MMAHelsinki - 37 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salo Gonalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salo Gonalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonalez
vs
Walker

177 cm
27
159 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

179 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salo Gonalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Walker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Gonalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Gonalez misses with a kick to the body.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Gonalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Walker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gonalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walker up against the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonalez avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gonalez breaks from the clinch.

Gonalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Gonalez avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonalez has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Walker.
Walker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Gonalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Gonalez blocks it.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gonalez manages to break the clinch.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eric Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonalez.
Gonalez takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Salo Gonalez has been cut.
Gonalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eric Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker misses with a head kick.

Walker moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gonalez has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonalez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonalez avoids the damage to the body.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Gonalez to work.
Gonalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Walker.
Gonalez is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns Gonalez into the cage.
Gonalez takes a shot to the head.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonalez is defending well for now.
Gonalez prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonalez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walker to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salo Gonalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonalez lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonalez's elbow.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonalez.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Gonalez tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonalez drops back down to his feet.
Gonalez jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gonalez is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Gonalez controls the action.
Gonalez blocks the elbow strike.

Gonalez breaks the clinch.

Gonalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonalez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gonalez tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonalez has Walker pressed against the cage.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonalez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gonalez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Walker.
Gonalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walker, right into the meat.
Walker is looking to slow Gonalez down with leg kicks.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walker looks to land a combination but Gonalez avoids it well.

Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonalez is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salo Gonalez'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.

A big left from Walker misses.
Gonalez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gonalez misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a head kick that half lands.
Salo Gonalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonalez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Gonalez ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
Gonalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Gonalez persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salo Gonalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker scores with a head kick.
Gonalez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gonalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonalez is looking for a counter combo.
Gonalez shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.

Walker clinches up with Gonalez and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Walker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonalez blocks a body shot from Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gonalez is trying to stall.
Gonalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker with a knee to the head.

Gonalez pulls guard effortlessly.
Gonalez has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.

Gonalez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walker passes into half guard.
Gonalez wants to control but Walker is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez is staying active underneath Walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonalez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
Gonalez tries to kick Walker off but Walker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonalez's head.

Walker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonalez shoots in but no luck this time.
Walker unleashes a big counter combination but Gonalez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gonalez throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Gonalez dives in for a single leg takedown but Walker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Walker tries to bum rush Gonalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonalez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Nice body kick from Walker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker works on Gonalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonalez tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonalez is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonalez controls his hands.
Gonalez can't get the takedown.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonalez prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Gonalez is blocking nicely.
Gonalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gonalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker misses with a combination
and Gonalez counters with a series of strikes. Walker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walker is looking to clinch but Gonalez is avoiding it.

Gonalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Eric Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gonalez blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Gonalez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gonalez manages to end up in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gonalez avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker connects with a body shot.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gonalez to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonalez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gonalez tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Walker misses.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Gonalez moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker throws a head kick but Gonalez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonalez.
Gonalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonalez feinted with a counter takedown.
Gonalez looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker keeps Gonalez at a distance using the push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker thumps Gonalez with a low kick.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonalez rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonalez misses with a wild combination.

Gonalez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gonalez throwing shots but Walker is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.

Gonalez stands up from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Gonalez persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salo Gonalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker lands a head kick!
Gonalez dives in for a single leg takedown but Walker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gonalez takes a kick to the side of the head.

Gonalez is rocked!
Eric Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Walker instigates a clinch.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker cracks Gonalez with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Gonalez.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonalez avoids it.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonalez avoids it.

Gonalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Gonalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Walker leaves Gonalez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gonalez's head.
Walker throws a head kick that Gonalez semi-blocks.
Walker throws a head kick but Gonalez moves out of range.
Gonalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walker moves into range and clinches up with Gonalez.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonalez's brow.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Gonalez blocks a body shot from Walker.
Gonalez avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Walker.

Gonalez jumps into guard, dragging Walker to the mat.
Walker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonalez's guard.
Gonalez is looking to stand back up but Walker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gonalez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Walker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Luigi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen High by Jimmie's Chicken Shack as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luigi
vs
Davis

200 cm
30
200 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Luigi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Davis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Luigi.
Davis tries to clinch but Luigi is having none of it.
Luigi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Davis.

Luigi moves into the clinch.
Luigi tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Luigi gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Davis's coach down at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Davis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luigi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mario Luigi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Davis.
Davis can't get the takedown.
Luigi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ricky Davis has been cut.
Davis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Luigi to keep the fight standing.
Luigi prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Luigi pulls his leg out and moves away.

