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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yama Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remi Gaillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama comes to the cage accompanied by Denez Prigent - Gortoz A Ran. Gaillard has chosen Victoria as his entrance music. Remi Gaillard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yama Mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remi Gaillard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaillard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mama throws out the jab.
Mama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gaillard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mama misses with a straight right.
A cross from Gaillard lands.
Gaillard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mama slips a jab from Gaillard.
Mama swings for the body but Gaillard moves out of range.
Jab from Gaillard.
Gaillard throws a shot from downtown. Mama moves away and avoids it.
Gaillard throws a shot from downtown. Mama moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Gaillard misses.
Gaillard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Remi Gaillard has been cut.
Gaillard misses with a hook.
Gaillard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mama throws a head kick that Gaillard semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaillard throws a leg kick but Mama moved away.
A jab from Mama misses.
Gaillard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaillard misses with an uppercut. Mama saw that one coming.
Gaillard moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaillard lands a lovely overhand right.
Mama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaillard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaillard lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Gaillard as he checks the leg kick.
Gaillard misses with an uppercut. Mama saw that one coming.
Gaillard connects with a jab.
Gaillard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mama was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaillard.
Gaillard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Remi Gaillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mama works over Gaillard's head and body with a nice combination.
Mama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaillard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaillard slips a straight right by Mama.
Mama misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaillard, right into the meat.
Gaillard scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaillard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mama at a distance.
Mama is breathing heavily.
Mama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gaillard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaillard jabs at Mama's body.
Nice shot lands for Gaillard.
Gaillard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gaillard works Mama's body with a nice hook.
Mama slips a straight right by Gaillard.
Gaillard scores with a hook.
Gaillard dips to his left and cracks Mama with an uppercut!
Mama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mama is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaillard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Mama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gaillard ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mama out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remi Gaillard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serg Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Karkov.
Karkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karkov lands a nice shot that snaps Ramirez's head back.
Ramirez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
Karkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Karkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramirez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karkov scores with a jab.
Ramirez with a hook.
It looks like Alex Karkov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkov avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karkov is breathing heavily.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Karkov is just out of range.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ramirez - just one landing.
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Karkov is just out of range.
Ramirez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karkov rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Karkov avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Karkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramirez digs a good hook to Karkov's body.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karkov at a distance.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karkov.
Karkov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramirez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karkov.
Karkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Karkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karkov avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez stuns Karkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramirez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good exchange - Ramirez coming out on top.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Karkov drops his hands momentarily and Ramirez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alex Karkov's cut is getting worse.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Alex Karkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez swings for the body but Karkov moves out of range.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramirez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karkov's hands.
Ramirez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Karkov sprawling to the canvas! Karkov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ramirez finish him?!
Karkov is rocked!
Ramirez fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Karkov square on the jaw! Damn, Karkov is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Serg Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriana Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Stuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adriana Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Stuus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima lands a nice looking body shot.
Lima really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stuus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stuus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lima shoots in but Stuus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stuus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stuus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stuus circles away.
Stuus blocks a jab.
Stuus misses with a few strikes there.
Lima has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stuus finds it's way round the side to connect with Lima's head.
Stuus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lima lands with a shot to the body.
Stuus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuus connects with a leg kick. Lima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lima is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Stuus.
Lima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lima is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stuus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriana Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stuus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adriana Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stuus.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stuus as he avoids it easily.
Stuus lands with a straight right. Lima didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lima takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stuus connects with a solid leg kick.
Stuus digs a good hook to Lima's body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lima. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stuus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stuus lands a nice shot to the body.
Stuus misses with a head kick.
Lima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Stuus does it's job there.
Lima on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stuus lands a leg kick that knocks Lima off balance momentarily.
Stuus scoring well with a low kick there.
Stuus feints and then cracks Lima's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lima down.
Stuus scores with a jab.
Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stuus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stuus with a jab.
Lima is rocked!
A good leg kick by Stuus.
Oh Lima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lima there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stuus.
Lima seems to have got his legs back now.
Lima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stuus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stuus throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Lima colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Stuus as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Lima is left battered and dazed whilst Stuus and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Stuus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tran Do Di (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Einstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Einstein's choice of entrance music: Gold Soundz. Tran Do Di could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Albert Einstein's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tran Do Di!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Einstein!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Di in his tracks.
Einstein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Di closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Di trying to control the position but Einstein is working away.
