Vengeance PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Mousaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is break the walls down. Mousaki has chosen I'M Back as his entrance music. Chris Jericho had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jericho
vs
Mousaki

170 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Mousaki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho keeps Mousaki at a distance using the push kick.
Jericho misses with a body kick.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Mousaki moves out of range easily.
Jericho looks for a takedown but Mousaki sprawls well.

Jericho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jericho throws a strike but Mousaki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mousaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mousaki with a couple of short strikes.
Mousaki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jericho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Mousaki looking to secure an arm triangle but Jericho defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho is desperately trying to improve his position but Mousaki has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousaki lands a nice shot to the head.
Jericho is working to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Jericho really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mousaki trying to control but Jericho is having none of it.

Mousaki stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Mousaki shoots in for a takedown but Jericho shows good takedown defense.
Mousaki looks gassed!
Jericho tries to clinch up.
Jericho shoots and misses

and Mousaki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Mousaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Mousaki 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jericho tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Mousaki 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.

Mousaki is looking for a kimura but Jericho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mousaki to get the leverage.
Mousaki is tying to control. Jericho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mousaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mousaki lands a nice short elbow.

Mousaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Jericho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jericho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jericho won't allow Mousaki to pass to mount.
Mousaki moves into full mount! Jericho won't be happy about that!

Mousaki has control of Jericho's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jericho regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jericho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Mousaki.

Mousaki stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mousaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho checks a low kick from Mousaki.
Jericho with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mousaki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jericho won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Jericho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jericho tries to escape but Mousaki is in control.

Mousaki has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jericho is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mousaki yanks on the arm and Jericho is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mousaki.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenji Mousaki!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Brimingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Regulate. Jason MacDonald has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

MacDonald
vs
Brimingham

195 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Brimingham!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brimingham shoots for a takedown but MacDonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

MacDonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brimingham to the mat! Brimingham manages to get full guard.
MacDonald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brimingham can't keep his opponent in guard - MacDonald advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

MacDonald is looking for a kimura here.
Brimingham looks like he's trying to stand up.
MacDonald lands with a punch from half guard.
Brimingham has hold of MacDonald's hands but MacDonald slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
MacDonald is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brimingham tries to roll over but MacDonald keeps him under control.
Brimingham regains full guard. Nicely done.
MacDonald works over Brimingham with some ground and pound from guard.
MacDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Brimingham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brimingham wants to sweep but no luck.
MacDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
MacDonald won't allow Brimingham to get back to his feet.
MacDonald throwing strikes but missing.
MacDonald landing some decent shots from guard.
MacDonald lands a couple of elbows.
MacDonald with a nice head shot there.
MacDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacDonald trying to control but Brimingham is working from the bottom.
MacDonald won't allow Brimingham to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Brimingham with a poor takedown

and MacDonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by MacDonald.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald stands up over Brimingham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
MacDonald trying to control but Brimingham is working from the bottom.
Brimingham wants to stand but MacDonald is controlling the position.
Brimingham controls MacDonald momentarily but MacDonald frees himself.

Brimingham scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Brimingham looks gassed!

MacDonald shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than MacDonald was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brimingham manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brimingham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
MacDonald lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald is thwarting Brimingham's attempts to control the position.
MacDonald lands with a punch from half guard.
Brimingham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brimingham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst MacDonald is controlling him.
Brimingham working a defensive guard here.

MacDonald gets to his feet - Brimingham follows without any prompting.

MacDonald pushes Brimingham up against the cage in a clinch.
Brimingham controlling the action here for a moment.
MacDonald tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brimingham just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brimingham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacDonald has him pressed against the cage.
Brimingham scores a nice knee to the body.
Brimingham wants to break free but MacDonald has control.
MacDonald drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brimingham pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brimingham misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Brimingham.
MacDonald doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Brimingham counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason MacDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brimingham breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brimingham throws a sloppy head kick and MacDonald moves out of range easily.

MacDonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brimingham to the mat! Brimingham manages to get full guard.
Brimingham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
MacDonald looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason MacDonald 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.

Brimingham misses with a series of wild punches.
Brimingham throws a wild body kick that MacDonald sees coming a mile off.

MacDonald gets the takedown into side control.
Brimingham manages to work his way to half guard, despite MacDonald's best efforts.
MacDonald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
MacDonald is looking to advance position but Brimingham won't allow it.
Brimingham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of MacDonald's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take MacDonald's back!
MacDonald tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Brimingham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
MacDonald wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brimingham wants to control but MacDonald is keeping busy.
I really don't envy MacDonald right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brimingham lands punches and elbows.

