Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Syn 605
Date: Nov 17, 2018

#R1#
Lucassen ducks under a wild hook from Morueco.
Lucassen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morueco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morueco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morueco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lucassen's head backwards.
Morueco swings for the body but Lucassen moves out of range.
Morueco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morueco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lucassen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Lucassen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morueco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucassen throws out the jab.
Morueco seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lucassen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morueco shoots in looking for a takedown. Lucassen tries to sprawl out of it but Morueco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lucassen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morueco moves out of the way of the counter high kick from Lucassen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Morueco. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Morueco avoids the head kick by Lucassen.
Nice takedown defense from Lucassen. No joy for Morueco on that attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Morueco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morueco.
Lucassen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lucassen throws out a loose jab but Morueco uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Morueco does no damage. #CL#
Morueco moves into the clinch.
Morueco doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Lucassen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jorge Morueco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morueco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucassen punishes Morueco's body with a nice straight punch.#TD#
Morueco shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucassen is trying to stand back up but Morueco is controlling him #SUB#
Morueco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lucassen is just riding it out for now. Morueco eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Morueco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Morueco seems to be working for a kimura but Lucassen defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Morueco seems to be looking for submissions.
Morueco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3##SUB#
Morueco seems to be working for a kimura but Lucassen defends the submission attempt.
Morueco stops Lucassen from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Morueco is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lucassen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lucassen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! #SU2#
Lucassen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Morueco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T4#
Lucassen misses with a looping left.
Morueco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lucassen loads up on a big right hand but Morueco slips the punch.
Lucassen stuffs the takedown.
Morueco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morueco tries to clinch
and Lucassen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morueco throws a sloppy head kick and Lucassen moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morueco.
Lucassen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morueco under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arjen Lucassen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lucassen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Jorge Morueco has been cut.
Morueco lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lucassen will feel that in the morning.
Lucassen lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Morueco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morueco.
Morueco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucassen.
Morueco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice sprawl there from Lucassen as Morueco shoots in.
Lucassen throws out a counter right but Morueco avoids it with no problem.
Morueco throws a leg kick but Lucassen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Lucassen misses.
Morueco scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Morueco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Morueco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lucassen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morueco has Lucassen in his guard.#REVB#
Lucassen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morueco's guard.#T1##SUB#
Morueco isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lucassen stacks Morueco on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lucassen!#SU2#
Lucassen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Morueco moves out of range as Lucassen strikes.
Morueco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucassen misses with a hook.
Lucassen just misses with a punch to the body.
Morueco catches Lucassen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
Morueco cracks Lucassen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lucassen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lucassen missing with a left hand there. Morueco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morueco.
Morueco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lucassen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morueco throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucassen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morueco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lucassen counters with a big right hand! Oh Morueco is in trouble here! Lucassen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arjen Lucassen!
Arjen Lucassen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: Syn 603
Date: Nov 04, 2018

#R1#
Morueco looks to land a combination but Jim avoids it well.
Morueco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jim was well out of range. Poor timing from Morueco.
Jim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morueco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morueco slips under a jab.#CL2#
Morueco closes the distance and clinches.
Morueco swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD2#
Morueco gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Morueco seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a kimura here.
Morueco is looking to advance position but Jim won't allow it. #SUB2#
Morueco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jim sees it coming and defends easily.#T1#
Jim wants to get back to full guard.
Jim is controlling Morueco's trapped leg to prevent Morueco from advancing to side control.
Jim gets full guard.
Morueco trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jim manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Morueco working for a triangle but Jim defends it easily.
Morueco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jim is one step ahead there. #T2#
Morueco wants to improve his position but instead Jim has moved into half guard.
Jim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've been hearing that Jim has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Morueco is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Jim wants to free his trapped foot but Morueco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jim drops an elbow to the side of Morueco's head.
Jim drops an elbow to the side of Morueco's head.
Morueco trying to control here.
Jim wants to free his trapped foot but Morueco is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jim stalling away here and it's allowed Morueco to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jim trying to control but Morueco is working from the bottom.
Jim tries to free his leg and advance position but Morueco is retaining full guard.
Jim stopping the sweep attempt from Morueco.#T4#
Jim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Morueco has his foot on Jim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jim works his way back into a safe position though.
Jim trying to control but Morueco is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Morueco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Morueco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jim defends it easily.
Morueco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jim's guard. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jim keeping full guard, as Morueco tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Morueco dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Jim scores with a nice strike.
Jim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morueco connects with a right hand. Jim shakes it off.
Jim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morueco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morueco.#TD#
Jim closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jim lands in his opponent's guard.
Morueco wants to sweep but no luck.
Jim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim trying to control the position from guard on top but Morueco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taiga Jim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morueco wants to sweep but no luck.
Jim looking to sit in guard and control but Morueco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T1#
Morueco wants to pass the guard but Jim is keeping the position.
Jim is trying to keep Morueco in close.
Morueco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jim seems keen to control Morueco's posture.
Morueco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
My spies in Training Center inform me that Morueco has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morueco passes Jim's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jim trying to hold on to Morueco's head to control him but Morueco postures up. #SUB2#
Morueco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Morueco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a kimura here. #T3##SUB2#
Morueco wants to work for an arm triangle but Jim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Morueco is working for a kimura but Jim is defending it quite comfortably.
Jim keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jim gets full guard.
Jim pulls Morueco in close to prevent any damage.
Jim is trying to keep Morueco in close.
Jim looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jim throws a good cross that connects.
Morueco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Jim. No joy for Morueco on that attempt.
Jim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Morueco sprawls and moves away.
Morueco takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taiga Jim dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Morueco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morueco doesn't seem bothered though.
Jim takes one on the button.
Morueco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jim cracks a nice hook into Morueco's ribs.
Jim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morueco throws a body punch but Jim moves out of range.
Jim lands a nice looking body shot.
Jim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morueco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jim jabs Morueco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morueco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morueco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morueco.
Jim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morueco.
Jim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morueco.
A big right from Morueco misses. #T1#
Jim lands an overhand right.
Morueco shoots and misses
and Jim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morueco moves away.
Morueco lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Jim.#TD#
Jim drives through with a takedown into Morueco's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SUB2#
Morueco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jim lands a couple of digs.
Jim connects with a couple of short punches.
Jim preventing the sweep.
Jim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Jim trying to control but Morueco is working from the bottom.
Jim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jim wants to control from the top but Morueco keeps moving.
Jim preventing the sweep.
Jim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morueco can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a triangle but Jim pushes his legs off easily.
Jim preventing the sweep. #T3#
Morueco is still trying to improve position.
Jim cracks Morueco with a solid left hand.
Jim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jim with a nice head shot there.
Jim trying to control but Morueco is working from the bottom.
Jim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Morueco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jim wants to control from the top but Morueco keeps moving. #T4#
Jim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morueco is looking to sweep but instead, Jim has passed into half guard.
Morueco gets full guard.
Jim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jim lands a couple of digs.
Jim distracts Morueco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jim wants to control from the top but Morueco keeps moving.
Jim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taiga Jim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jim 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiga Jim!
Taiga Jim decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Syn 591
Date: Aug 19, 2018

#R1#
Declan misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morueco checks a leg kick.
Declan misses with a straight right.
Morueco throws out a counter right but Declan avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Declan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morueco let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morueco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Declan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Declan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Declan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Declan cracks Morueco with an open hand slap.
Declan scores with a sloppy right hand. Morueco should have avoided that one.
Morueco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Declan lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Declan.
Declan misses with a kick to the body.
Morueco 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. #CUT2#
It looks like Aedan Declan has been cut.
Declan misses with a straight right. #T1#
Declan wants to clinch.
Declan scores with a jab. Morueco acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD2#
Morueco looking to score a takedown here. Declan is defending well but Morueco drives through and ends up in Declan's guard.
Morueco pushing down on Declan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Morueco is working for a submission of some sort.
Declan wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Declan looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Declan looking for submissions off his back.#T2##SUB2#
Morueco is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Morueco seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morueco wants to pass the guard but Declan is defending well.
Declan is trying is best to control the position here.
Morueco is thwarting Declan's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Morueco is trying to work for a kimura but Declan is defending well.
Declan is trying to get back to full guard.#T3##SUB2#
Morueco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Declan is just riding it out for now. Morueco eventually gives up the hold.
Morueco is looking to advance position but Declan won't allow it.
Declan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Declan is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gangsterdamage, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#SUB2#
Morueco wants to work for an arm triangle but Declan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Declan manages to get to full guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Declan controlling Morueco's posture. #SUB2#
Morueco drops back, looking for a kneebar! Declan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Declan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Declan! #REVR#
Declan is chipping away with strikes.
Declan working the ground and pound.
Declan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Declan wants to control but Morueco is keeping him busy.
Declan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morueco some visible discomfort.
Morueco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Declan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aedan Declan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aedan Declan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Declan swats away the attempt to clinch by Morueco.
A little feinted left hand from Declan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Declan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #ROC#
Morueco is rocked!
Declan drops Morueco with a naaaaasty hook - Morueco is in real trouble here! Declan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aedan Declan!
Aedan Declan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 182
Date: Jun 20, 2018

