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SUFC4:Christmas Showdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stroope Heineken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Spicer (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stroope Heineken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Spicer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spicer drops Heineken with a beautiful combination! Heineken stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spicer is looking for the KO!
It looks like Stroope Heineken has been cut.
Spicer throws a right hand that Heineken ducks under and follows up with a left that Heineken also avoids with ease.
Spicer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spicer is looking to clinch but Heineken is avoiding it.
Spicer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heineken wants to get back to full guard.
Heineken is trying to maintain the position but Spicer is very close to passing his half guard.
Heineken moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Heineken has his foot on Spicer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spicer works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicer preventing the sweep.
Spicer wants to stand but Heineken has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Heineken working for a triangle but Spicer defends it easily.
Heineken wants to get back to his feet but Spicer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spicer is looking to stand up but Heineken won't let him.
Heineken wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heineken pushes Spicer off and gets back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spicer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heineken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spicer.
Stroope Heineken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heineken misses with a looping right.
Spicer lands a jab.
Spicer scores with a sloppy right hand. Heineken should have avoided that one.
Spicer shoots in for a double leg but Heineken sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Spicer does no damage.
Spicer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Heineken misses.
Spicer tries to clinch but Heineken moves out of range.
Spicer misses with a leg kick.
Heineken missing with a left hand there. Spicer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heineken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spicer tries to clinch but Heineken moves away
and Heineken counters with a left to the body.
Heineken is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heineken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heineken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spicer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spicer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spicer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heineken.
Spicer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicer missing with knees to the body.
Heineken prevents Spicer from breaking the clinch.
Spicer is trying to break free.
Spicer is trying to break the clinch but Heineken has him pressed against the cage.
Heineken is trying to break free.
Heineken lands a body punch.
Spicer breaks from the clinch.
Heineken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spicer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spicer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spicer throws a nice looking combination but Heineken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heineken closes the distance and clinches.
Spicer is trying to break free.
Heineken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heineken scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolf Spicer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stroope Heineken's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heineken catches Spicer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spicer throws an overhand right that lands on Heineken's shoulder, as Heineken tries to avoid the shot.
Spicer keeps the fight on the outside.
Spicer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heineken lands a jab.
Heineken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spicer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heineken lands a hook that stumbles Spicer back into the cage. Heineken follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Spicer to the canvas! Heineken pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Spicer has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stroope Heineken!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Peter The Great has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Peter The Great seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter The Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great blocks a head kick by Erikson.
The Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Erikson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Peter The Great has been cut.
The is referee keeping an eye on Erikson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Erikson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peter The Great's cut is getting worse.
Erikson scores a nice knee to the body.
The Great is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The is referee keeping an eye on Erikson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Great takes an elbow to the temple.
Peter The Great's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Erikson lands a nice knee to the body.
Erikson connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Great's face.
Jeez, Peter The Great's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter The Great's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonas Erikson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chapulin Colorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chapulin Colorado!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Colorado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Colorado jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson moves out of range as Colorado strikes.
Jackson tries to clinch but Colorado moves out of range.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Colorado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Colorado misses.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Colorado scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Colorado misses the target.
Colorado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colorado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson moves out of range as Colorado strikes.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Colorado.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Colorado shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colorado swinging wilding here.
A lazy left from Colorado finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colorado drops Jackson with a left and a right! Oh, Jackson is hurt - Colorado dives into side control looking to finish!
Jackson is rocked!
Colorado stands up and beckons Jackson to his feet.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colorado works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Colorado misses with the combination.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Colorado catches Jackson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Jackson to the canvas!
Colorado has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Colorado is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Colorado is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Colorado gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Colorado fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colorado.
Chapulin Colorado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colorado misses with a few strikes there.
Colorado looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Colorado. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Colorado throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Colorado's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Colorado duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Colorado misses the jab.
Colorado lands with a right hand.
Colorado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Colorado sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Colorado does it's job there.
Colorado misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colorado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Colorado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Colorado.
Colorado cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to clinch but Colorado is having none of it.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Colorado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Colorado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Colorado.
Colorado looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Colorado is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Colorado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Colorado is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Colorado down to the mat. Colorado avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four 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.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Colorado misses with a series of wild punches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jackson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Colorado swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Chapulin Colorado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colorado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colorado might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Colorado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Colorado fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson slips a straight right by Colorado.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Colorado.