Einstein sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Einstein wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Einstein is refusing to be controlled, as Di sits in half guard.
Einstein is trying to maintain the position but Di is very close to passing his half guard.
Einstein misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Di is just content to waste time from the top position. Einstein takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Di wants to control from the top but Einstein keeps moving.
Einstein trying to control the position.
Einstein wants to sweep here but Di controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di tries to free his leg and advance position but Einstein is retaining full guard.
Di postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Einstein is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Di, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di working for a triangle but Einstein defends it easily.
Einstein pushes down on Di's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Einstein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Di defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein trying to control from half guard but Di is working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Di trying to hold on to Einstein's head to control him but Einstein postures up.
Einstein prevents Di from improving his position.
Di is staying active underneath Einstein, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Einstein uses his free foot to push down on Di's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Di.
Einstein with shots to the head and body - Di looks very uncomfortable down there.
Einstein lands a nice shot to the head.
Einstein looking to control but Di is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Einstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Einstein landing strikes, looking to finish!
Einstein scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Di?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einstein lands a big shot there that rocks Di but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Di is rocked!
Einstein trying to control but Di is having none of it.
Di can't escape the position.
Einstein landing strikes, looking to finish!
Di wants to hold on but Einstein pushes him away.
Einstein lands a nice shot to the head.
Einstein takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Einstein landing shots from mount.
Di is desperately trying to improve his position but Einstein has a good base and remains in mount.
Di gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einstein gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Di throws a right hand that Einstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Einstein also avoids with ease.
Di takes one on the button.
Einstein tests Di's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Einstein lunges at Di with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Di's hand.
Einstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Di's sensitive parts.
Di fails with the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Einstein.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Di clobbers Einstein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Di keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Di closes the distance and clinches up with Einstein, looking for a takedown. Di pushes Einstein against the cage but Einstein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Einstein moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Einstein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Di feints and as Einstein raises his hands in defense, Di changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Einstein looking to control.
Einstein wants to sweep here but Di controlling him for the moment.
Di is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Di slips nicely into half guard.
Einstein is looking to control Di's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Einstein avoid being mounted?
Einstein manages to get to full guard.
Di won't allow Einstein to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Einstein keeping moving, preventing Di from controlling successfully.
Einstein can't keep his opponent in guard - Di advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Di trying to pass the guard but Einstein defending well.
Einstein regains full guard. Nicely done.
Di trying to control the position from guard on top but Einstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Di drops back looking for a leg! Einstein is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Einstein manages to kick Di off! Di jumps back into Einstein's guard.
Di passes Einstein's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di is working for a submission of some sort.
Einstein is pressing down on Di's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Einstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Einstein, not yet.
Di trying to control the position from guard on top but Einstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Einstein scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Einstein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Di stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Einstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Di trying to control but Einstein is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Di drops back looking for a leg! Einstein is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Einstein manages to kick Di off! Di jumps back into Einstein's guard.
Einstein wants to hit a switch here but Di passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Einstein there!
Di tries to control but Einstein wriggling away.
Di working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Einstein is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Di looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Einstein regains half guard.
Einstein tries to roll over but Di keeps him under control.
Einstein regains full guard. Nicely done.
Einstein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Einstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Di trying to control but Einstein is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tran Do Di dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Di fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Einstein avoids it really well and circles away.
Einstein tries to clinch but Di moves out of range.
Di has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Einstein.
Einstein catches Di with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Einstein throws a lazy right hand but Di sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Di finds it's way through Einstein's defenses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Di.
Einstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Einstein connects with an inside leg kick.
Di avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Di misses with a hook to the body
and Einstein counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Einstein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Di doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di fails with the takedown
and Einstein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tran Do Di. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Di connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Di throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Einstein.
Einstein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Einstein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Einstein.
Einstein misses with an uppercut.
Einstein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Einstein lands a nice shot that snaps Di's head back.
Einstein lands a lovely overhand right.
Di fails with the takedown.
Einstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Einstein works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Di swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Di gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Einstein counters with a solid body kick.
Einstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Einstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Einstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Di shoots in for a takedown but Einstein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Di avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Di tries for a takedown but Einstein circles away easily
and Einstein counters with a good, hard body kick but Di shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Einstein misses with an uppercut. Di saw that one coming.
