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PCL 54: Phillip is Dead PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
9 - 8 - 1 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Juggernaut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinny Vos!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juggernaut decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Juggernaut is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Juggernaut seems to be working for a kimura but Vos defends the submission attempt.
Vos wants to get back to his feet.
Juggernaut is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Juggernaut is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juggernaut seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juggernaut wants to work for an arm triangle but Vos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Juggernaut seems to be looking for submissions.
Juggernaut seems to be working for a kimura but Vos defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vos is looking to escape.
Juggernaut is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vos wants to get back to his feet.
Juggernaut trying to pass the guard but Vos defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juggernaut is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Juggernaut is breathing heavily.
Vos kicks off Juggernaut and gets to his feet.
Juggernaut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Juggernaut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vos throws a combination. Juggernaut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Vos has knocked Juggernaut down with a huge combo! Vos steps away and waves a wobbly Juggernaut back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like The Juggernaut has been cut.
Vos throws an overhand right that drops Juggernaut like a sack of potatoes! Vos dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Vos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes into the arena with Stratovarius - Hunting High and Low blaring out of the sound system. Bastard has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ninja Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bastard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kid thinking.
Kid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kid throws a shot from downtown. Bastard moves away and avoids it.
Ol Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard gets a clinch.
Bastard pushes Kid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastard lands a hook that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Bastard lands an uppercut.
Kid has Bastard pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kid pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bastard tumbling to the mat - Kid dives into Bastard's guard.
Bastard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bastard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bastard pulls Kid in close to his closed guard and prevents Kid from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kid advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kid remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kid goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bastard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kid but great work by Bastard.
Kid is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bastard off and has taken his back!
Bastard is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kid off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kid looking for the RNC.
Kid is trying to control but Bastard is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid unloads with some shots from mount but Bastard bucks and avoids them well.
Bastard tries to lock up and control but Kid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bastard holds on to Kid around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
The referee warns Bastard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bastard is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bastard blocking the ground and pound.
Kid looking to ground and pound but Bastard is blocking nicely.
Kid moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bastard has worked his arm free - good work by Bastard!
Kid is looking to take a break and control but Bastard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Kid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bastard at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bastard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Bastard throws a poor cross that misses
and Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid drives through with a takedown into Bastard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kid stopping the sweep attempt from Bastard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kid wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kid being controlled here momentarily.
Bastard is trying to control the position but Kid postures up.
Bastard can't keep his opponent in guard - Kid advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bastard is defending against the submission attempts here by Kid.
Bastard is not content to let Kid control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard won't allow Kid to pass to mount.
Bastard is not content to let Kid control the position.
Kid looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kid passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kid is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bastard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bastard shrugs it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Kid dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bastard swings widly with a right hand
and Kid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastard misses with a combination
and Kid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kid is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bastard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kid has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bastard is trying to keep an underhook but Kid manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kid is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bastard sees it coming and defends easily.
Kid works his way into full mount!
Bastard is looking to improve his position but Kid isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kid scoring with strikes but Bastard is staying in there.
Kid has control of Bastard's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bastard regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kid loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bastard scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kid land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kid stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ninja Kid!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Old Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Old Papi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Old Papi misses with a left hand
and Hartman counters with a three punch combo that has Old Papi backing up. Old Papi nods at Hartman to acknowledge the strikes.
Hartman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hartman counters with a head kick.
Hartman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartman gets tackled into the cage by Old Papi. Old Papi maintains the clinch.
Old Papi works on Hartman's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartman.
Hartman is trying to break the clinch but Old Papi is controlling him.
Old Papi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Old Papi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Old Papi lands a right hand.
Old Papi'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.
Old Papi presses Hartman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Papi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Old Papi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Old Papi lands a nice hook to Hartman's body. Hartman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Old Papi misses with a straight left.
Hartman with a jab.
Old Papi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartman was well out of range. Poor timing from Old Papi.
Hartman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hartman walks into a straight right hand from Old Papi.
Hartman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Old Papi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartman is breathing heavily.