#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morueco is defended easily by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#
It looks like Jorge Morueco has been cut.
Morueco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aquila Corvus can pounce on him.
Jorge Morueco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morueco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morueco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aquila Corvus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morueco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aquila Corvus ducks under a wild hook from Morueco.
Aquila Corvus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morueco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aquila Corvus prevents Morueco from moving into mount. #SUB2#
Morueco swings around for an armbar but Aquila Corvus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morueco's guard.#T1#
Aquila Corvus preventing the sweep.
Aquila Corvus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morueco holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a triangle but Aquila Corvus pushes his legs off easily.
Morueco wants to hit a switch here but Aquila Corvus passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morueco there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morueco slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morueco wants to improve his position but Aquila Corvus is controlling well. #T2#
Aquila Corvus controlling the action here. #SUB2#
Morueco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aquila Corvus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aquila Corvus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Morueco!
Morueco gets back to half guard.#T3#
Aquila Corvus tries to pass to full mount but Morueco defends it.
Morueco trying to control but Aquila Corvus postures up.
Aquila Corvus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morueco wants to control but Aquila Corvus is keeping busy.
Morueco is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aquila Corvus is taking a breather. Morueco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Morueco actively working from the bottom here.
Morueco wants to get back to full guard but Aquila Corvus has mounted him!
Aquila Corvus controlling from mount.
Aquila Corvus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morueco is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morueco is desperately trying to improve his position but Aquila Corvus has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ajax Aquila Corvus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Morueco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Good leg kick by Aquila Corvus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aquila Corvus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morueco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aquila Corvus swivels and escapes.
Aquila Corvus keeps the fight on the outside.#TD2#
Morueco drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aquila Corvus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morueco can do to turn this around?
Aquila Corvus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Aquila Corvus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morueco wants to get back to full guard but Aquila Corvus has mounted him!
Morueco is trying desperately to improve position.
Morueco bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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!
Morueco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aquila Corvus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ajax Aquila Corvus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Morueco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Morueco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morueco has knee on belly momentarily but Aquila Corvus bucks him off and regains half guard. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aquila Corvus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morueco. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Morueco is trying to work for a kimura but Aquila Corvus is defending well. #SUB2#
Morueco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Aquila Corvus is defending against the submission attempts here by Morueco. #T3##SUB2#
Morueco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aquila Corvus is just riding it out for now. Morueco eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Aquila Corvus is defending against the submission attempts here by Morueco. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aquila Corvus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aquila Corvus defends it well. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a kimura but Aquila Corvus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morueco to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aquila Corvus is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jorge Morueco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jorge Morueco's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Good leg kick by Aquila Corvus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morueco fails to land the takedown.
Aquila Corvus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morueco misses with a double jab
and Aquila Corvus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aquila Corvus just misses with a punch to the body.
Morueco misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aquila Corvus fakes the leg kick and cracks Morueco in the body.
Morueco throws a shot from downtown. Aquila Corvus moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Aquila Corvus throws a wild body kick that Morueco sees coming a mile off.
Morueco throws a hook but Aquila Corvus blocks it.
A head kick by Morueco misses
and Aquila Corvus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morueco throws a head kick that misses
letting Aquila Corvus counter with a right hand.
Morueco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Morueco.
Aquila Corvus circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Morueco to the canvas! Morueco doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Aquila Corvus keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ajax Aquila Corvus!
An out of breath Ajax Aquila Corvus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 179
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Morueco or perhaps it was just good defense by Suf, which made it look bad.
Suf tries to clinch there but Morueco circles away.
Morueco throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Suf holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Suf working aggressively here.
Suf misses with some punches.
Suf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suf lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morueco.
Suf working aggressively here.
Suf misses with the head strike.
Suf swings wildly with an uppercut but Morueco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suf struggles to land a body shot inside as Morueco controls his hands.
Morueco is trying to push Suf away but Suf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Suf struggles to land a body shot inside as Morueco controls his hands.
Morueco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suf avoiding damage as Morueco throws knees to the body.
Morueco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suf tries a body shot but Morueco blocks it. #T1#
Suf lands a nice uppercut.
Suf struggles to land a body shot inside as Morueco controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Suf.
Morueco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suf.
Morueco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morueco blocks a body shot from Suf.
Morueco wants to get back to striking at distance but Suf won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Suf.
Morueco tries to throw a body punch but Suf avoids it by throwing Morueco back against the cage. #BC2#
Morueco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morueco moves out of range as Suf strikes.
We've been told by Suf's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morueco works over Suf's head and body with a nice combination.
Suf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morueco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Suf needs to keep his hands up - Morueco had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suf slips a straight right by Morueco.#TD2#
Morueco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Suf's half guard.#T2##SUB2#
Morueco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Suf doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morueco.
Suf is looking for a sweep. Morueco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suf trying to hold on to Morueco's head to control him but Morueco postures up. #SUB2#
Morueco wants to work for an arm triangle but Suf is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suf keeping hold of Morueco's head, controlling as best he can. #T3##SUB2#
Morueco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morueco is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Suf reverses the position - he's now on top in Morueco's guard.
Suf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Morueco looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Suf has picked Morueco up and slammed him! Morueco can't keep hold of the triangle and Suf manages to pass to side control!
Morueco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Suf takes a little break here. Morueco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Suf wants to stand but Morueco has his arm trapped.
Morueco tries to bench press Suf off him but Suf keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morueco is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Suf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Suf is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Suf dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Suf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suf with a jab.
Morueco tries to clinch but Suf moves out of range. #CL#
Suf clinches up against the cage.
Suf managing to block the knees to the body from Morueco.
Morueco scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Morueco jumps into guard, dragging Suf to the mat. #SUB2#
Morueco working for a triangle but Suf defends it easily. #SUB2#
Morueco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suf seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T1##SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Suf passes into side control.
Suf wants to stand but Morueco is controlling his arm.
Suf is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morueco will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Morueco tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suf taking a breather here. #SU#
Suf has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Suf throws a shot to the body.
Suf throws an overhand right that lands on Morueco's shoulder, as Morueco tries to avoid the shot.
Bob Suf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morueco connects with a leg kick. Suf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #KD#
Suf lands a big head kick that sends Morueco tumbling to the mat! Suf takes a step backwards and waves Morueco back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Morueco is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Jorge Morueco has been cut.
Morueco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morueco is still on wobbly legs! Can Suf finish him?
Morueco is breathing heavily.
Suf darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Morueco's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Suf before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Suf!
Bob Suf decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 176
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Morueco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Morueco lands with an overhand left.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Morueco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morueco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez throws a body punch but Morueco moves out of range.
Morueco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Mendez tries to get set, Morueco tries to push him back and clinch up but Mendez manages to avoid the attempt.
Mendez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morueco back to the cage. Mendez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mendez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Morueco closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mendez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morueco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morueco lands a nice knee to the body.
Morueco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Morueco tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Morueco back against the cage. #T1#
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Mendez breaks the clinch.
Morueco takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
Mendez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#KD2#
Mendez cracks Morueco with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mendez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Morueco to stand back up!#ROC2#
Morueco is rocked!
Angelo Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez weaves into range and cracks Morueco right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Morueco goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Mendez is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Angelo Mendez waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 173
Date: Apr 07, 2018

#R1#
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target. #CL2#
Morueco pushes Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morueco's elbow.
Lecter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morueco dodges an elbow strike from Lecter.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Lecter holds him up against the cage and eventually Morueco drops back down to his feet. #BC2#
Morueco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morueco tests Lecter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lecter counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecter swings for the body but Morueco moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morueco throws a jab but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter throwing a counter right hand but Morueco manages to avoid it.
Lecter throws out a powerful jab.
Morueco throws a hook but Lecter avoids it easily.#TD2#
Morueco manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lecter on his heels. He'll look to pass Lecter's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morueco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lecter is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Lecter 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.
Morueco is looking to pass into half guard but Lecter pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lecter is in guard.#REVR#
Morueco looking to control.
Lecter throwing strikes but missing.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Morueco keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lecter defends well.#SUB2#
Morueco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lecter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Lecter is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Morueco has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lecter is looking to defend but Morueco has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lecter! Morueco pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lecter taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jorge Morueco!
After winning the bout, Jorge Morueco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Hannibal Lecter had this to say: 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 171
Date: Mar 17, 2018

#R1#
A good leg kick by Runnisto.
Runnisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morueco misses with a hook.
Runnisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morueco throws a big counter combination but Runnisto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morueco misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Morueco.
Morueco lands with a shot to the body.
Runnisto lands a jab to Morueco's midsection.
Runnisto tries to score with a low kick but Morueco moves his leg out of the way.#TD#
Morueco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES2#
Runnisto throws Morueco to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnisto avoids the body shot from Morueco.
Runnisto connects with a right hand. Morueco shakes it off.
Runnisto misses the jab.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Morueco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Iikka Runnisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Runnisto takes a swing at Morueco's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Morueco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morueco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runnisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Morueco.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morueco.
Morueco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morueco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morueco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runnisto.
Morueco lands a jab to the nose.
Morueco throws out a loose jab but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morueco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Runnisto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morueco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Runnisto in his tracks.
Runnisto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD#
Morueco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Runnisto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Runnisto has control of Morueco's left arm, preventing Morueco from doing any damage. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto wants to get back to his feet but Morueco is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Morueco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morueco forces his way into half guard.
Runnisto is trying to stand up here but Morueco is controlling him well. #SUB#
Morueco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morueco is thwarting Runnisto's attempts to control the position.
Runnisto wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Runnisto is defending against the submission attempts here by Morueco.
Runnisto is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Runnisto is trying is best to control the position here.
Morueco prevents Runnisto from improving his position.
Runnisto is still trying to improve position.
Morueco trying to pass the guard but Runnisto defending well. #SUB#
Morueco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Runnisto tries to roll over but Morueco keeps him under control.
Morueco trying to pass the guard but Runnisto defending well. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Runnisto controlling the position well. #SUB#
Morueco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Runnisto is just riding it out for now. Morueco eventually gives up the hold.
Morueco prevents Runnisto from improving his position.#SUB#
Morueco is working for a kimura but Runnisto is defending it quite comfortably.
Runnisto tries to roll over but Morueco keeps him under control.
Runnisto is looking to get back to full guard here but Morueco has managed to pass to side control instead.#SUB#
Morueco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Runnisto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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 Jorge Morueco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Runnisto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morueco.
Runnisto is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Morueco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Runnisto tries to escape but Morueco is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Runnisto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morueco tries to move into full mount but can't pass Runnisto's legs.
Runnisto gets back to half guard.
Runnisto won't allow Morueco to pass to mount. #T1#
Runnisto is pressing down on Morueco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morueco won't allow Runnisto to get back to his feet.
Runnisto working a defensive guard here.
Runnisto pulls Morueco in to control the position.
Runnisto looking to control.
Runnisto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jorge Morueco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Morueco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Runnisto seems keen to control Morueco's posture.
Morueco wants to pass the guard but Runnisto is keeping the position.
Runnisto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Runnisto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morueco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Runnisto has time to react.
Runnisto misses the jab.
Morueco misses with a body shot.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Runnisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Morueco defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Morueco throws a hook to the side of Runnisto's head but Runnisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Runnisto throws a jab when Morueco was well out of range.
Morueco throws a jab when Runnisto was well out of range.
Morueco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto jabs Morueco right on the nose. Morueco blinks but takes it well.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morueco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morueco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runnisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Nice straight punches there by Runnisto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Runnisto.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morueco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Runnisto throws a big shot that misses.
Morueco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Runnisto.
Morueco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Runnisto.
Morueco feinted with a counter takedown.
Morueco ducks right into an uppercut from Runnisto.
Morueco thuds a left hand into Runnisto's body.
Morueco avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Morueco shoots for a takedown but Runnisto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Runnisto lands a glancing blow to the side of Morueco's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morueco. That's going to slow Runnisto down.
Morueco scoring well with a low kick there.
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!#TD#
Morueco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morueco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T4#
You can see the frustration on Runnisto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Morueco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Runnisto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morueco off and has taken his back!
Runnisto is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Morueco tries to escape the position.
Morueco prevents Runnisto from getting a body triangle.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Runnisto controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Runnisto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morueco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morueco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morueco attempts a counter takedown but Runnisto avoids it well and moves away.#CL#
Morueco moves into the clinch.
Runnisto digs a right hand into Morueco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morueco's gas tank.
Morueco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runnisto pushes Morueco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Runnisto digs a right hand into Morueco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morueco's gas tank.
Runnisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morueco misses with some punches.
Runnisto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Runnisto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Morueco blocks an uppercut.
Runnisto misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Runnisto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut.
Runnisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morueco throws out the jab.
Runnisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morueco at a distance.
Morueco misses with an uppercut. Runnisto saw that one coming.
Runnisto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Runnisto.
Morueco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Runnisto on the side of the head.
Morueco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Runnisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morueco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Runnisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Morueco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
A jab from Morueco misses.
It seemed like Runnisto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Runnisto lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Morueco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Morueco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Runnisto there.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morueco manages to avoid it.#TD#
Morueco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morueco lands in his opponent's guard.
Runnisto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Runnisto trying to keep a closed guard but Morueco is proving a slippery customer.
Morueco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Runnisto looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Morueco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Runnisto swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Morueco drops back looking for a leg! Runnisto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Runnisto manages to kick Morueco off! Morueco jumps back into Runnisto's guard. #ES2#
Runnisto has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Morueco is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Runnisto trying to control the position but instead, Morueco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Runnisto into the cage.
Runnisto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Runnisto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morueco backwards.
Runnisto effectively controlling the action here.
Morueco fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Runnisto is stalling here.
Runnisto tries a body shot but Morueco blocks it.
Morueco lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Morueco breaks the clinch.
Morueco connects with a nice looking jab.
Morueco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Runnisto. That snapped Morueco's head back.
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!#CL#
Morueco moves into range and clinches up with Runnisto.
Runnisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Morueco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Morueco breaks the clinch.
Morueco scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iikka Runnisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Runnisto 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iikka Runnisto!

