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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Golov (ranked 4692 p4p, 4575 weight class) and Peter Tham (ranked 470 p4p, 467 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Golov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Tham!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tham.
Golov misses the jab.
Tham moves in looking to clinch but Golov pushes him off.
Golov keeps the fight on the outside.
Grigori Golov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Golov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Golov lands a couple of digs.
Golov works over Tham with some ground and pound from guard.
Golov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Golov cracks Tham with a solid left hand.
Tham has momentary wrist control but Golov slips an elbow through the middle.
Golov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Golov is stalling in the full guard.
Golov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Golov pushes down on Tham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Golov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Golov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Golov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Golov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tham taking some punishment here, with Golov in his half guard.
Tham looks winded!
Golov lands with a punch from half guard.
Golov is nestled in close to Tham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Golov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tham has hold of Golov's hands but Golov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Golov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Golov slips a nice elbow through Tham's hands, connecting with Tham's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Golov connects with a nice short shot to Tham's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Golov lands a nice short elbow.
Golov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Golov lands strikes from half guard.
Golov is nestled in close to Tham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Golov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Golov working over Tham with some ground and pound. Tham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov slips a nice elbow through Tham's hands, connecting with Tham's forehead.
Ground and pound from Golov.
Tham taking some punishment here, with Golov in his half guard.
Golov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tham taking some punishment here, with Golov in his half guard.
Golov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Golov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Golov working the head and body with strikes.
Golov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Golov working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Golov connects with a nice short shot to Tham's temple.
Golov working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Golov working the head and body with strikes.
Golov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Golov connects with a nice short shot to Tham's temple.
Golov working Tham over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Golov there.
Nice strikes from Golov there.
Golov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Golov working over Tham with some ground and pound. Tham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Golov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Golov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Golov lands with a cross.
Golov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Golov thinking.
Golov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tham throws a series of punches but Golov moves out of range.
Golov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Golov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Golov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tham down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tham taking a bit of punishment here - Golov scoring with strikes.
Grigori Golov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Golov is putting a hurting on Tham here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tham is letting Golov control him for a moment.
Golov scores with punches from side control.
Tham on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Golov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tham!
Tham is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Golov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov with good strikes from the mount here!
Golov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Golov lands a big elbow.
Golov lands a big shot there that rocks Tham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golov working the ground and pound effectively.
Golov working the ground and pound effectively.
Golov lands a couple of good shots and Tham has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
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!
Golov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tham's body.
Golov lands punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Golov scores with punches and elbows.
Golov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tham can do to turn this around?
Golov has Tham flattened out and is raining down punches.
Golov is punishing Tham with strikes - can he finish him?!
Golov punishes Tham with strikes from the back mount.
Golov lands a shot to the body.
Golov is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tham up.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Golov. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Tham is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Golov.
Golov gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tham is trying to remain composed but Golov is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Golov throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tham!
Golov is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Golov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Golov has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Tham is in real trouble here. Golov gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Tham is tapping out! Golov wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grigori Golov!
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