A combination from Hartman does no damage.
Hartman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Old Papi misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartman counters with a left and a right that stings Old Papi.
Old Papi looks to land a left hand but Hartman moved out of range nicely.
Old Papi throws a series of punches but Hartman avoids them all with ease.
Hartman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Old Papi.
Old Papi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hartman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Old Papi thinking.
Hartman throws a looping overhand right but Old Papi ducks down to avoid it.
Old Papi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Old Papi thuds his right hand into Hartman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Old Papi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Old Papi throws an off balance right hand
and Hartman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hartman.
Hartman is looking to stand up but Old Papi won't let him.
Old Papi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hartman stands up and waves to Old Papi to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Old Papi as he avoids it easily.
Old Papi wants to clinch but Hartman slips to the side
and Hartman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Old Papi connects with a nice looking jab.
Hartman swings for the body but Old Papi moves out of range.
Old Papi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartman throws a series of punches but Old Papi moves out of range.
Old Papi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Old Papi lands a jab.
Old Papi tries to clinch up
and Hartman counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Hartman does no damage.
Old Papi tries to clinch but Hartman moves away
and Hartman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Old Papi keeping moving, preventing Hartman from controlling successfully.
Hartman prevents Old Papi from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Hartman 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Old Papi.
Hartman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Teddy Hartman is winning the standup battle so far.
Old Papi slips a jab and a cross from Hartman.
Hartman tries to bum rush Old Papi with a series of wild strikes but Old Papi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Old Papi misses.
Some wild striking there from Old Papi.
Hartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Old Papi scores with the left hand. Hartman knows he should have avoided that one.
Old Papi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hartman's hands.
Hartman misses the jab.
Old Papi tries to clinch but Hartman moves away
and Hartman counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Hartman both land. Nice combination.
Shane Old Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Old Papi missing with a left hand there. Hartman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Old Papi.
Hartman misses with a double jab
and Old Papi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman misses with a double jab
and Old Papi counters with a two punch combo.
Hartman takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Old Papi misses its intended target.
Old Papi tries to clinch there but Hartman circles away.
Hartman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Old Papi counters with a nice uppercut.
Old Papi lands an overhand right.
Old Papi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hartman looks to score with a jab to the body but Old Papi is just out of range.
Old Papi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Hartman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Shane Old Papi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Old Papi misses.
Hartman gets tackled into the cage by Old Papi. Old Papi maintains the clinch.
Hartman lands a hook that snaps the head of Old Papi backwards.
A short left from Old Papi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Old Papi as the two fighters clinch.
Old Papi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Old Papi digs a right hand underneath Hartman's ribcage. Hartman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hartman wants to stall.
Old Papi scores with a shot to the side of Hartman's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Old Papi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Old Papi breaks from the clinch.
Old Papi has Hartman up against the cage in a clinch.
Old Papi controlling the action here for a moment.
Hartman is trying to break the clinch but Old Papi is controlling him.
Old Papi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Old Papi lands with a right to the head.
Old Papi manages to break the clinch.
Old Papi forces Hartman back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman tries to circle away but Old Papi has him pinned against the cage.
Old Papi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Old Papi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Old Papi breaks the clinch.
Old Papi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartman.
Jab, jab by Old Papi - just one landing.
Hartman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Old Papi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Old Papi coming out on top.
Hartman slips a straight right by Old Papi.
Old Papi stalks Hartman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hartman's face. Hartman staggers backwards, shaken.
Old Papi tries to clinch but Hartman moves out of range.
Teddy Hartman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Old Papi lands with a hook. Hartman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Old Papi defending well as Hartman loads up on a big left hand.
Old Papi lands a lovely overhand right.
Old Papi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Old Papi throws a combination that misses
and Hartman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Old Papi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi wants to clinch up but Hartman keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Old Papi.
Old Papi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Old Papi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hartman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Old Papi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Old Papi moves into the clinch.
Old Papi breaks the clinch.
Old Papi connects with a nice looking jab.
