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RC 72 - Braddick vs. Jokinen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dux's choice of entrance music: Indestructible. Frank Dux has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ham Xu's chin.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ham Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Xu.
Xu misses with a head kick.
A combination from Dux does no damage.
Dux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Xu shoots for a takedown but Dux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Xu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Xu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dux as he avoids it easily.
Dux throws out a loose jab but Xu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dux misses with an uppercut.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Dux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dux staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Dux.
Dux scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dux throws a right hand that Xu ducks under and follows up with a left that Xu also avoids with ease.
Xu slips under a jab from Dux.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux takes a swing at Xu's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux avoids the head kick by Xu.
Nice straight punches there by Dux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dux.
Dux lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dux.
Xu misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Dux.
Xu misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu swings for the body but Dux moves out of range.
Dux loads up on a big right hand but Xu slips the punch.
Dux misses with a two punch combination.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dux tests Xu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xu misses with a double jab
and Dux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Ham Xu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dux lands a lovely overhand right.
Ham Xu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xu.
Dux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xu.
Xu tries to land a leg kick but Dux saw it coming and moves away.
Xu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dux staying out of range there.
Dux misses with a double jab.
Dux throws a big shot that misses.
Dux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Xu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Frank Dux's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xu.
A low kick from Xu is predictable there
letting Dux counter with a right hand.
Xu missing with a left hand there. Dux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xu throws a leg kick but Dux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xu looks to throw the jab but Dux is out of range.
Xu moves away from the strike by Dux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dux dips to his left and cracks Xu with an uppercut!
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
Xu staying out of range there.
Xu misses with a hook.
Xu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xu manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xu.
Xu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dux throws a big shot that misses.
Xu throws a combination that misses
and Dux counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Xu.
Dux fails to land with a series of punches.
Xu throws a sloppy head kick and Dux moves out of range easily.
Xu misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Xu.
Dux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dux misses with a wild combination.
Xu misses with a straight left.
Xu misses with a body shot
and Dux counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xu.
Dux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
That's time! Xu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dux lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xu.
Dux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xu throws a head kick but Dux moves out of range.
Dux blocks a head kick by Xu.
Xu blocks a jab.
Xu waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dux.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux misses with a wild combination.
Dux throws a series of strikes that have Xu backpedaling.
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
Xu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dux.
Dux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dux tries to bum rush Xu with a series of wild strikes but Xu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frank Dux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xu misses with a shot to the body
and Dux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu tries to score with a low kick but Dux moves his leg out of the way.
Dux lands a slapping body shot.
Dux throws a shot from downtown. Xu moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Dux misses.
Xu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dux tries to bum rush Xu with a series of wild strikes but Xu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dux misses with a series of wild punches.
Xu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xu.
Xu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dux throws a combination that misses
and Xu counters with a left to the body.
Xu takes a swing at Dux's ribcage but misses.
Xu misses with a looping right.
Dux throws a shot from downtown. Xu moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dux scores with the left hand. Xu knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Xu.
A head kick misses from Xu.
Dux throws a one two combo.
Dux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Xu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dux thinking.
Dux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dux misses with a combination
and Xu counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ham Xu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xu 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ham Xu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavriil Endymion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjodor Lomanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Endymion's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Message. Lomanov has chosen Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gavriil Endymion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjodor Lomanov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Endymion lands a jab-cross combination.
Lomanov throws the left hand but Endymion avoids the punch easily.
Endymion closes the distance and clinches.
Endymion looking for a takedown.
Endymion gets underhooks to prevent Lomanov's takedown attempt.
Lomanov has picked Endymion up - he's going for a ride! Lomanov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Endymion is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lomanov is keen to just control but Endymion is a slippery customer.
Endymion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lomanov.
Endymion moves into full guard.
Lomanov thows a big elbow that misses.
Lomanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lomanov wants to control from the top but Endymion keeps moving.
Endymion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Endymion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lomanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lomanov throws a big shot that misses.
Lomanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endymion forces Lomanov back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Endymion.
Endymion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lomanov is working for takedown but Endymion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lomanov blocks a body shot from Endymion.
Lomanov wants to break free but Endymion has control.
Lomanov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Endymion is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lomanov to the mat. Lomanov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Endymion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Endymion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lomanov is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Endymion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Endymion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lomanov wriggles free and stands up.
Lomanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Endymion's head.
Endymion looks to land a right hand but Lomanov moved out of range.
Endymion throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomanov wants to clinch.
Endymion loads up on a big right hand but Lomanov slips the punch.
Lomanov closes the distance and pushes Endymion back into the cage.
Endymion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lomanov avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Lomanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lomanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Endymion has a couple of punches blocked by Lomanov.
Endymion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lomanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lomanov prevents a body shot from Endymion.
Lomanov blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Endymion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Endymion swings wildly with an uppercut but Lomanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Endymion prevents the takedown attempt.
Gavriil Endymion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjodor Lomanov.
Lomanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Endymion pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Lomanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lomanov tries to bum rush Endymion with a series of wild strikes but Endymion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lomanov needs to keep his hands up - Endymion had a free shot at his head there.
Lomanov ducks under a wild hook from Endymion.
Endymion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lomanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Endymion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lomanov misses the body punch
and Endymion counters with a straight right hand.
Lomanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Lomanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lomanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lomanov looks gassed!
Endymion missing with a left hand there. Lomanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lomanov misses with a wild body shot.
Lomanov tries to clinch but Endymion moves away
and Endymion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lomanov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Endymion is trying to control the action in half guard but Lomanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Endymion tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lomanov.
