UMMA - the little King PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thad Backer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolev comes into the arena with Ya kuplu tebe dom blaring out of the sound system. Backer has chosen Hell Yeah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thad Backer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sobolev
vs
Backer

201 cm
35
265 lbs
17 - 22 - 0

191 cm
24
260 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thad Backer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolev doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Backer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sobolev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Backer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Backer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobolev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Backer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasiliy Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobolev wants to take the fight to the mat but Backer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sobolev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Backer is defending well.
Sobolev blocks an elbow strike.

Sobolev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Backer wants to stand but Sobolev is controlling the position.
Sobolev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Backer is looking to stand up but Sobolev isn't so interested in that idea.
Backer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobolev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev landing some decent shots from guard.
Sobolev won't allow Backer to get back to his feet.
Sobolev is working Backer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Backer wants to stand up but Sobolev is controlling him.
Sobolev scoring with some ground and pound.
Sobolev scoring with punches to the head and body.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Backer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sobolev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sobolev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobolev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Backer wants to stand but Sobolev is controlling the position.
Sobolev 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.
Backer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobolev scoring with some ground and pound.
Sobolev cracks Backer with a solid left hand.
Sobolev advances position into side control!
Sobolev lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Sobolev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sobolev tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sobolev in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Backer is trying to get back to his feet.
Sobolev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Backer some visible discomfort.

Backer is rocked!
Sobolev working the ground and pound.
Backer is still in real trouble! Can Sobolev finish him?
Sobolev in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Backer looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sobolev turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasiliy Sobolev!
Vasiliy Sobolev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hungy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ak
vs
Henry

189 cm
35
222 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

192 cm
32
221 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hungy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ak closes the distance but Henry moves to the side
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ak thinking.

Ak rushes Henry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Henry jumps into guard, dragging Ak to the mat.
Ak stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
Ak trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.

Henry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ak is aware though and is defending well.
Ak is working Henry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry keeping full guard, as Ak tries to pass.
Henry wants to sweep here but Ak controlling him for the moment.
Ak with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ak pushes a forearm under Henry's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Henry is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergei Ak!
An out of breath Sergei Ak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metaxa has chosen •99• The Haunted🔫 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Patterson
vs
Metaxa

193 cm
33
216 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

185 cm
26
218 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Metaxa!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Metaxa drives through and clinches with Patterson against the cage.
Metaxa tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson trying to land knees to the body.
Patterson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Metaxa.
Metaxa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patterson avoids it.
Patterson connects with a knee to the head.
Metaxa works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Patterson tries to land a knee to the head but Metaxa blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Metaxa - that landed with a thud.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Metaxa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Metaxa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Metaxa digs a right hand into Patterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Patterson's gas tank.
Metaxa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patterson.
Metaxa gets through Patterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Metaxa.
Patterson avoiding damage as Metaxa throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Metaxa.

It looks like Donald Patterson has been cut.
Patterson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metaxa blocks it with crossed arms.
Metaxa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Metaxa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Metaxa.
Patterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Metaxa is working Patterson over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Metaxa.
Metaxa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metaxa lands an elbow that stopped Patterson in his tracks for a moment.
Metaxa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Metaxa to work.
Metaxa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Metaxa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattersons head.
Metaxa lands a damaging elbow.
Patterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Metaxa.
Metaxa blocks an elbow strike from Patterson.
Metaxa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Metaxa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Metaxa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Metaxa cracks Patterson with a nice body shot.
Patterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metaxa is leaning against Patterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Metaxa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Metaxa lands an uppercut.
Metaxa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Metaxa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Metaxa as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Metaxa.

Patterson is rocked!
Metaxa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patterson avoids it.
Patterson being controlled against the cage.
Metaxa gets through Patterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Patterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patterson being controlled against the cage.
Patterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Metaxa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Metaxa.