Davis drives through with a takedown into Luigi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Luigi scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luigi scoring well with a low kick there.
Mario Luigi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luigi throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Luigi connects with a solid leg kick.

Luigi instigates a clinch.
Luigi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Davis pulls guard.
Luigi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luigi trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Luigi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davis has his hands on Luigi's head, controlling the position.
Luigi wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luigi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luigi's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Luigi shows good takedown defense.
Luigi is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Luigi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis dives in for a single leg takedown but Luigi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Luigi throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luigi avoids a kick to the body.
Luigi throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Luigi closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luigi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Luigi sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luigi, right into the meat.
Luigi blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis looks winded!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Luigi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis wants a takedown.
Luigi looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Luigi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis can't get the takedown.

Luigi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luigi thumps Davis with a low kick.
Luigi throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.

Luigi darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luigi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Luigi with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luigi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luigi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luigi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luigi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.

Luigi breaks the clinch.

Luigi closes the distance and clinches.
Luigi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Luigi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Luigi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Davis's cut.
That's time! Luigi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

That kick from Luigi tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luigi scores with a leg kick.

Luigi moves into the clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but Luigi holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luigi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Mario Luigi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Davis.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Luigi throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Luigi breaks from the clinch.
Luigi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luigi moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Luigi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luigi takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luigi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luigi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luigi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mario Luigi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luigi connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Ricky Davis's cut even more.

Luigi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luigi.
Luigi tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.

Luigi gets a clinch.
Luigi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.

Luigi breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luigi cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Luigi stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luigi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luigi.
Luigi tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis feints the counter takedown.
Luigi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luigi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luigi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Mario Luigi is winning the standup battle so far.

Luigi closes the distance and clinches.
Luigi connects with a knee to the head.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luigi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luigi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Luigi breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luigi is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Luigi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.

Luigi closes the distance and clinches.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luigi misses with a knee to the head.
Luigi connects with a knee to the head.
Luigi looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.

Luigi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luigi.
Luigi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.

Luigi rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Luigi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luigi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Davis manages to circle out of the way.
Davis is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luigi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Luigi.
That kick from Luigi tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Luigi.

Luigi clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Luigi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Luigi with a knee to the head.

The cut above Ricky Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luigi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis fails to pull guard.
Luigi landing knees to the head.

Luigi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luigi. Luigi obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luigi can pounce on him.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luigi. Luigi obviously looking to wear him down.
Luigi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Luigi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Davis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Luigi connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luigi tries to clinch up

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

Luigi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ricky Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis looks for a takedown but Luigi sprawls well.
Luigi tries to counter by clinching up but Davis breaks away and moves out of range.
Luigi wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Luigi as Davis shoots in.

Luigi pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Luigi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!

Luigi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luigi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luigi manages to break the clinch.

Luigi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Luigi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luigi lands a knee to the head.
Luigi misses with a knee strike.
Luigi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luigi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luigi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luigi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Luigi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mario Luigi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Davis.
Luigi is looking to clinch.
Luigi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Luigi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luigi scores with a leg kick.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.

Luigi drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Davis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Davis is trying to work for a kimura but Luigi is defending well.
Luigi tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luigi is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luigi wants to get back to full guard.

Davis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Luigi sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luigi is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Luigi takes the fight into the clinch.

Luigi manages to break the clinch.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Luigi, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Luigi against the cage but Luigi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luigi swivels and escapes.

Luigi closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to pull guard but Luigi won't allow it.
Luigi landing knees to the head.
Luigi looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Luigi with a knee to the head.
Davis can't get the takedown.
Luigi misses with a knee strike.
Luigi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luigi tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luigi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mario Luigi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Luigi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Ricky Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Luigi clinches.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!

Davis is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Luigi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luigi 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 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Luigi!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Barnes struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Magnus Ragnarsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrone Barnes's chin.

Ragnarsson
vs
Barnes

161 cm
24
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magnus Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Barnes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ragnarsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ragnarsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ragnarsson trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Barnes working for a triangle but Ragnarsson defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barnes working for a triangle but Ragnarsson defends it easily.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scoring with some ground and pound.

Barnes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ragnarsson defends well.
Ragnarsson distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ragnarsson is one step ahead there.
Ragnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Ragnarsson trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barnes tries to bench press Ragnarsson off him but Ragnarsson keeps the position.
Ragnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ragnarsson scores with punches from side control.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Barnes looks winded!
Barnes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ragnarsson connects with a decent elbow.
Ragnarsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Ragnarsson working the ground and pound.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes keeps trying to improve his position.
Barnes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ragnarsson working the ground and pound.
Ragnarsson scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ragnarsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnes is not content to let Ragnarsson control the position.

