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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Karkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes into the arena with Lijepa Naša Domovino blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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394 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karkov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karkov throws a nice looking combination but Filipovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Karkov.
Karkov throws a sloppy head kick and Filipovic moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Karkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filipovic doesn't seem phased though.
Karkov tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Karkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karkov throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Filipovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Filipovic is rocked!
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Karkov scores with a body shot.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karkov drops Filipovic with a naaaaasty hook - Filipovic is in real trouble here! Karkov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Karkov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Zhelyabov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Zhelyabov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Гимн СССР kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Cope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Zhelyabov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zhelyabov as he avoids it easily.
Cope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhelyabov on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Cope. That snapped Zhelyabov's head back.
Zhelyabov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cope uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zhelyabov has time to react.
Cope thuds his right hand into Zhelyabov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mike Cope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cope takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zhelyabov throws a leg kick but Cope checks it.
Zhelyabov ducks right into an uppercut from Cope.
Cope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhelyabov's hands.
Zhelyabov takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cope.
Zhelyabov ducks under a wild hook from Cope.
Zhelyabov throws a head kick that misses.
Zhelyabov slips a straight right by Cope.
Zhelyabov looks to land a combination but Cope avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhelyabov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Cope.
Cope thows a leg kick but Zhelyabov checks it
and Zhelyabov counters with a good low kick that Cope was not able to check.
Cope throws a jab when Zhelyabov was well out of range.
Cope lands a slapping body shot.
Cope tries for a takedown but Zhelyabov circles away easily
and Zhelyabov counters with an inside leg kick.
Cope slips under a jab from Zhelyabov.
Zhelyabov punishes Cope's body with a nice straight punch.
Zhelyabov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cope is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cope throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhelyabov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cope connects with a body shot.
Andrei Zhelyabov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhelyabov throws a lazy head kick
and Cope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cope drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zhelyabov keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
Cope looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zhelyabov keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cope accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cope wants to control from the top but Zhelyabov keeps moving.
Zhelyabov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Zhelyabov keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zhelyabov moves out of range of the strikes.
Cope punishes Zhelyabov's body with a nice straight punch.
Cope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cope.
Zhelyabov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zhelyabov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zhelyabov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cope scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhelyabov slips under a jab.
Cope is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Cope.
Nice jab there from Cope.
Zhelyabov scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Cope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zhelyabov doesn't seem phased though.
Andrei Zhelyabov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhelyabov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cope.
Cope throws a shot from downtown. Zhelyabov moves away and avoids it.
Zhelyabov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cope to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cope wants to control from the top but Zhelyabov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cope stays in close to Zhelyabov's body and controls the position.
Cope is pushing down on Zhelyabov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zhelyabov is fighting to maintain full guard but Cope has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cope is trying to control the action in half guard but Zhelyabov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zhelyabov pushes Cope off and gets back to his feet.
Cope tries for a takedown but Zhelyabov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zhelyabov staying out of range there.
Cope misses with a straight right.
Cope throws a sloppy head kick and Zhelyabov moves out of range easily.
Cope moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zhelyabov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhelyabov pushes Cope away with a front kick.
Nice sprawl there from Zhelyabov as Cope shoots in.
Cope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhelyabov ducks under a wild hook from Cope.
Cope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhelyabov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mike Cope is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhelyabov slips a straight right by Cope.
Zhelyabov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cope will feel that in the morning.
Zhelyabov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhelyabov.
Zhelyabov misses with a two punch combination.
Cope lands a right hook to the body.
Zhelyabov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cope.
Cope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zhelyabov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cope.
Cope scores with a jab to the head.
Cope misses with a hook.
Cope throws out a leg kick but Zhelyabov moves out of range and Cope only half commits.
Cope throws a big shot that misses.
Cope lands a really nice looking cross but Zhelyabov seems unphased.
Cope looks to land a right hand but Zhelyabov moved out of range.
Cope looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhelyabov is just out of range.
Zhelyabov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zhelyabov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cope to score with a decent uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cope, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Cope will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cope shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zhelyabov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cope wants to control but Zhelyabov is keeping him busy.
Cope controls the position.
Cope wants to control but Zhelyabov is keeping him busy.
Cope in side control, throwing shots but Zhelyabov defends.
Zhelyabov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhelyabov can't do much from the bottom here.
Cope fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zhelyabov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zhelyabov is not content to let Cope control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cope throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cope thows a leg kick but Zhelyabov checks it
and Zhelyabov counters with a leg kick.
Cope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope lunges at Zhelyabov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zhelyabov's hand.