Metaxa drops Patterson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Patterson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Patterson is pressed against the cage. Metaxa pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Patterson! Two more big strikes from Metaxa and Patterson crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Martin Metaxa!
Martin Metaxa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Lehnsherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehnsherr has chosen PURE EVIL! as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Arne Riseman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arne Riseman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Riseman
vs
Lehnsherr

189 cm
30
280 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

210 cm
32
278 lbs
18 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Lehnsherr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehnsherr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riseman lands with a shot to the body.
Riseman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riseman misses with a wild combination.
Lehnsherr defending well as Riseman loads up on a big left hand.
Lehnsherr connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Riseman.
Lehnsherr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riseman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riseman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riseman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr cracks Riseman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lehnsherr tries to clinch but Riseman is having none of it.
Lehnsherr is looking to clinch but Riseman is avoiding it.
Lehnsherr jabs Riseman right on the nose. Riseman blinks but takes it well.
Lehnsherr connects with a crisp jab.
Riseman swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Lehnsherr does no damage.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lehnsherr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lehnsherr fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehnsherr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
Riseman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lehnsherr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riseman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehnsherr misses the jab.
Riseman throws a low kick but Lehnsherr avoids it.
Riseman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lehnsherr.
Riseman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr moves out of range of the leg kick from Riseman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Riseman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehnsherr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lehnsherr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Riseman - the referee stops the clock and Lehnsherr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Riseman. Lehnsherr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lehnsherr looks winded!
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lehnsherr misses with a body shot.
Lehnsherr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riseman scores with a leg kick.
Lehnsherr tries to clinch up.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehnsherr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riseman counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Erik Lehnsherr has been cut.
Riseman looks to land a combination but Lehnsherr avoids it well.
Riseman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lehnsherr. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lehnsherr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riseman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lehnsherr.
Erik Lehnsherr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lehnsherr's calf.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riseman slips under a jab from Lehnsherr.
Riseman tries to bum rush Lehnsherr with a series of wild strikes but Lehnsherr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehnsherr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehnsherr takes one to the chin there.
Lehnsherr throws a right and a left that Riseman avoids nicely.
Lehnsherr stalks Riseman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Riseman's face. Riseman staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lehnsherr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
Lehnsherr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riseman slips under a jab.

Lehnsherr moves into the clinch.

Riseman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riseman ducks under a wild hook from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr looks to throw the jab but Riseman is out of range.
Lehnsherr tries to bum rush Riseman with a series of wild strikes but Riseman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lehnsherr looks to score with a jab to the body but Riseman is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lehnsherr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lehnsherr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riseman counters with a thumping low kick.
Riseman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lehnsherr swings for the body but Riseman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arne Riseman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Lehnsherr's cut.
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.

Lehnsherr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riseman throws a sloppy head kick and Lehnsherr moves out of range easily.
Lehnsherr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arne Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Lehnsherr. That snapped Riseman's head back.
A right-left combo lands from Riseman.
Lehnsherr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riseman looks to land a combination but Lehnsherr avoids it well.
Riseman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehnsherr blocks a head kick by Riseman.
Lehnsherr blocks a head kick by Riseman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lehnsherr, as that shot connected.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehnsherr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lehnsherr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehnsherr connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr throws a shot from downtown. Riseman moves away and avoids it.
Lehnsherr checks the leg kick.
Riseman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body kick there by Riseman.
A head kick misses from Riseman.
Lehnsherr throws an overhand right that lands on Riseman's shoulder, as Riseman tries to avoid the shot.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Riseman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lehnsherr circles away quickly and effectively.
Lehnsherr is looking to clinch.
Lehnsherr throws a looping overhand right but Riseman ducks down to avoid it.
Lehnsherr misses with a hook.
Riseman misses the shot to the body.
Riseman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arne Riseman is winning the standup battle so far.
Riseman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riseman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riseman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
Lehnsherr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lehnsherr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riseman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riseman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lehnsherr is breathing heavily.
Riseman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riseman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Riseman duly obliges.
Lehnsherr takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Riseman drops Lehnsherr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lehnsherr looks back up at him and smiles so Riseman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Lehnsherr is rocked!
Riseman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lehnsherr's calf.
Lehnsherr is still on wobbly legs! Can Riseman finish him?

