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ICON Round 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy de Bakker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shogun Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). shogun Daley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy de Bakker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, shogun Daley!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Bakker fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Bakker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Bakker moves out of range as Daley strikes.
de Bakker moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
de Bakker takes the fight into the clinch.
de Bakker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
de Bakker connects with a knee to the head.
de Bakker lands a takedown into guard.
de Bakker stops Daley from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daley looks gassed!
de Bakker scoring with some ground and pound.
de Bakker preventing the sweep.
de Bakker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as de Bakker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
de Bakker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daley has momentary wrist control but de Bakker slips an elbow through the middle.
de Bakker 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.
de Bakker gets to his feet. Daley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
de Bakker rushes Daley and presses him up against the cage.
Daley is pressed up against the cage. de Bakker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Daley down to the mat. Daley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
de Bakker tries to clinch there but Daley circles away.
Daley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Bakker tries to move into range but Daley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Daley as de Bakker shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Bakker is looking to clinch but Daley is avoiding it.
de Bakker clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Daley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daley stalling in the clinch but de Bakker improves position.
de Bakker prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Daley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from de Bakker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy de Bakker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Bakker lands a knee to the head.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Daley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daley is trying to break the clinch but de Bakker is controlling him.
de Bakker misses with a knee to the head.
de Bakker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daley.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but de Bakker is controlling him.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but de Bakker won't allow it.
Daley prevents the takedown attempt.
de Bakker prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Daley tries to break free but de Bakker pushes him back against the cage.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
de Bakker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daley wants to stall.
de Bakker with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Daley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Daley tries to break free but de Bakker pushes him back against the cage.
de Bakker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Bakker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daley's efforts to push away.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Daley can't find room to land a body shot as de Bakker controls the action.
de Bakker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but de Bakker is controlling him.
de Bakker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daley is looking to break free of the clinch but de Bakker has double underhooks.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but de Bakker won't allow it.
de Bakker looking to throw knees to the head but Daley is blocking nicely.
A short left from Daley.
de Bakker prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Daley tries to circle away but de Bakker has him pinned against the cage.
Daley can't get the takedown.
de Bakker wants a takedown but no success here.
de Bakker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Daley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
de Bakker keeps control of Daley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daley stops a takedown attempt from de Bakker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Bakker keeps control of Daley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
de Bakker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daley prevents it.
de Bakker is trying to drag Daley to the mat but Daley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Daley.
Daley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
de Bakker clinches up with Daley and pushes him back against the cage.
de Bakker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
de Bakker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Daley's guard.
de Bakker postures up in Daley's guard and throws a big left but Daley blocks it.
de Bakker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Daley's guard.
Daley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de Bakker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daley wants to stand and escape but de Bakker is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
de Bakker tries for a takedown but Daley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
de Bakker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
de Bakker tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
de Bakker tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daley scores with a decent looking hook.
Daley tries to bum rush de Bakker with a series of wild strikes but de Bakker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Bakker tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.
de Bakker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daley pushes off an throws an elbow but de Bakker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
de Bakker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daley is trying to force a seperation but de Bakker has the dominant position.
de Bakker tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Daley wants to break free but de Bakker has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy de Bakker 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.
Daley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
de Bakker is looking to clinch.
de Bakker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daley as he jumps to the side.
de Bakker is looking to clinch.
Daley scores with a one two! de Bakker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Bakker wants to clinch up but Daley keeps it at a distance.
de Bakker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jimmy de Bakker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Bakker tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.
de Bakker moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by de Bakker.
Daley has a couple of punches blocked by de Bakker.
de Bakker tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Bakker is trying to drag Daley to the mat but Daley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy de Bakker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley stops a takedown attempt from de Bakker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Bakker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daley tests de Bakker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Bakker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from de Bakker.
Daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as de Bakker backs up against the cage.
de Bakker tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
de Bakker closes the distance and clinches.
de Bakker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Daley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Daley holding both de Bakker 's hands and preventing any damage.
Daley rolls, trying to escape but de Bakker keeps control of the position.
de Bakker scores with punches and elbows.
de Bakker tightening his grip on Daley, looking for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
You can see the frustration on Daley's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
de Bakker is persistently looking for the submission but Daley is defending it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Bakker working for a choke but Daley is defending well.
Daley avoids the strikes from de Bakker.
Daley trying to get back to his feet but de Bakker is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Daley's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
de Bakker 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 Daley!