Colorado misses with a wild combination.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Colorado swivels and escapes.
Colorado lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colorado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colorado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut lands for Colorado. That snapped Jackson's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chapulin Colorado 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.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colorado is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Colorado circles away and we're back to standing.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Colorado cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Colorado lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into rage.
Danga de danga de dang - Colorado scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Colorado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bo Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colorado scores with a jab to the head.
Colorado tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colorado misses with a double jab.
Colorado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colorado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Colorado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Colorado.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colorado swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Colorado.
Colorado tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colorado keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot lands for Colorado.
Jackson moves forwards but Colorado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Colorado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Colorado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colorado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Colorado gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Colorado is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Colorado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colorado uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Colorado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colorado.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
Colorado pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Colorado is trying to buck Jackson off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colorado is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Colorado throws Jackson to one side and escapes!
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Colorado.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice combination there by Colorado.
Colorado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Colorado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Colorado misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colorado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson takes a swing at Colorado's ribcage but misses.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Colorado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colorado connects with a jab.
A combination from Colorado does no damage.
Colorado swinging wilding here.
Colorado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Colorado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Colorado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Colorado tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Colorado to the ground. Colorado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chapulin Colorado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colorado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Colorado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chapulin Colorado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colorado as he avoids it easily.
Colorado lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into rage.
Colorado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colorado lands a head shot.
Colorado lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Colorado does no damage.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Colorado connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Colorado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Colorado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colorado lands a two punch combo.
Colorado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Colorado is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colorado throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson slips a straight right by Colorado.
Colorado digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Colorado cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Colorado scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Colorado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Colorado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Colorado lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Colorado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Colorado is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Colorado looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Colorado makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Colorado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Colorado saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Colorado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Colorado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Colorado scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Colorado looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Colorado lands a with a good body shot.
Colorado lands a jab to the head.
A nice combination there by Colorado.
Colorado swinging wilding here.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colorado.
Colorado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Colorado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Colorado misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Colorado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Colorado is trying to break free.
Colorado is trying to break free.
Colorado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Colorado walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Colorado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Colorado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Colorado.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Colorado sprawls well.
Colorado smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Colorado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Colorado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colorado scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Bo Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chapulin Colorado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chapulin Colorado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Colorado winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chapulin Colorado!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Applebottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Applebottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Applebottom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Applebottom does it's job there.
Applebottom is looking to score with low kicks.
Applebottom works Beschastnykh's body with a nice hook.
Beschastnykh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beschastnykh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beschastnykh looks gassed!
Applebottom stuns Beschastnykh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Applebottom moves in close and cracks Beschastnykh with a massive right hand! Beschastnykh, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Applebottom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Applebottom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Karpinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzo Bunga is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Karpinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Karpinov. No joy for Bunga on that attempt.
Bunga keeps the fight on the outside.
Karpinov throws a head kick that half lands.
Karpinov with a poor takedown
and Bunga counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karpinov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bunga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karpinov had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bunga is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Karpinov Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bunga's back instead.
Bunga staying busy and making it hard for Karpinov to control.
Karpinov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Bunga is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Karpinov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Bunga taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Piotr Karpinov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sev Kritzkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kritzkiy has chosen Rasputin by Boney M as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The Viking could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sev Kritzkiy's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sev Kritzkiy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kritzkiy ducks under a wild hook from Viking.
A punch combination from Viking misses.
Kritzkiy checks a leg kick nicely.
Viking throws a low kick, looking for Kritzkiy's leg but Kritzkiy calmly moves out of range.
Kritzkiy staying out of range there.
Kritzkiy shoots in and bounces Viking off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kritzkiy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Viking utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kritzkiy looking to pass the guard.
Kritzkiy controlling from the top position.
Kritzkiy advances position into side control!
Viking could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kritzkiy tries to move to mount but Viking blocks the move with his legs.
Kritzkiy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Viking knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Viking is breathing heavily.
Kritzkiy misses with the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Kritzkiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viking keeps working.
Kritzkiy decides to stand back up. Kritzkiy steps back and let's Viking get back to his feet.
Kritzkiy moves out of range as Viking strikes.
