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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Diaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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BJJ White 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Barrera!
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, Hakeem Diaw!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barrera throws a hook but Diaw blocks it.
Barrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrera misses with an uppercut
and Diaw counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaw.
A short uppercut from Diaw.
It looks like Marko Barrera has been cut.
Barrera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barrera is trying to push Diaw away but Diaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaw lands a right hand.
Barrera is trying to push Diaw away but Diaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barrera wants to stall.
Barrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaw breaks from the clinch.
Barrera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barrera misses with a right hand
and Diaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaw throws a lazy right hand but Barrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera misses with a double jab.
Diaw ducks under a wild hook from Barrera.
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaw counters with a straight right hand.
Barrera throws a big shot that misses.
Diaw throws a low kick but Barrera moves out of range easily.
Barrera misses with a hook.
Diaw moves away from the strike by Barrera.
Diaw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barrera throws a right hand that misses
and Barrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaw lunges at Barrera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barrera's hand.
Barrera swinging wildly here.
Barrera misses with a left hand
letting Diaw counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaw defending well as Barrera loads up on a big left hand.
Diaw pushes Barrera up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrera misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrera taking a breather.
Diaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Barrera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaw prevents Barrera from breaking the clinch.
Diaw lands a shoulder strike.
Diaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barrera's efforts to push away.
Barrera wants to stall.
Diaw has Barrera pressed against the cage, preventing Barrera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Diaw on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barrera tries to break the clinch but Diaw is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barrera misses with some punches.
Barrera working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaw.
Barrera trying to stall but Diaw improves his position.
Diaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrera or not.
Barrera is breathing heavily.
A short right from Diaw on the inside.
Barrera is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Diaw.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaw.
Barrera blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Diaw.
A shot in the inside from Diaw.
Marko Barrera's cut is getting worse.
Diaw pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
A shot in the inside from Diaw.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaw.
Barrera is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Barrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaw unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barrera! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Diaw is unloading with more strikes now! Barrera drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakeem Diaw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by The Impaler or perhaps it was just good defense by Nichols which made him look bad.
The Impaler fails to land the takedown.
The Impaler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nichols.
The Impaler tries to clinch up.
The Impaler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nichols sprawls well. Nichols wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Impaler gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad The Impaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nichols slaps away a takedown attempt from The Impaler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nichols pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nichols leaves The Impaler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nichols lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nichols darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Vlad The Impaler has been cut.
Nichols with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols looks to land a combination but The Impaler avoids it well.
Nichols smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nichols.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Nichols! The Impaler is out on his feet! Nichols rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - The Impaler is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! The Impaler is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Nichols!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serg Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer has chosen Moby - Porcelain as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dino Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kramer is out of range.
Kramer checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Kramer throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez swings for the body but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer checks a low kick from Ramirez.
A big right from Kramer misses.
Ramirez walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kramer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez lands a jab to Kramer's midsection.
Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kramer.
Ramirez tried to score with a low kick but Kramer checks it.
Kramer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramirez takes a swing at Kramer's ribcage but misses.
Kramer takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Kramer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Kramer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kramer blocks a leg kick.
Serg Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kramer with a hook.
That kick from Ramirez tenderised Kramer's leg. Kramer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramirez is looking to wear down Kramer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kramer.
Kramer scores with a hook.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kramer misses with a looping left.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kramer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramirez.
Kramer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kramer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kramer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Kramer.
Kramer misses the shot to the body.
Kramer missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Dino Kramer has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kramer misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer moves out of range as Ramirez throws a body kick.
Kramer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kramer throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kramer sizes up Ramirez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kramer moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
Nice defenses there by Kramer.
Kramer sends Ramirez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kramer is motioning to the referee to let Ramirez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ramirez is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Kramer does no damage.
Kramer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Kramer's front leg.
Kramer misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Kramer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dino Kramer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Kramer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kramer avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Kramer misses with a looping left.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the body
letting Kramer counter with a right hand.
Kramer thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Kramer's head but Kramer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kramer scores with a hook.
Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kramer lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ramirez head around and knocks him out cold! Kramer hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dino Kramer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magne NehmEnglund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). NehmEnglund comes to the cage accompanied by Y´all want a single - Korn. Figaro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prospect - Warrior. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magne NehmEnglund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NehmEnglund throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Sabin Figaro has been cut.
Figaro misses with a right hand
enabling NehmEnglund to counter with a crisp jab.
NehmEnglund throws an overhand right that lands on Figaro's shoulder, as Figaro tries to avoid the shot.
NehmEnglund misses with a double jab.
NehmEnglund throws a hook but Figaro avoids it easily.
NehmEnglund gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Figaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Figaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figaro looks to land a left hand but NehmEnglund moved out of range nicely.
Figaro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces NehmEnglund back to the cage. Figaro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Magne NehmEnglund has been cut.
Figaro misses the shot to the body.
Figaro connects with a leg kick. NehmEnglund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
NehmEnglund throws an off balance right hand
and Figaro counters with a nice uppercut.
NehmEnglund misses with a jab, cross combination.
Figaro avoids the body shot from NehmEnglund.
