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RC 132 - Koskinen vs. Monroe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Culerovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson has chosen Queen - Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Ron Culerovich has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ron Culerovich seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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203 cm
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135 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Culerovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Martinsson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Culerovich misses with a head kick.
Culerovich digs a good hook to Martinsson's body.
Culerovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Culerovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinsson is just out of range.
Martinsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Culerovich sprawls well initially but Martinsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Culerovich is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Martinsson seems content to control.
Culerovich tries to kick Martinsson off but Martinsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martinsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martinsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Culerovich pushes Martinsson off looking to stand but Martinsson dives back in and keeps control.
Martinsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Culerovich defending well though.
Martinsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Culerovich defending well though.
Culerovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinsson.
Martinsson is pressing down on Culerovich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Culerovich is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson is looking to take a break and control but Culerovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martinsson thows a huge punch but Culerovich dodges it nicely.
Martinsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Culerovich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Culerovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinsson.
Martinsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Culerovich looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martinsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Culerovich looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martinsson is trying to control. Culerovich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martinsson thows a huge punch but Culerovich dodges it nicely.
Culerovich pushes Martinsson off and gets back to his feet.
Martinsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Culerovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Culerovich. Those never looked like landing.
Martinsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Culerovich misses with a body shot.
Culerovich throws a head kick that misses.
Martinsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Culerovich thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Culerovich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Culerovich. That snapped Martinsson's head back.
A head kick misses from Culerovich.
Culerovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinsson moves away.
Martinsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Culerovich.
Culerovich stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson slips under a jab.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Culerovich sprawls well. Culerovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ron Culerovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Martinsson.
Culerovich throws a series of punches but Martinsson moves out of range.
Culerovich throws a lazy right hand but Martinsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Culerovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinsson fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Culerovich dominated that round.
That's time! Culerovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Culerovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinsson moves away.
Martinsson tries to move into range but Culerovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Culerovich lands a leg kick that knocks Martinsson off balance momentarily.
Martinsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Culerovich circles away.
Martinsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Culerovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Culerovich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Culerovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Culerovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culerovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ron Culerovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinsson throws out a loose jab but Culerovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Culerovich.
Culerovich scores with a punch to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinsson.
Martinsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Culerovich is fending him off so far but Martinsson persists. Nope, Culerovich circles away and we're back to standing.
Ron Culerovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Martinsson.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Culerovich sprawls well. Culerovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinsson shoots in but Culerovich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two 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.
Culerovich throws a combination. Martinsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Culerovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Culerovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Culerovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Culerovich misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Culerovich.
Culerovich leaves Martinsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Culerovich coming out on top.
Culerovich throws a head kick but Martinsson moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Culerovich misses the target.
Culerovich connects with a looping right hand.
Culerovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Culerovich lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinsson moves away.
Martinsson walks into a stiff left hand from Culerovich.
Culerovich throws a jab when Martinsson was well out of range.
Culerovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ron Culerovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinsson takes one to the chin there.
Culerovich cracks Martinsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Culerovich is looking to clinch but Martinsson is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ron Culerovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Culerovich misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Culerovich dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Martinsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Culerovich.
Culerovich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinsson.
Culerovich misses with a body shot.
Martinsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Culerovich pinned against the cage. Culerovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Culerovich throws a body punch but Martinsson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Culerovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martinsson throws a looping overhand right but Culerovich ducks down to avoid it.
Culerovich scores with a hook to the body. Martinsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culerovich works over Martinsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Culerovich lands a two punch combo.
Culerovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Culerovich throws a series of punches but Martinsson moves out of range.
No joy there for Culerovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Culerovich instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Culerovich.
Still in the clinch, Culerovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Culerovich scores with a shot to the side of Martinsson's head.
Culerovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinsson jumps guard but Culerovich stands there with Martinsson around his waist. Martinsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ron Culerovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Martinsson.
Culerovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Ron Culerovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Culerovich.
Culerovich gets through Martinsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martinsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Culerovich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martinsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Culerovich smiles and moves away.
No luck for Martinsson with that takedown attempt.
Martinsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich throws a one two combo.
Culerovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by Culerovich.
Martinsson misses with a straight left.
Martinsson misses with an uppercut. Culerovich saw that one coming.
Martinsson slips under a jab from Culerovich.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Culerovich as he jumps to the side.
