The Founding (Grand)Fathers 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baddusousus Fatherfockerusus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatherfockerusus comes into the arena with Born to be wild by Steppenwolf blaring out of the sound system. Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. Bruce Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fatherfockerusus
vs
Lee

186 cm
38
176 lbs
33 - 19 - 0

179 cm
42
185 lbs
40 - 22 - 4

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Baddusousus Fatherfockerusus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 22 - 4, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatherfockerusus slips a straight right by Lee.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Fatherfockerusus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fatherfockerusus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fatherfockerusus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fatherfockerusus misses with a hook.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fatherfockerusus ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Fatherfockerusus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Fatherfockerusus works Lee's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a head kick that Fatherfockerusus semi-blocks.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fatherfockerusus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fatherfockerusus swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee's coach down at Malicious Intent Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fatherfockerusus missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fatherfockerusus misses with a jab to the body
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fatherfockerusus avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fatherfockerusus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Fatherfockerusus off balance momentarily.
Fatherfockerusus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee jabs Fatherfockerusus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fatherfockerusus checks a leg kick nicely.
Fatherfockerusus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Fatherfockerusus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fatherfockerusus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fatherfockerusus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee defending well as Fatherfockerusus loads up on a big left hand.
Fatherfockerusus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fatherfockerusus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fatherfockerusus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fatherfockerusus dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Fatherfockerusus's head and hops out.
Fatherfockerusus misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Fatherfockerusus's head.
Lee checks a low kick from Fatherfockerusus.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Fatherfockerusus misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Fatherfockerusus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Lee darts in and clinches Fatherfockerusus up against the cage.
Fatherfockerusus tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fatherfockerusus's elbow.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fatherfockerusus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatherfockerusus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fatherfockerusus has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Fatherfockerusus tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
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!
Fatherfockerusus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fatherfockerusus is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baddusousus Fatherfockerusus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatherfockerusus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Fatherfockerusus blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fatherfockerusus tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee flicks out a counter leg kick but Fatherfockerusus steps away.
Fatherfockerusus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fatherfockerusus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fatherfockerusus misses the target.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Fatherfockerusus is rocked!
Fatherfockerusus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Oh Fatherfockerusus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fatherfockerusus walks straight into a right hand from Lee - that's dropped him! Lee jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Fatherfockerusus from any more punishment! Fatherfockerusus complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Lee!
Our winner, Bruce Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by My Block. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Howard
vs
Kelly

165 cm
38
163 lbs
13 - 23 - 0

181 cm
39
168 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Van Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelly is fending him off so far but Howard persists. Nope, Kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Howard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Howard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Kelly works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kelly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Howard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly landing some decent shots from guard.
Howard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Howard tries to get out of the position.
Kelly is pushing down on Howard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Howard is fighting to maintain full guard but Kelly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kelly throwing shots but Howard is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kelly moves into full mount! Howard won't be happy about that!
Kelly scoring with strikes but Howard is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly has hold of Howard's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Howard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Howard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Howard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kelly looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Howard is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Oooh a big shot lands for Kelly! Howard is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Van Kelly!
A relieved looking Van Kelly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattia Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darabedyan comes to the cage accompanied by KDB Highlights. Mattia Nicoletti told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Darabedyan
vs
Nicoletti

170 cm
42
176 lbs
14 - 23 - 0

175 cm
33
185 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karen Darabedyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mattia Nicoletti!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darabedyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Nicoletti misses.
Nicoletti looks to score with a jab to the body but Darabedyan is just out of range.
Darabedyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Darabedyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicoletti.
Darabedyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nicoletti misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicoletti. That's going to slow Darabedyan down.
A left and a right from Darabedyan both land. Nice combination.
Nicoletti throws a body punch but Darabedyan moves out of range.
Darabedyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Darabedyan is looking to counter punch.
Nicoletti misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nicoletti.
Darabedyan misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darabedyan!
Darabedyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicoletti.
A leg kick checked by Darabedyan.
A counter left hand to the body from Darabedyan misses its target.
Darabedyan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Main Event Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that Nicoletti avoids nicely.
Nicoletti tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti misses with a body kick.