Endymion passes to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomanov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Endymion goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lomanov is on top in guard.
Endymion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lomanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lomanov works over Endymion with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavriil Endymion 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.
Lomanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Fjodor Lomanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lomanov wants to clinch.
Lomanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Endymion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lomanov misses with the combination.
Lomanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Endymion is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Endymion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lomanov.
Lomanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Endymion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lomanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomanov tries to bum rush Endymion with a series of wild strikes but Endymion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Endymion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lomanov misses with a hook.
Lomanov thuds his right hand into Endymion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Endymion wants to clinch
and Lomanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lomanov is breathing heavily.
Lomanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Endymion.
Lomanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Endymion instigates a clinch.
Lomanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Endymion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Endymion misses with a punch on the inside.
Endymion takes a shot to the head.
Endymion looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lomanov.
Endymion lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Endymion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Endymion is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomanov manages to get to full guard.
Lomanov 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.
Lomanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Endymion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Endymion prevents Lomanov from getting back to his feet.
Lomanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Endymion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Endymion wants to pass the guard but Lomanov is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Endymion jabs at Lomanov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Endymion was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomanov.
Lomanov misses with a straight left.
Lomanov throws an overhand right that lands on Endymion's shoulder, as Endymion tries to avoid the shot.
Endymion wants to clinch up but Lomanov keeps it at a distance.
Lomanov throws out a loose jab but Endymion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Endymion tries to clinch up
and Lomanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Endymion slips a jab and a cross from Lomanov.
Endymion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lomanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Endymion doesn't seem bothered though.
Lomanov scores with a nice strike.
Fjodor Lomanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Endymion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomanov loads up on a big right hand but Endymion slips the punch.
Lomanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Endymion circles away quickly and effectively.
Endymion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lomanov defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavriil Endymion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Endymion.
Lomanov misses with the combination.
Lomanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Lomanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Endymion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lomanov has closed the distance and engaged Endymion in a clinch.
Lomanov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Endymion pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjodor Lomanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Endymion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Endymion tries to close the distance and clinch but Lomanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Endymion takes one on the button.
Endymion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Endymion is defended easily by Lomanov.
Endymion keeps the fight on the outside.
Lomanov throws a combination that misses
and Endymion counters by clinching up.
Lomanov tries to score a body lock takedown but Endymion shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Endymion lands with a right to the head.
Endymion has Lomanov pressed against the cage, preventing Lomanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Endymion tries a body shot but Lomanov blocks it.
Lomanov cracks Endymion with a nice body shot.
Endymion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Endymion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lomanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Endymion stops a takedown attempt from Lomanov.
Gavriil Endymion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjodor Lomanov.
Lomanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Endymion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Endymion scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endymion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lomanov needs to keep his hands up - Endymion had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Lomanov misses its intended target.
Endymion keeps the fight on the outside.
Endymion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lomanov.
Lomanov tries to move into range but Endymion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Endymion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lomanov.
Endymion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Endymion tries to clinch up.
Lomanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Endymion clobbers Lomanov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Endymion throws a series of punches but Lomanov moves out of range.
Endymion lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Endymion has closed the distance and engaged Lomanov in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endymion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lomanov can't get the takedown.
Lomanov goes for a takedown attempt but Endymion pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lomanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Endymion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Endymion misses with a hook. Lomanov ducked under it nicely.
Lomanov throws a series of punches but Endymion avoids them all with ease.
Lomanov throws out a loose jab but Endymion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Endymion.
Endymion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lomanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Endymion counters by moving into the clinch.
Lomanov breaks from the clinch.
Endymion tries to clinch up but Lomanov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Endymion.
Lomanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavriil Endymion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lomanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lomanov looks to land a combination but Endymion avoids it well.
Lomanov misses with a looping left.
Endymion moves in looking to clinch but Lomanov pushes him off.
Endymion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Endymion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Endymion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lomanov has hold of one of Endymion's legs. Endymion is fighting the takedown attempt but Lomanov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Endymion controls Lomanov momentarily but Lomanov frees himself.
Lomanov preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Endymion keeping moving, preventing Lomanov from controlling successfully.
Endymion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lomanov is one step ahead there.
Lomanov stands up over Endymion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Endymion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lomanov defends well.
Lomanov won't allow Endymion to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lomanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomanov forces Endymion back against the cage and clinches.
Lomanov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Endymion gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lomanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Lomanov tries to break the clinch but Endymion is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Endymion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gavriil Endymion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Endymion 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavriil Endymion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger von Schnabelmonokel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Laamanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reijo Laamanen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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207 cm
24
217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rutger von Schnabelmonokel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Laamanen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with a head kick.
Laamanen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Laamanen slips a straight right by von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laamanen. That did some damage!
Laamanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laamanen throws a right and a left that von Schnabelmonokel avoids nicely.
Laamanen misses with the combination.
Laamanen throws a head kick but von Schnabelmonokel moves out of range.
Laamanen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laamanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Laamanen lands with a kick to the temple. von Schnabelmonokel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
von Schnabelmonokel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laamanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laamanen throws a right hand that von Schnabelmonokel ducks under and follows up with a left that von Schnabelmonokel also avoids with ease.
von Schnabelmonokel darts in and clinches Laamanen up against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laamanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laamanen is trying to break the clinch but von Schnabelmonokel has him pressed against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Reijo Laamanen has been cut.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel stalling in the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a knee to the head.
von Schnabelmonokel is stalling here.
Laamanen has had enough of the clinch but von Schnabelmonokel keeps him there for the moment.