Martinsson has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A big right from Martinsson misses.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown but Culerovich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Culerovich stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinsson. Martinsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ron Culerovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Culerovich's waist but Culerovich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinsson off to one side.
Culerovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Culerovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Culerovich, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Culerovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Matinheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Nut could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paavo Matinheimo's chin.
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197 lbs
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197 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Nut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paavo Matinheimo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matinheimo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nut.
Matinheimo doesn't manage to clinch there - Nut circles away.
Nut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Matinheimo.
Matinheimo wants to clinch up but Nut keeps it at a distance.
Matinheimo moves in looking to clinch but Nut pushes him off.
Matinheimo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nut as he avoids it easily.
Matinheimo checks the leg kick.
Matinheimo tries for a takedown but Nut sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matinheimo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matinheimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Matinheimo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sam Nut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Matinheimo.
Nut clinches with his opponent.
Nut is pressed up against the cage. Matinheimo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nut down to the mat. Nut avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matinheimo walks into a jab.
Matinheimo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nut fakes the leg kick and cracks Matinheimo in the body.
Matinheimo looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nut.
Nut is looking to slow Matinheimo down with leg kicks.
Sam Nut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matinheimo's sensitive parts.
Nut plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matinheimo blocks an elbow strike.
Nut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matinheimo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matinheimo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nut is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Matinheimo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Matinheimo in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nut.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Paavo Matinheimo has been cut.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matinheimo's defenses.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nut lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matinheimo backwards.
Matinheimo blocks an elbow strike.
Matinheimo takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Nut.
Nut lands an elbow inside.
Matinheimo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Nut.
Nut lands a knee to the head.
Matinheimo is rocked!
Nut lands an elbow inside.
Matinheimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Nut finish him?
Nut lands an elbow inside that Matinheimo shrugs off.
Nut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Nut.
Nut crunches a lovely knee into Matinheimo's ribcage.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Nut.
Matinheimo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matinheimo's defenses.
Nut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matinheimo backwards.
Matinheimo takes an elbow to the temple.
Matinheimo can't break the clinch.
Nut lands an elbow inside.
Matinheimo seems to have recovered his senses.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matinheimo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matinheimo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nut walks away with a smile on his face. Matinheimo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nut darts in and clinches Matinheimo up against the cage.
Nut missing with knees to the body.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matinheimo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matinheimo avoids it.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nut misses with a knee strike.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matinheimo jumps guard but Nut stands there with Matinheimo around his waist. Matinheimo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Matinheimo shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo blocks an elbow strike from Nut.
Matinheimo is working for takedown but Nut is calmly controlling the position for now.
Matinheimo manages to break the clinch.
Nut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matinheimo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nut forces Matinheimo back against the cage and clinches.
Nut landing knees to the body.
Nut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nut crunches a lovely knee into Matinheimo's ribcage.
Nut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matinheimo blocks it with crossed arms.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.
Matinheimo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nut smiles and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matinheimo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nut swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Nut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Matinheimo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matinheimo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nut feints and then cracks Matinheimo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matinheimo down.
Matinheimo throws a leg kick
and Nut counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matinheimo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nut closes the distance and pushes Matinheimo back into the cage.
Matinheimo blocks the elbow strike.
Nut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matinheimo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nut gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nut missing with knees to the body.
Matinheimo avoids the elbow strike from Nut, against the cage.
Sam Nut has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nut tries to land knees in the clinch but Matinheimo avoids the damage to the body.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Matinheimo in his tracks for a moment.
Matinheimo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nut avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matinheimo is breathing heavily.
Matinheimo takes an elbow to the temple.
Matinheimo stalling in the clinch but Nut improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo takes an elbow to the temple.
Nut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matinheimo avoids it.
Nut has Matinheimo pressed against the cage, preventing Matinheimo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nut throws an elbow but misses.
Nut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matinheimo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matinheimo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matinheimo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Nut lands an elbow just above Matinheimo 's eye.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Matinheimo shrugs off.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nut missing with knees to the body.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matinheimo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nut smiles and moves away.
Sam Nut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Matinheimo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matinheimo moves into range and clinches up with Nut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut tries to land knees in the clinch but Matinheimo avoids the damage to the body.
Matinheimo wants to stall.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nut just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matinheimo blocks an elbow strike from Nut.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matinheimo's defenses.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Matinheimo shrugs off.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matinheimo avoiding damage as Nut throws knees to the body.