Riseman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lehnsherr sprawling to the canvas! Lehnsherr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Riseman finish him?!
Riseman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lehnsherr. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riseman lands a big uppercut and Lehnsherr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lehnsherr looks OK. Riseman waves Lehnsherr back to his feet!
Lehnsherr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riseman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Riseman connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Riseman. Those never looked like landing.
Lehnsherr seems to have recovered his senses.
Lehnsherr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lehnsherr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Lehnsherr avoids nicely.
Riseman misses with a few strikes there.
Lehnsherr missing with a left hand there. Riseman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riseman lands a body shot.
Riseman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lehnsherr at a distance.
Riseman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riseman, right into the meat.
Riseman lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Riseman scores with a shot to the body.
Riseman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Riseman lunges at Lehnsherr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lehnsherr's hand.
Riseman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Lehnsherr avoids them all with ease.
Riseman misses with a few strikes there.
Riseman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lehnsherr eats them both and turns towards Riseman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Riseman lands with a nice combination. Lehnsherr backs away looking to recover.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riseman throws a solid leg kick but Lehnsherr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riseman.
Riseman misses with the combination.
Lehnsherr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arne Riseman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Lehnsherr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Riseman sizes up Lehnsherr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Riseman looks to land a combination but Lehnsherr avoids it well.
Lehnsherr misses with a low kick.
Lehnsherr wants to clinch up but Riseman keeps it at a distance.
Riseman throws the left hand but Lehnsherr avoids the punch easily.
Riseman cracks a nice hook into Lehnsherr's ribs.
Riseman throws a right hand that Lehnsherr ducks under and follows up with a left that Lehnsherr also avoids with ease.
Lehnsherr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lehnsherr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lehnsherr tries to close the distance and clinch but Riseman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Riseman.
Lehnsherr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Lehnsherr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lehnsherr misses with a straight left.
Lehnsherr loads up on a big right hand but Riseman slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr misses with the combination.
Lehnsherr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lehnsherr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lehnsherr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riseman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Lehnsherr misses.
Riseman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehnsherr.
Riseman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lehnsherr if he has to take too many more of those.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Riseman.
Lehnsherr needs to keep his hands up - Riseman had a free shot at his head there.
Riseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Riseman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lehnsherr can do to turn this around?
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehnsherr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Riseman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehnsherr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Riseman.
Riseman moves out of range as Lehnsherr strikes.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lehnsherr.
Lehnsherr looks to throw the jab but Riseman is out of range.
Lehnsherr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riseman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riseman throws a right hand that Lehnsherr ducks under and follows up with a left that Lehnsherr also avoids with ease.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehnsherr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehnsherr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riseman counters with a nice body shot.
Riseman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehnsherr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehnsherr throws an overhand right that lands on Riseman's shoulder, as Riseman tries to avoid the shot.
Riseman cracks Lehnsherr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lehnsherr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Riseman under the eye.
Riseman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr sizes up Riseman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lehnsherr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lehnsherr wants to clinch up but Riseman keeps it at a distance.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Riseman ducks under a wild hook from Lehnsherr.
Erik Lehnsherr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lehnsherr throws out a loose jab but Riseman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehnsherr throws a sloppy head kick
and Riseman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehnsherr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riseman.
A cross from Riseman lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman scores with a one two! Lehnsherr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehnsherr throws a series of punches but Riseman avoids them all with ease.
Riseman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riseman.
Lehnsherr misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehnsherr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riseman avoids the body shot from Lehnsherr.
Crunch! Riseman slams his shin into Lehnsherr's torso.
Lehnsherr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Riseman scores with a four punch combination!
Riseman scores with a jab. Lehnsherr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riseman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lehnsherr back to the cage. Riseman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arne Riseman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riseman, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arne Riseman!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes to the cage accompanied by Top dog feat. Chuck Norris. Bulk Bogan looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Uzi
vs
Bogan

203 cm
35
278 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

190 cm
38
275 lbs
32 - 26 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class 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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bulk Bogan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Uzi.

Bogan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Uzi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Uzi is trying to control the position but Bogan postures up.
Uzi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Uzi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bogan blocks an uppercut.
Uzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uzi has a couple of punches blocked by Bogan.
Uzi connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bulk Bogan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uzi drops Bogan with a big knee straight up the middle! Bogan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kalle Uzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogan looks winded!
Bogan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Uzi defends it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Bogan.
Bogan ducks into an uppercut from Uzi and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Uzi!
A relieved looking Kalle Uzi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasta Fary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vanovcan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moskau. Fary has chosen El toro guapo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vanovcan
vs
Fary

153 cm
35
130 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

162 cm
28
135 lbs
15 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasta Fary!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Fary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Fary checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vanovcan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fary.
Vanovcan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Vanovcan rushes Fary and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vanovcan blocking some punches.
Fary avoids the elbow strike from Vanovcan, against the cage.
Fary trying to land knees to the body.
Fary misses with an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Fary to work.
Vanovcan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fary fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Fary darts in and clinches Vanovcan up against the cage.
Fary blocks an elbow strike from Vanovcan.
Fary slowing the pace effectively.
Fary avoiding damage as Vanovcan throws knees to the body.
Fary blocks the elbow strike.
Fary looking to stall.

