with a takedown

and StPierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
StPierre wants to stand but Nowak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nowak wants to hit a switch here but StPierre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nowak there!
StPierre landing strikes from the mount and Nowak is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Nowak is desperately trying to improve his position but StPierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
StPierre landing punches.
Georges StPierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
StPierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nowak looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges StPierre dominated that second round.
That's time! StPierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nowak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows StPierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nowak trying to keep a closed guard but StPierre is proving a slippery customer.
StPierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
StPierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
StPierre wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
StPierre looking to sit in guard and control but Nowak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
StPierre managing to control the position.
Nowak passes StPierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nowak tries to pass to full mount but StPierre defends it.
StPierre is trying to stand back up but Nowak is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is trying to control. StPierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
StPierre trying to control here.
StPierre wants to get back to full guard.
StPierre is looking to control Nowak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can StPierre avoid being mounted?
Nowak moves into full mount! StPierre won't be happy about that!
StPierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if StPierre tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nowak is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
StPierre tries to hold on but Nowak pushes him away.

Nowak looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
StPierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
StPierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nowak on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nowak misses with a head shot. StPierre uses the momentum to regain guard.
StPierre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
StPierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre is looking to take a break and control but Nowak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michal Nowak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georges StPierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowak is looking for a sweep.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Georges StPierre!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Georges StPierre!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Georges StPierre!

Georges StPierre wins by unanimous decision!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Nickolsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickolsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by X gon give to ya. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hua
vs
Nickolsson

162 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marshall Nickolsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua keeps the fight on the outside.

Nickolsson moves into the clinch.
Hua is pushing Nickolsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hua seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hua gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hua pulls guard.

Nickolsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hua dives on top into guard.
Hua trying to move into half guard but instead Nickolsson has managed to sweep!
Nickolsson looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua wants to stand but Nickolsson is controlling the position.
Nickolsson slips nicely into half guard.
Nickolsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nickolsson controlling the action here.
Hua tries to get to full guard but Nickolsson has control of the leg.
Hua regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nickolsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickolsson won't allow Hua to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickolsson wants to control from the top but Hua keeps moving.
Nickolsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hua is keeping the position for now.
Hua could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Hua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nickolsson wants to stand but Hua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hua looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hua trying to strike off his back.
Nickolsson forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nickolsson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hua defends it well.
Hua wants to control but Nickolsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hua is in trouble now - Nickolsson has advanced to mount!
Hua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hua tries to get out of the position.
Hua tries to lock up and control but Nickolsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nickolsson fails to advance to Hua's back.
Hua is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua can't escape the position.

Nickolsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hua has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hua wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nickolsson.
Nickolsson looking to control but Hua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hua wants to control but Nickolsson is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hua is desperately trying to improve his position but Nickolsson has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marshall Nickolsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hua looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hua stops Nickolsson from getting back to his feet.
Hua working the head and body with strikes.
Hua seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hua is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolsson wants to get back to full guard.
Nickolsson keeps trying to improve his position.
Hua moves into full mount! Nickolsson won't be happy about that!
Hua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Hua is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nickolsson is surviving well by controlling Hua's body position as best he can.
The referee warns Nickolsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickolsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hua avoids the attempt from Nickolsson to control.
Hua is landing with some decent strikes but Nickolsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hua wants to finish this one by submission but Nickolsson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hua.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hua working Nickolsson over with strikes here.
Hua pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Hua jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nickolsson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nickolsson and Hua has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickolsson trying to remain calm as Hua controls from the top position.
Nickolsson is trying to control Hua's posture but Hua avoids it.
Hua tries to move to full mount but Nickolsson actually manages to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hua wants to stand but Nickolsson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nickolsson misses with a takedown

and Hua counters with a single leg into guard. Nickolsson didn't expect that.
David Hua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hua working some strikes from top position.
Hua passes into half guard.
Hua controlling the pace.
Hua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nickolsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nickolsson is looking to improve his position.
Hua controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nickolsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

We're going to have a standup here because David Hua wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hua misses with a double jab.
Marshall Nickolsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickolsson misses with a takedown

and Hua counters with a shoot takedown. Nickolsson fights it but they end up in guard.
Nickolsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hua trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nickolsson's guard.
Hua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickolsson is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickolsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nickolsson wants to stand up but Hua is controlling him.
Hua trying to control but Nickolsson is working from the bottom.
Hua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickolsson keeping moving, preventing Hua from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Hua wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Hua clinches up against the cage.
Hua is pushing Nickolsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nickolsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nickolsson is trying to force a seperation but Hua has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickolsson prevents a body shot from Hua.
Hua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nickolsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nickolsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hua pulls his leg out and moves away.
David Hua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Nickolsson.
Nickolsson has a takedown stuffed.
Hua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nickolsson as he avoids it easily.
Nickolsson misses with a takedown attempt - Hua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hua tries to clinch

and Nickolsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hua's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hua wants to stand up but Nickolsson is controlling him.
Marshall Nickolsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for David Hua!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for David Hua!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for David Hua!

David Hua wins by unanimous decision!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Kazantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Heinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kazantas
vs
Heinen

180 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikos Kazantas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anders Heinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heinen gets a double leg takedown into Kazantas's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Heinen stopping the sweep attempt from Kazantas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazantas is working hard here to advance position.
Heinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heinen stopping the sweep attempt from Kazantas.
Heinen throwing strikes but missing.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazantas misses with the combination.
Kazantas throws a hook but Heinen blocks it.
Kazantas misses with a hook. Heinen ducked under it nicely.
Heinen fails to land the takedown.
Kazantas throws the left hand but Heinen avoids the punch easily.
Kazantas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kazantas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Kazantas gets caught napping as Heinen dives in and scores a takedown. Kazantas manages to retain guard.
Kazantas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kazantas has wrist control.
Heinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heinen stands and throws Kazantas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Heinen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kazantas is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Heinen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kazantas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Heinen grinds an elbow into Kazantas's temple.
Kazantas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazantas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Heinen looks up at the clock and then as Kazantas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Heinen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Heinen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kazantas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heinen on the ground.
Heinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kazantas is not content to let Heinen control the position.
Heinen moves into full mount!
Heinen lands a big elbow.

It looks like Nikos Kazantas has been cut.
Kazantas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kazantas tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heinen lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinen looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kazantas covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Heinen!