Di is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Einstein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Di misses with a combination
and Einstein moves into the clinch.
Einstein lands an elbow inside that Di shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Einstein.
Di fails to pull guard.
Einstein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Di's defenses.
It looks like Tran Do Di has been cut.
Einstein crunches a lovely knee into Di's ribcage.
Einstein stalling the fight.
Di tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Einstein just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Einstein as the two fighters clinch.
Einstein is leaning against Di and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Einstein.
Einstein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Di in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Einstein content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Di takes an elbow to the forehead.
Einstein crunches a lovely knee into Di's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Einstein.
Einstein stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Einstein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Einstein scores a nice knee to the body.
Einstein stalling.
Einstein is pressed up against the cage. Di has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Einstein down to the mat. Einstein avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Einstein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Di under the eye.
Einstein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Einstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Einstein lands a front kick.
Einstein lands a slapping body shot.
Di with a poor takedown
and Einstein counters with a left to the body.
Einstein cracks the inside of Di's front leg.
Einstein lunges at Di with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Di's hand.
Di shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Di takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Einstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Einstein lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Di shoots and misses
and Einstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Albert Einstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Einstein throws a head kick that misses.
Einstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Di on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Einstein. Einstein obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Einstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Einstein has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Einstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Janda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Harper Lewis. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Bruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Janda!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruder throws a sloppy head kick and Janda moves out of range easily.
Janda misses with a few strikes there.
Bruder is looking to clinch.
Bruder tries to keep at a distance but Janda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Janda wants to break free but Bruder has control.
Still in the clinch, Bruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruder tries to land knees in the clinch but Janda avoids the damage to the body.
Bruder scores with a hook to the body.
Bruder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Janda's efforts to push away.
Janda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janda tries to break free but Bruder pushes him back against the cage.
Bruder works on Janda's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Janda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruder lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruder works on Janda's body with a couple of short punches.
A frustrated look appears on Janda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Janda blocks an uppercut.
Bruder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruder scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruder misses with a knee to the head.
Bruder lands a left hand.
Janda is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruder has double underhooks.
Bruder scores with a hook to the body.
Janda looks gassed!
Bruder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruder.
Bruder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Janda is trying to force a seperation but Bruder has the dominant position.
Bruder keeps control of Janda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruder lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janda.
Janda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janda counters with a good, hard body kick but Bruder shrugs it off.
Bruder 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.
Bruder misses with a body shot
and Janda counters with a nice body kick.
Marcel Bruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Janda at a distance.
Bruder tries to close the distance and clinch but Janda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Janda blocks the low kick.
A combination from Bruder does no damage.
Bruder shoots in for a takedown but Janda shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruder tries to clinch up but Janda circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Janda. Janda obviously looking to wear him down.
Janda throws a head kick that misses.
Janda lands a head kick. Bruder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bruder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruder looks to land a combination but Janda avoids it well.
Bruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janda was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruder.
Bruder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Janda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bruder in his tracks.
Bruder misses the body punch
and Janda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Janda moves into range and clinches up with Bruder.
A frustrated look appears on Janda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Janda working hard to break the clinch.
Bruder lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janda wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruder won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janda backwards.
Janda wants to break free but Bruder has control.
Janda tries to break free but Bruder pushes him back against the cage.
Janda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruder moves in looking to clinch but Janda pushes him off.
Bruder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Janda counters with a solid body kick.
Bruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janda slips under a jab.
Bruder thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Janda.
Janda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Janda counters with an outside leg kick.
Janda feints and then cracks Bruder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruder down.
Bruder misses with the combination.
Janda scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janda throws a head kick but Bruder moves out of range.
Bruder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Janda can pounce on him.
Bruder misses with a jab to the body
and Janda makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bruder really felt that one!
Bruder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Janda blocks an uppercut.
Janda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janda lands with a kick to the temple. Bruder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bruder throws a series of punches but Janda avoids them all with ease.
Janda scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruder tries to clinch but Janda moves away
and Janda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruder thows a leg kick but Janda checks it
and Janda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bruder is looking to wear down Janda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Janda counters with a good low kick that Bruder was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Bruder dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Janda throws a nice head kick!
Janda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruder's calf.
Bruder misses with a body shot
and Janda counters with a nice body kick.
Bruder misses with a leg kick
and Janda counters by moving into the clinch.