Event: MMAHelsinki - 168
Date: Feb 24, 2018

#R1#
Agnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morueco misses with a right hand #CL#
and Agnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Agnarsson. #TD2#
Morueco jumps guard. #SUB2#
Morueco has his feet on Agnarsson's thighs here. He's pushed Agnarsson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Agnarsson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Morueco!
After winning the bout, Jorge Morueco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AFA 6 - TBA
Date: Jan 27, 2018

#R1#
Morueco throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morueco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Morueco.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morueco misses with a straight left.
Morueco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Morueco.
Morueco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#
It looks like Tyson Brown has been cut.
Morueco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morueco swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morueco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Morueco is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morueco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Morueco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morueco off to one side. #T1#
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morueco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Morueco attempts a counter takedown but Brown avoids it well and moves away.
Morueco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morueco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morueco gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown avoids the body shot from Morueco.
Morueco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Morueco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD2#
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morueco to the ground. Brown is now in Morueco's guard.
Morueco looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morueco wants to control but Brown is keeping busy. #SUB2#
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morueco is not content to let Brown control the position.
Morueco trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB#
Morueco looking for submissions off his back.#T3##SUB2#
Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Morueco defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morueco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Morueco is defending well.
Brown is trying to control. Morueco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Morueco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Morueco actively working from the bottom here.
Morueco tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Morueco is defending well.
Morueco tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morueco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown wants to take a breather but Morueco is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Brown misses the body punch
letting Morueco counter with a right hand.
Morueco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morueco thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morueco circles away quickly and effectively.
Morueco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#ROC#
Brown is rocked!#TD#
Morueco gets a big slam - oh, Brown is out! Brown is out! That's a nasty KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jorge Morueco!
A victorious Jorge Morueco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Aspire 94: Lee vs. Susi 2
Date: Dec 13, 2017

#R1#
Mazzini throws an off balance right hand
and Morueco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mazzini throws a head kick that misses.
Mazzini throws a hook but Morueco avoids it easily.
Mazzini takes a swing at Morueco's ribcage but misses.
Mazzini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morueco scores with a hook.
Morueco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mazzini if he has to take too many more of those.
Mazzini scores with a push kick.
Mazzini throws an overhand right that lands on Morueco's shoulder, as Morueco tries to avoid the shot.
Morueco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mazzini. That one must have hurt.
Mazzini throws a body punch but Morueco moves out of range. #TD2#
Morueco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Morueco lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morueco preventing the sweep.
Mazzini is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Morueco passes Mazzini's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Mazzini is defending against the submission attempts here by Morueco.
Morueco tries to pass to full mount but Mazzini defends it. #SUB2#
Morueco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mazzini is just riding it out for now. Morueco eventually gives up the hold.
Mazzini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mazzini is trying to maintain the position but Morueco is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Morueco wants to work for an arm triangle but Mazzini is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mazzini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Morueco wants to work for an arm triangle but Mazzini is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Morueco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mazzini is just riding it out for now. Morueco eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Morueco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3#
Morueco is thwarting Mazzini's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mazzini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morueco is working away from the top position though.
Mazzini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
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.#SUB2#
Morueco is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mazzini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mazzini has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Morueco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mazzini is aware though and is defending well.
Morueco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mazzini's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Mazzini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Mazzini from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Morueco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Mazzini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morueco's calf.
Mazzini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morueco misses with an uppercut.
Morueco tries a head kick but it misses.
Mazzini takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morueco misses with an uppercut. Mazzini saw that one coming.#TD#
Mazzini darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morueco tries to get to full guard but Mazzini has control of the leg.
Morueco trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Mazzini wants to work for an arm triangle but Morueco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Morueco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1#
Morueco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mazzini's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mazzini's back!#SUB2#
Morueco looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Mazzini is controlling Morueco 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Mazzini looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Morueco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mazzini's guard. #REVB#
Mazzini looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Morueco has gone for a leg lock! Mazzini slips out almost immediately though and dives into Morueco's guard.#REVR#
Mazzini wants to pass the guard but Morueco is keeping the position.
Mazzini trying to control but Morueco is working from the bottom. #T3#
Mazzini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Morueco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Mazzini avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Morueco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mazzini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mazzini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Mazzini from controlling successfully.
Mazzini passes Morueco's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mazzini controlling the action here.
Mazzini is trying to control. Morueco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mazzini in particular looking to stall.
Morueco wants to improve his position but Mazzini is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morueco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mazzini slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Mazzini dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mazzini throws a body punch but Morueco moves out of range.
Mazzini connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vito Mazzini is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazzini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morueco lands a slapping body shot. #CL#
Mazzini moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mazzini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mazzini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morueco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mazzini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mazzini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mazzini digs a right hand into Morueco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morueco's gas tank.
Morueco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzini lands a nice uppercut.
Mazzini lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazzini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morueco's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Morueco as the two fighters clinch.
Morueco trying to land knees to the body.
Mazzini fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Mazzini prevents a body shot from Morueco. #BC2#
Morueco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mazzini.
Mazzini thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Morueco rushes Mazzini and presses him up against the cage.
Mazzini blocking some punches. #BC2#
Morueco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mazzini avoids the body shot from Morueco.
Mazzini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morueco manages to avoid it.
Mazzini misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Mazzini.#ROC#
Morueco is rocked!
Mazzini takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morueco is still on wobbly legs! Can Mazzini finish him?
Mazzini finds Morueco's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Morueco flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Mazzini lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Morueco will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vito Mazzini!
A very excited looking Vito Mazzini made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Aspire 90: Lee v Susi
Date: Nov 22, 2017

#R1#
Timmermans ducks under a wild hook from Morueco.
Morueco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Timmermans throws out the jab.
Timmermans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timmermans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the body from Timmermans misses
and Morueco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#KD#
Timmermans lands a left and a right that send Morueco crashing to the mat, dazed. Timmermans thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Jorge Morueco has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morueco misses with a looping right.
Morueco throws a big shot that misses.
Timmermans tries to bum rush Morueco with a series of wild strikes but Morueco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morueco lands with an uppercut that bounces Timmermans off the cage and back into range.
Timmermans throws a chopping leg kick but Morueco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morueco lands with a nice body punch. #T1#
Morueco missing with a left hand there. Timmermans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Timmermans clinches with his opponent.
Timmermans has a couple of punches blocked by Morueco.
Morueco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timmermans can't find room to land a body shot as Morueco controls the action.
Timmermans avoiding damage as Morueco throws knees to the body.
Morueco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morueco stops a takedown attempt from Timmermans. #BC2#
Morueco breaks the clinch.
Morueco throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Timmermans misses the target.
Timmermans is looking to land body kicks.
Morueco is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morueco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Timmermans.
Morueco missing with a left hand there. Timmermans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timmermans appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
Morueco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Timmermans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morueco throws a lazy uppercut #KD#
and Timmermans counters with a crisp one two that drops Morueco! Timmermans thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morueco to his feet! Morueco is in big trouble!#ROC#
Morueco is rocked!
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Timmermans - that will leave a mark!
Morueco is still on wobbly legs! Can Timmermans finish him?
Morueco is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Timmermans just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Morueco has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Casper Timmermans!
Casper Timmermans thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Aspire 87: Green v McGee
Date: Nov 01, 2017