Cope shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zhelyabov but Zhelyabov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cope shoots in but Zhelyabov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zhelyabov scores with a jab to the body.
Cope connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cope scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Cope.
Zhelyabov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cope thows a leg kick but Zhelyabov checks it
and Zhelyabov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zhelyabov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhelyabov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cope looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cope is trying to control the action in half guard but Zhelyabov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cope passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zhelyabov!
Cope thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope trying to control but Zhelyabov is having none of it.
Zhelyabov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cope. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cope sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cope looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Andrei Zhelyabov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Cope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zhelyabov is in a horrible position here. Cope smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cope has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Cope!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Denato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Denato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Denato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Nazarov - just one landing.
It looks like Joey Denato has been cut.
Denato shoots in but Nazarov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrey Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarov throws a right hand that Denato ducks under and follows up with a left that Denato also avoids with ease.
Nazarov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Denato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Denato taking some punishment here, with Nazarov in his half guard.
Denato actively working from the bottom here.
Nazarov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nazarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov works his way into full mount!
Nazarov is working for a guillotine from mount but Denato frees his head quite easily.
Nazarov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nazarov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nazarov looks gassed!
Denato in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Denato is working to get back to half guard.
Denato bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nazarov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Denato drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nazarov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nazarov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nazarov!
Nazarov landing strikes.
Denato taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nazarov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nazarov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Denato to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nazarov trying to control the action but Denato is working from the bottom.
Nazarov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Denato is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Denato tries to bench press Nazarov off him but Nazarov keeps the position.
Nazarov looks up at the clock and then as Denato takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nazarov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nazarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Denato keeps working.
Denato is trying to get back to half guard.
Nazarov scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denato is trying to get back to half guard.
Nazarov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nazarov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nazarov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Denato is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nazarov wants to control but Denato is keeping him busy.
Denato is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarov working the head with strikes.
Nazarov taking a breather here.
Nazarov cracks Denato with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Nazarov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Denato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nazarov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nazarov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nazarov lands with a cross.
Denato gets caught flat footed, as Nazarov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nazarov drops back looking for a leg! Denato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Denato manages to kick Nazarov off! Nazarov jumps back into Denato's guard.
Nazarov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denato is keeping the position for now.
Denato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Denato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nazarov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nazarov defends it easily.
Nazarov pushes down on Denato's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nazarov is nestled in close to Denato, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nazarov 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.
Denato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nazarov pulls his head out easily.
Nazarov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Denato!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Denato taking shots to the head.
Denato can't escape the position.
Nazarov lands a heavy elbow.
Denato is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nazarov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Denato's face.
Denato is in a horrible position here. Nazarov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nazarov lands a big elbow.
Nazarov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Denato's face.
Denato takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Denato is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov working Denato over with strikes here.
Nazarov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nazarov with good strikes from the mount here!
Nazarov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nazarov cracks Denato with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nazarov lands a big shot there that rocks Denato but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Denato is in a horrible position here. Nazarov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nazarov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Denato is looking to escape.
Nazarov controlling from the full mount.
Nazarov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Denato has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denato keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Denato is squirming around, avoiding Nazarov's attempts to control the action.
Denato slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Denato is not content to let Nazarov control the position.
Denato actively working from the bottom here.
Nazarov wants to work for an arm triangle but Denato is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Denato with the active half guard here but Nazarov passes nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Nazarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Denato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazarov works Denato's body with a nice hook.
Denato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denato misses with a takedown
and Nazarov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nazarov lands a slapping body shot.
Nazarov gets the takedown into side control.
Nazarov tries for a kimura but Denato is defending well.
Denato sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazarov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denato looking for submissions off his back.
Denato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nazarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nazarov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Denato sees it coming and defends easily.
Nazarov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nazarov landing strikes from the mount.
Denato regains half guard.
Denato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nazarov pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nazarov lands a nice short elbow.
Denato is refusing to be controlled, as Nazarov sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Denato looking for submissions off his back.
Nazarov is nestled in close to Denato, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nazarov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nazarov is working for a submission of some sort.
Nazarov wants to pass to mount but Denato is defending the position.
Denato actively working from the bottom here.
Andrey Nazarov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Denato actively working from the bottom here.
Nazarov not doing much here.
Nazarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nazarov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Denato looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nazarov is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Denato looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nazarov controlling the pace.
Denato looking for submissions off his back.
Joey Denato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazarov is taking a breather. Denato says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Nazarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nazarov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Nazarov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack London could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saint Peter's chin.