Janda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Janda. Beautiful body shot.
Bruder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bruder tries for a takedown but Janda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Janda takes the fight into the clinch.
Bruder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Janda is trying to push Bruder away but Bruder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Janda working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Bruder.
Bruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janda is trying to force a seperation but Bruder has the dominant position.
Bruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Janda.
Bruder 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.
Bruder misses with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Janda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janda scores with a push kick.
Janda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruder darts in trying to clinch
and Janda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Janda blocks a jab.
Janda lands a nice looking body kick.
Bruder swings for the body but Janda moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Janda.
Janda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Janda.
Bruder looks to clinch
and Janda counters with a thumping low kick.
Bruder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruder takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bruder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Janda counters with a head kick.
Janda lands a head kick!
Bruder takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janda manages to avoid it.
Bruder wants to clinch but Janda slips to the side
and Janda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Janda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruder doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruder darts in trying to clinch
and Janda counters with a big head kick but Bruder shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Janda.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Janda - that will leave a mark!
Bruder lands a nice shot that snaps Janda's head back.
Janda throws a head kick that misses.
Janda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Janda counters with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Janda.
Janda lands with a nice body kick.
Bruder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Janda defends it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Janda throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janda throws a front kick that sends Bruder stumbling back into the cage.
Marcel Bruder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Janda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janda has closed the distance and engaged Bruder in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruder lands with a right to the head.
Bruder tries a body shot but Janda blocks it.
Janda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janda lands a leg kick that knocks Bruder off balance momentarily.
Erik Janda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Janda.
Janda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruder's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Janda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janda ducks under a wild hook from Bruder.
Bruder will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bruder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janda counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Janda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Janda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bruder misses with a few strikes there.
Janda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janda throws a head kick that half lands.
Bruder looks to land a combination but Janda avoids it well.
Bruder misses with a combination
and Janda counters with a head kick. That will keep Bruder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bruder is rocked!
Bruder drops his hands momentarily. Janda doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Bruder staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Bruder doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Janda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julli Pulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West - Amazing. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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221 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mongo Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julli Pulli!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Pulli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pulli just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulli misses the shot to the body.
Pulli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malone throws a nice looking combination but Pulli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good leg kick by Malone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pulli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
Malone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pulli scrambles back to his feet.
Malone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulli.
Malone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulli.
Malone throws out a powerful jab.
Pulli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malone.
Malone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pulli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malone swivels and escapes.
Pulli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulli looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malone.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malone, right into the meat.
Pulli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Malone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pulli. Pulli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pulli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Malone.
Malone defending well as Pulli loads up on a big left hand.
Malone slips under a jab from Pulli.
Pulli misses the jab.
Malone throws out a powerful jab.
Malone connects with a nice looking jab.
Pulli shoots in looking for a takedown. Malone tries to sprawl out of it but Pulli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pulli looks gassed!
Malone moves away from the strike by Pulli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pullis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pulli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malone with a jab.
Malone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulli throws a shot from downtown. Malone moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Malone.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malone. That's going to slow Pulli down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone lunges at Pulli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pulli's hand.
Malone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malone.
Malone lands the left hand.
Pulli tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pulli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malone.
Mongo Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone with a nice cross.
Malone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Malone there.
Malone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malone connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malone.
Pulli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That kick from Malone tenderised Pulli's leg. Pulli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malone throws out a powerful jab.
Pulli is rocked!
Malone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pulli is still on wobbly legs! Can Malone finish him?
Malone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone drops Pulli with a straight right hand, right on the button! Malone follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mongo Malone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson has chosen Bleach - Fade to Black B13A as his entrance music. Fedor Martinsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
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, Fedor Martinsson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasara moves away.
Martinsson throws a series of punches but Vasara avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a looping overhand right but Vasara ducks down to avoid it.
Martinsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasara was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinsson.
Martinsson moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Vasara blocks the low kick.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Vasara misses
and Martinsson counters with a three punch combo that has Vasara backing up. Vasara nods at Martinsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Martinsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasara.
Vasara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasara walks into a straight right hand from Martinsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasara scores with a push kick.
Martinsson cracks Vasara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martinsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martinsson looks to land a left hand but Vasara moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Vasara misses
and Martinsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Vasara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasara.
The fighters circling - Vasara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasara thuds a left hand into Martinsson's body.
Vasara ducks under a wild hook from Martinsson.