#R1#
Sklemin dips to his left and cracks Morueco with an uppercut!
A jab from Sklemin misses.
Sklemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morueco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morueco avoids the body shot from Sklemin.
Morueco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sklemin throws a right hand that Morueco ducks under and follows up with a left that Morueco also avoids with ease.
Morueco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sklemin but Sklemin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice defenses there by Morueco.
Nice defenses there by Morueco.
Sklemin throws a series of punches but Morueco avoids them all with ease.
Sklemin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sklemin throws a right and a left that Morueco avoids nicely.
Morueco throws out a counter right but Sklemin avoids it with no problem.
Sklemin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morueco manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Morueco moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Sklemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morueco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Morueco. #T1#
Morueco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morueco lands an elbow just above Sklemin 's eye.
Morueco avoids the elbow strike from Sklemin, against the cage.
Morueco blocking some punches.
Morueco blocks an elbow strike from Sklemin.
Morueco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morueco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sklemin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sklemin fails to land.
Morueco tries a body shot but Sklemin blocks it.
Morueco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sklemin avoids it.
Sklemin misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sklemin.
Our sources have told us that Sklemin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sklemin looking to throw knees to the head but Morueco is blocking nicely.
Sklemin tries to circle away but Morueco has him pinned against the cage.
Sklemin lands an elbow inside that Morueco shrugs off.
Morueco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Morueco - that landed with a thud.
Sklemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morueco backwards.
Morueco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morueco has Sklemin pressed against the cage, preventing Sklemin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morueco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sergey Sklemin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Morueco.#T2#
Morueco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morueco tries to land knees in the clinch but Sklemin avoids the damage to the body.
Morueco dodges an elbow strike from Sklemin.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sklemin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Morueco.
Morueco avoiding damage as Sklemin throws knees to the body.
Morueco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sklemin.
Morueco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morueco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sklemin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morueco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sklemin lands an uppercut.
Sklemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morueco tries to land a knee to the head but Sklemin blocks with his arms.
Morueco scores with a hook to the body.
Sklemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Morueco.
Sklemin wants to stall. #T3#
Morueco being controlled against the cage.
Morueco misses with a punch on the inside.
Morueco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sklemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Morueco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morueco tries to land knees in the clinch but Sklemin avoids the damage to the body.
Morueco jumps guard but Sklemin stands there with Morueco around his waist. Morueco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morueco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sklemin lands a hook that snaps the head of Morueco backwards.
Sklemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sklemin lands with a light punch inside.
Sklemin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sklemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sklemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morueco blocks it with crossed arms.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morueco dodges an elbow strike from Sklemin.
Morueco throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T4#
Sklemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Morueco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morueco lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morueco blocks an uppercut.
Morueco jumps guard but Sklemin stands there with Morueco around his waist. Morueco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sklemin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morueco blocking some punches.
Morueco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morueco connects with a knee to the head.
Morueco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sklemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morueco fails to pull guard.
Sklemin lands an uppercut.
Morueco misses with the head strike.
Morueco avoids the elbow strike from Sklemin, against the cage.
Sklemin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sklemin tries to land knees in the clinch but Morueco avoids the damage to the body.
Morueco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sklemin blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Sklemin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Nice cross by Sklemin.
Sklemin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morueco at a distance.
Sklemin cracks Morueco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morueco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morueco looks to throw a body kick
and Sklemin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morueco stalks Sklemin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sklemin's face. Sklemin staggers backwards, shaken.#CL#
Morueco tries to keep at a distance but Sklemin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sklemin misses with an elbow over the top.
Morueco scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Morueco avoiding damage as Sklemin throws knees to the body.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin prevents a body shot from Morueco.
Sklemin effectively controlling the action here.
A body shot lands from Morueco.
Morueco looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T1#
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morueco misses with a punch to the body.
Sklemin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morueco avoids it.
Sklemin lands a shoulder strike.
Morueco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morueco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sklemin landing knees to the head.
Sklemin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Morueco is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Sklemin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morueco is still on wobbly legs! Can Sklemin finish him?
A short right from Morueco on the inside.
Sklemin dips a shoulder and cracks Morueco with a mighty uppercut! Morueco falls back against the cage and Sklemin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Morueco is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sklemin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Sklemin!
Sergey Sklemin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Aspire 83: Souvlaki v Green
Date: Oct 15, 2017

#R1#
Danga de danga de dang - Jim scores with a four punch combination!
We've been hearing reports that Morueco has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morueco lands with an overhand left.
Jim slips a straight right by Morueco.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jim. Morueco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morueco in his tracks.
Morueco misses with an uppercut. Jim saw that one coming.
Morueco lands with a right hand.
Jim throws a sloppy head kick and Morueco moves out of range easily.
Morueco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morueco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jim throws a right hand that misses
and Morueco counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jim connects with a jab.
Morueco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Jim misses with a body punch
and Morueco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC2#
Morueco is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Jim ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Morueco clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taiga Jim!
A victorious Taiga Jim thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Aspire 78: McGee v Gabagool
Date: Sep 27, 2017

#R1#
Morueco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.#CUT2#
It looks like Dustin Anderson has been cut.#CL#
Anderson forces Morueco back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but Morueco blocks it.
Morueco scores with a knee to the head.
Morueco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morueco misses with a knee to the head.
Morueco misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morueco 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.
Morueco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Morueco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson gets through Morueco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Morueco fails to land.
Morueco struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Morueco avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#
Anderson is rocked!
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!
Anderson tries to work over Morueco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD2#
Morueco manages to pull guard.
Morueco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Morueco passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morueco works his foot free and advances to mount.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson tries to improve his position but instead Morueco has taken his back! #T1##SUB2#
Morueco tightening his grip on Anderson, looking for the choke. #SUB2#
Morueco has managed to slip his arm under Anderson's chin. This could be all over... yep, Anderson is tapping out! Submission win for Morueco.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jorge Morueco!
Our winner, Jorge Morueco, 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.

Event: Aspire 74: Skovgaard v Montana
Date: Sep 13, 2017

#R1#
A shot to the liver by Morueco. Beautiful body shot.
Morueco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morueco cracks the inside of Agnarsson's front leg.
A jab from Agnarsson misses.
Agnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Morueco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morueco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Agnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morueco throws a series of strikes that have Agnarsson backpedaling.
Morueco misses with a kick to the body.
Morueco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#ROC#
Agnarsson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Morueco.
Morueco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morueco is looking to wear down Agnarsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morueco tries to close the distance and clinch but Agnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Morueco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morueco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Agnarsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morueco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morueco blocks a head kick by Agnarsson.
Morueco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Agnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morueco finish him?
We've been hearing reports that Morueco has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Morueco counters with a huge left! Agnarsson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Morueco isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Agnarsson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Morueco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Morueco!
Our winner, Jorge Morueco, 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.

Event: Aspire 69: Frankels v Castillo
Date: Aug 27, 2017

#R1#
Sklemin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morueco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sklemin darts in trying to clinch
letting Morueco counter with a right hand.
Sklemin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Morueco instigates a clinch.
Sklemin prevents a body shot from Morueco.
Sklemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morueco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morueco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morueco tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #TD2#
Morueco jumps into guard, dragging Sklemin to the mat. #SUB2#
Morueco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sklemin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sklemin controlling from the top position. #SU#
Sklemin gets to his feet - Morueco follows without any prompting. #T1#
Morueco shoots in for a double leg but Sklemin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sklemin lands a nice hook to Morueco's body. Morueco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Morueco gets tackled into the cage by Sklemin. Sklemin maintains the clinch. #BC#
Sklemin manages to break the clinch.
Sklemin thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Morueco moves into range and clinches up with Sklemin.
Sklemin misses with a body punch.
A short right from Morueco on the inside.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Morueco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morueco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sklemin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sklemin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morueco 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.
Morueco lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Morueco.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but Sklemin has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sklemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morueco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sergey Sklemin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Morueco.
Sklemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morueco backwards.
Sklemin takes an elbow to the forehead. #TD2#
Morueco drags the fight down to the ground. #T2##SUB2#
Morueco throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sklemin uses it to pass to side control.
Morueco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sklemin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morueco will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Morueco sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sklemin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sklemin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Morueco is looking to get back to full guard here but Sklemin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Morueco tries to buck Sklemin off but Sklemin is having none of it.
Sklemin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morueco's legs.
Morueco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sklemin off and has taken his back!#T3##SUB2#
Sklemin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Morueco's arms. #SUB2#
Morueco is persistently looking for the submission but Sklemin is defending it well. #SUB2#
Morueco working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sklemin wants to control his opponent's hands but Morueco gets his hands free. #SUB2#
Sklemin showing good submission defense here.
Morueco gets his hands free as Sklemin looks to control. #T4##SUB2#
Morueco is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sklemin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Morueco looking to break Sklemin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sklemin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Morueco will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB2#
Sklemin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sklemin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB2#
Morueco looking for the choke from the back.
Sklemin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sklemin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Morueco working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Sklemin showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Morueco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Morueco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morueco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sklemin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morueco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sklemin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morueco.
Morueco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morueco digs a good hook to Sklemin's body. #CL#
Sklemin has managed to clinch. #BC#
Sklemin breaks the clinch.
Sklemin misses with an uppercut.
Sklemin looks to throw the jab but Morueco is out of range.
A big left from Morueco misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sklemin looks to throw the jab but Morueco is out of range.
Sklemin misses the jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sklemin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Sklemin gets tackled into the cage by Morueco. Morueco maintains the clinch. #T1#
Morueco lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Sklemin.
A knee to the head by Sklemin.
Morueco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sklemin misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morueco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sklemin's brow.
Morueco lands a nice knee to the body.
Morueco lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Sklemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sklemin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morueco dips to his left and cracks Sklemin with an uppercut!
Sklemin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sklemin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklemin lands with a good body shot.
Sergey Sklemin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sklemin tries to clinch up.
Sklemin tries to clinch there but Morueco circles away.
Morueco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sklemin throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Morueco counters by clinching up.
Sklemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sklemin lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Morueco tries to work over Sklemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sklemin is pushing Morueco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Our sources have told us that Sklemin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Morueco tries to throw a body punch but Sklemin avoids it by throwing Morueco back against the cage.
Sklemin tries to throw a body punch but Morueco avoids it by throwing Sklemin back against the cage.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Morueco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morueco blocks an elbow strike from Sklemin.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Sklemin holds him up against the cage and eventually Morueco drops back down to his feet.
Sklemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sklemin lands an elbow just above Morueco 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Jorge Morueco has been cut.
Sklemin can't find room to land a body shot as Morueco controls the action.
Morueco blocks the elbow strike.
Sklemin lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Sklemin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morueco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sklemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Morueco.
Sklemin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Sklemin blocks a head kick by Morueco.
Sklemin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morueco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morueco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sklemin fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Sklemin darts in and clinches Morueco up against the cage.
Sklemin pushes Morueco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sergey Sklemin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sklemin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morueco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sklemin on the inside.
Sklemin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morueco trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Sklemin manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morueco.
The crowd cheers as Sklemin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morueco doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
Sklemin misses with a looping left.
Sklemin sets himself, and Morueco steps forward looking for the clinch! Sklemin avoids it this time.
Sklemin lands a nice shot that snaps Morueco's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklemin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morueco slips a jab from Sklemin.
Sklemin backing away here, and Morueco unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sklemin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sklemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sklemin as he connects with a hook.
Sklemin throws a lazy uppercut
and Morueco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sklemin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morueco misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sklemin wants to clinch up but Morueco keeps it at a distance.
Sklemin tries to clinch up.
Sklemin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Sklemin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Morueco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Sklemin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morueco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sergey Sklemin is winning the standup battle so far.
Sklemin defending well as Morueco loads up on a big left hand.
Sklemin scores with a jab. Morueco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sklemin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morueco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sklemin throws a looping overhand right but Morueco ducks down to avoid it.
Morueco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morueco moves away from the strike by Sklemin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Sklemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sklemin wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sklemin tries to clinch but Morueco moves out of range.
Sklemin wants to clinch up but Morueco keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Morueco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sklemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Morueco.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Sklemin lands a shot to the body.
Morueco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Sklemin lands with a short shot to the head.
Morueco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sklemin blocks it with crossed arms.
Sklemin lands a nice elbow.
Morueco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin blocks the elbow strike.
Sklemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Morueco controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morueco.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but Sklemin has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Morueco.
Morueco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2##BC#
Sklemin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morueco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morueco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morueco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sklemin sizes up Morueco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morueco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sklemin.
Morueco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sklemin misses with a two punch combination.
Morueco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sklemin throws a body punch but Morueco moves out of range.
Sklemin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Sklemin clinches up against the cage.
Morueco lands an uppercut.#BC#
Sklemin manages to break the clinch.
Sklemin cracks a nice hook into Morueco's ribs.
The fighters circling - Sklemin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Morueco.
Morueco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morueco wants to counter the offense by Sklemin and move into the clinch position.
Sklemin is looking to clinch but Morueco is avoiding it. #CL#
Sklemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Morueco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sklemin.
Morueco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sklemin's elbow.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Sklemin breaks from the clinch.
Morueco fails with a takedown attempt.
Sklemin misses with a hook. Morueco ducked under it nicely.
Sklemin throws a nice looking combination but Morueco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Sklemin.
Sklemin misses the jab.
Sklemin wants to clinch up but Morueco keeps it at a distance.#T4#
Sklemin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sklemin punishes Morueco's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Sklemin has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morueco.
Morueco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but Sklemin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sergey Sklemin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Morueco.
Morueco misses with a body punch.
Morueco misses with a punch to the body.
Sklemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morueco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Morueco has Sklemin pressed against the cage, preventing Sklemin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sklemin lands a hook that snaps the head of Morueco backwards.
Sklemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sklemin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sklemin.
Morueco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sklemin's defenses.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Sklemin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sklemin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Sklemin!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergey Sklemin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Aspire 65: McGee vs Lee
Date: Aug 06, 2017

