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GFC Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred DiBiase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Filitov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred DiBiase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Filitov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filitov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DiBiase but DiBiase pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A thudding body kick lands there by DiBiase!
Filitov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filitov fails with the takedown.
Filitov shoots in and drives through. DiBiase sprawls well.
Fred DiBiase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.
Filitov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DiBiase is fending him off so far but Filitov persists. Nope, DiBiase circles away and we're back to standing.
Filitov looks gassed!
Filitov is looking to clinch but DiBiase is avoiding it.
Filitov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DiBiase misses with a head kick.
Filitov shoots in for a takedown but DiBiase shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Filitov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DiBiase scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filitov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
DiBiase cracks Filitov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Filitov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can DiBiase finish him?
Filitov is rocked!
DiBiase keeps Filitov at a distance using the push kick.
Filitov is still on wobbly legs! Can DiBiase finish him?
A head kick by DiBiase - that's a beauty! Filitov is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even DiBiase can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fred DiBiase!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Platinum Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasiljev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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154 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Platinum Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Vasiljev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiljev avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Gold.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gold.
Vasiljev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Platinum Gold has been cut.
Vasiljev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Platinum Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold moves into the clinch.
Gold dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vasiljev prevents the takedown attempt.
Gold prevents Vasiljev from breaking the clinch.
Vasiljev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasiljev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gold holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vasiljev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Gold lands a damaging elbow.
Gold fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Platinum Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold breaks from the clinch.
Vasiljev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gold is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiljev throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
Vasiljev wants to clinch
and Gold counters with a shoot takedown. Vasiljev fights it but they end up in guard.
Gold thows a big elbow that misses.
Vasiljev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gold is controlling him.
Gold postures up in Vasiljev's guard and throws a big left but Vasiljev blocks it.
Gold has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Vasiljev blocks nicely.
Vasiljev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Gold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasiljev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vasiljev pushes Gold off and gets back to his feet.
Vasiljev looks to clinch
and Gold counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gold.
Gold successfully pulls guard.
Vasiljev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gold, up you get!
Vasiljev closes the distance but Gold moves to the side
and Gold holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gold lands a good knee to the midsection. Vasiljev won't want to take too many of those.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasiljev throws a series of punches but Gold avoids them all with ease.
Vasiljev tries to clinch up
and Gold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gold.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasiljev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Vasiljev wants to stand but Gold is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gold throws and elbow that misses. Vasiljev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Vasiljev!
Vasiljev wants to stand but Gold is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gold has his feet on Vasiljev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gold.
Gold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vasiljev is avoiding damage well.
Vasiljev stops Gold from passing to mount.
Gold lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gold looks up at the clock and then as Vasiljev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gold smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vasiljev is avoiding damage well.
Gold throwing strikes but Vasiljev manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gold tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasiljev has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vasiljev enables Gold to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vasiljev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Platinum Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Platinum Gold's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gold darts in and clinches Vasiljev up against the cage.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Vasiljev gets underhooks to prevent Gold's takedown attempt.
Gold goes for a takedown attempt but Vasiljev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gold gets the takedown into side control.
Gold is trying to ground and pound but Vasiljev uses the momentary lack of control by Gold to regain half guard.
Vasiljev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vasiljev pushes Gold off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiljev instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Platinum Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasiljev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasiljev takes the fight into the clinch.
Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasiljev tries to clinch up
and Gold counters with a single leg into guard. Vasiljev didn't expect that.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gold throws and elbow that misses. Vasiljev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Vasiljev!
Vasiljev stands and steps away. Gold gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vasiljev as he jumps to the side.
Vasiljev clinches but Gold breaks the clinch
and Gold holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasiljev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold tries to clinch up but Vasiljev circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasiljev wants to clinch but Gold slips to the side
and Gold counters by clinching up.
Vasiljev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vasiljev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasiljev, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasiljev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gold tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vasiljev breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiljev tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gold fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vasiljev sprawls well initially but Gold persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vasiljev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Gold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gold thows a huge punch but Vasiljev dodges it nicely.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gold throws a strike but Vasiljev avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gold stops Vasiljev from standing up.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold postures up in Vasiljev's guard and throws a big left but Vasiljev blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold throws a strike but Vasiljev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vasiljev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gold looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gold working a defensive guard here.
Vasiljev stands and steps away. Gold gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Platinum Gold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Platinum Gold's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vasiljev tries to clinch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vasiljev's guard.
Vasiljev is working an open guard so Gold takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vasiljev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasiljev wants to clinch.
Vasiljev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Vasiljev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch.
Gold manages to break the clinch.