Nicoletti closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicoletti throws an elbow but misses.
Nicoletti prevents Darabedyan from breaking the clinch.
Nicoletti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Darabedyan tries to circle away but Nicoletti has him pinned against the cage.
Darabedyan blocks an elbow strike.
Nicoletti misses with an elbow strike.
Nicoletti pushes off an throws an elbow but Darabedyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darabedyan tries to break the clinch but Nicoletti is controlling the position.
Darabedyan avoiding damage as Nicoletti throws knees to the body.

Darabedyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicoletti just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicoletti throws a solid leg kick but Darabedyan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nicoletti.
Mattia Nicoletti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicoletti misses the target.
Nicoletti jabs at Darabedyan's body.
Nicoletti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicoletti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Darabedyan counters with a straight right hand.
Nicoletti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darabedyan throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti tries to clinch up but Darabedyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Darabedyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicoletti circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darabedyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicoletti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicoletti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Nicoletti scores with a kick to the body.
Nicoletti throws a sloppy head kick and Darabedyan moves out of range easily.
Darabedyan throws a nice looking combination but Nicoletti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darabedyan throws a right hand that Nicoletti ducks under and follows up with a left that Nicoletti also avoids with ease.
Darabedyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Darabedyan throws out a loose jab but Nicoletti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Darabedyan there.
Nicoletti feints and then cracks Darabedyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darabedyan down.

Nicoletti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darabedyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Nicoletti tries to land a knee to the head but Darabedyan blocks with his arms.
Nicoletti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darabedyan's efforts to push away.
Nicoletti avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Darabedyan manages to break the clinch.
Nicoletti misses with a kick to the body.
Nicoletti tries to land a leg kick but Darabedyan saw it coming and moves away.
Nicoletti scores with a decent looking hook.
Nicoletti throws a low kick but Darabedyan moves out of range easily.
Darabedyan misses with a straight left.
Nicoletti dodges the punch combination from Darabedyan.
Nicoletti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nicoletti avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicoletti. Darabedyan does a little dance to reset his feet.

Darabedyan clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Darabedyan.
Nicoletti lands an elbow inside that Darabedyan shrugs off.
Nicoletti misses with an elbow strike.
Nicoletti lands an elbow that stopped Darabedyan in his tracks for a moment.
Nicoletti pushes off an throws an elbow but Darabedyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti throws a hook but Darabedyan blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Nicoletti.
A big right from Nicoletti misses.
Darabedyan throws a combination. Nicoletti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Darabedyan cracks Nicoletti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nicoletti lands a lovely overhand right.
Darabedyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicoletti blocks the body kick.
Darabedyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicoletti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicoletti missing with a left hand there. Darabedyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicoletti throws a chopping leg kick but Darabedyan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darabedyan misses with a two punch combination.
Nicoletti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicoletti throws a shot from downtown. Darabedyan moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicoletti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darabedyan.
Nicoletti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A low kick from Darabedyan is predictable there
and Nicoletti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darabedyan's knee momentarily.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darabedyan throws a big counter combination but Nicoletti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nicoletti throws an off balance right hand
and Darabedyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darabedyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karen Darabedyan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Darabedyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicoletti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darabedyan moves away.
An inside leg kick from Nicoletti misses.
Karen Darabedyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicoletti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darabedyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darabedyan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nicoletti. Nicoletti obviously looking to wear him down.
Nicoletti tries to work over Darabedyan's front leg with a kick but Darabedyan checks it.
Nicoletti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nicoletti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nicoletti throws a sloppy head kick and Darabedyan moves out of range easily.
Darabedyan misses with a combination
and Nicoletti counters with a left and a right that stings Darabedyan.
Nicoletti moves out of range as Darabedyan strikes.
Nicoletti moves out of range as Darabedyan throws a body kick.
Nicoletti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darabedyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Darabedyan blocks a leg kick.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Nicoletti avoids them all with ease.
Nicoletti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darabedyan.
Nicoletti tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicoletti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan sets himself, and Nicoletti steps forward looking for the clinch! Darabedyan avoids it this time.
Nicoletti throws a front kick aimed at Darabedyan's knee but Darabedyan avoids it well.
Darabedyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicoletti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darabedyan.
Karen Darabedyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nicoletti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darabedyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nicoletti takes a swing at Darabedyan's ribcage but misses.

Darabedyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nicoletti prevents Darabedyan from breaking the clinch.
Darabedyan tries to break the clinch but Nicoletti is controlling the position.
Darabedyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicoletti throws an elbow but misses.
Darabedyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nicoletti trying to control the position but instead, Darabedyan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nicoletti into the cage.
Darabedyan blocks an elbow strike.
Nicoletti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan throws a head punch that misses.
Nicoletti looking to throw knees to the head but Darabedyan is blocking nicely.
Darabedyan avoiding damage as Nicoletti throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nicoletti.
Nice elbow from Nicoletti.

Darabedyan breaks the clinch.
Nicoletti misses with a kick to the body.
Darabedyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicoletti circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darabedyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Nicoletti moves out of range.
Nicoletti misses with a low kick as Darabedyan jumps back.
A combination from Darabedyan does no damage.
Darabedyan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darabedyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Nicoletti is predictable there
and Darabedyan counters with a straight right hand.
Darabedyan misses with the combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Darabedyan blocks the leg kick.
Darabedyan is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti is looking to clinch but Darabedyan is avoiding it.

Darabedyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nicoletti lands a damaging elbow.
Nicoletti working Darabedyan over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nicoletti throws an elbow that misses.
Mattia Nicoletti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Nicoletti pushes him back against the cage.
Nicoletti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nicoletti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darabedyan avoids it.
Darabedyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nicoletti lands a knee to the head.
Darabedyan blocks an elbow strike.
Darabedyan looking to slow down the pace here.
Nicoletti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darabedyan.
Nicoletti pushes off an throws an elbow but Darabedyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicoletti looks to land a body kick but Darabedyan moved away.
Nicoletti avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti tries to clinch but Darabedyan is having none of it.
Nicoletti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nicoletti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darabedyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darabedyan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darabedyan moves away.
Darabedyan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicoletti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darabedyan is able to avoid easily.
Darabedyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darabedyan is out of range and Nicoletti settles back down.
Nicoletti tries to clinch up but Darabedyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nicoletti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicoletti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Darabedyan moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Nicoletti misses.
Nicoletti moves away from the strike by Darabedyan.
Nicoletti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Darabedyan misses the target.
Darabedyan throws out a loose jab but Nicoletti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicoletti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darabedyan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nicoletti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nicoletti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nicoletti misses with a body kick.
Nicoletti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darabedyan throws a head kick that misses.
Darabedyan throws the left hand but Nicoletti avoids the punch easily.
Nicoletti wants to clinch.
Nicoletti throws a body punch but Darabedyan moves out of range.
Good work by Darabedyan as he checks the leg kick.
Darabedyan throws a head kick but Nicoletti moves out of range.
Nicoletti tries to clinch up.
Darabedyan throwing a counter right hand but Nicoletti manages to avoid it.
Nicoletti blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darabedyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nicoletti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darabedyan thinking.

Nicoletti has managed to clinch.
Nicoletti tries a knee to the head but Darabedyan blocks it.

Darabedyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darabedyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Darabedyan gets tackled into the cage by Nicoletti. Nicoletti maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Darabedyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nicoletti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Darabedyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darabedyan checks a leg kick.
Darabedyan misses the jab.
Nicoletti is looking to land body kicks.
Darabedyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicoletti.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti misses with a leg kick
and Darabedyan counters with a series of strikes. Nicoletti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darabedyan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darabedyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti throws a head kick but Darabedyan moves out of range.
Darabedyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Darabedyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicoletti.
Darabedyan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicoletti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicoletti cracks Darabedyan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination but Nicoletti avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti tries to score with a low kick but Darabedyan moves his leg out of the way.
Nicoletti catches Darabedyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nicoletti scores with a decent looking hook.
Darabedyan checks a low kick from Nicoletti.

Darabedyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darabedyan tries to break the clinch but Nicoletti is controlling the position.
Darabedyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darabedyan is trying to push Nicoletti away but Nicoletti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nicoletti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darabedyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nicoletti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darabedyan's brow.
Darabedyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nicoletti lands a good knee to the midsection. Darabedyan won't want to take too many of those.
Nicoletti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nicoletti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nicoletti tries to land knees in the clinch but Darabedyan avoids the damage to the body.
Darabedyan blocks the elbow strike.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Nicoletti pushes him back against the cage.
Darabedyan blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nicoletti avoids the damage to the body.
Darabedyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darabedyan is trying to push Nicoletti away but Nicoletti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Darabedyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nicoletti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darabedyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darabedyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nicoletti has him pressed against the cage.
Nicoletti stalling in the clinch.
Nicoletti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darabedyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darabedyan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nicoletti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nicoletti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darabedyan.
Nicoletti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Darabedyan has time to react.
Nicoletti tries to clinch there but Darabedyan circles away.
Nicoletti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darabedyan counters with a series of strikes. Nicoletti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nicoletti missing with a left hand there. Darabedyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicoletti scores with a jab. Darabedyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nicoletti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nicoletti feints and then cracks Darabedyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darabedyan down.
Nicoletti defending well as Darabedyan loads up on a big left hand.
Nicoletti throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicoletti tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Darabedyan.
And Darabedyan counters with a quick kick to the body but Nicoletti blocks it.
Darabedyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darabedyan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Darabedyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nicoletti in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Darabedyan cracks the inside of Nicoletti's front leg.
Darabedyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darabedyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Darabedyan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nicoletti throws out a leg kick but Darabedyan moves out of range and Nicoletti only half commits.
Darabedyan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darabedyan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darabedyan misses with a jab, cross combination.

Nicoletti has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicoletti misses with a knee to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattia Nicoletti!
Mattia Nicoletti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke On Roids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. On Roids is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Duke Nukem Quotes!. Karl Michaels could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duke On Roids's chin.

Michaels
vs
On Roids

187 cm
33
212 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

188 cm
36
210 lbs
27 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke On Roids!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
On Roids tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a good low kick that On Roids was not able to check.
Duke On Roids seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
On Roids throws a leg kick but Michaels checks it.
On Roids avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Michaels tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
On Roids takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michaels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from On Roids.
On Roids looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Michaels misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
On Roids throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
On Roids getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Michaels is looking to slow On Roids down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
On Roids throws a poor cross that misses
and Michaels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Duke On Roids has been cut.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and On Roids counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
On Roids has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
On Roids throws a hook to the side of Michaels's head but Michaels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
On Roids throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michaels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michaels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

On Roids is rocked!
On Roids tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michaels swivels and escapes.
Michaels scores with a shot to the body.
Michaels moves out of range of the strikes.
Michaels cracks the inside of On Roids's front leg.
Michaels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
On Roids goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but On Roids moves away.
On Roids fails with a takedown attempt.
Karl Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke On Roids.
On Roids throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
On Roids has his takedown stuffed
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels takes a swing at On Roids's ribcage but misses.
On Roids throws a fast counter high kick but Michaels manages to duck under it in time.
On Roids throws an off balance right hand

and Michaels counters with a nice right hand that sends On Roids toppling to the canvas! On Roids scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Michaels finish him?!
On Roids is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels lands a brutal uppercut that launches On Roids off his feet! On Roids tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Michaels!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Karl Michaels waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Yamokivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satan comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Satan
vs
Yamokivic

175 cm
39
168 lbs
32 - 14 - 1

178 cm
35
170 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien Satan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Yamokivic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamokivic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Satan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamokivic defends it nicely.
Yamokivic throws a series of punches but Satan moves out of range.
Satan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamokivic throws a shot from downtown. Satan moves away and avoids it.
Satan slips a jab and a cross from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic tries to score with a low kick but Satan moves his leg out of the way.
Satan shoots in and drives through. Yamokivic sprawls well.
Yamokivic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamokivic lands a head kick!