MacDonald won't enjoy being in this position. Brimingham looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - MacDonald is tapping - it's over boys! Brimingham picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Brimingham!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aamo Kaira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Quickbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aamo Kaira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kaira
vs
Quickbolt

175 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aamo Kaira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flash Quickbolt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Quickbolt.
Quickbolt misses with a two punch combination.
Quickbolt tries to bum rush Kaira with a series of wild strikes but Kaira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kaira 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaira looking to sit in guard and control but Quickbolt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaira wants to sweep here but Quickbolt controlling him for the moment.
Kaira throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kaira wants to get back to his feet but Quickbolt passes into half guard.
Kaira is looking for a sweep. Quickbolt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaira is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quickbolt swinging wilding here.
A combination from Kaira does no damage.
Quickbolt throws a combination that misses

and Kaira moves into the clinch.
Kaira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quickbolt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Kaira manages to break the clinch.
Quickbolt falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kaira counters by clinching up.
Kaira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quickbolt blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaira lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaira lands a shoulder strike.
Kaira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quickbolt smiles and moves away.
Quickbolt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaira counters with a series of strikes. Quickbolt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaira is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quickbolt misses with a combination

and Kaira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kaira.
Kaira looking to sit in guard and control but Quickbolt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quickbolt manages to get himself to full guard.
Kaira looking to sit in guard and control but Quickbolt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaira looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaira, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kaira is looking for a triangle but Quickbolt pushes his legs off easily.
Quickbolt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kaira is striking from the bottom but Quickbolt uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Kaira is controlling Quickbolt's trapped leg to prevent Quickbolt from advancing to side control.
Kaira is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaira is trying to stand up here but Quickbolt is controlling him well.
Kaira is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kaira missing with punches from the bottom.
Kaira tries to get to full guard but Quickbolt has control of the leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kaira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quickbolt's sensitive parts.
Flash Quickbolt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quickbolt's calf.

Kaira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kaira with good strikes from the mount here!
Quickbolt tries to hold on but Kaira pushes him away.
Kaira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aamo Kaira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Quickbolt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kaira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quickbolt!
Kaira misses with a head shot.
Kaira looking to finish with strikes here!

Kaira goes for an armbar but Quickbolt turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Quickbolt.
Kaira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaira is looking to sweep but instead, Quickbolt has passed into half guard.
Kaira tries to get to full guard but Quickbolt has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quickbolt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quickbolt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kaira is looking to improve his position but Quickbolt isn't that keen on the idea.
Kaira is squirming around, avoiding Quickbolt's attempts to control the action.
Kaira tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quickbolt controlling his opponent.
Kaira tries to lock up and control but Quickbolt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kaira flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaira tries to hold on but Quickbolt pushes him away.
Kaira can't escape the position.
Quickbolt blocks Kaira's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Quickbolt tries to control but Kaira wriggling away.
Quickbolt looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quickbolt avoids the attempt from Kaira to control.
Quickbolt tries to control but Kaira wriggling away.
Kaira is looking to improve his position but Quickbolt isn't that keen on the idea.

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.
Kaira is working hard here to advance position.
Kaira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kaira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quickbolt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 Aamo Kaira will probably get the nod.
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!

Kaira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quickbolt blocks the body kick.
Quickbolt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kaira counters with a shoot takedown. Quickbolt fights it but they end up in guard.
Kaira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaira tries to free his leg and advance position but Quickbolt is retaining full guard.
Kaira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kaira looking to pass the guard.
Kaira trying to control the position from guard on top but Quickbolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quickbolt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaira throwing strikes from guard but Quickbolt blocks nicely.
Kaira postures up in Quickbolt's guard and throws a big left but Quickbolt blocks it.
Aamo Kaira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kaira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quickbolt but Quickbolt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quickbolt throws a combination that misses
and Kaira counters with a three punch combo that has Quickbolt backing up. Quickbolt nods at Kaira to acknowledge the strikes.
Quickbolt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Kaira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Quickbolt to the mat! Quickbolt manages to get full guard.
Kaira looking to sit in guard and control but Quickbolt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Quickbolt gets to his feet. Kaira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quickbolt misses with a double jab

and Kaira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quickbolt won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Quickbolt struggling a bit here.

Kaira goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Quickbolt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kaira's guard! Nice work there by Quickbolt!
Kaira trying to control the position.

Quickbolt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kaira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Quickbolt is rocked!
Aamo Kaira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quickbolt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quickbolt falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kaira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaira.