Gold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vasiljev defends it nicely.
Gold moves into range and clinches up with Vasiljev.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vasiljev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gold tries to score a body lock takedown but Vasiljev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Platinum Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Gold.
Vasiljev working hard to break the clinch.
Vasiljev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gold pushes Vasiljev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vasiljev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vasiljev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vasiljev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold breaks from the clinch.
Vasiljev looks to clinch
and Gold counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vasiljev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gold.
Gold tries to pull guard but Vasiljev holds him up against the cage and eventually Gold drops back down to his feet.
Gold goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vasiljev prevents it.
Gold misses with some punches.
Vasiljev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasiljev tries to clinch but Gold moves away
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch.
Vasiljev tries to circle away but Gold has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gold.
Gold breaks from the clinch.
Vasiljev wants to land a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Vasiljev wants to clinch but Gold slips to the side
and Gold counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gold breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiljev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vasiljev clinches but Gold breaks the clinch
and Gold counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vasiljev's guard now.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasiljev has wrist control.
Vasiljev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasiljev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gold cracks Vasiljev with a solid left hand.
Gold stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ivan Vasiljev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold pushes Vasiljev up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasiljev is trying to force a seperation but Gold has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands an elbow inside that Vasiljev shrugs off.
Vasiljev wants to break free but Gold has control.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gold goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vasiljev prevents it.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Vasiljev wants to get back to striking at distance but Gold won't allow it.
Vasiljev is trying to break the clinch but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Vasiljev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gold closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vasiljev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Platinum Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasiljev's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Platinum Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gold, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Platinum Gold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich zu Lichtenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Eisen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heinrich zu Lichtenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Eisen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eisen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eisen lands a nice shot to the body.
Eisen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by zu Lichtenberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Eisen which made him look bad.
Eisen is looking to clinch.
Eisen is looking to clinch but zu Lichtenberg is avoiding it.
zu Lichtenberg works over Eisen's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Eddie Eisen has been cut.
zu Lichtenberg thuds a left hand into Eisen's body.
zu Lichtenberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eisen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Eisen.
Eisen tries to clinch but zu Lichtenberg is having none of it.
Eisen tries to clinch up but zu Lichtenberg circles away and keeps his distance.
zu Lichtenberg instigates a clinch.
Eisen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
zu Lichtenberg controlling the action here for a moment.
Eisen struggles to land a body shot inside as zu Lichtenberg controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eisen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eisen closes the distance looking to clinch
and zu Lichtenberg moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Eisen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eisen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. zu Lichtenberg smiles and moves away.
Eisen wants to clinch.
Eisen looks to land a combination but zu Lichtenberg avoids it well.
Eisen tries to clinch but zu Lichtenberg moves out of range.
Eisen looks to clinch
and zu Lichtenberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by zu Lichtenberg.
zu Lichtenberg jumps into guard, dragging Eisen to the mat.
Eisen wants to control from the top but zu Lichtenberg keeps moving.
Eisen wants to stand and escape but instead zu Lichtenberg has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisen working a defensive guard here.
zu Lichtenberg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Eisen misses with a looping right.
Eisen tries to clinch but zu Lichtenberg moves away
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Eisen loads up on a big right hand but zu Lichtenberg slips the punch.
zu Lichtenberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eisen on the side of the head.
Eisen throws a hook to the side of zu Lichtenberg's head but zu Lichtenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eisen clinches up with zu Lichtenberg and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zu Lichtenberg is trying to force a seperation but Eisen has the dominant position.
Eisen tries to pull guard but zu Lichtenberg holds him up against the cage and eventually Eisen drops back down to his feet.
Heinrich zu Lichtenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Eisen.
zu Lichtenberg blocking some punches.
Eisen keeps control of zu Lichtenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
zu Lichtenberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eisen has him pressed against the cage.
Eisen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eisen lands an elbow that stopped zu Lichtenberg in his tracks for a moment.
zu Lichtenberg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eisen looks gassed!
zu Lichtenberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
zu Lichtenberg pulls guard.
zu Lichtenberg trying to control the position here.
Eisen trying to control the position from guard on top but zu Lichtenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Eisen with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich zu Lichtenberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Eisen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eisen throws a series of punches but zu Lichtenberg moves out of range.
Eisen closes the distance but zu Lichtenberg moves to the side
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a right hand to the body.
zu Lichtenberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and zu Lichtenberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Eisen wants to break free but zu Lichtenberg has control.
Eisen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. zu Lichtenberg smiles and moves away.
Eisen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from zu Lichtenberg finds it's target.