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187 lbs
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200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack London!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saint Peter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
London misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peter throws a shot from downtown. London moves away and avoids it.
London closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Peter to the mat! Peter manages to get full guard.
Peter keeping full guard, as London tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
London drops back looking for a leg! Peter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peter manages to kick London off! London jumps back into Peter's guard.
Peter has momentary wrist control but London slips an elbow through the middle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Peter can do anything to dispel that myth.
London controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
London throwing strikes from guard but Peter blocks nicely.
London in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with London. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
London stops Peter from standing up.
London thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peter looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peter loads up on a big right hand but London slips the punch.
London misses with a takedown attempt - Peter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Peter.
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.
Peter misses the shot to the body.
Peter misses with an uppercut. London saw that one coming.
Peter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to London's calf.
Peter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from London.
Peter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of London's head.
Peter throws a jab but it's blocked by London.
Peter scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peter lands a nice leg kick that just misses London's sensitive parts.
Peter doesn't manage to clinch there - London circles away.
Saint Peter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
London walks into a stiff left hand from Peter.
Peter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
London takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
London circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peter misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter just misses with a punch to the body.
Peter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. London sees it coming and avoids it easily.
London slips under a jab from Peter.
London shoots in for a takedown but Peter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack London. That's going to take a lot out of him.
London fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peter lands with a straight right. London didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Peter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
London slips under a jab.
Saint Peter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peter throws a looping overhand right but London ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to de liver by Peter. Beautiful body shot.
Peter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peter doesn't manage to clinch there - London circles away.
London shoots in but Peter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
London shoots in but no luck this time.
Peter looks to score with a jab to the body but London is just out of range.
London shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack London. That's going to take a lot out of him.
London moves out of range of the strikes.
Peter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by London.
No luck with that takedown attempt from London.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter tests London's chin there with a solid looking shot.
London checks a leg kick nicely.
London shoots in but no luck this time.
Peter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from London.
Peter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London shoots in for a double leg but Peter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peter throws out a leg kick but London moves out of range and Peter only half commits.
London moves out of range of the leg kick from Peter.
Peter scores with a shot to the body.
Peter misses with a straight right.
London slips under a jab.
London is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter lands with a cross.
London darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Peter is trying to stand back up but London is controlling him
London winds up and cracks Peter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
London thows a huge punch but Peter dodges it nicely.
London prevents Peter from improving his position.
London thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Peter 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!
Peter looks for the body kick but London saw that one coming.
Peter just misses with a punch to the body.
London fails with the takedown.
Peter tries to clinch up but London circles away and keeps his distance.
Peter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows London to score an easy takedown into full guard.
London is looking to work some ground and pound but Peter has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
London trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peter can't keep his opponent in guard - London advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
London sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peter defending well though.
London is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peter wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
London seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
London throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from London.
London missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peter tries to roll over but London keeps him under control.
Peter is defending against the submission attempts here by London.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
London uses his free foot to push down on Peter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Peter.
Peter can't escape the position.
London working Peter over with strikes here.
London cracks Peter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Peter is bucking up trying to escape but London cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
London scoring with strikes but Peter is staying in there.
London lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
London scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peter?
London is landing with some decent strikes but Peter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
London putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! London connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Peter is rocked!
Peter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee warns Peter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
London punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peter is still in real trouble! Can London finish him?
London 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.
London scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peter?
London scoring with strikes but Peter is staying in there.
London lands a big elbow - Peter is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Peter is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack London!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berna Radoncik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Drive by AMEN. 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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19
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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19
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berna Radoncik!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radoncik walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
It looks like Berna Radoncik has been cut.
Radoncik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Radoncik is having none of it.
Radoncik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Radoncik lands a high kick!
Radoncik misses with a head kick.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Radoncik circles away.
Radoncik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Radoncik tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Radoncik tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radoncik closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Radoncik looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radoncik backwards.
Silva working aggressively here.
Radoncik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
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.
Radoncik looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Radoncik.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Radoncik misses with an elbow strike.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Radoncik.
Radoncik is trying to stall.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva cracks Radoncik with a nice body shot.
Radoncik is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Radoncik has his back to the cage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Radoncik.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Radoncik.
Radoncik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Radoncik.
Silva working aggressively here.
Radoncik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radoncik backwards.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Radoncik backwards.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Radoncik.
Radoncik is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Radoncik has his back to the cage.
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.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Radoncik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radoncik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Radoncik lands a damaging elbow.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Radoncik pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Radoncik, against the cage.
Radoncik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berna Radoncik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Radoncik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Radoncik settles back down.