Kaira pulls guard.
Kaira wants to sweep here but Quickbolt controlling him for the moment.
Kaira is looking to sweep but instead, Quickbolt has passed into half guard.
Kaira is looking to control Quickbolt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaira avoid being mounted?
Kaira wants to get back to full guard but Quickbolt has mounted him!
Kaira throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quickbolt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kaira tries to hold on but Quickbolt pushes him away.
Kaira is squirming around, avoiding Quickbolt's attempts to control the action.
Kaira gets back to half guard.
Kaira is looking to control Quickbolt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaira avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaira wants to improve his position but Quickbolt is controlling well.
Flash Quickbolt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aamo Kaira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Echo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hominick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't be touched. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Echo
vs
Hominick

194 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

recos laboratory

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Echo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Hominick!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Echo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hominick looks to land a combination. Echo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Chris Echo has been cut.
Hominick misses with a series of wild punches.
Echo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Echo tries to clinch but Hominick moves out of range.
Echo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Echo clinches.
Echo with a knee to the head.
Hominick avoiding damage as Echo throws knees to the body.
Echo with a knee to the head.
Echo gets underhooks to prevent Hominick's takedown attempt.
Hominick misses with an elbow strike.
Echo prevents Hominick from breaking the clinch.
Hominick can't break the clinch.

Hominick manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hominick.
Hominick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Echo manages to avoid it.
Hominick throws a nice looking combination but Echo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Hominick.
Hominick throws a shot from downtown. Echo moves away and avoids it.
Echo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hominick's waist but Hominick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Echo off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Echo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hominick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Echo tries to clinch there but Hominick circles away.
Hominick circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hominick swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Echo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hominick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Echo landing knees to the body.
Hominick misses with the head strike.
Echo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hominick avoids the damage to the body.
Echo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hominick pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Echo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hominick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Echo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hominick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Echo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Echo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hominick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Echo tries to clinch there but Hominick circles away.

Hominick 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.
Echo is breathing heavily.

Echo has his foot on Hominick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hominick works his way back into a safe position though.
Hominick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Echo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Echo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hominick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hominick stopping the sweep attempt from Echo.
Echo looking to control.
Hominick preventing the sweep.
Hominick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Echo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Echo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hominick is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Echo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hominick's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Echo missing with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Echo scores with punches to the body.

Echo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hominick defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Hominick is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Echo is trying to stick to Hominick's back but Hominick is turning into Echo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Echo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hominick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Echo trying to control the position.

Echo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hominick has picked Echo up and slammed him! Echo can't keep hold of the triangle and Hominick manages to pass to side control!
Echo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Echo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hominick's best efforts.
Hominick is controlling the pace.
Hominick's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hominick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Echo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Echo tries to clinch but Hominick moves away

and Hominick counters by clinching up.
Hominick misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Hominick.
Echo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hominick wants to break free but Echo has control.
Hominick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Echo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Echo prevents Hominick from breaking the clinch.
Echo scores a nice knee to the body.
Echo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hominick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hominick breaks the clinch.
Echo looks to clinch
and Hominick counters with an inside leg kick.
Echo shoots for a takedown but Hominick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mark Hominick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hominick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hominick managing to block the knees to the body from Echo.
Hominick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Echo gets underhooks to prevent Hominick's takedown attempt.
Hominick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Echo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Echo landing knees to the body.
Echo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Echo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hominick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Echo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Echo avoiding damage as Hominick throws knees to the body.
Hominick is breathing heavily.
Echo lands a nice knee to the body.
Echo has Hominick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hominick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Echo tries to land a knee to the head but Hominick blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Echo prevents Hominick from breaking the clinch.

Hominick manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Echo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Echo checks a low kick from Hominick.
Echo clinches but Hominick breaks the clinch

so Hominick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Echo has his foot on Hominick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hominick works his way back into a safe position though.
Hominick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Echo looking for a sweep. Not yet Echo, not yet.
Echo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echo is working hard here to advance position.

Hominick stands up from Echo's guard - Hominick perhaps looking for a knockout.
Echo darts in trying to clinch

and Hominick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Hominick won't allow Echo to sweep him here.
Echo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hominick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Hominick stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hominick misses with a two punch combination.
Echo tries to clinch there but Hominick circles away.
Echo clinches but Hominick breaks the clinch
and Hominick counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hominick closes the distance and clinches.
Echo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hominick wants a takedown but no success here.

Echo pulls guard successfully.
Echo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hominick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hominick is thwarting Echo's attempts to control the position.
Echo tries to get to full guard but Hominick has control of the leg.