#R1#
Iwoba ducks under a wild hook from Morueco.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Iwoba - that will leave a mark!
Morueco loads up on a big right hand but Iwoba slips the punch.
Morueco throws a shot from downtown. Iwoba moves away and avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morueco 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.
Iwoba throws a shot to the body.
Iwoba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iwoba connects with a leg kick. Morueco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Iwoba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morueco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Iwoba has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Iwoba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morueco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morueco lands with a cross.
Iwoba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morueco cracks Iwoba on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Iwoba falls backwards against the cage. Morueco follows up with more strikes that drop Iwoba to his knees. Morueco keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Iwoba! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Morueco!
A relieved looking Jorge Morueco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 128
Date: Jun 25, 2017

#R1#
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Morueco blocks a jab.
Morueco misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrone Jones connects with a right hand. Morueco shakes it off.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyrone Jones jabs at Morueco's body.
Tyrone Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Tyrone Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Morueco's head.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morueco.
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!
Tyrone Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morueco.
Morueco takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyrone Jones, right into the meat.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morueco misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morueco slips under a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Tyrone Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morueco.
Tyrone Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones wants to land a leg kick but Morueco is out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot to the body. #T1##CL#
Tyrone Jones pushes Morueco up against the cage in a clinch.
Morueco misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Tyrone Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Tyrone Jones lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyrone Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morueco looks winded!
Morueco throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones blocking some punches.
Morueco misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Morueco pulls guard successfully.
Tyrone Jones is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a triangle here but Tyrone Jones uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tyrone Jones content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T2#
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!
Morueco tries to bench press Tyrone Jones off him but Tyrone Jones keeps the position.
Tyrone Jones wants to control but Morueco is keeping him busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Morueco is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tyrone Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tyrone Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyrone Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyrone Jones wants to take a breather but Morueco is having none of it. #T3##SUB2#
Morueco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Morueco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyrone Jones content to control rather than advance.
Tyrone Jones wants to take a breather but Morueco is having none of it.
Tyrone Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Tyrone Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morueco keeps working.
Morueco trying to control but Tyrone Jones postures up. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tyrone Jones in particular looking to stall.
Morueco is staying active underneath Tyrone Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morueco manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Morueco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyrone Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morueco is trying to keep Tyrone Jones in close. #SUB2#
Morueco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyrone Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyrone Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Morueco's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Morueco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morueco jabs at Tyrone Jones's body.#CL2#
Morueco has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Morueco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Tyrone Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tyrone Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Tyrone Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Morueco controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morueco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Morueco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morueco lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Morueco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyrone Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Morueco.
A short uppercut from Morueco.
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!
Tyrone Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morueco backwards.
Tyrone Jones cracks Morueco with a nice body shot.#T1#
Tyrone Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Tyrone Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Morueco drops back down to his feet.
Morueco goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Tyrone Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyrone Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morueco counters with a nice leg kick.
Morueco throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones checks it.
Nice body kick there by Tyrone Jones.
Morueco is breathing heavily.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russell Tyrone Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morueco can do to turn this around?
Tyrone Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morueco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Tyrone Jones darts in and clinches Morueco up against the cage.#BC#
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morueco ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morueco at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morueco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Morueco works the jab nicely.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morueco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morueco digs a good hook to Tyrone Jones's body.
Tyrone Jones connects with a leg kick. Morueco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
Morueco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tyrone Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
Morueco scores with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Morueco moves out of range.
Morueco takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Morueco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyrone Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Tyrone Jones.
Morueco misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones defending well as Morueco loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T3#
Morueco misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Tyrone Jones.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tyrone Jones - that will leave a mark!
Tyrone Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morueco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for Tyrone Jones.
Morueco takes one to the chin there.
Morueco walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tyrone Jones.
A jab from Tyrone Jones finds it's way through Morueco's defenses.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a right hand but Morueco moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#ROC#
Morueco is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Tyrone Jones engages and cracks Morueco with a massive lead left hook - Morueco tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Tyrone Jones is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 118
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
Funkhouser lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Funkhouser scores with a one two! Morueco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #TD2#
Morueco gets caught napping as Funkhouser dives in and scores a takedown. Morueco manages to retain guard.
Morueco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Funkhouser throws a big right hand that misses.
Funkhouser postures up in Morueco's guard and throws a big left but Morueco blocks it.
Funkhouser is looking to work some ground and pound but Morueco has wrist control.
Funkhouser slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Funkhouser trying to control the position but Morueco is working away.
Morueco parries the strikes from Funkhouser easily there. Funkhouser is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morueco to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkhouser trying to control the action but Morueco is working from the bottom.
Funkhouser working away.
Funkhouser tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T1#
Morueco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Funkhouser throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morueco is looking to reverse the position.
Morueco is letting Funkhouser control him for a moment.
An elbow from Funkhouser crashes against the mat.
Morueco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser working the ground and pound but Morueco is defending the strikes.
Morueco wants to control but Funkhouser postures up.
Morueco is looking to regain half guard here but Funkhouser keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
Funkhouser misses with the ground and pound.
Funkhouser sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Morueco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Funkhouser throws an elbow but Morueco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morueco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Funkhouser.
The strikes coming from Funkhouser are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morueco avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Funkhouser. #SUB2#
Funkhouser is trying to get an arm triangle but Morueco is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morueco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Funkhouser wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.#SUB2#
Funkhouser is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morueco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Funkhouser throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T3#
Morueco defending against the ground and pound.
Funkhouser misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Morueco struggling a bit here.
Funkhouser fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morueco gets back to half guard.
Funkhouser wants to take a breather but Morueco is having none of it.
Funkhouser thows a huge punch but Morueco dodges it nicely.
Morueco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Funkhouser.
Morueco trying to hold on to Funkhouser's head to control him but Funkhouser postures up.
Morueco is controlling Funkhouser's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Morueco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Funkhouser. #T4#
Morueco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funkhouser throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morueco wants to control but Funkhouser is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Funkhouser throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morueco to regain full guard.
Morueco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funkhouser is one step ahead there.
Funkhouser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morueco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Funkhouser from controlling successfully.
Funkhouser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funkhouser wants to pass the guard but Morueco is keeping the position.
Funkhouser is working Morueco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trenton Funkhouser dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Morueco misses with a kick to the body.
Morueco lands a nice hook to Funkhouser's body. Funkhouser takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Funkhouser shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morueco pinned against the cage. Morueco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Funkhouser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funkhouser throws out a powerful jab.
Morueco throws the left hand but Funkhouser avoids the punch easily.
Trenton Funkhouser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkhouser misses with a few strikes there.
Morueco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Funkhouser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morueco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco slips a jab and a cross from Funkhouser.
Morueco misses with a low kick as Funkhouser jumps back.
Morueco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Funkhouser avoids the body shot from Morueco.
Funkhouser with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morueco to score with a decent uppercut.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt - Morueco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jorge Morueco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Funkhouser.#T1#
Funkhouser looks to land a combination but Morueco avoids it well.
Funkhouser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morueco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Morueco. Beautiful body shot.
Funkhouser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Funkhouser was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morueco throws a chopping leg kick but Funkhouser manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheers as Morueco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Funkhouser doesn't seem phased though.
Morueco throws a right hand that Funkhouser ducks under and follows up with a left that Funkhouser also avoids with ease.
Morueco slips under a jab from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser misses with a body shot.
Funkhouser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Funkhouser backs away, Morueco returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Funkhouser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morueco.
Morueco throws a combination that misses
and Funkhouser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funkhouser checks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Morueco as Funkhouser shoots in.#T2#
Morueco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkhouser takes a swing at Morueco's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Morueco misses the target.
Funkhouser lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morueco lands with a straight right. Funkhouser didn't see that one coming.
Funkhouser misses the jab.
Morueco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funkhouser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkhouser takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Funkhouser takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jorge Morueco is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Morueco.
Funkhouser throws a right and a left that Morueco avoids nicely.
Morueco moves out of range as Funkhouser strikes.
Morueco connects with a nice looking jab.
Funkhouser avoids the body shot from Morueco.
Morueco misses with a body shot.
Morueco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Funkhouser on the side of the head.#TD2#
Funkhouser gets the takedown into side control. #T3#
Funkhouser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morueco keeps working.
Morueco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Funkhouser.
The strikes coming from Funkhouser are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Funkhouser throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Morueco works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Funkhouser misses with a head shot. Morueco uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morueco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funkhouser throwing strikes but missing.
Funkhouser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funkhouser throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Funkhouser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morueco wants to sweep but no luck.
Funkhouser trying to control the position from guard on top but Morueco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morueco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Funkhouser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Funkhouser from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Funkhouser's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morueco holds on and takes a little breather.
Funkhouser slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morueco is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jorge Morueco will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Morueco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
Morueco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morueco lands a nice shot to the body.
Morueco struggles to land a body shot inside as Funkhouser controls his hands.
Funkhouser pushes Morueco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morueco lands a knee to the body.
Morueco digs a right hand into Funkhouser's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Funkhouser's gas tank.
Funkhouser prevents a body shot from Morueco.
A nice left hand lands by Morueco.
Morueco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morueco lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Morueco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morueco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morueco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkhouser's elbow.
Funkhouser is looking to break free of the clinch but Morueco has double underhooks.
Funkhouser tries for a takedown. No joy.
Funkhouser wants a takedown but no success here.
Funkhouser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Morueco misses with a body punch.
Morueco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morueco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morueco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morueco struggles to land a body shot inside as Funkhouser controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Morueco.
Morueco tries to throw a body punch but Funkhouser avoids it by throwing Morueco back against the cage.
Funkhouser working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Funkhouser breaks from the clinch.
Morueco throws a body punch but Funkhouser moves out of range.
Morueco throws a body punch but Funkhouser moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morueco.
Funkhouser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Funkhouser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Funkhouser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morueco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trenton Funkhouser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Funkhouser takes a swing at Morueco's ribcage but misses.
Morueco sizes up Funkhouser with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2##TD2#
Funkhouser shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morueco napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morueco is trying to control Funkhouser's posture but Funkhouser avoids it.
Morueco is holding Funkhouser down, trying to stall.
Morueco is not content to let Funkhouser control the position.
Morueco managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Funkhouser.
Funkhouser tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Funkhouser throws an elbow but Morueco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Funkhouser.
Morueco is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Funkhouser postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #SUB2#
Funkhouser goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Morueco rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Funkhouser's guard! Nice work there by Morueco! #SUB2#
Funkhouser working for a triangle but Morueco defends it easily. #SUB2#
Funkhouser looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Funkhouser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Morueco controls the pace.#T4##SUB2#
Morueco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funkhouser looking to control.
Funkhouser being controlled here, momentarily.
Trenton Funkhouser has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morueco passes into half guard.
Funkhouser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Morueco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morueco 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jorge Morueco!
An out of breath Jorge Morueco thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 111
Date: Apr 15, 2017