Nut looking to throw knees to the head but Matinheimo is blocking nicely.
Matinheimo dodges an elbow strike from Nut.
Still in the clinch, Nut scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nut throws an elbow but it misses.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matinheimo can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Nut trying to land knees to the body.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but Nut won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matinheimo avoids the elbow strike from Nut, against the cage.
Nut throws an elbow that misses.
Matinheimo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nut has him pressed against the cage.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Matinheimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matinheimo tries to break the clinch but Nut is controlling the position.
Nut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matinheimo avoids it.
Matinheimo is trying to break free.
Nut gets underhooks to prevent Matinheimo's takedown attempt.
Nut avoids a wild elbow strike from Matinheimo.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matinheimo's defenses.
Nut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matinheimo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nut misses with an elbow over the top.
Matinheimo blocks an elbow strike from Nut.
A right hand to the body from Nut.
Nut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matinheimo avoids it.
That's four 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.
Matinheimo working hard to break the clinch.
Matinheimo stalling in the clinch.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nut lands an elbow just above Matinheimo 's eye.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo blocks an elbow strike.
Matinheimo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nut is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nut lands a knee to the body.
Nut tries to land knees in the clinch but Matinheimo avoids the damage to the body.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but Nut won't allow it.
Matinheimo trying to control the position but instead, Nut has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matinheimo into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nut.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.
Matinheimo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Nut dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Matinheimo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matinheimo scores a takedown into full mount!
Nut looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Matinheimo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nut breaks Matinheimo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nut sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nut looking to sit in guard and control but Matinheimo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matinheimo wants to control from the top but Nut keeps moving.
Nut seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matinheimo preventing the sweep.
Matinheimo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Matinheimo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nut will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nut trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paavo Matinheimo wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick from Nut lands but Matinheimo takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Nut. No joy for Matinheimo on that attempt.
Matinheimo misses with a wild body shot.
Matinheimo shoots for a double leg takedown but Nut sprawls well. He's pushed Matinheimo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sam Nut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matinheimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matinheimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Nut. That snapped Matinheimo's head back.
Nut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nut displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matinheimo.
Paavo Matinheimo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Nut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Matinheimo.
Matinheimo fails to land the takedown.
Nut throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matinheimo's head.
Sam Nut is winning the standup battle so far.
Nut punishes Matinheimo's body with a nice straight punch.
Nut defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Matinheimo tries to move into range but Nut moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nut is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nut darts in and clinches Matinheimo up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matinheimo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nut lands an elbow just above Matinheimo 's eye.
Matinheimo takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nut throws an elbow but misses.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sam Nut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matinheimo managing to block the knees to the body from Nut.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nut throws an elbow but misses.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nut just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nut with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Nut.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matinheimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nut has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nut.
Matinheimo blocks the elbow strike.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Matinheimo in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Nut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nut, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Nut!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uiva Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakki has chosen Pulkkinen - Ruusulaulu as his entrance music. Uiva Nakki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie Penn's chin.
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177 lbs
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183 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uiva Nakki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Nakki blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Nakki misses.
Nakki throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Nakki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn catches Nakki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nakki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakki thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nakki thinking.
Nakki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakki throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Nakki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nakki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Nakki stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Penn follows into mount!
It looks like Uiva Nakki has been cut.
Penn lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakki is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Penn throwing strikes here but Nakki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn working the ground and pound effectively.
Penn lands a big shot there that rocks Nakki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nakki is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nakki is on top in guard.
Nakki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakki has managed to get both his arms back between Penn's legs - danger averted.
Penn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nakki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakki.
Nakki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nakki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Nakki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nakki trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakki 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.
Nakki is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn wants to improve his position but Nakki is controlling well.
Nakki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uiva Nakki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakki looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakki dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Nakki thumps Penn with a low kick.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Uiva Nakki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a right and a left that Nakki avoids nicely.
Nakki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakki throws a solid leg kick but Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakki tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Nakki misses with a low kick.
Nakki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nakki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki lands with a nice body kick.
Nakki throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nakki is out of range and Penn settles back down.
Nakki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn.
Eddie Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakki scores with a takedown into Penn's guard.
Nakki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nakki manages to get himself to full guard.
Penn pushes down on Nakki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn trying to control the action but Nakki is working from the bottom.
Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Nakki is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakki keeps working.
Nakki wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Penn trying to control the action but Nakki is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Nakki defending well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nakki is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eddie Penn just wasn't active enough.
Nakki dives in and grabs Penn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes down on Nakki's head and hops out.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Nakki scores with a leg kick.
Penn throws the left hand but Nakki avoids the punch easily.
Nakki gets the takedown into side control.
Penn struggling a bit here.
Nakki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Nakki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uiva Nakki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uiva Nakki's cut.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nakki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Nakki walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Penn works over Nakki's head and body with a nice combination.
Nakki throws a big shot that misses.
Penn takes a swing at Nakki's ribcage but misses.
Nakki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn scores with a nice right hand.
Nakki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penn swivels and escapes.
Nakki throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nakki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eddie Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Nakki misses
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Nakki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eddie Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn clobbers Nakki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice combo by Penn! Oh, that's hurt him - Nakki falls to the canvas and Penn follows him into side control.
Nakki is rocked!
Penn has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nakki is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Penn yanks on the arm and Nakki is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Penn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eddie Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mania comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - Money. Petr Vondrachek has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Horse Mania's chin.
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220 lbs
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25
216 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Vondrachek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondrachek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mania sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big right from Vondrachek misses.
Vondrachek avoids the head kick by Mania.
Vondrachek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vondrachek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vondrachek is looking to land body kicks.
Vondrachek throws a leg kick but Mania sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mania avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vondrachek misses with a looping left.
Mania throws a leg kick that misses.
Vondrachek looks to land a combination. Mania sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Horse Mania has been cut.
Vondrachek cracks Mania with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mania is rocked!
Mania swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vondrachek.
Mania rushes Vondrachek and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mania pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vondrachek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mania smiles and moves away.
Vondrachek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mania lands a nice shot to the body.
Vondrachek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mania.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mania.
A good leg kick by Mania.
Vondrachek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Mania finds it's target.
Vondrachek swings for the body but Mania moves out of range.
Vondrachek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petr Vondrachek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mania uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vondrachek has time to react.
Mania's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mania duly obliges.
Vondrachek misses with a hook to the body
and Mania counters by clinching up.
Mania throws an elbow but it misses.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but Mania won't allow it.
Horse Mania has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Vondrachek.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but Mania won't allow it.
Vondrachek jumps guard but Mania stands there with Vondrachek around his waist. Vondrachek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vondrachek jumps guard but Mania stands there with Vondrachek around his waist. Vondrachek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vondrachek avoids it.
Mania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vondrachek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mania smiles and moves away.
Mania steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vondrachek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vondrachek. Those never looked like landing.
Vondrachek misses with a low kick.
Vondrachek misses with a wild combination.
Vondrachek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mania.
Mania scores with a jab. Vondrachek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That kick from Mania tenderised Vondrachek's leg. Vondrachek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mania ducks under a wild hook from Vondrachek.
Mania instigates a clinch.
Vondrachek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mania is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but Mania holds him up against the cage and eventually Vondrachek drops back down to his feet.
Mania scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mania with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mania landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mania prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vondrachek looks gassed!
A short body shot lands from Mania as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mania is leaning against Vondrachek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania trying to land knees to the body.
Mania throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mania lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vondrachek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mania smiles and moves away.
Vondrachek throws a combination that misses
and Mania makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vondrachek tries to keep at a distance but Mania has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mania with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mania lands an elbow just above Vondrachek 's eye.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mania just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vondrachek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vondrachek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mania lands an elbow inside.
Mania lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Petr Vondrachek has been cut.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but Mania holds him up against the cage and eventually Vondrachek drops back down to his feet.
Vondrachek blocks an elbow strike from Mania.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mania takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vondrachek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mania smiles and moves away.
Mania moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick by Vondrachek misses
and Mania counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vondrachek fails with a takedown attempt.
Mania closes the distance and clinches.
Mania using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vondrachek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mania throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but Mania won't allow it.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but Mania won't allow it.
Vondrachek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mania scores with a knee to the head.
Vondrachek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mania looking to slow down the pace here.
Mania comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mania misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vondrachek fails to pull guard.
Vondrachek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mania using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vondrachek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vondrachek blocks an elbow strike from Mania.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mania just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vondrachek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mania is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horse Mania dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mania's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mania lands with a nice combination. Vondrachek backs away looking to recover.