Daley defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of de Bakker's arms.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
de Bakker has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jimmy de Bakker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
de Bakker is looking for the choke from the back position but Daley is controlling his hands well.
Daley manages to reverse the position and now he's in de Bakker's guard. Nice work there by Daley.
Daley trying to control the position from guard on top but de Bakker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
de Bakker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Bakker is looking to clinch.
de Bakker is looking to clinch.
de Bakker has closed the distance and engaged Daley in a clinch.
de Bakker lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Daley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from de Bakker.
It looks like de Bakker is going to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Bakker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
de Bakker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy de Bakker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Daley throws a combination. de Bakker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but de Bakker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Bakker wants to clinch.
de Bakker wants to clinch up but Daley keeps it at a distance.
Jimmy de Bakker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Bakker tries to clinch there but Daley circles away.
de Bakker moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
Daley jabs at de Bakker's body.
de Bakker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Bakker tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de Bakker shoots in and drives through. Daley sprawls well.
Daley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from de Bakker.
de Bakker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Bakker slaps away a takedown attempt from Daley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daley slaps away a takedown attempt from de Bakker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy de Bakker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Bakker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daley with a nice cross.
de Bakker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
de Bakker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Bakker moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
de Bakker shoots in for a takedown but Daley shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Daley does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
de Bakker with a knee to the head.
de Bakker tries for a takedown but Daley manages to get underhooks.
Daley trying to stall but de Bakker improves his position.
de Bakker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
de Bakker has clasped his hands together around Daley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Daley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Daley is pushing de Bakker's head away, looking to escape. de Bakker manages to hold on to the position though.
de Bakker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daley.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daley is defended easily by de Bakker.
Daley tries to keep at a distance but de Bakker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daley is fighting off a takedown attempt but de Bakker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Daley to the mat. Daley regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
de Bakker prevents Daley from getting back to his feet.
Daley wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daley can do anything to dispel that myth.
de Bakker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
de Bakker being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and de Bakker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
de Bakker stands and steps away. Daley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Daley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
de Bakker tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
de Bakker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Daley.
Daley throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
de Bakker is trying to drag Daley to the mat but Daley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daley shoots in but de Bakker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Bakker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
de Bakker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Bakker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daley's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by de Bakker.
de Bakker gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Daley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
de Bakker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
de Bakker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
de Bakker tries to stand but Daley is controlling from the bottom.
Daley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
de Bakker wants to stand but Daley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
shogun Daley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Bakker trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy de Bakker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Bakker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy de Bakker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Niekonieczny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Mikhailovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janusz Niekonieczny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Mikhailovich!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niekonieczny closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mikhailovich circles away.
Mikhailovich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown by Niekonieczny or perhaps it was just good defense by Mikhailovich which made him look bad.
Mikhailovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janusz Niekonieczny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikhailovich lands a with a good body shot.
Mikhailovich lands with a hook. Niekonieczny tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Niekonieczny scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Niekonieczny trying to control from Mikhailovich's half guard. Mikhailovich has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Niekonieczny wants to pass the guard but Mikhailovich is keeping the position.
Mikhailovich wants to sweep but no luck.
Mikhailovich keeping moving, preventing Niekonieczny from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Niekonieczny trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhailovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niekonieczny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Niekonieczny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mikhailovich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mikhailovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mikhailovich wants to clinch.
Mikhailovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice sprawl there from Mikhailovich as Niekonieczny shoots in.
Niekonieczny shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mikhailovich's guard.
Niekonieczny wants to control from the top but Mikhailovich keeps moving.
Mikhailovich trying to keep a closed guard but Niekonieczny is proving a slippery customer.
Niekonieczny trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhailovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niekonieczny passes Mikhailovich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich is looking for a sweep. Niekonieczny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Niekonieczny trying to control the pace.
Niekonieczny seems to be looking for submissions.
Niekonieczny is looking to take a break and control but Mikhailovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Niekonieczny looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Mikhailovich tries to roll over but Niekonieczny keeps him under control.
Mikhailovich is refusing to be controlled, as Niekonieczny sits in half guard.
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.
Mikhailovich leaves Niekonieczny with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Niekonieczny moves in looking to clinch but Mikhailovich pushes him off.
Mikhailovich tries to land a leg kick but Niekonieczny saw it coming and moves away.
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 Janusz Niekonieczny will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Niekonieczny feints and as Mikhailovich raises his hands in defense, Niekonieczny changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Niekonieczny drops back looking for a leg! Mikhailovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mikhailovich manages to kick Niekonieczny off! Niekonieczny jumps back into Mikhailovich's guard.