Laamanen can't break the clinch.
Laamanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but von Schnabelmonokel has him pressed against the cage.
Laamanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laamanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laamanen takes the fight into the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel lands a nice knee to the body.
Laamanen manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from von Schnabelmonokel.
Laamanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laamanen misses with a head kick.
Laamanen looks gassed!
Laamanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by von Schnabelmonokel. von Schnabelmonokel obviously looking to wear him down.
von Schnabelmonokel moves into the clinch.
Laamanen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laamanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen wants to break free but von Schnabelmonokel has control.
Laamanen being controlled against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Laamanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laamanen up against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laamanen tries to stall but von Schnabelmonokel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
von Schnabelmonokel has Laamanen pressed against the cage, preventing Laamanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
von Schnabelmonokel stalling.
Laamanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but von Schnabelmonokel has him pressed against the cage.
Laamanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
von Schnabelmonokel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laamanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
von Schnabelmonokel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laamanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Laamanen has had enough of the clinch but von Schnabelmonokel keeps him there for the moment.
von Schnabelmonokel scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen tries to circle away but von Schnabelmonokel has him pinned against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laamanen avoids it.
Laamanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laamanen avoids the head kick by von Schnabelmonokel.
Laamanen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with an inside leg kick.
von Schnabelmonokel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laamanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laamanen's knee momentarily.
von Schnabelmonokel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laamanen takes one on the button.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a nice outside leg kick.
von Schnabelmonokel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laamanen pinned against the cage. Laamanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slapping body kick lands there for von Schnabelmonokel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
von Schnabelmonokel throws a head kick but Laamanen moves out of range.
Laamanen throws an overhand right that lands on von Schnabelmonokel's shoulder, as von Schnabelmonokel tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. von Schnabelmonokel catches Laamanen right on the button with a cross.
Laamanen thows a leg kick but von Schnabelmonokel checks it
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a solid body kick.
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a spinning back kick!
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laamanen doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by von Schnabelmonokel.
Reijo Laamanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Schnabelmonokel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
von Schnabelmonokel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laamanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by von Schnabelmonokel. von Schnabelmonokel obviously looking to wear him down.
Reijo Laamanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by von Schnabelmonokel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Schnabelmonokel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laamanen's sensitive parts.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a leg kick which misses Laamanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Laamanen tries to avoid it.
Laamanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
von Schnabelmonokel cracks the inside of Laamanen's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger von Schnabelmonokel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reijo Laamanen's cut.
That's time! von Schnabelmonokel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laamanen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by von Schnabelmonokel.
Laamanen misses with a wild combination.
von Schnabelmonokel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laamanen as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Laamanen.
Laamanen throws a head kick that misses
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice uppercut there from von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel moves in looking to clinch but Laamanen pushes him off.
von Schnabelmonokel tests Laamanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to clinch up.
Laamanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but von Schnabelmonokel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laamanen blocks a head kick by von Schnabelmonokel.
Reijo Laamanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
von Schnabelmonokel is looking to slow Laamanen down with leg kicks.
Laamanen is breathing heavily.
von Schnabelmonokel rushes Laamanen and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laamanen misses with a body punch.
Laamanen letting von Schnabelmonokel take a breather here.
Laamanen has had enough of the clinch but von Schnabelmonokel keeps him there for the moment.
von Schnabelmonokel leaning against his opponent.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laamanen blocks it with crossed arms.
von Schnabelmonokel tries a knee to the head but Laamanen blocks it.
Laamanen letting von Schnabelmonokel take a breather here.
von Schnabelmonokel lands a knee to the head.
Laamanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
von Schnabelmonokel leaning his opponent against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
von Schnabelmonokel lands a knee to the head.
Laamanen manages to break the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a head kick that half lands.
Laamanen closes the distance but von Schnabelmonokel moves to the side
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a good low kick that Laamanen was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen throws a body punch but von Schnabelmonokel moves out of range.
Laamanen blocks a head kick by von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel has Laamanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Laamanen blocks an elbow strike from von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel has Laamanen pressed against the cage, preventing Laamanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laamanen is trying to break free.
von Schnabelmonokel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for von Schnabelmonokel.
Laamanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel stalling in the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to throw knees to the head but Laamanen is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Laamanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laamanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
von Schnabelmonokel tries a knee to the head but Laamanen blocks it.
Laamanen can't break the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to stall.
Laamanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for von Schnabelmonokel to work.
Laamanen avoiding damage as von Schnabelmonokel throws knees to the body.
Laamanen managing to block the knees to the body from von Schnabelmonokel.
Laamanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but von Schnabelmonokel has him pressed against the cage.
von Schnabelmonokel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Laamanen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
von Schnabelmonokel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laamanen is defending well for now.
Laamanen breaks from the clinch.
von Schnabelmonokel blocks a head kick by Laamanen.
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Laamanen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice jab there from von Schnabelmonokel.
Laamanen wants to clinch but von Schnabelmonokel slips to the side
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a big head kick but Laamanen shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel scores with a leg kick.
Laamanen misses with a head kick.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laamanen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a low kick, right behind Laamanen 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters circling a little - von Schnabelmonokel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Laamanen avoids the head kick by von Schnabelmonokel.
A head kick from von Schnabelmonokel lands but Laamanen takes it in his stride.
von Schnabelmonokel tries for a takedown but Laamanen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to clinch but Laamanen is having none of it.
von Schnabelmonokel closes the distance and pushes Laamanen back into the cage.