Heinrich zu Lichtenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
zu Lichtenberg swinging wildly here.
zu Lichtenberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by zu Lichtenberg as Eisen tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Eisen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from zu Lichtenberg.
zu Lichtenberg manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Eisen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as zu Lichtenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now zu Lichtenberg is on top in guard.
zu Lichtenberg stands up and waves to Eisen to follow him.
Eisen closes the distance looking to clinch
and zu Lichtenberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eisen is breathing heavily.
Eisen throws a combination that misses
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a straight right hand.
Eisen misses with an uppercut. zu Lichtenberg saw that one coming.
zu Lichtenberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Eisen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zu Lichtenberg scores with a nice head shot.
zu Lichtenberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Eisen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but zu Lichtenberg moves away.
Eisen tries to close the distance and clinch up but zu Lichtenberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
zu Lichtenberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
zu Lichtenberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
zu Lichtenberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and zu Lichtenberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by zu Lichtenberg.
A left hand lands to the body for zu Lichtenberg.
zu Lichtenberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Eisen.
Eisen keeps control of zu Lichtenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eisen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
zu Lichtenberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
zu Lichtenberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eisen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eisen keeps control of zu Lichtenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eisen has zu Lichtenberg pressed against the cage, preventing zu Lichtenberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
zu Lichtenberg working hard to break the clinch.
Eisen misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zu Lichtenberg lands a body punch.
Eisen fails to pull guard.
Heinrich zu Lichtenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Eisen.
Eisen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning zu Lichtenberg up against the cage.
Eisen tries to circle away but zu Lichtenberg has him pinned against the cage.
zu Lichtenberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eisen missing with a left hand there. zu Lichtenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
zu Lichtenberg cracks the inside of Eisen's front leg.
zu Lichtenberg throws a leg kick but Eisen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eisen darts in trying to clinch
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a left and a right that stings Eisen.
zu Lichtenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from zu Lichtenberg both land. Nice combination.
Eisen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eisen thinking.
zu Lichtenberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
zu Lichtenberg clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eisen throws a head punch that misses.
Eisen is trying to force a seperation but zu Lichtenberg has the dominant position.
Eisen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of zu Lichtenbergs head.
Eisen has had enough of the clinch but zu Lichtenberg keeps him there for the moment.
Eisen tries to break the clinch but zu Lichtenberg is controlling the position.
zu Lichtenberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
zu Lichtenberg prevents a body shot from Eisen.
zu Lichtenberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eisen.
zu Lichtenberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eisen.
Eisen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eisen is trying to break the clinch but zu Lichtenberg has him pressed against the cage.
Eisen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eisen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. zu Lichtenberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
zu Lichtenberg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eisen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but zu Lichtenberg has him pressed against the cage.
Eisen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eisen tries to land knees in the clinch but zu Lichtenberg avoids the damage to the body.
Eisen avoiding damage as zu Lichtenberg throws knees to the body.
Eisen throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on zu Lichtenberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich zu Lichtenberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Eisen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Eisen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and zu Lichtenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eisen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
zu Lichtenberg avoids the body shot from Eisen.
zu Lichtenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
zu Lichtenberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and zu Lichtenberg counters by moving into the clinch.
Eisen tries to circle away but zu Lichtenberg has him pinned against the cage.
zu Lichtenberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eisen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eisen clinches but zu Lichtenberg breaks the clinch
and zu Lichtenberg moves into the clinch.
Eisen tries to break the clinch but zu Lichtenberg is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eisen tries to pull guard but zu Lichtenberg won't allow it.
Eisen manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
zu Lichtenberg lands a jab to Eisen's midsection.
zu Lichtenberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Eisen fails to land with a series of punches.
Eisen dodges the punch combination from zu Lichtenberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisen moves out of range of the body kick from zu Lichtenberg.
zu Lichtenberg scores with a three punch combo!
Eisen misses with an uppercut. zu Lichtenberg saw that one coming.
Eisen throws a looping overhand right but zu Lichtenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Eisen misses with a hook. zu Lichtenberg ducked under it nicely.
zu Lichtenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
zu Lichtenberg rushes Eisen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
zu Lichtenberg breaks the clinch.
zu Lichtenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
zu Lichtenberg misses with a wild combination.
Eisen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Eisen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but zu Lichtenberg circles away quickly and effectively.
zu Lichtenberg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eisen backs up against the cage.
Eisen rushes zu Lichtenberg and presses him up against the cage.
Eisen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisen throws a wild body kick that zu Lichtenberg sees coming a mile off.
zu Lichtenberg lands a right hook to the body.
zu Lichtenberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
zu Lichtenberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eisen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eisen breaks the clinch.
zu Lichtenberg scores with a hook to the body. Eisen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eisen misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eisen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eddie Eisen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
zu Lichtenberg with a hook.