Figaro scores with a one two! NehmEnglund had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Figaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NehmEnglund looks to land a right hand but Figaro moved out of range.
NehmEnglund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
NehmEnglund misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Figaro as NehmEnglund shoots in.
Figaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
NehmEnglund is breathing heavily.
NehmEnglund misses the shot to the body.
NehmEnglund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Figaro misses with a body shot.
Figaro defending well as NehmEnglund loads up on a big left hand.
Figaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from NehmEnglund.
NehmEnglund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Figaro digs a good body shot into NehmEnglund's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figaro throws a head kick but NehmEnglund moves out of range.
NehmEnglund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Figaro manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Figaro. Beautiful body shot.
Figaro throws a head kick that NehmEnglund semi-blocks.
NehmEnglund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figaro can pounce on him.
Figaro throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as NehmEnglund stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Figaro follows into mount!
NehmEnglund is rocked!
Figaro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh NehmEnglund is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Figaro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. NehmEnglund can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Figaro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can NehmEnglund hang on?
Figaro lands a nice shot to the head.
Figaro with good strikes from the mount here!
NehmEnglund is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Figaro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Magne NehmEnglund's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro lands a big elbow - NehmEnglund is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and NehmEnglund is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sabin Figaro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kegan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Zedowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Powerful |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kegan Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Zedowski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson misses with a body shot.
Zedowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Zedowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williamson swivels and escapes.
Williamson misses with a double jab.
Zedowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williamson as he avoids it easily.
Williamson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zedowski takes one to the side of the head.
Zedowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williamson misses with a few strikes there.
Williamson throws a poor cross that misses
and Zedowski counters with a series of strikes. Williamson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Williamson tenderised Zedowski's leg. Zedowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williamson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zedowski shoots in for a takedown but Williamson shows good takedown defense.
Kegan Williamson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Zedowski.
Zedowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Steven Zedowski has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Zedowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Williamson which made him look bad.
Zedowski looks gassed!
Williamson lands with an uppercut that bounces Zedowski off the cage and back into rage.
Williamson moves in looking to clinch but Zedowski pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Zedowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zedowski manages to avoid it.
Williamson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedowski shoots in for a takedown but Williamson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williamson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zedowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williamson throws a right and a left that Zedowski avoids nicely.
Zedowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zedowski fails to land the takedown.
A cross from Williamson lands.
Williamson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zedowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williamson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zedowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Williamson cracks Zedowski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zedowski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Williamson finish him?
Zedowski is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson lands with a nice body punch.
Zedowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Williamson finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Williamson.
Williamson fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Zedowski square on the jaw! Damn, Zedowski is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kegan Williamson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Groo Roman Groo Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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300 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Groo Roman Groo Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh McRoberts!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRoberts leaves Groo Roman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Groo Roman looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Groo Roman throws a sloppy head kick and McRoberts moves out of range easily.
McRoberts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McRoberts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McRoberts lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McRoberts wants to control from the top but Groo Roman keeps moving.
McRoberts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRoberts slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McRoberts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Groo Roman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McRoberts has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Groo Roman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. McRoberts yanks on the arm and Groo Roman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by McRoberts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh McRoberts!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair comes to the cage accompanied by . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brodie Sinclair!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sinclair is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Sinclair circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinclair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinclair jabs at Henry's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Henry scores with a four punch combination!
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sinclair as he jumps to the side.
Brodie Sinclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dunch Henry.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Sinclair scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
Sinclair with a jab.
Sinclair misses the jab.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henry defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Sinclair does no damage.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinclair gets a double leg takedown into Henry's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Henry controls Sinclair momentarily but Sinclair frees himself.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sinclair is trying to maintain the position but Henry is very close to passing his half guard.
Henry is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is trying to control but can't.
Henry throws a strike but Sinclair avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sinclair trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry is working Sinclair over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinclair throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sinclair's head.
Henry postures up in Sinclair's guard and throws a big left but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Henry stopping the sweep attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair 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.
Henry throws and elbow that misses. Sinclair uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Sinclair!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair slips nicely into half guard.
Sinclair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
Sinclair wants to work for an arm triangle but Henry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Henry is looking to escape.
Henry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sinclair with a nice head shot there.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Brodie Sinclair 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.
Sinclair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sinclair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Sinclair. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Sinclair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a takedown. Henry tries to sprawl out of it but Sinclair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinclair tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair thows a body shot but no joy.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Henry wants to stand but Sinclair is controlling his arm.
Sinclair regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henry is pressing down on Sinclair's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sinclair is holding on for now.
Sinclair works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinclair is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sinclair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinclair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry with a nice head shot there.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinclair is retaining full guard.
Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sinclair's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry seems to be looking for submissions.
Dunch Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sinclair missing with punches from the bottom.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry wants to pass to mount but Sinclair is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Sinclair's temple.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sinclair is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sinclair is trying to control but can't.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Sinclair trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sinclair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sinclair actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry prevents Sinclair from improving his position.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sinclair defending well though.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sinclair sees it coming and defends easily.
Sinclair wants to control but Henry is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinclair keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sinclair is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunch Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sinclair just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Sinclair off the cage and back into rage.
Sinclair throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sinclair scores with a nice head shot.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Sinclair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sinclair fails to land the takedown.