#R1#
Morueco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morueco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Susi's hands.
Jorge Morueco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Susi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morueco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morueco can pounce on him.
Susi jabs Morueco right on the nose. Morueco blinks but takes it well.
Susi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morueco.
Susi takes a swing at Morueco's ribcage but misses.
Susi misses with a hook. Morueco ducked under it nicely.
Susi misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Susi.
Susi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morueco.
Morueco throws a nice looking combination but Susi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Susi throws a right hand that Morueco ducks under and follows up with a left that Morueco also avoids with ease.
Morueco scores with a hook to the body. Susi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morueco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morueco misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Susi avoids the body shot from Morueco.
Susi misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Morueco has Susi up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Susi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Susi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morueco lands a nice hook to Susi's body. Susi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morueco tries to close the distance and clinch but Susi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Susi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morueco's head.
Morueco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Susi's calf.
Morueco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Susi throws a hook but Morueco avoids it easily.
Susi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morueco.
Morueco scores with a jab to the body.
Morueco lands a nice hook to Susi's body. Susi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Susi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Susi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morueco slips under a jab from Susi.
Morueco swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Morueco swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Susi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Susi misses with a left hand
and Morueco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Susi blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
Susi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morueco cracks Susi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morueco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Susi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morueco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susi manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Susi. Morueco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morueco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Morueco does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Morueco. #T3#
Morueco throws a series of punches but Susi moves out of range.
Morueco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Susi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morueco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morueco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Susi's sensitive parts.
Susi throws out a powerful jab.
Morueco stuns Susi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Susi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Susi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Morueco blocks it well.
Morueco throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Susi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Susi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Susi connects with a looping right hand. #ROC2#
Morueco is rocked!
Morueco misses with a left hand
and Susi counters with a left to the body.
Oh Morueco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morueco bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Susi comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Morueco falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Morueco was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tero Susi! Tero Susi retains his light heavyweight title!
Tero Susi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 87
Date: Jan 01, 2017

#R1#
Morueco lands a nice hook to Funakoshi's body. Funakoshi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morueco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Funakoshi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Funakoshi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Funakoshi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Funakoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morueco.
Funakoshi is looking to score with low kicks.
Funakoshi looks to land a body kick but Morueco moved away.
Morueco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morueco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Funakoshi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morueco throws a head kick but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Morueco works Funakoshi's body with a nice hook.
Funakoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Morueco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Funakoshi, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Funakoshi.
Morueco jabs Funakoshi to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1##CL2#
Funakoshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Funakoshi trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Morueco.
Morueco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Funakoshi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Funakoshi missing with knees to the body. #TD#
Morueco drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB#
Morueco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morueco keeping moving, preventing Funakoshi from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Morueco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Funakoshi is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Morueco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Funakoshi defends it easily.
Funakoshi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2#
Funakoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funakoshi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Funakoshi with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Morueco is looking for a triangle but Funakoshi pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Morueco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Funakoshi defends well.
Funakoshi trying to control but Morueco is working from the bottom.
Funakoshi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Funakoshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morueco swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Morueco is looking to cinch up a triangle. Funakoshi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Morueco's body to avoid the submission. Morueco has instead reached around Funakoshi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Morueco arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorge Morueco!
Jorge Morueco is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jorge Morueco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 75
Date: Nov 15, 2016

#R1#
Morueco avoids a kick to the body.
Mourtneant moves in looking to clinch but Morueco pushes him off.
We've been hearing reports that Morueco has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL#
Morueco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morueco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mourtneant avoids it.#TD#
Morueco pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Morueco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mourtneant defends it easily.
Mourtneant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Morueco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1##SUB#
Morueco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mourtneant defends well.
Mourtneant content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Mourtneant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mourtneant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Morueco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mourtneant is aware though and is defending well.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Morueco is looking for a triangle but Mourtneant pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Morueco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mourtneant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Morueco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mourtneant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Mourtneant is posturing up here but Morueco has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mourtneant tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mourtneant has to tap! Slick submission there by Morueco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Morueco!
Jorge Morueco thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 66
Date: Oct 01, 2016