A punch combination from Eisen misses.
Eisen misses the body punch
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a two punch combo.
Eisen looks to clinch
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a left and a right that stings Eisen.
Eisen doesn't manage to clinch there - zu Lichtenberg circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zu Lichtenberg closes the distance and clinches.
Eisen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eisen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Eisen misses the target.
Eddie Eisen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
zu Lichtenberg lands a right hook to the body.
Eisen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from zu Lichtenberg.
Eisen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by zu Lichtenberg.
Eisen misses with an uppercut. zu Lichtenberg saw that one coming.
zu Lichtenberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a straight right hand.
Eddie Eisen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
zu Lichtenberg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
zu Lichtenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eisen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and zu Lichtenberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eisen thinking.
Eisen throws a head kick that misses.
Eisen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eisen is looking to clinch.
Eisen tries to clinch there but zu Lichtenberg circles away.
zu Lichtenberg closes the distance and clinches.
zu Lichtenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eisen tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling zu Lichtenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Eisen keeps the fight on the outside.
Eisen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
zu Lichtenberg misses with a wild body shot.
Heinrich zu Lichtenberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Eisen tries to clinch there but zu Lichtenberg circles away.
zu Lichtenberg throws a sloppy head kick and Eisen moves out of range easily.
Eisen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
zu Lichtenberg blocks a jab.
zu Lichtenberg throws a series of strikes that have Eisen backpedaling.
zu Lichtenberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eisen.
Eisen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heinrich zu Lichtenberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well zu Lichtenberg 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinrich zu Lichtenberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrall comes to the cage accompanied by Walk by Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Ferrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cowboy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Henry.
Henry is looking to clinch but Ferrall is avoiding it.
Henry wants to clinch up but Ferrall keeps it at a distance.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Ferrall moved out of range nicely.
Ferrall blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Ferrall.
Ferrall takes one to the chin there.
Henry darts in and clinches Ferrall up against the cage.
Ferrall just leaning against Henry, taking a breather.
Ferrall digs a right hand into Henry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henry's gas tank.
Ferrall turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrall lands some shots froms side control.
Ferrall 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.
Ferrall lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferrall lands an elbow.
Henry is trying to control Ferrall's posture but Ferrall avoids it.
Henry parries the strikes from Ferrall easily there. Ferrall is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henry to escape.
Henry tries to bench press Ferrall off him but Ferrall keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ferrall is controlling him well.
Henry looks gassed!
Ferrall advances to full mount.
Henry wants to control but Ferrall is having none of it.
Ferrall with a couple of short strikes.
Henry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Ferrall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henry hang on?
Ferrall with the ground and pound from mount.
Ferrall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrall landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ferrall looking to finish Henry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henry!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall with a couple of short strikes.
Ferrall with the ground and pound from mount.
Ferrall cracks Henry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ferrall won't let Henry get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ferrall is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henry tries to hold on but Ferrall pushes him away.
Ferrall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ferrall lands a heavy elbow.
Ferrall has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henry's face.
Henry taking shots to the head.
Henry is trying desperately to improve position.
Ferrall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Henry taking shots to the head.
Ferrall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henry looks a forlorn figure.
Henry is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ferrall lands a nice shot to the head.
Ferrall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferrall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henry looks a forlorn figure.
Ferrall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henry is looking to get to half guard.
Ferrall is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Henry to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Henry shrugs it off.
Ferrall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ferrall throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferrall lands a big elbow.
Henry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ferrall looking to control but Henry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henry wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Henry is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Ferrall 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.
Ferrall tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry clinches up against the cage.
Ferrall throws a head punch that misses.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Ferrall is controlling him.
Ferrall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henry prevents it.
Ferrall'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.
Ferrall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferrall has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Henry can't escape the position.
Henry wants to control his opponent's hands but Ferrall gets his hands free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Henry looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to break free.
Ferrall throwing damaging strikes from the back! Henry could be in trouble here!
Ferrall patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Henry fending off the submission attempt from Ferrall.
Henry breaks Ferrall's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry stands up and waves to Ferrall to follow him.
Henry misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferrall counters with a single leg into guard. Henry didn't expect that.
Ferrall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ferrall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry is controlling Ferrall's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ferrall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ferrall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scott Ferrall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henry is trying to control the position but Ferrall postures up.
Henry might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ferrall kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ferrall works over Henry with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall works over Henry with some ground and pound from guard.
Henry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Henry throws some wild stikes that Ferrall manages to avoid easily.