Henry tries for a takedown but Sinclair circles away easily
and Sinclair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Sinclair ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sinclair throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Sinclair scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Nice jab there from Henry.
Sinclair is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws an overhand right that has Sinclair reeling! Henry follows up with more punches and Sinclair is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dunch Henry!
Dunch Henry is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janos Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. Arthur Green is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janos Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lieu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Green looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Green misses with a takedown attempt - Lieu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lieu takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lieu, as that shot connected.
Janos Lieu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Green.
Janos Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Green.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lieu.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lieu lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Lieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Lieu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Lieu tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lieu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lieu throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lieu.
Lieu throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green throws a front kick aimed at Lieu's knee but Lieu avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green with a poor takedown
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arthur Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green.
Lieu lands a jab to the head.
Lieu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu misses the body punch
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lieu thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lieu takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Lieu tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lieu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 Janos Lieu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lieu misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a three punch combo that has Lieu backing up. Lieu nods at Green to acknowledge the strikes.
Lieu leaves Green with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Lieu misses its intended target.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Lieu circles away.
Green with a jab.
Green avoids the body shot from Lieu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Green darts in trying to clinch
and Lieu counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Green there.
Lieu cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lieu throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu slips under a jab.
Lieu misses with an uppercut.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lieu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green shoots in for a takedown but Lieu shows good takedown defense.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lieu enables Green to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lieu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Green wants to control from the top but Lieu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu managing to control the position.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Lieu blocks nicely.
Lieu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Lieu is retaining full guard.
Lieu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Green wants to stand but Lieu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lieu seems keen to control Green's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lieu scores with a punch to the head.
Green takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lieu thows a body shot but no joy.
Green falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lieu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Green 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!
Green changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lieu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Green is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lieu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Green looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lieu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Green is trying to get an arm triangle but Lieu is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu regains half guard.
Lieu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Lieu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green throwing strikes but missing.
Lieu wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Lieu blocks nicely.
Green looking to pass the guard.
Green is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lieu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lieu has escaped and now he's on top!
Lieu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lieu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green wants to stand but Lieu is controlling the position.
Lieu stands up from Green's guard - Lieu perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to clinch up but Lieu circles away and keeps his distance.
Lieu misses with a straight left.
Green fails to land the takedown.
Green moves to clinch but Lieu breaks away
and Lieu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu misses with a series of wild punches.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lieu.
Janos Lieu is winning the standup battle so far.
Green rushes Lieu and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lieu pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lieu fails to land.
Lieu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lieu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arthur Green.
I think Green has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Green!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 'Victory' by Gramatik. Mirko Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eli Bathory's chin.
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Bathory has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bathory pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Emelianenko tumbling to the mat - Bathory dives into Emelianenko's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bathory looking to sit in guard and control but Emelianenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Bathory is retaining full guard.
Bathory trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bathory keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bathory manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emelianenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Bathory is pushing down on Emelianenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Emelianenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Bathory has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
Bathory has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bathory winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bathory.
Bathory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Bathory trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bathory with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bathory throws a strike but Emelianenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
Bathory working a defensive guard here.
Bathory looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bathory, up you get!
Bathory gets a takedown into half guard.
Bathory thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Bathory content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bathory slips a nice elbow through Emelianenko's hands, connecting with Emelianenko's forehead.
Bathory looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bathory scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bathory looks to land a strike but Emelianenko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bathory wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Bathory missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bathory missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Bathory tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bathory throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bathory makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bathory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown.
Bathory shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Bathory. Bathory gets slowly back to his feet.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Bathory.
Bathory changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Bathory manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Bathory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bathory fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Eli Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bathory shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bathory fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Bathory wants a takedown but no success here.
Bathory is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Emelianenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emelianenko is leaning against Bathory and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Bathory.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Eli Bathory has been cut.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bathory takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bathory steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Emelianenko. That one must have hurt.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Emelianenko pushes Bathory back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bathory lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bathory takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Bathory's ribcage.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianenko.
Knees to the body from Emelianenko.
A short left from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko presses Bathory against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko gets through Bathory's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirko Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emelianenko gets through Bathory's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bathory in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Bathory blocks it.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Bathory's ribcage.
Bathory takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bathory's face.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bathory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bathory blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianenko.
Bathory can't get the takedown.
Emelianenko working Bathory over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Bathory's ribcage.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emelianenko obliges.
Bathory tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bathory.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Emelianenko lands a leg kick that knocks Bathory off balance momentarily.
Bathory will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bathory circles away.
Emelianenko scores with a head kick. Bathory tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Bathory has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Bathory fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Bathory.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bathory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bathory is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Bathory pushes him off.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Bathory circles away.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bathory takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
Bathory shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory keeps the fight on the outside.
Bathory feints and as Emelianenko raises his hands in defense, Bathory changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a strike but Emelianenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bathory has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Emelianenko has passed into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Bathory tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Emelianenko presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko content just to control the position here.
Bathory tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Emelianenko prevents Bathory from getting the reversal.
Emelianenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bathory is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelianenko 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 29:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Emelianenko!
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