Vasara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vasara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinsson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara tries to clinch up but Martinsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasara jabs at Martinsson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson ducks under a wild hook from Vasara.
Vasara throws a shot from downtown. Martinsson moves away and avoids it.
Martinsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinsson staying out of range there.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Martinsson's leg. Martinsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Martinsson to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Vasara misses.
Vasara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasara loads up on a big right hand but Martinsson slips the punch.
Martinsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Vasara misses its intended target.
Vasara looks to land a left hand but Martinsson moved out of range nicely.
Martinsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Vasara catches Martinsson right on the button with a cross.
Martinsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws out a loose jab but Martinsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasara.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasara misses the target.
Vasara misses the jab.
A jab from Vasara misses.
Vasara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinsson tries to move into range but Vasara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vasara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martinsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vasara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martinsson takes a swing at Vasara's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vasara counters with a straight right hand.
Martinsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasara.
Vasara lands with a nice combination. Martinsson backs away looking to recover.
Martinsson moves out of range as Vasara strikes.
Vasara lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara throws a push kick but Martinsson slaps the foot to one side.
Vasara misses with a jab to the body
enabling Martinsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vasara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vasara takes one to the chin there.
Martinsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinsson is just out of range.
Martinsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vasara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that round.
That's time! Vasara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinsson throws a wild body kick that Vasara sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasara.
Vasara scores with the left hand. Martinsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Vasara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinsson.
Vasara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinsson.
Vasara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinsson in his tracks.
Vasara throws a lazy head kick
and Martinsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Vasara lands with a nice body punch.
Vasara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martinsson on the side of the head.
Vasara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasara.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasara. That's going to slow Martinsson down.
Vasara throws a lazy right hand but Martinsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinsson is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Vasara misses its intended target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Martinsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vasara is looking to slow Martinsson down with leg kicks.
Martinsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vasara throws a lazy head kick
and Martinsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasara.
Martinsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasara throws a head kick but Martinsson moves out of range.
Vasara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasara throws a big shot that misses.
Vasara throws a nice looking combination but Martinsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasara throws a front kick that sends Martinsson stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with an uppercut.
Vasara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vasara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinsson.
Sami Vasara is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasara tries to clinch there but Martinsson circles away.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Vasara.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Martinsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vasara has got the better of the exchanges.
Vasara lands with a cross.
Vasara misses with a straight right.
Martinsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martinsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinsson's knee momentarily.
Vasara wants to land a leg kick but Martinsson is out of range.
Nice jab there from Vasara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martinsson's calf.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vasara, as that shot connected.
Martinsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vasara with a hook.
Martinsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasara cracks Martinsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vasara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vasara swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Martinsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasara lands an overhand right.
Martinsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vasara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara looks to land a body kick but Martinsson moved away.
Vasara misses with an uppercut. Martinsson saw that one coming.
Martinsson lands a jab to the nose.
Vasara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasara.
Vasara tries to clinch but Martinsson moves away
letting Martinsson counter with a right hand.
Martinsson scores with the left hand. Vasara knows he should have avoided that one.
Vasara misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinsson misses with a two punch combination.
Martinsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinsson tries to bum rush Vasara with a series of wild strikes but Vasara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vasara lands with a cross.
Vasara misses with a straight left.
Vasara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinsson can do to turn this around?
Vasara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinsson at a distance.
Vasara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinsson moves away.
Martinsson blocks a jab.
Vasara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasara wants to slow Martinsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Vasara cracks the inside of Martinsson's front leg.
Martinsson checks a low kick from Vasara.
Martinsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinsson cracks Vasara with a good jab.
Martinsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
Vasara shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martinsson eats them both and turns towards Vasara to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara moves away from the strike by Martinsson.
Martinsson looks to land a body kick but Vasara moved away.
Vasara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinsson throws a looping overhand right but Vasara ducks down to avoid it.
Vasara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasara thuds his shin into the meat of Martinsson's side.
Vasara throws a hook but Martinsson avoids it easily.
Martinsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasara.
Vasara misses the shot to the body.
Martinsson swings for the body but Vasara moves out of range.
Martinsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinsson throws a lazy right hand but Vasara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fedor Martinsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
A swing and a miss from Martinsson.
Vasara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara lands a jab.
Vasara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Vasara.
Martinsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martinsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasara.
Vasara feints and then cracks Martinsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinsson down.
Vasara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martinsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vasara throws a leg kick
and Martinsson counters with a low kick, right behind Vasara 's knee.