Ragnarsson tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ragnarsson lands a couple of digs.
Ragnarsson distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Barnes has an active guard here but Ragnarsson has managed to pass into half guard.
Ragnarsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ragnarsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ragnarsson is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Ragnarsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Ragnarsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ragnarsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.

Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.

Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ragnarsson trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ragnarsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ragnarsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ragnarsson.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ragnarsson is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barnes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ragnarsson working some strikes from top position.

Barnes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ragnarsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ragnarsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ragnarsson wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Ragnarsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Barnes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ragnarsson defends it easily.
Ragnarsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ragnarsson postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.

Barnes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ragnarsson defends well.
Ragnarsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ragnarsson stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ragnarsson passes into half guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ragnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Ragnarsson sits in half guard.

Barnes actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ragnarsson connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ragnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ragnarsson working Barnes over with strikes.
Ragnarsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Magnus Ragnarsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes tries to roll over but Ragnarsson keeps him under control.
Barnes is not content to let Ragnarsson control the position.
Ragnarsson trying to control the pace.
Ragnarsson working Barnes over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ragnarsson is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ragnarsson slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.

Barnes actively working from the bottom here.

Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ragnarsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Barnes is staying active underneath Ragnarsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnarsson working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ragnarsson wants to free his trapped foot but Barnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Ragnarsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ragnarsson throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.

Ragnarsson gets a takedown into half guard.

Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.

Barnes looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ragnarsson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnarsson landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to reverse the position but Ragnarsson maintains control.
Ragnarsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ragnarsson lands with some strikes.
Ragnarsson with a couple of short strikes.
Barnes is in a horrible position here. Ragnarsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ragnarsson lands a heavy elbow.
Barnes regains half guard.
Ragnarsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ragnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.

Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes taking some punishment here, with Ragnarsson in his half guard.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Barnes looking for submissions off his back.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Ragnarsson is pressing down on Barnes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnes is holding on for now.

Barnes actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarsson is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
Ragnarsson working Barnes over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ragnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ragnarsson working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Ragnarsson sits in half guard.

Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ragnarsson working Barnes over with strikes.

Ragnarsson is looking for a kimura but Barnes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ragnarsson to get the leverage.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Ragnarsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragnarsson wants to free his trapped foot but Barnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Ragnarsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ragnarsson trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Ragnarsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ragnarsson connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Ragnarsson lands strikes from half guard.
Ragnarsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Ragnarsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tyrone Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Ragnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ragnarsson, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Ragnarsson!
Tyrone Barnes spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight. But I did not have the full desirable fight camp and I want a rematch!'.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Johannesburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Johannesburg
vs
Orlov

162 cm
27
146 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Max Octane Fight Wear

Shinobi

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ritchie Johannesburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlov punishes Johannesburg's body with a nice straight punch.
Johannesburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlov circles away.
Orlov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johannesburg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johannesburg wants to clinch
and Orlov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov scores with a hook to the body. Johannesburg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannesburg wants to clinch up but Orlov keeps it at a distance.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johannesburg.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johannesburg wants to clinch up but Orlov keeps it at a distance.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
Johannesburg darts in trying to clinch
and Orlov counters with a left and a right that stings Johannesburg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johannesburg wants to clinch.
Orlov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Orlov misses.
Orlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johannesburg.
Despite the aggression on Orlov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Orlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johannesburg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Johannesburg is out of range.
Orlov keeps the fight on the outside.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johannesburg tries to clinch
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannesburg moves in looking to clinch but Orlov pushes him off.
Orlov throws a counter combo.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlov unleashes a big counter combination but Johannesburg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves out of range.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johannesburg thinking.
Johannesburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves away
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johannesburg tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ritchie Johannesburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johannesburg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johannesburg moves to clinch but Orlov breaks away
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johannesburg closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johannesburg takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Orlov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johannesburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johannesburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov counters with a two punch combo.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov is having none of it.
Orlov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Orlov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johannesburg tries to move into range but Orlov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johannesburg wants to clinch up but Orlov keeps it at a distance.
Orlov throws out a counter right but Johannesburg avoids it with no problem.
Johannesburg moves to clinch but Orlov breaks away
and Johannesburg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannesburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Orlov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Orlov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
As Johannesburg backs off Orlov throws a huge counter combo but Johannesburg manages to avoid it all.
Orlov scores with a hook to the body. Johannesburg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johannesburg moves to clinch but Orlov breaks away
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Orlov counter with a right hand.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Johannesburg saw that one coming.
Ritchie Johannesburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johannesburg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orlov!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Johannesburg clinches with his opponent.
Orlov'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.
Johannesburg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orlov avoids it.
Johannesburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orlov.
Johannesburg misses with a knee to the head.
Orlov managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Johannesburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov wants to stall.
Orlov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johannesburg misses with a knee strike.
Orlov avoiding damage as Johannesburg throws knees to the body.
Orlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Orlov.
Orlov lands a nice uppercut.
Orlov stalling in the clinch but Johannesburg improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Orlov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Orlov is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boris Orlov.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johannesburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg wants to clinch but Orlov slips to the side
and Orlov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boris Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johannesburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov is having none of it.
Johannesburg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up
and Johannesburg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johannesburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orlov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johannesburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Johannesburg moved out of range.
Johannesburg is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Orlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Johannesburg clinches up with Orlov and pushes him back against the cage.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Johannesburg controls his hands.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov is pushing Johannesburg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johannesburg misses with a knee to the head.
Orlov has Johannesburg pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannesburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orlov stalling in the clinch but Johannesburg improves position.
Orlov stalling the fight.
Johannesburg throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orlov has Johannesburg pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boris Orlov.