Old Papi lands a really nice looking cross but Hartman seems unphased.
Hartman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Old Papi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Old Papi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hartman on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Old Papi throws a one two combo.
Old Papi dips to his left and cracks Hartman with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Old Papi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Old Papi 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. This is the final round!
Old Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hartman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Old Papi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hartman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Old Papi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Old Papi forces Hartman back against the cage and clinches.
Old Papi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hartman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Old Papi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Old Papi misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartman counters with a three punch combo that has Old Papi backing up. Old Papi nods at Hartman to acknowledge the strikes.
Old Papi lands a jab to the nose.
Old Papi tries to clinch up
and Hartman counters with a nice body shot.
Old Papi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Old Papi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hartman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Papi misses with a straight left.
Old Papi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Old Papi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Old Papi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hartman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Old Papi.
Old Papi misses with a left hand
and Hartman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Old Papi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hartman eats them both and turns towards Old Papi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Old Papi lands.
Hartman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hartman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Old Papi throws a lazy uppercut
and Hartman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Old Papi is looking to escape.
Old Papi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hartman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hartman wants to stand but Old Papi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi is trying to stand.
Hartman is trying to control the action in half guard but Old Papi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hartman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Old Papi is just riding it out for now. Hartman eventually gives up the hold.
Hartman with the ground and pound but Old Papi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman looking to pass the guard.
Hartman wants to stand but Old Papi is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Old Papi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Old Papi wants to stand and escape but Hartman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Old Papi is looking to stand back up but Hartman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Old Papi.
Hartman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hartman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Old Papi.
I think Old Papi 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard has chosen do it as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mathew Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps East thinking.
East throws an off balance right hand
and Maynard counters with a series of strikes. East will be more careful next time no doubt.
East looking to score a takedown here. Maynard is defending well but East drives through and ends up in Maynard's guard.
East showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maynard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maynard misses with a head shot. East uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maynard is working East over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maynard trying to control but East is working from the bottom.
East is looking for a triangle but Maynard pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard stopping the sweep attempt from East.
Maynard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maynard trying to control but East is working from the bottom.
Maynard stays in close to East's body and controls the position.
East looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maynard is one step ahead there.
Maynard works over East with some ground and pound from guard.
Maynard tries to free his leg and advance position but East is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maynard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but East is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. East swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
East tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maynard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
East looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maynard is one step ahead there.
Maynard throws and elbow that misses. East uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maynard's guard. Nice move by East!
Maynard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East looking to pass the guard.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
East tries to free his leg and advance position but Maynard is retaining full guard.
Maynard working for submissions but it's allowed East to get to half guard.
Maynard tries to roll over but East keeps him under control.
Maynard moves into full guard.
Maynard wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
East throwing strikes from guard but Maynard blocks nicely.
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.
East postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maynard wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
Maynard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maynard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
East preventing the sweep.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
East throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maynard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maynard wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and East is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Maynard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
East throws a lazy uppercut
and Maynard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by East.
Maynard misses with an uppercut
and East counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maynard has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but East has passed into side control.
Maynard is trying to get back to half guard.
East working the head and body with strikes.
Maynard wants to control but East postures up.
Maynard is not content to let East control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tries to bench press East off him but East keeps the position.
East cracks Maynard with a big elbow.
East working away.
Maynard is not content to let East control the position.
Maynard tries to buck East off but East is having none of it.
East misses with the ground and pound.
East controlling from side mount.
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.
East lands an elbow.
Maynard tries to bench press East off him but East keeps the position.
Maynard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
East is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
East trying to pass the guard but Maynard defending well.
East is trying to control the action in half guard but Maynard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
East missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maynard is looking to improve his position.
East wants to take a breather but Maynard is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maynard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
East got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maynard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, East has managed to get both his arms back between Maynard's legs - danger averted.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maynard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maynard looking to hit a scissor sweep but East is one step ahead there.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Maynard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrei East overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maynard is pulling down on East's head. It's preventing any offense from East, at least for the moment.