Kritzkiy drives through and clinches with Viking against the cage.
Kritzkiy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kritzkiy wants to control but Viking is keeping him busy.
Kritzkiy throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Viking works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viking defending well though.
Kritzkiy is keen to just control but Viking is a slippery customer.
Kritzkiy is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kritzkiy prevents Viking from standing back up.
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.
Kritzkiy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Viking on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot lands for Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy forces Viking back against the cage and clinches.
Kritzkiy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kritzkiy stalling the fight.
Kritzkiy is leaning against Viking and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kritzkiy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kritzkiy lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sev Kritzkiy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kritzkiy tries for a takedown but Viking sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kritzkiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kritzkiy ducks under a wild hook from Viking.
Viking misses with a wild combination.
Kritzkiy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Viking at a distance.
Kritzkiy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kritzkiy looking to control but Viking is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kritzkiy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kritzkiy looking to secure an arm triangle but Viking defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kritzkiy wants to control the pace but Viking is squirming around nicely.
Kritzkiy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kritzkiy looking to control but Viking is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two 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.
Viking takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kritzkiy wants to finish this one by submission but Viking is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy tries to control but Viking wriggling away.
Kritzkiy looking to finish with strikes here!
Kritzkiy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Viking has worked his arm free - good work by Viking!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Viking has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kritzkiy but great work by Viking.
Kritzkiy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Viking tries to stand and escape but Kritzkiy is controlling the position.
Kritzkiy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Kritzkiy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viking is working away from the top position though.
Kritzkiy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kritzkiy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Viking pulls his head out easily.
Viking stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kritzkiy to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viking lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sev Kritzkiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Viking will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viking is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Viking's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kritzkiy moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kritzkiy.
Viking throws a right hand that Kritzkiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kritzkiy also avoids with ease.
Viking throws a push kick but Kritzkiy slaps the foot to one side.
Horrible takedown by Kritzkiy or perhaps it was just good defense by Viking which made him look bad.
Kritzkiy clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kritzkiy lands an elbow that stopped Viking in his tracks for a moment.
Kritzkiy lands an elbow just above Viking 's eye.
Viking blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kritzkiy tries to land a knee to the head but Viking blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kritzkiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Kritzkiy finds it's way through Viking's defenses.
Kritzkiy has a takedown stuffed.
Kritzkiy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kritzkiy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Viking is fending him off so far but Kritzkiy persists. Nope, Viking circles away and we're back to standing.
The Viking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sev Kritzkiy.
Viking throws a leg kick
and Kritzkiy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kritzkiy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Viking pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Viking stops a takedown attempt from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Viking blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy breaks from the clinch.
Kritzkiy staying out of range there.
Kritzkiy has a takedown stuffed.
Viking misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Viking. No joy for Kritzkiy on that attempt.
Kritzkiy moves away from the strike by Viking.
The Viking is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kritzkiy moves into range and clinches up with Viking.
A nice left hand lands by Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viking's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Viking duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy clinches with his opponent.
Kritzkiy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kritzkiy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kritzkiy wants to pass the guard but Viking is keeping the position.
Kritzkiy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Viking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viking wriggles free and stands up.
Viking misses with a looping right.
Viking swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kritzkiy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Viking!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kritzkiy stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Viking scores with a nice head shot.
Viking swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kritzkiy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kritzkiy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kritzkiy lands a knee to the body.
Kritzkiy throws an elbow but it misses.
Kritzkiy pulls guard effortlessly.
Kritzkiy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Viking is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kritzkiy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Viking's back instead.
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sev Kritzkiy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kritzkiy 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sev Kritzkiy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between ARMY STRONG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamstring McFlingtoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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18
153 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ARMY STRONG!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hamstring McFlingtoss!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
STRONG tries to bum rush McFlingtoss with a series of wild strikes but McFlingtoss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
STRONG misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFlingtoss.
STRONG fails with a takedown attempt.
McFlingtoss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McFlingtoss goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now STRONG is on top in guard.
McFlingtoss working for a triangle but STRONG defends it easily.
McFlingtoss working for a triangle but STRONG defends it easily.
STRONG will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
STRONG connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFlingtoss looking for submissions from the bottom but instead STRONG passes into side control.
