SPI : Helsinki - 17 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wiley McCoist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kit Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

McCoist
vs
Walker

185 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
20
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Namunamu Clothing

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wiley McCoist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kit Walker!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by McCoist.
Walker tries for a takedown but McCoist circles away easily
and McCoist counters with a one-two to the body.
McCoist has a takedown stuffed.
Walker fails with the takedown
and McCoist counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Walker! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wiley McCoist!
The defeated Kit Walker had this to say: 'Devils sake'.

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Silva

181 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diaz to the ground. Silva is now in Diaz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diaz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diaz 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.
Silva wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.

Silva pulls Diaz into guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Diaz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Silva tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Diaz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Noel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.

Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Noel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Thiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diaz.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Diaz pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz is working Silva over against the cage.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva decides to stand back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

Silva is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz dips a shoulder and cracks Silva with a mighty uppercut! Silva falls back against the cage and Diaz unloads with a barrage of strikes! Silva is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Diaz screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noel Diaz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Russian
vs
Austin

189 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Russian's waist but Russian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Austin off to one side.
Russian misses with a body shot.
Austin is looking for the big counter here.

Russian takes the fight into the clinch.
Russian tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Austin tries for a takedown. No joy.

Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Austin has closed the distance and engaged Russian in a clinch.

Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Austin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Russian controlling the position for now.
Austin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Russian keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Austin scores with a couple of nice shots.

Austin 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.
Russian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Russian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Austin is trying to control. Russian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Austin seems to be looking for submissions.
Russian wants to control but Austin is keeping busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Austin shoots in but Russian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Big Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Austin.
Russian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Russian duly obliges.

It looks like Steve Austin has been cut.

Russian has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian slows down the pace here.
Russian is trying to stall.
Russian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Austin tries to stall but Russian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Russian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Russian breaks from the clinch.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russian throws a sloppy head kick and Austin moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.

Russian takes the fight into the clinch.
Russian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Russian.
Austin is trying to drag Russian to the mat but Russian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Austin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Russian to keep the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Austin pulls guard.
Russian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Austin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Russian defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Austin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Austin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Russian is looking to clinch.
Austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russian doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.

Austin rushes Russian and presses him up against the cage.
Austin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Austin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Russian leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Austin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Russian is trying to keep an underhook but Austin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Russian wants to improve his position but Austin is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Austin.

Russian manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Russian rushes Austin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Russian keeps him there for the moment.
Russian is trying to force a seperation but Austin has the dominant position.
Austin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Austin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Russian pulls his leg out and moves away.
Big Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Austin.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Russian as he avoids it easily.
Austin is breathing heavily.

Russian drops Austin with a nice combination! Russian dives into Austin's guard, looking to finish!
Russian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Austin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Russian works over Austin with some ground and pound from guard.
Austin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Russian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Russian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Austin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Russian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Russian with a nice head shot there.
Russian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Steve Austin has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian working some strikes from top position.
Austin keeping full guard, as Russian tries to pass.
Russian is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Russian wants to clinch
and Austin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.

Austin closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Russian working hard to break the clinch.
Russian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Austin tries to pull guard but Russian won't allow it.
Austin has Russian pressed against the cage, preventing Russian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin keeps control of Russian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Austin has Russian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Russian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Austin jumps guard but Russian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Austin lands a nice shot to the body.
Russian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Austin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Russian closes the distance and clinches.
Russian pressing his opponent against the cage.

Austin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Russian trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Russian with a nice head shot there.
Russian chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Austin can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
Russian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Austin is trying to control the position but Russian postures up.
Russian trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is trying to keep Russian in close.
Russian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Russian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russian works over Austin with some ground and pound from guard.
Russian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Austin drives through and clinches with Russian against the cage.
Russian tries to circle away but Austin has him pinned against the cage.
Russian wants to get back to striking at distance but Austin won't allow it.

Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russian tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Russian.

That has opened up Steve Austin's cut even more.
Russian swinging wildly here.
Austin feints the counter takedown.
Austin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Russian avoids it really well and circles away.
Russian tries to counter with a takedown but Austin is quick to defend against it.
Russian tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily
and Austin counters with a series of strikes. Russian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Austin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.

Russian scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Russian trying to control the action but Austin is working from the bottom.
Austin trying to control from the bottom.
Russian wants to pass the guard but Austin is defending well.
Russian is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Russian is pressing down on Austin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Austin is holding on for now.
Russian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Austin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russian is pressing down on Austin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Austin is holding on for now.
Russian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Austin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Russian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?

Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Russian smiles and moves away.
Russian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Russian slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
Big Russian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Russian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Russian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russian 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Russian!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcu Halol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignat Grenovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grenovsky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harry Axe-Our people. Marcu Halol had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Halol
vs
Grenovsky

189 cm
25
290 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Phantom Fightwear(50 $)

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcu Halol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ignat Grenovsky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grenovsky.
Grenovsky ducks under a wild hook from Halol.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grenovsky! But no joy.
Grenovsky looks to land a combination. Halol sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Halol tries to move into range but Grenovsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Halol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halol. Grenovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Halol misses.
Grenovsky lands a jab to Halol's midsection.
Grenovsky lands a right hook to the body.
Halol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grenovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grenovsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grenovsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halol misses with a body shot.
Halol lands a really nice looking cross but Grenovsky seems unphased.
Halol jabs at Grenovsky's body.
Grenovsky misses with a few strikes there.
As Grenovsky tries to get set, Halol tries to push him back and clinch up but Grenovsky manages to avoid the attempt.
Grenovsky throws a big shot that misses.
Halol takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grenovsky connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halol.
Grenovsky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grenovsky.
Grenovsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grenovsky avoids the body shot from Halol.
Grenovsky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grenovsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halol swings for the body but Grenovsky moves out of range.
Halol misses with a straight right.
Halol is looking to clinch.
Grenovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Grenovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Halol has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grenovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Grenovsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Grenovsky's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Halol breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grenovsky ducks under a wild hook from Halol.
Grenovsky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grenovsky throws a shot from downtown. Halol moves away and avoids it.
Grenovsky jabs Halol to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grenovsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Halol misses with a looping left.
Halol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grenovsky's head.
Grenovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halol throws a hook to the side of Grenovsky's head but Grenovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grenovsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halol wants to clinch
and Grenovsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grenovsky lunges at Halol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halol's hand.
Nice defenses there by Grenovsky.
Halol misses with a hook. Grenovsky ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grenovsky misses with a wild combination.
Halol throws out a powerful jab.
Halol throws a lazy right hand but Grenovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Halol misses the target.
Grenovsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halol.
Halol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grenovsky.
Grenovsky lands with a good body shot.
Halol misses with an uppercut
and Grenovsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grenovsky. Halol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grenovsky! But no joy.
Halol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grenovsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halol throws a series of punches but Grenovsky avoids them all with ease.
Halol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halol there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grenovsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grenovsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halol at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Grenovsky scores with a four punch combination!
Grenovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grenovsky throws a series of punches but Halol moves out of range.
Halol darts in trying to clinch
letting Grenovsky counter with a right hand.
Halol throws an overhand right that lands on Grenovsky's shoulder, as Grenovsky tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Grenovsky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grenovsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halol circles away quickly and effectively.
Grenovsky misses with a few strikes there.
Halol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halol tries to clinch but Grenovsky moves out of range.
Grenovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Halol.
Halol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grenovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halol.
Halol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halol misses with a lunging right hand
and Grenovsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halol scores with a hook to the body. Grenovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignat Grenovsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Halol misses with a hook

and Grenovsky counters by moving into the clinch.

