SFC: Brutality PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Knoxville had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knoxville
vs
Willis

200 cm
20
147 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Knoxville closes the distance and clinches.

Knoxville works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Knoxville wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Knoxville slips nicely into half guard.
Willis is staying active underneath Knoxville, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Willis wants to sweep but no luck.
Knoxville trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Knoxville being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Knoxville.

Knoxville scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Willis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knoxville will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knoxville wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willis keeps working.
Knoxville sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Willis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is staying active underneath Knoxville, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Knoxville.
Knoxville attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knoxville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knoxville paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Knoxville closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Willis did well to prevent Knoxville getting side control.

Willis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Willis works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Knoxville content to stall in guard here.
Knoxville is breathing heavily.
Willis wants to sweep here but Knoxville controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knoxville looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Willis looking for subs off his back but Knoxville has passed one foot through into half guard.
Willis is refusing to be controlled, as Knoxville sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Willis is pressing down on Knoxville's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Knoxville wants to pass the guard but Willis is keeping the position.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knoxville.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Willis controlling the position.
Knoxville has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knoxville trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knoxville is fighting to break Willis's control of his arms but Willis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonny Knoxville wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Willis closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Knoxville dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Knoxville scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knoxville wants to control for a moment but Willis uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Willis is refusing to be controlled, as Knoxville sits in half guard.
Willis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Willis.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Willis wants to take a breather but Knoxville is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knoxville tries to get to full guard but Willis has control of the leg.
Willis drops an elbow to the side of Knoxville's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Willis connects with a nice short shot to Knoxville's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knoxville trying to hold on to Willis's head to control him but Willis postures up.
Knoxville taking some punishment here, with Willis in his half guard.
Willis passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Willis.
Willis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Knoxville has left one of his arms exposed and Willis doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Knoxville screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bubba Willis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antti Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Seacroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bolt Thrower - IV Crusade. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hammer
vs
Seacroft

155 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Seacroft!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seacroft.
Seacroft throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seacroft takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hammer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Seacroft tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hammer is in Seacroft's guard.
Hammer throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammer prevents Seacroft from getting back to his feet.

Seacroft has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hammer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Seacroft misses with a double jab

and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammer landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seacroft works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seacroft has momentary wrist control but Hammer slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Seacroft is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seacroft is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hammer is controlling him.

Seacroft kicks Hammer off and gets to his feet.

Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seacroft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hammer has picked Seacroft up - he's going for a ride! Hammer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hammer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hammer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hammer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seacroft's head.
Seacroft is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hammer content to control rather than advance.

Hammer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hammer working over Seacroft with some ground and pound. Seacroft looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hammer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Seacroft keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seacroft tries to kick Hammer off but Hammer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hammer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hammer working Seacroft over with strikes.
Hammer tries to pass to full mount but Seacroft defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seacroft tries to kick Hammer off but Hammer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Seacroft looks gassed!
Hammer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Seacroft tries to kick Hammer off but Hammer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hammer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hammer trying to control from half guard but Seacroft is working away.
Hammer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hammer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hammer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Seacroft is trying to stand.
Seacroft is looking to get back to is feet but Hammer passes into side control.
Hammer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Seacroft taking a bit of punishment here - Hammer scoring with strikes.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Seacroft taking a bit of punishment here - Hammer scoring with strikes.

Seacroft is rocked!
Check out the look on Hammer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Seacroft is still in real trouble! Can Hammer finish him?

Hammer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Seacroft knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hammer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hammer working the body and head with strikes.
Seacroft seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammer cracks Seacroft with a big right hand but Seacroft just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Seacroft is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hammer connects with a decent elbow.
Hammer cracks Seacroft with a big elbow.
Hammer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Seacroft down.
Hammer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Seacroft down.
Hammer cracks Seacroft with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Hammer immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Seacroft is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Hammer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Hammer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawaiian Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucciano Becchio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawaiian Hart has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hart
vs
Becchio

225 cm
27
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

186 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hawaiian Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucciano Becchio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becchio dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Becchio throws a combination that misses
and Hart counters with a three punch combo that has Becchio backing up. Becchio nods at Hart to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Becchio darts in trying to clinch
and Hart counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Hart looks at the referee who does nothing so Hart lands a crushing right that sends Becchio to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hawaiian Hart!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veldrane Sengir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Thor Armstrong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Armstrong
vs
Sengir

180 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
21
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veldrane Sengir!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong with a poor takedown
and Sengir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt
and Sengir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong moves to clinch but Sengir breaks away
and Sengir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sengir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Armstrong tries to bench press Sengir off him but Sengir keeps the position.
Sengir staying calm.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Veldrane Sengir.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sengir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to reverse the position.
Sengir works to advance to full mount. Armstrong defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sengir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sengir controlling from mount.
Armstrong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sengir controlling his opponent.
Sengir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Sengir might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sengir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Sengir with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Sengir is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Sengir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sengir gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick

and Sengir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Armstrong's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sengir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Armstrong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sengir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sengir postures up.
Sengir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sengir gets to his feet - Armstrong follows without any prompting.
Armstrong tries to clinch

and Sengir counters with a shoot takedown. Armstrong fights it but they end up in guard.
Sengir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Veldrane Sengir wasn't active enough on the ground.