Johannesburg clinches up against the cage.
Johannesburg blocks a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov blocks the elbow strike.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orlov works on Johannesburg's body with a couple of short punches.
Orlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orlov working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg landing knees to the body.

Orlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov is having none of it.
Orlov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johannesburg slips a straight right by Orlov.
Johannesburg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johannesburg avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Orlov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orlov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Johannesburg instigates a clinch.
Johannesburg crunches a lovely knee into Orlov's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johannesburg landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Johannesburg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boris Orlov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves away
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves away
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johannesburg moves to clinch but Orlov breaks away
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johannesburg tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johannesburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Orlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orlov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kacperos Drygalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Tatli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kacperos Drygalos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Drygalos
vs
Tatli

192 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kacperos Drygalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Tatli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drygalos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tatli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kacperos Drygalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tatli takes a swing at Drygalos's ribcage but misses.

Drygalos darts in and clinches Tatli up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drygalos.
Drygalos stalling.
Drygalos misses with an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Drygalos.
Drygalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drygalos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drygalos tries a body shot but Tatli blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drygalos slows down the pace here.
Tatli has Drygalos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drygalos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drygalos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drygalos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Drygalos.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kacperos Drygalos.

Drygalos has closed the distance and engaged Tatli in a clinch.
Drygalos slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Drygalos fails to land.
Drygalos tries to throw a body punch but Tatli avoids it by throwing Drygalos back against the cage.
Tatli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drygalos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos misses with a body punch.
Tatli has a couple of punches blocked by Drygalos.
Tatli prevents a body shot from Drygalos.
Drygalos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drygalos misses with an elbow strike.
Drygalos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drygalos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drygalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drygalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drygalos misses with a punch to the body.
Drygalos stalls.
Drygalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatli backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos tries to work over Tatli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drygalos is struggling to control the position.
Drygalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tatli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drygalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatli blocks a body shot from Drygalos.
Drygalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatli stalling in the clinch but Drygalos improves position.
Tatli stalling in the clinch but Drygalos improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stalling in the clinch from Drygalos.
Drygalos stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatli.
Drygalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatli's elbow.
Drygalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatli controls his hands.
Drygalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatli backwards.
Drygalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drygalos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drygalos misses with a body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drygalos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drygalos throws a head punch that misses.
Drygalos slowing the pace effectively.
Drygalos throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kacperos Drygalos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Drygalos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tatli as he jumps to the side.
Drygalos shoots in for a takedown but Tatli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Tatli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drygalos shoots in for a takedown but Tatli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kacperos Drygalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drygalos is defended easily by Tatli.
Drygalos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drygalos wants to clinch up but Tatli keeps it at a distance.
Drygalos tries for a takedown but Tatli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Tatli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drygalos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drygalos.
Drygalos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tatli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatli takes a swing at Drygalos's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drygalos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatli. Drygalos does a little dance to reset his feet.