A head kick by Vondrachek misses
and Mania counters with a nice leg kick.
Vondrachek misses with a double jab
and Mania makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vondrachek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vondrachek wants it to stay on the feet.
Vondrachek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mania in his tracks.
Vondrachek throws a leg kick
and Mania counters with a good low kick that Vondrachek was not able to check.
Vondrachek drops Mania with a nice combination! Vondrachek dives into Mania's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Mania is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vondrachek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mania is keeping the position for now.
Mania seems to have got his legs back now.
Vondrachek preventing the sweep.
Vondrachek passes Mania's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vondrachek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mania is trying to control but Vondrachek manages to pass to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek looking for a guillotine from mount but Mania is having none of it.
Mania tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vondrachek looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vondrachek goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mania is on top in guard.
Mania throwing strikes from guard but Vondrachek blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mania defends it easily.
Vondrachek is striking but Mania is not phased and passes to half guard.
Mania wants to pass the guard but Vondrachek is defending well.
Vondrachek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mania's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mania's back!
Mania turns into Vondrachek and is now in his guard.
Vondrachek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mania can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vondrachek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mania's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek wants to pass the guard but Mania is keeping the position.
Mania looking for a sweep. Not yet Mania, not yet.
Mania knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vondrachek on the ground.
Vondrachek passes into half guard.
Vondrachek works his way into full mount!
Vondrachek with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vondrachek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania tries to hold on but Vondrachek postures up.
Vondrachek looking to finish with strikes here!
Vondrachek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mania is bucking up trying to escape but Vondrachek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vondrachek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vondrachek jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mania is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mania and Vondrachek has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vondrachek working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Vondrachek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Vondrachek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mania. That did some damage!
Mania swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horse Mania is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vondrachek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mania connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vondrachek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vondrachek lands a jab to Mania's midsection.
Vondrachek lands with a cross.
Vondrachek thuds his right hand into Mania's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mania tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vondrachek cracks Mania with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vondrachek connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vondrachek connects with a solid leg kick.
Mania checks a low kick from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mania displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vondrachek throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mania ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mania misses with a kick to the body.
Vondrachek throws a lazy head kick
and Mania counters with a good low kick that Vondrachek was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mania throws a series of punches but Vondrachek avoids them all with ease.
Vondrachek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mania manages to avoid it.
Vondrachek misses with a hook.
Vondrachek misses with a combination
and Mania counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vondrachek's knee momentarily.
Vondrachek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mania moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Mania.
Vondrachek throws a sloppy head kick and Mania moves out of range easily.
Vondrachek shoots in and drives through. Mania sprawls well.
Vondrachek takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vondrachek shoots in looking for a takedown but Mania manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vondrachek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mania scores with a body shot.
Petr Vondrachek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mania will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vondrachek tries to move into range but Mania moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vondrachek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vondrachek misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vondrachek drops his hands momentarily and Mania takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Vondrachek.
Vondrachek tries to land a body kick
and Mania counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Mania as he connects with a hook.
Mania throws a head kick that half lands.
Mania jabs Vondrachek right on the nose. Vondrachek blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vondrachek.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mania.
Mania scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mania scores with a nice strike.
Mania clinches up against the cage.
Mania lands a damaging elbow.
Vondrachek jumps guard but Mania stands there with Vondrachek around his waist. Vondrachek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Horse Mania has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Vondrachek.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mania creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vondrachek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vondrachek avoids it.
Vondrachek wants a takedown but no success here.
Mania throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vondrachek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mania walks away with a smile on his face. Vondrachek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vondrachek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mania thumps Vondrachek with a low kick.
Vondrachek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vondrachek throws a combination that misses
and Mania counters by clinching up.
Vondrachek managing to block the knees to the body from Mania.
Mania throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mania.
Vondrachek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mania smiles and moves away.
Mania scores with a leg kick.
Mania scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vondrachek throws a leg kick but Mania checks it.
Mania wants to slow Vondrachek down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania tries to clinch but Vondrachek moves out of range.
Vondrachek misses with a series of wild punches.
Vondrachek throws out a loose jab but Mania uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mania checks the leg kick.