Ferrall holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Henry tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Henry thowing shots but they're missing.
Henry throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ferrall is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry throwing strikes here but Ferrall is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Henry throws some wild stikes that Ferrall manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ferrall sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Henry throws a strike but Ferrall avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Ferrall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferrall looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferrall, not yet.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrall is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrall manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Ferrall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferrall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferrall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ferrall pushing down on Henry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ferrall 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.
Ferrall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
Henry is looking for a sweep. Ferrall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry is trying to stand.
Ferrall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ferrall prevents Henry from standing back up.
Ferrall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferrall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferrall.
Ferrall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henry gets back to full guard.
Ferrall stands up over Henry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ferrall's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ferrall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferrall keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry throws and elbow that misses. Ferrall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Ferrall!
Ferrall thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ferrall has Henry pushed against the cage.
Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henry uses his free foot to push down on Ferrall's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ferrall.
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Ferrall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cowboy Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ferrall hang on?
Henry throwing strikes but Ferrall recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Ferrall is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferrall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ferrall is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ferrall wants to get back to full guard.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferrall wants to sweep but Henry has passed to side control!
Ferrall tries to buck Henry off but Henry is having none of it.
Henry stands up and beckons Ferrall to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Henry misses
and Ferrall counters by clinching up.
Ferrall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ferrall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry takes one to the side of the head.
Scott Ferrall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry scores with a hook.
Cowboy Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Ferrall moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Ferrall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Ferrall is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cowboy Henry.
I think Ferrall 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Ferrall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Iridium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Plyako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Iridium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Plyako!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plyako blocks a jab.
Plyako shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iridium pinned against the cage. Iridium gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iridium rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plyako moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plyako has managed to clinch.
Iridium breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plyako rushes Iridium and presses him up against the cage.
Iridium keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Plyako's efforts to push away.
Iridium lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plyako breaks the clinch.
Plyako feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iridium's calf.
Iridium throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plyako.
Iridium throws a jab but it's blocked by Plyako.
Plyako lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Plyako showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iridium.
Igor Iridium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plyako pushes Iridium up against the cage in a clinch.
Plyako connects with a nasty looking knee right to Iridium's face.
Iridium lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plyako blocks a body shot from Iridium.
Plyako taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iridium.
Iridium looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Plyako has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iridium is trying to break the clinch but Plyako has him pressed against the cage.
Plyako is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Plyako is looking to break free of the clinch but Iridium has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iridium.
Iridium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor Iridium is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plyako looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plyako turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Iridium swinging wildly here.
Iridium takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iridium circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iridium looks to land a combination but Plyako avoids it well.
Plyako slips a jab from Iridium.
Iridium throws a nice looking combination but Plyako bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Plyako tries to bum rush Iridium with a series of wild strikes but Iridium uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iridium misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iridium takes a swing at Plyako's ribcage but misses.
Plyako is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Iridium's half guard.
Iridium is trying to stand up here but Plyako is controlling him well.
Plyako slows the pace down in half guard.
Iridium is trying to stand back up but Plyako is controlling him
Plyako is looking to take a break and control but Iridium is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iridium looks like he's trying to stand up.
Iridium is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrey Plyako wasn't active enough on the ground.
Iridium works over Plyako's head and body with a nice combination.
Iridium takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Iridium avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plyako looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iridium on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Plyako. Plyako obviously looking to wear him down.
Plyako uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iridium.
Plyako shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Iridium on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Iridium tries to get out of the position.
Plyako is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Iridium to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Iridium shrugs it off.
Plyako is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Plyako shoots in looking for a takedown. Iridium tries to sprawl out of it but Plyako keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iridium manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plyako fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plyako tries to move into range but Iridium moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Plyako showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iridium.
Iridium swings for the body but Plyako moves out of range.
Plyako fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Iridium sprawls well initially but Plyako persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iridium is looking to escape.
Plyako thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Iridium pushes Plyako off looking to stand but Plyako dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Plyako 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Plyako lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Iridium prevents Plyako from breaking the clinch.
Plyako has had enough of the clinch but Iridium keeps him there for the moment.
Iridium digs a right hand into Plyako's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plyako's gas tank.
Iridium is trying to force a seperation but Plyako has the dominant position.
Plyako tries for a takedown but Iridium manages to get underhooks.
Plyako throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Iridium blocks it with crossed arms.
Iridium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plyako takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice cross by Iridium.
Iridium takes a swing at Plyako's ribcage but misses.
Plyako bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iridium throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plyako counters with a big head kick but Iridium shrugs it off.