Halol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grenovsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Halol.
Halol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grenovsky manages to avoid it.
Grenovsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halol lands with a right hand.
A jab from Halol misses.
Grenovsky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Halol defends it well.
Grenovsky cracks Halol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halol misses with a left hand
and Grenovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Halol misses with an uppercut. Grenovsky saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Grenovsky.
Halol tries to clinch up.
Grenovsky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grenovsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halol.
Ignat Grenovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grenovsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Halol misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenovsky ducks under a wild hook from Halol.
Grenovsky swings for the body but Halol moves out of range.
Halol throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Halol misses the target.
Grenovsky feints a jab promting Halol to slip. Grenovsky then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Halol slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Halol misses the jab.
Halol tries to clinch but Grenovsky moves out of range.
Grenovsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Halol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halol there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grenovsky lands a two punch combo.
Halol throws a body shot but no joy.
Halol moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Halol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grenovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Halol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ignat Grenovsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halol swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Grenovsky counter with a right hand.
Halol misses with an uppercut
and Grenovsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halol lands with a right hand.
Grenovsky misses with a two punch combination.
Halol throws a lazy right hand but Grenovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grenovsky walks into a stiff left hand from Halol.
Grenovsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halol stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halol avoids the body shot from Grenovsky.
Halol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halol misses with a hook. Grenovsky ducked under it nicely.
Halol throws a lazy right hand but Grenovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grenovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halol throws a big shot that misses.
Halol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grenovsky cracks Halol with an open hand slap.
Halol walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Grenovsky.
Grenovsky throws a hook but Halol avoids it easily.
Halol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grenovskys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grenovsky digs a good hook to Halol's body.
Nice body punch from Grenovsky.
Grenovsky stuns Halol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab lands there for Grenovsky.
Halol looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left and a right from Grenovsky both land. Nice combination.
Grenovsky moves away from the strike by Halol.
Halol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Halol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Grenovsky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grenovsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halol throws a hook but Grenovsky blocks it.
A jab lands there for Grenovsky.
Grenovsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halol circles away quickly and effectively.
Halol is looking to counter punch.
Grenovsky lands a nice hook to Halol's body. Halol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grenovsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grenovsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grenovsky connects with a body shot.
Grenovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halol throws out the jab.
Halol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grenovsky lands a jab to Halol's midsection.
Grenovsky blocks a jab.
Grenovsky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halol throws a hook but Grenovsky avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grenovsky scores with a hook.
Halol misses the jab.
Grenovsky throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ignat Grenovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Halol ducks under a wild hook from Grenovsky.
Halol ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grenovsky blocks a jab.
Grenovsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halol connects with a crisp jab.
Halol throws a body punch but Grenovsky moves out of range.
Halol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grenovsky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Halol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grenovsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grenovsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grenovsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grenovsky moves out of range as Halol strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grenovsky! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Halol.
Halol looks to land a right hand but Grenovsky moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenovsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Halol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grenovsky throws out the jab.
Grenovsky misses with the combination.
Grenovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Halol is just out of range.
Halol misses with a wild body shot.
Halol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grenovsky moves away.
Halol looks to land a left hand but Grenovsky moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Halol.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grenovsky connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Grenovsky. Beautiful body shot.
Halol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grenovsky.
Halol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halol. Grenovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grenovsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Grenovsky. Those never looked like landing.
Halol throws a lazy right hand but Grenovsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halol takes a swing at Grenovsky's ribcage but misses.
Grenovsky throws a nice looking combination but Halol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grenovsky lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grenovsky.
Halol misses the jab.
Halol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grenovsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halol missing with a left hand there. Grenovsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grenovsky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grenovsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Halol misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grenovsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Halol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grenovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halol.
Halol takes a swing at Grenovsky's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Grenovsky finds it's way through Halol's defenses.
Halol slips a jab from Grenovsky.
Grenovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Grenovsky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grenovsky avoids the body shot from Halol.
Grenovsky tests Halol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grenovsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Halol misses.
A nice side step and Grenovsky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Halol misses with a hook. Grenovsky ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Halol does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grenovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halol moves away.
Grenovsky connects with a looping right hand.
Halol looks to score with a jab to the body but Grenovsky is just out of range.
Grenovsky cracks Halol with an open hand slap.
Grenovsky connects with a crisp jab.
Grenovsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halol under the eye.
Grenovsky ducks under a wild hook from Halol.
Halol throws a looping overhand right but Grenovsky ducks down to avoid it.
Grenovsky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halol misses the jab.
As Halol backs off Grenovsky throws a huge counter combo but Halol manages to avoid it all.
Grenovsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halol.
Grenovsky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Halol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grenovsky manages to avoid it.
Grenovsky lands with an overhand left.

Halol is rocked!
Halol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grenovsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcu Halol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Halol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ignat Grenovsky!

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Babak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Malandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babak comes to the cage accompanied by Lose yourself - Eminem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Babak
vs
Malandro

183 cm
26
191 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
186 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Babak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Malandro!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malandro.
Babak moves out of range of the leg kick from Malandro.

Babak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malandro sprawls well initially but Babak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Babak working the head and body with strikes.
Babak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malandro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Malandro is trying to stand up here but Babak is controlling him well.
Babak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Malandro taking some punishment here, with Babak in his half guard.

Malandro manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Malandro clinches up with Babak and pushes him back against the cage.
Malandro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Babak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malandro prevents Babak from breaking the clinch.
Malandro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malandro tries to land knees in the clinch but Babak avoids the damage to the body.
Malandro with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mohammed Babak has been cut.
Babak lands with a light punch inside.
Malandro misses with a knee strike.
Malandro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malandro obliges.
Malandro tries a knee to the head but Babak blocks it.
Malandro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Babak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Malandro lands an elbow inside that Babak shrugs off.
Malandro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babak's face.
Malandro lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babak tries to score a body lock takedown but Malandro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Malandro with a knee to the head.
Malandro missing with knees to the body.
Malandro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malandro looks winded!
Babak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malandro smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Babak gets a double leg takedown into Malandro's guard.
Babak throws a big elbow that misses.
Babak 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.
Babak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Babak working the ground and pound from side control.

Babak tries for a kimura but Malandro is defending well.
Babak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malandro keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Babak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Malandro is rocked!
Babak is staying tight to Malandro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Malandro taking a bit of punishment here - Babak scoring with strikes.
Malandro is still in real trouble! Can Babak finish him?
Babak lands a strong strike to the head of Malandro. That's dazed him! Babak looking to finish here. Malandro is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Babak lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Babak!
Mohammed Babak was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.