Vondrachek moves out of range of the body kick from Mania.
Mania connects with a looping right hand.
Mania throws out a powerful jab.
Mania throws a right hand that Vondrachek ducks under and follows up with a left that Vondrachek also avoids with ease.
Vondrachek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mania closes the distance and pushes Vondrachek back into the cage.
Vondrachek fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vondrachek wants a takedown.
Vondrachek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mania just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mania lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vondrachek avoids it.
Vondrachek avoids the elbow strike from Mania, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Petr Vondrachek.
I think Vondrachek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petr Vondrachek!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse The Governing Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Lebron James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse The Governing Body!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Governing Body moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
James misses with an uppercut. The Governing Body saw that one coming.
The Governing Body connects with an inside leg kick.
James wants to slow The Governing Body down by chopping away at his legs.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James throws a leg kick
and The Governing Body counters with a big head kick but James shrugs it off.
James throws a half hearted mid kick.
James looks to throw a body kick
and The Governing Body counters by clinching up.
The Governing Body tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
James blocks the elbow strike.
James trying to control the position but instead, The Governing Body has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
The Governing Body takes a shot to the head.
The Governing Body tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Governing Body unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from The Governing Body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Governing Body with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Governing Body looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
The Governing Body creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but The Governing Body avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Governing Body is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Governing Body lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Lebron James has been cut.
The Governing Body lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
James is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Governing Body lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
The Governing Body lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Lebron James's cut is getting worse.
James managing to block the knees to the body from The Governing Body.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Governing Body blocks it with crossed arms.
The Governing Body pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by The Governing Body.
James lands a shoulder strike.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Governing Body throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Governing Body lands an elbow inside.
Lebron James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lebron James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse The Governing Body!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juoppo Apina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon comes into the arena with im not afraid blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juoppo Apina!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon throws an overhand right that lands on Apina's shoulder, as Apina tries to avoid the shot.
Apina takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Juoppo Apina has been cut.
Apina ducks under a wild hook from Mallon.
Apina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apina is looking to clinch but Mallon is avoiding it.
Mallon connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Apina out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Mallon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki has chosen National Anthem Of Japan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusimuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kusimuki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kusimuki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henry stands up over Kusimuki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kusimuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kusimuki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kusimuki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
Henry 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.
Henry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kusimuki is looking to stand up but Henry won't let him.
Kusimuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimukiis looking to pass into half guard but Henry pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Henry is in guard.
Kusimuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry wants to control from the top but Kusimuki keeps moving.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry postures up in Kusimuki's guard and throws a big left but Kusimuki blocks it.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry postures up in Kusimuki's guard and throws a big left but Kusimuki blocks it.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
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.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry is working Kusimuki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry forces his way into half guard.
Henry working over Kusimuki with some ground and pound. Kusimuki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry is nestled in close to Kusimuki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kusimuki wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kusimuki has hold of Henry's hands but Henry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Henry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kusimuki defends it well.
Kusimuki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry slips a nice elbow through Kusimuki's hands, connecting with Kusimuki's forehead.
Kusimuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry with the ground and pound but Kusimuki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Kusimuki throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusimuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry forces his way into half guard.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kusimuki keeps working.
Henry trying to mount his opponent but Kusimuki defends it.
Kusimuki gets back to full guard.
Kusimuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Kusimuki there.
Henry tries to bum rush Kusimuki with a series of wild strikes but Kusimuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kusimuki walks into a stiff left hand from Henry.
Kusimuki needs to keep his hands up - Henry had a free shot at his head there.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kusimuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kusimuki throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Kusimuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kusimuki rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.
Kusimuki gets underhooks to prevent Henry's takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki works on Henry's body with a couple of short punches.
Kusimuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Kusimuki has double underhooks.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike.
Kusimuki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kusimuki pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kusimuki.
Henry has Kusimuki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kusimuki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry tries to score a body lock takedown but Kusimuki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Kusimuki - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki is pushing Henry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Henry is trying to break free.
Kusimuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Henry letting Kusimuki take a breather here.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kusimuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with a right to the head.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki is working Henry over against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a right to the head.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kusimuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Kusimuki misses with a knee strike.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kusimuki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Kusimuki scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kusimuki misses with a knee to the head.