It looks like Damien Satan has been cut.
Yamokivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satan moves away.
Satan cracks a nice hook into Yamokivic's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamokivic throws a jab but it's blocked by Satan.
Satan throws a leg kick which misses Yamokivic's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamokivic tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamokivic is just out of range.
Yamokivic misses with a wild body shot.
Satan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamokivic can pounce on him.
Yamokivic throws an off balance right hand
and Satan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamokivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satan lands a nice hook to Yamokivic's body. Yamokivic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Satan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yamokivic counters with a series of strikes. Satan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Satan looks for a takedown but Yamokivic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Satan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamokivic throws out a loose jab but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamokivic swings for the body but Satan moves out of range.
Satan misses with a straight right.
Yamokivic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Satan checks it well.
Nice body punch from Yamokivic.
Ronan Yamokivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satan is looking to land body kicks.
Yamokivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yamokivic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Yamokivic does no damage.
Satan throws a low kick, looking for Yamokivic's leg but Yamokivic calmly moves out of range.
Yamokivic looks to land a combination but Satan avoids it well.
Yamokivic lunges at Satan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Satan's hand.
Yamokivic cracks Satan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamokivic. That snapped Satan's head back.
Satan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamokivic.
Satan throws a head kick that Yamokivic semi-blocks.
Yamokivic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamokivic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Satan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Yamokivic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamokivic throws a shot from downtown. Satan moves away and avoids it.
Satan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yamokivic throws an overhand right that lands on Satan's shoulder, as Satan tries to avoid the shot.
Yamokivic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Satan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic throws an off balance right hand
and Satan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Satan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Satan.
Satan cracks a nice hook into Yamokivic's ribs.
Yamokivic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Satan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot by Satan.
Satan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamokivic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Yamokivic as he checks the leg kick.
Satan slips under a jab from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic misses with a two punch combination.
Satan moves out of range as Yamokivic strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satan throws a leg kick
and Yamokivic counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan blocks a head kick by Yamokivic.
Ronan Yamokivic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamokivic throws a head kick that misses.
Satan throws a combination. Yamokivic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Yamokivic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Satan feints and then cracks Yamokivic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamokivic down.
Yamokivic throws a looping overhand right but Satan ducks down to avoid it.
Satan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamokivic counters with a left to the body.
Satan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Satan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamokivic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satan slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satan throws a head kick but Yamokivic moves out of range.
Yamokivic throws a low kick but Satan avoids it.
Yamokivic lands a nice shot that snaps Satan's head back.
Yamokivic lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Yamokivic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Satan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Satan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamokivic under the eye.
Yamokivic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Satan connects with a jab.
Satan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Satan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamokivic.
Satan blocks a head kick by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Satan lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Yamokivic. Those never looked like landing.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamokivic is just out of range.
Yamokivic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Satan is out of range and Yamokivic settles back down.
Satan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamokivic.
Jab from Satan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamokivic misses with an uppercut. Satan saw that one coming.
Yamokivic misses with a looping right.
Yamokivic misses with a hook
and Satan counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan looks to land a body kick but Yamokivic moved away.
Yamokivic avoids the body shot from Satan.
Satan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamokivic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Satan throws a series of punches but Yamokivic avoids them all with ease.
Yamokivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Satan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Satan scores with a hook to the body. Yamokivic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamokivic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Satan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yamokivic was covering up waiting for the punch and Satan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Satan controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamokivic is keeping the position for now.
Satan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yamokivic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Satan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic is trying to maintain the position but Satan is very close to passing his half guard.
Satan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamokivic keeps working.
Satan prevents Yamokivic from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Satan avoids the body shot from Yamokivic.
Satan tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamokivic avoided it.
Yamokivic takes one to the chin there.
Yamokivic leaves Satan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satan.
Yamokivic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Satan finds it's target.
Satan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Satan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamokivic moves away.
Yamokivic throws an overhand right that lands on Satan's shoulder, as Satan tries to avoid the shot.
Satan tries to counter with a takedown but Yamokivic is quick to defend against it.
Satan is looking to wear down Yamokivic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab from Yamokivic.
The crowd cheers as Satan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamokivic doesn't seem phased though.
Jab from Satan.
Yamokivic moves out of range of the body kick from Satan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamokivic throws a lazy right hand but Satan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Satan blocks a head kick by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic misses with a hook. Satan ducked under it nicely.
Satan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Satan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Satan misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Satan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien Satan's cut.
That's time! Satan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yamokivic looks to land a combination but Satan avoids it well.
Yamokivic walks into a left hand.
Yamokivic works Satan's body with a nice hook.
Satan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Satan throws a body punch but Yamokivic moves out of range.
Satan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamokivic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Yamokivic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamokivic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Satan is able to avoid easily.
Satan cracks Yamokivic with an open hand slap.
Yamokivic stuffs the takedown.
Yamokivic looks to land a right hand but Satan moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamokivic throws a hook to the side of Satan's head but Satan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic misses with an uppercut
and Satan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamokivic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satan was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamokivic.
Satan missing with a left hand there. Yamokivic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic throws a lazy uppercut
and Satan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Satan throws a hook but Yamokivic blocks it.
Satan throws a body punch but Yamokivic moves out of range.
Yamokivic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Satan with a body shot.
Satan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamokivic sprawls well. Yamokivic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Satan gets slowly back to his feet.