Vasara scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martinsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinsson is out of range and Vasara settles back down.
Vasara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martinsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Vasara misses.
Vasara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vasara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Vasara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martinsson doesn't seem phased though.
Martinsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sami Vasara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasara counters with a good low kick that Martinsson was not able to check.
Nice straight punches there by Vasara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasara.
Vasara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasara ducks under a wild hook from Martinsson.
Vasara missing with a left hand there. Martinsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinsson ducks right into an uppercut from Vasara.
Vasara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasara.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasara blocks a jab.
Martinsson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Vasara to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinsson 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Vasara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yago Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Justified by AMEN. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yago Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emmanuel Baptiste!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptiste scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baptiste looks to land a right hand but Gutierrez moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gutierrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baptiste feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Baptiste stopping the sweep attempt from Gutierrez.
Baptiste trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baptiste controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gutierrez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gutierrez has momentary wrist control but Baptiste slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baptiste is one step ahead there.
Baptiste is in close to Gutierrez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gutierrez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baptiste.
Baptiste trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Baptiste in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baptiste stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gutierrez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baptiste won't allow Gutierrez to sweep him here.
Gutierrez working a defensive guard here.
Gutierrez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Gutierrez trying to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baptiste accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gutierrez working a defensive guard here.
Gutierrez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Baptiste is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yago Gutierrez.
Baptiste doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutierrez circles away.
Baptiste takes the fight into the clinch.
Baptiste lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baptiste is working Gutierrez over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste can't get the takedown.
Baptiste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baptiste tries to circle away but Gutierrez has him pinned against the cage.
Baptiste is trying to break the clinch but Gutierrez is controlling him.
Baptiste wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baptiste looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Gutierrez.
Baptiste avoiding damage.
Gutierrez tries a body shot but Baptiste blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gutierrez.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gutierrez throws a head punch that misses.
Gutierrez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez prevents Baptiste from breaking the clinch.
Baptiste digs a right hand underneath Gutierrez's ribcage. Gutierrez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Gutierrez fails to land.
Baptiste tries to break free but Gutierrez pushes him back against the cage.
Gutierrez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baptiste wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baptiste is working for takedown but Gutierrez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baptiste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baptiste can't break the clinch.
Baptiste is trying to force a seperation but Gutierrez has the dominant position.
Gutierrez is pushing Baptiste up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Gutierrez.
Baptiste's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gutierrez lands a slapping body shot.
Baptiste swings for the body but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gutierrez wants to clinch.
Baptiste fails to land with a series of punches.
Baptiste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Baptiste dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baptiste connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baptiste looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutierrez is just out of range.
Baptiste tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gutierrez swivels and escapes.
Baptiste on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gutierrez misses the shot to the body.
Baptiste takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gutierrez tries to move into range but Baptiste moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gutierrez misses with a wild body shot.
Baptiste looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Baptiste looking to pass the guard.
Baptiste stopping the sweep attempt from Gutierrez.
Baptiste passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste is looking to take a break and control but Gutierrez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baptiste sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gutierrez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Baptiste has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gutierrez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Baptiste's best efforts.
Baptiste wants to control but Gutierrez is keeping him busy.
Gutierrez trying to control from the bottom.
Gutierrez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gutierrez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baptiste gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Baptiste postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gutierrez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baptiste is one step ahead there.
Gutierrez keeping moving, preventing Baptiste from controlling successfully.
Gutierrez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baptiste wants to control from the top but Gutierrez keeps moving.
Baptiste pushes down on Gutierrez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gutierrez moves into full guard.
Baptiste preventing the sweep.
Gutierrez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baptiste wants to control from the top but Gutierrez keeps moving.
Baptiste is looking to work some ground and pound but Gutierrez has wrist control.
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.
Baptiste looking to sit in guard and control but Gutierrez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutierrez stopping the sweep attempt from Baptiste.
Baptiste is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Baptiste keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Baptiste showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Baptiste throws a body punch but Gutierrez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gutierrez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baptiste ducks under a wild hook from Gutierrez.
Baptiste shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gutierrez's guard.
Baptiste trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutierrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutierrez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baptiste's guard.
Gutierrez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gutierrez postures up and lands a big shot to Baptiste's brow.
Gutierrez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez stopping the sweep attempt from Baptiste.
Gutierrez wants to control from the top but Baptiste keeps moving.