Radoncik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Radoncik throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Radoncik wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva wants to clinch but Radoncik slips to the side
and Radoncik counters with a leg kick.
Radoncik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva rushes Radoncik and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Radoncik throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Radoncik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Radoncik throws an elbow that misses.
Radoncik lands an elbow inside.
Radoncik stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Radoncik throws an elbow but misses.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radoncik backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Radoncik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Radoncik pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Radoncik.
Radoncik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Radoncik throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva letting Radoncik take a breather here.
Radoncik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Radoncik stalling.
Silva is leaning against Radoncik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Radoncik looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Radoncik takes a shot to the head.
Radoncik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Radoncik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radoncik throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radoncik pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radoncik backwards.
Silva pushes Radoncik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva'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.
Radoncik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Radoncik.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Radoncik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Radoncik backwards.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Radoncik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Radoncik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Radoncik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Radoncik throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radoncik.
Radoncik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Radoncik, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radoncik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Berna Radoncik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Radoncik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Radoncik.
Radoncik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Radoncik.
Radoncik misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva just leaning against Radoncik, taking a breather.
Radoncik looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva is leaning against Radoncik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Radoncik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Radoncik.
Silva just leaning against Radoncik, taking a breather.
Silva is working Radoncik over against the cage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Radoncik.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Radoncik's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Radoncik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Radoncik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Radoncik.
Radoncik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radoncik.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Radoncik blocks an uppercut.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Radoncik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radoncik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Radoncik backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Radoncik backwards.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Berna Radoncik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Radoncik trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Radoncik throws an elbow but misses.
Al Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Radoncik throws an elbow but it misses.
Radoncik misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Radoncik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Radoncik.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Radoncik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radoncik.
A short left from Silva.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva is looking to control Radoncik's arms but Radoncik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Radoncik trying to land knees to the body.
Radoncik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Radoncik takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Radoncik.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Radoncik.
With the fighters up against the cage, Radoncik throws an elbow but misses.
Radoncik throws an elbow but it misses.
Radoncik missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Siberian Express. Fallon has chosen Burning Beard as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neil Fallon!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fallon scores with a nice right hand.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fallon throws out the jab.
Drago scores with a nice head shot.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Drago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fallon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Fallon.
Fallon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Fallon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago slips under a jab from Fallon.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Fallon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fallon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fallon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drago throws a jab when Fallon was well out of range.
Fallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Drago lands with a nice body punch.
Fallon looks gassed!
Drago misses with a combination
and Fallon counters with a nice uppercut.
Fallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fallon.
Drago throws a body punch but Fallon moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Fallon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drago has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a hook but Fallon avoids it easily.
Drago swinging wilding here.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fallon throws out the jab.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Drago - just one landing.
Fallon slips under a jab from Drago.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Fallon is out of range.
Fallon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fallon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drago on the side of the head.
Fallon ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Fallon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Fallon sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fallon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Drago there.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fallon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a hook but Fallon avoids it easily.
Fallon ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fallon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Fallon ducks down to avoid it.
Drago avoids the body shot from Fallon.
Drago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drago misses with a combination
and Fallon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Fallon misses.
Fallon connects with a nice looking jab.
Fallon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Drago leaves Fallon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fallon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Fallon misses the target.
A shot to the body from Drago misses
enabling Fallon to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago throws a combination that misses
enabling Fallon to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fallon counters with a one-two to the body.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Fallon ducks down to avoid it.
Fallon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fallon has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fallon.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Fallon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fallon ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago misses with a body punch
and Fallon counters with a takedown into side control.
Fallon scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Drago will probably get the nod.
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.
Fallon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drago. Drago circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fallon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Drago checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drago misses with a combination
and Fallon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Fallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fallon lands a nice shot that snaps Drago's head back.
Fallon misses with a straight right.
Fallon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drago's sensitive parts.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fallon counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fallon scores with a body shot.
Fallon misses with a straight left.
Fallon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drago. Drago circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though.
Fallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Fallon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drago tries to bum rush Fallon with a series of wild strikes but Fallon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fallon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fallon slips a straight right by Drago.
Fallon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Fallon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fallon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fallon throws a series of punches but Drago moves out of range.
Drago throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fallon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fallon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fallon works Drago's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a one two combo.
Fallon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
Fallon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Neil Fallon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fallon.
Drago misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fallon counters with a right hand to the body.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fallon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Fallon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Fallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fallon slips a jab from Drago.
Fallon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Fallon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drago at a distance.