Laamanen is trying to force a seperation but von Schnabelmonokel has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger von Schnabelmonokel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reijo Laamanen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Laamanen cracks von Schnabelmonokel with a right hand to the side of the head.
von Schnabelmonokel throws out a leg kick but Laamanen moves out of range and von Schnabelmonokel only half commits.
von Schnabelmonokel looks to clinch
and Laamanen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laamanen.
Laamanen is trying to force a seperation but von Schnabelmonokel has the dominant position.
Laamanen blocks an elbow strike from von Schnabelmonokel.
A bit of stalling here from von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to throw knees to the head but Laamanen is blocking nicely.
von Schnabelmonokel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laamanen is keeping busy.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laamanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Laamanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laamanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between von Schnabelmonokel's hands.
A head kick by Laamanen misses
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for Laamanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laamanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
von Schnabelmonokel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laamanen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel slows down the pace here.
Laamanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
von Schnabelmonokel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laamanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laamanen tries a head kick but it misses.
von Schnabelmonokel tries to clinch there but Laamanen circles away.
A head kick misses from von Schnabelmonokel.
Laamanen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with an outside leg kick.
von Schnabelmonokel moves into range and clinches up with Laamanen.
von Schnabelmonokel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to throw knees to the head but Laamanen is blocking nicely.
Laamanen wants to get back to striking at distance but von Schnabelmonokel won't allow it.
von Schnabelmonokel lands a knee to the head.
von Schnabelmonokel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel goes for a takedown attempt but Laamanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen throws a big shot that misses.
von Schnabelmonokel clinches.
Laamanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutger von Schnabelmonokel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laamanen wants to stall.
Laamanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from von Schnabelmonokel, right into the meat.
Laamanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by von Schnabelmonokel.
von Schnabelmonokel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laamanen's calf.
A combination from Laamanen does no damage.
Good leg kick by von Schnabelmonokel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
von Schnabelmonokel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
von Schnabelmonokel is keen to just control but Laamanen is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen wants to get back to his feet.
von Schnabelmonokel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laamanen is trying to stand.
Rutger von Schnabelmonokel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
von Schnabelmonokel trying to control the pace.
von Schnabelmonokel trying to control the action but Laamanen is working from the bottom.
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.
von Schnabelmonokel trying to control the pace.
von Schnabelmonokel trying to control the action but Laamanen is working from the bottom.
Laamanen is looking to escape.
Reijo Laamanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laamanen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Laamanen misses with a combination
and von Schnabelmonokel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laamanen!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
von Schnabelmonokel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
von Schnabelmonokel looking to control but Laamanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutger von Schnabelmonokel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well von Schnabelmonokel 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutger von Schnabelmonokel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasa Gusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dizzy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marsirala Kralja Petra Garda. Dizzy Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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21
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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24
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasa Gusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dizzy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Gusi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gusi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gusi thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Gusi prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gusi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gusi moves nicely into side control.
Gusi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones parries the strikes from Gusi easily there. Gusi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones prevents Gusi from improving position.
Jones wants to control but Gusi postures up.
Jones is pushing Gusi's head away, looking to escape. Gusi manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Gusi tries to move to full mount but Jones actually manages to regain half guard.
Gusi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gusi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gusi showed some decent athleticism there.
Gusi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusi.
Gusi lands with a punch from half guard.
Gusi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Gusi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones wants to control but Gusi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gusi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones wants to control but Gusi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is controlling Gusi's trapped leg to prevent Gusi from advancing to side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gusi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Gusi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Gusi is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gusi wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Gusi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gusi working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his hands clasped together around Gusi's back. He's all about the action.
Gusi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gusi is breathing heavily.
Gusi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Gusi eventually gives up the hold.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones trying to control but Gusi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasa Gusi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Jones misses.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Gusi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gusi showed some decent athleticism there.
Gusi 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.
Gusi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gusi.
Gusi tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Gusi is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gusi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Gusi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Gusi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Gusi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gusi scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones controls Gusi momentarily but Gusi frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gusi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is controlling Gusi's posture.
Gusi prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Jones managing to control the position.
Gusi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gusi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gusi postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi looking to pass the guard.
Gusi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gusi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Gusi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Gusi is controlling him.
Gusi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gusi from controlling successfully.
Gusi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gusi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gusi fails to land the takedown.
Gusi tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasa Gusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasa Gusi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Gusi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Gusi persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Sasa Gusi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gusi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gusi somewhat.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Sasa Gusi has been cut.
Gusi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones jabs Gusi right on the nose. Gusi blinks but takes it well.
Gusi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasa Gusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones scores with the left hand. Gusi knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Horrible takedown by Gusi or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Gusi pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gusi.
No luck for Gusi with that takedown attempt.
Gusi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gusi moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Gusi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gusi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gusi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sasa Gusi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Gusi passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones tries to roll over but Gusi keeps him under control.
Jones trying to control but Gusi postures up.
Gusi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gusi throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gusi.
Gusi is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gusi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gusi trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Gusi prevents Jones from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gusi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gusi throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusi has an active guard here but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Dizzy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones trying to control from half guard but Gusi is working away.
Gusi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gusi wants to control but Jones passes easily into half guard.
Gusi looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dizzy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gusi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasa Gusi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sisu Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aalto comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J : Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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166 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sisu Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Ruska!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto jabs Ruska right on the nose. Ruska blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Dan Ruska has been cut.
Aalto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruska.
Ruska misses the jab.
Aalto avoids the head kick by Ruska.