Niekonieczny trying to control but Mikhailovich is working from the bottom.
Niekonieczny tries to free his leg and advance position but Mikhailovich is retaining full guard.
Niekonieczny wants to control from the top but Mikhailovich keeps moving.
Niekonieczny drops back looking for a leg! Mikhailovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mikhailovich manages to kick Niekonieczny off! Niekonieczny jumps back into Mikhailovich's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny trying to control but Mikhailovich is working from the bottom.
Niekonieczny postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mikhailovich is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Niekonieczny, into his guard.
Niekonieczny looking for a sweep. Not yet Niekonieczny, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Niekonieczny working for submissions but it's allowed Mikhailovich to get to half guard.
Niekonieczny looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Niekonieczny gets full guard.
Mikhailovich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mikhailovich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Niekonieczny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailovich sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mikhailovich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Niekonieczny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Niekonieczny has his foot on Mikhailovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mikhailovich works his way back into a safe position though.
Mikhailovich thows a big elbow that misses.
Mikhailovich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikhailovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Niekonieczny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikhailovich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Niekonieczny's head.
Mikhailovich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Niekonieczny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mikhailovich is sitting in close to Niekonieczny's body. Niekonieczny has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mikhailovich is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mikhailovich is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Niekonieczny.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Janusz Niekonieczny!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Mikhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko has chosen Arch Enemy - Nemesis as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Mikhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Morko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mikhail wants to clinch.
Morko throws a nice head kick!
Morko tries to clinch up
and Mikhail counters by moving into the clinch.
Mikhail misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morko.
Morko stalling.
Morko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mikhail throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mikhail wants to clinch
and Morko moves into the clinch.
Morko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mikhail or not.
Morko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morko with a knee to the head.
Morko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mikhail's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko lands a knee to the body.
Mikhail is breathing heavily.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morko gets through Mikhail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morko is working Mikhail over against the cage.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mikhail misses with a body punch.
Mikhail misses with a knee strike.
Morko drags the fight down to the ground.
Morko has Mikhail pulled in close to control his posture.
Morko is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Morko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mikhail avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Mikhail blocks with his arms.
Morko avoids the elbow strike from Mikhail, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Mikhail tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mikhail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mikhail gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morko won't allow Mikhail to get back to his feet.
Morko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko is looking to work some ground and pound but Mikhail has wrist control.
Morko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mikhail is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morko, into his guard.
Mikhail tries to stand but Morko is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morko trying to control the position.
Mikhail avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morko looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko 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.
Morko closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morko lands with a short shot to the head.
Mikhail looking to stall.
Morko breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mikhail!
Mikhail looks to clinch
and Morko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morko fails to pull guard.
Morko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mikhail managing to block the knees to the body from Morko.
Mikhail takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morko tries for a takedown but Mikhail manages to get underhooks.
Mikhail is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morko is keeping busy.
Morko breaks from the clinch.
Mikhail blocks a head kick by Morko.
Mikhail tries to clinch but Morko moves away
and Morko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mikhail!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mikhail's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morko tries to control but Mikhail wriggling away.
Mikhail squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morko with the ground and pound from mount.
Mikhail is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morko tries to control but Mikhail wriggling away.
Morko is landing with some decent strikes but Mikhail is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mikhail is trying to stand.
Morko with the ground and pound from mount.
Mikhail is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail is squirming around, avoiding Morko's attempts to control the action.
Morko controlling the pace for now.
Mikhail is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Esko Morko has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko 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!
Morko rushes Mikhail and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morko.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Morko trying to stall but Mikhail improves his position.
Morko connects with a knee to the head.
Morko trying to land knees to the body.
Morko gets through Mikhail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mikhail misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morko.
Mikhail tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morko avoids it.
Mikhail gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mikhail is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Mikhail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mikhail looking to stall.
Morko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morko lands a knee to the body.
Morko lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mikhail looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Mikhail missing with knees to the body.
Mikhail looking to stall.
Come on Morko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mikhail misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morko has managed to clinch.
Morko avoids a wild elbow strike from Mikhail.
Mikhail misses with an elbow strike.
Mikhail throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikhails head.
Morko is pushing Mikhail up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Morko scores with a shot to the side of Mikhail's head.
Morko lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Morko.
Morko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mikhail blocks it with crossed arms.