Henry wants to get back to striking at distance but Kusimuki won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry tries for a takedown but Kusimuki manages to get underhooks.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kusimuki presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kusimuki.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Kusimuki digs a right hand into Henry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henry's gas tank.
Henry tries to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki is working Henry over against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kusimuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kusimuki stalls.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki avoiding damage.
Kusimuki digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kusimuki lands a body shot.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Henry letting Kusimuki take a breather here.
Kusimuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Kusimuki on the inside.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henry tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kusimuki misses with a knee strike.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kusimuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Kusimuki presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kusimuki controlling the action here for a moment.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki avoiding damage.
Henry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kusimuki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Kusimuki on the inside.
Kusimuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki - that landed with a thud.
Kusimuki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kusimuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Kusimuki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
A short left from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with a left to the head.
Kusimuki pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kusimuki lands with a left to the head.
Kusimuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kusimuki presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kusimuki is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Henry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kusimuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry throws a jab when Kusimuki was well out of range.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kusimuki.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Kusimuki tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kusimuki gets tackled into the cage by Henry. Henry maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kusimuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kusimuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry is trying to force a seperation but Kusimuki has the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a knee to the body.
Henry wants to break free but Kusimuki has control.
Kusimuki is working Henry over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kusimuki gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kusimuki.
A short right from Kusimuki on the inside.
Kusimuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Come on Kusimuki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Kusimuki.
Henry is working for takedown but Kusimuki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kusimuki presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry tries to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling the position.
Henry is trying to push Kusimuki away but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kusimuki lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Kusimuki controlling the action here for a moment.
Kusimuki is working Henry over against the cage.
Kusimuki slowing the pace effectively.
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kusimuki. Beautiful body shot.
Kusimuki darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Kusimuki digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kusimuki leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kusimuki.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kusimuki lands a body punch.
Kusimuki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kusimuki lands an uppercut.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kusimuki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a shot to the body.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Henry tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Kusimuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Kusimuki stalling the fight.
Henry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
A short right from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kusimuki.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kusimuki.
A right handed body shot lands from Kusimuki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kusimuki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kusimuki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Kusimuki has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki - that landed with a thud.
Kusimuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kusimuki pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kusimuki is stalling here.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry is trying to force a seperation but Kusimuki has the dominant position.
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kusimuki moves into range and clinches up with Henry.
Kusimuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kusimuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kusimuki.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki is working Henry over against the cage.
Kusimuki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kusimuki gets underhooks to prevent Henry's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kusimuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Kusimuki.
A short right from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands an uppercut.
Henry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Kusimuki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Kusimuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kusimuki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 26:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Kusimuki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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24
205 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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28
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ham Xu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xu thuds his right hand into Henderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xu looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Xu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Xu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Xu thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Henderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Xu pulls his head out easily.
Xu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu trying to control from half guard but Henderson is working away.
Henderson has hold of Xu's hands but Xu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Xu wants to pass the guard but Henderson is defending well.
Henderson taking some punishment here, with Xu in his half guard.
Xu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Xu there.
Xu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Xu prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Xu throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Xu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Xu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Xu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Xu's back!
Henderson looking for the RNC.
Henderson doesn't have the hooks in and Xu manages to turn into his guard.
Xu throwing strikes but missing.
Xu thows a big elbow that misses.
Xu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking for a guillotine here but Xu defends easily.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Xu trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xu thows a big elbow that misses.
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henderson has his foot on Xu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xu works his way back into a safe position though.
Xu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Xu is trying to stand but he's just given Henderson his back.
Henderson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Xu tries to roll but Henderson sticks to his back.
Xu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Henderson looking for the choke from the back.
Xu trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Xu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xu is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ham Xu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xu is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Xu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xu tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Xu as Henderson shoots in.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Xu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xu looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson gets the takedown into side control.
Xu gets back to half guard.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xu has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henderson is pressing down on Xu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xu is holding on for now.
Henderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Xu trying to control but Henderson postures up.
Xu wants to get back to full guard.
Xu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Xu is looking to stand up but Henderson isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Xu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xu wriggles free and stands up.
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xu tries to avoid it but Henderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xu to the ground. Xu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Xu pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xu smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Henderson lunges at Xu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xu's hand.
Xu shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xu tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Xu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xu is breathing heavily.