Ruska scores with a push kick.
A jab from Ruska does it's job there.
Ruska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruska fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aalto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruska shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruska tries to clinch but Aalto is having none of it.
Aalto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruska misses with a kick to the body.
Ruska motions for Aalto to come forward. Ruska throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aalto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruska.
Ruska throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto moves away from the strike by Ruska.
Aalto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruska doesn't manage to clinch there - Aalto circles away.
Ruska tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Ruska! Aalto is backing up but he can't get away as Ruska lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Aalto and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dan Ruska!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uiva Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koko Beware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakki's entrance music is Pulkkinen - Ruusulaulu. A fine choice. Koko Beware looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uiva Nakki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koko Beware!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakki misses with a low kick.
Nakki 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beware is looking for a triangle but Nakki pushes his legs off easily.
Beware is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakki is aware though and is defending well.
Beware is looking for a triangle but Nakki pushes his legs off easily.
Beware throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nakki uses it to pass to side control.
Beware looks gassed!
Nakki grinds an elbow into Beware's temple.
Beware on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nakki working the head and body with strikes.
Nakki cracks Beware with a big elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beware manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nakki's best efforts.
Beware is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakki working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beware is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beware is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakki passes to side control.
Beware taking a bit of punishment here - Nakki scoring with strikes.
Nakki cracks Beware with a big right hand but Beware just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beware takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nakki is putting a hurting on Beware here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nakki working the ground and pound.
Nakki landing strikes.
Beware is rocked!
Nakki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Beware is still in real trouble! Can Nakki finish him?
Beware is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nakki connects with a decent elbow.
Nakki trying to control the action but Beware is working from the bottom.
Nakki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki working the body and head with strikes.
Beware seems to have recovered his senses.
Beware tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakki is putting a hurting on Beware here, landing some big shots from side control.
Beware is trying to improve his position.
Nakki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakki lands a nice forearm strike.
Beware is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Beware's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beware is looking for a sweep.
Nakki is working Beware over with some ground and pound from side control.
Beware tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nakki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nakki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nakki cracks Beware with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nakki grinds an elbow into Beware's temple.
Beware is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakki scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Beware manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Nakki.
Beware has hold of Nakki's hands but Nakki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nakki connects with a nice short shot to Beware's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beware has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakki is working away from the top position though.
Beware is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakki pulls his head out easily.
Nakki lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakki lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Nakki.
Nakki working over Beware with some ground and pound. Beware looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beware keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uiva Nakki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nakki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uiva Nakki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beware tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beware fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakki throws a hook but Beware avoids it easily.
Beware has his takedown stuffed
and Nakki counters with a stiff right hand.
Beware shoots and misses
and Nakki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beware!
Nakki raining down shots from the mount!
Nakki working the ground and pound effectively.
Beware is breathing heavily.
A big strike lands for Nakki! That's really hurt Beware and he's turned his back - Nakki keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Nakki Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uiva Nakki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Vedhult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vedhult comes to the cage accompanied by Swedish army orchestra - Beneath our banner. Petr Vondrachek has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ragnar Vedhult!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Vondrachek!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vedhult shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vondrachek defends it nicely.
Vondrachek throws a jab but it's blocked by Vedhult.
Vedhult tries to clinch but Vondrachek moves out of range.
Vondrachek lands a nice hook to Vedhult's body. Vedhult takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vondrachek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vondrachek tries to keep at a distance but Vedhult has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vedhult tries to pull guard but Vondrachek won't allow it.
Vedhult jumps into guard, dragging Vondrachek to the mat.
Vedhult working for a triangle but Vondrachek defends it easily.
Vedhult is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vondrachek is aware though and is defending well.
Vondrachek with a nice head shot there.
Vondrachek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vedhult swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vondrachek thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vedhult looking for a guillotine here but Vondrachek defends easily.
Vedhult looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vondrachek is stalling in the full guard.
Vedhult not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vedhult keeping moving, preventing Vondrachek from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vedhult fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Vedhult. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vondrachek misses the shot to the body.
Vedhult has managed to clinch.
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.
Vondrachek is trying to break free.
Vondrachek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vondrachek can't break the clinch.
Vedhult ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vedhult no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vedhult pulls Vondrachek in close to prevent any damage.
Vedhult looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vondrachek passes into half guard.
Vedhult is staying active underneath Vondrachek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vondrachek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vedhult slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vondrachek trying to control the position from guard on top but Vedhult is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vedhult wants to get back to his feet but Vondrachek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vondrachek wants to control from the top but Vedhult keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult trying to control the position.
Vondrachek trying to control the position from guard on top but Vedhult is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vondrachek loads up on a big right hand but Vedhult slips the punch.
Vondrachek looks to land a right hand but Vedhult moved out of range.
Vedhult darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vedhult is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vondrachek doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vedhult.
Vedhult is looking for submissions but instead, Vondrachek has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult postures up in Vondrachek's guard and throws a big left but Vondrachek blocks it.
Vondrachek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vedhult's guard.
Vondrachek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vondrachek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vondrachek trying to control but Vedhult is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vedhult pushes Vondrachek off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vedhult shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vondrachek sprawls well. Vondrachek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vedhult gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Vondrachek finds it's target.
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 Ragnar Vedhult will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vedhult doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vondrachek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vedhult.
Vondrachek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vedhult takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vedhult walks into a straight right hand from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek ducks under a wild hook from Vedhult.
Vondrachek lands a glancing blow to the side of Vedhult's head.