East stays in close to Maynard's body and controls the position.
Maynard has his foot on East's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. East works his way back into a safe position though.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
East throws a strike but Maynard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maynard passes East's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei East dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
East walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
East tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
East swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
East with a poor takedown
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
East swinging wildly here.
East clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Maynard.
East tries for a takedown but Maynard circles away easily
and Maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
East tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard lands a nice shot that snaps East's head back.
East misses with a takedown attempt
and Maynard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands the left hand.
East wants to clinch.
East looks to clinch
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
East fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for East with that takedown attempt.
East throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East gets caught napping as Maynard dives in and scores a takedown. East manages to retain guard.
Maynard working some strikes from top position.
East preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
East not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maynard is in close to East's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maynard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maynard is pushing down on East's leg trying to pass to half guard. East is fighting to maintain full guard but Maynard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maynard is trying to work for a kimura but East is defending well.
Maynard drops an elbow to the side of East's head.
Maynard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but East does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maynard connects with a nice short shot to East's temple.
East has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maynard is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Maynard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
East wants to control but Maynard is keeping busy.
East is trying to get back to full guard.
East is working hard here to advance position.
Maynard works his way into side control.
East tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maynard 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 27:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Maynard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lookin' Out My Back Door by Creedence. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanne feints and then cracks Lebowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lebowski down.
Kanne cracks Lebowski with a good jab.
Kanne swinging wildly here.
Lebowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Kanne both land. Nice combination.
Jeffrey Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kanne's hands.
Kanne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kanne throws a leg kick but Lebowski checks it.
Kanne's corner calls for a 1-2. Kanne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanne clinches.
Still in the clinch, Kanne scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kanne.
Lebowski taking a breather.
Kanne slowing the pace effectively.
Lebowski working aggressively here.
Kanne is struggling to control the position.
Kanne lands with a right to the head.
Lebowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lebowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lebowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Kanne.
Lebowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanne lands with a light punch inside.
Kanne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lebowski backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lebowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lebowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lebowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanne.
Kanne has Lebowski pressed against the cage, preventing Lebowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Kanne.
Kanne is working Lebowski over against the cage.
Lebowski looks gassed!
Kanne pushes Lebowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lebowski is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Kanne.
Lebowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanne finish him?
Kanne dips a shoulder and cracks Lebowski with a mighty uppercut! Lebowski falls back against the cage and Kanne unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lebowski is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kanne screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beasty Kanne!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aegaeon Hecatonchires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecatonchires comes to the cage accompanied by Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Barron is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers. 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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23
192 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very quick |
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Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aegaeon Hecatonchires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phillip Barron!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barron managing to block the knees to the body from Hecatonchires.
Hecatonchires lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Phillip Barron has been cut.
Hecatonchires throws an elbow but it misses.
Hecatonchires breaks the clinch.
A jab from Hecatonchires does it's job there.
Barron takes a swing at Hecatonchires's ribcage but misses.
Barron misses with a right hand
and Hecatonchires makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barron takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barron tries to land a body kick
enabling Hecatonchires to counter with a crisp jab.
Hecatonchires goes for a small jab and connects. Now Hecatonchires goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Barron stumbles back but Hecatonchires runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Barron to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Barron will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aegaeon Hecatonchires!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Hallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holden Hallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 3, fighting out of London, Byeongsuk Kim!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallister throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hallister misses with a shot to the body
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Hallister throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Hallister only half commits.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Hallister counters with a nice leg kick.
Kim slips a straight right by Hallister.
Hallister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Hallister.
Hallister throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Hallister misses
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Holden Hallister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
A head kick from Hallister lands but Kim takes it in his stride.
A shot to the body from Hallister misses
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Hallister counters with a leg kick.
Hallister misses with a shot to the body
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim is looking to clinch but Hallister is avoiding it.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallister manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Hallister counters with a leg kick.
Hallister misses with a kick to the body.
Kim misses with a body shot
and Hallister counters with a straight right hand.