Iridium tries to clinch but Plyako moves out of range.
Plyako is breathing heavily.
Plyako on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Iridium throws a nice looking combination but Plyako bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plyako tries a head kick but it misses.
Plyako attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Iridium throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plyako shoots in but no luck this time.
Iridium misses with a combination
and Plyako counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Iridium cracks Plyako with a right hand to the side of the head.
Iridium with a hook.
Iridium steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Plyako. That one must have hurt.
Iridium connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Plyako momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iridium, as that shot connected.
Iridium is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iridium misses with a combination
and Plyako counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Plyako.
Iridium knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plyako on the ground.
Iridium wants to stand and escape but Plyako is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plyako thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Iridium is looking to stand up but Plyako isn't so interested in that idea.
Plyako sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Plyako in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Plyako won't allow Iridium to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Plyako looking to pass the guard.
Plyako prevents Iridium from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Plyako scoring well with a low kick there.
Iridium throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iridium wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iridium scores with the left hand. Plyako knows he should have avoided that one.
Plyako walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Iridium.
Iridium throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plyako is looking to clinch.
Plyako is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plyako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iridium throws a combination that misses
and Plyako counters with an inside leg kick.
Plyako avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iridium throws an overhand right that lands on Plyako's shoulder, as Plyako tries to avoid the shot.
Plyako takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iridium misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plyako keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plyako fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iridium pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igor Iridium is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plyako takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iridium throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iridium swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plyako counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Plyako has closed the distance and engaged Iridium in a clinch.
Good body shot from Iridium.
Plyako crunches a lovely knee into Iridium's ribcage.
Plyako is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Iridium pulls him back up using the 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 Igor Iridium will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Iridium scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Iridium does no damage.
Iridium throws a series of punches but Plyako avoids them all with ease.
Iridium throws a hook to the side of Plyako's head but Plyako sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iridium throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plyako. That's going to slow Iridium down.
Iridium keeps the fight on the outside.
Plyako shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Iridium sprawls well. Iridium wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Plyako gets slowly back to his feet.
Iridium misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Plyako counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Plyako feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iridium's calf.
Plyako throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Plyako.
Plyako takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Iridium misses with a double jab
and Plyako counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iridium swings for the body but Plyako moves out of range.
Iridium lands a body shot.
Iridium fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iridium tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plyako was well out of range. Poor timing from Iridium.
Iridium tries to bum rush Plyako with a series of wild strikes but Plyako uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plyako tries a head kick but it misses.
Iridium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plyako paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plyako takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Iridium.
Iridium throws a jab but it's blocked by Plyako.
Iridium throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Plyako fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iridium.
Iridium tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plyako was well out of range. Poor timing from Iridium.
Iridium displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plyako connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plyako is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Iridium's half guard.
Plyako is trying to control. Iridium wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Iridium wants to get back to his feet.
Iridium manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Iridium looks to land a right hand but Plyako moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Iridium.
Iridium misses with a few strikes there.
Plyako scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Iridium ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iridium displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plyako looks to land a combination. Iridium sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plyako staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plyako shoots in but no luck this time.
Igor Iridium has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Plyako.
Iridium falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plyako counters with a low kick, right behind Iridium 's knee.
Iridium scores with a punch to the head.
Iridium cracks a nice hook into Plyako's ribs.
Iridium rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plyako moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plyako shoots in and drives through. Iridium sprawls well.
Iridium misses with the combination.
Iridium thows a body shot but no joy.
Iridium throws a series of strikes that have Plyako backpedaling.
Plyako clinches up against the cage.
Plyako works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Iridium is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Iridium trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plyako thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Iridium wants to stand and escape but Plyako is having none of it.
Andrey Plyako has got the better of the ground game so far.
Plyako working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Plyako prevents Iridium from getting back to his feet.
Plyako trying to control but Iridium is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Iridium wants to stand and escape but Plyako is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Iridium showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iridium 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Iridium!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between HB Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff John Gailfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, HB Pencil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff John Gailfus!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gailfus has a takedown stuffed.
Pencil pushes Gailfus up against the cage in a clinch.
Pencil gets control of Gailfus's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pencil will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gailfus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pencil is keeping the position for now.
Gailfus trying to control the position from guard on top but Pencil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gailfus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pencil manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pencil might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gailfus is looking to sinch up a triangle. Pencil throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gailfus's body to avoid the submission. Gailfus has instead reached around Pencil's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gailfus arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeff John Gailfus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano's entrance music is Disturbed - Decadance. A fine choice. Hart comes into a darkened arena with his song building. headstrong kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tatsuo Nakano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jared Hart!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with the combination.