Satan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yamokivic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yamokivic lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Yamokivic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Satan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan 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.
Yamokivic trying to control but Satan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan trying to keep a closed guard but Yamokivic is proving a slippery customer.
Satan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan is looking to sweep but instead, Yamokivic has passed into half guard.
Satan is pressing down on Yamokivic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Satan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamokivic trying to control but Satan is working from the bottom.
Yamokivic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamokivic preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamokivic is looking to work some ground and pound but Satan has wrist control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yamokivic misses the jab.
It looked like Satan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamokivic.
Satan thows a leg kick but Yamokivic checks it
and Yamokivic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamokivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satan.
Yamokivic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Satan under the eye.
Yamokivic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Satan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamokivic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamokivic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Satan jabs at Yamokivic's body.
Satan throws a looping overhand right but Yamokivic ducks down to avoid it.
Satan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamokivic manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damien Satan.
I think Satan 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Damien Satan!
Damien Satan is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Damien Satan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sailor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blackalicious - It's Going Down. Mark Woleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sailor
vs
Woleman

192 cm
39
224 lbs
28 - 22 - 0

205 cm
43
220 lbs
38 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailor's corner calls for a 1-2. Sailor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Woleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woleman connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Wendell Sailor has been cut.
Sailor throws a jab when Woleman was well out of range.
Woleman lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Sailor misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Woleman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sailor takes one to the chin there.
Sailor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sailor avoids the body shot from Woleman.
Sailor throws a series of punches but Woleman avoids them all with ease.
Woleman is looking for the big counter here.
Woleman scores with a shot to the body.
Woleman defending well as Sailor loads up on a big left hand.
Woleman shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woleman lands with a cross.
Woleman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Woleman scores with a jab to the body.
Sailor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woleman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Woleman.
Woleman misses with an uppercut. Sailor saw that one coming.
Sailor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sailor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woleman misses the shot to the body.
Sailor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Sailor.
And Woleman tries to counter it with a takedown but Sailor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sailor throws a looping overhand right but Woleman ducks down to avoid it.
Sailor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woleman manages to avoid it.
Woleman slips a straight right by Sailor.
Sailor throws a low kick, looking for Woleman's leg but Woleman calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Woleman.
Sailor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sailor throws a big shot that misses.
Sailor throws a shot from downtown. Woleman moves away and avoids it.
Woleman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sailor throws a head kick that misses.
Woleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sailor moves away.
Sailor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sailor slips a jab and a cross from Woleman.
Nice defenses there by Woleman.
Woleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woleman slips under a jab.
Sailor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Woleman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Woleman avoids the body shot from Sailor.
Woleman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Woleman both land. Nice combination.
Sailor throws a shot to the body.
Woleman jabs Sailor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wendell Sailor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woleman shoots in but no luck this time.
Sailor just misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor misses with a body shot.
Woleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sailor avoids it really well and circles away.
Wendell Sailor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sailor eats them both and turns towards Woleman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Sailor gets caught napping as Woleman dives in and scores a takedown. Sailor manages to retain guard.
Sailor is trying to control the position but Woleman postures up.
Woleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sailor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Woleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sailor is looking for a sweep. Woleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Woleman in particular looking to stall.