Holden Hallister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Hallister ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallister throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hallister swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallister looks to throw a body kick
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Hallister lands a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hallister.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hallister lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kim takes a step back to recover.
Hallister looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallister.
Hallister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hallister looks to land a combination. Kim sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Byeongsuk Kim has been cut.
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallister lands a high kick!
Kim blocks a head kick by Hallister.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Hallister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Hallister.
Hallister misses with a kick to the body
and Hallister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hallister throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kim misses with a left hand
and Hallister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hallister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from Hallister.
Hallister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallister misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallister looks for the body kick but Kim saw that one coming.
Hallister thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hallister - the referee stops the clock and Kim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hallister. Kim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Hallister dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kim misses with a jab to the body
and Hallister counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim tests Hallister's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallister moves away.
Hallister chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hallister enables Kim to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hallister manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim wants to control from the top but Hallister keeps moving.
Hallister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim wants to control from the top but Hallister keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim content to stall in guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kim trying to control but Hallister is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Byeongsuk Kim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hallister throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Hallister is looking to wear down Kim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hallister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Hallister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kim misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hallister lands with a right hand.
A combination from Hallister does no damage.
Hallister doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Kim loads up on a big right hand but Hallister slips the punch.
A lazy body kick from Hallister
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hallister darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hallister 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.
A jab from Kim misses.
Hallister wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Hallister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallister.
Kim misses with a double jab
and Hallister counters with a left to the body.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hallister counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hallister thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Kim misses.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hallister. That's going to slow Kim down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallister buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hallister throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Hallister moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim misses with a right hand
and Hallister counters with a right hand to the body.
Hallister is looking to land body kicks.
Hallister lands a front kick.
Kim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim blocks a head kick by Hallister.
Hallister looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Hallister dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Byeongsuk Kim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hallister counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hallister.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hallister counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Hallister throws a front kick that sends Kim stumbling back into the cage.
Kim takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hallister misses with a head kick.
Hallister lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hallister works the jab nicely.
Hallister throws a sloppy head kick
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hallister throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hallister is looking to chop away at Kim's legs.
Hallister throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hallister pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hallister thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Hallister.
Hallister scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Byeongsuk Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hallister as he jumps to the side.
Hallister connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hallister scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hallister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Hallister misses with a body shot
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Holden Hallister is winning the standup battle so far.
Hallister lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kim's sensitive parts.
Hallister throws a combination that misses
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Hallister fakes the leg kick and cracks Kim in the body.
Kim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallister turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hallister throws a combination that misses
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Hallister pushes him off.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hallister's calf.
Hallister throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hallister scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kim doesn't seem bothered though.
Hallister pushes Kim away with a front kick.
Hallister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallister throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Hallister plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hallister lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hallister throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kim's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallister misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hallister cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kim slips under a jab from Hallister.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim looks to clinch
and Hallister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hallister.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Hallister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hallister, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Hallister!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alikai Drustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Ivarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alikai Drustav has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alikai Drustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Ivarsson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drustav wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drustav.
Drustav swinging wildly here.
Ivarsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drustav throws a right hand that Ivarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivarsson also avoids with ease.
Ivarsson moves out of range as Drustav strikes.
Ivarsson throws a hook to the side of Drustav's head but Drustav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drustav throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ivarsson connects with the punch.
Ivarsson moves out of range as Drustav strikes.
Drustav works Ivarsson's body with a nice hook.
Drustav throws a head kick but Ivarsson moves out of range.
Drustav swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ivarsson misses with a hook. Drustav ducked under it nicely.
Drustav throws a nice looking combination but Ivarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ulf Ivarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivarsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drustav counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Ivarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Drustav.
Ivarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ivarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drustav manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drustav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drustav misses with a hook. Ivarsson ducked under it nicely.
Ivarsson misses with an uppercut
and Drustav counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drustav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivarsson scores with the left hand. Drustav knows he should have avoided that one.