Sengir rushes Armstrong and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sengir tries to score a body lock takedown but Armstrong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Sengir turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sengir manages to end up in side control.
Armstrong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sengir in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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!

Sengir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Armstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
An elbow from Sengir crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sengir stands up and beckons Armstrong to his feet.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick

and Sengir counters with a shoot takedown. Armstrong fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veldrane Sengir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sengir jabs at Armstrong's body.

Armstrong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sengir wants to sweep here but Armstrong controlling him for the moment.
Sengir keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.

Armstrong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sengir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong wanted to stand there but Sengir had control of the position.
Sengir seems keen to control Armstrong's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Armstrong drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sengir looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sengir looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sengir!
Sengir taking a breather here.
Veldrane Sengir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sengir scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Sengir stands up.

Sengir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Armstrong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Sengir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face as Sengir controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sengir tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Armstrong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Sengir stands up and beckons Armstrong to his feet.

Sengir darts in and clinches Armstrong up against the cage.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but Sengir blocks with his arms.

Sengir lands a takedown into guard.
Sengir scoring with some ground and pound.
Sengir throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sengir controlling from the top position.
Armstrong controls Sengir momentarily but Sengir frees himself.
Sengir is stalling in the full guard.
Armstrong can't keep his opponent in guard - Sengir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sengir is taking a breather. Armstrong 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Veldrane Sengir wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sengir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Armstrong is out of range and Sengir settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veldrane Sengir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Sengir shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sengir was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sengir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Sengir stands up from mount. Strange move.
Armstrong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sengir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Armstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sengir stays in close to Armstrong's body and controls the position.

Armstrong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sengir is stalling in the full guard.

Armstrong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sengir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sengir forces his way into half guard.
Sengir seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Veldrane Sengir.

Sengir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Armstrong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sengir taking a breather here.
Sengir cracks Armstrong with a big elbow.
Armstrong is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong is trying to control Sengir's posture but Sengir avoids it.
Sengir advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sengir controlling from mount.
Armstrong can't escape the position.
Veldrane Sengir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sengir controlling from mount.
Sengir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sengir is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Sengir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Sengir stands up.
Armstrong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sengir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Armstrong!
Sengir with the ground and pound from mount.
Sengir controlling from mount.

Sengir is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Sengir!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Veldrane Sengir!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pedrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Louhikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pedrera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kill your God. Louhikko has chosen Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pedrera
vs
Louhikko

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
305 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Pedrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Louhikko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louhikko misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louhikko.

It looks like Jose Pedrera has been cut.
Louhikko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedrera.
Pedrera avoids the body shot from Louhikko.
Pedrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Louhikko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Louhikko.
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!
Pedrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louhikko.
Pedrera avoids the body shot from Louhikko.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louhikko misses with a body shot.
Pedrera blocks a low kick nicely.
Louhikko swings for the body but Pedrera moves out of range.
Pedrera blocks the body kick.
Louhikko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pedrera fails with a takedown attempt.
Pedrera defending well as Louhikko loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Louhikko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pedrera, pushing him back against the cage.
Louhikko lands a left hand.
Louhikko scores a nice knee to the body.
Pedrera is breathing heavily.
Louhikko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louhikko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pedrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louhikko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pedrera blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pedrera is defending well for now.
Louhikko lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Louhikko.
A right hand to the body from Louhikko.
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
Louhikko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko presses Pedrera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Louhikko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Louhikko pushes Pedrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louhikko lands a knee to the body.
Louhikko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Louhikko obliges.
Louhikko lands a body shot.
Pedrera takes a shot to the head.
Louhikko misses with a knee strike.
Pedrera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Louhikko working Pedrera over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Louhikko as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Louhikko.
Nice body punch from Louhikko - that landed with a thud.
Louhikko lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with a shot to the side of Pedrera's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with a hook to the body.
Louhikko lands a damaging elbow.
Pedrera can't get the takedown.
Pedrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louhikko lands a shot to the body.
Pedrera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Louhikko scores with a shoulder strike.
Louhikko lands a left hand.
Louhikko crunches a lovely knee into Pedrera's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louhikko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedrera takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jose Pedrera's cut is getting worse.
Louhikko gets through Pedrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Louhikko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pedrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
Louhikko works on Pedrera's body with a couple of short punches.
Louhikko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pedrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Louhikko.
A body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with a hook to the body.
Louhikko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Nice elbow from Louhikko.
Louhikko pushes Pedrera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Louhikko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Louhikko pushes Pedrera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louhikko gets through Pedrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louhikko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pedrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louhikko lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Louhikko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Pedrera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Louhikko misses with a straight right.
Louhikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
Louhikko throws a head kick but Pedrera moves out of range.