McFlingtoss is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
STRONG wants to control but McFlingtoss is keeping him busy.
McFlingtoss is looking to regain half guard here but STRONG keeps moving and retains side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McFlingtoss keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
STRONG fails with the takedown
and McFlingtoss decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in STRONG's guard.
McFlingtoss wants to control from the top but STRONG keeps moving.
McFlingtoss pushing down on STRONG's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
STRONG is staying active underneath McFlingtoss, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McFlingtoss seems to be looking for submissions.
McFlingtoss is pressing down on STRONG's thigh, looking to free his foot. STRONG is holding on for now.
McFlingtoss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McFlingtoss looks gassed!
McFlingtoss trying to mount his opponent but STRONG defends it.
McFlingtoss has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
STRONG really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFlingtoss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
STRONG is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
STRONG is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
McFlingtoss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
STRONG tries to hold on but McFlingtoss pushes him away.
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.
McFlingtoss wants to take STRONG's back here but STRONG is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
STRONG is trying desperately to improve position.
McFlingtoss works his way to his opponent's back.
McFlingtoss is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. STRONG knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften STRONG for a finish.
STRONG preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McFlingtoss.
McFlingtoss has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamstring McFlingtoss 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.
A head kick misses from STRONG.
McFlingtoss darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
STRONG is trying to maintain the position but McFlingtoss is very close to passing his half guard.
McFlingtoss is working for a submission of some sort.
STRONG manages to get to full guard.
STRONG is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFlingtoss trying to control the position from guard on top but STRONG is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
STRONG keeping full guard, as McFlingtoss tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
STRONG blocks the body kick.
STRONG tries to clinch up but McFlingtoss circles away and keeps his distance.
STRONG fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
McFlingtoss gets a takedown into half guard.
McFlingtoss seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but STRONG does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McFlingtoss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McFlingtoss is breathing heavily.
STRONG manages to get to full guard.
STRONG controls McFlingtoss momentarily but McFlingtoss frees himself.
McFlingtoss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. STRONG is keeping the position for now.
STRONG bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McFlingtoss's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFlingtoss wants to sweep here but STRONG controlling him for the moment.
STRONG has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McFlingtoss is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! STRONG rolls with it to try and escape but McFlingtoss cranks on the arm and STRONG is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hamstring McFlingtoss!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Disintegrators by Megadeth. The crowd seem to be enjoying Luther's choice of entrance music: Saxon - Crusader. The key to victory for Kane Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kane Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Luther!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Luther misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Luther fails to land.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
Luther misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luther tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
A short right from Luther.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luther or not.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luther throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luther avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luther's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luther.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Luther pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Luther misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luther lands a body punch.
Luther comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Luther lands a knee to the body.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson pushes Luther back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Luther.
Luther with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luther lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Luther looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luther throws an elbow but misses.
Luther lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luther blocks an uppercut.
Jackson pushes Luther back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Luther throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Luther keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Luther gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luther swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Luther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Luther tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Luther counters with a head kick.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Luther circles away and keeps his distance.
Luther throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Luther moves out of range.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jackson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Luther misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luther throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Luther.
Luther misses with the head strike.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Luther.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luther has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Luther with a nice body shot.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luther tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Luther tries to clinch up.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson wants to clinch.
Luther throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luther paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Luther pushes him off.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luther avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luther gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Luther creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Luther misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Luther throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luther takes a shot to the head.
Luther lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luther.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Luther.
Luther tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson closes the distance but Luther moves to the side
and Luther counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luther swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson darts in and clinches Luther up against the cage.
Luther takes a shot to the head.
Luther throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Luther takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Luther's ribcage. Luther let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Luther has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luther misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kane Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Luther moves into the clinch.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luthers head.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Luther tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Luther.
Luther lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luther lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Luther throws an elbow but it misses.
Luther scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Luther's ribcage. Luther let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Luther controlling him for the moment.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luther is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luther has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Luther's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Luther looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson stands up and waves to Luther to follow him.
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.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Luther counters with an outside leg kick.
Christian Luther is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luther instigates a clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Luther won't allow it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Luther 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.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.
Kane Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luther misses with the head strike.