Hart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakano circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hart throws a right hand that Nakano ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakano also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nakano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakano is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to bum rush Nakano with a series of wild strikes but Nakano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakano misses with an uppercut.
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.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Nakano thows a body shot but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakano is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That round was too close to call.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nakano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakano tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
Hart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakano.
Hart throws a right and a left that Nakano avoids nicely.
Hart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakano.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart throws a right hand that Nakano ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakano also avoids with ease.
Jared Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakano doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
A combination from Hart does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart swinging wildly here.
Nakano avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Hart!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samarun Por Kvartir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samarun Por Kvartir had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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20
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samarun Por Kvartir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Ernst!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Kvartir tries to clinch but Ernst is having none of it.
Ernst lands with a nice combination. Por Kvartir backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Samarun Por Kvartir has been cut.
Por Kvartir tries to close the distance and clinch but Ernst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samarun Por Kvartir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Por Kvartir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Por Kvartir closes the distance and pushes Ernst back into the cage.
Ernst tries to circle away but Por Kvartir has him pinned against the cage.
Por Kvartir tries to land knees in the clinch but Ernst avoids the damage to the body.
Por Kvartir pushes off an throws an elbow but Ernst leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ernst takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tim Ernst has been cut.
Por Kvartir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ernst blocks an elbow strike.
Por Kvartir lands an elbow inside.
Ernst tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Por Kvartir smiles and moves away.
Por Kvartir tries to clinch but Ernst is having none of it.
Ernst avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Por Kvartir doesn't manage to clinch there - Ernst circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Por Kvartir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ernst tries to keep at a distance but Por Kvartir has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Por Kvartir.
Nice elbow from Por Kvartir.
Ernst blocks an elbow strike.
Por Kvartir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ernst ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ernst no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ernst looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ernst is trying to keep Por Kvartir in close.
Ernst is pulling down on Por Kvartir's head to control his posture.
Ernst not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ernst is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Por Kvartir looking to sit in guard and control but Ernst gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ernst is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tim Ernst wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ernst gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ernst taking a breather.
Ernst dodges an elbow strike from Por Kvartir.
Por Kvartir is pressed up against the cage. Ernst has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Por Kvartir down to the mat. Por Kvartir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ernst closes this distance looking for a takedown but Por Kvartir circles away.
Samarun Por Kvartir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Ernst.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Kvartir tries to clinch up
and Ernst holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Por Kvartir lands an elbow inside.
Por Kvartir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ernst blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ernst fails to land.
Por Kvartir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ernst.
Por Kvartir is breathing heavily.
Ernst jumps guard but Por Kvartir stands there with Ernst around his waist. Ernst gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Por Kvartir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Por Kvartir lands a nice elbow.
Ernst can't get the takedown.
Por Kvartir looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ernst tries to pull guard but Por Kvartir holds him up against the cage and eventually Ernst drops back down to his feet.
Por Kvartir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Por Kvartir stops a takedown attempt from Ernst.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Por Kvartir lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ernst goes for a takedown in the clinch but Por Kvartir prevents it.
Ernst tries for a takedown but Por Kvartir manages to get underhooks.
Ernst takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ernst trying to land knees to the body.
Por Kvartir lands a damaging elbow.
Ernst trying to control the position but instead, Por Kvartir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ernst into the cage.
Por Kvartir lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Por Kvartir.
Por Kvartir lands an elbow just above Ernst 's eye.
Ernst wants a takedown.
Ernst is trying to force a seperation but Por Kvartir has the dominant position.
Ernst takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ernst is pushing Por Kvartir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ernst fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Samarun Por Kvartir will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Por Kvartir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Por Kvartir wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ernst.
Por Kvartir slips a straight right by Ernst.
Por Kvartir tries to clinch but Ernst moves away
and Ernst counters with a single leg into guard. Por Kvartir didn't expect that.
Ernst is stalling in the full guard.
Por Kvartir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ernst on the ground.
Ernst trying to control but Por Kvartir is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Por Kvartir wants to get back to his feet but Ernst is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Kvartir can't keep his opponent in guard - Ernst advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ernst not doing much here.
Ernst is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ernst seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Por Kvartir is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tim Ernst!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herold Hassium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herold Hassium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Ku!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassium gets the takedown into side control.
Ku can't do much from the bottom here.
Hassium looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ku is looking for a sweep.
Hassium looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hassium is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ku is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ku is pushing Hassium's head away, looking to escape. Hassium manages to hold on to the position though.