Woleman is working for a submission of some sort.
Woleman prevents Sailor from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Woleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wendell Sailor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Woleman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sailor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woleman lands a jab to Sailor's midsection.
Woleman lands with a straight right. Sailor didn't see that one coming.
Woleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sailor manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Woleman.
Sailor connects with a crisp jab.
Woleman moves away from the strike by Sailor.
Sailor works the jab nicely.
Woleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Woleman throws a chopping leg kick but Sailor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sailor takes a swing at Woleman's ribcage but misses.
Mark Woleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sailor on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Wendell Sailor's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woleman is looking to score with low kicks.
Woleman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sailor throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor misses with a shot to the body
and Woleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sailor is rocked!
Woleman scores with a sloppy right hand. Sailor should have avoided that one.
Oh Sailor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woleman shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Sailor takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Woleman sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Sailor bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Woleman!
A less than humble Mark Woleman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus comes to the cage accompanied by bad boy - cascada. Laudrup has chosen U2- Zoo Station as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hans Laudrup will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kolmiokuristus
vs
Laudrup

180 cm
40
214 lbs
39 - 30 - 0

194 cm
38
217 lbs
44 - 32 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

The Knot

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laudrup stuffs the takedown.
Laudrup misses the shot to the body.
Kolmiokuristus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hans Laudrup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laudrup looks to land a right hand but Kolmiokuristus moved out of range.
Laudrup tries to land a leg kick but Kolmiokuristus saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Laudrup tenderised Kolmiokuristus's leg. Kolmiokuristus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laudrup.
Laudrup bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kolmiokuristus's head backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Laudrup has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
An inside leg kick from Laudrup misses.
A jab from Kolmiokuristus misses.
Laudrup fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kolmiokuristus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laudrup misses with a head kick.
Kolmiokuristus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kolmiokuristus moves away.
Laudrup misses the shot to the body.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kolmiokuristus misses the target.
Laudrup tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laudrup takes a swing at Kolmiokuristus's ribcage but misses.

Kolmiokuristus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control the action but Laudrup is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Laudrup sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Laudrup avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kolmiokuristus.
Sloppy strikes there by Kolmiokuristus.
We've been hearing that Kolmiokuristus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kolmiokuristus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Laudrup sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kolmiokuristus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Laudrup is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kolmiokuristus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kolmiokuristus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laudrup knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Laudrup tries to buck Kolmiokuristus off but Kolmiokuristus is having none of it.
Kolmiokuristus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kolmiokuristus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Laudrup is trying to improve his position.
Kolmiokuristus working the ground and pound.
Laudrup on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kolmiokuristus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Laudrup rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kolmiokuristus's guard! Nice work there by Laudrup!
Laudrup slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Kolmiokuristus.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laudrup is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolmiokuristus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laudrup sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a sweep. Laudrup is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup trying to mount his opponent but Kolmiokuristus defends it.
Kolmiokuristus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kolmiokuristus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Kolmiokuristus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kolmiokuristus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laudrup.
Kolmiokuristus tries to counter with a takedown but Laudrup is quick to defend against it.
Kolmiokuristus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laudrup throws a body shot but no joy.