Drustav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drustav.
Ivarsson swings for the body but Drustav moves out of range.
Ivarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drustav clobbers Ivarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice cross by Ivarsson.
Ivarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Drustav.
Ivarsson misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Drustav - just one landing.
It looks like Ulf Ivarsson has been cut.
Ivarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Drustav's shoulder, as Drustav tries to avoid the shot.
Drustav looks to land a combination but Ivarsson avoids it well.
Drustav is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drustav lands with a hook. Ivarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drustav shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Drustav swinging wildly here.
Drustav misses with the combination.
Drustav uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drustav lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivarsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivarsson defending well as Drustav loads up on a big left hand.
Ivarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drustav swings for the body but Ivarsson moves out of range.
Ivarsson lands a nice hook to Drustav's body. Drustav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ivarsson cracks Drustav with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ivarsson scores with a one two! Drustav had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drustav.
Ivarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Drustav counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ivarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ivarsson misses with a double jab.
Ivarsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drustav dodges the punch combination from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson throws a series of punches but Drustav avoids them all with ease.
Ivarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drustav manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivarsson forces Drustav back against the cage and clinches.
Ivarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drustav breaks the clinch.
Ivarsson misses with a wild combination.
Drustav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ivarsson scores with a nice strike.
Ivarsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drustav back to the cage. Ivarsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ivarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drustav tries to move into range but Ivarsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ivarsson tries to bum rush Drustav with a series of wild strikes but Drustav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drustav scores with a sloppy right hand. Ivarsson should have avoided that one.
Drustav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivarsson.
Ivarsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drustav connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ivarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drustav looks to land a right hand but Ivarsson moved out of range.
A combination from Ivarsson does no damage.
No joy there for Ivarsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drustav takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drustav throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ivarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Drustav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drustav swings for the body but Ivarsson moves out of range.
Drustav throws a good cross that connects.
Ivarsson slips a straight right by Drustav.
Drustav throws a series of punches but Ivarsson avoids them all with ease.
Drustav is breathing heavily.
Drustav throws a right hand that Ivarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivarsson also avoids with ease.
Drustav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivarsson misses with a right hand
and Ivarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drustav walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivarsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ivarsson throws a hook but Drustav avoids it easily.
Ivarsson clobbers Drustav with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drustav fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivarsson on the side of the head.
A jab from Ivarsson finds it's way through Drustav's defenses.
Drustav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drustav throws a nice looking combination but Ivarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivarsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drustav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drustav has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ivarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Drustav's head.
Drustav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivarsson scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ulf Ivarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ulf Ivarsson's cut.
That's time! Drustav's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ivarsson avoids the head kick by Drustav.
Drustav walks into a stiff left hand from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson missing with a left hand there. Drustav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ivarsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drustav looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drustav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivarsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drustav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Ivarsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Drustav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drustav tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivarsson misses with a two punch combination.
Drustav looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drustav misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drustav. Ivarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drustav to score with a decent uppercut.
Drustav drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drustav throws a shot from downtown. Ivarsson moves away and avoids it.
Drustav works Ivarsson's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drustav takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Drustav misses.
Drustav throws a looping overhand right but Ivarsson ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ivarsson.
No joy there for Drustav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivarsson slips under a jab.
Ivarsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drustav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivarsson looks to land a right hand but Drustav moved out of range.
Drustav takes one on the button.
Ivarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Ivarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivarsson is looking to clinch but Drustav is avoiding it.
Ivarsson throws a series of punches but Drustav moves out of range.
Drustav throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drustav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drustav takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ivarsson walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivarsson misses with a body shot.
Ivarsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Ivarsson coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drustav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drustav misses with the combination.
Drustav needs to keep his hands up - Ivarsson had a free shot at his head there.
Drustav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ivarsson misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Ivarsson misses.
Drustav throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drustav stalks Ivarsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ivarsson's face. Ivarsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Ivarsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ivarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivarsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ivarsson looks to throw the jab but Drustav is out of range.
Ivarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Drustav's shoulder, as Drustav tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Ivarsson does no damage.
Drustav throws a nice looking combination but Ivarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivarsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav throws a push kick but Ivarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Ivarsson thuds his right hand into Drustav's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ivarsson lands a jab to the nose.
Ivarsson lands a nice hook to Drustav's body. Drustav takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Ivarsson - just one landing.
A nice combination there by Ivarsson.
Drustav ducks under a wild hook from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Drustav should have avoided that one.
Ivarsson wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Drustav.
Drustav throws a head kick but Ivarsson moves out of range.
Ivarsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Drustav's head.
Good exchange - Ivarsson coming out on top.
Nice shot by Ivarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drustav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivarsson manages to avoid it.
Alikai Drustav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drustav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivarsson scores with a nice head shot.
Ivarsson lands with a straight right. Drustav didn't see that one coming.
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!
Ivarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivarsson lands a head shot.
Drustav tries to bum rush Ivarsson with a series of wild strikes but Ivarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drustav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Ivarsson.
Drustav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ivarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drustav shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ivarsson eats them both and turns towards Drustav to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Drustav will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drustav takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ivarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Drustav takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Ivarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ulf Ivarsson's cut.
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.
Ivarsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drustav slips a jab and a cross from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ivarsson, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Ivarsson. Those never looked like landing.
Drustav fails to land with a series of punches.
Drustav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivarsson.
Drustav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ivarsson tries to clinch up but Drustav circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drustav. Drustav circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ivarsson looks to clinch
and Ivarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivarsson misses with an uppercut
and Drustav counters with a three punch combo that has Ivarsson backing up. Ivarsson nods at Drustav to acknowledge the strikes.
Drustav ducks under a wild hook from Ivarsson.
Drustav motions for Ivarsson to come forward. Drustav throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ivarsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Drustav off the cage and back into rage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Drustav's shoulder, as Drustav tries to avoid the shot.
Ivarsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drustav on the side of the head.
Ivarsson scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Drustav.
A swing and a miss from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson misses with a double jab.
Ulf Ivarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Drustav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivarsson closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Ivarsson.
Drustav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivarsson scores with a jab to the body.
Drustav circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Drustav misses.
Ivarsson throws a series of punches but Drustav avoids them all with ease.
Drustav on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ivarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ivarsson takes one to the side of the head.
Ivarsson throws a series of strikes that have Drustav backpedaling.
Ivarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ivarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drustav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drustav throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drustav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Ivarsson does no damage.
Ivarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Drustav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drustav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivarsson.
A leg kick checked by Ivarsson.
Ivarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drustav manages to avoid it.
Ivarsson clinches with his opponent.
Drustav wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivarsson won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Ivarsson - that landed with a thud.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but Ivarsson is controlling him.
Ivarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drustav or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drustav can't break the clinch.
Ivarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Ivarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ivarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivarsson.
Ivarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Drustav.
Ivarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivarsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ivarsson.
Drustav is rocked!
Ivarsson tests Drustav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Drustav is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivarsson.
Drustav seems to have got his legs back now.
Ivarsson looks to land a right hand but Drustav moved out of range.
Ivarsson jabs Drustav to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ivarsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drustav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drustav moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Ivarsson throws a series of punches but Drustav avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Ivarsson misses.
Ivarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ivarsson tries to clinch up.
Ivarsson drives through and clinches with Drustav against the cage.
Drustav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drustav jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ivarsson walks away with a smile on his face. Drustav gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drustav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drustav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivarsson dips to his left and cracks Drustav with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drustav staying out of range there.
Drustav throws a series of punches but Ivarsson avoids them all with ease.
Drustav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drustav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alikai Drustav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivarsson cracks Drustav with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ivarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivarsson misses with a few strikes there.
Ivarsson slips under a jab.
Drustav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivarsson moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ivarsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivarsson ducks under a wild hook from Drustav.
Ulf Ivarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drustav misses with an uppercut.