Fallon moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
Drago is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fallon lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Fallon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fallon misses with the head strike.
Fallon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drago fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fallon fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago slips under a jab from Fallon.
Fallon blocks a jab.
Fallon rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fallon fails to land.
Fallon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drago prevents it.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Fallon.
Drago has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fallon regains guard immediately.
Drago landing with the ground and pound.
Drago with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drago with a nice head shot there.
Fallon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fallon is on top in guard.
Fallon trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fallon won't allow Drago to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Fallon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fallon looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Drago.
Fallon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drago.
Fallon moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Drago drops Fallon with a left right combo! Drago follows him down to the ground into side control.
Fallon is rocked!
It looks like Neil Fallon has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago working the head and body with strikes.
Fallon is still in real trouble! Can Drago finish him?
Drago scores with punches from side control.
Fallon seems to have recovered his senses.
Fallon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fallon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fallon defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drago lands a nice short elbow.
Fallon is looking for a sweep. Drago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drago 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon wants to get back to full guard.
Drago landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drago scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drago thows a huge punch but Fallon dodges it nicely.
Drago lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fallon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Drago.
Drago throws and elbow that misses. Fallon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drago's guard. Nice move by Fallon!
Fallon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fallon working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fallon is looking to work some ground and pound but Drago has wrist control.
Fallon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fallon trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fallon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fallon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fallon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fallon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fallon takes one to the chin there.
Drago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fallon throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Drago jabs Fallon right on the nose. Fallon blinks but takes it well.
Drago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Fallon.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Fallon.
Fallon walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Fallon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drago throws a hook but Fallon avoids it easily.
Drago throws a hook to the side of Fallon's head but Fallon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fallon misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Drago takes one to the chin there.
Drago walks into a left hand.
Fallon cracks Drago with an open hand slap.
Fallon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fallon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drago misses with a jab to the body
and Fallon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago misses with a hook. Fallon ducked under it nicely.
Drago takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drago ducks right into an uppercut from Fallon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Santos Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francisco Santos Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ten Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira lands the left hand.
Hammer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oliveira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammer misses with a strike from the bottom.
Oliveira is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hammer looks calm but he's in trouble here. Oliveira gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hammer is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Oliveira lets go of the hold and Hammer can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francisco Santos Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Laboy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan ORourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Laboy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laboy tries to bum rush ORourke with a series of wild strikes but ORourke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Laboy misses.
ORourke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
ORourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ORourke tries to clinch up but Laboy circles away and keeps his distance.
Laboy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ORourke dodges the punch combination from Laboy.
ORourke stuffs the takedown.
ORourke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
ORourke misses with a leg kick.
Laboy fails to land with a series of punches.
Laboy slips a jab from ORourke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laboy fails with the takedown.
Ivan ORourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
ORourke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ORourke takes the fight into the clinch.
ORourke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
ORourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laboy wants to stall.
Nice body punch from ORourke.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
ORourke digs a right hand into Laboy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laboy's gas tank.
Laboy looks gassed!
Laboy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke blocks an uppercut.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
ORourke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ORourke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke stalling against the cage.
Laboy tries to work over ORourke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ORourke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laboy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but ORourke is keeping busy.
ORourke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ORourke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short uppercut from ORourke.
A body shot lands from ORourke.
Nice body punch from ORourke.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
ORourke taking a breather.
ORourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
ORourke works on Laboy's body with a couple of short punches.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
ORourke digs a right hand into Laboy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laboy's gas tank.
ORourke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laboy.
ORourke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
ORourke blocks an uppercut.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laboy is looking to break free of the clinch but ORourke has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke lands an uppercut.
ORourke lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORourke.
Laboy being controlled against the cage.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
ORourke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from ORourke.
ORourke has Laboy pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laboy.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laboy.
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
ORourke lands an uppercut.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
ORourke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
ORourke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from ORourke.
ORourke lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laboy throws a punch but it's blocked by ORourke.
Laboy looking to slow down the pace here.
ORourke gets through Laboy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laboy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from ORourke.
ORourke is leaning against Laboy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laboy is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from ORourke.
ORourke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
ORourke works on Laboy's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke lands with a right to the head.
Laboy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
ORourke lands a hook that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
ORourke lands a nice uppercut.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
ORourke avoiding damage as Laboy throws knees to the body.
ORourke lands a body shot.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ORourke gets through Laboy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
ORourke gets through Laboy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
ORourke is working Laboy over against the cage.
ORourke'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.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
ORourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ORourke misses with a kick to the body.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Laboy pushes him off.