#R1##CL#
Morueco rushes Koreshkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koreshkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Morueco backwards.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but Koreshkov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morueco lands an elbow just above Koreshkov 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Andrey Koreshkov has been cut.
Koreshkov blocks a body shot from Morueco.
Koreshkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koreshkov slowing the pace effectively.
Morueco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koreshkov blocks an uppercut.
Koreshkov lands a left hand.
Koreshkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Morueco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Morueco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koreshkov lands a nice uppercut.
Koreshkov is trying to break the clinch but Morueco is controlling him.#BC#
Morueco breaks from the clinch.
Koreshkov throws a low kick, looking for Morueco's leg but Morueco calmly moves out of range.
Koreshkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koreshkov throws a low kick, looking for Morueco's leg but Morueco calmly moves out of range. #T1#
Koreshkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morueco misses with a looping left.
Koreshkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koreshkov throws an overhand right that lands on Morueco's shoulder, as Morueco tries to avoid the shot.
Koreshkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morueco's head backwards.
Koreshkov loads up on a big right hand but Morueco slips the punch.
And Morueco counters with a quick kick to the body but Koreshkov blocks it.
Koreshkov misses with a looping right.
Koreshkov ducks under a wild hook from Morueco.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morueco.
Koreshkov lands with a right hand.
Morueco staying out of range there.
Koreshkov loads up on a big right hand but Morueco slips the punch.
Morueco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koreshkov defends it nicely.#T2#
Koreshkov scores with a jab to the head.
Koreshkov throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Morueco counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Koreshkov. #BC#
Morueco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morueco throws a looping overhand right but Koreshkov ducks down to avoid it.
Morueco throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Koreshkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koreshkov scores with a jab.
Morueco slips a straight right by Koreshkov.
Good work by Koreshkov as he checks the leg kick.
Morueco misses with a low kick.
Koreshkov connects with the punch.
Koreshkov misses with an uppercut.
Morueco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Koreshkov throws the left hand but Morueco avoids the punch easily.
Morueco throwing a counter right hand but Koreshkov manages to avoid it.
Koreshkov misses with a straight right.
Morueco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koreshkov.
Morueco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good work by Koreshkov as he checks the leg kick.
Koreshkov loads up on a big right hand but Morueco slips the punch.
Morueco seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
Morueco has Koreshkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Morueco lands a shoulder strike.
Koreshkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koreshkov tries to circle away but Morueco has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Koreshkov manages to break the clinch.
Koreshkov throws a hook but Morueco blocks it.
Morueco dodges the punch combination from Koreshkov. #T4#
Koreshkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morueco throws a big counter combination but Koreshkov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morueco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koreshkov.
Morueco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koreshkov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morueco.
Koreshkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Koreshkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morueco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koreshkov throws out a loose jab but Morueco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koreshkov missing with a left hand there. Morueco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Koreshkov tenderised Morueco's leg. Morueco is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koreshkov cracks Morueco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koreshkov sizes up Morueco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morueco throws a nice head kick!
Koreshkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Morueco counters with a low kick, right behind Koreshkov 's knee.
Koreshkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morueco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Koreshkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrey Koreshkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Morueco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koreshkov misses with a double jab.
Andrey Koreshkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morueco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Koreshkov as he connects with a hook.
Koreshkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morueco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koreshkov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Morueco to counter with a crisp jab.
Koreshkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morueco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morueco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koreshkov manages to avoid it.
Morueco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morueco tries to close the distance and clinch but Koreshkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morueco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morueco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrey Koreshkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koreshkov throws an overhand right that lands on Morueco's shoulder, as Morueco tries to avoid the shot.
Koreshkov blocks a leg kick.#T1#
Morueco throws a body shot but no joy.
Morueco takes one on the button.
Koreshkov misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Morueco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morueco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koreshkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morueco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morueco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morueco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morueco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koreshkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morueco lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koreshkov throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Morueco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morueco.
Morueco misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Morueco keeps control of Koreshkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Morueco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koreshkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koreshkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morueco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koreshkov manages to avoid it.
Koreshkov moves out of range as Morueco strikes.
Koreshkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koreshkov moves out of range as Morueco strikes.
Koreshkov missing with a left hand there. Morueco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morueco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koreshkov momentarily.
Morueco throws a nice head kick!
Morueco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Koreshkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morueco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morueco lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T3#
Koreshkov throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Koreshkov catches Morueco right on the button with a cross.
Koreshkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Morueco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koreshkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koreshkov misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Morueco moves into the clinch.
Morueco lands an elbow inside that Koreshkov shrugs off.
The referee calls for Koreshkov to work.
Morueco fails to pull guard.
Koreshkov working aggressively here.
Koreshkov trying to control the position but instead, Morueco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koreshkov into the cage.#BC2#
Koreshkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Koreshkov loads up on a big right hand but Morueco slips the punch.
Koreshkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morueco's sensitive parts.
Morueco throws a body punch but Koreshkov moves out of range.
Morueco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koreshkov.
Morueco slips under a jab from Koreshkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morueco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koreshkov swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Morueco counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Morueco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koreshkov blocks a head kick by Morueco.
Morueco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koreshkov checks it well.
Morueco ducks under a wild hook from Koreshkov.
Koreshkov throws a head kick but Morueco moves out of range.
Morueco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jorge Morueco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrey Koreshkov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Morueco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morueco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koreshkov missing with a left hand there. Morueco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Morueco instigates a clinch.
Morueco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morueco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koreshkov smiles and moves away.
Koreshkov missing with a left hand there. Morueco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koreshkov lands a leg kick that knocks Morueco off balance momentarily.
Morueco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koreshkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koreshkov swings widly with a right hand
and Morueco counters with a low kick, right behind Koreshkov 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morueco takes one to the chin there.
Morueco walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koreshkov moves out of range of the body kick from Morueco. #T1#
Koreshkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morueco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koreshkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morueco.
Koreshkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koreshkov misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koreshkov. Morueco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koreshkov, right into the meat.
Morueco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koreshkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morueco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morueco motions for Koreshkov to come forward. Morueco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koreshkov! But no joy.
Morueco blocks a head kick by Koreshkov.
Koreshkov misses with an uppercut.
Koreshkov lands a nice shot that snaps Morueco's head back. #CL#
Morueco closes the distance and clinches. #T2#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koreshkov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koreshkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morueco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koreshkov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morueco tries to circle away but Koreshkov has him pinned against the cage.
Koreshkov avoids a wild elbow strike from Morueco.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morueco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morueco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Morueco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koreshkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Morueco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koreshkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morueco throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Morueco on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T3#
Morueco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morueco can't find room to land a body shot as Koreshkov controls the action.
Morueco has Koreshkov pressed against the cage.
Morueco fails to pull guard.
Koreshkov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morueco is keeping busy.
Morueco works on Koreshkov's body with a couple of short punches.
Morueco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koreshkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moruecos head. #BC#
Morueco manages to break the clinch.
Koreshkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morueco moves away from the strike by Koreshkov.
Koreshkov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koreshkov throws an overhand right that lands on Morueco's shoulder, as Morueco tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Koreshkov works the jab nicely.
Koreshkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Morueco counters with a stiff right hand.
Koreshkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morueco. That did some damage!
Koreshkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Morueco drives through and clinches with Koreshkov against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Koreshkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morueco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koreshkov.
Morueco tries to clinch but Koreshkov moves out of range.
Morueco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koreshkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Koreshkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Koreshkov.
Koreshkov dips to his left and cracks Morueco with an uppercut!
Morueco connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Koreshkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koreshkov 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Koreshkov!
Andrey Koreshkov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 60
Date: Sep 09, 2016

#R1#
Morueco misses the shot to the body.
Funakoshi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Funakoshi tries to bum rush Morueco with a series of wild strikes but Morueco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Funakoshi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morueco throws a push kick but Funakoshi slaps the foot to one side.
Morueco takes a swing at Funakoshi's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morueco on the side of the head.
Funakoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funakoshi misses with a straight left.
Funakoshi lands with a nice body kick.
Morueco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funakoshi moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Funakoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morueco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Morueco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funakoshi cracks the inside of Morueco's front leg.
Morueco misses with a low kick as Funakoshi jumps back.
Morueco blocks a leg kick.
Morueco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morueco misses with a leg kick
and Funakoshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Jorge Morueco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funakoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morueco walks into a jab.
Funakoshi throws a head kick that misses
and Morueco counters with a nice leg kick.
Funakoshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Funakoshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morueco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funakoshi's defenses. #T2#
Morueco lands a hook that snaps the head of Funakoshi backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morueco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Funakoshi to keep the fight standing.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Funakoshi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Morueco.
Funakoshi digs a right hand into Morueco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morueco's gas tank.
Funakoshi scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Jorge Morueco has been cut.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Funakoshi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Morueco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morueco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Funakoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morueco is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Funakoshi throws an elbow but misses.
Funakoshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funakoshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Funakoshi obliges.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Funakoshi holds him up against the cage and eventually Morueco drops back down to his feet.
Funakoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funakoshi lands a knee to the head.
Funakoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funakoshi lands a left hand.
Funakoshi lands a body punch. #T3#
A short left from Funakoshi.
Morueco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funakoshi is defending well for now.
Morueco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Funakoshi walks away with a smile on his face. Morueco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Funakoshi clinches.
Funakoshi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Funakoshi tries to land a knee to the head but Morueco blocks with his arms.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but Funakoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Morueco has been working on his balance at Team Migraine, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morueco looking to stall.
Funakoshi keeps control of Morueco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Funakoshi to keep the fight standing.
Morueco jumps guard but Funakoshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Funakoshi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Morueco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Funakoshi walks away with a smile on his face. Morueco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Funakoshi. Morueco shrugs it off though. #KD2#
Funakoshi lands a big head kick that sends Morueco tumbling to the mat! Funakoshi takes a step backwards and waves Morueco back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Morueco is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Funakoshi throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Morueco is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gichin Funakoshi!
Gichin Funakoshi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 53
Date: Aug 10, 2016

#R1#
Morueco throws a sloppy head kick and Palmeri moves out of range easily.
Morueco tries to land a front kick but Palmeri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palmeri checks a leg kick.
Palmeri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danga de danga de dang - Palmeri scores with a four punch combination!
Morueco throws a wild body kick that Palmeri sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Palmeri misses.
Morueco throws a body punch but Palmeri moves out of range.
Palmeri misses with a low kick.
Morueco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmeri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco avoids the body shot from Palmeri.
A quick step to the side and Morueco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmeri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmeri. Morueco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frankie Palmeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morueco throws a solid leg kick but Palmeri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morueco.
Morueco wants to land a leg kick but Palmeri is out of range. #T1#
Nice body kick from Palmeri.
Morueco dodges the punch combination from Palmeri.
Palmeri misses with a wild combination.
Palmeri scores with a nice body kick.
Morueco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morueco throws a shot to the body.
Palmeri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morueco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morueco checks a leg kick.
Palmeri throws a hook but Morueco blocks it.
Palmeri just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMorueco.
Morueco throws a sloppy head kick
and Palmeri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Palmeri. That's going to slow Morueco down.
Morueco tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmeri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morueco.
Palmeri throws a hook to the side of Morueco's head but Morueco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palmeri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palmeri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palmeri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Palmeri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palmeri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morueco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmeri misses with a hook. Morueco ducked under it nicely.
Morueco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmeri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Palmeri misses with the body kick
and Morueco counters with a big head kick but Palmeri shrugs it off. #T3#
Palmeri cracks Morueco with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by Morueco. Beautiful body shot.
Palmeri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Palmeri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morueco avoids the body shot from Palmeri. #CL#
Morueco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but Palmeri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Palmeri breaks from the clinch.
Palmeri is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morueco rather than just go for the knockout.
Palmeri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmeri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palmeri with a hook.
Palmeri 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.
Palmeri is looking to chop away at Morueco's legs.
Morueco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morueco takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morueco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmeri manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morueco, right into the meat.
Palmeri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morueco moves out of range of the leg kick from Palmeri.
Morueco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palmeri to score with a decent uppercut.
Morueco tries to clinch but Palmeri is having none of it.
Palmeri cracks Morueco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palmeri misses with a head kick.
Palmeri connects with a leg kick. Morueco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morueco moves out of range as Palmeri strikes.
Palmeri scores with a decent looking hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palmeri checks a leg kick.
Palmeri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morueco moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Palmeri dominated that round.
That's time! Morueco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Palmeri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palmeri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Morueco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmeri lands a head shot.
Palmeri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palmeri scores with a push kick.
Morueco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Palmeri misses the jab.
Morueco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palmeri lands a really nice looking cross but Morueco seems unphased.
Palmeri lands an overhand right.
Palmeri looks to score with a jab to the body but Morueco is just out of range.
Morueco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morueco throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Frankie Palmeri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
A jab lands there for Palmeri.#T1#
Morueco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmeri finds it's way round the side to connect with Morueco's head. #ROC2#
Morueco is rocked!
Morueco ducks into an uppercut from Palmeri and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Palmeri!
Frankie Palmeri is the new light heavyweight champion!