Drygalos forces Tatli back against the cage and clinches.
Tatli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drygalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Drygalos.
Tatli has had enough of the clinch but Drygalos keeps him there for the moment.
Drygalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatli can do to turn this around?
Tatli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drygalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatli taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drygalos taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Drygalos for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Drygalos is struggling to control the position.
Drygalos gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drygalos.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drygalos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tatli avoids a wild elbow strike from Drygalos.
Drygalos misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drygalos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tatli blocks a body shot from Drygalos.
Drygalos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kacperos Drygalos.
Tatli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tatli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tatli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drygalos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tatli throws a body punch but Drygalos moves out of range.
Tatli throws a body shot but no joy.
Tatli misses with a body shot.

Drygalos has Tatli up against the cage in a clinch.
Drygalos stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Drygalos.
Drygalos stalling.
Drygalos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drygalos pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drygalos.
Drygalos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tatli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drygalos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Drygalos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatli takes an elbow to the temple.
Drygalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatli's elbow.
Drygalos keeps control of Tatli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kacperos Drygalos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Drygalos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tatli as he avoids it easily.
Tatli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drygalos shoots in for a double leg but Tatli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drygalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drygalos tries to clinch up but Tatli circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Drygalos's head coaches at DiscoClub that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drygalos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tatli defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kacperos Drygalos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drygalos looks to land a combination but Tatli avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drygalos or perhaps it was just good defense by Tatli, which made it look bad.
Robert Tatli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drygalos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drygalos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drygalos manages to avoid it.
Tatli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tatli does no damage.
Drygalos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tatli throws a right hand that Drygalos ducks under and follows up with a left that Drygalos also avoids with ease.
Drygalos closes the distance and clinches up with Tatli, looking for a takedown. Drygalos pushes Tatli against the cage but Tatli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice side step and Tatli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Drygalos clinches up with Tatli and pushes him back against the cage.
Tatli being controlled against the cage.
Drygalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatli is trying to break the clinch but Drygalos has him pressed against the cage.
Tatli blocks a body shot from Drygalos.
A body shot lands from Drygalos.
Tatli letting Drygalos take a breather here.
Kacperos Drygalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drygalos slows down the pace here.
Drygalos tries a body shot but Tatli blocks it.
Drygalos keeps control of Tatli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drygalos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drygalos throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos can't find room to land a body shot as Tatli controls the action.
Come on Drygalos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drygalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drygalos can't find room to land a body shot as Tatli controls the action.
Drygalos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tatli is trying to force a seperation but Drygalos has the dominant position.
Drygalos tries a body shot but Tatli blocks it.
Drygalos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tatli up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kacperos Drygalos.
Drygalos misses with a takedown
letting Tatli counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tatli wants it to stay on the feet.
Drygalos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tatli circles away.
Tatli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tatli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drygalos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tatli eats them both and turns towards Drygalos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Drygalos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Tatli to counter with a crisp jab.
Drygalos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Tatli tries to counter it with a takedown but Drygalos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Robert Tatli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kacperos Drygalos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Drygalos pushes Tatli up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatli taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Tatli fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Tatli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drygalos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kacperos Drygalos!
Our winner, Kacperos Drygalos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Misterioso Damballah (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!

Kullervo
vs
Misterioso Damballah

185 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

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, Kalle Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullervo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Kalle Kullervo has been cut.
Kullervo digs a good hook to Damballah's body.

Damballah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Kullervo pushes Damballah off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kullervo moves away.

Kullervo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Damballah to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Damballah stops Kullervo from standing up.
Damballah throws a strike but Kullervo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kullervo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Damballah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A counter left hand to the body from Kullervo misses its target.
Nice cross by Damballah.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damballah connects with a right that clearly hurt Kullervo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Damballah proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kullervo collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Misterioso Damballah!
In his post fight interview, El Misterioso Damballah started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eero Haapasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukrit Uffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haapasaari
vs
Uffe

182 cm
26
179 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

KnockOut

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Haapasaari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ukrit Uffe!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapasaari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uffe.
Haapasaari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uffe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uffe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haapasaari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uffe manages to avoid it.
Haapasaari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Uffe lands a right hook to the body.
Haapasaari swings widly with a right hand
and Uffe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haapasaari lands a jab-cross combination.

Uffe pushes Haapasaari up against the cage in a clinch.

Uffe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haapasaari throws the left hand but Uffe avoids the punch easily.
Uffe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Uffe lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uffe digs a good hook to Haapasaari's body.
Uffe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Uffe lands a nice hook to Haapasaari's body. Haapasaari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haapasaari misses the body punch
and Uffe counters with a nice uppercut.
Haapasaari misses with a body punch
and Uffe counters with a left to the body.
Eero Haapasaari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Uffe closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Uffe.