Kolmiokuristus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Laudrup was covering up waiting for the punch and Kolmiokuristus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big elbow that misses.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolmiokuristus postures up in Laudrup's guard and throws a big left but Laudrup blocks it.
Kolmiokuristus wants to control from the top but Laudrup keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kolmiokuristus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laudrup looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kolmiokuristus postures up in Laudrup's guard and throws a big left but Laudrup blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kolmiokuristus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kolmiokuristus wants to pass the guard but Laudrup is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kolmiokuristus goes for a double leg but Laudrup avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laudrup continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmiokuristus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laudrup displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kolmiokuristus.
Some wild striking there from Kolmiokuristus.
Laudrup catches Kolmiokuristus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice takedown defense from Laudrup. No joy for Kolmiokuristus on that attempt.
Hans Laudrup is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kolmiokuristus avoids a kick to the body.
Laudrup is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in looking for a takedown but Laudrup manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kolmiokuristus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laudrup circles away.
Kolmiokuristus dives in and grabs Laudrup's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laudrup pushes down on Kolmiokuristus's head and hops out.
Laudrup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kolmiokuristus manages to avoid it.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Kolmiokuristus is just out of range.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a counter combo.
Laudrup lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
Laudrup lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laudrup is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kolmiokuristus rather than just go for the knockout.
Kolmiokuristus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laudrup sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt - Laudrup sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laudrup tries to clinch but Kolmiokuristus is having none of it.
Kolmiokuristus avoids the body shot from Laudrup.
Kolmiokuristus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laudrup was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kolmiokuristus dives in and grabs Laudrup's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laudrup pushes down on Kolmiokuristus's head and hops out.
Kolmiokuristus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laudrup connects with a high kick.

It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Laudrup lands with an overhand left.
Laudrup fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laudrup jabs at Kolmiokuristus's body.
Laudrup lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laudrup.
Kolmiokuristus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolmiokuristus swats away the attempt to clinch by Laudrup.
Laudrup connects with a body shot.
Laudrup tries a low kick but Kolmiokuristus avoids it.

Kolmiokuristus gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolmiokuristus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control the action but Laudrup is working from the bottom.

Kolmiokuristus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laudrup is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kolmiokuristus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kolmiokuristus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laudrup keeps working.
Laudrup on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Laudrup showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kolmiokuristus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolmiokuristus checks a leg kick.
Laudrup looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kolmiokuristus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laudrup looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laudrup pinned against the cage. Laudrup gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laudrup pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kolmiokuristus is out of range and Laudrup settles back down.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laudrup has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolmiokuristus was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Laudrup swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laudrup misses with an uppercut. Kolmiokuristus saw that one coming.
Laudrup rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kolmiokuristus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in but no luck this time.
Kolmiokuristus closes the distance and clinches up with Laudrup, looking for a takedown. Kolmiokuristus pushes Laudrup against the cage but Laudrup circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Laudrup.
Laudrup lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Laudrup.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in and drives through. Laudrup sprawls well.
Laudrup wants to clinch up but Kolmiokuristus keeps it at a distance.
Kolmiokuristus throws a jab but it's blocked by Laudrup.
Laudrup tries to score with a low kick but Kolmiokuristus moves his leg out of the way.
Kolmiokuristus avoids the head kick by Laudrup.
Laudrup misses with a wild body shot.
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laudrup looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Kolmiokuristus looking to score a takedown here. Laudrup is defending well but Kolmiokuristus drives through and ends up in Laudrup's guard.
Laudrup trying to keep a closed guard but Kolmiokuristus is proving a slippery customer.
Kolmiokuristus throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laudrup pulls Kolmiokuristus in close to prevent any damage.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to work some ground and pound but Laudrup has wrist control.
Laudrup utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus throws an elbow that misses. Laudrup uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kolmiokuristus's guard. Nice move by Laudrup!

Kolmiokuristus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Laudrup is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolmiokuristus wants to sweep but Laudrup has passed to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolmiokuristus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laudrup wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four 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.
Kolmiokuristus regains half guard.
Laudrup seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kolmiokuristus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laudrup prevents Kolmiokuristus from improving his position.
Laudrup slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laudrup moves to clinch but Kolmiokuristus breaks away
and Kolmiokuristus counters with a one-two to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Laudrup!
Hans Laudrup is the new light heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hans Laudrup made sure he mentioned Zipp Zapp, along with how happy he was to win his fight.