Laboy tries for a takedown but ORourke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
ORourke throws a head kick that half lands.
Laboy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laboy just misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
ORourke clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORourke.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
Laboy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ORourke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ORourke.
ORourke misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laboy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but ORourke is keeping busy.
ORourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laboy misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from ORourke as the two fighters clinch.
ORourke presses Laboy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laboy is breathing heavily.
ORourke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from ORourke.
ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laboy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
ORourke blocking some punches.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
Laboy looking to stall.
ORourke avoiding damage.
Laboy throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laboy misses with a punch on the inside.
Laboy takes a shot to the head.
ORourke keeps control of Laboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
ORourke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laboy swings wildly with an uppercut but ORourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
ORourke slowing the pace effectively.
ORourke presses Laboy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
ORourke blocks a body shot from Laboy.
ORourke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Laboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laboy misses with a punch on the inside.
ORourke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laboy can do to turn this around?
ORourke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laboy swings wildly with an uppercut but ORourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivan ORourke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
ORourke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
ORourke lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Laboy throws an elbow but misses.
ORourke digs a right hand underneath Laboy's ribcage. Laboy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from ORourke.
ORourke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laboy working aggressively here.
ORourke lands a body punch.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ORourke lands a nice shot to the body.
ORourke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
ORourke lands with a light punch inside.
ORourke scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from ORourke - that landed with a thud.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
A short uppercut from ORourke.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ORourke lands a hook to the side of the head.
ORourke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
ORourke lands a shot to the body.
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
ORourke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from ORourke.
Laboy misses with a hook to the ribs.
ORourke lands a right hand.
Laboy wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from ORourke as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laboy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORourke has him pressed against the cage.
ORourke stalls.
ORourke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
ORourke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
ORourke avoids a wild elbow strike from Laboy.
ORourke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
Laboy throws an elbow but it misses.
ORourke lands a nice uppercut.
ORourke misses with the head strike.
ORourke keeps control of Laboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laboy trying to control the position but instead, ORourke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laboy into the cage.
ORourke lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ORourke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by ORourke.
ORourke lands with a left to the head.
Laboy is trying to break the clinch but ORourke is controlling him.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that second round.
That's time! ORourke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from ORourke.
ORourke throws and low kick but Laboy moves out of range easily.
ORourke throws out a loose jab but Laboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORourke throws a right and a left that Laboy avoids nicely.
Laboy is trying hard to land a takedown here. ORourke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
ORourke wants to clinch up but Laboy keeps it at a distance.
ORourke wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Laboy.
Laboy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ORourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Laboy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laboy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laboy takes a kick to the side of the head.
ORourke loads up on a big right hand but Laboy slips the punch.
Laboy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ORourke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
ORourke lands an overhand right.
ORourke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivan ORourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORourke throws a leg kick but Laboy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
ORourke motions for Laboy to come forward. ORourke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laboy misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Laboy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Laboy with that takedown attempt.
Ivan ORourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Laboy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ORourke tries to land a leg kick but Laboy saw it coming and moves away.
ORourke throws a nice looking combination but Laboy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laboy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivan ORourke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Laboy misses.
ORourke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damian Laboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ORourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ORourke scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laboy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down ORourke rather than just go for the knockout.
Laboy shoots in but ORourke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laboy closes this distance looking for a takedown but ORourke circles away.
ORourke throws a combination that misses
and Laboy counters with a straight right hand.
ORourke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ivan ORourke is winning the standup battle so far.
ORourke throws a series of punches but Laboy moves out of range.
ORourke looks for the body kick but Laboy saw that one coming.
ORourke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laboy throws a combination that misses
and ORourke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laboy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ORourke throws a head kick that misses.
ORourke misses with a head kick.
Laboy works over ORourke's head and body with a nice combination.
ORourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laboy throws a lazy right hand but ORourke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laboy looks for a takedown but ORourke sprawls well.
Laboy is trying desperately to land a takedown but ORourke is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Laboy.
Laboy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivan ORourke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laboy misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan ORourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ORourke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan ORourke!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Makerov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banana Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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181 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonny Makerov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Banana Man!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makerov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makerov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makerov missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makerov.
Makerov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makerov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makerov misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jonny Makerov has been cut.
Makerov swinging wilding here.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makerov.
Jonny Makerov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makerov takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man darts in and clinches Makerov up against the cage.
Man with a knee to the head.
Man working Makerov over with knees to the body.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makerov can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Man.
Makerov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Makerov is breathing heavily.