It looks like Eero Haapasaari has been cut.
Uffe lands an elbow that stopped Haapasaari in his tracks for a moment.
Uffe cracks Haapasaari with a nice body shot.
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!
Uffe works on Haapasaari's body with a couple of short punches.
Haapasaari is breathing heavily.
Uffe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uffe lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Uffe.
Uffe lands a damaging elbow.
Uffe lands a nice elbow.

Uffe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uffe with a hook.
Uffe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Haapasaari is rocked!
Uffe drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Haapasaari right on the button. Haapasaari goes down! Uffe follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Uffe gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ukrit Uffe!
Ukrit Uffe 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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Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glossu Rabban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Selassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Selassie acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rabban
vs
Selassie

193 cm
23
214 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

186 cm
29
212 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

KnockOut

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glossu Rabban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Selassie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Selassie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Selassie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rabban doesn't seem phased though.
Selassie tries to land a body kick

and Rabban counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Rabban are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Selassie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rabban scores with punches from side control.
Selassie is looking for a sweep.
Rabban tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've been hearing that Rabban has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Selassie is looking to reverse the position.

Rabban tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rabban has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Selassie taking a bit of punishment here - Rabban scoring with strikes.
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!
Selassie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Selassie wants to control but Rabban postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Rabban are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabban working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Rabban thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rabban working away.

Rabban looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rabban creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Selassie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rabban creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Selassie is trying to control Rabban's posture but Rabban avoids it.
Selassie tries to buck Rabban off but Rabban is having none of it.
Selassie wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rabban throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rabban wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Selassie, who protects the arm well.

Rabban tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Selassie is trying to improve his position.
Rabban is looking to take a break and control but Selassie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Selassie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rabban's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rabban is trying to control. Selassie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie trying to control here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Selassie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Selassie is doing well to control the position and prevent Rabban from advancing to side control.
Selassie is trying to control but can't.

Rabban wants to work for an arm triangle but Selassie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Rabban is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Selassie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rabban is working away from the top position though.
Rabban 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.
Rabban throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Selassie is looking for a sweep. Rabban is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Rabban is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Selassie defends it well.
Selassie trying to control but Rabban postures up.
Selassie wants to get back to full guard.

Rabban is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Selassie defends it well.
Rabban is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Selassie manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Selassie looking for a sweep. Not yet Selassie, not yet.
Selassie is controlling Rabban's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glossu Rabban dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Selassie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Victor Selassie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selassie throws an off balance right hand

and Rabban counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Selassie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rabban backwards.
Selassie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rabban tries to pull guard but Selassie won't allow it.
Selassie trying to land knees to the body.
Rabban tries to pull guard but Selassie won't allow it.
Selassie misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Selassie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Selassie digs a right hand into Rabban's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rabban's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Rabban fails to land.
Selassie is pressed up against the cage. Rabban has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Selassie down to the mat. Selassie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glossu Rabban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selassie lands a really nice looking cross but Rabban seems unphased.

It looks like Glossu Rabban has been cut.
Selassie lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rabban walks into a stiff left hand from Selassie.
Selassie lands a jab-cross combination.
Selassie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rabban.
Rabban feinted with a counter takedown.
Selassie misses with a low kick.
Rabban tries to counter with a takedown but Selassie is quick to defend against it.

Selassie lands a big head kick that sends Rabban tumbling to the mat! Selassie takes a step backwards and waves Rabban back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rabban is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabban avoids the body shot from Selassie.
Selassie jabs Rabban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Selassie loads up on a big right hand but Rabban slips the punch.
Selassie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rabban moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Victor Selassie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Selassie feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rabban sprawling to the canvas! Rabban rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Selassie finish him?!
Oh Rabban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rabban.
Selassie throws a monster overhand right that drops Rabban! Selassie follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Selassie!
Victor Selassie took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Glossu Rabban spoke after the fight, saying 'Uff-Da'.

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FIGHT
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48%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikkko Wainamoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bee
vs
Wainamoinen

200 cm
28
285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Killer Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikkko Wainamoinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee scores with a punch to the head.
Bee tests Wainamoinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Veikkko Wainamoinen has been cut.
Wainamoinen throws a series of punches but Bee moves out of range.
Bee is looking to counter the offense by Wainamoinen and move into the clinch.
Wainamoinen looks to land a right hand but Bee moved out of range.
Bee misses with a looping right.
Bee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wainamoinen throws out the jab.
Wainamoinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bee plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Wainamoinen swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Wainamoinen face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Killer Bee!
After winning the bout, Killer Bee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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