Fary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vanovcan.
Fary throws a nice looking combination but Vanovcan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vanovcan throws a one two combo.

Vanovcan darts in and clinches Fary up against the cage.
Vanovcan is trying to pull guard but Fary has him pressed against the cage.
Fary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanovcan.
Fary makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fary wants to break free but Vanovcan has control.
Vanovcan dodges an elbow strike from Fary.

Vanovcan lands a takedown into guard.
Vanovcan is looking to work some ground and pound but Fary has wrist control.
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!
Vanovcan is looking to work some ground and pound but Fary has wrist control.
Vanovcan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fary's head.
Fary trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Vanovcan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fary is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fary has escaped and now he's on top!

Fary is posturing up here but Vanovcan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fary tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fary has to tap! Slick submission there by Vanovcan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justina Vanovcan!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitonen comes to the cage accompanied by Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Vitonen
vs
Seia

197 cm
29
270 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

191 cm
29
240 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitonen throws a leg kick which misses Seia's front leg but catches the back leg as Seia tries to avoid it.
Seia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Vitonen misses
and Seia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vitonen. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vitonen misses with a hook.
Seia misses with a wild body shot.
Seia throws the kick towards the body but Vitonen avoids it.
Seia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Vitonen.
Vitonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seia takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vitonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vitonen throws a lazy right hand but Seia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vitonen is looking to land body kicks.
Seia moves away from the strike by Vitonen.
Seia lands a jab.
Vitonen throws a hook but Seia blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vitonen.
Seia scores with a leg kick.
Seia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vitonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vitonen misses with a looping left.
Seia clobbers Vitonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seia slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Seia.
Vitonen throws a hook to the side of Seia's head but Seia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vitonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitonen avoids the head kick by Seia.
Vitonen lands a jab to Seia's midsection.
Nahka Vitonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vitonen misses with a double jab.
Vitonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a leg kick but Vitonen moved away.
Vitonen throws a body punch but Seia moves out of range.
Vitonen scores with a nice head shot.
Vitonen throws a jab when Seia was well out of range.
Seia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vitonen is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Vitonen misses the target.
Vitonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vitonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vitonen throws a shot from downtown. Seia moves away and avoids it.
Vitonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Vitonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Seia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vitonen.
Seia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vitonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick by Seia misses
and Vitonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Seia connects with a body shot that sends Vitonen's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen connects with a body shot that sends Seia's belly button to the back.
Vitonen avoids the body shot from Seia.

Seia moves into the clinch.
Vitonen prevents a body shot from Seia.
Seia lands with a right to the head.
Vitonen trying to land knees to the body.
Seia avoiding damage as Vitonen throws knees to the body.
Seia lands with a left to the head.
Vitonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Seia blocks an uppercut.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vitonen tries to pull guard but Seia holds him up against the cage and eventually Vitonen drops back down to his feet.
Seia struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitonen controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitonen.
Vitonen digs a right hand into Seia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seia's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitonen blocks an uppercut.
Seia tries to throw a body punch but Vitonen avoids it by throwing Seia back against the cage.
Seia lands with a short shot to the head.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seia.
Seia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seia misses with a body punch.
Vitonen prevents a body shot from Seia.
Seia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seia lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Seia.
Seia misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seia.
Seia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Seia digs a right hand into Vitonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vitonen's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tolo Seia 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.