Morko wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail landing knees to the body.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mikhail blocks it with crossed arms.
Mikhail tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mikhail throws an elbow that misses.
Mikhail looking to slow down the pace here.
Morko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mikhail falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morko counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikhail circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mikhail counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mikhail.
Morko jumps into guard, dragging Mikhail to the mat.
Morko working a defensive guard here.
Morko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mikhail has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail stands up out of the half guard.
Esko Morko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morko moves into the clinch.
Morko with a knee to the head.
Morko dodges an elbow strike from Mikhail.
Morko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mikhail lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morko backwards.
A hook to the body from Morko.
Esko Morko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mikhail's face.
Morko blocks an elbow strike from Mikhail.
Morko taking a breather.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morko misses with a knee strike.
Mikhail has Morko pressed against the cage.
Mikhail swings wildly with an uppercut but Morko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morko lands a shoulder strike.
Mikhail trying to land knees to the body.
Mikhail throws an elbow that misses.
Vladimir Mikhail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morko dodges an elbow strike from Mikhail.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Morko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Morko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randleman has chosen UNBREAKABLE as his entrance music. Muhamad Alli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alli is looking for a sweep.
Alli gets back to half guard.
Alli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alli has his foot on Randleman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Randleman works his way back into a safe position though.
Alli keeping full guard, as Randleman tries to pass.
Randleman landing with the ground and pound.
Randleman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Randleman has managed to get both his arms back between Alli's legs - danger averted.
Alli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randleman.
Randleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alli keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully.
Alli working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli looking for a guillotine here but Randleman defends easily.
Alli striking off his back but it's not causing Randleman any problems.
Randleman throwing strikes but missing.
Alli lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Randleman!
Alli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Randleman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alli tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alli won't let Randleman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alli throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alli thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Randleman tries to hold on but Alli postures up.
Alli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alli working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alli is going olschool here, as he tries to force Randleman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Randleman shrugs it off.
Alli throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Randleman because Alli loaded up on that one.
Randleman wants to get back to his feet.
Randleman is looking to get to half guard.
Alli unloads with some shots from mount but Randleman bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli throwing strikes here but Randleman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alli unloads with some shots from mount but Randleman bucks and avoids them well.
Alli 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.
Randleman is trying to stand up.
Alli throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Randleman is desperately trying to improve his position but Alli has a good base and remains in mount.
Alli swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Randleman is now in Alli's guard. A big mistake from Alli there, giving up the dominant position!
Alli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randleman is one step ahead there.
Alli is breathing heavily.
Alli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alli wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Alli lands a decent punch to the body there.
Randleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Randleman's guard.
Randleman wants to stand up but Alli is controlling him.
Alli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Randleman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alli is looking to work some ground and pound but Randleman has wrist control.
Randleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alli stopping the sweep attempt from Randleman.
Alli prevents Randleman from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Alli dominated that round.
That's time! Alli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alli shoots and misses
and Randleman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alli drives through and clinches with Randleman against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randleman's brow.
Randleman has Alli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alli can't find room to land a body shot as Randleman controls the action.
Alli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Randleman.
Alli tries to clinch up but Randleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Alli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Randleman avoids a kick to the body.
Alli throws a body kick the misses
and Randleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Randleman.
Alli throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randleman tries to clinch there but Alli circles away.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Randleman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Randleman's back!
Alli is cranking Randleman's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Randleman! He's tightened the choke and Randleman is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Muhamad Alli!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Foster Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Baptiste's choice of entrance music: Rodrigo y Gabriela - Orion Cover. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Foster Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Baptiste!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barkley has a takedown stuffed.
Barkley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baptiste avoids it really well and circles away.
Barkley throws a hook but Baptiste avoids it easily.
Baptiste misses with a takedown attempt
and Barkley counters with a head kick. That will keep Baptiste thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barkley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Baptiste tries to buck Barkley off but Barkley is having none of it.
Baptiste wants to control but Barkley postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley trying to control the action but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Baptiste's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barkley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barkley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baptiste is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baptiste keeps working.
Barkley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barkley lands with a nice combination. Baptiste backs away looking to recover.
Barkley misses with a takedown
and Baptiste counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baptiste.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foster Barkley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley looking to control.
Baptiste forces his way into half guard.
Baptiste trying to control from half guard but Barkley is working away.
Baptiste thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barkley's head.