Vondrachek lands a really nice looking cross but Vedhult seems unphased.
Vondrachek leaves Vedhult with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vondrachek lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vedhult moves out of range as Vondrachek strikes.
Vedhult on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vedhult feints and as Vondrachek raises his hands in defense, Vedhult changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vedhult content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vondrachek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vedhult is one step ahead there.
Vondrachek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vondrachek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vondrachek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vedhult defends well.
Vondrachek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vedhult defends well.
Vedhult distracts Vondrachek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vedhult working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vedhult throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vondrachek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek is trying to keep Vedhult in close.
Vedhult drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vondrachek looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vondrachek looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vondrachek!
Vedhult wants to control but Vondrachek postures up.
Vondrachek happy to just control the position for now.
Vedhult sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vedhult trying to control from the bottom.
Vedhult is trying to stand up here but Vondrachek is controlling him well.
Vedhult has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vondrachek is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vondrachek is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vedhult is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vondrachek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vedhult wants to get back to full guard.
Vedhult avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vondrachek.
Vedhult is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Vondrachek. No joy for Vedhult on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Vedhult. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vondrachek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch lands to the side of Vedhult 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vondrachek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petr Vondrachek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Vondrachek misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vedhult is defended easily by Vondrachek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek thuds his right hand into Vedhult's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vedhult tries for a takedown but Vondrachek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vedhult scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vondrachek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vedhult is working away from the top position though.
Vondrachek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vedhult stands and throws Vondrachek's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vondrachek is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vedhult's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vedhult seems to be working for a kimura but Vondrachek defends the submission attempt.
Vondrachek wants to improve his position but Vedhult is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Vondrachek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vondrachek cracks Vedhult with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vedhult forces Vondrachek back against the cage and clinches.
Vondrachek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vedhult prevents Vondrachek from breaking the clinch.
Vondrachek is looking to break free of the clinch but Vedhult has double underhooks.
Vondrachek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vedhult gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vedhult fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Vondrachek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vedhult displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vondrachek up against the cage.
Vedhult pulls guard effortlessly.
Vondrachek postures up.
Vondrachek trying to control but Vedhult is working from the bottom.
Vondrachek postures up.
Vedhult wants to stand but Vondrachek is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek connects with a couple of short punches.
Vondrachek pushes down on Vedhult's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vedhult moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vedhult has Vondrachek pulled in close to control his posture.
Vondrachek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vedhult had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vondrachek is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vedhult Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vondrachek's back instead.
Vondrachek turns into Vedhult and is now in his guard.
Vondrachek postures up in Vedhult's guard and throws a big left but Vedhult blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vedhult keeping moving, preventing Vondrachek from controlling successfully.
Vondrachek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vedhult is keeping the position for now.
Vedhult is trying to keep Vondrachek in close.
Vondrachek prevents Vedhult from getting back to his feet.
Ragnar Vedhult overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vedhult closes the distance and clinches up with Vondrachek, looking for a takedown. Vedhult pushes Vondrachek against the cage but Vondrachek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vedhult tries to move into range but Vondrachek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vedhult misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Vedhult. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vondrachek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vondrachek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Vondrachek. No joy for Vedhult on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Vondrachek as Vedhult shoots in.
Vondrachek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vondrachek throws out a loose jab but Vedhult uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vedhult takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to de liver by Vondrachek. Beautiful body shot.
Vondrachek throws the left hand but Vedhult avoids the punch easily.
Vondrachek dips to his left and cracks Vedhult with an uppercut!
Vondrachek lands with an uppercut that bounces Vedhult off the cage and back into rage.
Some wild striking there from Vondrachek.
A jab from Vondrachek finds it's way through Vedhult's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vondrachek throws a hook but Vedhult blocks it.
Vondrachek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vedhult keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vedhult will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vondrachek misses with a few strikes there.
Vondrachek scores with a punch to the head.
Vondrachek swinging wilding here.
Vedhult shoots in and drives through. Vondrachek sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vedhult wants to clinch.
Vondrachek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vedhult.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Vondrachek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vondrachek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petr Vondrachek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borat Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svern Ferrus (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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203 lbs
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24
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borat Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svern Ferrus!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferrus misses with the combination.
Ferrus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ferrus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obama.
Obama trying to control but Ferrus is working from the bottom.
Ferrus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Obama passes into half guard.
Ferrus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ferrus wants to control but Obama is keeping busy.
Obama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ferrus defending well though.
Ferrus is looking to improve his position.
Obama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Obama thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrus tries to hold on but Obama postures up.
Obama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferrus is desperately trying to improve his position but Obama has a good base and remains in mount.
Obama unloads with some shots from mount but Ferrus bucks and avoids them well.
Ferrus tries to reverse the position but Obama maintains control.
Ferrus tries to hold on but Obama postures up.
Obama looking to ground and pound but Ferrus is blocking nicely.
Ferrus tries to hold on but Obama postures up.
Obama 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.
Ferrus is trying to escape the mount but Obama keeps good control and instead manages to take Ferrus's back.
Ferrus is trying to break free.
Ferrus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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.
Ferrus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ferrus gets back to full guard.
Ferrus is looking for a triangle but Obama pushes his legs off easily.
Obama slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Obama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obama stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ferrus misses the jab.
Ferrus feints and as Obama raises his hands in defense, Ferrus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Obama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferrus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferrus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ferrus looks gassed!
Obama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Obama throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Obama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ferrus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ferrus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Obama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferrus is trying to get back to full guard.