Event: MMAHelsinki - 47
Date: Jul 09, 2016

#R1#
Morueco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hearts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morueco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hearts. Hearts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morueco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearts throws a one two combo.
Hearts takes a swing at Morueco's ribcage but misses.
Hearts takes a swing at Morueco's ribcage but misses.
Morueco blocks a jab.
Hearts connects with a body shot that sends Morueco's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hearts walks into a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like TJ Hearts has been cut.
Hearts tries to clinch there but Morueco circles away.
Morueco moves out of range of the strikes.
Jorge Morueco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morueco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morueco thows a leg kick but Hearts checks it
and Hearts counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearts tries to clinch but Morueco is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morueco! But no joy.
Morueco lands a jab to the nose.
Hearts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morueco's sensitive parts. #T1#
Hearts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts throws a hook but Morueco avoids it easily.
Morueco throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Hearts counters with a shoot takedown. Morueco fights it but they end up in guard.
Hearts's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Hearts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morueco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hearts has managed to get both his arms back between Morueco's legs - danger averted.
Hearts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morueco swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Morueco isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hearts stacks Morueco on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hearts!
Morueco wants to control but Hearts postures up.
Morueco gets back to half guard.
Hearts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2##SUB2#
Morueco looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hearts passes into side control!
Hearts is looking to take a break and control but Morueco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morueco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Hearts's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hearts is pressing down on Morueco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morueco is holding on for now.
Morueco wants to get back to full guard.#T3##SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hearts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morueco wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions off his back.
Hearts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hearts trying to control the action but Morueco is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, if Hearts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Hearts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
The fighters circling - Hearts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morueco doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Hearts.
Hearts throws a right and a left that Morueco avoids nicely.
Morueco walks into a left hand.
TJ Hearts is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearts looks for the body kick but Morueco saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Morueco.
Morueco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morueco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearts sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Hearts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hearts showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hearts pulls his head out easily.
TJ Hearts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hearts sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1#
Hearts landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hearts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morueco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hearts is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hearts is thwarting Morueco's attempts to control the position.
Hearts slows the pace down in half guard.
Morueco trying to hold on to Hearts's head to control him but Hearts postures up. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Morueco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hearts works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hearts scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hearts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morueco can do to turn this around?#T3#
Hearts working the ground and pound effectively.
Morueco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morueco wants to control but Hearts is having none of it.
Morueco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hearts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morueco is working to get back to half guard. #T4#
Morueco manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hearts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morueco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Morueco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Morueco looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Hearts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morueco moves away.
Morueco only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hearts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morueco can pounce on him.
Morueco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hearts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
Morueco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hearts.
Morueco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hearts.
Morueco throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Hearts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hearts connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hearts checks it well.
Morueco slips a straight right by Hearts.
A low kick from Hearts misses
and Morueco counters with a straight right hand.
Hearts clobbers Morueco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morueco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Hearts tries to move into range but Morueco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hearts lands a glancing blow to the side of Morueco's head.
Morueco lands with a shot to the body.
Hearts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hearts.
Hearts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hearts scores with a kick to the body.
Morueco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hearts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morueco counters with a good low kick that Hearts was not able to check.
Hearts needs to keep his hands up - Morueco had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morueco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morueco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hearts cracks a nice hook into Morueco's ribs.#T2#
Morueco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hearts throws a jab but it's blocked by Morueco.
Morueco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hearts.
Hearts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morueco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearts swings for the body but Morueco moves out of range.
Morueco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whack! Morueco lands a heavy head kick that drops Hearts. The ref tackles Morueco to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hearts was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jorge Morueco!
Jorge Morueco is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jorge Morueco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 41
Date: Jun 12, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Morueco closes the distance and pushes Gardenia back into the cage.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Gardenia won't allow it.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Gardenia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morueco scores a nice knee to the body.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Gardenia holds him up against the cage and eventually Morueco drops back down to his feet.
Eli Gardenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Morueco.
Gardenia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Gardenia holds him up against the cage and eventually Morueco drops back down to his feet. #BC#
Gardenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gardenia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco throws the kick towards the body but Gardenia avoids it.
Morueco throws out a loose jab but Gardenia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morueco throws a leg kick but Gardenia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gardenia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gardenia throws a body punch but Morueco moves out of range.
Gardenia connects with a crisp jab.
Morueco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gardenia.#T1#
Gardenia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morueco throws a looping overhand right but Gardenia ducks down to avoid it.
Gardenia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morueco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Morueco pushes Gardenia up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Morueco pulls guard successfully. #SUB2#
Morueco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gardenia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a triangle but Gardenia pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morueco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Morueco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gardenia defends well.
Gardenia wants to get up but he can't break Morueco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2##SUB2#
Morueco has his feet on Gardenia's thighs here. He's pushed Gardenia off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gardenia screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge Morueco!
An out of breath Jorge Morueco thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 35
Date: May 11, 2016

#R1#
Koreshkov wants to clinch.
Morueco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koreshkov avoids the head kick by Morueco. #CL2#
Koreshkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morueco swings wildly with an uppercut but Koreshkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morueco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koreshkov's face. #CUT#
It looks like Andrey Koreshkov has been cut.
Morueco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koreshkov blocks it with crossed arms. #TD2#
Koreshkov pulls guard effortlessly.
Morueco trying to control the position from guard on top but Koreshkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koreshkov is trying to keep Morueco in close. #SUB2#
Koreshkov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Morueco uses it to pass to side control. #T1#
Koreshkov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morueco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Koreshkov keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morueco trying to control the action but Koreshkov is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Morueco is working for a kimura but Koreshkov is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Morueco is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koreshkov defends it well. #SUB2#
Koreshkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Morueco is working for a submission of some sort.
Koreshkov trying to hold on to Morueco's head to control him but Morueco postures up.
Koreshkov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Morueco haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Koreshkov looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Morueco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3#
Morueco passes to side control.
Morueco trying to control the position but Koreshkov is working away. #SUB#
Morueco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Morueco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Morueco is trying to get an arm triangle but Koreshkov is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koreshkov is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Koreshkov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morueco trying to control the action but Koreshkov is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Morueco swings around for an armbar but Koreshkov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morueco's guard.
Koreshkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Morueco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koreshkov passes Morueco's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Koreshkov wants to work for an arm triangle but Morueco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Koreshkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morueco has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Morueco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrey Koreshkov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Koreshkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Morueco misses with a kick to the body.
Koreshkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koreshkov motions for Morueco to come forward. Koreshkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koreshkov tries to clinch there but Morueco circles away.
Morueco lands a glancing blow to the side of Koreshkov's head.
Morueco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koreshkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Morueco throws a body shot but no joy.
Koreshkov tries to clinch up.
Koreshkov shoots in for a takedown but Morueco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morueco misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koreshkov tries to clinch but Morueco is having none of it.
Morueco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koreshkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morueco is fending him off so far but Koreshkov persists. Nope, Morueco circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorge Morueco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Koreshkov.
Morueco throws a leg kick
and Koreshkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morueco thows a body kick. Koreshkov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morueco connects with a body shot that sends Koreshkov's belly button to the back.#T1#
A lazy left from Morueco finds it's target.#CL2#
Koreshkov moves into the clinch.
Morueco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koreshkov is defending well for now.
Koreshkov tries to pull guard but Morueco won't allow it.
Koreshkov tries to pull guard but Morueco forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Koreshkov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morueco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morueco misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Morueco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morueco tries to land a leg kick but Koreshkov saw it coming and moves away.
Koreshkov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Koreshkov wants to clinch up but Morueco keeps it at a distance.
Morueco moves out of range as Koreshkov strikes.
Morueco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koreshkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Morueco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Morueco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morueco throws a head kick that Koreshkov semi-blocks.
Morueco scores with a nice strike.
Koreshkov misses with a head kick.
Jorge Morueco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koreshkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morueco to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morueco looks for the body kick but Koreshkov saw that one coming. #CL#
Morueco darts in and clinches Koreshkov up against the cage.
Morueco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morueco landing knees to the head.
Morueco is working Koreshkov over against the cage.
Morueco tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Morueco manages to break the clinch.
Morueco scoring well with a low kick there.
Morueco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koreshkov wants to clinch up but Morueco keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Koreshkov pushes Morueco up against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Morueco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #TD2#
Koreshkov jumps guard and drags Morueco to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Koreshkov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morueco pushing down on Koreshkov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Morueco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Koreshkov wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Morueco wants to work for an arm triangle but Koreshkov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koreshkov is trying to control but can't. #T4##SUB#
Morueco is looking for a kimura but Koreshkov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morueco to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Koreshkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morueco pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Morueco seems to be looking for submissions.
Morueco trying to control from half guard but Koreshkov is working away. #SUB#
Morueco seems to be working for a kimura but Koreshkov defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Morueco is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koreshkov is pressing down on Morueco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Morueco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrey Koreshkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3##CL2#
Koreshkov darts in and clinches Morueco up against the cage.
Koreshkov blocks an uppercut.
Koreshkov managing to block the knees to the body from Morueco.
Koreshkov is trying to pull guard but Morueco has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Koreshkov successfully pulls guard. #SUB#
Morueco drops back looking for a leg! Koreshkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koreshkov manages to kick Morueco off! Morueco jumps back into Koreshkov's guard.
Koreshkov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koreshkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koreshkov slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Koreshkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morueco sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Morueco is defending against the submission attempts here by Koreshkov. #T1##SUB#
Morueco actively working from the bottom here.
Morueco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koreshkov is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Morueco is defending against the submission attempts here by Koreshkov. #SUB2#
Koreshkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Koreshkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morueco moves into full guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Morueco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koreshkov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koreshkov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Morueco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koreshkov defends well.#SUB#
Morueco throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Koreshkov escapes and throws Morueco's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Morueco is trying to control Koreshkov's posture but Koreshkov avoids it.
Andrey Koreshkov has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Koreshkov has hold of Morueco's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Morueco seems comfortable defending it but Koreshkov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Morueco is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Morueco is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Koreshkov couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrey Koreshkov!
Andrey Koreshkov is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Andrey Koreshkov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mohito Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 30
Date: Apr 09, 2016

#R1#
Hawk darts in looking for a takedown but Morueco gets double underhooks and turns Hawk into the cage.
Hawk just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMorueco.
Hawk with a poor takedown
and Morueco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Hawk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morueco is trying to defend but Hawk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Morueco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Hawk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morueco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SUB2#
Hawk is working for a kimura but Morueco is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Morueco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hawk pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hawk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morueco is just riding it out for now. Hawk eventually gives up the hold.
Morueco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morueco.#T1##SUB#
Morueco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Hawk is sitting in close to Morueco's body. Morueco has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hawk is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hawk is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Morueco.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorge Morueco!
Jorge Morueco retains his light heavyweight title!

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