Hominick stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Echo to get to his feet.
Hominick keeps the fight on the outside.
Hominick is looking to clinch but Echo is avoiding it.
Echo blocks a head kick by Hominick.
Hominick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Echo looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hominick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hominick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Echo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hominick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hominick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Echo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Echo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hominick fails with a takedown attempt.
Echo wants to clinch.
Echo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Echo instigates a clinch.
Echo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hominick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Hominick breaks from the clinch.
Hominick throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Echo moves in looking to clinch but Hominick pushes him off.
Hominick tries to close the distance and clinch but Echo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hominick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Echo misses with a knee to the head.
Echo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Echo missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hominick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Echo'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!

Hominick darts in and clinches Echo up against the cage.
Echo tries a knee to the head but Hominick blocks it.
Hominick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Echo goes for a takedown attempt but Hominick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Echo wants to clinch but Hominick slips to the side
and Hominick counters with a one-two to the body.
Hominick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hominick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Echo shoots in and drives through. Hominick sprawls well.
Echo wants to clinch.
Echo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Echo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Echo closes the distance and clinches.
Echo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hominick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Echo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Echo landing knees to the head.
Echo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hominick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Echo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hominick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Echo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hominick.
Hominick looking to throw knees to the head but Echo is blocking nicely.
Hominick tries to break the clinch but Echo is controlling the position.
Echo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hominick's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hominick is looking to break free of the clinch but Echo has double underhooks.

Hominick breaks the clinch.
Echo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hominick jabs Echo right on the nose. Echo blinks but takes it well.
Nice takedown defense from Hominick. No joy for Echo on that attempt.
Hominick scores with a jab to the body.
Hominick tries to clinch up but Echo circles away and keeps his distance.

Hominick darts in and clinches Echo up against the cage.
Echo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hominick trying to stall but Echo improves his position.
Echo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hominick smiles and moves away.
Echo looks to clinch

and Hominick counters by clinching up.

Hominick manages to break the clinch.
Echo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hominick pushes Echo up against the cage in a clinch.

Hominick jumps into guard, dragging Echo to the mat.
Echo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Echo drops back looking for a leg! Hominick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hominick manages to kick Echo off! Echo jumps back into Hominick's guard.
Echo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hominick swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Echo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hominick looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hominick looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hominick!
Hominick controlling the position from side mount.
Hominick working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Echo is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hominick avoids the strikes from the bottom by Echo.
Echo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Echo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hominick is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hominick is trying to stick to Echo's back but Echo is turning into Hominick. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hominick's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Echo.

Echo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Echo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Echo wants to control from the top but Hominick keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Echo looking to pass the guard.
Chris Echo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hominick is trying to control the position but Echo postures up.

Echo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Echo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Echo is looking to clinch.
Hominick scores with a leg kick.
Echo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hominick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hominick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hominick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hominick!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okko Ukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stout comes to the cage accompanied by How we do. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stout
vs
Ukkonen

185 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

recos laboratory

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Okko Ukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout shoots in but no luck this time.
Stout will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stout fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stout scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Stout gets the takedown into side control.
Stout controlling the position.
Ukkonen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stout is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ukkonen is looking to improve his position but Stout isn't that keen on the idea.
Stout controlling from mount.
Stout trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkonen trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Stout.
Ukkonen is working to get back to half guard.
Ukkonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stout really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stout controlling the pace for now.
Ukkonen is looking to improve his position but Stout isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stout controlling from mount.
Ukkonen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stout not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stout prevents Ukkonen from improving his position.
Stout tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ukkonen wants to get back to full guard.
Ukkonen trying to hold on to Stout's head to control him but Stout postures up.
Ukkonen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Stout wants to pass the guard but Ukkonen is defending well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stout shoots for a double leg takedown but Ukkonen sprawls well. He's pushed Stout's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stout is breathing heavily.
Stout shoots for a takedown but Ukkonen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ukkonen moves out of range as Stout strikes.
Stout throws a jab when Ukkonen was well out of range.
Stout fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ukkonen looks to land a combination but Stout avoids it well.

Ukkonen gets the takedown into side control.
Stout takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stout wants to get back to his feet.
Ukkonen is looking to take a break and control but Stout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stout tries to buck Ukkonen off but Ukkonen is having none of it.
Stout is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ukkonen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stout trying to control but Ukkonen postures up.

Ukkonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stout defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Okko Ukkonen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stout has his takedown stuffed

and Ukkonen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ukkonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ukkonen throwing shots but Stout is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ukkonen moves nicely into side control.
Stout wants to control but Ukkonen postures up.
Stout tries to escape but Ukkonen is in control.
Stout can't do much from the bottom here.
Stout is trying to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stout throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout misses with a head kick.
Stout lands a head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stout.
Stout is looking to clinch.
Sam Stout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stout fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ukkonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stout doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout swats away the attempt to clinch by Ukkonen.
Stout tries to clinch
and Ukkonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stout thinking.
Ukkonen blocks a head kick by Stout.