Ivarsson checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drustav loads up on a big right hand but Ivarsson slips the punch.
Drustav comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ivarsson scores with a one two! Drustav had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ivarsson staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulf Ivarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ivarsson 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulf Ivarsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by You are the best around. Stringer has chosen The Loner as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Avon Stringer enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stringer checks it well.
Stringer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Stringer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stringer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stringer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stringer throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Stringer backpedaling.
It looks like Avon Stringer has been cut.
Emelianenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Stringer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stringer throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Stringer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stringer scoring well with a low kick there.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Stringer checks it.
Stringer misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Emelianenko blocks the leg kick.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stringer manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to throw a body kick
and Stringer counters with a series of strikes. Emelianenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stringer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stringer finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Stringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Stringer. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Stringer lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into rage.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Stringer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stringer counters with a one-two to the body.
Avon Stringer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stringer on the side of the head.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Stringer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelianenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stringer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stringer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Stringer checks it.
Stringer looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stringer misses with a body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to Stringer's body. Stringer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Stringer moved out of range nicely.
Stringer looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Stringer misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stringer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko's calf.
Emelianenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stringer misses with the combination.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stringer counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avon Stringer's cut.
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.
Emelianenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stringer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Stringer.
Emelianenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stringer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Stringer misses
and Emelianenko counters with a left to the body.
Stringer throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Stringer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stringer counters with a stiff right hand.
Stringer throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Stringer.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Stringer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stringer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Stringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stringer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stringer scores with a hook to the body.
Stringer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Emelianenko's head.
Avon Stringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Stringer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stringer manages to avoid it.
Stringer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
Stringer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stringer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck for Emelianenko with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Stringer counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Stringer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Stringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Stringer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stringer.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stringer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stringer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stringer.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Stringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Stringer counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Stringer strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Stringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andrei Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stringer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Stringer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko with a jab.
A big right from Stringer misses.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Stringer.
Stringer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Stringer strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stringer.
Stringer blocks a jab.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Stringer counters with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stringer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Stringer looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Stringer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stringer blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Stringer scores with a nice strike.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Stringer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Stringer.
Emelianenko lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stringer connects with the punch.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stringer.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stringer punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Stringer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stringer throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Stringer's ribcage but misses.
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.
Emelianenko feints and then cracks Stringer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stringer down.
Emelianenko misses with a leg kick
and Stringer counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stringer checks a leg kick.
Stringer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Stringer moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Stringer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Avon Stringer just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stringer tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Emelianenko taking a breather here.
Emelianenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Stringer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Emelianenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer sneaks back into half guard.
Stringer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emelianenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stringer defending well though.
Stringer trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko prevents Stringer from improving his position.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Emelianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Stringer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stringer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stringer.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Stringer.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Stringer is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko won't allow Stringer to sweep him here.
Emelianenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stringer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stringer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stringer!
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Emelianenko tries to buck Stringer off but Stringer is having none of it.
Stringer wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko tries to bench press Stringer off him but Stringer keeps the position.
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.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko is looking to control Stringer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Stringer keeps him under control.
Emelianenko gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stringer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stringer is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Emelianenko had his way with Avon Stringer in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stringer.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Stringer is just out of range.
Stringer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stringer throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko tries to move into range but Stringer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Stringer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Stringer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stringer throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Stringer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Stringer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stringer counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stringer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Stringer avoids it well.
Stringer ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Stringer avoids them all with ease.
Stringer throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Stringer counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Stringer.
Emelianenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a leg kick but Stringer saw it coming and moves away.
Stringer scores with a jab to the head.
Stringer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Stringer wants to clinch but Emelianenko slips to the side
and Emelianenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Stringer.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stringer.
Stringer throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stringer clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Stringer slips the punch.
Stringer slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a leg kick
and Stringer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Stringer is just out of range.
Stringer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Avon Stringer.
I think Stringer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Stringer! Avon Stringer retains his welterweight title!
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