Baptiste wants to sweep but no luck.
Baptiste wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gutierrez is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gutierrez is thwarting Baptiste's attempts to control the position.
Gutierrez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gutierrez throwing shots but Baptiste is blocking nicely.
Gutierrez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baptiste does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gutierrez prevents Baptiste from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gutierrez slows the pace down in half guard.
Yago Gutierrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're going to have a standup here because Yago Gutierrez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gutierrez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baptiste.
Baptiste gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez misses with a wild body shot.
Gutierrez wants to clinch
and Baptiste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baptiste just misses with a punch to the body.
Baptiste misses with a looping right.
Gutierrez is looking to wear down Baptiste with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A jab from Baptiste misses.
The fighters circling - Gutierrez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baptiste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gutierrez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Baptiste quickly recovers to half guard.
Emmanuel Baptiste is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez trying to control from half guard but Baptiste is working away.
Gutierrez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baptiste trying to control here.
Baptiste tries to get to full guard but Gutierrez has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gutierrez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yago Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baptiste has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Baptiste!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sub Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Giant Squid - Panthalassa. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Hero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farro digs a good body shot into Hero's ribs.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farro manages to avoid it.
Farro throws a shot from downtown. Hero moves away and avoids it.
Hero misses with a straight left.
Hero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Farro!
Farro is working to get back to half guard.
Farro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hero landing shots from mount.
Farro is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro tries to hold on but Hero postures up.
Hero landing strikes from the mount and Farro is in trouble!
Hero with a couple of short strikes.
Farro is rocked!
Hero connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Farro is still in real trouble! Can Hero finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero wants to finish this one by submission but Farro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hero.
Farro tries to reverse the position but Hero maintains control.
Farro seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hero trying to control but Farro is having none of it.
Hero scoring with strikes but Farro is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro is working to get back to half guard.
Hero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Hero.
Farro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hero lands a nice shot to the head.
Hero lands a heavy elbow.
Farro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Farro is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Farro is in a horrible position here. Hero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hero looking to finish Farro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Farro!
Hero with shots to the head and body - Farro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hero trying to control but Farro is having none of it.
Farro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero landing punches.
Farro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hero with the ground and pound from mount.
Hero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Farro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Farro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Farro is bucking up trying to escape but Hero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro can't escape the position.
Farro looks gassed!
Hero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Farro?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Hero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Farro misses its intended target.
Hero ducks right into an uppercut from Farro.
Farro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hero.
Hero tries for a takedown but Farro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hero shoots in for a double leg but Farro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Farro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hero.
A telegraphed right hand from Farro misses the target.
Farro throws a looping overhand right but Hero ducks down to avoid it.
Ben Farro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farro slips a straight right by Hero.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farro.
Farro wants to slow Hero down by chopping away at his legs.
Farro slips under a jab from Hero.
Hero shoots for a takedown but Farro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Farro.
Farro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Farro.
Farro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farro cracks Hero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Farro is working Hero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hero trying to control the position.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hero kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hero wants to sweep but no luck.
Farro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hero's guard.
Hero is pressing down on Farro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Farro connects with a couple of short punches.
Hero pulls Farro in close to his closed guard and prevents Farro from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farro postures up.
Hero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farro defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farro cracks Hero with a solid left hand.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hero manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Farro has Hero in his guard.
Farro working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Farro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Farro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hero passes into side control, despite Farro's attempt to control the position.
Hero trying to control the position but Farro is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Farro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Farro is trying to get back to half guard.
Hero creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Farro wants to control but Hero postures up.
Sub Hero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hero's best efforts.
Farro moves into full guard.
Farro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hero is aware though and is defending well.
Farro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hero defends well.
Hero tries to free his leg and advance position but Farro is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Farro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Farro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farro misses the jab.
Hero avoids the body shot from Farro.
Farro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero ducks right into an uppercut from Farro.
Farro misses with a body kick.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farro manages to avoid it.
Hero is looking to wear down Farro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Farro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Farro ducks under a wild hook from Hero.
Hero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A left lands for Farro.
Hero takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Farro coming out on top.
Hero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Farro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hero has managed to get both his arms back between Farro's legs - danger averted.
Farro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hero passes into half guard.
Farro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Farro is trying to get back to full guard.
Farro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hero is working away from the top position though.
Farro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero trying to control but Farro is working from the bottom.