Xu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Xu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Henderson escapes and throws Xu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Xu tries to buck Henderson off but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Henderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Xu, who protects the arm well.
Henderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Xu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Henderson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Henderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Xu backs up against the cage.
Henderson stuns Xu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson takes a swing at Xu's ribcage but misses.
Henderson shoots in and bounces Xu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Henderson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Xu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Xu has escaped and now he's on top!
Xu works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Xu works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Xu with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Xu controlling him for the moment.
Xu thows a big elbow that misses.
Xu looking to pass the guard.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Xu from controlling successfully.
Xu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xu is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Xu throws a big right hand that misses.
Xu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Xu from controlling successfully.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Xu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Xu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Xu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Xu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Xu is stalling here. Henderson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Xu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Henderson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Xu is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xu gets back to half guard.
Xu moves into full guard.
Xu wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Xu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henderson!
Henderson regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Xu there.
Xu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Xu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Xu prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Henderson actively working from the bottom here.
Xu trying to control the pace.
Xu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ham Xu.
I think Xu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Monroe (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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26
150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen stuns Monroe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monroe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monroe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koskinen checks it well.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe throws out a leg kick but Koskinen moves out of range and Monroe only half commits.
Monroe scores with a nice strike.
Monroe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Koskinen checks it.
A good leg kick by Monroe.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Monroe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Koskinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koskinen avoids the head kick by Monroe.
Koskinen avoids the head kick by Monroe.
Jab by Koskinen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koskinen.
Monroe thows a leg kick but Koskinen checks it
and Koskinen counters with a straight right hand.
Monroe throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Monroe misses
and Koskinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Monroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe throws a head kick but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen checks the leg kick.
Koskinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monroe in his tracks.
Koskinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Koskinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monroe doesn't seem phased though.
Carlos Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monroe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koskinen cracks the inside of Monroe's front leg.
Koskinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koskinen moves into the clinch.
Koskinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
A short left from Koskinen.
Monroe is rocked!
Koskinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monroe is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
Stalling in the clinch from Koskinen.
Koskinen gets through Monroe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koskinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Koskinen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koskinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Monroe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monroe blocks an uppercut.
Koskinen lands with a left to the head.
Monroe blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koskinen.
Monroe misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Koskinen.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koskinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe seems to have recovered his senses.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Koskinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Koskinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koskinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koskinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
A right handed body shot lands from Koskinen.
Monroe struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Koskinen is working Monroe over against the cage.
Koskinen has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.
Monroe tries to break free but Koskinen pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Koskinen.
Monroe looks gassed!
Monroe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koskinen's elbow.
Koskinen cracks Monroe with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koskinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monroe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koskinen lands a body punch.
Koskinen presses Monroe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Monroe throws a head punch that misses.
Koskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koskinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koskinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koskinen misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monroe tries to break the clinch but Koskinen is controlling the position.
Koskinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Monroe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
A short right from Koskinen.
Monroe can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
Koskinen pushes Monroe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monroe is trying to push Koskinen away but Koskinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koskinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Monroe can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
Koskinen lands a right hand.
Koskinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Koskinen.
A hook to the body from Koskinen.
Koskinen has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.
Monroe blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koskinen throws out a powerful jab.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Monroe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koskinen counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olle Koskinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koskinen connects with a body shot.
Koskinen checks the leg kick.
Olle Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Monroe connects with an inside leg kick.
Koskinen cracks Monroe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick by Monroe misses
and Koskinen counters with a straight right hand.
Monroe gets tackled into the cage by Koskinen. Koskinen maintains the clinch.
Koskinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monroe.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koskinen.
A head punch on the inside from Monroe fails to land.
Koskinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monroe is breathing heavily.
Monroe blocks an uppercut.
Koskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koskinen stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Koskinen.
A hook to the body from Koskinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Monroe can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
Monroe swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen keeps control of Monroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koskinen lands with a light punch inside.
Koskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monroes head.
A short uppercut from Koskinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen lands with a light punch inside.
Koskinen keeps control of Monroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
Monroe takes a shot to the head.
Koskinen dips a shoulder and cracks Monroe with a mighty uppercut! Monroe falls back against the cage and Koskinen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Monroe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Koskinen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olle Koskinen!
Olle Koskinen retains his featherweight title!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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