Louhikko moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Louhikko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Louhikko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louhikko digs a right hand into Pedrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedrera's gas tank.
A short right from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louhikko with a knee to the head.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Louhikko.
Nice body punch from Louhikko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Louhikko obliges.
Louhikko lands a damaging elbow.
Louhikko digs a right hand underneath Pedrera's ribcage. Pedrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louhikko lands an elbow inside.
Louhikko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louhikko.
Knees to the body from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
Louhikko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Louhikko lands a hook that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Good body shot from Louhikko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko looking to throw knees to the head but Pedrera is blocking nicely.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louhikko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Louhikko.
Louhikko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Louhikko looking to throw knees to the head but Pedrera is blocking nicely.
Louhikko is leaning against Pedrera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Louhikko tries to land knees in the clinch but Pedrera avoids the damage to the body.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head.
Louhikko lands a hook that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Louhikko throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedrera.
Louhikko lands a body punch.
Louhikko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Louhikko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pedrera blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko lands a body punch.
Louhikko lands a good knee to the midsection. Pedrera won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Louhikko - that landed with a thud.
Louhikko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pedrera.
Louhikko lands an elbow that stopped Pedrera in his tracks for a moment.
Louhikko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louhikko lands an elbow inside.
Louhikko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head.
Louhikko scores a nice knee to the body.
Louhikko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Louhikko scores with a knee to the head.
Louhikko digs a right hand into Pedrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedrera's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Louhikko.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Louhikko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pedrera avoids it.
A short left from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
Louhikko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Louhikko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Louhikko lands a shoulder strike.
Louhikko misses with a knee strike.
Louhikko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pedrera blocks it with crossed arms.
Louhikko scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Louhikko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedrera.
Still in the clinch, Louhikko scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Louhikko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Pedrera's cut.
That's time! Pedrera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pedrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louhikko. Pedrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pedrera defending well as Louhikko loads up on a big left hand.
Pedrera moves out of range as Louhikko strikes.
Pedrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louhikko.
Pedrera slips a jab from Louhikko.
Louhikko looks to throw the jab but Pedrera is out of range.
Pedrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louhikko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Louhikko. No joy for Pedrera on that attempt.
Louhikko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Louhikko. No joy for Pedrera on that attempt.
Louhikko looks to score with a jab to the body but Pedrera is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Louhikko clinches.
Louhikko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pedrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louhikko digs a right hand underneath Pedrera's ribcage. Pedrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Louhikko lands a right hand.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pedrera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Pedrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow.
Louhikko cracks Pedrera with a nice body shot.
Louhikko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Louhikko.
Louhikko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
Louhikko lands a nice knee to the body.
Jose Pedrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Louhikko.
Louhikko looking to throw knees to the head but Pedrera is blocking nicely.
Louhikko digs a right hand underneath Pedrera's ribcage. Pedrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Louhikko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Louhikko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pedrera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Louhikko lands a shoulder strike.
Louhikko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Nice body punch from Louhikko - that landed with a thud.
Louhikko lands a nice shot to the body.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
Louhikko is leaning against Pedrera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Louhikko lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Louhikko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Louhikko obliges.
A short body shot lands from Louhikko as the two fighters clinch.
Louhikko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Louhikko is working Pedrera over against the cage.
Louhikko tries a knee to the head but Pedrera blocks it.
Louhikko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pedrera's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Louhikko obliges.
Louhikko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Louhikko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice elbow from Louhikko.