Hassium is trying to get an arm triangle but Ku is defending well.
Hassium wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ku, who protects the arm well.
Ku tries to buck Hassium off but Hassium is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassium tries for a kimura but Ku is defending well.
Ku struggling a bit here.
Hassium tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ku is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hassium asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hassium thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku tries to improve position but can't.
Ku looks gassed!
Hassium tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hassium working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ku tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Ku is looking for a sweep.
Hassium is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ku is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hassium is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ku has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassium thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ku is trying to control Hassium's posture but Hassium avoids it.
Hassium thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ku struggling a bit here.
Ku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ku is trying to control Hassium's posture but Hassium avoids it.
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.
Hassium tries for a kimura but Ku is defending well.
Hassium tries for a kimura but Ku is defending well.
Hassium wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ku, who protects the arm well.
Hassium working away.
Ku is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ku can't do much from the bottom here.
Hassium tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hassium looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herold Hassium dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hassium counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ku's guard now.
Hassium drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ku dives on top into guard.
Ku looking to pass the guard.
Hassium had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ku defends it easily.
Hassium working for a triangle but Ku defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassium has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ku can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hassium throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku pushing down on Hassium's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ku is trying to work for a kimura but Hassium is defending well.
Hassium looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hassium is staying active underneath Ku, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hassium gets full guard.
Hassium has his feet on Ku's thighs here. He's pushed Ku off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ku screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herold Hassium!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne (Clawfinger K.O. remix). The key to victory for Steve Fox has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Fox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Fox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Fox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Fox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox's corner calls for a 1-2. Fox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Fox tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fox stuffs the takedown.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Fox moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Fox.
Fox lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Nice straight punches there by Fox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fox.
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fox drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fox is looking for the KO!
Diaz is rocked!
Fox clinches with his opponent.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Fox finish him?
Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Fox lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz prevents Fox from breaking the clinch.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fox prevents it.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Fox won't allow it.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz prevents Fox from breaking the clinch.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Fox.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Fox has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Fox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands a jab to the head.
Fox pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz prevents Fox from breaking the clinch.
Fox tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz looking to stall.
Fox lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fox is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Fox.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox lands with a left to the head.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fox down to the mat. Fox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fox counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fox clinches up against the cage.
Diaz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Fox looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fox tries to get out of the position.
Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Diaz stops Fox from getting back to his feet.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fox has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fox's head.
Fox kicks Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Fox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fox wants it to stay on the feet.
Fox lands with a shot to the body.
Fox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fox clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fox as the two fighters clinch.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fox throws a shot to the body.
Fox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fox is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Fox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Fox lands a two punch combo.
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!
Diaz closes the distance but Fox moves to the side
and Fox counters with a nice body shot.
Steve Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it.
Fox lands a right hook to the body.
Fox connects with a single shot there.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox scores with a shot to the body.
Fox throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Fox lands a right hook to the body.
Fox tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a shot to the body.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fox avoids it really well and circles away.
Fox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fox takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Fox counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Fox to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fox counters by clinching up.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Fox lands with a left to the head.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Fox is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Fox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Fox is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fox down to the mat. Fox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fox keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Fox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Fox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fox counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Fox sprawls well.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fox scores with a hook.
Steve Fox is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Fox counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Fox scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fox moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fox is able to avoid easily.
Fox takes the fight into the clinch.
Fox is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Fox pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Fox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fox avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Fox lands a shoulder strike.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
A body shot lands from Fox.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Fox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz has Fox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fox prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Fox gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Fox lands a body punch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fox lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fox clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fox.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Fox sprawls well.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fox tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fox to the ground. Fox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Fox's head but Fox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fox misses with a double jab.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Fox wants to clinch.
Fox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Fox.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Fox scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fox.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fox tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position.
Fox lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox can't break the clinch.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Fox.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Fox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fox lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fox as he avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Fox.
Steve Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Fox tries to clinch up.
Fox looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz throws a hook but Fox blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fox scores with a shot to the body.
Fox moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fox had his way with Nick Diaz in that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fox darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Fox wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fox's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Fox.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fox's efforts to push away.
Fox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working for takedown but Fox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fox cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Fox digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fox avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Fox dodges an elbow strike from Diaz.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Fox has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Fox manages to get underhooks.
Fox is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Fox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Fox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Fox wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Fox circles away easily
and Fox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fox throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Diaz stumbling backwards into the cage! Diaz bounces back off the cage towards Fox, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Fox lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Fox celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve Fox!
Steve Fox retains his welterweight title!
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pop
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