Baptiste is looking to take a break and control but Barkley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baptiste throws a strike but Barkley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foster Barkley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barkley misses with a takedown attempt
and Baptiste counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Baptiste is looking for a kimura but Barkley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baptiste to get the leverage.
Baptiste looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Baptiste stops Barkley from getting back to his feet.
Baptiste drops an elbow to the side of Barkley's head.
Baptiste landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baptiste is trying to work for a kimura but Barkley is defending well.
Barkley is trying to maintain the position but Baptiste is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste trying to pass the guard but Barkley defending well.
Baptiste is working for a submission of some sort.
Baptiste is breathing heavily.
Barkley is trying to maintain the position but Baptiste is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barkley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baptiste counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jean Baptiste has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baptiste trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Baptiste throws a strike but Barkley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barkley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barkley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baptiste trying to keep a closed guard but Barkley is proving a slippery customer.
Barkley content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Baptiste showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barkley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baptiste counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barkley's guard now.
Baptiste is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barkley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barkley has escaped and now he's on top!
Baptiste has his hands on Barkley's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barkley trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barkley tries to free his leg and advance position but Baptiste is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley wants to control from the top but Baptiste keeps moving.
Barkley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baptiste swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baptiste is pulling down on Barkley's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barkley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Baptiste comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baptiste 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Baptiste!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brady Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krabi Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brady Baird has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krabi Boran!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boran has closed the distance and engaged Baird in a clinch.
Baird changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boran fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baird is defended easily by Boran.
Baird looks for a takedown but Boran sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baird dives in and grabs Boran's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boran pushes down on Baird's head and hops out.
Boran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baird shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boran defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Boran.
Baird scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boran wants to get back to his feet but Baird drags him back down.
Baird wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boran, who protects the arm well.
Boran bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baird was well out of range. Poor timing from Boran.
Nice sprawl there from Boran as Baird shoots in.
Boran scores with a body shot.
Krabi Boran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Brady Baird has been cut.
Baird shoots for a double leg takedown but Boran sprawls well. He's pushed Baird's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baird is breathing heavily.
Baird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird avoids the head kick by Boran.
Boran lands with an overhand left.
Boran throws a head kick that Baird semi-blocks.
Boran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brady Baird's cut is getting worse.
Boran darts in and clinches Baird up against the cage.
Boran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boran gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boran gets underhooks to prevent Baird's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boran.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baird throws an elbow but misses.
Baird wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boran has him pressed against the cage.
Baird gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boran lands a nice knee to the body.
Boran stops a takedown attempt from Baird.
Boran breaks the clinch.
Baird shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boran's guard.
Baird trying to control but Boran is working from the bottom.
Boran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baird. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baird tries to stand but Boran is controlling from the bottom.
Boran wants to get back to his feet but Baird is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran keeping full guard, as Baird tries to pass.
Baird throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boran is looking to stand up but Baird isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baird to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baird won't allow Boran to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird connects with a couple of short punches.
Baird wants to control from the top but Boran keeps moving.
Baird looking to sit in guard and control but Boran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boran won't allow Baird to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boran got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baird has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boran has managed to get both his arms back between Baird's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krabi Boran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brady Baird'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.
Baird closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boran to the mat! Boran manages to get full guard.
Baird prevents Boran from getting back to his feet.
Baird content to stall in guard here.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but Boran blocks nicely.
Boran is working an open guard so Baird takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Baird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boran connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baird fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baird tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boran misses with a wild combination.
Brady Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boran pinned against the cage. Boran gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baird is out of range.
Baird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baird tries for a takedown but Boran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baird blocks a head kick by Boran.
Boran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baird shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boran but Boran pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boran lands a front kick.
Baird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boran.
A head kick from Boran lands but Baird takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird avoids the head kick by Boran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boran throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baird.
Brady Baird's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boran lands with a slapping head kick.
Boran plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baird shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boran manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Baird wants to control from the top but Boran keeps moving.
Baird is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but Boran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boran seems keen to control Baird's posture.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but Boran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boran is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baird stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice sprawl there from Boran as Baird shoots in.
Baird fails to land the takedown.
Boran throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boran tries to clinch there but Baird circles away.
Boran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krabi Boran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baird shoots in looking for a takedown. Boran tries to sprawl out of it but Baird keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boran manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baird.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boran pushes Baird up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Boran.
Baird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krabi Boran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brady Baird's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boran.
Baird looks to clinch
and Boran holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baird tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baird is keeping busy.