Jose Pedrera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Louhikko missing with knees to the body.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Louhikko gets through Pedrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Louhikko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louhikko lands a shot to the body.
Louhikko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Louhikko works on Pedrera's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Lauri Louhikko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
A body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Louhikko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louhikko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedrera looking to throw knees to the head but Louhikko is blocking nicely.
Pedrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Louhikko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Louhikko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Louhikko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermanni Aarnio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wazz Hammerfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wazz Hammerfist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Aarnio
vs
Hammerfist

184 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hermanni Aarnio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Hammerfist!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hammerfist throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aarnio tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hammerfist is in Aarnio's guard.
Hammerfist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist is in close to Aarnio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aarnio is trying to buck Hammerfist off.
Aarnio trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hammerfist tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hammerfist working the ground and pound.
Hammerfist working the ground and pound.
Hammerfist landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aarnio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hammerfist creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hammerfist cracks Aarnio with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio pushes Hammerfist away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hammerfist gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hammerfist scores with punches from side control.
Hammerfist tries to advance to mount but Aarnio denies him.
Hammerfist grinds an elbow into Aarnio's temple.
Hammerfist lands a strong strike to the head of Aarnio. That's dazed him! Hammerfist looking to finish here. Aarnio is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Hammerfist lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wazz Hammerfist!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oneil's entrance music is You Cant See me. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oneil
vs
Wade

215 cm
24
269 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaquille Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Wade!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oneil looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oneil looks for the body kick but Wade saw that one coming.

Wade clinches up against the cage.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oneils head.
Oneil tries to pull guard but Wade won't allow it.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
Wade lands a body punch.
Wade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade pushes Oneil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wade lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wade.
Wade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Wade.
Wade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Wade.
Wade lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Oneil to his knees! Wade keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Wade!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grammund Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rider
vs
White

192 cm
22
205 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

203 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grammund Rider!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Power White!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.

Rider clinches with his opponent.
Rider lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rider is struggling to control the position.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Rider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rider is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rider lands with a light punch inside.
Rider scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White wants to break free but Rider has control.
A short body shot lands from Rider as the two fighters clinch.
Rider lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White being controlled against the cage.
Rider lands an uppercut.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Rider lands an uppercut.
Rider scores with a shoulder strike.

Rider jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rider trying to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider wants to sweep but no luck.
Rider wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
White won't allow Rider to sweep him here.
Rider seems keen to control White's posture.

Grammund Rider has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rider is out of range.
Rider takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.

Rider clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rider.
Rider lands a body shot.
Rider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White misses with a body punch.
Rider lands an uppercut.
Rider is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Rider as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Rider - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White trying to stall but Rider improves his position.
Rider scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Rider is working White over against the cage.
White looks gassed!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rider creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rider lands a nice shot to the body.

Rider manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rider is adopting a defensive guard.
Rider is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Grammund Rider wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

White gets tackled into the cage by Rider. Rider maintains the clinch.
Rider lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Rider lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rider lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rider working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Rider keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rider lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Rider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to break the clinch but Rider is controlling the position.
Rider lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rider lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Rider lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rider lands a shot to the body.
Rider lands a shot to the body.
Rider lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rider lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.

Rider decides to pull guard.
Rider is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rider's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammund Rider dominated that round.
That's time! Rider's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rider digs a good hook to White's body.

Rider clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Rider lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rider lands a body shot.
Rider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rider works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Rider lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Rider lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Rider lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rider.
Rider pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rider throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
A hook to the body from Rider.
Nice body punch from Rider.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rider scores with a shoulder strike.
Rider working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rider is working White over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rider as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rider as the two fighters clinch.
Rider scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rider's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rider throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rider scores with a shoulder strike.
White is breathing heavily.
Rider is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rider - that landed with a thud.
Rider pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Rider.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rider lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rider lands a left hand.
Rider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rider leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rider.

Rider pulls guard effortlessly.
Rider is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rider thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
Rider perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
Rider missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rider in particular looking to stall.
White wants to control but Rider is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grammund Rider.
White tries to land a body kick

and Rider counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rider.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rider.
Nice body punch from Rider.
Grammund Rider has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rider.
A body shot lands from Rider.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rider.
Rider digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Rider cracks White with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rider.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rider.
Rider presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Rider.
Rider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rider scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Rider.
Nice body punch from Rider.
Rider is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rider lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Rider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Rider.
Rider digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rider lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Rider lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Rider.
Stalling in the clinch from Rider.
Rider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rider works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Rider lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rider.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rider taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rider lands a body punch in the clinch.
White is trying to force a seperation but Rider has the dominant position.
Rider lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rider.
Rider cracks White with a nice body shot.
Rider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rider lands with a left to the head.
Rider throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rider prevents a body shot from White.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rider.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rider stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rider lands a nice uppercut.
Rider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rider scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Rider on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Rider.
Rider is working White over against the cage.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rider cracks White with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rider throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Rider controls his hands.
Rider lands a right hand.
Rider keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammund Rider dominated that second 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.