Obama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Obama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Obama throwing shots but Ferrus is blocking nicely.
Ferrus gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferrus is keeping the position for now.
Ferrus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ferrus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Obama defends well.
Ferrus has his foot on Obama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Obama works his way back into a safe position though.
Obama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrus trying to keep a closed guard but Obama is proving a slippery customer.
Obama trying to control but Ferrus is working from the bottom.
Obama stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Obama misses the shot to the body.
Obama misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borat Obama 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.
Obama walks into a jab.
Obama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrus throws a right and a left that Obama avoids nicely.
Obama throws a sloppy head kick and Ferrus moves out of range easily.
Ferrus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
A jab from Ferrus misses.
A punch combination from Obama misses.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferrus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obama throws a shot from downtown. Ferrus moves away and avoids it.
Ferrus takes the fight into the clinch.
Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A right-left combo lands from Ferrus.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferrus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama fails with the takedown.
Borat Obama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferrus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obama.
Ferrus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ferrus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Obama was covering up waiting for the punch and Ferrus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ferrus wants to control from the top but Obama keeps moving.
Obama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ferrus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Obama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferrus.
Ferrus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferrus has managed to get both his arms back between Obama's legs - danger averted.
Ferrus stands and throws Obama's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ferrus working the ground and pound from side control.
Ferrus is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ferrus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Obama rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ferrus's guard! Nice work there by Obama!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Obama wants to control from the top but Ferrus keeps moving.
Obama gets to his feet. Ferrus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama fails with the takedown
and Ferrus counters with a single leg into guard. Obama didn't expect that.
Ferrus drops back, looking for a kneebar! Obama looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Obama looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Obama!
Ferrus isn't going anywhere.
Ferrus struggling a bit here.
Ferrus misses with a strike from the bottom.
Ferrus is looking for a sweep.
Obama creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ferrus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Obama has knee on belly momentarily but Ferrus bucks him off and regains half guard.
Obama thows a huge punch but Ferrus dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ferrus with a jab.
Obama keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferrus throws a right hand that Obama ducks under and follows up with a left that Obama also avoids with ease.
Obama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferrus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Obama won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borat Obama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obama is trying to get back to half guard.
Ferrus lands some shots froms side control.
Ferrus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Obama, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama wants to control but Ferrus is keeping busy.
Obama is not content to let Ferrus control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svern Ferrus 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!
Obama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferrus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferrus 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.
Obama 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.
Ferrus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ferrus advances to half guard.
Obama wants to get back to full guard.
Ferrus is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Obama reverses the position - he's now on top in Ferrus's guard.
Obama lands a couple of digs.
Ferrus tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferrus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Obama is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ferrus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Obama's back instead.
Obama trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrus throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Obama!
Obama wants to escape the position.
Ferrus is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Obama has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Obama is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Obama wants to control his opponent's hands but Ferrus gets his hands free.
Obama prevents Ferrus from getting a body triangle.
Obama is trying to break free.
Ferrus is landing with strikes from the back.
Ferrus scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Obama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Obama throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ferrus. What's that going to do exactly?
Ferrus wants to control the pace but Obama is squirming around nicely.
Ferrus is going olschool here, as he tries to force Obama to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Obama shrugs it off.
Obama is looking to get to half guard.
Ferrus tries to control but Obama wriggling away.
Obama taking shots to the head.
Ferrus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obama tries to lock up and control but Ferrus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Obama hang on?
Obama tries to reverse the position but Ferrus maintains control.
Ferrus looking to control but Obama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Obama can't escape the position.
Ferrus controlling from mount.
Ferrus looking to control but Obama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferrus raining down shots from the mount!
Obama is desperately trying to improve his position but Ferrus has a good base and remains in mount.
Obama throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Obama regains half guard.
Ferrus is nestled in close to Obama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Obama is looking for a sweep. Ferrus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferrus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ferrus is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Obama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Obama is looking for a sweep. Ferrus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obama is staying active underneath Ferrus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Obama regains full guard. Nicely done.
Obama is looking for a triangle but Ferrus pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Svern Ferrus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferrus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svern Ferrus!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Versace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn comes to the cage accompanied by The Streets - Blinded by the Lights. The crowd seem to be enjoying Versace's choice of entrance music: Sweep the Leg. 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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21
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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22
202 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Boudewijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Versace!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Versace.
Boudewijn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boudewijn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boudewijn staying out of range there.
Boudewijn cracks the inside of Versace's front leg.
Boudewijn throws a sloppy head kick and Versace moves out of range easily.
Versace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boudewijn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boudewijn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Versace swings for the body but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Boudewijn scores with a push kick.
Boudewijn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boudewijn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Versace.
Boudewijn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Marko Versace has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Boudewijn.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boudewijn.
Versace looks gassed!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boudewijn.
Versace gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boudewijn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Versace's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn drops Versace with a beautiful combination! Versace stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boudewijn is looking for the KO!
Versace is rocked!
Boudewijn drops Versace with a naaaaasty hook - Versace is in real trouble here! Boudewijn dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Boudewijn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Braddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prodigy - Poison kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Braddick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Braddick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Braddick does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Jokinen. No joy for Braddick on that attempt.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen clinches up with Braddick and pushes him back against the cage.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like James Braddick has been cut.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Braddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Braddick is breathing heavily.
Braddick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Braddick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jokinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jokinen landing knees to the body.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braddick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James Braddick's cut is getting worse.
Jokinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braddick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jokinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Braddick wants to break free but Jokinen has control.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braddick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddick.
Jokinen lands an elbow that stopped Braddick in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
Braddick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
James Braddick's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jokinen digs a right hand into Braddick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddick's gas tank.
Jokinen lands a damaging elbow.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddick.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jokinen stalling the fight.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braddick is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a knee to the head.
Jeez, James Braddick's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Braddick blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jokinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braddick's brow.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braddick wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braddick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jokinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddick's defenses.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddick is defending well for now.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddick is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
Braddick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jokinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddick is defending well for now.
Braddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jokinen prevents Braddick from breaking the clinch.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen working Braddick over with knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside.
Jokinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands an elbow that stopped Braddick in his tracks for a moment.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddick avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
Braddick working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Braddick is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Braddick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Braddick takes a step back to recover.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Braddick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Braddick down.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Braddick throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Braddick's head back.
Braddick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Braddick's front leg but catches the back leg as Braddick tries to avoid it.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jokinen 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.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Braddick. That did some damage!
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Braddick's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen drives through and clinches with Braddick against the cage.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen landing knees to the body.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Braddick's ribcage.
Jokinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Braddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Jokinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braddick's face.
Braddick avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braddick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
Jokinen landing knees to the head.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Braddick's ribcage.
Braddick is trying to drag Jokinen to the mat but Jokinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Jokinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Braddick working hard to break the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Braddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside.
Braddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Braddick manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Braddick.
Jokinen scores with a head kick.
Braddick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the temple. Braddick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Braddick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Braddick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
Braddick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Braddick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olli Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen delivers a nice body kick.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Braddick down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Braddick's front leg but catches the back leg as Braddick tries to avoid it.
Jokinen lands a jab to the head.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Braddick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Olli Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jokinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Braddick, pushing him back against the cage.
Braddick tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braddick's face.
Olli Jokinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jokinen.
Braddick has had enough of the clinch but Jokinen keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Braddick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Braddick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Braddick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Braddick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jokinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Braddick throws a lazy body kick
and Jokinen counters by clinching up.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Braddick wants to break free but Jokinen has control.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddick avoids it.
Braddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddick avoids it.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Braddick tries a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jokinen as Braddick tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braddick.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen landing knees to the head.
Braddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Braddick is defended easily by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Braddick down.
Braddick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Braddick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jokinen. That one must have hurt.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Braddick will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jokinen is struggling to control the position.
Jokinen lands an elbow that stopped Braddick in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddick's defenses.
Jokinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Braddick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braddick is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Braddick.
Jokinen gets through Braddick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braddick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Braddick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddick.
Jokinen scores with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
Braddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jokinen.
Braddick shoots for a double leg takedown but Jokinen sprawls well. He's pushed Braddick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jokinen - that will leave a mark!
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Braddick's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braddick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jokinen throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jokinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braddick's brow.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Jokinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddick's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
Braddick working hard to break the clinch.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jokinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Jokinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Braddick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Braddick's head.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Braddick controls the action.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
Braddick is trying to force a seperation but Jokinen has the dominant position.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
Braddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Braddick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to avoid it but Braddick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen to the ground. Jokinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
Jokinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Braddick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jokinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Jokinen presses Braddick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Braddick breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Braddick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Braddick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Braddick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
Braddick blocks the elbow strike.
Jokinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Braddick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen has Braddick pressed against the cage, preventing Braddick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jokinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice elbow from Jokinen.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Braddick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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.
Jokinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddick's efforts to push away.
Jokinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Braddick gets an underhook and turns Jokinen into the cage.
Braddick dodges an elbow strike from Jokinen.
Jokinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddick's efforts to push away.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddick blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddick blocks it with crossed arms.
Braddick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddick misses with a two punch combination.
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Braddick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a high kick.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Braddick's head.
Jokinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Braddick wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddick.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Braddick's head.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braddick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Braddick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braddick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Braddick's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Braddick takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Jokinen.
Braddick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
Braddick tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Braddick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jokinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jokinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Braddick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokinen working Braddick over with knees to the body.
Braddick avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddick blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddick's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on James Braddick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Braddick misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braddick.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddick blocks it with crossed arms.
Braddick managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Braddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
Braddick throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
Jokinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Braddick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jokinen working Braddick over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddick's defenses.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
A head punch on the inside from Braddick fails to land.
Braddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen lands a head kick!
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Braddick doesn't seem phased though.
Braddick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Braddick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jokinen clinches up with Braddick and pushes him back against the cage.
Jokinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
Braddick working hard to break the clinch.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braddick managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddick wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braddick tries to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jokinen.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Braddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Braddick avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Braddick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jokinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Braddick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddick.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddick or not.
Olli Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
Braddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braddick misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen is looking to slow Braddick down with leg kicks.
Jokinen moves into range and clinches up with Braddick.
Braddick blocks an elbow strike from Jokinen.
James Braddick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braddick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Braddick tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Braddick back against the cage.
Braddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen instigates a clinch.
Jokinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Braddick tries a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen'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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddick managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jokinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.
Jokinen is working Braddick over against the cage.
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Braddick's ribcage.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braddick's face.
A short left from Jokinen.
A short uppercut from Braddick.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braddick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jokinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olli Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jokinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 43:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 43:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olli Jokinen!
Olli Jokinen is the new welterweight champion!
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