Boran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms.
Baird has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boran is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boran is looking to break free of the clinch but Baird has double underhooks.
Baird wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boran smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Baird or perhaps it was just good defense by Boran which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boran wants to clinch up but Baird keeps it at a distance.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt - Boran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boran lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baird will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boran moves into the clinch.
Boran controlling the action here for a moment.
Baird tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baird wants a takedown but no success here.
Boran manages to break the clinch.
Boran throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baird darts in trying to clinch
and Boran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Brady Baird's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Boran lands with a slapping head kick.
Boran stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boran wants it to stay on the feet.
Boran throws a head kick that Baird semi-blocks.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brady Baird's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krabi Boran!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Jee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toni Jee!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitela fails to land the takedown.
Jee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laitela.
Jee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laitela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laitela tries for a takedown but Jee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ismo Laitela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jee feints and then cracks Laitela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laitela down.
Jee throws a head kick but Laitela moves out of range.
Jee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee leaves Laitela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laitela blocks a head kick by Jee.
Toni Jee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jee connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jee.
Laitela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jee really wants to buck Laitela off and get back to his feet.
Jee bucks Laitela off and manages to get back to his feet!
Laitela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jee swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laitela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laitela shoots for a takedown but Jee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laitela is breathing heavily.
Jee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laitela is rocked!
Laitela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jee.
Jee throws a nice looking combination but Laitela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laitela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jee avoids it really well and circles away.
Jee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jee.
Jee throws a sloppy head kick and Laitela moves out of range easily.
Laitela avoids the body shot from Jee.
Laitela has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Laitela with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jee as he jumps to the side.
Laitela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jee's waist but Jee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laitela off to one side.
Jee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laitela. That did some damage!
Jee lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laitela shoots for a takedown but Jee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jee scores with a spinning back kick!
Jee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Jee 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.
Jee lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Jee. Beautiful body shot.
Laitela on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laitela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jee circles away.
Jee swinging wilding here.
Jee throws a sloppy head kick and Laitela moves out of range easily.
Laitela dodges the punch combination from Jee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee throws a nice head kick!
Jee swings for the body but Laitela moves out of range.
Jee leaves Laitela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jee throws a sloppy head kick and Laitela moves out of range easily.
Ismo Laitela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laitela shoots in but Jee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ismo Laitela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jee throws a hook but Laitela blocks it.
Toni Jee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jee swinging wilding here.
Laitela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jee misses with a hook.
Jee fails to land with a series of punches.
Laitela blocks a head kick by Jee.
Jee lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitela shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laitela looks for a takedown but Jee sprawls well.
Jee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jee leaves Laitela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
The fighters circling - Jee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laitela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jee is looking to land body kicks.
Jee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jee throws a sloppy head kick and Laitela moves out of range easily.
Jee stuffs the takedown attempt from Laitela. Laitela gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Jee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Laitela shoots in for a double leg but Jee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laitela.
Jee throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Jee lands.
Jee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh Laitela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jee connects with a nice cross there... Laitela is looking wobbly and Jee recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Laitela to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Jee jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Toni Jee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivok Smolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crepitating Bowel Erosion, Carcass. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivok Smolar!
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, Kirill Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smolar throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Filipovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Smolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smolar takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Smolar's ribcage.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside that Smolar shrugs off.
Smolar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Filipovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smolar is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smolar gets underhooks to prevent Filipovic's takedown attempt.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Filipovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smolar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Smolar in his tracks for a moment.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside that Smolar shrugs off.
Filipovic connects with a knee to the head.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smolar's face.
Filipovic tries for a takedown but Smolar manages to get underhooks.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Smolar won't want to take too many of those.
Smolar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Smolar in his tracks for a moment.
Smolar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic has Smolar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smolar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ivok Smolar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
Filipovic prevents Smolar from breaking the clinch.
Smolar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smolar blocks the elbow strike.
Smolar blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Smolar won't want to take too many of those.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smolar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smolar's face.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Smolar tries to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Smolar is trying to force a seperation but Filipovic has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smolar's brow.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Filipovic works on Smolar's body with a couple of short punches.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Smolar avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Smolar is trying to force a seperation but Filipovic has the dominant position.
Smolar blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smolar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Smolar tries to break free but Filipovic pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Smolar 's eye.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smolar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smolar's defenses.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Smolar working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Filipovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Filipovic has Smolar pressed against the cage, preventing Smolar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smolar blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smolar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Smolar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Smolar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolar avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolar.
Filipovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smolar has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smolar avoids it.
Filipovic keeps control of Smolar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Smolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Filipovic has Smolar pressed against the cage, preventing Smolar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smolar blocks it with crossed arms.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Smolar has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Smolar avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Smolar breaks the clinch.
Filipovic moves forwards but Smolar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Filipovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smolar scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smolar tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic moves out of range as Smolar throws a body kick.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Smolar is having none of it.
Smolar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic 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.
Smolar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivok Smolar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Smolar moves out of range.
Smolar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smolar.
Filipovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smolar misses with a wild combination.
Filipovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smolar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Filipovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smolar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Smolar in his tracks for a moment.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic working Smolar over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Kirill Filipovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smolar takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic keeps control of Smolar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Smolar's ribcage.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Smolar 's eye.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smolar dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Smolar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filipovic.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Smolar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smolar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Smolar blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic has Smolar pressed against the cage, preventing Smolar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolar avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic keeps control of Smolar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smolar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Filipovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smolar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smolar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolar avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smolar wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smolar blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smolar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolar is trying to force a seperation but Filipovic has the dominant position.
Smolar is trying to force a seperation but Filipovic has the dominant position.
Smolar blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smolar tries to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Filipovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smolar dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smolar is looking to break free of the clinch but Filipovic has double underhooks.
Smolar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smolar is trying to break free.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smolar avoids it.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smolar avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
Smolar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smolar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smolar avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smolar blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic is working for takedown but Smolar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivok Smolar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
Filipovic prevents Smolar from breaking the clinch.
Smolar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smolar has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Smolar working hard to break the clinch.
Smolar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Smolar both land. Nice combination.
Smolar scores with the left hand. Filipovic knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Filipovic.
Smolar tests Filipovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Smolar.
Smolar throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smolar tries to clinch
and Filipovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smolar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smolar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smolar is looking to land body kicks.
Smolar fails to land with a series of punches.
Smolar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Smolar misses.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Smolar is having none of it.
Smolar misses with a few strikes there.
Filipovic misses with a two punch combination.
Smolar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic dodges the punch combination from Smolar.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Filipovic. Smolar shrugs it off though.
Filipovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from Smolar.
Filipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Filipovic scores with a nice body kick.
Filipovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smolar.
Filipovic instigates a clinch.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smolar's face.
A knee to the head by Filipovic.
Filipovic lands with a light punch inside.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smolar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smolar is defending well for now.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Smolar throws knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smolar avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Smolar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smolar blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic has Smolar pressed against the cage, preventing Smolar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smolar can't break the clinch.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smolar can't break the clinch.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smolar's face.
Smolar is looking to break free of the clinch but Filipovic has double underhooks.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.
Smolar blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Smolar is blocking nicely.
Filipovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Smolar controls his hands.
Smolar has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smolar.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolar.
Smolar blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smolar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smolar is defending well for now.
Ivok Smolar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smolar is trying to break free.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smolar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic keeps control of Smolar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Smolar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smolar working hard to break the clinch.
Smolar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smolar working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Filipovic prevents Smolar from breaking the clinch.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smolar wants a takedown.
Filipovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smolar's efforts to push away.
Smolar tries to circle away but Filipovic has him pinned against the cage.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smolar blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smolar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic has a couple of punches blocked by Smolar.
Filipovic stops a takedown attempt from Smolar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivok Smolar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smolar takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smolar avoids it.
Filipovic has Smolar pressed against the cage, preventing Smolar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Smolar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smolar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smolar working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Smolar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smolar wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Smolar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill Filipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Filipovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregoric Chekov (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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190 lbs
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy The Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregoric Chekov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Snake manages to avoid it.
The Snake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chekov.
Chekov misses with a double jab.
The Snake walks into a stiff left hand from Chekov.
Good exchange - Chekov coming out on top.
Chekov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chekov missing with a left hand there. The Snake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Snake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chekov.
Chekov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chekov misses with a head kick.
Gregoric Chekov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Snake clinches with his opponent.
The Snake keeps control of Chekov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Snake scores with a hook to the body.
The Snake stalling against the cage.
Chekov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for The Snake.
The Snake stalling against the cage.
Chekov takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Gregoric Chekov has been cut.
Chekov has had enough of the clinch but The Snake keeps him there for the moment.
The Snake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chekov's efforts to push away.