Rider pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
Rider lands a nice shot to the body.
Rider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rider is working White over against the cage.

Rider jumps guard.
Rider is pulling down on White's head to control his posture.
White wants to control from the top but Rider keeps moving.
Rider tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rider holds on and takes a little breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White throws a right hand that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Rider slips under a jab from White.
Power White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rider fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Rider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White tries to break free but Rider pushes him back against the cage.
Rider blocks a body shot from White.
Rider lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with a body punch.
Rider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Rider.
Rider lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rider.
Rider scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Rider taking a breather.
Rider works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Rider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Rider.
Rider lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rider.
Rider lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rider cracks White with a nice body shot.
Rider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Rider - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Rider as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rider as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rider.

Rider pulls guard.
Rider wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Rider is working hard here to advance position.
Rider working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Rider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rider might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rider looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
White wants to control from the top but Rider keeps moving.
Rider bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
Rider advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rider throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Rider decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Rider.
Rider lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rider lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rider.
Rider pressing his opponent against the cage.

Rider jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rider has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but White has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammund Rider clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Rider clinches.
A short uppercut from Rider.
White takes a shot to the head.
White is trying to break free.
Rider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rider just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Rider cracks White with a nice body shot.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Rider.
Rider lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Nice body punch from Rider.
Rider scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Rider cracks White with a nice body shot.
Rider pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rider lands a body punch.
White is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rider lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rider is trying to trip White. He has hold of a leg but White is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rider persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Rider stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Rider clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Rider.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rider lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Rider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Rider has double underhooks.
Rider lands a right hand.
Rider digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Rider taking a breather.
Rider is working White over against the cage.
Rider lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Rider as the two fighters clinch.
Rider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Rider.
Rider lands a nice shot to the body.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Rider controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rider.
Rider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rider scores with a hook to the body.
Rider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rider lands with a short shot to the head.
Rider working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rider scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Rider lands a right hand.
A short left from Rider.
Rider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
White working hard to break the clinch.
Rider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Rider.
Rider slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Rider scores with a nice short uppercut.
White working hard to break the clinch.
Rider stalling.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.

Rider pulls guard effortlessly.
White being controlled here momentarily.
Rider striking off his back but it's not causing White any problems.
White stands and throws Rider's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.
I wouldn't like to be where Rider is right now.
Rider parries the strikes from White easily there. White is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rider to escape.
Rider is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on White's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
White is looking to take a break and control but Rider is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rider on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rider tries to get out of the position.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rider's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rider is controlling White's position as best he can from this difficult position.
White is keen to just control but Rider is a slippery customer.
Rider is controlling White's trapped leg to prevent White from advancing to side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White is thwarting Rider's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
White throws a body punch but Rider moves out of range.
Rider misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammund Rider had his way with Power White in 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. This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by White there.
White throws a body punch but Rider moves out of range.
White throws a front kick aimed at Rider's knee but Rider avoids it well.
White tries a low kick but Rider avoids it.
Rider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws a wild body kick that Rider sees coming a mile off.

Rider darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
White working hard to break the clinch.
White can't break the clinch.
Rider scores with a shoulder strike.
Rider lands a body punch in the clinch.
White wants to break free but Rider has control.
Nice body punch from Rider - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Rider.
Rider lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rider.
Rider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Rider.
White is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rider lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.

Rider has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics White uses from the top position.
Rider is controlling White's posture.
Rider 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rider manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Rider controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grammund Rider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Grammund Rider just wasn't active enough.
White misses the body punch
and Rider counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White scores with a punch to the head.

White tries to keep at a distance but Rider has taken the fight into the clinch.
White wants to break free but Rider has control.
Rider lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Rider controls the action.
Rider pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rider presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White can't break the clinch.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rider is keeping busy.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Rider controls his hands.
White tries to work over Rider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rider pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White can't break the clinch.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White wants to break free but Rider has control.
Rider blocks a body shot from White.
Rider throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Rider.
Rider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from White.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Rider won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Rider as the two fighters clinch.
Power White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White can't break the clinch.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rider lands a shot to the body.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rider's elbow.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rider.
Rider prevents a body shot from White.
Rider lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White tries to throw a body punch but Rider avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White tries to work over Rider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White is trying to force a seperation but Rider has the dominant position.
Rider lands a body punch in the clinch.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rider's elbow.
Rider stalling against the cage.
White tries to circle away but Rider has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grammund Rider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rider, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:42
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:43
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grammund Rider!
Grammund Rider retains his light heavyweight title!