Jackson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Luther fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Luther.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Luther circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luther lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luther closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to control Luther's arms but Luther gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Luther blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luther using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luther pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Luther lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luther tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson is working Luther over against the cage.
Luther looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Luther looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
A short left from Jackson.
Luther tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Luther back against the cage.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Jackson avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Luther, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Luther swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Luther.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther scores with a hook to the body.
Luther pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Luther closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Luther.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Luther is controlling the position.
Luther landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luther comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luther throws an elbow but misses.
Luther lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson wants to break free but Luther has control.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.
Jackson avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
Luther unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luther is keeping busy.
Luther throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kane Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson tries to clinch but Luther moves away
and Luther counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Luther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Luther pushes him off.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Luther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luther swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luther, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luther misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Luther tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Luther fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson pushes Luther back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson gets through Luther's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luther misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson is leaning against Luther and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson is leaning against Luther and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Luther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luthers head.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Luther throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson pushes Luther back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luther tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luther lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Luther misses with a punch to the body.
Luther blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luther misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Luther.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luther gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Luther comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luther avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Luther.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Luther keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Luther throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Luther tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Jackson.
Luther pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Luther tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Luther goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Luther has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Luther throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Luther.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Luther lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Luther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Luther, against the cage.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luther managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson wants to break free but Luther has control.
Luther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luther lands a body shot.
Luther lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Luther lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
A short left from Jackson.
Nice elbow from Luther.
Luther blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luther lands a shot to the body.
Jackson is working for takedown but Luther is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Luther.
Luther scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Luther.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Luther with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Luther gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luther throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Luther prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Luther blocks an elbow strike.
Luther lands a damaging elbow.
Luther blocks an uppercut.
Luther looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Luther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Luther takes a shot to the head.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luther lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Luther misses with some punches.
Luther misses with the head strike.
Luther pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Luther tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luther.
Jackson avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Jackson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Luther circles away.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Luther in a clinch.
Luther landing knees to the head.
Luther being controlled against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Luther.
Luther throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Luther scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Luther just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Luther landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luther working aggressively here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jackson gets through Luther's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Luther creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Luther.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Luther throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Luther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Luther goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson is leaning against Luther and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson gets through Luther's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Luther sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luther dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Luther fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Luther holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luther blocking some punches.
Luther unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luther scores with a knee to the head.
Luther using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luther prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Luther looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luther pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luther doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Luther's head.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Luther avoids the damage to the body.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luther gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luther looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luther throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luther tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luther prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luther throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson is working Luther over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Luther avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
Luther with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luther lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luther blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luther.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luther scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther lands a knee to the body.
Luther looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Luther unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Luther pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Luther tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luther throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Luther closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luther with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Luther lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Luther lands a nice knee to the body.
Luther misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luther tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Luther back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Luther working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson wants to break free but Luther has control.
Luther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Luther avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luther tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luther lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.
Luther scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Luther dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Luther circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Luther counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luther.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luther.
Jackson avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson taking a breather.
Luther misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Luther.
Luther fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luther lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Luther is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luther.
A nice left hand lands by Luther.
Luther cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Luther trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luther has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Luther.
Luther landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson pushes Luther back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luther tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luther.
Luther tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson pushes Luther back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A knee to the head by Luther.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Luther in his tracks for a moment.
Luther throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luther unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luther fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Luther gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luther.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Luther comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luther blocking some punches.
Luther using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Christian Luther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson trying to stall but Luther improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Luther throws an elbow but misses.
Luther lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luther lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Luther landing knees to the body.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luther works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther landing knees to the body.
Luther misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luther has him pressed against the cage.
Luther lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Luther.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Luther throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
A short left from Jackson.
Luther gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Luther landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Luther landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Jackson.
Luther lands a nice knee to the body.
Luther gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luther lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Luther blocks with his arms.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson is looking to control Luther's arms but Luther gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Luther.
Luther tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Luther back against the cage.
Luther lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four 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.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Luther lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luther pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Luther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Luther prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Luther landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luther blocks an uppercut.
Luther scores with a knee to the head.
Luther lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luther swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luther misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luther swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luther.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Luther.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:47
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kane Jackson!
Kane Jackson is the new middleweight champion!
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