Makerov wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Man has Makerov pressed against the cage, preventing Makerov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makerov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Makerov is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Man lands a knee to the head.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man scores with a knee to the head.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jonny Makerov's cut is getting worse.
Man drops Makerov with a big knee straight up the middle! Makerov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Makerov is rocked!
A good leg kick by Man.
Oh Makerov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man has managed to clinch.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Makerov's face.
Makerov seems to have got his legs back now.
Man breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Man stalling against the cage.
Makerov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jonny Makerov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Man controlling the action here for a moment.
A knee to the head by Man.
Man has Makerov pushed against the cage.
Man landing knees to the head.
Man scores with a knee to the head.
Man scores with a knee to the head.
Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Makerov up against the cage.
Makerov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeez, Jonny Makerov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man stalling the fight.
Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makerov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man has Makerov pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Man's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Banana Man.
Makerov loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
A jab from Makerov misses.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Makerov's ribcage.
Makerov stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Makerov's face.
Makerov letting Man take a breather here.
Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Makerov is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Makerov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Makerov blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Man landing knees to the head.
Man landing knees to the head.
Man lands a knee to the head.
Man lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonny Makerov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Banana Man!
Banana Man is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dat Sik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Obama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sik wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
Obama closes the distance and pushes Sik back into the cage.
Sik can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sik as Obama tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sik is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Obama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Obama scores with a hook to the body.
Obama prevents a body shot from Sik.
Sik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
Sik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama digs a right hand underneath Sik's ribcage. Sik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sik lands a shoulder strike.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obama pushes Sik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sik looks gassed!
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Obama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sik throws a punch but it's blocked by Obama.
Obama is struggling to control the position.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sik wants a takedown but no success here.
Obama stalling against the cage.
Obama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obama scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
Obama stalling in the clinch.
Sik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
Sik tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Obama lands a left hand.
Obama works on Sik's body with a couple of short punches.
Obama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Obama.
Sik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama lands a nice uppercut.
Obama is leaning against Sik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sik tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Sik back against the cage.
Obama has Sik pushed against the cage.
Obama lands with a left to the head.
Obama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obama cracks Sik with a nice body shot.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Obama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sik backwards.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obama blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obama stalling in the clinch.
Obama gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Obama pushes Sik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obama digs a right hand underneath Sik's ribcage. Sik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sik backwards.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sik backwards.
Obama avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obama lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Obama.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sik backwards.
Obama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Obama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands a left hand.
Sik tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Obama smiles and moves away.
George Obama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dat Sik.
Sik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obama lands a jab to the head.
Obama tests Sik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obama swings for the body but Sik moves out of range.
Sik shoots in but no luck this time.
Sik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obama swivels and escapes.
Obama moves in looking to clinch but Sik pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama stuffs the takedown attempt from Sik. Sik gets slowly back to his feet.
Sik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sik clinches.
Obama stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Obama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Obama lands a nice uppercut.
Sik is rocked!
Obama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sik is still on wobbly legs! Can Obama finish him?
Obama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sik.
Obama stalling against the cage.
Sik seems to have recovered his senses.
Obama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Obama dominated that round.
That's time! Obama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sik scores with a sloppy right hand. Obama should have avoided that one.
Sik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Obama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sik takes a shot to the head.
Sik tries to score a body lock takedown but Obama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sik is pushing Obama up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Obama pushes Sik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama pushes Sik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sik is breathing heavily.
Sik misses with the head strike.
Obama gets underhooks to prevent Sik's takedown attempt.
Obama digs a right hand into Sik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sik's gas tank.
Obama gets through Sik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sik misses with the head strike.
Obama digs a right hand into Sik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sik's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama leaning against his opponent.
Obama digs a right hand into Sik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sik's gas tank.
Sik tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sik tries to score a body lock takedown but Obama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
George Obama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dat Sik.
Obama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obama'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.
Good body shot from Obama.
Obama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sik looking for a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
George Obama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sik backwards.
Obama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sik backwards.
Obama stalling in the clinch.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obama lands a body shot.
Obama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Obama.
Sik throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Sik closes the distance but Obama moves to the side
and Obama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
George Obama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obama holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sik misses with the head strike.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Obama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama gets control of Sik's arms and successfully pulls guard. Obama will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sik wants to control from the top but Obama keeps moving.
Sik tries to free his leg and advance position but Obama is retaining full guard.
Obama is pulling down on Sik's head to control his posture.
Sik throwing strikes from guard but Obama blocks nicely.
Obama is pulling down on Sik's head. It's preventing any offense from Sik, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Obama looking for a sweep. Not yet Obama, not yet.