Chekov wants to break free but The Snake has control.
The Snake lands a nice shot to the body.
Chekov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Snake lands a right hand.
The Snake prevents Chekov from breaking the clinch.
Chekov wants to break free but The Snake has control.
The Snake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chekov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Snake lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Snake will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chekov up against the cage.
Chekov wants to get back to striking at distance but The Snake won't allow it.
The Snake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chekov is trying to break the clinch but The Snake has him pressed against the cage.
Chekov is trying to break the clinch but The Snake has him pressed against the cage.
The Snake'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.
Chekov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Snake has him pressed against the cage.
The Snake digs a right hand into Chekov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chekov's gas tank.
The Snake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from The Snake.
The Snake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Snake has Chekov pressed against the cage, preventing Chekov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chekov tries to circle away but The Snake has him pinned against the cage.
The Snake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chekov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Snake stalling in the clinch.
The Snake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Snake lands a right hand.
The Snake has Chekov pressed against the cage, preventing Chekov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Chekov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Snake avoiding damage.
Chekov is trying to break the clinch but The Snake has him pressed against the cage.
The Snake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chekov's defenses.
That has opened up Gregoric Chekov's cut even more.
The Snake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chekov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Snake prevents Chekov from breaking the clinch.
Chekov tries to break the clinch but The Snake is controlling the position.
Chekov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Snake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Snake takes a swing at Chekov's ribcage but misses.
Chekov throws a hook but The Snake blocks it.
Chekov throws a one two combo.
It looks like Randy The Snake has been cut.
Chekov tries to bum rush The Snake with a series of wild strikes but The Snake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chekov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Snake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chekov tries to bum rush The Snake with a series of wild strikes but The Snake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chekov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Snake moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy The Snake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Snake moves into the clinch.
The Snake tries to land knees in the clinch but Chekov avoids the damage to the body.
The Snake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chekov's efforts to push away.
The Snake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chekov breaks from the clinch.
The Snake throws the left hand but Chekov avoids the punch easily.
Chekov lands with a nice combination. The Snake backs away looking to recover.
The Snake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Snake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chekov walks into a jab.
The Snake cracks a nice hook into Chekov's ribs.
Chekov misses with a wild body shot.
Chekov misses with an uppercut.
Chekov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Chekov lands.
Chekov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekov throws an overhand right that lands on The Snake's shoulder, as The Snake tries to avoid the shot.
Chekov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chekov connects with a looping right hand.
Chekov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Snake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chekov.
Chekov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Snake has time to react.
The Snake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chekov misses with a kick to the body.
The Snake needs to keep his hands up - Chekov had a free shot at his head there.
The Snake lands a body shot.
The Snake avoids the head kick by Chekov.
Chekov looks to land a combination. The Snake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chekov is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Chekov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chekov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Snake moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekov takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Snake leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Snake lands an elbow inside that Chekov shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Snake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Gregoric Chekov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chekov is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Snake.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randy The Snake.
Chekov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Snake clinches up with Chekov and pushes him back against the cage.
The Snake lands a damaging elbow.
Gregoric Chekov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Chekov is trying to break free.
The Snake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chekov wants to break free but The Snake has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Snake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Snake lands an elbow just above Chekov 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregoric Chekov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy The Snake!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kilimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Ostermalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilimov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage. Ostermalm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Igor Kilimov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sakari Ostermalm's chin.
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265 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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225 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kilimov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sakari Ostermalm!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostermalm staying out of range there.
Ostermalm moves out of range of the body kick.
Ostermalm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ostermalm prevents Kilimov from breaking the clinch.
Ostermalm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ostermalm throws a nice looking combination but Kilimov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kilimov looks for the body kick but Ostermalm saw that one coming.
Ostermalm shoots in and drives through. Kilimov sprawls well.
Ostermalm moves into the clinch.
Kilimov breaks the clinch.
Ostermalm has closed the distance and engaged Kilimov in a clinch.
Kilimov tries to break the clinch but Ostermalm is controlling the position.
Kilimov wants to get back to striking at distance but Ostermalm won't allow it.
Ostermalm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kilimov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ostermalm misses with a takedown attempt - Kilimov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kilimov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ostermalm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilimov.
Kilimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ostermalm.
Kilimov moves out of range as Ostermalm throws a body kick.
Ostermalm loses concentration momentarily and Kilimov pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Ostermalm crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Kilimov finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Igor Kilimov!
Igor Kilimov retains his heavyweight title!
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