Seia feints and then cracks Vitonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vitonen down.
Seia misses with a body shot.
Seia moves out of range as Vitonen throws a body kick.
Vitonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vitonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vitonen swinging wildly here.
Vitonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vitonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body punch from Seia.
A shot to the liver by Vitonen. Beautiful body shot.
Vitonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seia doesn't seem bothered though.
Seia blocks a head kick by Vitonen.
Seia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitonen slips a straight right by Seia.
Vitonen blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vitonen lands with a good body shot.
Vitonen scores with the left hand. Seia knows he should have avoided that one.
Seia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vitonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vitonen walks into a stiff left hand from Seia.
Vitonen misses with the combination.
Vitonen throws a looping overhand right but Seia ducks down to avoid it.
Nahka Vitonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Seia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitonen.
Vitonen throws a leg kick but Seia moved away.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia blocks a head kick by Vitonen.
Seia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seia walks into a straight right hand from Vitonen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vitonen moves away from the strike by Seia.
Vitonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitonen blocks a head kick by Seia.
Vitonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seia avoids the body shot from Vitonen.
Vitonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seia.
Vitonen throws a shot to the body.
Vitonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seia is looking to slow Vitonen down with leg kicks.
Seia loads up on a big right hand but Vitonen slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Seia.
Seia lands a nice shot that snaps Vitonen's head back.
Vitonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vitonen swings widly with a right hand
and Vitonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vitonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vitonen.
Good standup being displayed there by Vitonen as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia throws a sloppy head kick and Vitonen moves out of range easily.
Vitonen jabs Seia right on the nose. Seia blinks but takes it well.
Vitonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seia was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitonen.
Vitonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seia throws a head kick that misses.
Vitonen blocks a head kick by Seia.
Vitonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seia manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Vitonen.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Vitonen there.
Vitonen throws a lazy right hand but Seia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vitonen checks a low kick from Seia.
Vitonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seia counters with a good low kick that Vitonen was not able to check.
Vitonen scores with a jab.
Vitonen swings for the body but Seia moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seia ducks under a wild hook from Vitonen.
Seia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vitonen takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seia is looking to slow Vitonen down with leg kicks.
Vitonen misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Seia slams his shin into Vitonen's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tolo Seia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Seia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vitonen. Vitonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vitonen takes a swing at Seia's ribcage but misses.
Vitonen blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Seia.
Vitonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vitonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
Seia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vitonen. That did some damage!
Seia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vitonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Seia should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seia jabs Vitonen right on the nose. Vitonen blinks but takes it well.
Seia clobbers Vitonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vitonen lands with a straight right. Seia didn't see that one coming.
Seia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Vitonen is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seia.

Seia sends Vitonen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Seia is motioning to the referee to let Vitonen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Vitonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Vitonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vitonen drops his hands momentarily. Seia doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Vitonen staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Vitonen doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tolo Seia!
During a confident post fight interview, Tolo Seia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionheart has chosen Van Damme - Lion Heart (Final Fight) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Higashikuni
vs
Lionheart

162 cm
27
146 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

160 cm
32
142 lbs
28 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Lionheart!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lionheart checks the leg kick.
Lionheart lands a jab to Higashikuni's midsection.
Lionheart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lionheart lands with a good body shot.
Katsu Higashikuni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Higashikuni dives in and scores a takedown into Lionheart's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Higashikuni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lionheart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Higashikuni defends well.
Higashikuni 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.

Lionheart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lionheart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Higashikuni wants to pass the guard but Lionheart is keeping the position.

Lionheart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Higashikuni wants to control from the top but Lionheart keeps moving.

Higashikuni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lionheart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Higashikuni is in close to Lionheart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lionheart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni is working Lionheart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Higashikuni wants to pass the guard but Lionheart is keeping the position.

Lionheart has his foot on Higashikuni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Higashikuni works his way back into a safe position though.
Lionheart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Higashikuni tries to free his leg and advance position but Lionheart is retaining full guard.
Higashikuni throwing strikes from guard but Lionheart blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higashikuni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lionheart can't keep his opponent in guard - Higashikuni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart is looking for a sweep. Higashikuni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Higashikuni frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Higashikuni working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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!
Higashikuni with good strikes from the mount here!
Higashikuni has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lionheart's face.
Higashikuni is landing with some decent strikes but Lionheart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Higashikuni cracks Lionheart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Higashikuni lands with some strikes.
Lionheart tries to lock up and control but Higashikuni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lionheart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Higashikuni raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni lands with some strikes.
Lionheart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Higashikuni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Higashikuni lands a big shot there that rocks Lionheart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Higashikuni lands with some strikes.

Lionheart is rocked!
Higashikuni looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lionheart covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsu Higashikuni!
Katsu Higashikuni retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Katsu Higashikuni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.