Ukkonen tries to keep at a distance but Stout has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stout lands a right hand.
Stout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ukkonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Stout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stout fails to land with a series of punches.
Stout wants to clinch but Ukkonen slips to the side
and Ukkonen counters with a leg kick.
Stout tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stout.

Ukkonen is rocked!
Stout connects with a nice cross there... Ukkonen is looking wobbly and Stout recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ukkonen to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Stout jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Stout!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radzi Tamil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Wiggum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tamil
vs
Wiggum

190 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

MMADNESS clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Radzi Tamil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chief Wiggum!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tamil misses with the combination.
Tamil tries to bum rush Wiggum with a series of wild strikes but Wiggum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamil throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Wiggum stumbling backwards into the cage! Wiggum bounces back off the cage towards Tamil, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Tamil lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Tamil celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Radzi Tamil!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guifre Casiraghi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry comes to the cage accompanied by 3 AM. The crowd seem to be enjoying Casiraghi's choice of entrance music: Dream Evil - Doomlord. Guifre Casiraghi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Drake Barry's chin.

Barry
vs
Casiraghi

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drake Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guifre Casiraghi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casiraghi fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casiraghi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Barry gets the takedown into side control.

Barry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Casiraghi is trying to control Barry's posture but Barry avoids it.
Barry lands some shots froms side control.
Barry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Casiraghi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Barry tries for a kimura but Casiraghi is defending well.
Casiraghi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casiraghi struggling a bit here.
Barry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Casiraghi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barry moves into full mount!
Barry with good strikes from the mount here!
Barry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Casiraghi wants to get back to his feet.

Barry working for a guillotine from mount but Casiraghi is in no mood to give up.
Casiraghi tries to lock up and control but Barry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Casiraghi looks a forlorn figure.
Barry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Casiraghi?
Barry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barry avoids the attempt from Casiraghi to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry looking to finish Casiraghi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Casiraghi!

Casiraghi is rocked!
Barry looking to finish Casiraghi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Casiraghi!
Casiraghi is still in real trouble! Can Barry finish him?
The referee warns Casiraghi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barry with a couple of short strikes.

Barry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Casiraghi is surviving well by controlling Barry's body position as best he can.
Barry is breathing heavily.
Casiraghi tries to lock up and control but Barry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Casiraghi seems to have recovered his senses.
Casiraghi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Casiraghi wants to hold on but Barry pushes him away.

Barry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Casiraghi is surviving well by controlling Barry's body position as best he can.
Casiraghi is desperately trying to improve his position but Barry has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casiraghi taking shots to the head.
Casiraghi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Casiraghi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Casiraghi wants to control but Barry is having none of it.
Barry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Casiraghi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Barry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Barry looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

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.
Casiraghi wants to control but Barry is having none of it.
Barry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Casiraghi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barry landing shots from mount.
Casiraghi tries to reverse the position but Barry maintains control.
Barry lands a big elbow.
Barry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barry punishing his opponent with strikes.

Barry has control of Casiraghi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Casiraghi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Casiraghi is trying desperately to improve position.
Casiraghi wants to hold on but Barry pushes him away.
Barry unloading with bombs!
Casiraghi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barry prevents Casiraghi from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Barry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barry shoots for a takedown but Casiraghi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barry tries to clinch up but Casiraghi circles away and keeps his distance.
Barry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Casiraghi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Barry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Casiraghi is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Barry there.
Barry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barry working over Casiraghi with some ground and pound. Casiraghi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barry has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Drake Barry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casiraghi is squirming around, avoiding Barry's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry avoids the attempt from Casiraghi to control.
Casiraghi is breathing heavily.
Barry landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barry with a couple of short strikes.
Casiraghi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Casiraghi taking shots to the head.
Casiraghi tries to hold on but Barry pushes him away.
Casiraghi is trying to stand.

Barry 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 Barry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Drake Barry!

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Horodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horodecki's entrance music is Troublesome. A fine choice. Patrick Plo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Horodecki
vs
Plo

175 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Firebird Designs

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Horodecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Plo scores with a takedown into Horodecki's guard.
Plo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Horodecki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Plo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Horodecki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plo's guard.
Horodecki won't allow Plo to sweep him here.
Plo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Plo prevents Horodecki from getting the reversal.
Plo cracks Horodecki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Horodecki working to try and regain half guard.
Plo avoids the attempt from Horodecki to control.
Plo with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Plo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Horodecki scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Plo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Plo stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Plo!