Hero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farro trying to control the position here.
Farro wants to sweep here but Hero controlling him for the moment.
Hero looking to pass the guard.
Hero is working hard here to advance position.
Farro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a couple of elbows.
Farro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Farro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Farro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hero cracks Farro with a solid left hand.
Hero wants to control from the top but Farro keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero stopping the sweep attempt from Farro.
Hero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Farro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hero has Farro in his guard.
Farro wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hero looking for a guillotine here but Farro defends easily.
Farro distracts Hero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sub Hero did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Farro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Farro misses.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Farro's shoulder, as Farro tries to avoid the shot.
Farro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Farro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hero defending well as Farro loads up on a big left hand.
Farro looks to throw the jab but Hero is out of range.
A slow jab from Farro misses its intended target.
Hero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hero at a distance.
Farro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hero.
Hero throws a looping overhand right but Farro ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farro lands a leg kick that knocks Hero off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hero. Farro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Farro misses its intended target.
Hero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro tries to roll over but Hero keeps him under control.
Hero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farro keeps working.
Farro is looking for a sweep. Hero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Hero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Farro tries to roll over but Hero keeps him under control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Farro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hero's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hero wants to escape the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Farro wants to control but Hero manages to buck him off and is now in Farro's guard! Nice work there by Hero!
Farro looking to control.
Hero with a nice head shot there.
Farro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hero is one step ahead there.
Hero with a nice head shot there.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but Farro blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro wants to sweep here but Hero controlling him for the moment.
Farro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Farro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hero manages to get himself to full guard.
Farro postures up.
Hero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hero looking to control.
Farro is looking to work some ground and pound but Hero has wrist control.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Farro from controlling successfully.
Farro lands a couple of digs.
Farro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Farro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hero's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero is refusing to be controlled, as Farro sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ben Farro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farro manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Hero.
Farro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hero misses with a body shot.
Farro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hero at a distance.
Farro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Farro.
Farro slips under a jab.
Hero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Farro enables Hero to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Farro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Farro has momentary wrist control but Hero slips an elbow through the middle.
Hero is posturing up here but Farro has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hero tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hero has to tap! Slick submission there by Farro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Farro!
Ben Farro is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PaCo Da MaN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer comes to the cage accompanied by Banana Joe Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Da MaN's choice of entrance music: Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. PaCo Da MaN acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bud Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, PaCo Da MaN!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Da MaN's shoulder, as Da MaN tries to avoid the shot.
Da MaN missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da MaN misses with an uppercut.
Da MaN with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Da MaN clobbers Spencer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Bud Spencer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da MaN avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Da MaN lands a nice looking body shot.
Da MaN cracks Spencer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Da MaN throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spencer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spencer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Da MaN misses
and Spencer counters with a good low kick that Da MaN was not able to check.
Spencer throws a body punch but Da MaN moves out of range.
A big left from Spencer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da MaN can pounce on him.
Spencer staying out of range there.
Spencer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Da MaN throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
Spencer gets a takedown into half guard.
Da MaN wants to get back to his feet.
Spencer trying to control the action but Da MaN is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Da MaN can do anything to dispel that myth.
Spencer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Da MaN's head.
Spencer 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da MaN is trying to stand back up but Spencer is controlling him
Spencer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Spencer prevents Da MaN from improving his position.
Spencer prevents Da MaN from standing back up.
Spencer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da MaN defending well though.
Da MaN tries to roll over but Spencer keeps him under control.
Spencer not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Spencer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da MaN is controlling Spencer's trapped leg to prevent Spencer from advancing to side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Da MaN wants to slow Spencer down by chopping away at his legs.
PaCo Da MaN seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da MaN connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Da MaN will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Da MaN misses the target.
Da MaN takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like PaCo Da MaN has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Da MaN attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Da MaN on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spencer misses the body punch
and Da MaN counters with a straight right hand.
Spencer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da MaN's calf.
Da MaN misses with a few strikes there.
Da MaN gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spencer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PaCo Da MaN dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Da MaN throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer blocks a jab.
Da MaN throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da MaN tries to move into range but Spencer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Da MaN misses with a wild body shot.
Da MaN blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spencer.
Nice shot lands for Spencer.
Nice body kick there by Spencer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer cracks Da MaN with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Da MaN falls to his knees and Spencer doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bud Spencer!
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