Sik trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sik wants to clinch but Obama slips to the side
and Obama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obama gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Obama dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sik shoots for a takedown but Obama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obama moves into the clinch.
Obama prevents a body shot from Sik.
Obama stalling.
Sik tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Obama scores with a hook to the body.
Obama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sik can do to turn this around?
Obama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Obama.
Obama lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Obama to work.
Obama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sik letting Obama take a breather here.
Obama gets through Sik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama presses Sik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sik.
Obama lands a left hand.
Sik can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama scores with a shot to the side of Sik's head.
Sik tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Sik takes a shot to the head.
Sik misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Obama.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
Obama leaning against his opponent.
Obama lands with a light punch inside.
Sik swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama blocks a body shot from Sik.
Sik letting Obama take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Sik.
Obama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sik lands a left hand.
Obama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sik tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Obama just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sik lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obama.
A short left from Obama.
Obama is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Obama.
Obama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sik shoots in for a double leg but Obama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
George Obama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dat Sik.
Sik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Obama counters by clinching up.
Obama presses Sik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama stalling.
Sik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obama taking a breather.
Sik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Obama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Obama pushes Sik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obama lands an uppercut.
Obama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sik tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Sik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Obama goes for a takedown attempt but Sik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sik dives in and grabs Obama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obama pushes down on Sik's head and hops out.
Obama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama cracks Sik with an open hand slap.
Obama lands with a nice body punch.
Obama closes the distance and pushes Sik back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sik.
Obama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Obama.
Obama blocks a body shot from Sik.
Sik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sik can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Sik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama scores with a hook to the body.
Obama lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hook to the body lands for Obama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Obama clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sik darts in trying to clinch
and Obama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Sik misses.
Dat Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Obama misses the target.
Sik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sik lands the left hand.
Sik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obama.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sik closes the distance but Obama moves to the side
enabling Obama to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik with a poor takedown
and Obama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Obama misses.
Obama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Obama.
Obama stalling against the cage.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Sik backwards.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Sik takes a shot to the head.
Sik lands a hook that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sik scores with a shot to the side of Obama's head.
A right hand to the body from Obama.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Obama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obama prevents a takedown attempt there.
George Obama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dat Sik.
Obama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sik being controlled against the cage.
Sik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Obama.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obama.
Obama pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sik misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sik fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
Obama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obama.
Sik wants a takedown but no success here.
Sik tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Sik back against the cage.
The referee calls for Obama to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obama.
Sik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sik misses with a body punch.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sik backwards.
Obama has Sik pushed against the cage.
Sik misses with a punch to the body.
Obama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obama lands a nice uppercut.
Obama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Obama gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short uppercut from Obama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama is pushing Sik up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A body shot lands from Obama.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sik is trying desperately to land a takedown but Obama is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sik.
Obama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sik backwards.
Obama is struggling to control the position.
Sik gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Obama regains guard.
Sik trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obama wants to sweep here but Sik controlling him for the moment.
Obama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Obama tries to get out of the position.
Obama controlling Sik's posture.
Obama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Obama had his way with Dat Sik in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sik misses with a hook to the body
and Obama counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama lands a really nice looking cross but Sik seems unphased.
Obama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Obama darts in and clinches Sik up against the cage.
Obama gets underhooks to prevent Sik's takedown attempt.
Sik swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sik struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Obama lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Obama.
A bit of stalling here from Obama.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sik can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Obama wants to stall.
Sik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Obama.
Sik working aggressively here.
Obama scores with a shot to the side of Sik's head.
Sik tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sik tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Obama lands a nice uppercut.
Sik misses with a punch to the body.
Obama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obama lands a body punch.
Obama lands a body shot.
Obama slows down the pace here.
Obama lands with a short shot to the head.
Obama displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sik up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands a body punch.
Obama lands a right hand.
Sik misses with a body punch.
Sik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Obama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Obama lands with an uppercut that bounces Sik off the cage and back into rage.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Sik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Obama connects with a body shot.
Obama wants to clinch up but Sik keeps it at a distance.
Sik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sik fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama can't escape the position.
Sik trying to control but Obama is having none of it.
Sik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sik looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obama tries to lock up and control but Sik gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Sik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Obama is desperately trying to improve his position but Sik has a good base and remains in mount.
Sik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sik swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Obama is now in Sik's guard. A big mistake from Sik there, giving up the dominant position!
Sik controls Obama momentarily but Obama frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Obama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obama, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:44
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Obama!
George Obama retains his lightweight title!
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